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Please Help Jerry Donations are being welcomed for an auction being held to benefit Gerald “Jerry” Higgins, a popular tennis coach in Shrewsbury, Natick and Hopkinton, who became paralyzed last Christmas as a result of a spinal abscess. The “Playing for Jerry” Benefit will be held on May 6, 2007 at the Westboro Tennis & Swim Club and will include a live auction hosted by “Matty in the Morning” Matt Siegel of KISS 108, as well as a silent auction. Current auction items include a scholarship to the Nike Tennis Camp at Amherst College, KISS 108 Concert Tickets, a Patriots helmet, and packages to resorts in Boston and New Hampshire. However, more items and services are needed. “For over 30 years Jerry contributed his time, energy and enthusiasm to many tennis organizations for both juniors and adults,” said Ellen Dorian, co-chair of the “Playing for Jerry” Committee. “It’s time for us to give back. Our goal is to help Jerry and his family deal with the adjustments and financial burdens they face during this difficult time, and give them the funds necessary to make Jerry’s life as comfortable and productive as possible.” Dorian added that funds will be used for medical equipment such as a wheelchair, handicapped van, home healthcare not covered by insurance, and accommodations to the Higgins’ home to improve his quality of life. Total costs for year one are estimated at over $320,000, according to the NTAF Spinal Cord Injury Program. Individuals or companies interested in making a tax-deductible donation are asked to contact Cindy Mina at 508-842-6474 or at cjminhim@aol.com . Services, items, vacation packages are all welcome, and donations do not have to be sports-related. Monetary donations are also welcome. For more information about “Playing for Jerry” please contact Ellen Dorian at 508-460-4153 or visit http://www.dorianfamily.com/jerry.htm. File photo. |
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Come Out and Find the “Right Brain” Artist in you! Women’s Art Forum presents
Thursday , May 3rd, 7:00-9:00 pm Workshop with Geri Holland “Introduction to the Foundation of Drawing” |
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Capital exclusion? Debt exclusion? Override?
To hear the differences in the words of Treasurer Maureen Dwinnell, hit the play button twice and turn up the volume. |
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His amazing journey from the hallowed halls of Hopkinton High School to Stockbridge School of Agriculture to training in Landscape Maintenance and Arboriculture gave him an incredible base to use elements from Nature and his natural artistic ability to follow his passion in making people beautiful with things from our environment. (Click on the thumbnail) |
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Revised, 7:50 pm Chamber of Commerce seeks zoning changes Alternative is "massive increases in taxes..."
May 2, 2007 — Chamber of Commerce members Ron Roux of Hallmark Companies and Scott Richardson of Gorman Richardson were the main presenters in a bid to pitch zoning changes that stemmed from the work of their respective committees, Zoning Advisory and Downtown Revitalization, and are on the Town Meeting Warrant. All Planning Board Articles may be read here. Mr. Roux emphasized the proposed increase to 4 stories and 60' for some South Street parcels in the industrial area as a way to garner more revenue for the town, a theme throughout the morning's presentations. "We are at a critical point in this community. We are facing cuts in services — we are facing overrides on a regular basis," Mr. Roux said. Above, from left in photo, Ron Roux and Scott Richardson pay attention to Mrs. Dwinnell's presentation. He said that Hopkinton must be competitive, and to do so, the town needs to expand infrastructure like water, sewer and roads to attract more business. "If we don't expand the commercial base, it's either going to be massive increases in taxes, or cuts in services," Mr. Roux said. Town Treasurer/Collector Maureen Dwinnell projected a shortfall of almost $2 million in FY 2008 given a level services budget (See the entire Power Point presentation - ). (Need the PowerPoint viewer? Click here.). Mrs. Dwinnell, during an interview following the presentation, said the property taxes will increase by $209 for an average $550,000 home, even if none of the ballot questions pass. If the capital items pass, the same home would be paying another $133.50 on top of the first figure, a one time charge. If all debt exclusion items pass, the same home would be paying a cumulative $734 with a declining debt after that, given no more increases. View the ballot questions with the money amounts and duration of debt here See a snippet from the meeting below.
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Special Town Meeting June 11, 2007 Voters to decide involvement with Weston Nurseries
Illustration for HopNews by Hopkinton cartoonist, Ashley T.M. Jackson by Robert Falcione
May 2, 2007 —The town will convene a special Town
Meeting on June 11, 2007 to decide whether to assign its
right of first refusal regarding the purchase of Weston
Nurseries to the Trust For Public Land (TPL), a land
conservation organization, purchase the land outright,
or do nothing and let Boulder Capital, which has a The Land Use Study Committee, which has been charged with finding the best route for the town, burned the candle at both ends on Tuesday, first with a 7:30 am meeting to hear presentations by both Taurus New England and Boulder Capital, and a 7:30 pm meeting to digest those presentations, and to hear an analysis from Badge Blackett of TPL, which has been invited by the town to study the feasibility of having its rights assigned to TPL and the partnership possibilities that arise from that. Boulder Capital, which is, among other things, a landscape design company, has been working with the Weston Nurseries principals for quite a while. But LUSC Chairman Finley Perry was quick to point out that Taurus New England has not. "I agree that Taurus is superior on paper," he said, referring to the matrixes that were handed out this evening that illustrated the various components of the conceptual plans. "I am concerned that Taurus has been working on this for a week." Mr. Perry expressed further concern that Taurus could learn more about the property between now and the Special Town Meeting and back out, throwing the land into foreclosure. All plans — Taurus had one and Boulder had four variations — had an open space component of no less than 65%.
Member Eric Sonnett, who has been part of the group
since its inception shortly after HopNews broke the
story of the land sale on February 10, 2005, cautioned
the group not to rely any grants. He also said that the
affordable component of Other members expressed concerns about traffic, impacts on town services, affordable housing components, costs of sewer and water, and stewardship of the land. Mr. Perry asked for a consensus from the group to vote this evening on a chosen partner for TPL, either Taurus or Boulder. Although five members said they were not ready, there were firm lines being drawn that could be inferred from the questions that some asked, or the comments that some members made. It appears that five members are favoring Taurus, and five are favoring Boulder. The one member who appears truly undecided is Stewart Cowart, who is also Chairman of the Appropriations Committee. Roy MacDowell Jr., principal of Boulder Capital, was clearly displeased with Mr. Blackett's presentation. "That was a totally biased presentation," he said after the meeting. Selectman Mike Shepard, speaking for himself, said he would go with whomever the Committee chooses. Selectman Mary Pratt, also in the audience, said she would not vote for it. She wants the town to purchase the land. The Selectmen, according to people present this evening, will be voting on the choice that LUSC makes. The Committee is pegged to meet again Monday morning at 7:30 am at Town Hall and decide once and for all, which company they want TPL to partner with. |
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Huge Sale
Friends of the library annual 9am to 1pm. June 2 Hopkinton Public Library |
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Warren joins with EDR
May 1, 2007 – Warren Home Inspection Services, a leader in residential inspection services, has announced today that they, in conjunction with Environmental Data Resources, Inc. will offer the EDR Neighborhood Environmental Report™ to residential real estate markets in the Northeast.
Beginning immediately, homebuyers and sellers along with their agents will have access to a Neighborhood Environmental Report, which provides important information on known and potential contamination that exists on or in the vicinity of a property.
“Warren Home Inspections is very excited to work with EDR to offer this valuable service to real estate professionals, home buyers and sellers” said Rory Warren, President of Warren Home Inspection Services. “Quite often the reports provide the property a clean bill of health. However, real estate professionals and home buyers are always better off uncovering any potentially serious issues up front as opposed to dealing with problems after a sale has been completed.” To learn more, call 508-259-3248. ~Contributed content. |
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During the week of May 14th (weather pending) a contractor working for the DPW will be doing “shim” work in preparation for a double chip surface on the following roads. This shim work will cure in place for about 1 month before the double chip surface is applied.
The sections of roads to be done are: East St – From Clinton St to North Mill St ~ North Mill St – Full length ~ South Mill St – From Front St to Ash St Pine Tree Ln – Full length ~ Granite St – Full Length ~ Lumber St – From Granite St to Gravel portion of Lumber St One lane of traffic will be open at all times except for the small section of Lumber St that is only one lane wide to begin with. Please seek alternate routes for Lumber St. A second notice will be posted when the double chip work will begin. Respectfully, Mike Mansir, Hopkinton Highway Manager |
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UPDATE: Amber Alert cancelled - boy found safe The Massachusetts Amber Alert that was activated for a 12 year-old Stoneham boy last evening has been cancelled. The boy was found and his mother arrested. According to televised reports, it was not the alert that led to his discovery, but information from his grandmother, with whom he lives. Amber Alert, April 30, 10:45 pm According to television news reports, a Massachusetts Amber Alert has been issued by Stoneham Police for 12 year-old Gary Michael Duff-Turcotte who is alleged to be with his mother, 37 year-old, 200 lb., blond haired, blue-eyed, Samantha Bedley who is believed to be driving a white 1998 Dodge Ram Pickup with the New Hampshire license plate TROUBL. The only reason reported for the alert is that the boy may need his medication. The highway alert system has been activated and asks people to call 911. |
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Greyhound Friends Hits Big Apple
On
Thursday, April 26 2007, Greyhound Friends of Hopkinton,
MA participated in
"Walk Like an
Egyptian," The Ancient Egyptian Regalia Parade,
sponsored by Petco. The event, which took place in
Once the
favored dog of Egyptian nobility, it wasn’t until the 20th
century that the greyhounds started to become a
commodity for their racing skills. The models with
greyhounds were escorted around Cleopatra’s Needle in
Above is Dos, a retired greyhound dressed as King Tut, who walked with model Charlotte Sims. Greyhound Friends, a small non-profit organization dedicated to saving racetrack greyhounds and placing them in responsible and loving homes, provided the retired racers for the parade in hopes of recruiting adoptive families for the many dogs waiting for a place to call home. For more information on adoptable greyhounds, please visit www.greyhound.org |
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HopNews.com Real Estate Transactions for Hopkinton, Massachusetts Updated on April 30, 2007 by Eric Montville
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BALLOT QUESTIONS Get acquainted with the questions that will be on the election ballot May 21. Read the first three below and then click below that to read the entire ballot. |
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Minutes seem like hours
April 30, 2007 — Another photo of the Hayden Rowe Street fire on Friday afternoon. A firefighter stands while another is kneeling in a controlling position awaiting water pressure for his flat hose, moments after they arrived to find the structure fully involved. To see more, scroll down to that date. |
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7:16 am A resident of Priscilla Road reported that an older male was searching through her trash...
1:18 pm A past employee of a Wilson Street business reported that she had recently spoken with a guard and she felt that "something may be going on."
1:05 pm A caller, who was running a rummage sale on Wood Street, reported that an individual, who has caused some issues before, was on scene... |
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Hedge Fund Application Start Up Accelerates Infrastructure Growth
April 30, 2007
— Hopkinton-based Brighton House Associates, LLC, (BHA) the
developer of SalesDesktm, the first Internet-based
CRM application
In his post as
CTO,
“Marc has been fully involved in the SalesDesk development process since its earliest days and combines the necessary technical talent with great insight into what Brighton House is working to achieve on behalf of its clients,” said Daniel McDermott, Brighton House Associates Chief Executive Officer. “With his rich background in Web application development and CRM software, we believe Marc is the ideal leader for our growing technology development team.”
Prior to his
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Special Light
April 30, 2007 — Visitors to St. Paul's Rummage sale this weekend were distracted by a brilliant floral arrangement designed by church member Ernie Paolini, in the center of their spiritual garden, in memory of church member Jenny Ramsly, who was killed in an automobile accident in Ashland when she stopped to assist a disabled motorist. |
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Heart to Heart
April 29, 2007 — These mute swans enjoying a private cove on Lake Whitehall today didn't take long to form the familiar heart that has inspired countless porcelain figures. |
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Waxing and Waning
April 29, 2007 — This soon-to-wane magnolia blossom photographed today is part of a large grouping at the corner of Frankland Road and East Main Street. The short-lived blossoms of the magnolia and the bright yellow forsythia leaves are two of the first colors of spring. Behind the flower in the photo are the waxing flowers of the PJM rhododendron, so named for Peter J. Mezitt, founder of Weston Nurseries, by his son, Ed. |
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Preview
April 29, 2007 — These Hopkinton High School sophomores watched Friday's Grand March with an eye toward next year. |
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March in April
April 29, 2007 — The couple above was one of hundreds who participated in the ritual Grand March in the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center on Friday before the prom. |
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Chief
April 29, 2007 — Fire Department Chief Gary Daugherty moves about the fire scene as his men douse the flames and bring the fire under control Friday afternoon. |
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More than a Feeling
April 29, 2007 — The car on the left was turning left from Main Street onto Hayden Rowe Street. The driver of that vehicle, who hit her head and was examined by the ambulance above rushing to the scene, was given a citation. A driver turning left at an intersection must yield to oncoming traffic. |
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A Sign Coming True
April 29, 2007 — This sign at Hopkinton Reservoir will fulfill its own warning if the water gets any higher. |
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A Tree for the Future
April 28, 2007 — Selectmen Chair Muriel Kramer drops the first ceremonial spade of earth to plant the Kousa dogwood that was dedicated to the memories of Iris and Violet Carey in an Arbor Day ceremony on the Common today. Photo by Ben Lewis |
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Poster Contest Gallery
April 28, 2007 — The Marathon Poster Contest entries were on display at an artists' reception at the Ashland Community Center today. Above, Shan Bavanantham, son Harry Shannaugam who attended Elmwood School, and mother Tamil Selvi Shanmugam look over all of the works on display. |
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Lean on Me
April 28, 2007 — Sgt. Joseph Bennett makes sure that the tree up against Verizon wires doesn't land on any passersby early this evening on Cedar Street. |
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Boulder's plan, "gives the edge to Boulder."
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