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Hopkinton Independent
Volume 17 Number 4
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26.2 Foundation Promotes Connections
to Learning, Greece and Democracy at
Hopkinton Middle School
by Michelle Murdock
Four Hopkinton Middle School teachers are part of a unique group benefitting from
an educational collaborative known as the Marathon Education Committee. Established
in 2014 by the Alpha Omega Council in recognition of the importance of the Marathon
and all of the core values it represents, the
Committee’s mission is “to develop and
promulgate educational programming for
elementary, middle, and high school students,
and their communities, illuminating the
role of the Battle of Marathon in preserving
the emerging Athenian democracy and
civilization, and connecting that historical
event and the concept of the marathon run to
the citizen soldier in the birth of America, and
the role, duties, and opportunities for civic
participation today.”
Chaired by Nicholas Kourtis of the Alpha
Omega Council, Committee members also
include Hopkinton’s 26.2 Foundation, Ifigenia
Kanara, the Honorable Consul General of
Greece, Professor Loren J. Samons, Boston
University Department of Classical Studies,
The Examined Life: Greek Studies in the
Schools and the Hopkinton Middle School
“Desire to Inspire” team; an interdisciplinary
group of educators creating specific curriculum
teaching units across all subjects based upon matters
and principles reflected in the Boston Marathon.
Barbara Harrison, Director at The Examined Life
describes the Marathon Education Committee as “a
remarkable model of collaboration – several non-profits
with kindred missions are unified in an effort to provide
in-depth educational programming for students and
teachers, using the springboard of the 490 B.C. Battle of
Marathon and its connection to today’s marathon runs.
It is an initiative that commemorates and honors victims
of the 2013 terrorist attack near the Boston Marathon
finish line and also the Battle of Marathon fought over
2,500 years ago that secured ‘democracy’ for Western
Civilization.”
As part of the initiative, four teachers from Hopkinton
Middle School, Mike Siedlecki (2014), Chuck Rockwood
(2015), Diane Norby (2016) and Mary Verra (2016) have participated or are currently
participating in a graduate level program at The Examined Life through the sponsorship
of the 26.2 Foundation.
continued on page 9
March 10, 2016
Grant received for Main Street Corridor
fighting substance Project: History and
Update
abuse
by Nancy Cavanaugh
On February 1, Hopkinton received a
$100,000 state grant to fight substance
use and abuse, thanks to a proposal
written by Hopkinton’s Director of Youth
Services Denise Hildreth and what she
describes as strong advocacy by elected
leaders, including Senator Karen Spilka
and Representative Carolyn Dykema.
Hildreth wrote the grant proposal before
she assumed her position in Hopkinton on
June 1, following a tip from Spilka through
Town Manager Norman Khumalo that there
might be funding for a substance abuse
prevention grant. The grant reportedly
targets substance abuse and illegal use in
both minors and adults.
The grant led to the creation of Hopkinton
Organizing for Prevention (HOP), a
community-wide coalition that aims to
address the issues on multiple levels by
providing education, access to treatment
and alternative healthy choices for teens.
According to Hildreth, HOP is a vibrant
and committed group that includes a wide
cross section of the community, including
representatives from the District Attorney’s
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by Michelle Murdock
Planning for improvements to Hopkinton’s
downtown and Main Street corridor have
been underway now for several years.
Throughout the process there have been
several groups and committees associated
with the project, providing guidance and
input, and more than one iteration of the
plan.
At a February 2, 2016 meeting, Town
Manager Norman Khumalo updated the
Board of Selectmen with new information
relative to the undergrounding of the
utilities and issues with Eversource which
needed to be (and have since been) worked
out. A February 12 story published in
the MetroWest Daily News reported that
“town officials are pushing Eversource
to quickly come up with design plans
to remove utility poles downtown and
run the wires underground.” The story
generated discussion on social media with
many comments questioning why the
undergrounding was still being considered.
“The Board of Selectmen are still talking
about placing utilities underground from
the police station to the common. Wasn’t
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John Foster and His Unique Benches
by Erica Brown
The next time you are sitting in the gallery at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA)
admiring the original works of art and the way the sun light bounces from the colors
to the floor, and then up to the wooden
ceiling, be sure to run your fingers over
the bench you are resting on. It is called
the Roll Top Bench and is, itself, a work
of art.
Feel the contour of each of the 18,
perfectly straight, air dried, hard maple
tambours. Get up, notice the profile of
the cherry frame from either side, the
mortise and tenons that run straight
through the base - accented by a simple
slice of ebony. Perhaps even take a peek
underneath at the 600 stainless steel
screws and 200 fasteners holding the
112-inch-long behemoth together.
The Roll Top Bench is a unique work of art designed and constructed by John Foster.
The piece was commissioned by the HCA and donated by Hopkinton Poly Arts. The
wood was milled in Hopkinton by resident Joe Reagan from Tree Works Inc. It took
Foster hundreds of hours to construct, and there is no other bench like it - not even the
Hopkinton 300th Anniversary bench, currently housed at town hall, constructed in the
same time frame, by the same artist, from much of the same felled wood.
Inside the vastly different 300th Anniversary Bench sit two handmade time capsules to
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The Hopkinton Independent
March 10, 2016
FROM THE EDITORS
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The Hopkinton Police Department will be conducting annual Alcohol Compliance
Checks of all licensed establishments beginning in February 2016 through September
2016. These compliance checks are made to ensure that all establishments licensed
for the sale of alcoholic beverages In Hopkinton follow and comply with all rules and
regulations pertaining to the safe sale and service of alcohol within town. This notice is
made in accordance with compliance policy and with the recommendation of the ABCC
(Alcohol Beverage Control Commission) Any questions can be directed to Lieutenant
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Editor’s note: the above was read at the last selectmen’s meeting, in the public
comment section, by Selectman John Coutinho.
The behavior Mr. Coutinho mentions as egging, harrasment of children
and ridicule are unacceptable ways to show disapproval of selectmen’s (or
any other official’s) actions. Hopefully this is not a trickling down of the
nasty national debate going on now.
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A little over a year ago, the visioning committee , which I was a part of,
convened to come up with a vision statement for Hopkinton. It began,
“a friendly welcoming community”….well, I believe that in the past few
months, many in our town have been anything but friendly and welcoming.
I come from a long line of volunteers. There is an outstanding volunteer
award given in the city of Cambridge in my father’s name. This is how
I was raised. Many of you know that one of my favorite sayings is, “No
thanks necessary, it’s what we, we take care of each other.”
My colleagues and I stepped up and were elected to this board and
to other committees to help out our friends, neighbors and businesses of
Hopkinton.
The last three elections for selectmen were all unopposed, and this year
only three candidates have stepped up for two seats. Could it be because
many are afraid? Over the past few months, some of us, including myself,
have been personally insulted, publicly bullied, and our kids harassed in
school. Our houses have been egged several times. Is that our Hopkinton?
Might that be why no new people have stepped up? I will stand up to
bullies. I am not worried about myself; however as a selectman, should I
have to protect my children and my home? Is that our Hopkinton?
Several meetings ago, the board members were accused of poor
attendance at town events. Throughout my tenure, I have attended the
majority of town events - notably every retirement celebration over the past
few months. However, I have had to endure continued ridicule from MCs,
DJs and in one case, even the host. Is that right? Is that our Hopkinton?
There are many decisions that have to be made by various boards and
committees in town and I do not believe any of us were born with the
wisdom of Solomon. But, we do our best. I assure you. We give up our
time at work and with our family. We are volunteering for these positions
to serve our friends and neighbors and to take care of each other. Could
we please live up to our vision statesmen, and stay friends and neighbors?
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Friends and neighbors
‘Downtown Change’ is the name of the game.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mosher retires
No license
This May will mark the end of my second
term as a member of the Board of Selectmen.
I will not be seeking a third term in the
upcoming elections. I have been fortunate
to have shared a leadership role with other
volunteers that remained productive and
respectful despite challenges of every kind.
Many of the goals I had set out to achieve
were accomplished and I believe now is the
time to step aside and let others have the
opportunity as someone did for me. I will
continue to stay involved and volunteer but
for now I look forward to sharing more time
with my family and friends. I am grateful
for the experience and appreciative of the
community support I
received. I would like to express my
thanks to the residents and town staff and
businesses that work together every day to
make Hopkinton a great place to live.
I read in the February 19 Hopkinton Crier
issue that the Hopkinton Center for the Arts
is seeking an all alcohol license and that
there is a public hearing March 1. I have
written to the selectmen. I do not believe
the Hopkinton Center for the Arts should
be granted the license especially for all the
hours they want.
Water Fresh Farm was refused a similar
license partly because of it being located
in a neighborhood. The Center for the Arts
is in the neighborhood as well. If they are
entitled to a license, so is Water Fresh Farm.
Alcohol is not necessary for people to enjoy
the Hopkinton Center for the Arts.
Linda Lockwood
Lowell Drive
John Mosher
West Elm St.
Asst. MassPort Chief speaks out
As a graduate of Hopkinton High School, a resident of town for 37 years, and a
proud member of the Hopkinton Fire Department for 32 years, I have never been so
disappointed in the workings of this town.
My Hopkinton High School education notwithstanding, I wasn’t the smartest one in
math, but I wasn’t the dumbest one either. The Fire Chief Search Committee was chosen
to basically perform the “grunt work” in vetting through all of the applicants for the open
fire chief’s position. They performed admirably as they whittled the list from 18 down to
seven, of those who deserved to be given further consideration by means of an interview.
At the conclusion of this step of the interview process, two names were forwarded to the
Board of Selectmen for consideration to be chosen the next Chief of the Hopkinton Fire
Department. Unfortunately, Gary Daugherty, a solid candidate for consideration I might
add, withdrew his name from the process, for whatever reason, personal or professional.
I have the utmost respect for him, and I wish him nothing but the best in the future. This
left the remaining candidate Steve Slaman for consideration, who, by the way, topped at
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March 10, 2016
Editorial Response by Heather Wightman,
commissioner, MetroWest Commission on
the Status of Women and founder/director
of RIA House, Inc., to article Slavery was
alive and well in Hopkinton published on
February 25th in the Hopkinton Independent.
I am grateful to see an article about slavery. However, it is with a heavy heart that
I remind us that institutional racism and xenophobia remain real today in Hopkinton,
our state, and in our country. In fact, there are more people enslaved today than at
any other time in human history (Global Slavery Index, www.globalslaveryindex.
org.) This includes in our country that has massive sex and low skill labor markets. In
Massachusetts, our commercial sex market is becoming well documented as it expands
exponentially every day (Demand Abolition, www.demandabolition.org; RIA House,
www.riahouse.org.) Today the average age of enslavement into the commercial sex
market is 12-15 years old -- that is middle school age with more young girls and boys
of all races in the hands of sex buyers and predators.
With these facts clear and central, we get a sense of what’s missing in the February
25th article. It is grace. It is humility. It is action. The article fails to help us recognize
the indelible damage that the trans Atlantic African and Native Peoples Slave Trade has
had on our humanity as the reverberations of its aftermath continue to suck the life out
of so many of us still.
Let’s imagine, if we haven’t already, what it would be like for us to never see our
families again. And through that process for us to be beaten, raped, humiliated, shamed,
blamed…tortured for the betterment and power of others. Imagine this for a quick
minute or instead, for a long endless few minutes. It will promise to leave you sick to
your core. This is to know slavery and exploitation.
The people casually mentioned as proof that slavery existed in Hopkinton, people
having worked in certain jobs, or lived in certain houses, or given birth to biracial
children…these people were taken from their homes from their languages and cultures,
put on ships to be sailed far away from their everything, and then made to be the
servants of white people. It certainly was not intended, but the matter-of-fact voice that
the article reflects, misses the awesome opportunity to raise people from their couches
and inspire them to feel compassion for their neighbors.
The February 25th article claims that slavery existed in Hopkinton. It was “alive”
and “well.” Have we become so robotic, so careless, so casual in our understanding
of depravity and loss and suffering that we now use words like “alive” and “well” to
describe something so treacherous? How terribly sad, apathetic at best, cruel. And at the
cost to so many of us who still live today under the vicious control of another.
There exists an irrefutable history in Hopkinton that continues to live and breath all
around us. We have a responsibility to not forget, not ignore and certainly not to lessen
or make casual the raping of a people, of a culture, of our humanity.
Letters (continued from page 2)
least 16 other candidates.
I personally believe that the BOS
did their due diligence by appointing a
top notch group of professionals, who
volunteered their time and carefully vetted
each candidate, not just for intelligence,
education, and experience, but also
considered who would be a good fit for the
Town of Hopkinton. I will express kudos to
the two members of the BOS who did vote
on behalf of Steve Slaman. The remaining
members of the BOS, for whatever reason,
seem to be imitating Chicken Little, and
are waiting for the citizens to revolt and
express their anger at how the BOS could
possibly just give Slaman the job, without
a larger pool of candidates to choose from.
Crickets…
May I remind you that the BOS isn’t
giving anything to Steve Slaman, he
has earned his way to where he is today.
Starting off as a youngster helping his father
string fire alarm cable throughout town,
graduating from Hopkinton HS, going off
to college, he never lost his passion for the
fire service. Steve returned to his roots and
gave 110 percent, as he worked his way up
through the ranks. Whether it was asking a
senior member questions, or their opinion
about something, or going to additional fire
academy classes, or paying his own way
to national conferences to better himself,
Steve Slaman has earned his way to the top.
He could have chosen to just coast
through his last few years, but that is not
in his character, he has driven himself to
complete both his Master’s Degree in
Public Administration and completed his
accreditation as an Executive Chief Fire
Officer. These two accomplishments are
extremely difficult to achieve without a
great deal of passion.
Now remember that this was a handpicked
Fire Chief Search Committee, chosen by
the BOS, most of who were lauded for their
work in serving on the Police Chief Search
Committee about a year previous. In their
opinion Steve Slaman topped at least 16 of
the other candidates, any math majors out
there? Why is this a difficult choice for
the BOS? The BOS has heard from many
citizens and business owners of this town,
some with roots going back generations,
whose relatives were responsible for
shaping this town into what it is today.
They can’t all be wrong, and who is more
vested in preserving the safety of this town
but the citizens that make it up.
The BOS was served with a petition of
over 600 signatures in support of Steve
Slaman. I am appalled by the resistance of
the BOS in doing the right thing, and caution
that the sky caving in may be coming from
a much different direction than what they
were anticipating. In discussions with
many Human Resource and fire service
professionals, they advise that adding
additional criteria such as assessment
centers, or performance evaluations while
still soliciting applications and/or resumes
is most unprofessional unless advertised
at the start of the search process. I have
witnessed unwavering support for him and
have heard of no opposition, what gives?
As a fellow fire service professional,
Steve and I have worked fire scenes
together, severe trauma and medical calls,
and debated fire service issues for hours,
and you can rest assured that the Town
of Hopkinton is not getting cheated out
of a more abundant pool of candidates to
choose from. Most towns would consider
themselves lucky to have such a qualified
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candidate to choose from.
Steve Slaman is a homegrown guy, solid,
humble, classy, dedicated, smart, educated,
certified, professional, and respected, by
both townspeople whom he is sworn to
serve, and his peers in surrounding towns.
Steve Slaman is not looking to build his
resume, he is here to stay, let’s give him
the respect that he deserves.
Donny Collins
Asst. Chief Mass Port Fire Services
Teresa Rd.
Slaman support
I would like to present to you the voice
of the community through signatures of
many distraught Hopkinton residents. The
residents are questioning why this current
situation regarding the fire chief has had
to come this far.
I have been a Hopkinton resident for 67
years, and have known and respected all the
fire chiefs staring with Joe Pyne followed
by Arthur Stewart, Rick MacMillan, Gary
Daugherty, Kenny Clark, and I have
known Steve Slaman most of his life. All
of these men were raised in Hopkinton.
We have all seen firsthand their hard work
and dedication to the fire department and
the Town of Hopkinton, and all came up
through the ranks in the fire department.
Mr. Palleiko you communicated recently
in the police department promotions, that
it was a privilege to see officers in the
department come up through the ranks.
Why not the fire department?
The citizens of this community are
perplexed at the resistance of the selectmen
not willing to listen to their opinion
regarding the fire chief. This shows a lack
of respect towards the residents in this
town trying to provide the best choice for
fire chief.
Steve Slaman is clearly the best choice
for fire chief. He has proven his dedication
and qualifications to this community
beyond a reasonable doubt.
It is time to do the right thing and appoint
Steve as the full time fire chief.
Rick Sulfaro
Fruit St.
Editor’s note: Mr. Sulfaro presented
this letter and 18 pages of supporting
signatures to the selectmen at their last
meeting.
March 10, 2016
Dear Chairman
Palleiko,
I read in the MWDN of Saturday, 27
February, the following comment made
in a letter to the Board of Selectmen, and
I quote, “We offer The Center for Arts in
Natick (TCAN) as an example of how a
neighboring local licensing authority issued
a liquor license in circumstances similar to
ours.” I submit, that other than “Center
for Arts”, and being located in a historic
building, there substantial differences
between the two, as listed below.
TCAN purchased the property from the
Town of Natick, they are not leasing it from
the Town of Natick, eliminating whatever
legal liability might befall Hopkinton as
HCA’s landlord.
From TCAN’s website: “The firehouse is
a privately owned facility, TCAN reserves
the right to decline any rental requests.”
(emphasis mine). TCAN is located in the
downtown business area of Natick. It is
surrounded by restaurants, pubs, a hair
salon, banks, a martial arts studio, retail
stores, etc. There is not a school in sight.
There are no private homes in sight. The
area is neither residential in nature nor by
zoning.
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There is no basis to justify issuing an
All Alcohol license to HCA based upon
the issuance of a beer and wine only
license by the Town of Natick to TCAN,
nor, similarly, to the town of Framingham
issuing the Amazing Things Art Center
such a license, neither of which are in a
residential zone nor by a school.
While the HCA notes that “The service of
alcohol is not our mission… it is intended
to increase the enjoyment of selected HCA
events.”, once the door is opened a crack
(i.e. the granting of the requested license
for the requested days and hours), the town
will have little recourse to limiting when
and how alcohol is served within those
days and hours. At first only for select art
exhibit openings, stage performances and
the like, but how long until HCA is hosting
wedding receptions, birthday, graduation,
or retirement parties…
Edwin E Harrow
Spring Lane
Quillt displayed
The Hopkinton Public Library Heritage
Quilt is now on display in the Board of
Selectmen Meeting Room in Town Hall.
Pieced by several members of the Marathon
Quilt Guild, the Heritage Quilt looks like a
bookshelf in our Library. The spine of each
book proudly displays the names of those
who donated to this historic project, the
names of local and national authors, and the
names of those who founded our Library. As
such, the Quilt honors Hopkinton residents of
the past and their long tradition of supporting
the Library, and celebrates the residents and
businesses of today who are committed to the
future of this essential community resource.
The Heritage Quilt hangs above the 300th
Anniversary Time Capsule Bench, both
of which will be permanently displayed in
the renovated and expanded Library upon
completion of construction in 2017. The
bench was crafted and donated by Hopkinton
resident John Foster.
More than 80 residents, legislators, and
local business owners generously donated
funds to support the Heritage Quilt Project,
and together raised more than $6,000 for
the Library renovation and expansion.
Former Librarian Susan Marshall directed
the project on behalf of the Library, and
obtained signature spines from dozens of
local, national, and international authors of
the current day, including Geraldine Brooks,
Jenna Blum, and Laura Hillenbrand.
Kathleen Culler, Culler Photography LLC,
assisted with photographs for the quilt top.
Members of the Marathon Quilt Guild, based
in Hopkinton, contributed their time and
talents to piecing and assembling the quilt.
Colleen Barnes, Jean Bertschmann, Kerry
Creswell, Cathleen Dinsmore, Linda Grant,
Michele Leung, Yvonne Powell, Janice
Roberts, and Laima Whitty all contributed
to the making of this memorial quilt. Kelsey
Ullman, of Blueberry Lane Studio, donated
the fine machine quilting to the project. Katie
Davenport coordinated the project on behalf
of Hopkinton Public Library Foundation.
March 10, 2016
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YOU’RE INVITED!
Please join the Hopkinton Public Library for a retirement party for Director Rownak
Hussain Thursday, March 10, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. (Drop in). Hopkinton Senior Center.
Light refreshments will be served
----“Tales and Songs of the Seanchie” A celebration of stories of heart and home with Alan
O’Hare Wednesday, March 23 at 7 p.m. Hopkinton Senior Center. For centuries, people
from all cultures joined one another to honor the mysteries and miracles of their lives
through telling tales and hearing songs. These cherished voices will come to life in a
gathering with the Seanchie, a Celtic storyteller. Alan O’Hare is a storyteller from the
ancient Celtic tradition, who has created over 20 plays and countless original stories,
and awakened the tales of countless people and communities nationally.
---Children’s Programs
Storytime: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10:30 a.m. Huggable Storytime with Mrs. Grady
the Music Lady Wednesday March 30 @ 1:30 p.m.
Practice your reading aloud with Gracie and Kaboom, two service dogs on Monday
evening March 28 @ 7 p.m.
Thursday April 21 the Museum of Science celebrates Marathon Week! Program will be
at the Senior Center @ 10:30 a.m. Check the website for more information.
The evening of Thursday April 21 is the 3rd annual Stuffed Animal Sleepover! Watch
for more details.
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Dearest Rownak,
Hold your head high. You have so much in which to be proud! You relentlessly worked
beyond the call of duty for the sake of creating a library environment that felt accessible
and friendly, and are the force resonating behind why we will soon be enjoying a new
library. You have made such a difference in our lives!
Personally, I have loved our relationship of music, friendship and the hope of peace,
and enjoyed being part of your programs from time to time. You are a treasure, one of
those rare gems in a person with a strong work ethic, who also has the ability to reach
out and care for everyone in the most personalized, warm, heart-centered manner.
Rownak, you would stay late at the library, adding an extra decorative touch that you
created with your own hands... making the older library as beautiful and meaningful to
the residents as possible.
Now, because of your visions and hard work, Hopkinton residents will be borrowing
books and attending programs in our new library- one that will have your vibrations in
every nook, cranny and book, and these “Rownak vibrations” will forever live in our
hearts.
We love you, we will miss you, and you can go towards your next life chapters head
held high and feeling ever so good about what you have contributed to the Hopkinton
Public Library, and to each and every one of us.
Hopkinton Parks & Recreation’s
ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT
Saturday, March 26 at 11:00 am sharp
Meet the Easter Bunny
on the Town Common
In case of inclement weather please come to Hopkinton Drug to
visit with the Easter Bunny & receive your treats. For location
change due to weather check HCAM.tv or HopNews.com.
~This is a free event for Hopkinton children~
Preschool to 2nd grade children welcome
Please bring a basket to collect your candy
Hunt for special prize eggs
Sponso
red by
Much Gratitude, and wishing you a wonderful new chapter,
Cheryl Melody Baskin
Briarcliff
52 Main Street, Hopkinton
508-435-4441
Garden Club
We’ve all heard about the value of
organically grown produce but what does
it really mean? Laura Davis, co-owner of
Long Life Farm and CSA in Hopkinton,
will discuss using organic practices
including soil enrichment, communitysupported agriculture and the benefits of
locally grown organic produce. Laura is
a fifth-year beginning farmer and board
member for the Northeast Organic Farming
Association (NOFA).
She has worked at organic farms and
has attended numerous NOFA workshops
on CSAs, the technical aspects of farming
practices and nutrient density techniques.
She has also completed courses on
sustainable farming and good agricultural
practices, and is a learner and supporter of
the Real Food Campaign. Long Life Farm
achieved their organic certification in 2013.
Our March 15 meeting will be held at
Faith Community Church, 146 E. Main
Street, Room 213, in Hopkinton. Our
general meeting starts at 6:30 p.m. The
speaker portion starts at 7:30 p.m. and is
free and open to the public. New members
are welcome any time during our club year.
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HCAM
by Erica Brown
It’s hard to believe that for over a decade Hopkinton has had a public access television
station that produces 40 hours of original monthly programing, provides complimentary
production training
to any interested
residents, and allows
residents to create and
produce
television
shows for free.
Believe it.
HCAM Studios,
located at 77 Main
Street, began in 2004
with only 850 sq. feet
of space. “It was the
smallest public access
station I’ve ever
Jim Cozzens working with high school students
run,” said long time
station manager, Jim
Cozzens who has a deep passion for community information.
By 2008, the station tripled in size. “By living in about 800 square feet and learning how
to operate within that space, we were able to devote all of the new space to studio area,”
said Cozzens. In 2015, the station made a final expansion to include a new HD control
room allowing them to donate the original control room material to the Hopkinton High
School. The station provides after school TV club for both the middle and high schools.
HCAM is funded through Comcast and Verizon as part of their contracts with Hopkinton.
The station receives a percentage of the television revenue budget. This funding has
allowed HCAM to complete necessary upgrades and expansions to keep up with the
needs of the growing Hopkinton community.
“The station mission is to connect people of the Hopkinton community with information
they can use,” said Cozzens.
With only four full-time employees, HCAM is only able to complete its mission through the
efforts of volunteers. To incentivize residents, Cozzens provides classes too anyone interested
on how to make television shows. The result has provided popular
shows providing information to the community, including news shows,
student
focused
shows, and
talk show
formats. For
example:

The
Gathering A half-hour
cooking
s h o w
created
a r o u n d
preparing
and hosting a dinner party. Taping is done at the home of Terre Melisi
where she provides cooking demonstrations for dishes on the menu.
The show ends with dinner guests arriving and enjoying the meal.

The Hopkinton Coffee Break – A program that emerged from
the popular RHoH Facebook page where founders Patricia Duarte,
her neighbor Connie Wright and RHoH fan and mastermind of
Coffee Break, Darlene Hayes gather for coffee, goodwill and light
conversation.
For a majority of the programing on HCAM, volunteers come up
with an idea and HCAM provides the material necessary to make it.
Production Coordinator Mike Torosian, News Director Tom Nappi,
Master Controller Courtney Taylor all work with residents to make
the community programing possible.
“HCAM is more similar to a public broadcasting station than not, the
biggest difference is that all programing focuses on Hopkinton,” said
Cozzens who is also pleased the station does not have advertisements
and does not answer to shareholders.
All of HCAM programing and education is connected to the HCAM
website. This includes, the newsfeed, live streaming, scheduling, and
ways to connect. “We can’t be everywhere so we’ve also incorporated
SceneInHopkinton.com, which is a website that hosts photographs
from all over. If a resident sees something they would like to share,
they can do so there,” said Cozzens who believes the strong influence
from the community keeps the station grounded and focused.
The network of volunteers allowed the station to have seven people
cover the Boys Hopkinton Hiller’s basketball team clinch a playoff
spot on February 24. Cozzens encourages anyone interested in
learning how to operate a camera or who has an interest in television
production to contact the station and get involved at HCAM.TV.
You can also get involved in Facebook or call Cozzens directly at
508.435.7887.
March 10, 2016
Selectman Candidate
Hopkinton is at a critical time. We face major changes
in housing, population, and municipal needs. Such
a time calls for leaders with a solid background of
experience in town government and an understanding
of our community. As a three-term elected member of
the Planning Board, with over 30 years of service in
Hopkinton’s town government, I feel I am well suited
to contribute the knowledge and experience needed for
the Board of Selectmen. Therefore, I am announcing
my candidacy. - Claire Wright
Grant (continued from front page)
office, police department, fire department,
schools and the Board of Health, as well as
State Senator Karen Spilka, Representative
Carolyn Dykema and people in town who
are vocal about being in recovery.
“This effort really is a communitywide effort. It’s not just about my vision,”
Hildreth said. She added that the coalition
meets monthly with about 25 people who
consistently come and some others who
come in and out and would welcome
additional people interested in getting
involved in substance use and abuse
prevention.
“Opioids are here,” said Hildreth, “It’s
pretty quiet in Hopkinton, but people need
assistance and assistance around all kinds
of substance use.”
HOP has looked at the best practices
of the surrounding areas and connected
with coalitions of other groups as well
as agencies that can provide services for
individuals and families needing assistance.
Through the state grant, HOP is funding
the medication Narcan that reverses the
life threatening effects of opiate and pain
killer overdoses. First responders in town,
including police and fire, all carry Narcan
and each school in town has two doses on
hand, that could potentially save not only
students, but parents, staff or visitors.
In addition, Hildreth said, “Hopkinton
Drug has a standing order to provide
Narcan free of charge to people wanting it
and the grant will pay for it, whether it’s a
co-pay or people who need the whole cost
picked up. Hopkinton Drug has said in the
past people have come in and the cost—
about $120 per dose— has prevented them
from getting it. That will no longer be a
barrier.”
Through the grant, Hopkinton Drug has
also recently agreed to start putting stickers
on prescriptions with directions on how
to properly dispose of medications and
will be distributing flyers with potentially
addictive medications highlighting what to
look out for with addiction.
For families already in the grips of
addiction, HOP can serve as a resource to
connect to treatment services.
“We hear from families all over who
found out a family member had a problem
who then had no idea where to start
to get treatment. This is true of welleducated and successful people— it can be
overwhelming. Sometimes they get a list
of treatment options, but even that can be
overwhelming and sometimes there’s just
a small window of window of time when
people are willing to get treatment,” she
said.
According to Hildreth, HOP’s “Access
to Coordinated Treatment Team” (ACTT)
serves as a treatment navigator that all
Hopkinton residents can access. She
said, “We don’t want anyone feeling
so overwhelmed that they can’t make
[treatment] happen.”
They get referrals from police, schools
and families looking for help figuring out
where to start. When people call Hildreth
with a referral, she gets them into her office
usually by the next day. She rallies the
HOP team and coordinates with addiction
specialty providers at AdCare in Worcester
and Genesis in Framingham that have each
dedicated five hours a week to work with
Hopkinton, funded by the state grant.
Hildreth said, “We rally support. ACTT’s
job is to be the first point of contact to
help navigate the next step. We ask about
the situation, help figure out what they
need and what the next step is. We have
access… I can call our contact at AdCare’s
cell phone. It’s not just a family blindly
looking for a bed. Then we follow up
with the family so they feel wrap around
support.”
The current grant ends June 30, but
Hildreth is seeking an extension for it and
will be seeking additional funding sources
to continue the work.
People interested in joining the HOP
coalition or in seeking services for
themselves or family members can contact
Denise Hildreth directly at dhildreth@
hopkintonma.gov or 508-497-9781.
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From Crayons to Proms:
Cheryl Asselin Running Boston
Marathon to Support HHS Class
She Watched Grow Up
by Jean Cann
A worthwhile cause, cooperative winter
weather, and the excitement of a worldclass event with a hometown start have all
helped to provide a strong lead up to the
2016 Boston Marathon for Hopkinton’s
Cheryl Asselin. Preparing to run her third
Boston, and fourth marathon overall,
Asselin is fundraising for the class of 2018
at Hopkinton High School.
“I am so thrilled to be running for the
class of 2018!” said Asselin, whose son
Spencer is a member of the class. “Every
time I think of the cause, it makes me
smile. I have watched so many of these
kids grow up, starting at daycare age,
through the elementary and middle school
years, and now they are starting to drive! I
feel so blessed to have had the opportunity
to watch some amazing children develop
into smart, independent young adults. All
money I raise will go directly toward a
number of activities that the class will be
doing junior and senior year, such as the
prom and the senior boat cruise.”
Seeing the students in the class of 2018,
and also her older son Cam’s class, grow
up in Hopkinton, Asselin has noticed some
of the effects the Boston Marathon has had
on them. “I am also proud that this town
has embraced the marathon, involving
our kids in the excitement of the event
as early as Elmwood School days with
Kenya Day,” she said. “As a member of
the Hopkinton Running Club when I ran
my first marathon in 2003, I got a special
invite to Kenya Day. It was one of the most
exciting days of my life. The look on the
kids’ faces was priceless and the Kenyan
runners were so happy to be there.
“I feel like Hopkinton kids understand
the work and commitment that goes into
preparing for such an event because of
their early involvement,” she said.
Asselin did not embrace the marathon,
or any running, in her own childhood. “I
actually hated to run growing up!” she
said. “I used to say it made my side hurt.”
Volleyball became her passion through
high school and into college. She didn’t
start running until age 28, but is now
approaching her 22nd anniversary as a
runner, and the tables have turned, she
said, “Now I’m afraid to play volleyball
for fear of turning an ankle and not being
able to train!”
She fits in most of her weekday
running alone or with a friend or two in
the early morning darkness before work.
On weekends, as a member of Greater
Framingham Running Club (GFRC), she
runs with a large group from GFRC, and
also sometimes friends from the Hopkinton
Running Club. Asselin logs many weekend
miles with her boyfriend, Ed Finnegan,
president of the GFRC. “We keep each
other motivated each day, checking in to
let the other know how our run was and to
boost each other when needed,” she said,
pleased that this season has not required as
many boosts as last year’s long and snowy
winter. “Fortunately, this winter has gone
by much faster than last year and I’ve only
made my way through two boxes of hand
warmers – last year I couldn’t buy them
fast enough!”
Whatever the weather on race day,
Asselin will enjoy the benefit of her home
near the start. “A lot of distance races are
challenging due to the logistics of getting
there, so Boston is great because I can
be close to the start in the comfort of my
own home and don’t have to worry about
staying warm/dry/cool, eating, using the
restroom, etc. And I don’t have to travel
or spend the night in a hotel in a different
bed where I may not sleep well,” she said.
“Living in Hopkinton has made the appeal
of this race that much sweeter. While I grew
up the next town over, living so close to the
start, having run the event and watching at
the start line with my two kids many times
makes it my favorite race.”
While Asselin trains for her favorite
race, she is raffling off two field box tickets
for another local sports favorite, a Red
Sox versus Yankees game. Anyone who
donates at least $15 between March 4 and
April 1 will be entered in the raffle for the
tickets for the April 29 game. For more
information about the raffle and to donate,
please log on to https://www.crowdrise.
com/cherylasselin
“This is a common practice prior to a new pharmacy opening
for business in every state. By regulation, we cannot advertise
or promote a pharmacy until it is open and operating. So we
cover the word “pharmacy” in our signage until the store
actually opens.” Mike DeAngelis | CVS Health | Senior Director,
Corporate Communications
(The store is obviously open now)
March 10, 2016
Footprint (continued from front page)
“The Examined Life provides an
opportunity for teachers to interact with
world-renowned scholars, specialists,
and colleagues from across the nation,”
said Harrison. “It gives them quick
access to books, bibliographies, website
links, instructional videos; it provides an
opportunity to create and publish curricula
on The Examined Life website and to
share their outstanding ‘Desire to Inspire’
program that sparks considerable interest
and provides an exemplary model for
others.”
“Last year I was fortunate to be a
Greek Fellow thanks to the support and
encouragement of the 26.2 Foundation,”
said Rockwood who is a member of the
Desire to Inspire Advisory Board and
also acts as the school liaison to the Alpha
Omega Council and the Greek Consulate in
Boston. “This organization has my eternal
gratitude. Under the leadership of Tim
Kilduff, it has consistently promoted our
endeavors which are designed to enhance
student learning here at Hopkinton Middle
School.”
“It is absolutely fantastic,” said Diane
Norby, the Middle School librarian
speaking about her involvement with The
Examined Life. In addition to lots of
reading, Norby has access to lectures from
top professors and says the information is
very rich and gives teachers the footprint
to do what they need. “I can’t tell you how
excited I am to bring this information to
the students. Learning from history makes
students more appreciative.”
Norby will be going to Greece in April
and will be working as a team with Mary
Verra who teaches History and Geography
at the Middle School. “I had to go on this
trip,” said Verra who says that as a teacher
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she learns best by being active and that
reading is not enough. “I am thankful I had
this opportunity. The Examined Life and
the 26.2 Foundation did this for me. This
is a big deal, we have a special relationship
and I will try to honor that.”
Verra also spoke about another special
relationship: Hopkinton’s relationship to
the Boston Marathon, something that is
part of her students’ lives in Hopkinton.
“We really work hard to keep those
connections,” said Verra.
Both Norby and Verra say this is just
the beginning and that they are really
committed to maintaining a relationship
with Greece. Norby hopes to keep going
and create ties to technology and both are
hoping to establish a relationship with a
sister school in Marathon, Greece. Led by
the efforts of the 26.2 Foundation, a sistercity relationship with Marathon, Greece
was established in 2006.
“Hopkinton’s ‘26.2 Foundation Greek
Study Fellows’ represent Hopkinton’s
impressive teaching staff,” said Harrison,
“and provide ample evidence that teachers
themselves love learning in a program
that takes its theme, the Socratic call to
‘the examined life’, and defines what the
ancient Greeks teach us about ourselves
and our times.”
The Hopkinton Middle School teachers
were the first to participate in this
collaborative initiative of the Marathon
Education Committee and Kourtis says the
support of the 26.2 Foundation was critical.
“We built the program with the 26.2
Foundation, learned how to do it and now
we work together,” said Kourtis who has
plans to increase participation in other
towns along the Boston Marathon route.
A school in Boston representing the finish
line was added this year and Ashland is
expected to be added next year.
“Hopkinton is paving the way for a
potential roll-out to other cities along the
Marathon route,” said Harrison. “Our
hope is that each year, Hopkinton, the
starting line of the Boston Marathon,
and Boston, the finish line, will continue
their participation in The Examined Life
program that provides a grounding for
teaching reading, writing, thinking, and
talking logically about topics relevant in our
21st century world, including democracy
and civic responsibility, national and
global citizenship, war and peace, anger
and reconciliation, justice, virtue, and the
future of humanity.
More information about the Alpha Omega
Council and the Marathon Education
Committee can be found at http://www.
alphaomegacouncil.org/.
More information about The Examined
Life: Greek Studies in the Schools can
be found at http://www.teachgreece.org/
overview_introduction.html
More information about the 26.2
Foundation can be found on their
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.
com/262Foundation/ and on their website
at http://www.26-2.org/.
After-school
registration
by Nancy Cavanaugh
Registration for the spring session of HPTA
extracurricular activities begins at 9 p.m. on
Wednesday, March 9 for members and March
16 for non-members. This session includes
after school opportunities for enrichment
in science, art, sports, technology and
foreign language after school at each of the
elementary schools.
The spring session at Hopkins will
include a new class, Computer Programming
Concept, taught by Anne Lee, the founder
of the educational traveling science
program Science Around You. According
to Lee, “In this class, young programmers
learn computer programming concepts
without computer and without any specific
programming language. They learn about
variables, control structures, data structures,
syntax and understand computer in general,
instead of just gaming or surfing the internet.”
Lee, who has an electrical engineering
degree and over 17 years experience as a
software engineer will also teach spring
sessions at Hopkins on Young Explorers to
China and Young Scientists.
Other classes offered through the HPTA
this spring include Villari’s Karate, Enter
Stage Left acting, Spanish, Scrapbooking
with Carrie Howard, Robotics with Ed
Harrow, Karaoke, social media etiquette,
Home Alone Safety, Flag Football, Lego and
building block classes, basketball and soccer.
Many of the classes are taught by Hopkinton
teachers and coaches.
Information on all HPTA extracurriculars
and membership may be found on their
website at www.hptaonline.com. Spring
classes for HPTA extracurriculars begin the
week of April 4. Registration is available
on a first come, first serve basis, historically
with many of the most popular classes filling
within the first few minutes of registration
opening.
M I L F O R D R EG I O N A L
2016 Spring Lecture Series
Join us for physician presentations on minimally invasive surgery
for shoulder pain, surgical advancements for women’s health, and
the importance of vaccinations for the whole family.
Shouldering the Pain
Monday, March 14 at 7PM
Michael A. Vazquez, MD
Mulroy Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
A New Frontier: How Robotics
is Transforming Women’s Health
Monday, April 4 at 7PM
Brian Clark, MD
New England Reproductive Medicine & Surgery, LLC
A Dose of Protection: Common
Vaccines for Children & Adults
Wednesday, May 11 at 7PM
David Carlson, MD
Hopkinton Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
The shoulder is one of the most vulnerable joints in the body
and is susceptible to many kinds of injuries – muscle tears,
dislocation, tendonitis and arthritis. Shoulder pain can progress
from an ache to severe discomfort that can cause you to limit
activities you once enjoyed. Join orthopedic specialist Michael
A. Vazquez, MD, to discuss the causes of shoulder pain as
well as the wide range of treatment options, from cortisone
shots to surgery.
Have fibroids or abnormal bleeding impacted your daily activities? Do you suffer from pelvic pain? Robotic surgery is a
minimally invasive option that can involve as few as one small
incision and has a significantly shorter recovery period. Brian
Clark, MD will discuss how this surgery is revolutionizing gynecological procedures, including hysterectomies, cyst removal
and the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
Vaccines are an effective way to protect yourself and loved
ones against disease. Starting in infancy, vaccines are given
for illnesses such as measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and
polio. Why are vaccines necessary? What are the benefits?
David Carlson, MD, will discuss what you should know about
common vaccines for children and when they are administered, as well as when boosters are necessary. In addition,
learn the latest updates on vaccines for adults, including the
flu, pneumonia and whooping cough.
These FREE lectures are
presented at Milford Regional’s
Physicians Conference Center
on the ground floor adjacent
to the main building lobby.
Seating is limited. Register
by calling 508-422-2206 or
visit milfordregional.org.
14 Prospect Street U Milford, MA
milfordregional.org
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March 10, 2016
Ann Carver, Elmwoood Principal
by Nancy Cavanaugh
After serving a year and a half as
Elmwood’s Assistant Principal and the past
several months as the Interim Principal,
Anne Carver assumed the role of Principal
of Elmwood School March 1. Carver has
extensive teaching experience through
the Worcester Public Schools and holds
a bachelor’s degree in early childhood
education from Wheelock College as
well as a master’s degree in Integrated
Studies from Cambridge College and a
master’s degree in elementary Education
and Leadership from Worcester State
University.
Carver said, “I grew up wanting to
be a teacher and right up until I left the
classroom, I loved teaching every day in
the classroom. I had never planned to leave
the classroom, but the last couple of years I
took on some leadership roles and I began
to see my capacity to have an impact could
increase [in an administrative role]. The
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principal that I worked with in Worcester
really encouraged me and this evolved into
what I really want to do.”
When her predecessor, David Ljungberg,
accepted a position in the administrative
office this past September, Carver took on
the role of interim principal before applying
for the permanent position. Ljungberg had
served three years as principal following
the retirement of long-time Elmwood
principal Ilene Silver. While the District
has seen multiple turn overs in the
administrative leadership team over the
past five years, Carver sees her position as
principal as a more permanent position and
not as a “stepping stone to something else.”
“I thought I would miss the kids [as
Principal], but I spend a lot of time with
kids. I go out to recess, to the cafeteria,
I read to kids. I offer a safe space to kids
having trouble or work to find solutions
to disciplinary issues. It’s been such a
great experience with so many growth
experiences for me personally and
professionally. It’s also great being in
a position to see projects like the buddy
bench through on a whole school level,”
she said. The new buddy benches installed
this year at Elmwood offer kids a place to
go when they need a friend at recess. As
part of a mock election last year, second
grade students, voted on the bench’s
design, a blue gorilla.
In her new role, Carver said she also
enjoys working closely with the other two
Hopkinton elementary school principals,
Lauren Dubeau and Tim Kearnan.
H
P
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March 15 – 16: Volunteer Appreciation
Event – Waterfresh Farm
March 17: Rebound: The Chris Herren
Story
March 19: Family Fun Basket Raffle
April 8: College Scholarship Deadline
April 10: Harlem Wizards
May 7: HopSwap
ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS IN HOPKINTON
Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Practice
Welcomes New Physician
T
Stacey Beberman, MD
David Carlson, MD
ri-County Medical Associates is happy to announce that Dr. Stacey Beberman has joined
Dr. David Carlson in our newest practice, Hopkinton Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. Both physicians
are double-board certified in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. They trained locally at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School followed by residencies at the UMass Medical Center. Dr. Beberman
comes to us from a primary care office in Holden, while Dr. Carlson previously practiced in the
Westborough area. Their experience and extensive training qualifies them to care for patients
of all ages from birth through the elder years.
The new Hopkinton Internal Medicine & Pediatrics
location is scheduled to open this spring. This stateof-the-art site will include not only primary care but
also urgent care and laboratory services. For the next
few months, both physicians are temporarily seeing
patients at 77 West Main Street in Hopkinton.
If you’re looking for a Pediatrician for your
children or need a new primary care physician
yourself, we hope you will consider joining
our Hopkinton Internal Medicine &
Until spring of 2016, you will find Dr. Beberman & Dr. Carlson at:
Pediatrics practice.
For an appointment,
please call 508-435-5936.
77 West Main Street, Suite 205 U Hopkinton, MA
508-435-5936 U tricountymedical.org
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Board of Appeals
Updated on Zoning
Amendments
by Michelle Sanford
The Zoning Board of Appeals (BOA)
held a brief discussion during a February
24 meeting concerning several proposed
zoning amendments which could be
brought forward to voters during the
Annual Town Meeting. Board of Appeals
Vice Chairman and Zoning Advisory
Committee (ZAC) member Michael Pierce
attended the Planning Board’s February 22
Public Hearing and provided the BOA a
brief update on some of the discussion that
took place. Pierce discussed the proposed
Elmwood Park Business District as well as
amendments to the Hotel Overlay District
and Sign Bylaw. Director of Land Use,
Planning and Permitting Elaine Lazarus
also provided her input.
The proposed Elmwood Park Business
District would be located where the
existing industrial park (Industrial Park
B) is situated off of 495. Potential uses
for the 54-acre District could include
professional and medical offices, banks
and other financial institution, restaurants,
retail stores, and hotels and inns, among
others. “It could be something of a benefit
to the town,” said Lazarus in an interview
after the meeting. It’s already developed.”
Pierce did note there were some concerns
with road access that need to be addressed.
Residential abutters are also concerned
with added traffic to the area.
The Hotel Overlay District amendment
proposes reducing the amount of meeting
room/function space required. Lazarus
explained when the bylaw was first adopted
in 2009 a good deal of research was
completed on spacing needs and what was
reasonable. As a result, a certain amount
of footage was sought for these rooms in
the bylaw in an effort to bring in more
tax dollars and higher end hotels to town.
However, over the years, the industry has
changed with new hotels designed needing
less function space while still being
considered on the higher end.
“It doesn’t mean we want flop
houses,” joked Pierce about the proposed
amendments to the District. Another
amendment to the Hotel District Bylaw
concerns changing wording from fitness
center to health club. Lazarus explained the
reasoning is just to utilize a more updated
term in the bylaw. “Nobody really calls
them fitness centers anymore,” she said.
One of the proposed changes to the
town’s Sign Bylaw is the result of a
recent United States Supreme Court
ruling. In June 2015, the Supreme Court
ruled against a town in Gilbert, Arizona
concerning an ordinance that barred Good
News Community Church from posting
signs each week directing residents to
temporary locations for services. However,
the Church was cited for exceeding time
limits for temporary directional signs and
for not including an event date on the
signs. The church claimed the town’s sign
bylaw violated their freedom of speech
and the Supreme Court agreed. As a result,
Hopkinton’s sign amendments seek to
remove references to sign content as well
as adopt new definitions.
The complete text of all the proposed
amendments and maps are available on
the Planning Board’s Web page at www.
hopkintonma.gov or at the Town Hall.
According to Lazarus, the Planning
Board voted to submit all the proposed
amendments for the Annual Town Meeting
warrant, but members may chose not to
move forward on all of them. The Public
Hearing on the amendments was continued
to March 14.
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be opened 100 years from now. Eventually, the bench, and its secrets, will be housed at
the renovated and expanded library on Main Street.
The two benches cause admirers to ponder: How can an artist devote equal amounts
of time, at essentially the same time, to projects with such differing looks, demands, and
dilemmas?
Foster has been designing and constructing custom furniture for years in his woodworker’s
dream studio on Pleasant Street in Hopkinton. When he was approached by the HCA and
the Hopkinton 300th Committee
to commission unique benches,
he knew he was going to have
to create something special for
each project.
“I was honored to be a part
of both projects,” said Foster in
his saw dusty workshop, heated
with a wood stove, and lined,
floor to ceiling, with stickered
wood waiting to be constructed
into a masterpiece.
The 300th Committee asked
first for a bench to house the
time capsules for in honor of
Hopkinton’s 300th anniversary.
Foster began drawing in May of 2015, something unique that he’s never done before - a
Shaker-looking piece with a modern appeal and arms and legs he was not even sure were
physically possible to make.
“The committee was very supportive and receptive of my design, so then I had to go
from drawing to see if the corner and legs were even possible to create - there is so much
tapering,” said Foster.
The wood was everything. Foster works closely with Regan searching for treasure logs.
A woodworker’s dream when constructing statement pieces like the 300th Anniversary
Bench and Roll Top Bench is to have thick cuts of wood from giant logs. There are not
many giant trees, think hundreds of years old, available for felling left in Massachusetts.
However, in 2011, Reagan found Foster three of these dream logs, and they had been
drying in Foster’s shop ever since. Without this wood, Foster would not have had the
mass needed to create the large solid pieces included in both benches.
After Foster mastered a replica for the corners and tapering of his 300th Bench with 12/4
stock, it was time to send the back to a stamp artist to emboss the Hopkinton seal. “This
opened a window of opportunity for the HCA bench,” said Foster because the embosser
was so nervous about applying the seal directly to this rare piece of wood he held off on
the project for three months.
Foster had submitted a design, years back, for an installment at the Newton Art Center.
The design was rejected, but Foster couldn’t get the base of the design out of his mind
and decided to resurrect the idea for the HCA Bench. Because this was going to be an
art gallery bench, Foster wanted to provide seating from all angles, meaning no back.
Kris Waldman, HCA co-director, asked Foster to make the bench as big as possible. His
original base idea was still viable for the HCA requirements, but he needed a new top.
He attempted many ideas in various daydreams and drawings, but it wasn’t until he was
experimenting with an old roll top desk that inspiration hit him. The way the tambours
on the old desk moved with such fluidity gave Foster his idea, thus making the Roll Top
Bench viable.
“Would the nine foot tambours stay straight was my biggest question,” said Foster
when he started cutting the thin pieces from the longest boards available to him. The first
cut was a complete failure, but the next 18 came out and remained true.
Within months the HCA bench was ready for display, just in time for Foster to return
to assembling and finishing the 300th Anniversary Bench in time for the placement of
the time capsules. Two completely different designs and looks for two equally important
Hopkinton milestones.
Back in his shop, Foster still has the drawings for both benches taped to his dusty wall.
You can see his measurement adjustments and the evolution of each bench over the course
of the months. In another corner sits a duplicate cut of the 300th Anniversary Bench back.
Identical to the piece of wood the stamp artist was once so wary of embossing – Another
piece of Hopkinton history, tucked away, for generations to come. For more information
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downtown Hopkinton as an area with
this discussed at town meeting a few years a traffic problem.” At the same time, a
back and met with great resistance? If charrette (Voices of Vision), comprised of
so, why are the BOS still considering it a 108 Hopkinton residents, met and identified
revitalization of the downtown as a key
priority,” posted one user.
History of the Main Street Corridor goal and the Downtown Revitalization
Committee (DRC) was established to help
Project
In trying to find an answer to that question, address this concern. Designed to act in an
it helps to look at the history of the Main advisory role to the Town Manager and to
Street Corridor project. According to a foster positive communication regarding
January 2012 press release from Town progress and outcomes, the committee
Manager Norman Khumalo to provide members were not charged with being
background information on the project, by directly responsible for managing the
the mid-2000s “the state had recognized Downtown Initiative project activities,
but to provide support,
guidance,
and
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project.
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downtown.
Their
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In May 2010, according to Khumalo’s
press release, the town voted to fund
the design of a roadway improvement
project as a significant physical step in
the downtown revitalization process and
established the Downtown Initiative
Steering Committee (DISC) in September
2010 to help facilitate this design process,
keeping in mind the principles of the
Conway Report.
At the 2012 Annual Town Meeting,
Article 39 - Undergrounding Utilities
on Main Street failed to pass. This was a
funding article that contained two motions;
one to request the necessary state approval
to borrow any funds for this project, and one
to appropriate $580,000 for design plans
only. Several residents were concerned
about approving the first motion without
knowing the total cost of the project. The
vote on the first motion of Article 39,
which would petition the General Court,
failed 85 to 103, making any discussion on
the second motion moot.
In January 2013, a public hearing was
held to solicit feedback from residents as
the town prepared to submit a 25 percent
plan to the Massachusetts Department of
Transportation (MassDOT). At that time,
three controversial proposed changes,
re-alignment of the 135/85 intersection,
the undergrounding of utilities and the
relocation of the Wood Street intersection,
were not included in the plan. However,
some of the items removed from the
25 percent design were still under
consideration separately at that time.
The undergrounding of utilities and the
straightening of the intersection are now
back in the 25 percent plan which is being
re-submitted to MassDOT.
The Downtown Revitalization
Committee was dissolved on May 21, 2013
by a unanimous 4-0 vote by the Board of
Selectmen.
In April 2014, the Downtown Initiative
Civic Group was formed with a charge “to
preserve and enhance the vitality of the
downtown as a destination and gathering
place for area businesses, residents,
employees and visitors; encourage its
growth and development; achieve diversity
in its economy, uses and participants; and
encourage innovative programs/plans
within the Downtown which respond to
changing market conditions.” The group’s
strategic focus is to encompass marketing,
transportation and pedestrian circulation,
programming and civic matters. The
committee is comprised of five members,
two of which have been appointed and
three of which remain vacant.
In October of 2014, Hopkinton was
awarded a $5.5 million grant under the
MassWorks Infrastructure Program. The
majority of the grant money is being used
by Legacy Farms for the construction of
the Legacy Farms Road North which will
connect Rt. 85 and Rt. 135. $500,000
of this award will be used to assist in
reconfiguring Main Street in downtown
Hopkinton.
Comments from Town Hall
“Public input was taken into account
during the development of the 25 percent
design,” said Town Engineer Dave
Daltorio, who explained that public input
was considered for additional issues
beyond undergrounding and intersection
realignment in areas such as number of
on-street parking spaces, timing of the 25
percent plan to preserve those spaces and
the discussion of a raised curb island on
Main Street at Hayden Rowe. “There will
be no raised curb,” said Daltorio. “The
final option for the island is still to be
determined.”
Daltorio also said it is not entirely
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correct to say that resident input resulted
in the removal of undergrounding and
realignment from the 25 percent plan in
2013.
“Resident input was certainly a big part
of the decision making process for what
was submitted to MassDOT, but input
was taken from boards/commissions/
committees, town staff, consultants
and MassDOT as well,” said Daltorio.
“Comments from all in regard to the cost
of the undergrounding project caused the
Town to pause, but undergrounding was
never removed.”
Daltorio also doesn’t think it’s accurate
to say that only resident input resulted
in the removal of the realignment of the
downtown intersection.
“The town had many discussions with
Colella’s and their concerns regarding
internal circulation, drive-through window
access and deliveries impacted the extent
of the intersection realignment included
in the 25 percent design,” said Daltorio.
“Realignment was never removed from
the project. The scope of the intersection
realignment or the degree to which the
intersection is straightened has always
been a matter to be decided by facts on the
ground, and, like the undergrounding, has
been part of the plan all along. The current
version of the intersection realignment
is a response to the facts on the ground:
feedback from MassDOT on the 25
percent submission and changes in use and
ownership of the property. Crosspoint has
expressed its willingness to work with the
town and has used its own resources to
study and inform the process.”
The goal for funding the project according
to Khumalo is to have costs covered by a
combination of funds from MassDOT and
from mitigation. At the February 2 BOS
meeting Khumalo said, “The town has
come up with perhaps a two-part funding
plan where we are relying on mitigation to
fund the bulk of the project together with
the grant money from the state and we are
anticipating the remainder of the project
costs would be now a manageable number,
especially since we have downsized the
scope of the project.”
Daltorio explained that the funding from
MassDOT comes from the Transportation
Improvement Program (TIP) and that
receiving MassDOT support for the
project and following design guidelines
is critical. The design guidelines can
change during the life of the project. As
an example, separated bike lanes are also
being added to the 25 percent design plan.
He was also noted that the scope of the
project has changed; while the initial area
extended from Ash Street to Wood Street,
the length of the project is now shortened,
running from Ash Street to the downtown
intersection, resulting in lower costs.
Both Khumalo and Daltorio also
pointed out that the 5th amendment to the
Host Community Agreement with Legacy
Farms, approved by Town Meeting in 2014,
also provides funding for undergrounding
post the 25 percent submission.
“Our goal is to move forward on the
town’s behalf and most importantly to
do so strategically, setting the town up to
succeed,” said Khumalo.
Next steps for the project include
clearing the 25 percent design hurdle
which Khumalo estimated would occur
by the beginning of June 2016, followed
two months later by a public hearing
and a targeted end date of March 2017.
Advertisements for construction would
begin two months after that.
Daltorio explained that the public
hearing will be held in Hopkinton by
MassDOT after the acceptance of the 25
percent design, and in the end the final
project funding needs to be voted by Town
Meeting.
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Summer Camps and Activities
HHS Destination Imagination Team at Work to
Prevent Reckless Driving
by Michelle Murdock
The Hopkinton High School Destination Imagination (DI) Team of Aren Arakelian, Elizabeth Barnes,
Jack Brennan, Sophie Marques, Austin Marques, Neal Patel and Patrick Webb has been working on their
team challenge and project since September of 2015. As part of this year’s competition, the team has
chosen to work on a Service Learning project, one of the seven possible team challenges for this year’s
tournament.
In DI a team of students will come together and solve an open-ended challenge and then present their
solution at a local tournament. For the Service Learning project, the seven-member team is required to use
the creative process to identify, design, plan, and carry out a project that addresses a real community need.
This team has chosen to focus their project on preventing reckless driving.
“We were very much affected by the loss of a classmate, Shayne Desroches, two years ago,” said Patrick
Webb, explaining their choice.
The team is also required to carry out at least one community event and to create an effective meme that
is designed to help meet the project goal, as well as create a live presentation that highlights the project and
the impact it made on the community.
To satisfy those requirements, the team has used a website and social media to get people to pledge
to not drive recklessly. This means no texting while driving and no driving under the influence (DUI).
The website for the project can be found at http://www.quitrecklessdriving.com/ and there is also more
information about the project on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/quitrecklessdriving. The team
also creates awareness for the project via Twitter at https://twitter.com/quitreckdrive.
To further create awareness, the team has created a meme which they have placed on VINE, a short
looping video-sharing application on Twitter, at https://vine.co/v/i6AEHH7eu1H. To date, the meme has
over 20,000 views.
To satisfy the community event portion of the challenge the team held an event to drive awareness and
to get HHS students to pledge during the last BeFree coffeehouse. To date, over 280 students have pledged
to not drive recklessly.
Being part of a DI team is not something new for some of the members. Six of the seven members have
participated before and two of the members, Webb and Arekelian, have been participating in DI challenges
for eight years.
“The best thing about DI for me is the open-endedness and freedom we have
with the challenge,” said Webb. “There are a set of guidelines for what needs to be
done, and then we can explore our creativity and find new and unique ways to solve
the challenge.”
Webb says he also really likes going to the tournaments. As part of a middle
school 6th grade team in March of 2013, Webb was part of a team that won first place
in their Project Outreach: Reel to Reel project as well as a Destination Imagination
DaVinci Award, the highest level DI award.
This year’s regional competition will be held on Saturday, March 19 at Holliston
High School. For more information about Destination Imagination Massachusetts
visit http://www.madikids.org/.
To sign the pledge to not drive recklessly, visit http://www.quitrecklessdriving.
com/.
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and Grace Elizabeth Grant James. Betty was a graduate of Lowell State College with a B.S. in Music
Education. She taught music for twenty years, in Hopkinton, Framingham and North Andover, MA, and in
Lancaster, NH. She retired in Hopkinton in 1981.
Betty was an esteemed member of several organizations, including the
National Educators Association, the Massachusetts Teachers Association
and the Music Educators National Conference. She was the Welfare and
Corresponding Secretary of the Salvation Army Hopkinton Service Unit for
30 years, was a member of the Hopkinton Couples Club for 40 years, and the
Hopkinton Women’s Club for 25 years. In addition, she was also involved in the
Hopkinton Friends of the Library and the Friends of Seniors at the Hopkinton
Senior Center, was the president of the Music Association of Hopkinton, and
established and directed the Senior Chorus of Hopkinton for six years. She was
also a member of the Hopkinton Congregational/ Faith Community Church.
Betty enjoyed playing piano, directing choirs and had a special heart for
altos. She lived and died with the Red Sox, and tolerated candlepin bowling
and downhill skiing- although she cherished the camaraderie that came with
those. She loved lobster rolls and going out with the Lunch Bunch, adored children- especially whoever was
youngest- had a special fondness for conversation, was often underestimated when playing Bridge, excelled
in pressure cooker technology and electric frying pan cuisine, and loved unlovable cats.
Betty was the beloved wife of the late John Douglas Campbell. She is survived by daughter Jeanne
Roche, daughter Ann LaPan and husband Richard, son Craig Campbell and wife Cheryl, brother Donald
James and wife Helen, grandson Jacob Roche and wife Lindsey, grandson Daniel Roche and wife Caitlin,
granddaughter Sunnie LaPan, grandson Kyle LaPan and wife Margaret, grandson Cameron Campbell,
soon-to-be great-granddaughter Lilith LaPan, as well as several nieces and nephews and their families. Her
elder brother, John James and his wife Frances passed away several years previously.
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All activities, unless otherwise noted, are at the Hopkinton Senior Center at 28 Mayhew Street in
Hopkinton. Please call 508-497-9730 for more information or to register for a program.
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Mondays at 12:30 p.m.
Mar. 14 The Horse Whisperer; Mar. 21
The Third Man; Mar. 28 North by Northwest
Discussion Group - Explorers
Wednesdays at 12:45 pm, Mar. 16 Death Wish; Mar. 23“Laugh In “ 25 years; Mar. 30 Young at Heart
Cooking Class
“Seasoned with Zahra”
Tuesday, March 15 at 2 p.m. To make food that tastes good, you will need to use seasonings. Seasonings are
a mix of different kind of herbs, spices and condiments that are put together and used to flavor your food. In
this class session, we will learn how to season rice. To do so, we will make two types of rice, Basmati and
Chinese Rice, and the goal of the class will be to learn how to properly season them. Class time is 45-60
minutes in length (not including time to eat) and is limited to eight students. Cost: FREE
“Hail To the Chief” The Creation of The American Presidency
Monday, March 24 at 1:30 pm
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 was, in the words of Connecticut governor Samuel Huntington,
a “new event” in human history. In the midst of this “new event”, nothing was newer than the creation
of the office of the President and the Electoral College. Unanimously elected the nation’s first president,
Washington was well aware of his unique position: “I walk,” he wrote, “on un-trodden ground.”
Gary L. Hylander earned his PhD at Boston College. His advisor and dissertation director was the noted
Boston historian Thomas H. O’Connor. Hylander is currently an independent scholar who specializes as
a presidential historian, pedagogical specialist for the NEH, and professor of history at Framingham State
University. He is a frequent presenter at library forums, historical societies, senior living centers, civic and
professional organizations as well as a public affairs commentator on local cable news and radio.
This event is sponsored by Whitcomb House, Assisted Living & Memory Care Community, 245 West
Street, Milford, MA.
Regional Networking Group
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 9 am -12 noon (March meetings 10 and 24.)
If you are unemployed and actively looking for work, underemployed and looking for a new career direction,
or recently retired, not ready to stop working and looking for your “Encore Career”, this program is for you!
Becoming an active member of this group will provide you with a regularly scheduled and professional
forum to develop new relationships and acquire critical skills to help you in your career transition. Meetings
are held at the Hopkinton Senior Center. Pre-registration is preferred, but Walk-Ins are always welcome.
Cost: $5 (tax deductible) includes all training materials provided at meeting.
St. Patrick’s Day Party
Friday, March 18 at 12 noon
Join us for a traditional St. Patrick’s celebration on Friday, March 18, starting at noon. The menu will
feature a boiled dinner with corned beef or ham and cabbage, potato, carrots and bread. There will be no
regular lunch that day. Reservations must be made by Tuesday, March 15. The cost for the dinner is
$10.
Entertainment will begin at 12:30 with Roger Tincknell and his program entitled ”From Ireland to
America” which includes traditional and contemporary Irish and Irish American songs and instrumentals.
Entertainment is sponsored in part by a grant from the Hopkinton Cultural Council, a local agency, which
is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Walking up to the front entrance of Milford’s Whitcomb House, the sounds of music from eras gone by
can be heard and immediately brings a smile to both residents and their visitors and welcomes all. The senior
healthcare facility is a warm and loving atmosphere that offers first rate assisted living, respite care, and a state
of the art memory care neighborhood.
As residents walk around talking to friends and staff, it’s
easy to tell they have found their home away from home. A
safe and happy environment and a loving staff who takes time
to stop and really listen to make certain the people they care
for have everything they need—that is what Whitcomb House
is all about.
For those assisted living residents, the Whitcomb House
offers 24-hour staffing, care plans that are tailored to individual
needs, housekeeping and laundry, medication assistance,
bathing and dressing support, as well as three healthy and
delicious meals a day.
“Our head chef has been here for 14 years and caters to
everyone’s tastes,” said Director of Sales and Marketing Paul
Jones. As far as housing, there is a range of choices available from larger studios with kitchenettes to cozy
companion suites.
Staff knows that staying busy is a critical part of their residents lives and offers plenty of daily activities that
are fun and educational and include Bingo, exercise classes, entertainment as well as off-site excursions.
“We have a Cuckoo Club; that’s our bird watching group,” said Jones with a smile.
A state of the art Memory Care Neighborhood is also part of Whitcomb House. “Caring for those with
Alzheimer’s and other dementia related diseases has really come a long way. Our program here is very
impressive,” said Jones. In addition to providing all the necessary care needed for those with memory related
diseases, Whitcomb offers sensory programming involving art
and music, and outdoor activities. “It’s structured and very
innovative,” added Jones. Respite care for those recovering
from a surgery or for caregivers who need a break is also offered
and based on availability.
Approximately two years ago, Whitcomb House was sold
to Capital Senior Living. As a result, the new ownership has
helped make the senior care facility a more affordable place for
residents and their families.
“Our primary focus is providing excellent care at affordable
prices,” said Jones. In fact, residents have come all the way
from Florida and New Hampshire. “That’s because our care is
so good and consistent and affordable.”
Whitcomb House also offers its residence the Veterans Aid
and Attendance Program, which helps subsidize care for vets and their spouses. In addition, they have partnered
with PACE (Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) that provides comprehensive medical and social
services to certain elderly residents.
Jones encourages anyone who has a loved one who may be in need of an assisted living or memory care
arrangement in the future to come and take a tour.
“It’s so important to be educated about what’s involved. It’s really never too early to start the process,” he
said.
On March 12, Whitcomb House will be sponsoring a panel discussion titled, Alternative Ways to Afford
Assisted Living.
Whitcomb House is located at 245 West St. in Milford. For more information, call 877-401-4890 or view
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Police beat
February 19
9:15 p.m. A male party approached
Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas on West Main
Street and stated he may have hit a dog
on the road. Shortly afterwards, a caller
reported a deceased dog on the roadway of
West Main Street. Officer Hontzeas found
the dog and attempted to locate the owner.
The Animal Control Officer was called.
9:20 p.m. Several calls were received
about the sound of gunshots on Hidden
Brick Road. Detective Timothy Brennan
and Officer Aaron O’Neil responded and
checked the area with a negative find.
11:21 a.m. A caller reported a cat
was struck by a vehicle on Hayden Rowe
Street, and it is still alive in the roadway.
Officer Stephen Buckley responded and
the Animal Control Officer was notified.
The cat was transported to the Holliston
Animal Hospital.
1:08 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle
with a teenager riding on its roof on
Hillcrest Drive. The caller was only able
to provide a partial license plate number.
Officers Phillip Powers and Thomas
Griffin checked the area with a negative
find on the vehicle and teenager.
4:46 p.m. A McDermott Lane resident
reported a sick raccoon in her back yard.
She will call back tomorrow if it is still
present, as the Animal Control Officer is
away.
6:44 p.m. A Warmstone Way resident
reported finding the garage door open upon
arriving home. Officers Arthur Schofield
and Panagiotis Hontzeas responded and
checked the house and found everything
secure.
February 20
1:54 p.m. A walk-in reported a case of
fraud in which someone filed a tax return
in her name.
6:38 p.m. Officer Arthur Schofield
found teenagers rock climbing on College
Street and advised them they cannot be
there at night.
9:46 p.m. Officers Aaron O’Neil and
Arthur Schofield found teenagers parked
in a sanctuary lot on Clinton Street and
advised them to leave the property.
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2:35 a.m. Officer
John Moran reported
a strong odor of
natural gas on Wood
Street. Eversource
was notified.
10:28 a.m. A
concerned
caller
reported
people
ice fishing on Lake
Whitehall. Officer
Stephen
Buckley
checked on the
fishermen, who were
experienced,
and
advised them of the
dangers.
11:02 a.m.
Officer
Thomas
Griffin came upon
construction workers
on Davenport Lane
working in violation
of town bylaw. The
foreman was issued
a verbal warning.
5:11 p.m. DCF
requested assistance
while checking on
a family on Thayer
Heights
Road.
Officer Aaron O’Neil
met up with DCF at
the residence, but
the family was not
home. DCF will go
to Milford Hospital
in order to connect
with the family.
5:58 p.m. Officers
Aaron
O’Neil
and
Panagiotis
Hontzeas conducted
a motor vehicle
stop on Elm Street
and
subsequently
arrested Karl E.
Garner, 55, of 6
Amherst Road and
charged him with
OUI Liquor, Second
Offense and Marked
Lanes Violation.
February 22
12:17 a.m. A
caller reported three
possibly intoxicated
females in Price
Chopper.
Officers
Linda Higgins and Jacob Campbell
responded and spoke with the parties and
determined they were watching videos on a
tablet while in the store and were laughing.
All was okay.
8:37 a.m. An Elm Street caller reported
a vehicle drove past the school bus’s red
lights while his daughter was boarding.
checked the area with a negative find on
a blue Honda CRV. An incorrect license
plate number was provided.
2:06 p.m. A walk-in with questions
about an ongoing neighborhood problem
spoke with Officer William Burchard.
2:47 p.m. A caller complained of an
ongoing problem of receiving annoying
phone calls. The caller was advised on
options of how to prevent further phone
calls in the future.
7:47 p.m. A Main Street caller reported
a vehicle blocking her driveway. Officer
Aaron O’Neil responded and found the
owner of the vehicle and advised him to
move it.
February 23
9:40 a.m. A caller with questions about
an ongoing family problem spoke with
Officer Stephen Buckley. Officer Buckley
took a report.
4:40 p.m. A Spring Street resident
reported receiving a phone call from a
“paid solicitor” allegedly on behalf of the
Hopkinton Police Department. The caller
did not provide any personal or financial
information but wanted the incident
logged.
6:24 p.m. A caller reported a traffic
complaint that occurred earlier today on
West Main Street. Officer Philip Powers
spoke with and assisted the caller.
6:58 p.m. A walk-in requested to speak
with an officer about family trouble. Officer
John Corridan spoke with the individual.
10:48 p.m. Officer Linda Higgins
assisted the Holliston Police Department
in searching for a prisoner on Washington
Street in Holliston.
February 24
8:53 a.m. A Wood Street caller reported
a six-month-old Tabby kitten missing since
yesterday.
9 a.m. Officer William Burchard assisted
the Fire Department in investigating the
odor of oil in a Fruit Street basement.
10:37 a.m. An East Main Street resident
reported vehicles are traveling at a high
rate of speed and a Natick DPW truck just
passed his house going 52 mph. He wanted
it logged.
11:32 a.m. A walk-in reported credit
card fraud. Officer Thomas Griffin took a
report.
4:14 p.m. A walk-in reported his credit
card number was stolen and unauthorized
charges were made on the credit card.
Officer John Corridan took a report.
7:49 p.m. A concerned caller reported
seeing a middle school-aged youth running
in the rain on Main Street and found it
strange. Officer John Corridan checked the
area with a negative find.
February 26
3:01 a.m. An Old Town Road caller
reported hearing a loud noise outside and
seeing a vehicle in the woods. Officers
John Moran and Aaron O’Neil responded
and reported an accident with no personal
injury. A tow truck was requested.
9:08 a.m. An employee on South
Street reported a customer informed him
of several needles in a trash can. Officer
John Corridan responded and retrieved the
needles.
10:23 a.m. Officers Thomas Griffin and
Matthew Santoro advised the operator of a
vehicle parked too close to a Main Street
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crosswalk to move the vehicle.
10:39 a.m. Multiple calls were received
about suspicious people getting in and
out of a white van on Eastview Road and
walking door-to-door in the neighborhood.
spoke with the individuals, who were
registered and authorized solicitors.
1:33 p.m. A walk-in reported an 8’
ladder was stolen while he was at lunch.
Officer Stephen Buckley took a report. The
individual later came back to the station
and reported the ladder was returned.
2:47 p.m. A motorist reported a vehicle
was driving on the wrong side of the road
on Main Street. Officers John Corridan and
Philip Powers responded, but the vehicle
was gone upon their arrival.
3:51 p.m. A walk-in reported she received
a strange phone call from an unknown
number, and the caller knew a lot of her
personal information. Officer Panagiotis
Hontzeas advised the individual.
3:58 p.m. A caller reported two people
hitchhiking in the middle of the roadway of
Main Street. Detective Timothy Brennan
and Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas responded
and checked the area, but they were gone
upon their arrival.
4:19 p.m. A Rosewood Lane caller
reported she has been noticing that her storm
door has been open a few times recently
and she is worried that someone may be
attempting to break in. She requested extra
checks of the neighborhood.
10:10 p.m. Officer John Corridan
conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main
Street and Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas
responded as back up. Jeremy M. Johnston,
30, of 1 Regal Road, Milford was arrested
and charged with OUI Liquor, Marked
Lanes Violation, and Following Too
Closely.
February 27
7:52 a.m. A South Street caller reported
losing his briefcase yesterday and wanted
the incident logged in case anyone returns
it.
8:33 a.m. A Smith Street resident
reported a dead fox in his yard. He was not
sure if the Animal Control Officer takes
care of it or if he is to dispose of it. He
was advised that he is responsible for the
carcass disposal.
10:44 a.m. Officer William Burchard
assisted a disabled motor vehicle on Cedar
Street and subsequently provided the
operator a courtesy transport to his house.
1:31 p.m. A caller reported suspicious
activity occurring at a Church Street
residence. Officer William Burchard
responded and checked the area with a
negative find.
2:43 p.m. A concerned caller reported
an elderly lady walking in the roadway
of Ash Street. Officer William Burchard
responded and located the woman, who
stated she is just going for a walk. All was
okay.
5:15 p.m. A walk-in from Smith Road
reported his mother-in-law has not been
seen for several hours. Officer Linda
Higgins assisted the man.
6:11 p.m. A caller reported someone
dumped a twin bed frame in front of her
Hayden Rowe Street home at the sidewalk.
The information was passed on to the
DPW.
8:40 p.m. A Hidden Brick Road caller
reported three cars are parked outside
his home. There are occupants inside the
vehicles, and the lights are turned off.
Officers Linda Higgins, Peter Booth and
Panagiotis Hontzeas responded and found
all okay.
10:13 p.m. Officer Linda Higgins
reported several youths running around
on Hidden Brick Road. Officer Peter
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Booth spoke with a few individuals who
stated they were in the neighborhood for a
gathering. They will be dispersing.
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February 28
8:19 a.m. A Hidden Brick Road resident
reported a male party is asleep in a vehicle
parked near her house. Officer Thomas
Griffin responded and located a young
male who had dropped off his girlfriend
the night before but felt too tired to drive
home.
11:53 a.m. A female walk-in spoke with
Officer William Burchard about a case of
identity theft.
2:31 p.m. Officer William Burchard
checked on two parties sitting in a parked
car on South Street. They were waiting for
their shift to start at a restaurant.
2:40 p.m. On Ash Street Officer Thomas
Griffin issued a parking citation for a
parking violation in a handicap parking
spot.
3:56 p.m. A caller reported a raccoon
acting strangely in a Cedar Street parking
lot. Officers Peter Booth and Matthew
Santoro responded and checked the area
with a negative find.
9:03 p.m. Officer Aaron O’Neil
confiscated and destroyed marijuana on
Victory Lane. The parties will be leaving
the area.
February 29
9:13 a.m. A caller reported phishing and
fraud throughout an Elm Street company.
An additional walk-in reported the same
incident. Officers William Burchard and
Alex Cruzvergara advised and assisted
both parties.
2 p.m. A walk-in spoke with Officer
Thomas Griffin about an incident that took
place over the weekend.
2:17 p.m. Officer Thomas Griffin
assisted an individual who had questions
about the giving back of property.
8:05 p.m. A caller reported he was the
victim of a road rage incident on Hayden
Rowe Street. Officer John Corridan took a
report.
9:11 p.m. A caller reported multiple
youths at a Deneen Road location. The
caller thinks they may be having a party.
Officers Matthew McNeil, John Corridan,
and Arthur Schofield responded and spoke
with all individuals. All was okay.
9:12 p.m. A Cedar Street Extension
resident complained of a neighbor’s dog
that has been barking for over an hour.
Officer John Corridan responded and
found all quiet.
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Officers Arthur Schofield ad John Corridan
and Detective Timothy Brennan checked
areas near Cedar Street with a negative
find.
4:18 p.m. A motorist reported hitting
and killing a raccoon on West Main Street.
The Animal Control Officer and Highway
Department were notified.
5 p.m. A John Matthew Road caller
reported a neighbor’s dogs have been
barking all afternoon. Officer Arthur
Schofield responded and spoke with the
owner of the dogs.
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2:03 p.m. Officer John Moran left a
message for the DPW about a fallen tree
on Ledgestone Drive that is covering the
sidewalk and part of the roadway.
12:17 p.m. An Old Elm Way resident
reported her white Great Pyrenees dog has
been missing for a few hours. The Animal
Control Officer was notified.
12:52 p.m. Walk-ins from Whalen Road
reported being the victims of IRS fraud.
Their information was logged.
6:15 p.m. A Yale Road resident reported
his Jack Russell Terrier has been missing
for eight hours. The Animal Control
Officer was notified.
7:14 p.m. Multiple officers responded
to assist the Fire Department in responding
to a chimney fire on Clinton Street. The fire
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4:39 a.m. A Huckleberry Road caller
reported an intruder may be in her house.
Officers John Moran and Matthew McNeil
responded and found a mylar balloon being
pushed around by a fan, causing noises.
All was okay.
9:02 a.m. An Elmwood School
employee reported a vehicle parked in the
wrong direction on school property. Officer
John Corridan responded and found an
individual under the vehicle trying to
repair a muffler.
9:15 a.m. Officers Peter Booth and John
Corridan conducted a motor vehicle stop
on Walker Street and subsequently arrested
Matthew J. DiPilato, Jr., 26, of 1 Hunter
Circle, Shrewsbury and charged him with
Failure to Stop for Police and Operation of
Motor Vehicle with License Suspended.
11:10 a.m. A Joseph Road resident
reported suspicious activity in the area.
Officer Peter Booth responded and checked
the area with a negative find on anything
suspicious.
3:23 p.m. The Milford Police Department
reported a robbery at their Cedar Street
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No decision was reached by selectmen
at their March 1 meeting during the Public
Hearing to consider the approval of a new
application for an All-Alcohol General OnPremises alcohol license submitted by the
Hopkinton Center for the Arts (HCA) as
the board wanted more time to research and
discuss possible options. To make further
discussion work within the 30-day limit to
respond to the liquor license application,
the board first obtained permission from
the HCA to go beyond the 30-day limit and
then voted to continue the Public Hearing
to a future date.
Issues discussed at the Public Hearing
included concerns about public safety,
traffic, hours of operation, type of events
where alcohol would be served and
proximity to the school campus.
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School Committee
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operating hours. While the submitted
application listed hours as Monday Thursday from 5 -11 p.m., Friday from 5
- midnight, and Saturday and Sunday from
10 a.m. - midnight, Joseph explained that
those hours represented a bracketed time in
which any events could take place.
“We have no intention of doing all of
those hours,” said Joseph. “What we are
looking to do is to apply for a liquor license
only for events sponsored by HCA.”
Joseph also added that based on
discussions with the Hopkinton Police
Department, the HCA was also asking for a
further condition that alcohol not be served
longer than four hours, or five hours if the
facility was rented out for a wedding.
“We are hopeful that by requesting these
limiting conditions that the mission of the
HCA remains paramount and forefront as
a cultural center for art; not as a tavern as
someone has written. We are simply doing
this as a means to supplement the activities
that we are offering to the community at
large,” said Joseph.
Joseph also explained why the HCA
was not applying for one day permits
to coincide with planned events. One
day permits are limited to 30 per year
and require expensive one day insurance
policies.
“We are a lean organization with a highly
dedicated but lean administrative staff,”
said Joseph. “Individual permits make no
sense financially. He went on to explain
that while not the heart and soul of the
HCA the liquor license was essential as a
revenue stream to help support the center’s
operations. He concluded by asking the
board to recognize the validity of what the
HCA was doing “to allow us a revenue
stream that will lend credibility, viability
and sustainability to the Hopkinton Center
for the Arts.”
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Town Departments
For Police Chief Lee the biggest concern
is being on the school campus. He voiced
his concerns with the message being
sent saying “I would hate to think we are
sending the wrong message to the youth in
this community; to enjoy yourself, to have
a good time, or to be a successful venue…
alcohol has to be a part of it.”
The Chief was also concerned with
weddings, which are not events sponsored
by the HCA, and their impact on public
safety. Regarding the license, he ended
with, “In my opinion I just don’t think it
is a necessary thing and I don’t think we’d
be setting the tone for our brand in the
community and especially our message
to the kids. I would respectfully decline at
this point.”
“I do not have concerns about this going
forward, said Denise Hildreth, Program
Director for Hopkinton’s Youth and Family
Service. Based on her great trust in Grill
and the team at the HCA, she said, “This
would not post a significant risk to our
youth. That’s where I stand.”
The Board of Health also weighed with
regulations saying that any beverage is
considered a food and would therefore
trigger a requirement to meet all aspects of
the food code. Board of Health Director Ed
Wirtanen pointed out that the HCA could
be in a position where a license is issued,
but the Board of Health could not issue a
permit to operate unless all requirements
were met.
Representatives from the School
Committee and the Superintendent’s Office
were not present, but comments submitted
in writing mentioned concerns with
inadequate lighting in the shared parking
area, volume and timing of events, and
lack of specificity in the hours of serving.
Improving lighting, excluding alcohol
consumption outside of the building,
limiting and timing and volume of events,
requiring notice and/or coordination with
the School Department before scheduling
events and adding specificity to the hours
would address these concerns relative to
a liquor license establishment abutting
school property.
Comments from selectmen ranged from
zoning issues to certification of the manager
of the license and weddings. Selectman
John Mosher recalled the attempt by Water
Fresh Farm to change its zoning to support
similar events that was denied by the
Zoning Advisory Committee, the Planning
Board and Town Meeting. “It’s not just
about the alcohol,” said Mosher. “It’s about
the types of events and zoning consistency.
As it sits right now, I am not in favor.”
Selectman Brian Herr spoke about the
certifications process for managers of
liquor licenses saying Grill would have to
be certified. “Weddings are going to be an
issue for me, just so you know,” he added.
Herr also pointed out that liquor licenses
are granted and renewed annually and
cannot be guaranteed to be renewed. “You
can’t build your business assuming you
will get a license every year,” said Herr.
Selectman Todd Cestari said, “I would
like to see this happen in some form or
fashion, but I do have concerns.” He had
issues with private events and weddings
and said a stipulation he would be looking
for would be taking private events off the
table.
“My touch point is not doing events
when things are going on at the schools,”
said Palleiko.
Joseph responded to feedback about
weddings by saying that the HCA would
not let weddings stop the license and
would consider not having them. “But
we do want to have the ability to lease
the property for private functions, but can
exclude weddings,” said Joseph.
Public Comment
One resident at 106 Hayden Rowe
had concerns about rental of the facility,
serving alcohol on the outside patio and the
numbers of people that weddings would
attract, but said, “I would like to see this
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HONORS
Sean P. Bennett was named to the Dean’s
List at Bentley University. He is the son of
Dan & Maureen Bennett.
Caroline Mann has been named to
the Dean’s Honor List at Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute for the fall 2015
semester.
Corinne Daley, Class of 2017,
Communications
Major
with
a
concentration in International Relations at
UMass Amherst made the Dean’s Honors
list for fall 2015. You have to achieve at 3.5
or above GPA for the semester.
Megan Franchock and Samantha Thyne
were named to the Dean’s List at Emanuel
College for the fall semester 2015.
George Thissell was named to the Dean’s
List at Villanova University for the fall
2015 semester. George is a member of the
class of 2018 and is majoring in Mechanical
Engineering.
Ithaca College congratulates students
named to Dean’s List for the fall 2015
semester - Samuel Factor and Emma
Nigrosh.
Le Moyne College, a Jesuit college in
Syracuse, N.Y., has named Gabriel
Adams to its fall 2015 Dean’s List. Adams
is a Senior Computer Science major from
Hopkinton.
Kora Sileo was named to the Dean’s List
at Binghamton University for the fall
semester.
Elizabeth Jannery, 2017, Dean’s High
Honors, Government and Amanda St.
Laurent, 2018, Dean’s Honors, Human
Development were named to the Dean’s
List at Connecticut College.
Local students have been named to the
President’s List at Clemson University
for the fall 2015 semester. They are: Kyle
L. Carrier, who is majoring in Financial
Management, Kathryn Mary Cook, who
is majoring in Nursing, Alexander R.
Kraieski, who is majoring in Biochemistry
and Nicholas M. West, who is majoring in
Economics To be named to the President’s
List, a student must achieve a 4.0 (all A’s)
grade-point average.
Local students have been named to
Clemson University s Dean’s List for the
fall 2015 semester. They are: Alex Hom
Antaki, who is majoring in Industrial
Engineering, Callan Byrne Berry, who
is majoring in Financial Management,
Karissa A. Collins, who is majoring in
Psychology and Adam M. Giordano, who
is majoring in Architecture. To be named to
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Jennifer Lynds, a member of the class
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the fall 2015 semester: Lili Kinsella and
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Select students have been named to the
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granted in an appropriate way with safeguards for the other uses of the campus and the
neighbors.”
Kurt Fliegauf, HCA Board co-chair said his first priority was the safety of the kids. “I’m
confident that it’s going to be run well and responsibly,” said Fliegauf. “We’re going to
keep that line crystal clear. I do think it is good for the community. I think it will be a nice
benefit for the people that come in, see a show, have a glass of wine, enjoy themselves,
instead of having to drive into Boston or Providence, we have it in our own backyard.”
While comments overall were not overly negative, concerns were raised throughout the
Public Hearing. Herr commented at the end of the discussion that the board had recently
suspended a license in town and had done so in the past. “This stuff goes on all the
time and we have to be careful and considerate and weigh all of the scenarios, so please
understand…we’re out here to make sure it’s safe for everyone in the community and
stuff happens, believe me. We have to be very careful, so please bear with us.”
“We are in full agreement about safety here,” said Joseph. “We’re partners in this…
so if we can get together and put our heads together and come up with something that is
legally acceptable in the application process and that meets your needs, our needs and
most importantly the community’s needs, we are wide open to that.”
THANK YOU TO OUR MAJOR SPONSORS
Send checks to:
Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce, Gateway Green Project,
93 East Main Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748.
Or pay online at www.gatewaygreenproject.com
More information is available
at www.gatewaygreenproject.com
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Community briefs....
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
The Easter Bunny makes his annual visit to
Hopkinton on Saturday, March 26 for the
Hopkinton Parks and Recreation’s Annual
Easter Egg Hunt. The event, which is
sponsored by Hopkinton Drug, will be
held at 11am sharp on the Town Common.
The Easter Egg Hunt is for Hopkinton
preschool to 2nd grade children. Please
bring your own basket or bag to collect the
candy and Special Prize Eggs. There is no
registration or fee for this event. The Easter
Bunny will be available on the common
for picture taking. In case of inclement
weather please come to Hopkinton Drug
to visit with the Easter Bunny and receive
your treats. For location change due to
weather check HCAM.tv or HopNews.
com.
Jedster the Jester’s Circus
Show
Saturday, March 12 from 10 - 11 a.m.
Saturdays at Fay is a series of free
Saturday morning programs designed for
children ages 2 - 8. This month’s program
will feature Jedster the Jester’s Circus
Show. Come and watch Jedster the Jester
perform amazing circus tricks, and then
learn how to do them yourself at home!
Circus tricks include juggling, balancing
plates, making balloon animals, and basic
magic. Space is limited so please visit
fayschool.org/saturdays to register for this
event. Saturdays at Fay take place at Fay’s
Primary School located at 25 Middle Road
in Southborough.
College/Career fair
The 3rd Annual Metrowest College and
Career Fair will be held on Saturday, March
19 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. at the Ashland
High School. The fair will give students
and parents the opportunity to speak with
representatives from over 100 colleges,
universities and gap-year options, as well
as provide students with an opportunity to
engage with professionals from over 50
unique careers. In addition, there will be
ongoing speakers to discuss topics such as
the college application process, financial
aid, and SAT’s. There is no charge to
attend the fair.
For more information, please visit our
website at: www.mwccf.org.
Scholarships
Nomination Papers for all town elected
positions are now available during regular
business hours at the Town Clerk’s office.
The Hopkinton Garden Club is soliciting
applications for its 2016 Scholarship for
Hopkinton residents with an interest in any
of several fields related to the garden club’s
mission. Scholarships are available to:
applicants maintaining legal residence in
Hopkinton, Massachusetts for at least one
year, and high school or college students
and any adult interested in pursuing
a career in the fields of Horticulture,
Floriculture, Landscape Design, Forestry,
Conservation, Environmental Sciences
and related fields. Applications may
be obtained through the Hopkinton
High School Guidance Department, the
Joseph Keefe Technical School Guidance
Office, and the Hopkinton Garden Club
website
(www.hopkintongardenclub.
org). The application deadline for college
scholarships is April 17, 2016; however,
scholarships for horticulture classes will
be considered throughout the year and
disbursed depending on available funds. If
you’re eligible, don’t miss this opportunity
to apply!
Alzheimer’s Support Group
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Hopkinton High
Scholarship
School
Blackstone Valley Wealth Management is
pleased to announce the offering of a $1,000
scholarship to be given to a Hopkinton
High School student graduation this spring.
To be eligible for the Blackstone Valley
Wealth Management Annual Scholarship,
the student must be: Currently a senior
at Hopkinton High School, graduating in
2016, planning to pursue a higher education
at a college or university immediately after
high school or a child in a single-parent
home who can display financial need. For
an application and further details, please
visit: http://www.blackstonevalleywealth.
com/p/scholarship
Hopkinton
Nomination
Papers Available
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Community Education, Programs, and Activities
Upcoming Programs:
Drop-in Thursdays: Drop in for coffee, snacks and support - 10-11am
every Thursday, Town Hall, Youth & Family Services
Office, 2nd floor
Rebound:
Care (50 West Main St., Hopkinton) is
hosting an Alzheimer’s and Dementia
Support Group every third Thursday of
the month from 5 - 6 p.m. in The Lodge.
The group is free, open to the public, and
focuses on individuals who care for people
in the mid to late stages of Alzheimer’s
and related Dementias. This support group
is an Alzheimer’s Association Approved
Support Group in New England. Light
refreshments will be served. Please call
Liz Kemp, LCSW at (508) 435-125- ext.
29 to register.
The Chris Herren Story – Community Presentation,
Thursday, March 17th, 7-8:30pm Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium
Hopkinton Substance Abuse Prevention Grant Programs:
• Free access to Narcan (opiate overdose antidote)
• Educational Programming on Substance Use, Addiction, and Recovery
• Hopkinton Access to Coordinated Treatment Team (ACTT) – Free
Addiction and Recovery Support
To inquire about services or to register for upcoming programs, please contact:
Denise E. Hildreth, MSW, LICSW, Director
Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hopkinton
[email protected] (508) 497-9781
www.hopkintonma.gov/home/government/departments/youth
St. John the Evangelist Church is looking
for articles and/or photographs of
significant church activities occurring in
the past 50 years or more, for publication
in a booklet commemorating its 150th
anniversary as a parish. Attribution of
ownership will be acknowledged and all
items will be returned unharmed. Items
can be dropped off at the Parish Office,
20 Church St. For pickup, or for more
information, contact John Palmer at (508)
435-4955 or [email protected].
HOPKINTON
CENTER
HISTORY
Interested in local history? The Hopkinton
History Center, at 168 Hayden Rowe Street,
provides public access to historical Town
records, photographs, maps, year books,
artifacts, and manuscripts. Museum hours
are Mondays 2 -5 p.m. and Thursdays
5 - 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more
information, call 508-435-4502 or email
[email protected].
Art Exhibit
Premier Image Gallery is sponsoring
a special combination art exhibit
and competition for the Franklin Art
Association and the Blackstone Valley
Art Association. Artists wishing to join
either organization can contact the gallery.
The art works will be on display March
24 – May 12, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Artists are
reminded to drop off works March 10 – 12
framed and for sale. Call 508-881-4730 for
information.
Home buyers seminar
UniBank is hosting a home buying seminar
with Deb Thomas of ReMax on March
16 & April 9 to be held at the Hopkinton
Branch of UniBank. We have hosted
many of these in the past and are excited
to offer it to new home buyers who might
be potential residents of the Hopkinton
Community. Presenters will be a mortgage
specialist, a realtor, a closing attorney,
and a home inspector, who will all walk
potential home buyers through the process
of finding and buying the home of their
dreams!
ESL
Enter Stage Left Theater (ESL)
presents The 25th Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee for two weekends
of performances this March in
Hopkinton. The show centers on a
fictional spelling bee taking place in
the geographically ambiguous Putnam
Valley Middle School, where six quirky
adolescents compete in the Bee, run by
three equally quirky grown-ups. Directed
by Denise Laumeister. Music Direction
by Henry Buck. Performances are March
11 -13 and 18 - 20, Fridays and Saturdays
at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m., in
the Delbridge Family Performance Space
at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts (98
Hayden Rowe St. Hopkinton). Tickets are
$20 adults and $15 for students and seniors
(60+). Premium seating is available for
$30. Adult content. Not appropriate for
young audiences. Tickets are available
for purchase at the door or at www.
hopartscenter.org.
Ideas&Insights at Fay School
Dr. Rob Evans - “Self-Esteem: What It
Really Is; What Parents Can—and Can’t—
Do to Help It”
Monday, March 28 from 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Self-esteem is perhaps the most widely
known—and misunderstood—concept in
child psychology. It’s seen as essential to
children’s happiness and performance. But
there is actually no way to give self-esteem
to a child, and the experiences that build
it contradict what most parents believe.
Dr. Rob Evans will clarify self-esteem
and its role in students’ lives and offer
specific, practical suggestions for helping
children gain confidence and competence.
This presentation is part of Fay’s series,
Ideas&Insights at Fay School, which
features informative speakers, workshops,
and presentations on topics that are relevant
to parents today. The event is free to attend
and open to the public. No registration
is required to attend and parking will
be available at 25 Middle Road in
Southborough, MA. Please visit fayschool.
org/RobEvans for more information or
contact Nicole Casey at
508-490-8204 or [email protected].
Call For Art
Women’s Art Forum 2016. In the NEW
gallery at the Hopkinton Center for the
Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St. - right next to
the High School. Open to all who support
The Women’s Art Forum. EXHIBIT:
March 3 – 24, The Women’s Art Forum
(WAF) is open to all women interested in
joining together to talk about the arts and
about women’s lives. For more info, email
Cheryl Perreault: [email protected]
Fuel Assistance
SMOC (South Middlesex Opportunity
Council) is taking applications for fuel
assistance for the current heating season.
Contact the Outreach Department at the
Senior Center (508-497-9730) to see if you
income-qualify. If you are a household of
one the income limit is $33,126; for two,
$43,319, etc. Outreach assists all ages
in town with the application. Whether
you heat with oil, natural gas, electricity,
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propane, or wood, a quick phone call will
let you know if you should apply.
Basic Rights workshop
For parents and professionals to provide an
introduction to basic rights under the Mass
Special Education Law and Individuals
with Disabilities Act to be effective partners
with the child’s school, eligibility and
make decisions on his/her care. Tuesday,
March 29, Middle School Lecture Hall, 7 –
9 p.m. Contact HopkintonSEPAC@gmail.
com to RSVP.
Local Author
Local author Paul C. Clerici will be at a
Hopkinton Public Library event held at
the Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew
St., Hopkinton, on Wednesday, March
30, at 7 p.m., to talk about his popular
book “Boston Marathon History by the
Mile.” The award-winning writer takes
readers through the entire colorful 26.2mile journey, mile by mile, town by town,
story by story. With his unique vast array
of experience and knowledge as a 23-time
Boston Marathon runner and 30-plus-year
sports journalist, Clerici brings the great
race to life through informative, humorous,
and enlightening detail. The book features
vintage and during-the-race photographs;
stories about every statue, landmark, event,
nuance, and portion of the course from its
start in 1897 to its current incarnation;
and forewords by Boston Marathon race
director Dave McGillivray and the first
woman to finish the race, Roberta “Bobbi”
Gibb.
Democrat caucus
The Hopkinton Democratic Town
Committee (HDTC) will host its caucuses
on March 24 at its regularly scheduled
meeting in the lower level of the town
hall. 7 p.m. State Caucus; 7:30 p.m. Local
Caucus; 8 p.m. HDTC regular monthly
business meeting.
Navy Band
America’s Navy is coming to Ashland. Navy
Band Northeast’s Brass Quintet, Top Brass,
will be performing a Patriotic Concert on
Monday, April 11 at 2 p.m. The band will
be performing at The Residence at Valley
Farm, which is located at 369 Pond Street,
Ashland. Navy Band Northeast performs
a wide variety of musical styles including
traditional band literature, popular
standards and patriotic favorites. Whether
performing for an outdoor summer concert
series or a holiday concert in December,
the band provides musical entertainment
for audiences of all ages. Navy Band
Northeast ensembles perform over 300
engagements annually, personifying the
quality and professionalism of today’s
Navy and instilling pride and patriotism
during each and every performance.
All Navy Band Northeast performances
are free and open to the public. For more
information and press materials about
Navy Band Northeast, visit https://www.
usnwc.edu/About/Navy-Band-Northeast.
aspx or like us on Facebook. For an
interview or more information about the
performance, please contact: Navy Band
Northeast Public Affairs / 401-841-7181 /
[email protected].
Beautiful Lengths
Pantene Beautiful Lengths is a program
that collects eight inches of hair to make
wigs for cancer patients who receive them
free of charge. Pantene has made over
42,000 wigs to those in need because of
the donations they have received. Beautiful
Lengths is going to be taking place during
Relay For Life on May 13 starting at 6:30
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p.m. Please consider donating your hair! We can be reached at hop.
[email protected] with any questions you may have.
You can also join our facebook page by searching for Hopkinton
Beautiful Lengths. We hope to see you there!
Volunteer
If you have a few hours a week to give, are friendly and outgoing,
want to give back to your community, consider volunteering at
Milford Regional. Some of the volunteer needs include visitor
escort, lobby information, emergency department volunteer,
wheelchair escorts and gift shop assistance. Milford Regional
has a particular need for volunteers to serve as emergency
department visitor escorts. In this role, volunteers escort visitors
from the emergency room lobby to see their family member who
is a patient. Each shift is three hours, and shifts are available late
morning, afternoon, evening and night any day of the week. This
role is ideal for anyone looking to add steps to their day as it entails
a lot of walking. To apply, download a volunteer application at
milfordregional.org and return it to Volunteer Services, or email
Elaine Willey at [email protected]. All volunteers are screened
and must provide character references and complete a criminal
background check.
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Hopkinton Networkers Group
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The Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) is for those who are
unemployed or employed who would like to network with those
who are in a similar situation. The purpose of the group is to
provide leads, ideas,
search strategies and encouragement for area job-seekers through
face-to-face meetings and e-mail conversations. HNG meets
the first and third Friday of the month at St. John the Evangelist
Church Parish Hall from 10 a.m.to 12 noon. HNG is an umbrella
organization utilizing an e-mail distribution list to share job
leads, ideas and to request assistance. Any job-seeking member
is welcome to all meetings. Reminders of meeting times and
locations are published in weekly e-mails to members. Meetings
are free except for a small voluntary donation of $1 per meeting to
help pay for coffee and meeting supplies. For further information,
please contact [email protected].
Women’s Club
The Hopkinton Women’s Club invites you to join us in contributing
to our community through volunteer opportunities, in developing
new friendships and in having fun together. Meetings are held
the second Monday of each month from September to June
and new members are always welcome. For more information
contact Nancy Clark at [email protected]. March is Women’s
History Month and the Women’s Club will be honoring several
Hopkinton women who have made significant contributions to
our community at the March 14 meeting. The meeting begins
with a social hour a 9:30 a.m. at Faith Community Church and
is followed by the general meeting and a presentation by Elaine
Lazarus of the Hopkinton Planning Board, who will be discussing
both present and future plans for Hopkinton. On March 17 the
walking group will meet at 9:30 at Water Fresh Farm. Join us for
coffee at 10:15 if you are not walking. Guests are always welcome
to walk.
Running Club
The Hopkinton Running Club is a group of runners of all
abilities, from the painfully slow to the ridiculously fast, living
in and around Hopkinton. Established in the spring of 2003,
we’re dedicated to promoting running as a lifestyle, improving
the fitness of our community, and providing a welcoming
environment for those new to the sport, as well as seasoned
veterans. Join us for a Saturday Club Run at 7:30 a.m.! Contact
our Membership Director ([email protected]) for details on
location. For more information about the club, visit our website at
www.runhopkinton.org or follow us on Twitter @RunHopkinton.
Join 1000 Homes
With the support of the Hopkinton community, Hopkinton Public
Library has achieved three monumental milestones in 2014: 1)
Town voted YES for the restoration, renovation and expansion
of our
Library, 2) $4.5 million state grant awarded to Hopkinton, 3)
$525,000 raised toward our $1,000,000 goal!
But our work is not yet finished. We still need your help! BUILD
WITH US! by joining 1000 Homes for Hopkinton Library,
attending fundraising events, supporting HPLF marathon runners,
or encouraging others to be a part of our Town’s future. Add
YOUR name to the growing list of those who already have joined
together to make this incredible opportunity for our community a
reality. You can learn more at HPLFinc.org and facebook.com/
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Join Hopkinton Girl Scouts!
Interested in Girl Scouts? Come learn
more about the largest girl led program
in America! Girl Scouting builds girls of
courage, confidence, and character, who
make the world a better place. Visit
www.hopkintongirlscouts.org for more
information. Join today!
to organize exciting activities, maintain
regular outings and serve the community.
If you are interested in joining please
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If any charitable groups want to participate
in this program, please call Bob Snyder at
435-4528.
The Town of Hopkinton DPW is now
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a.m. to 3 p.m. There is a nominal charge as
follows: PC Monitors and Large TVs, $10,
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Portable Electronics $1. To dispose of an
item, see the Recycling Center Attendant.
Compassionate Friends
A support group for those who have lost
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Eat for a Cure
Ten-year-old Hopkins student Allie
Sheehan attended one of the Eat For
A Cure events for the Sharon Timlin
Memorial Event last month. She was
excited to register for the new Fun Color
Run to be held at the annual June event,
and also filled out a raffle ticket to win
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jersey. Volunteers heard Allie saying,
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and just that she did!! Allie’s name was
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jersey last week. “Our first Eat For A Cure
Basketball win
Junior co-captain Mikayla Pucci makes a free throw
as part of a three-point play in the fourth quarter
of the Hillers’ 54-47 win over Ashland on March 3
in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Division 2 Central
tournament.
Month was very successful and brought
in $3500 which will go directly toward
our charge of helping to strike out ALS.
We are very appreciative of all the people
that supported us and especially to the
Hopkinton restaurants, Dynasty and Yogurt
Beach”, said Sue Pearson, Committee
chair for Eat For A Cure Month, a new
initiative this year. Shown above is Allie
with co-event director, Abbie Rosenberg.
The Sharon Timlin Memorial Event will
be held on Saturday, June 18, 2016, rain or
shine, and registration for the 5K and Color
Run is open at www.sharontimlinrace.org.
Donation to PJB
Retired Officer Pat O’Brien gave retired Lt.
Chuck Wallace all the badges he wore over the
30 years in the department.
Winning an Ethics Award from National Grid, Christine
Curren, lead program manager for Business Continuity
Planning (BCP) in Emergency Planning, is donating her
award to Project Just Because. (www.projectjustbecause.
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Led by senior captains Wyatt Beach, Lukas Kaminski, Chris Lallier, Josh Sokol, and
Chris Zarba, as well as coaches Tim Nelson and Corey Mills and Manager Jessie Karner,
the Hopkinton High School Varsity Wrestling Team competed on Saturday, February
13 at the Division 2 central sectionals tournament at Ashland High School. Finishing
fourth after Algonquin Regional High School (coached by Hopkinton native Brian
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On Friday, February 19 the Hopkinton Wrestling team took six of their teammates to
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Hopkinton Youths Win at
Knights of Columbus Free Throw
Competition
by Jean Cann
Hopkinton boys and girls won and placed in most categories at the local Annual Knights
of Columbus Free Throw Competition, sponsored and organized by K of C Ashland/
Hopkinton Council (Bishop Rice Council 4822). The free event, open to participants
from ages nine through 14, took place on February 6 at Keefe Tech High School.
This year’s contest, despite following a school snow day, drew a big crowd. Boys
and girls gathered by age at different hoops
in the cavernous Keefe Tech gymnasium.
After working out their nerves with some
warm up dribbles and shots, each participant
attempted 15 free throws. Volunteers from
the Hopkinton High School lacrosse team,
supervised by coach Dan Norton, counted the
number of shots made.
Twelve Hopkinton boys and girls took
home first or second place trophies, while
three more earned third place medals. First
place winners from Hopkinton included
Michael Villani and Isabella Resteghini (age
9), Christian Pereira and Bridget O’Connor
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(age 12), and Chandler Cheung (age 12).
Winners in each age group will advance to
the district finals on March 5 at Marian High
School, district winners will then compete at
regionals on March 19 at Nichols College, and
regional winners will compete at the state final
on April 9, also at Nichols College. Last year, Hopkinton’s Marisa Alicandro advanced
all the way to the state final, where she placed third.
Alicandro took second at the local level for 10-year-olds this year. Other Hopkinton
second place finishers included Sam Pantera and Elena Davies (age 9), Dylan Michaud
(age 10), and John Wauters (age 12). Hopkinton’s Bella Gonterman (age 9), Cole
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Besides the Free Throw Competition, some of the events the K of C Ashland/Hopkinton
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Drive, and a soccer challenge. “Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s organization,”
said Chris Alicandro, Deputy Grand Knight for K of C Bishop Rice Council 4822.
“Our mission is to serve the parish and the community. We try to get a lot of kids and
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College sports (continued from back page)
John Lagasse, Bowdoin ’16, finished
10th in the 100 yard breaststroke (57.84),
11th in the 50 yard breaststroke (26.55),
and 21st in the 50 yard freestyle (21.73)
at the NESCAC Swimming & Diving
Championship held at Williams from
February 19-21. He also swam legs on the
200 medley, 200 freestyle, 400 medley,
and 400 freestyle relays. Bowdoin finished
sixth in the 11 team conference.
(10:15.64) at the Northeast Conference
Indoor Track & Field Championship on
February 19 and 20 at the Ocean Breeze
Athletic Complex on Staten Island. She
also ran the anchor leg on the fourth place
distance medley relay. Bryant finished
ninth in the conference. At the New
England Track & Field Championship
held at BU on February 26 and 27, Lodge
finished 14th in the mile in 5:05.17.
Paul Lagasse, Middlebury ’16, took
14th in the 50 yard freestyle (21.60), 20th
in the 100 yard freestyle (47.41), and
21st in the 200 yard freestyle (1:45.35)
at the NESCAC Swimming & Diving
Championship held at Williams from
February 19-21. He also swam legs on the
200 medley, 200 freestyle, 400 medley,
and 400 freestyle relays. Middlebury took
seventh in the conference championship.
Jessica Scott, Northeastern ’18, took
fourth in the 60m dash (7.78) to help her
track & field team to win the New England
Indoor Track & Field Championship
held at BU on February 26 and 27. Scott
also finished 13th in the long jump (17′
6¼″/5.35m) and 15th in the 200m (25.53).
Denny LaMachia, Delaware ’17, won
at number two singles (6-2, 6-3) and
number one doubles (6-4) against George
Mason on February 20. Delaware won the
match, 5-2. The following day, she helped
her team to a 4-3 win over Albany with a
6-7, 6-2, 6-3 win at number two singles.
On February 27, LaMachia picked up two
wins to boost her team to its fifth straight
win, a 5-2 contest over Howard. She took
number two singles, 3-6, 6-2, 10-6, and
number one doubles, 7-5.
Melissa Lodge, Bryant ’18, captured third
in the mile (5:04.38) and fifth in the 3,000m
Harrison Sullivan, Hamilton ’16,
finished ninth in the 5,000m run (16:27.40)
at the Pioneer Invitational at Utica College
on February 20. The following weekend,
he ran a leg on the distance medley relay
at the New York State Collegiate Track
Conference Championship held at Ithaca
College. The team’s time of 10:33.92
qualified for the ECAC Division III
Championship.
Alexis Torosian, American International
’17, allowed only four goals during her
30 minutes in goal as her lacrosse team
defeated Nyack, 26-9 on February 27. On
March 1 against Assumption, she made 13
saves in the 14-12 win.
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College Sports
Notes....
by Jean Cann
Carly Adams, John Carroll ’18, won the
400IM in an NCAA B qualifying time of
4:34.91 at the OAC Championship held
in Acron, Ohio from February 18-20.
She also finished second in the 100 yard
backstroke (58.46), and fourth in the 200
yard backstroke (2:09.71). She also swam
legs on the winning 200 medley and 400
medley relays, as well as the second place
200 freestyle relay, and third place 400
freestyle relay. Adams earned a total of five
All Conference honors with each of her top
three finishes. John Carroll finished second
in the conference to Mt. Union.
Tim Bolick, Bentley ’17, placed second in
the 1,000m run (2:30.98) at the Northeast
10 Indoor Track & Field Championship at
the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center
on February 20. He also ran a leg on the
4x800m relay. The following weekend,
he took ninth in the 1,000m (2:29.21) and
ran a leg on the fifth place 4x800m relay
at the New England Indoor Track & Field
Championship held at BU.
Corey Branch, Swarthmore ’17, finished
10th in the mile (4:31.54) at the Haverford
Keogh Invitational on February 20. He
also ran a leg on the second place 4x400m
relay team. At the Centennial Conference
Championship the following weekend,
Branch ran legs on the 4x800m relay
and the winning distance medley relay.
Swarthmore took sixth in the nine-team
conference championship.
Hunter Burdick, Nazareth ’18, scored a
goal in his lacrosse team’s season opener,
an 18-6 win over Plattsburgh on February
20. In a 12-10 win over Springfield on
February 27, he collected three ground
balls and caused one turnover.
Nick Burns, Johns Hopkins ’18, struck
out one and allowed four hits, one run, and
one walk in three innings on the mound in
his baseball team’s 11-11 tie against New
Paltz at home on February 28.
Francesca Casasanta, Worcester State
’16, placed fourth in the high jump
(1.58m/5′ 2 ¼″) at the New England
Division III Championship on February 20
at Middlebury College.
MaryKate Cavanaugh, Haverford ’18,
ran a personal best 10:59.92 in the 3,000m
for fifth place at the Haverford Keogh
Invitational on February 20. The following
weekend, she completed a double at the
Centennial Conference Championship
held at Ursinus. On day one, she finished
12th in the 5,000m (18:51.03) and on the
second day she took 16th in the 3,000m
in a personal best 10:55.19. Haverford
took second of 10 teams at the conference
championship.
Tess Chandler, Boston College ’17,
had one assist in her lacrosse team’s 6-7
overtime loss to Louisville on February 27
in Louisville.
Jaclyn Chirco, Assumption ’17, made 13
saves in her lacrosse team’s season opener,
a 14-12 loss to AIC on March 1.
Bridget Coffey, Layayette ’19, swam
1:09.97 for 30th in the 100 breaststroke
and 56.87 for 40th in the preliminaries of
March 10, 2016
the 100 freestyle at the Patriot League
Championship held February 18-20 in
Annapolis.
Anthony DeBenedetto, Tufts ’16, broke
his own school record and surpassed
the NCAA B standard when he won his
preliminary heat of the 200 yard butterfly
(1:49.77) at the NESCAC Championship
at Williams. In the finals of the event, he
took fifth in 1:51.21, also under the NCAA
B standard. He also placed 13th in the 100
yard butterfly (51.31) and 16th in the 100
yard backstroke (52.35). DeBenedetto also
swam legs on the 200 medley and 800
freestyle relays. Tufts took second in the
11 team conference championship held
from February 19 and 21. DeBenedetto’s
time from the 200 butterfly preliminaries
(1:49.77) has qualified him for the NCAA
Division III Championship. He will
compete at the Greensboro Aquatic Center
in North Carolina on March 18. His time
ranks 15th on the entry list.
Matt Decina, Plymouth State ’19, scored
a run in his first collegiate baseball game, a
9-2 home win over Becker on February 28.
Teddy Doherty, Boston College ’16,
scored a goal in his hockey team’s 3-1 win
over Vermont on February 19. He notched
another goal in a 3-1 win over UMass
Lowell on February 26.
Lindsey Doucette, UMass Lowell ’16,
scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds, three
assists, and three blocks, in her basketball
team’s 52-55 loss to Binghamton on
February 20. In the team’s season finale, a
57-88 loss to Albany, Doucette scored 20
points to make a career total of 1,099, good
for 10th all-time for the River Hawks. She
also grabbed six rebounds, and added four
assists, and a steal.
Barrett Hanlon, Salve Regina ’16,
recorded a double-double with 21 points
and 11 rebounds in his basketball team’s
71-81 loss to University of New England
on February 20. He also had four assists.
Jimmy Hervol, UConn’19, tied for 75th
in a field of more than 100 at the season
opening Loyola Intercollegiate Golf
Invitational, held in Goodyear, Arizona
from February 28 through March 1. He
shot 76-76-73-225 on the par 72, 7015 yard
course, helping his team to a fifth place
finish out of 17 teams.
Emily Jarvis, Holy Cross ’16, had one hit
in her softball team’s season opener, a 7-1
loss to Delaware on February 19 in Miami.
The following day, she hit one single
and walked once in a 9-1 loss to Florida
Atlantic.
Andrew Johnson, UMass Dartmouth
’16, scored two goals and added an assist
in his lacrosse team’s 11-13 loss to Clark
on February 27.
Alissa Karjel, St. Bonaventure ’19, had
one hit in her softball team’s 5-3 loss to
Harvard on February 26 in Jacksonville,
Florida.
Kevin Lagasse, Holy Cross ’19, finished
39th in the 100 freestyle (48.75) and
43rd in the 100 butterfly (53.71) at the
Patriot League Swimming & Diving
Championship in Annapolis from February
18-20. He also swam a leg on the 200 yard
freestyle relay.
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minimum balance to earn Basic Rate APY. In order to receive the Bonus Rate of interest, you must meet the following minimum requirements each statement cycle: maintain a minimum daily balance of $250, have 12 posted and settled debit card purchase transactions,
and be enrolled in eStatements. If any of the minimum requirements are not met in a statement cycle a $35 service charge will be assessed
and the total account balance will earn the Basic Rate of interest. Fees may reduce earnings. Some restrictions may apply. Not all purchase
transactions post or settle on the day they occur. Limit of one eChecking account per customer. Bonus Rate of interest APY range assumes
a maximum deposit of $50,000 for illustration purposes only. The account does not have a maximum deposit limit. ***New Home
Equity Line accounts only and requires a UniBank Perfect Sense Plus Checking Account. Offer of credit is subject to approval.
APR = annual percentage rate. APR shown is in effect as of 2/1/16. The rate at closing is guaranteed for 12 months. Maximum
APR is 20% in MA. After the 12 month period, the APR is variable and based on WSJ prime minus 1% with a minimum APR
of 4.00%. Minimum monthly payment of $50 during the draw period. Homeowners and Flood insurance (where applicable)
is required for the life of the loan. Offer available on owner occupied 1-4 family residences only. Offer is subject to change at
any time. Member FDIC/Member DIF • EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LENDER

March 10, 2016.indd - The Hopkinton Independent

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