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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 20 20 || No. No. 11 11 || May May 15, 15, 2019 2019 Vol.

Candidates address issues

Vote to establish new historic district saves Claflin house

Town Election set for May 20

By Jim Kleinkauf Contributing Writer

By Michelle Murdock Contributing Writer

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ighteen of the 24 candidates running for office in Hopkinton’s upcoming annual Town Election participated in the Hopkinton Women’s Club Meet the Candidates Night held on April 24 at the HCAM-TV studios.

In addition to their opening and closing statements, the candidates responded to questions from the audience and online viewers covering several issues including residential growth and support for the town’s aging population.

The first question of the night was directed to the selectmen candidates and asked what was being done for the town’s aging population with respect to rising tax rates. Answering first was Mary Jo LaFreniere, who currently serves on the Board of Assessors and is a member of the Tax Relief Committee. She cited many of the programs currently available for seniors.

“We have a great number of exemptions in town,” she said, noting that the application for the means-tested

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ne Hopkinton organization is reaching out in “love and support” of another as targeted violence around the globe leaves many shaken.

After an attack on a mosque in New Zealand on March 15 left 50 people dead and dozens more injured, members of the South Asian Circle of Hopkinton (SACH) quickly reached out to their friends and neighbors of the Islamic community to show that they stood in solidarity in honoring the victims of the horrific tragedy.

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own Meeting voters established a single-structure historic district at 76 Main St. in reaction to a plan to tear down the Aaron and Lucy Claflin house to make way for a new three-story mixed-use downtown development.

Built in the 18th century, “It is one of the four oldest houses in the town center,” said Michael Roughan, chair of the Historical Commission, which sponsored the Town Meeting article.

The structure, owned by town resident Paul Mastroianni, was under a demolition delay order set to expire 6.

July 6.

Discussion, which lasted for 30 minutes, was at times contentious as residents weighed in on the issues of historic preservation vs. property owners’ rights before voting 287 for and 70 against to save the building (a twothirds majority was required to pass).

Mastroianni offered to give away the building and even pay to help move it off the property, and he declared just before the vote, “My property rights are being violated.”

He had some support — or at least sympathy — in the crowd.

“Would this be considered spot zoning?” asked Selectman Brian Herr, directing the question to town counsel Raymond Miyares.

“Well, happily, this is not zoning, so in fact it is not spot zoning,” Miyares responded.

“There are in fact dozens of singlestructure historical districts all over the Commonwealth,” Miyares added.

There were a number of zoning articles presented to voters earlier at Town Meeting.

Article 32 proposed allowing car washes in the Industrial A District and no longer allowing them in the Downtown Business District. The article failed to receive the required two-thirds majority by standing vote, with 226 for and 117 opposed.

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Viewpoint Voters should vet candidates

Town Meeting 2019 is in the books, and next up is the Town Election on May 20. There are 15 positions to be decided, with five contested races. There also are four ballot questions, including one on a proposed underride that has stirred some discussion. For more information on the election, see the front page. To read statements from the candidates, see Page 12.

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Thank you for providing candidate statements for the May 20 Town Elections. This give voters a sense of each candidate’s motivation and potential to serve, and provides a window into their experience. We are fortunate to have several Planning LETTERS TO prospective Board members, some THE EDITOR with previous experience in town planning, zoning or related fields.

At the local level the candidates have volunteered in a wide variety of organizations: coaching sports, library trustee, food bank, humane society, marathon committee, historical society, etc. These candidates have served the community well.

When voting in local, statewide or national elections, I would urge voters to ask themselves these questions: Does the candidate have previous experience in government (or private sector) commensurate with the demands of the office they seek?

Does the candidate have good people skills, listening to and respecting different viewpoints, and finding win/win solutions and helping create unity in their town/ district/state/nation?

Has the candidate been generous with their time, sacrificing personal/family time to contribute to their community?

The last question is instrumental, as elected officials are there to serve the public. Previous demonstration that they value public service and community building over personal gain is an important attribute for our elected officials.

A final thought: Given the strong credentials of some of our local candidates (previous job experience and demonstration of volunteerism and public service) one must wonder why voters do not demand the same of our next president.

— Douglas Antelman, Hopkinton

Robak supports Mannan I am writing in support of Shahidul Mannan for Board of Selectman. I have had the pleasure of working with Shahidul on the Appropriations Committee for several years. The experience of reviewing the budget in depth each year has given him a deep understanding of not only the fiscal status of our budgets, but has also provided him with the knowledge of the challenges facing each department and our town in general. He will be well qualified to help the town with strategic planning, and will provide the leadership needed to help the town manage its growth. Vote for Shahidul Mannan on May 20.

— Rebecca Robak, Hopkinton

Business owner for Esthimer My name is Sabine St. Pierre and I am a Hopkinton resident and own a business in town. I am also a board member of the LMPA (Lake Maspenock Preservation Association). I am endorsing Cynthia Esthimer as a candidate for commissioner of Parks and Recreation. I have the pleasure of knowing Cynthia as a neighbor for over 10 years, and she has been an active member of LMPA for almost 30 years. Since maintaining our lake and surrounding environment has always been important to Cynthia, she is currently leading a small group of volunteers in a project called Lake Wise where they are focusing on best practices for lake residents. She sits on the Town of Hopkinton Lake Maspenock Weed Management and Control Advisory Group. Cynthia is an active member of not only the lake community but of Hopkinton. She has the knowledge and skills to be a successful and contributing member of Parks and Recreation.

— Sabine St. Pierre, Hopkinton Letters | 3

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Bertschmann backs Mannan I am writing in support of Shahidul Mannan for Board of Selectman. During my tenure on the School Committee, I had the pleasure of working with Shahidul in his role on the Appropriations Committee for several years. His work on the Appropriations Committee gives Shahidul a deep understanding of the budgetary needs of all town departments. Professionally, his work in corporate leadership, budget development and strategic planning provide an excellent foundation for Shahidul to play a key role on the Board of Selectmen in strategically managing growth and maintaining fiscal discipline for the town. He asks probing questions and has forward-thinking ideas about increasing commercial revenue for the town, which will help support growth while lessening the tax impact on individual homeowners. I find Shahidul to be a man of great integrity, intellect and diplomacy, and admire his sincere commitment to all of the residents of Hopkinton. Please join me in voting for Shahidul Mannan on May 20.

— Jean Bertschmann, Hopkinton

Magnani supports LaFreniere Mary Jo LaFreniere served as district coordinator in my senate office, representing Hopkinton for 10 years. During that time she exhibited, exquisitely, all the leadership qualities needed to be one of Hopkinton’s most effective selectmen ever: She is organized, committed, energetic, intelligent, collaborative and enormously personable, even in stressful situations.

Her “marathon” service to Hopkinton is legendary. Throughout all of the challenging situations she faced as the senate district director, she was always friendly, collaborative and professional. I strongly believe that Hopkinton could not be better served than to elect Mary Jo LaFreniere to serve as their next selectman.

— State Sen. David P. Magnani (retired), Framingham

Kramer compliments duo Both Mary Jo LaFreniere and Shahidul Mannan have the critically necessary experience with municipal finance most needed on the Board of Selectmen, bringing experience from different municipal areas — Mary Jo as an assessor and Shahidul from the Appropriation Committee.

Having served on the Select Board myself, I appreciate how complex the financial management issues are and how necessary it is that we elect board members who can provide sound financial leadership.

Mary Jo, a professional assessor, has volunteered on the Board of Assessors in Hopkinton for approximately 10 years.

She understands taxes, tax rates, levy limits and taxpayer impact better than most, and she is committed to keeping the needs of all residents from seniors to schoolchildren in mind when making critical financial decisions. Mary Jo also worked as a staffer for State Senator David Magnani during his tenure and is ready day one to help interface successfully with our legislators for Hopkinton’s benefit.

Shahidul has served on the Appropriation Committee for four years and understands the budget process completely. He appreciates the financial nuances and can both deliver a balanced budget and keep

the needs of the taxpayer at the forefront.

Shahidul additionally has extensive experience in strategic planning, a skill set that will help facilitate a more manageable approach to growth and a more sustainable budget process that protects the taxpayer from ever increasing taxes.

Please vote May 20 for Mary Jo Lafreniere and Shahidul Mannan for Board of Selectmen.

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Hayes heralds Esthimer Cynthia Esthimer loves Hopkinton, especially the Lake Maspenock community where she has lived for many years.

She advocates for this natural resource, its environment, and even chairs the committee on weeds. Cynthia believes in an inclusive Parks and Recreation Department with activities for everyone of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. Her desire is to support and enhance offerings our Parks and Recreation are currently offering our community from sports, arts, educational initiatives and health and wellness programs. Cynthia is a listener who definitely wants to hear from the residents “what is important to them” in regards to building upon the recreation and enrichment programs Parks and Rec can offer.

Her professional background: For over 20 years she spearheaded the implementation of enrichment programs for a city in our region integrating their schools, Parks and Rec and other citywide departments delivering resources to well over 1,000 youth annually.

I have known Cynthia for over 23 years. She is caring and creative and collaborates well with others. She is the ideal candidate to be a commissioner on Hopkinton’s Parks and Recreation Commission.

Please join me and vote for Cynthia Esthimer on May 20th.

— Darlene Hayes, Hopkinton

Markey promotes Mannan I’m writing to encourage Hopkinton voters to elect Shahidul Mannan to the Board of Selectmen. Shahidul has served several years on the Appropriation Committee, is well versed in Hopkinton’s growth and financial management, and brings strategic management experience that will enable more proactive leadership by the board.

I’ve had the privilege to work with Shahidul in a professional capacity at EMC and as a town volunteer during Marathon Elementary School planning and construction. In both cases I have observed Shahidul Mannan to be a leader grounded in competence and substance.

With Hopkinton’s annual budget now approaching $100 million, I consider it critical that our Board of Selectmen include volunteers with financial and strategic management expertise. Shahidul Mannan brings much-needed financial and strategic competence, along with a demeanor well suited to productive collaboration with fellow volunteers, town staff and the community.

Please join me in electing Mannan for selectman on Monday, May 20th.

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Enjoy Life Academy expands reach A

lmost every student has a favorite teacher, one with whom they feel a connection and who inspires them. For Tom Coburn, that teacher was Evren Gunduz.

“Evren was my eighth-grade teacher at Hopkinton Middle School [in 200405],” said Coburn.

“He was by far the best teacher I’d ever had in my life up to that point, because used the class to INDEPENDENT he teach more than just THOUGHTS science and what the school wants you to JERRY SPAR teach. He taught us all of this stuff about life and leadership and happiness and things like that.

“At the time I just thought, OK, he’s a great teacher now, but I’ll probably have way better teachers as I go through high school and college. But I never found anyone even close to him.”

Coburn went on to start a digital

We’ve always felt in our hearts, the program is not just designed for white kids from middle class or wealthy families. It was always our theory it really could benefit anybody who came.

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marketing technology company called Jebbit during his sophomore year at Boston College.

“It’s ended up going really well now, we’ve raised about $20 million in funding, we’re like 75 people in downtown Boston,” Coburn said. “I basically used all the leadership principles Evren taught me to start the company, and our whole culture is based on everything I learned from Evren.

“Once the company was up and running I went back to him and asked him, ‘Hey, what are you doing with this curriculum? You’ve been teaching it in

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And he had the same exact theory.”

Coburn and Gunduz discussed some options and eventually decided to start a summer program, the Enjoy Life Leadership Academy, which now is part of the Enjoy Life Education nonprofit organization. At the camp — this year being held from July 8-12 at Assumption College in Worcester — they work to empower high school students with the tools to “lead full, thriving and visiondriven lives.”

At its start eight years ago, the camp drew students from Hopkinton and some surrounding communities. Eventually, in search of more diversity, Coburn and Gunduz (who no longer teaches in Hopkinton) reached out to Boys and Girls Clubs in Boston and Waltham along with a police-led nonprofit group in Dorchester.

“In the first few years when Evren and I were trying to get this off the ground we were just really focused on trying to nail the experience and make it amazing,” Coburn said. “So it was easiest for us to not really focus on the scholarship side of this, but get the students from the towns that already knew him to come. But we’ve always felt in our hearts, the program is not just designed for white kids from middle class or wealthy families. It was always our theory it really could benefit anybody who came.”

The response was overwhelmingly positive, but they needed financial support to get these kids involved. So, some parents donated so that a small group of disadvantaged students would get the same opportunity as their kids.

With the new students set to attend, Coburn and Gunduz weren’t quite sure what to expect, although they were cautiously optimistic this new group would have the same positive experience.

“It was an experiment for us last year,” Coburn said. “We weren’t sure

going into it. That was our belief [that it would go well], but we weren’t sure.

Are these kids going to come in with a totally different background, totally different home lives, and are they going to say, ‘None of this resonates with me.’

It’s very positive, it’s very high-energy, and we just weren’t sure. But it was an absolutely amazing experience.

“I had a bunch of the kids from Dorchester and Waltham by my office two weeks after the program last summer just so I could ask them about it.

Their feedback was insanely positive, and the same that we get from all the students from Hopkinton and Dover and Westwood that come. That gave Evren and I the confidence to say, ‘OK, let’s keep expanding where we pull students from and go more public this year with trying to raise money for the scholarship fund.’ ” Added Coburn: “One of the coolest things we learned was one of the girls from Waltham went up to her staff member on Friday [the final day of camp]. She’s black, and she said to the staff member, ‘I didn’t know that white people have these problems, too.’

Because she had heard from some of the different girls she met that are white.

One girl was dealing with depression, one with a lot of confidence issues, things like that. For this girl, growing up in Waltham and being black, she just had a perception that if you’re white your life is perfect and you don’t have any problems.”

The feedback was positive from the Metrowest attendees as well.

“One of the moms from Hopkinton pulled me aside on Friday last year when she came to pick up her daughter.

We essentially randomize the rooming assignments, and her daughter happened to be rooming with one of the girls from Dorchester who lives in the projects there. Her mom said to me, ‘Hey did you have some students from Dorchester here this week that are from the projects?’ I said, ‘Yes, we did,’ and I wasn’t sure where she was going with it.

And she just said, ‘Thank you so much.

Our daughter was rooming with one of them and she was texting my husband and I last night about how amazing this girl is she met and how hard her life’s been.’ She said, ‘We’re not sure she knew what the projects were when she went to the academy earlier this week.’ ” For more information about the Enjoy Life Leadership Academy Scholarship Fund, visit enjoylifeeducation.org.

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Vote to establish new historic district saves Claflin house

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Town moderator Thomas Garabedian guides the discussion during Town Meeting.

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Industrial A District. It passed by a unanimous vote.

Article 34, sponsored by Paul Mastroianni and a citizens petition, proposed allowing self-storage businesses by right in the Industrial A District. An amendment to change to use by special permit failed to receive the required two-thirds majority. The original article then failed in a standing vote, 145 for and 190 against.

Article 35 proposed allowing retail stores associated with existing businesses in the Industrial A District. The article passed, having received the required two-thirds majority by standing vote, 305 to 8.

Article 36 proposed ways for the town to bring low-income units into the Legacy Farms development in compliance with state regulation. The article failed by standing vote, 305 to 8.

Article 37, related to the previous article, proposed a different method for the town to maintain the required percentage of affordable housing units in compliance with state regulations. The article passed unanimously.

Article 38 proposed changes to bylaws governing restricted open space land to include “cultural uses” in order

Local residents recognized for volunteering at Milford Regional Medical Center Milford Regional Medical Center recently honored the more than 400 volunteers who contribute their time and talents to support patients and staff with a celebratory luncheon at the Hopedale Community House.

The annual luncheon is an opportunity for department managers and administrative staff to show their appreciation and thank the volunteers for their service. Milford Regional has a total of 481 adult volunteers who contributed 31,400 hours supporting patients and staff in 42 different roles in the hospital, cancer center and offsite rehab centers.

Hopkinton residents who were honored included Lynn Bono, Bob Cole, Debby Cole, Renee Dean, Mark Haggerty, Janice Harriman, Phil Kuehne, Doug Kulig, Sue Lowy, Noreen Mastroianni, Elizabeth McBride, Eileen Ryan, Donna Tamagno and Judy Weinthaler.

Bob Cole received special recognition for his 4,000 hours of volunteer service.

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to allow the possibility of constructing a marathon center on donated land adjoining Legacy Farms North. The article passed by a standing vote, 222 to 2.

Article 39 proposed that temporary banners be allowed over Route 85, Route 135 and West Main Street. The article passed.

Article 40 proposed ways to screen commercial solar photovoltaic structures from view. An amendment to specify “view from abutters’ property and public ways,” passed. The article passed by a clear two-thirds majority voice vote.

No action was taken on Article 41, which sought a three-year moratorium on subdivisions, garden apartments and village housing, following a request from the originators of the article.

Article 42, a one-year growth restriction, purposed “to implement a reasonable and temporary cap, until June 30, 2020, on construction of new dwelling units in the town,” failed.

Article 43, to change the title of Board of Selectmen to Select Board in zoning bylaws, passed by a standing vote, 258 to 53.

Road resurfacing to start in mid-June Mike Mansir, highway manager for the Town of Hopkinton, recently announced that pavement management work will start as soon as school ends in June and finish in September, when school starts.

Under the town’s road opening permit policy, no permit will be granted for a period of five years on newly paved streets except in the case of an emergency. Anyone whose street is on the list below who is considering having any utility work done that would require the road to be cut should contact the appropriate utility company and schedule the work to be completed before June 17.

The following streets are scheduled to be resurfaced this year (all full length).

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Town Meeting results Following are results for each article presented at 2019 Town Meeting, held May 6-8 at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium. For more details on each article, visit the Town of Hopkinton website (hopkintonma.gov).

Article 1: Acceptance of town reports PASSED, unanimous Article 2: FY2019 supplemental appropriations and transfers PASSED, unanimous Article 3: Unpaid bills from previous fiscal years PASSED, unanimous Article 4: Property tax exemption increase PASSED, unanimous Article 5: BRAVEAct — increase in abatement by amount not to exceed cost of living PASSED, unanimous Article 6: BRAVE Act — real estate tax exemption for veterans and other qualified persons where home is owned by a trust, conservator or other fiduciary for the person’s benefit PASSED, unanimous Article 7: BRAVE Act — real estate tax exemption for surviving parents or guardians of certain soldiers, sailors, members of the National Guard and veterans PASSED, unanimous Article 8: BRAVE Act — reduction of property tax obligation of veteran in exchange for volunteer services PASSED, unanimous

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Article 9: Set the salary of elected officials (town clerk) PASSED, unanimous Article 10: Fiscal 2020 operating budget PASSED, clear majority, with amendment to remove non-binding language Article 11: FY2020 revolving funds spending limits PASSED, unanimous Article 12: PEG access enterprise fund — created and funded $50,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 13: Chapter 90 highway funds in the amount of $643,095 PASSED, unanimous Article 14: Transfer to general stabilization funds in the amount of $208,000 PASSED, unanimous

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Article 20: Purchase of bucket truck, $100,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 21: Purchase of multi-purpose municipal tractor, $177,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 22: Sewer comprehensive wastewater management plan update, $170,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 53: Colella Farm Road sewer (article taken out of order) Motion for no action recommended by citizen petitioner, PASSED, unanimous Article 23: Sidewalk Master Plan Phase 2, $1,060,000 FAILED, did not receive required twothirds majority by standing vote, 124 for, 103 against Amendment to eliminate West Main Street costs, FAILED, 127 to 104 Article 24: School bus parking lot, $300,000 PASSED, received required two-thirds majority by standing vote, 146 to 60 Article 25: Purchase of ladder truck, $1,200,000 PASSED, received required two-thirds majority by standing vote, 256 to 11 Article 26: Public safety software upgrade, $375,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 27: Town Hall basement renovation, $200,000 FAILED, did not receive required twothirds majority by standing vote, 175 for, 112 against Article 28: Security cameras for school, $200,000 PASSED, unanimous Article 29: Center School renovation and reuse feasibility study, $58,000 PASSED, clear majority Article 30: Community Preservation funds allocation PASSED, unanimous Article 31: Community Preservation recommendations A: Historical preservation for land records in Town Hall basement, $20,000, PASSED B: Historical preservation for photographs by digitizing, $3,750, PASSED C: Historical preservation and rehabilitation for cemetery headstones, $10,000, PASSED D: Dog park at 66B Fruit St., $150,000 toward design and construction, contingent on remaining $250,000 via grant, PASSED in separate standing vote, 191 to 158 E: Lacrosse wall at Fruit Street fields, $25,000, PASSED F: Irrigation system at Pyne Field, $25,000, PASSED G: Wetland crossing at 0 Wilson St., $50,000, PASSED H: Replace equipment at EMC playground, $260,000, PASSED Motion to separate Item D, PASSED, received 228 to 72 majority by standing vote Motion to separate Item H, FAILED, 109 for, 178 against, via standing vote Article 32: Car wash use FAILED, did not receive required twoResults | 7

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thirds majority by standing vote, 226 for, 117 against

Article 44: Change Board of Selectmen to Select Board in general bylaws PASSED

Article 33: Indoor recreation uses PASSED, unanimous

Article 45: Kennel licensing bylaw PASSED, unanimous

Article 34: Self-storage facility FAILED, did not receive required twothirds majority Amendment to change to use by special permit FAILED, standing vote, 145 for, 190 against

Article 46: 76 Main St. historic district PASSED, received required two-thirds majority by standing vote, 287 for, 70 against

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Article 35: Associated retail to manufacturing use PASSED, received required two-thirds majority by standing vote, 305 for, 8 against Article 36: OSMUD district, residents of age-restricted housing FAILED Article 37: OSMUD district, affordable housing PASSED, unanimous Article 38: OSMUD district, restricted land definition PASSED, standing vote, 222-2 Article 39: Temporary banners PASSED, unanimous Article 40: Commercial solar voltaic installation screening PASSED, unanimous, with amendment to add language Article 41: Subdivision, garden apartment and village housing phasing, 3-year moratorium Motion for no action recommended by citizen petitioner, PASSED, unanimous

Article 47: Historic preservation bylaw amendment, 18-month demolition hold PASSED, unanimous Amendment to make demolition hold 12 months instead of 18 months, FAILED, 145 for, 160 against Article 48: Street acceptances PASSED, unanimous Article 49: Fruit Street lease to nonprofit youth organization PASSED Article 50: Chamberlain Street curve — land swap PASSED, unanimous Article 51: Municipal parking, 3 items Motion to separate items, PASSED, unanimous Item 1 (acquire parcel at 6 Walcott St.): PASSED, standing vote, 260 to 32 Item 2 (acquire parcel at 25-35 Main St.): PASSED, standing vote, 197 to 19 Item 3 (acquire parcel at 10 Walcott St./14 Main St./0 Main St.): FAILED, standing vote, 79 to 127

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strength, celebrate the culture and share the vibrant spirit of the South Asian diaspora of Hopkinton.”

“Where we came from in South Asia, there were physical and political barriers and we didn’t have the opportunity to learn more about each other,” outreach chair Charusmitha Ram, a native of India, explained. “Here, we wanted to bring all of the families together to help each other, pull in resources and collective strengths, and give back to the community.”

Seeing that one of the ways to give back to their community was to reach out to neighbors, the SACH started with organizing a prayer ritual for the victims

of the New Zealand mosque attack. That idea blossomed into a more tangible way for the community at large to show support for the Islamic community of Hopkinton.

“We decided to present the Islamic community with something symbolic to let them know we were standing with them in support,” Ram said.

After gathering messages of peace from more than 30 residents of Hopkinton from different backgrounds and faiths, the SACH created a Peace Canvas, a large canvas with quotes on patches of varying shades of blue, made to look like a prayer mat.

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The Peace Canvas was presented to the members of the Islamic Masumeen Center of New England on Wood Street during a “moving” event that brought people of different cultures and religions together under one roof.

“It was very unexpected that they reached out to us. It really touched us,” said Amman Haidri, outreach director of the Islamic Masumeen Center.

According to Haidri, Islamic Masumeen Center members were very moved that SACH though to give them comfort during a time of sadness, and have hung the Peace Canvas in a prominent location “for people to see we are all connected.”

The Center has been a place of worship in Hopkinton for the past 20 years, in a town that has been very The Peace Canvas is inscribed with quotes from welcoming to people of all Hopkinton residents and others encouraging cultures and religions, acunderstanding and unity. cording to Agha Mehdi, the hope that by standing strong together, we center’s imam. will overcome the evil that tries to tear us “This compassionate gesture reiterates apart,” reads one message of support on the the values this country stands for,” he said.

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“This neighborhood is very accepting and “We stand with the Islamic community embracing of other faiths.” of Hopkinton. Your presence enriches our As the Muslim community has struggled with prejudice throughout the world due to the actions of SACH South Asian Circle extremists, this small of Hopkinton expression of compassion has meant a We honor the victims and survivors of the great deal to many in Hopkinton. recent tragedies that have happened in “It was a gesture New Zealand, SriLanka and San Diego. of mutual respect and “ The day the power of love overrules the love of power, love,” Mehdi said. “It the world will know peace. – Mahatma Gandhi was heartwarming to see the community @SouthAsianCircleOfHopkinton www.southasiancircleofhopkinton.org reach out with comfort and support.”

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By Melissa Orff Contributing Writer The Hopkinton Upper Charles Trail Committee is looking for approval from the Hopkinton Public Schools to move forward on a project that would connect the bike paths of Milford and Ashland with a seven-mile trail in Hopkinton.

UCTC chair Jane Moran presented at the April 25 School Committee meeting, asking for the School Committee to consider a request for the trail to cross school property.

The UCTC has been working for the past six years on this project and recently received a feasibility study from an engineering consultant with the best layout for the trail.

“They have presented multiple options. Each option provides their own set of challenges,” Moran said.

The proposed trail would cross Hayden Rowe several times, per Moran, and would arrive at the Marathon School and connect to the Center School.

Timing is now of the essence, as the UCTC has just been made aware that it could apply for a Massachusetts Trail grant that could pay for the formal engineering study, an expense of between $40,000 and $60,000, and then could apply for a Massachusetts TIP grant, which could pay for the actual construction of the trail from Hayden Rowe through the school complex, a price tag of around $1.6 million, per Moran.

“There is a lot of money on the table,” she said.

There were a number of options for the placement of the bike trail throughout town that would connect the Milford Bike Trail to the Center Trail, but the one being proposed is the more desirable avenue, Moran said.

In order to move forward with even applying for the grant, the UCTC needs to gain approval from 10-12 property owners that the trail would cross, including the School Committee, before bringing it to the Board of Selectmen for ultimate approval.

“This is just one more step in the process to gaining our ultimate goal, which is a ways down the road,” Moran

said.

If the School Committee agreed, plans to do the engineering study would move quickly, with wetlands observations and soil testing to be done at the site.

While mainly expressing approval for a trail, several School Committee members commented on their concerns with safety of the students on school grounds.

“If we were to get that far into the process, those subjects would be brought up in public meetings. … I am sure those conversations would happen,” Moran said.

Before giving permission, the School Committee members decided to schedule a site walk where the trail is proposed to cross into school grounds.

The proposal from the UCTC then will be brought back for a vote at a future meeting.

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total of 24 articles were voted on the first night of Hopkinton’s 2019 Annual Town Meeting on May 6 at the Hopkinton Middle School autitorium, some with little or no discussion, and others that brought several residents to the microphone with comments both for and against.

“And now we will slow down a little bit,” Town Moderator Tom Garabedian said as he introduced Article 10, the FY2020 operating budget — “$92.7 million, someone must have a question.”

Questions ranged from whether or not the maintenance budgets for the schools would serve the town well in the future to why the town’s salary increases seemed high. Generating the most discussion was language related to the underride included in Article 10 that asked voters “to support, as a non-binding resolution, an affirmative vote on the upcoming ballot question to reduce the amount of the real estate

and personal property taxes to be assessed for the upcoming fiscal year (the ‘underride’).”

When asked why the underride was included in the budget, Town Manager Norman Khumalo responded that it was appropriate to discuss it since it is related to the budget. He did, however, point out that the vote at Town Meeting would have no effect and that the underride needs to pass at the ballot.

In the end, an amendment by Mary Ondrechen was made and passed to delete the non-binding resolution language before Article 10 was passed by a clear majority.

Other controversial articles included Article 23, which requested money for Phase 2 of the Sidewalk Master Plan — it failed, as residents balked at spending more than $1 million, with the majority of that budgeted for sidewalks on West Main Street by the Interstate 495 ramps — and Article 24 for $300,000 for a school bus parking lot on town-owned property behind the high school — it passed.

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Below is a list of all positions on the ballot. At the bottom are the four questions that will be on the ballot as well.

BOARD OF SELECTMEN (2 seats, 3 years) Brendan Tedstone, unenrolled (candidate for re-election) Claire B. Wright, Republican (candidate for re-election) Mary Jo LaFreniere, Democrat Shahidul Hassan Mannan, Democrat TOWN MODERATOR (1 seat, 3 years) Thomas J. Garabedian, Republican (candidate for re-election) Ellen D. Rutter, Democrat TOWN CLERK (1 seat, 3 years) Connor B. Degan, unenrolled (candidate for re-election) BOARD OF ASSESSORS (1 seat, 3 years) Gunajit Medhi, unenrolled BOARD OF HEALTH (1 seat, 3 years) Richard Peter Jacobs, unenrolled BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES (2 seats, 3 years) Susan E. Porter, Democrat (candidate for re-election) Janice LP Barry, Democrat

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PLANNING BOARD, 5-YEAR TERM (1 seat, 5 years) Gary B. Trendel, unenrolled PLANNING BOARD, 2-YEAR TERM (1 seat, 2-year unexpired term) Robert C. Benson Jr., unenrolled Michael J. McNamara, unenrolled PLANNING BOARD, 1-YEAR TERM (1 seat, 1-year unexpired term) Patrick Atwell, Democrat SCHOOL COMMITTEE (1 Seat, 3 years) Nancy M. Richards-Cavanaugh, unenrolled (candidate for re-election) Candidates | 13

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senior exemption is available from the assessor’s office. “Seniors are being looked at very closely and we now have a new BRAVE Act. I really think that we are trying to do things for seniors and I think we can do a better job. It’s just finding ways to do it.”

Responding next was Shahidul Mannan, a current member of the Appropriation Committee, who said, “We all empathize with our great citizens who built this town and are now being priced out of the very place that they built, so we have to do something.”

And while he acknowledged that there was an existing process, he said it was not enough.

“We’ve got to simplify, that’s number one, and secondly I get a sense, from looking at the numbers, that we don’t have enough funding there,” he said. Suggested additional steps by Mannan included encouraging more contributions to the Tax Relief Fund and broadening the criteria. “But last, but not least,” he added, “we have to do something about our tax increase. The way to handle it is getting new revenue so we can lower the burden on residential taxes and we have to put more oversight so we can manage our budgets with a little more close attention.”

Brendan Tedstone, an incumbent seeking re-election, commented that LaFreniere had summed up the means currently in place and said that no one cares that the town’s current tax rate is $17.17 per thousand. “What they care about at the end of the year is the check that they are writing,” he said. “At the

Candidates who attended the 32nd annual Hopkinton Women’s Club Meet the Candidates Night on April 24 included (front row, from left) Susan Porter, Claire Wright, Mary Jo LaFreniere, Nancy Cavanaugh, Ellen Rutter, Thomas Garabedian and Robert Benson; (back row, from left) Connor Degan, Janice Barry, Cynthia Esthimer, Susan Kurys, Shahidul Mannan, Gunajit Medhi, Brendan Tedstone, Gary Trendel, Michael McNamara, Patrick Atwell and Peter Edwards.

end of the year, it’s about how much you are paying.”

Tedstone also said that seniors and veterans are his priorities, and not just as a selectman but also in his life. “I think that these people who have lived in town forever deserve to live in town,” he said.

“I think there are many plans that we can do to work with the seniors to make it

so it is affordable to them. … To me, in my heart, they and the veterans are the most important people in town.”

Current Board of Selectmen Chair Claire Wright was the last to weigh in on efforts to support seniors and said that one step recently implemented included making the current information about senior tax relief more readily available.

One document that will show all the areas where tax relief may be sought, along with assistance, is available at Town Hall and will be available at the Senior Center as well. She also cited services provided by the Senior Center, many of which continue to grow, Election preview | 15

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Candidates R. EVAN DAVIS Position being sought: Parks and Recreation Commission Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Self-employed, commercial real estate management Education: B.A. in business management/marketing, Gettysburg College; Master’s in organizational management, University of Phoenix Years lived in Hopkinton: 2 Governmental experience: Town of Framingham Community Development Committee, 2016-17 Additional volunteer/service experience: Boston Scholar Athlete Program, executive athletic director — working directly with Boston Public Schools and Parks and Rec to improve athletic facilities and access in the City of Boston General statement: My wife and I moved here with our two daughters in 2017.

We picked Hopkinton because of the amazing town and wonderful school system. To say that we have been happy with our decision would be an understatement. My family and I have been overwhelmed with the welcoming nature of our town and strong sense of community. Because of that, I felt it was my duty to get involved and give back.

Having been involved with both of my daughters’ town athletic teams, I see the great programs that we provide at our Fruit Street fields, EMC Park, Center School gym/field, high school facilities and other auxiliary facilities. I believe that I can be helpful in ensuring the future quality of those programs and our facilities.

I also believe there are areas where we can benefit even more our residents, young and old, through strategic partnerships that will enhance our existing programs and bring exciting new ones to our town. These new and innovative partnerships will also help to generate new forms of revenue that will allow us to meet the needs of our growing community though improvements to our existing facilities and the identification of new opportunities.

PETER EDWARDS Position being sought: Parks and Recreation Commission Party affiliation: None Occupation: Real estate broker Education: Hopkinton High School, B.A. in marketing from Salve Regina University Years lived in Hopkinton: 23 Governmental experience: None Additional volunteer/service experience: Special Olympics, Friends Of Hop-

kinton board member and Hopkinton Family Day organizer General statement: Parks and Recreation to me is about experiences. By providing the community with space, facilities and programs, it gives the townspeople the opportunity to create memorable experiences. Whether it be your first soccer game, a big win on the cricket field, a great swim at Sandy Beach or learning how to babysit, these are all experiences that Parks and Recreation help create and become your Hopkinton experience.

Throughout my life I have always been an organizer. As a seventh-grader I helped start a petition to bring ice hockey to Hopkinton, in college I was board member and MC to run a local Special Olympics event, and today I am a board member for the Friends of Hopkinton, helping run Hopkinton Family Day. In addition to my volunteer experience, my professional life in the real estate industry gives me a unique skill set to be able to identify and visualize how to improve property and enhance value.

My goal if elected is to use both my local and professional knowledge to help enhance and maintain the use of our assets in a responsible way to continue providing memorable experiences for all of Hopkinton to enjoy!

I humbly ask for your vote on May 20th.

CYNTHIA ESTHIMER Position being sought: Parks and Recreation Commission Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Business owner, Empty It Out home downsizing and clean-out services Education: M.A, media and performing arts Years lived in Hopkinton: 33 General statement: I am excited to participate in the May 20th election as a candidate for commissioner of Parks and Recreation. As a resident of Hopkinton for over 30 years, I have seen our Parks and Rec Department rise to the challenges of our rapidly growing town. It would be my honor to support and provide oversight as programming expands and new projects are undertaken.

My goals as commissioner are to encourage programming for all ages and interests and to ensure that our parks and fields are well maintained. As a City of Newton after school program director, I have proven to be an excellent communicator with city departments of parks and rec, planning and development, police and fire and buildings and maintenance. Using this experience, I will work to collaborate with all our town boards and commissions.

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JANICE BARRY Position being sought: Board of Library Trustees Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Music teacher for Dover-Sherborn Public Schools (11 years) Education: B.S. in music education from Penn State, Master of Music in music education from Boston University Years lived in Hopkinton: 10 years Governmental experience: None Additional volunteer/service experience: Active member and volunteer for the Hopkinton Running Club, Hopkinton Moms Group and Faith Community Church General statement: A love for reading and our beautiful library inspired me to run for the Library Board of Trustees. I am an avid reader and regular patron of the library. I believe the library is the cornerstone of our community and I feel called to serve after 10 years of making Hopkinton my home.

I’ve been a music educator for 11 years, teaching elementary through high school students at the Dover-Sherborn Public Schools. I enjoy spending time with my husband, Mike, and son, Nate (2). I am an active member of the Hopkinton Running Club, Hopkinton Moms Group and Faith Community Church.

As a trustee, I would place special emphasis on governance/policymaking and strategic planning. I would work with the library director and board members to create and evaluate policies for building and material use to ensure that we protect and maintain our beautiful library. A new strategic plan will be published shortly, and I look forward to the opportunity to carry out its implementation to increase and maintain foot traffic and to advocate for support from residents and elected officials.

The tagline of the library is, “Explore, discover, connect.” If I have the opportunity to serve as a library trustee, I promise to help my fellow residents explore the many services available to them, discover and learn new things through reading, and connect with fellow neighbors in the beautiful library we are privileged to call our own.

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BALLOT QUESTIONS Question 1: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be required to reduce the amount of real estate and personal property taxes to be assessed for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, by an amount equal to $1,180,568?

Question 2: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition 2 1/2, socalled, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase a ladder truck for the Fire Department?

Question 3: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of 2 1/2, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase an interest in land contiguous with the Town Hall property for the purpose of providing Town Hall parking?

Question 4: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of 2 1/2, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to purchase an interest in one or more parcels of land for the purpose of providing municipal parking in the downtown area?

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SUSAN E. PORTER Position being sought: Board of Library Trustees Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Registered nurse (retired) Education: Boston University B.S.N. Years lived in Hopkinton: 43 Governmental experience: Six years on Library Trustees, three years as chair Additional volunteer/service experience: Library volunteer General statement: I have always been passionate about libraries. Growing up in Natick, I would disappear for hours into my local library.

When we moved to Hopkinton, one of my first actions was to apply for a library card. I like to say that I raised my daughter in the Hopkinton Library.

When I retired, I was naturally drawn to the library as a volunteer, and I was soon encouraged to run for trustee by then Director Rownak Hussain (and my family!). I have been the chair for the last three years.

During my time on the Board of Trustees, in addition to our legislated role of administrative oversight for the library and its director, we have been leading the board in a newer, more accessible role. The board is participating actively in events held by the Friends [of the Hopkinton Public Library] and [Hopkinton Public Library] Foundation, hosting events ourselves, and educating community members about the role of the trustees My tenure has been through exciting times for our library. I, and the board, have worked with three directors during the buildup to the Town Meeting vote, planning and execution for our new library. I have been involved in implementing two strategic plans, multiple policy decisions, oversight of the library directors, and planning and hosting many events at the library, including the October 2017 grand opening.

I can’t wait to continue on the Board to support our director and to implement the many changes to come as our new library matures and grows.

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Candidates CONNOR B. DEGAN Position being sought: Town clerk Party affiliation: None Occupation: Hopkinton town clerk Education: B.A. from Roger Williams University, major in political science, minor in psychology Years lived in Hopkinton: 23 Governmental experience: Hopkinton Town Clerk since May of 2016, commissioner on the Hopkinton Housing Authority since May of 2015, member of the Board of Registrars and the Appropriation Committee Appointing Committee (coinciding with term as town clerk) Additional volunteer/service experience: Volunteer lector at St. John the Evangelist parish in Hopkinton General statement: I have had the privilege to serve as the Town Clerk in Hopkinton for the past three years. In this time, I have strived to improve the functions of my office, the quality of the town, and the experience of the residents who also call this wonderful community their home. To achieve this, I have adopted four pillars as a method to ensure these goals can be met.

These pillars consist of skilled professionalism, engaged community building, fostering civic engagement, and delivering excellent customer service to my fellow residents.

The professionalism of the office continues to improve opportunities for professional growth; just this year I graduated from the New England Municipal Clerks Institute, and I will be eligible for certification later this year upon reelection. To build community, I have worked with local nonprofits and our faith community to ensure that our residents are connected with services as well as joining together to ensure that we all thrive. We have increased civic engagement through voter registration drives, running a mock election in Hopkins School with students, and working closely with groups in town to increase familiarity with local governance. Our customer service is augmented through the wonderful staff that are always eager to assist in anyway that they can, ensuring that the “face of Town Hall“ always provides expedient and friendly service to our residents.

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SUE KURYS Position being sought: Commissioner of Trust Funds Party affiliation: Democrat Occupation: Business strategy consultant to private and nonprofit organizations Education: MBA with a certificate in public and nonprofit management, Stanford; B.S. in engineering, Princeton; fundraising, estate planning and grants studies, Boston University Years lived in Hopkinton: 20 Governmental experience: Hopkinton Tax Relief Committee for senior and disabled residents Additional volunteer/service experience: Pro bono consulting to nonprofits in the arts, environment and healthcare; Friends of the Hopkinton Public Library, board member and director of membership and development; Preserve at Hopkinton Community Association, officer and board member; Community Consulting Teams, Inc., annual appeal manager; Sudbury Valley Trustees, marketing, benefit committee; Brown Dog Coalition and Rescue, foster home for rescue dogs General statement: My name is Sue Kurys and I’m running for Commissioner of Trust Funds.

The Commissioners of Trust Funds is a three-member board that has oversight over five trust funds bequeathed to the town for various betterment and beautification projects. The commissioners have fiduciary responsibility for the trusts, follow the strict legal terms governing each trust, and ensure expenditures are aligned with the wishes of the benefactors.

My service to the town and community makes me well-qualified for this role. For example, as the clerk of the Tax Relief Committee, I ensure that all town policies are adhered to and that the decision-making process is objective and equitable. As a board member for several nonprofits, I have fiduciary responsibilities and ensure expenditures are made in accordance with each organization’s mission and values. It would be my great privilege to carry forth the values of the benefactors who so loved our town.

I believe the deep roots and heritage of our town makes Hopkinton a wonderful place to live and raise a family. These trusts are a lasting part of that heritage. I would be honored to serve as their steward. Please vote for me for Commissioner of Trust Funds on May 20th.

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and services offered through the Board of Health and the Hopkinton Public Library.

Added Wright: “But down to the dollars and cents in the budget process, this is something that is continually on our minds and it has been a focus of the Board of Selectmen in every budget discussion. … I can assure you that we have worked our budget process every meeting until the very end to try and make sure that we ran a lean government that tried to respect all our citizens and serve all of our citizens well.”

Shifting from support for seniors to the issue of residential growth, the next question from the audience asked Planning Board candidates how they would address that growth, and if they were heading up a strategic plan, what would be their first step.

Responding first was Robert Benson, an unenrolled candidate in the contested race for the two-year unexpired term. While he talked about the role of the Planning Board and its relation to the Zoning Advisory Committee and the rules and regulations that are already in place, he also acknowledged that the effect of recent residential growth is a real issue.

“The Planning Board needs to be more forward thinking as opposed to more reactionary,” he said. Benson acknowledged that sometimes reactionary is the only option, but said there needs to be more time to plan ahead. Addressing first steps that could be taken to improve that effort, Benson cited getting more input from the community at large, and

doing that is where he thinks he can make a difference.

Also running for the two-year unexpired term on the Planning Board, Michael McNamara said, “On the residential growth, not a bad problem to have, right? There are a lot of towns that wish they were growing and house prices were going up, but it’s a hard issue to tackle.”

While he acknowledged that he did not know all of the zoning bylaws in and out, he suggested possible increases to lot sizes and pushing more commercial growth. Regarding a strategic plan, he said, “People can’t be on the same board for four or five terms. It needs to get fresh blood in. … That’s part of the reason I am running. I just think people need to get involved and different people need to get involved.”

Patrick Atwell, running uncontested for a one-year term on the Planning Board, disagreed with McNamara and said that having people with experience on the board to help new members is beneficial.

“Strategically I think this town needs to up its commercial growth,” he said.

Atwell also advocated for citizen involvement and input and the need to ensure the town’s strategic plan is up to date.

“It’s not my board, it’s our board,” he said.

Also responding to the growth question was current Planning Board member Gary Trendel, who is running unopposed for the five-year seat on the board. As an incumbent, Trendel shared two things the current board focused on this year: 1) restructuring how the Zoning Advisory Committee functions

to make it less reactive, and 2) developing a subcommittee of the Planning Board specifically focused on the topic of growth.

Said Trendel: “There really isn’t an easy solution. … I think that one of the challenges that we have is that people live here, their kids graduate, and then they move someplace else. I’ve always been a big believer that if there are some ways that we can make this a more desirable place for our seniors or for people that don’t have kids to live here, then we can actually control or limit some of the things that are resulting in our growth and our tax rates and other

challenges.”

There are five contested races this year: Board of Selectmen, Planning Board (two-year unexpired term), Town Moderator, Commissioners of Parks and Recreation and Commissioners of Trust Funds. To learn more about each of the candidates and to see the full event as recorded by HCAM-TV, visit https:// youtu.be/c-xbGLroZoE. Hopkinton’s Town Election is Monday, May 20. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Hopkinton Middle School’s Brown Gym, located at 88 Hayden Rowe St. Entrance to the gym is through the back door.

JERRY TUITTE Position being sought: Commissioner of Trust Funds Party affiliation: Republican Occupation: Retired Education: B.A., economics, Fairfield University Years lived in Hopkinton: 35 Governmental experience: Currently serving on Hopkinton Board of Appeals (four years), formerly financial manager in Department of Defense (40 years) Additional volunteer/service experience: Hopkinton Youth Soccer Board of Directors; coached girls and boys youth baseball, soccer and basketball; served on boards of several civic and social organizations including Toastmasters, Jaycees and a counseling agency; Boy Scout assistant scoutmaster, merit badge counselor, led weeklong wilderness canoe trips; volunteered in programs mentoring Roxbury youth and Massachusetts prison inmates; St. John’s CCD eighth-grade teacher (10 years) General statement: I don’t see myself as running for office. I’m volunteering. It’s what I have always done when I saw a need and had the time.

As a civilian in the federal government, my job was to manage defense budgets, taxpayers’ money, and advise senior civilian and military managers on appropriation law. On a smaller scale this position involves a similar responsibility.

Commissioners must understand the laws governing their own positions, the rules for the trust funds, and apply those faithfully. It requires a little homework and enthusiasm for working with a team. Sounds like fun. I’ll take your vote as a trust.

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Schools HMS RoboHillers win at VEX Worlds H

opkinton Middle School’s RoboHillers robotics team won the STEM Research Project Award in the Engineering Division at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, from April 28-30.

The team, 1715C — also known as the Cool Cats — submitted a mathbased STEM research project video titled, “A Solution for Summer Drought in Cold Climates” (which can be viewed online here: youtube.com/ watch?v=uiKdIKjQ5aA&t=37s).

The team is comprised of eighth-grader HPS Rylee Blair, seventhgrader Disha MudeNOTEBOOK nur and sixth-graders Christopher Burton, Jacob Dold, Shrija Kumar, Samuel Porter, Dylan Striek and Surina Tripathi.

“I am so proud of this group of young engineers,” coach Patricia Allen said. “They worked tirelessly to build and program their robot, organize and create their STEM video submission and on fundraising for this trip. This process sparks their creativity while developing real life skills like critical thinking, leadership, consensus building and presentation skills. They identified another eighth-grade student, Alex Tannenbaum, who could help them with the video editing process and used their

Members of the Hopkinton Middle School Cool Cats robotics team pose with their trophy and medals on stage at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville, Kentucky, last month.

resources wisely, namely the HCAM studio at the school and math teachers Mrs. [Christine] Kouris and Mrs. [Jane] Sherwill. They made their families, their school and the Town of Hopkinton proud.

I really couldn’t be happier for them.”

Meanwhile, one week earlier, Hopkinton High School Hopkinetics pro-

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Taneja has certainly overcome a lot of obstacles in her life, and she and Hopkinton High School are proud of her accomplishments. She has shown terrific growth academically and emotionally. She is dedicated to being a good student, and now taking honors history.

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The Hopkinton Independent • May 15, 2019 • 17 Members of the Hopkinton High School Business Professionals of America team pose in front of the Anaheim Convention Center, where they participated in the national competition at the National Leadership Conference.

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Nene second overall at state science fair Hopkinton High School student Advait Nene won a first-place award and finished second overall at the Massachusetts Science and Engineering Fair held at MIT on May 5.

Nene’s project was titled Patient Specific Delivery of Proton Beam Radiation. He won a $7,500 cash prize.

A number of other Hopkinton students fared well at the event. Capturing second-place prizes were: Thrusha Puttaraju (Doublesex Involvement in Fruit Fly Aggression), the team of Elan Rosen and Shazain Khan (Engineering of Congenic Huntington Fibroblast Cell Lines, Using CRISPR) and Rohan Minocha (Systems and Methods for Automated Programmable Dispensing of Medication).

Earning third-place honors were Fariha Fardin (Spill the Tea, Sis: Can Green Tea Precent and Cure Cancer) and Alisa Stolyar and Alannah Miller (Let’s Yeet This Wheat: Removing Gluten from Fryer Oil).

BPA team shines at nationals Hopkinton High School’s team of aspiring businesspersons traveled to Anaheim, California, early this month to participate in the Business Professionals of America national competition at the National Leadership Conference, and the Hillers had a successful time.

Tyler Rhodes took second place and Sucheta Sunder finished sixth in the Computer Modeling competition, Tara Joshi took third place in Digital Media Production, Ryan Hawkins finished eighth (of 74 competitors) in Banking and Finance, and the HHS Global Marketing team of Hawkins, Rhodes, Ashley McDermott and Ben Morey-Beale finished seventh — and has since been invited to attend a conference on nonprofits at Harvard University.

HHS junior Tiffany Ramsarran, the recently elected president of the Massachusetts chapter of BPA, represented the Bay State at student-led board meetings at the Anaheim event.

Fischer earns National Merit Scholarship HHS senior Abigail Fischer was named winner of a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. Fischer is one of 2,500 winners nationwide, selected from a pool of more than 15,000 finalists who met the rigorous academic standards and other requirements. Less than 1 percent of high school seniors across the country were tabbed for consideration based on their score on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which serves as the initial screen of program entrants.

From there, the list was whittled down by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors, who considered each student’s academic record, standardized test scores, contributions and leadership in school and community activities, an essay written by the applicant and a recommendation from a high school official.

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Tamba chosen to be delegate HHS junior Journey Domanique Tamba will be a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell from June 23-25.

The congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. The purpose of the event is to honor, inspire, motivate and direct the top students in the country who aspire to be physicians or medical scientists, to stay true to their dream and, after the event, to provide a path, plan and resources to help them reach their goal.

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Superintendent Dr. Carol Cavanaugh presented the final version of the strategic priorities at the April 25 School Committee meeting. A new roadmap for the district has been in the works since the beginning of the school year, when Cavanaugh took over as the acting superintendent. Over the past few months, Cavanaugh and her administrative team have reached out to the major stakeholders, including teachers, parents, students and the community at large. Several public forums were held so the community could give opinions of what should be included in the list of priorities to guide the Hopkinton Public Schools until 2022.

The new list of three strategic priorities for the students are aimed at “[guiding] the success of both students and the wider Hopkinton Public Schools community.

They highlight our community’s aspirations for our students, our staff and our schools.”

Under the new plan there are three main priorities — to plan for enrollment growth, to value individual pathways and wellness, and to build school communities of collaboration.

With an unprecedented increase in enrollment in the HPS over the past few years, the district will be focusing on areas that will help maintain and grow services as more and more students come into the district. The plan touches on building budgets that propel innovation, plan for facility and equipment needs, and build partnerships with local businesses, community organizations and elected officials.

With an emphasis on social emotional learning in schools to help educate the whole child, HPS will be focusing on inspiring passionate learners, fostering diverse pathways to success, and graduating well-balanced students, among other things.

In order to promote collaborative learning and enhance community and classroom capacity for kindness, respect and compassion for others, the third priority the district will be focusing on is building a school community of collaboration.

For each priority, the topic of diversity is touched on, showing the priorities also include accounting for an evolving population of students and creating inclusive cultures that celebrate diversity.

The School Committee members had an opportunity to give feedback on the new strategic priority list, and many gave kudos to the plan and for the work that went into it.

“I think it’s ambitious and I like it,” commented School Committee member Amanda Fargiano. “It’s exciting to see all of these categories equally placed as strategic priorities.”

Jennifer Devlin commented that the new strategic priority list captured all of the feedback the district had received during the community forums.

“It really speaks for the community in general,” she said. “This is the core of what the community is looking for.”

Now that the strategic priorities for the next three years have been finalized, district and school improvement goals will be developed and will be presented at a future School Committee meeting along with an outline of action steps that will be taken to achieve those goals, according to Cavanaugh.

A complete list of the strategic priorities can be found on the district website.

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Photo contest winners announced The HHS Photo Club announced the winners of its photo contest last month.

Best in show went to Anna Feng. In the black and white division, Ceara Perry took first place, with Emily Hayman second and Chloe Cella third. In the color division, Catherine Dacey was first, with Iran Haidri second and Tess Weatherhead third.

All-school art show May 16 The Hopkinton Public Schools Art Department will host its annual all-school art show on May 16 at 6 p.m. Artwork from HHS, HMS, Hopkins, Elmwood and Marathon schools will be on display at the HHS atrium and C-wing and at the Brown Gym entrance of the middle school. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a one-act play festival at the HHS auditorium, including a special performance by the HHS women’s chorus, Noteworthy.

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The HHS jazz ensemble, by virtue of its gold medal at the Massachusetts Association of Jazz Educators State Festival in March, will perform at the Hatch Shell in downtown Boston on Sunday, May 19, at noon.

That same day, at 3:30 p.m., the music department presents its annual Pops Concert at the HHS athletic center, featuring “fun and contemporary music,” with performances by the men’s chorus, women’s chorus (Noteworthy), orchestra, jazz ensemble, jazz lab, symphonic band and concert band. Admission is $5.

Senior projects on display May 20 The HHS Class of 2019 has more than 70 students involved in senior projects.

The final presentations will be on display at the athletic center on Monday, May 20, from 7:45-10:30 a.m.

According to English teacher Marie Martin, all students are invited to participate and work on a project based on a possible future vocation or avocation. They find a mentor to guide them through their efforts, for which they are given four weeks. They are graded for weekly write-ups and the final presentation, which is open to the public.

“It should be an amazing display,” Martin said.

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It was opened by Arthur and Nellie Guidi in 1960. The couple’s aim was

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The Superette’s friendly atmosphere is one of a kind with now-owner Chris Leoncini and his team making customers feel as though they’ve known each other for years.

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The Holliston Superette’s deli sandwiches are like no other. Made with Boar’s Head meats and a variety of cheeses, they include everything from turkey and Italian clubs to corned beef, BLT’s and chicken, egg and seafood salad sandwiches, among others. Hearty, hot sandwiches including meatball, chicken parmesan and pastrami are offered as well as weekly paninis. Try a specialty sandwich such as the Dillicious Turkey, Roast Beef Boursin, or the Downtown, which consists of honey baked ham, turkey breast and Swiss cheese with tomato, lettuce and honey mustard. Is your mouth watering yet?

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including lasagna, meatloaf and chicken parmesan are available. Looking for a delicious side? The twice-baked potatoes are fantastic.

For anyone hosting a special occasion such as a graduation party, bridal shower or a Memorial Day, Father’s Day or July 4 celebration, platters are for sale. Leoncini and his crew can create tasty deli, wrap sandwiches, cheese and antipasto platters, among others. Have a special request not on the menu? Ask Leoncini and he’ll do his best to oblige.

Some gluten-free options are available.

The small market also has a pasta section and sells fresh produce and fruit, breakfast items, coffee, scones and Irish bread.

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opkinton High School senior Stephen Simoes had a couple of tough calls when it came to extending his athletic career. Not only did he have to decide where to go to college, he also needed to figure out which sport to play.

The answers for the 18-year-old are “Bowdoin College” and “baseball.”

“It was hard, I have been playing hockey my whole life, but I think I wanted to play college baseball a little more,” Simoes said. “I didn’t have the same passion for hockey and I didn’t want to spend as much time at the hockey rink as I wanted to be on the baseball field. I like being on the baseball field year round.”

Hanging up the skates wasn’t an easy call. Simoes was part of a Hillers team that advanced to the Division 3 state final at TD Garden this past winter.

“I think it was a tough decision not to play hockey anymore after that really memorable run,” said his father, Steve.

But the catcher and infielder has been a star on the baseball diamond as well. He hit .430 last season and was named team and Tri-Valley League MVP. He has continued his stellar play this spring, hitting .467 with three home runs (including a grand slam), 16 RBIs and 11 stolen bases through the first 12 games.

His father, who said hitting has been the strongest part of his son’s game, is not only Stephen’s dad, he’s also the HHS baseball coach and one of Stephen’s teachers. He said Stephen’s throwing arm is something he will need to manage after suffering some damage to his shoulder.

“I think he is a college-level catcher, but he will need a secondary position to give his arm a break,” the senior Simoes said.

Stephen said he loves catching, but noted his brother, Tim Simoes, is an infielder at Army. The college choice for Stephen came down to a combination of finding the right fit in terms of baseball and academics. With help from his father and his mother, Sheryl, Simoes said he found that in Brunswick, Maine.

“I think a lot of it had to do with the coach who was recruiting me,” Simoes said. “We really liked him and he preaches the same things me dad has for a while, so it seemed like a good fit.”

Part of that “preaching” is a focus on academics and being a good person before finding success on the baseball diamond.

Simoes does not plan to declare a major before entering college, but said he is interested in studying government and political science.

Simoes said playing for his dad and having him in school has become more normal.

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Future college athletes recognized T

he Hopkinton High School class of 2019 has turned out a school-record 31 students who have committed to playing a sport in college.

The students were recognized at a recent breakfast hosted by HHS athletic director Dee King.

“The work ethic that you possess, the commitment that you’ve had, is unparalleled,” King told the students. “It’s not an easy thing to do.”

Guest speaker SPORTS Mark Ostrander, a NOTEBOOK former Hillers baseball and football standout who went on to play baseball at the University of Maine, was the guest speaker, and he offered the future collegians some advice on how to navigate the next four years.

“Don’t let the outcomes in competition define your experience in college,” Ostrander said, noting that he struggled at the plate his freshman year before adjusting and having much more success his last three years. “Brace yourself and get ready for maybe a little bit of adversity. It’s something that I think definitely makes you stronger.”

The student-athletes are: Caitlyn Abbott (Western University cheer), Mia Ardila (Cal State-Los Angeles volleyball), Cory Bannon (Wheaton lacrosse), Jack Brennan (Norwich diving), Natalie Calkins (Merrimack lacrosse), Theo Cavallo (Western New England football), Grace Cavanaugh (Occidental swimming), Luke D’Aloia

Hopkinton High School students who have committed to playing a sport in college recently gathered to be recognized by the school.

(Colby football), Tyler Dougherty (Kenyon football), Anna Feng (Penn swimming), Zachary Frank (Sacred Heart lacrosse), Cole Glassburn (Catholic baseball), Megan Halloran (Assumption golf), Kaitlyn Holly (Manhattan softball), Abby Jaye (Stonehill golf), Ryan Kelleher (Sale Regina football), Brendan Kelly (Stonehill baseball), Olivia Kirshy (Salve Regina ice hockey), Sydney MacDonald (Vassar soccer), Ben McKenzie (Bowdoin baseball), Corinne Messier (Bentley soccer), Lucas Moynahan (Salve Regina football), Andrew Palleiko (MIT lacrosse), Ben Powers (Norwich football), Lydia Rudden (Stonehill lacrosse), Steve Simoes (Bowdoin

baseball), Kyle Stukel (Salve Regina football), Brianna Tocco (URI diving), Gabrielle Weilding (UMass-Lowell soccer) and Emily Whelan (UMass softball). Additionally, Lillian Morningstar will play basketball but has yet to decide on a school.

Mehra skates to state title Hopkinton resident Pavit Mehra was a member of the South Shore Kings 14U junior hockey team that won the Tier 1 state championship in March. Mehra scored a goal in both the

semifinals, a 3-2 victory over Boston Advantage, and the final, a 3-2 victory over the Neponset Valley River Rats.

The tournament for the top bantam teams in Massachusetts was played at Rodman Arena in Walpole.

The Kings advanced to last month’s national championships in Pittsburgh, but Mehra was forced to stay home after he came down with the flu a couple of days before the team left for the tournament, his family reported. The Kings went 0-3 at nationals.

The South Shore Kings have produced a number of NHL players, including current Boston Bruins Noel Acciari, Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner.

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Honors for HHS coach, athletes HHS golf coach Dick Bliss was recently named MIAA Coach of the Year.

Bliss guided the Hillers to their second straight Division 2 state championship in the fall.

Bliss, who golfed collegiately at the University of Houston in the late 1960s, has coached HHS golf for 39 years. He also coached the boys basketball team for 15 years and the girls team for 13 seasons, until 2008, when he retired from basketball coaching with more than 300 wins combined between the programs. …

HHS senior lacrosse player Andrew Palleiko was selected as the Section 1 male winner of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association Student Athlete Scholarship. The MIT-bound Palleiko next moves on to the national competition, as one male and one female are selected from the eight section winners to receive a $2,500 scholarship and be invited to the National Conference for Athletic Administrators in December to present their scholarship essay. …

HHS senior Abbi Fischer was named winner of a $1,000 scholarship from the Massachusetts State Track Coaches Association.

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The Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee is hosting a caucus on Thursday, May 16, to elect delegates to the 2019 Democratic State Convention, which is Sept. 14 in Springfield. The caucus will take place at HCAM-TV, 77 Main St., lower level, starting at 6:30 p.m. For more information, email Chair@HopkintonDemocrats.org.

Premiere Image art competition opens May 16

Premiere Image Gallery (290 Eliot St., Ashland) will hold its annual open art exhibit and competition this month.

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Hopkinton Little League will hold its annual fundraiser, a luau party at St. John’s Parish Hall (20 Church St., Hopkinton), on Friday, May 17, from 7-11 p.m. There will be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, food, beer and wine from Marty’s and a local craft brewery, and more. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.hopkintonlittleleague.org.

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Florrie Bagel, who appeared in the first national tours of “Sister Act” and “Kinky Boots,” visits the Hopkinton Center for the Arts for a musical performance on Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 for seniors and students. For more information, visit HopArtsCenter.org.

Cub Scouts Family Fun Night May 29

Hopkinton Cub Scouts Pack 97 and Pack 4 are holding a joint event on Wednesday, May 29. Family Fun Night will be held from 5-7 p.m. behind the CVS in the center of Hopkinton. Prospective and current Cub Scouts and their families are encouraged to stop by for food and fun. For more information, email hoppack97register@gmail.com or pack4hop@gmail.com.

Baypath Humane Society golf tourney June 14

The sixth annual Fore Paws Golf Tournament to benefit the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton will be held June 14 at Cyprian Keyes Golf Club.

Proceeds will support the shelter’s Lilly & Orchid Extraordinary Medical Fund, which ensures that animals in need of life-saving treatment or ongoing support for chronic illness get the care they need.

Following the tournament, there will be a dinner, awards ceremony, and live and silent auctions. Tickets are $150 per person.

Sponsorship packages also are available.

For more information, visit www.baypathhumane.org/Fore_Paws_2019.

HCA summer kickoff concert June 14

The Hopkinton Center for the Arts presents a free summer kickoff concert on Friday, June 14, at 7 p.m., featuring BlondeDog. The event will be held outside, and concertgoers are invited to bring a chair, blanket and picnic. In the event of rain, the concert will move inside the HCA. For more information, visit HopArtsCenter.org.

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Community Covenant Church, located at 2 West Elm St. in Hopkinton, will hold a plant and bake sale on Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m.-noon. The plant sale will include inexpensively priced perennials, specializing in cottage garden favorites. The bake sale will include Swedish baked goods. For more information, visit comcovhop.org or call 508-435-3723.

Registration is open for the 16th annual Sharon Timlin Memorial Event, which will be held Saturday, June 15, at Hopkinton High School. Activities include a 5K run/walk, a color run and a family fun day with the Red Sox mobile show, balloon wizard, raffles, face painting, arts and crafts and more. For more information, visit sharontimlinrace.org.

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Veterans Breakfast Sharing a table at the May 3 Hopkinton Veterans Breakfast at the Senior Center were (from left): Mike Aralelian, Vincent Trunfio, Stan Feinberg, Don MacNeil, Mike Shepard, Jack LeDuc and Bob Hopkins.

All activities unless otherwise noted are at the Hopkinton Senior Center, 28 Mayhew St. The Senior Center is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m., and Friday from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Call 508-497-9730 for more information or to register for a program.

For a more extensive listing of programs check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/ Hopkinton-council-on-aging or www. hopkintonseniorcenter.com.

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Many volunteer opportunities are available at the Senior Center, in particular prep cooks who assist the cook in preparing salads and sandwiches for daily lunch. There also is a need for lunch waitstaff, computer room tutors and greenhouse workers. Volunteers have the choice to help once a month, every week or every day. For more information, stop by the Senior Center (28 Mayhew Street) or contact volunteer coordinator Sue Stewart at 508-497-9730, ext. 1618, or sstewart@ hopkintonma.gov.

Caregiver Support Group

Thursday, May 16, 10:30 a.m.

The Caregiver Support Group meets the third Thursday of the month from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Registration is recommended. If you have any questions or you need care for your loved one while you attend the group, contact the Outreach Department at 508-497-9730.

Ice Cream Social with the Holliston Band

Thursday, May 23, 12:30 p.m.

Bring your dancing shoes and favorite dance partner and enjoy the music of the Holliston Band, a visit from the Happy Hilllers Club and an ice cream social with all the fixings. The Happy Hillers Club is a group of Hopkinton High School students whose mission is to spread kindness, and they are looking forward to socializing and dancing with Hopkinton’s senior citizens. Advance signups are requested. Donations will be accepted for the Holliston Band.

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Tuesday, June 11, 1-3 p.m.

Our Time Memory Café, which meets every second Tuesday of the month at Hopkinton Public Library, is a welcoming gathering for those experiencing forgetfulness, mild cognitive impairment or living with dementia, and their care partner, family and friends.

The monthly events are free, offering conversation and refreshments in a relaxing atmosphere. A care partner must accompany anyone who requires assistance. Registration is requested but not required. For more information, call 508-497-0108 or email info@ ourtimememorycafe.org. Our Time Memory Café is a joint venture between the Hopkinton Senior Center and the Hopkinton Public Library.

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Wednesdays, 5 p.m.

Instructor Rebecca Tredeau leads the world’s first class jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing and sweat-dripping playing of the drums.

Designed for all fitness levels and any age. Pound sticks are available for 25 people, and some yoga mats will be available. Class size is limited. Seniors 55-plus take precedence. Sign up in advance. The cost $3 per class (paid monthly). No child care services are provided.

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Police Log April 23

9:32 a.m. A motorist reported the red light on South Street was not functioning. Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas responded and notified the Highway Department of the problem.

9:59 a.m. An employee of a Mayhew Street business reported a vehicle hit one the company’s signs. Officer Matthew Santoro responded and reported the vehicle was still at the scene. A report was to follow.

1:42 p.m. A caller reported a female walking in the middle of the roadway of East Main Street with a shopping cart. Officer Matthew Santoro responded and checked the area with a negative find.

1:56 p.m. A walk-in reported his daughter’s ex-husband had been threatening him. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted and took a report.

2:43 p.m. Officer Matthew Santoro spoke with a walk-in who wanted property returned. A report was to follow.

5:36 p.m. A caller reported a large deceased wild turkey in the roadway of South Street. The

animal control officer was contacted.

6:30 p.m. A caller reported being bit on the thigh by a dog while running on Cedar Street. The victim did not get any information from the owner of the dog. A description of the dog, which was being walked by a bearded gentleman, was given to the animal control officer.

April 24

11:18 a.m. A caller reported finding a loose dog on Meserve Street. Officers Arthur Schofield and Ryan Polselli responded and reported the dog had been reunited with its owner.

11:56 a.m. A caller reported he left his tailgate down when returning from fishing and subsequently lost his fishing pole and cooler. He was unable to find them and wanted the incident logged.

12:07 p.m. A walk-in reported possible harassment. Officer Arthur Schofield assisted and took a report.

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11:29 p.m. A Wood Street caller reported someone going through his parked camper.

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April 26

5:34 a.m. A Woodview Way resident reported strobe lights going off at a neighbor’s apartment.

Officer Ryan Polselli responded and a neighbor reported the lights went off due to poor ventilation during cooking.

4:03 p.m. A caller reported losing a set of keys on Hayden Rowe Street and wanted the incident logged.

4:31 p.m. Officer Moira McGaffigan assisted a Main Street employee who was locked out of his office.

6:17 p.m. Officer Jay Deiana received complaints of an aggressive driver on Front Street and subsequently spoke with all parties involved.

April 27

4:43 a.m. A Woodview Way caller reported someone was banging loudly at her door. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Ryan Polselli responded and did not find anyone in the area.

5:22 a.m. A walk-in reported she got in to a fight with her boyfriend in Framingham. Officer Ryan Polselli provided her with a courtesy transport to the Upton town line.

3:20 p.m. A Hillcrest Drive resident reported water coming from his front lawn. The Water Department was advised of the situation.

10:57 p.m. A Cross Street caller reported hearing fireworks in the area. Officer Derek Morton responded and checked the area with a negative find.

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Street resident. Officer John Corridan attempted to make contact with the person but was unable.

10:14 a.m. Officer Philip Powers advised an individual to remove his vehicle from the side of the roadway of Grove Street.

11:10 a.m. A walk-in reported his son lost his wallet and he wanted the incident logged.

11:37 a.m. A Downey Street caller complained of a group of teens sitting in a vehicle in a driveway, smoking and playing loud music. Officers Stephen Buckley and Moira McGaffigan responded and advised the youths to turn down the music.

12:47 p.m. A Wedgewood Drive resident reported a suspicious black Honda Accord had been driving through the neighborhood for the past 30 minutes. Officer Stephen Buckley responded and checked the area with a negative find.

1:10 p.m. A West Main Street business employee reported a past larceny. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and took a report.

1:13 p.m. A walk-in requested assistance with a baby car seat installation. Officer Stephen Buckley assisted.

6:11 p.m. A caller reported a steady stream of water coming from the ground on Hillcrest Drive.

The Highway Department was notified.

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6:19 a.m. A walk-in handed in a debit card found on Hayden Rowe Street. The bank advised an officer to destroy the card.

8:54 a.m. A Cross Street resident provided the address of the person who set off the fireworks in the street the previous night. The information was logged.

10:24 a.m. Officer Matthew Santoro transported a female student from the high school to the Southborough train station.

10:16 p.m. A Constitution Court resident reported an argument. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Benjamin Stickney and Derek Morton responded and reported the argument was verbal.

A report was to follow.

10:48 p.m. A caller from the probation office requested an officer to check if a Meserve Street probationer’s monitoring bracelet had been tampered with. Officers Derek Morton and Benjamin Stickney responded and checked the monitor.

April 29

9:26 a.m. A walk-in reported being bitten by a dog in the neighborhood, and she needed to ascertain the dog’s rabies status per request of her doctor. Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas took a report.

12:11 p.m. A caller requested to speak with an officer about a past incident. Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas assisted.

2:05 p.m. A Briarcliff Drive resident reported a male going door to door in her neighborhood.

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Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas responded and checked on the individual, a Trugreen employee. All was OK. 2:13 p.m. Officer Stephen Buckley responded along with the Fire Department to an alarm activation on East Main Street.

Burnt food and poor ventilation were the culprits.

5:00 p.m. A caller reported an individual throwing plastic in a fire pit on Lakeshore Drive. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and extinguished the fire and explained rules and regulations.

5:46 p.m. A Lumber Street caller reported an individual on his property who would not leave. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and transported the person to Golden Pond, where he was evaluated by nurses and moved to a different unit.

5:47 p.m. A Woodview Way caller reported a burning smell from her neighbor’s apartment. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officer Derek Morton responded and requested an ambulance.

The person requested medical assistance.

April 30

8:23 a.m. A Woodview Way caller reported a strange odor inside her apartment. Officer Stephen Buckley responded along with the Fire Department. No odor was found. The building’s maintenance company was contacted.

10:57 a.m. A walk-in handed in keys found on Marathon Way. 11:13 a.m. A walk-in reported a case of harassment. Officer William Burchard took a report.

11:16 a.m. A caller reported a male unsafely riding a motor scooter on Church Street. Officer Stephen Buckley responded and checked the area with a negative find.

7:23 p.m. A caller reported being bitten by a Rotweiller while jogging on Wilson Street. The animal control officer was notified and attempted to locate the dog’s owner.

9:23 p.m. A Walcott Valley Drive resident complained of a woman who sits in her car talking on her Bluetooth until late in the evening. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and spoke with the woman.

May 1

1:11 p.m. A Wood Street caller reported a nurse’s aide who had been fired was making threats. Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas responded, and a report was to follow.

2:13 p.m. Multiple callers reported a road rage incident on Hayden Rowe Street. Officer Arthur Schofield spoke with the reporting person and subsequently contacted the Milford Police Department, as the suspect involved resides in Milford.

3:46 p.m. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on West Main Street. No injuries were reported. A report was to follow.

May 2

7:28 a.m. A caller requested traffic enforcement in the area of Granite Street and Deer Run due to speeding vehicles. The request was passed along to officers on patrol.

12:53 p.m. A walk-in with restraining order violation questions spoke with Officer Arthur Schofield.

12:54 p.m. A walk-in seeking advice about a civil matter spoke with Officer Arthur Schofield.

1:25 p.m. Officer Matthew Santoro issued a citation for a parking violation on Hayden Rowe Street.

3:47 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on Chestnut Street heading toward Holliston. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and checked the area with a negative find and advised the Holliston Police Department.

4:11 p.m. A caller reported a white dog running loose in a Wood Street parking lot. The animal control officer was notified, and he returned the dog to its owner.

7:12 p.m. A Lakepoint Way resident complained of construction taking place in violation of town bylaw. Officers Jay Deiana and Derek Morton responded and advised the workers to cease operations.

10:39 p.m. A Revolutionary Way caller reported the inside odor of natural gas. Officer Jay Deiana responded along with the Fire Department. Zero readings were recorded.

May 6

12:38 a.m. A McKay Road caller reported his golden retriever escaped and was missing for a couple of hours. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded but was unable to locate the dog. The caller called back and stated the dog returned home.

7:54 a.m. Officer Panagiotis Hontzeas assisted two people involved in a motor vehicle accident on West Main Street. No injuries were reported. A report was to follow.

8:24 a.m. A Pinecrest Village resident reported a suspicious vehicle parked in front of her house. Officer Stephen Buckley and Panagiotis Hontzeas responded and spoke with the driver, a contractor working on a neighbor’s deck. All was OK. 9:07 a.m. Officer Philip Powers checked on a person on Loop Road and learned that he works at the high school. All was OK. 10:47 a.m. A caller reported two horses were loose on West Main Street. Officer Stephen Buckley responded and reported the horses had been rounded up.

2:26 p.m. A walk-in handed in a piece of mail that appeared to be a scam. Officer Benjamin Stickney inspected it and determined the mail was from a legitimate company.

4:14 p.m. A walk-in from Commonwealth Avenue handed in a purse he found buried in his yard. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and searched the purse and subsequently left a message for the owner.

5:41 p.m. A Winter Street caller reported being threatened by a group of teens while at Hiller’s Pizza on Lumber Street.

Officer Jay Deiana responded and took a report.

5:50 p.m. A caller spoke with Officer Moira McGaffigan about a case of harassment.

8:41 p.m. A motorist reported his vehicle broke down on West Main Street. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded and contacted a tow truck. No injuries were reported.

Dexter C. Silva, 78, of Hopkinton passed away April 30. He was the beloved husband of 56 years to Susan Silva of Hopkinton.

Dexter retired as an executive at Verizon. Besides his wife, he is survived by his children, Stephen Silva of Ipswich and Sharon Silva of Hopkinton. He also leaves behind two grandchildren, Andrew and Zachary Silva.

Funeral services were held privately with family. Arrangements were under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton (ChesmoreFuneralHome.com).

Ada M. Diani Ada M. Diani of Hopkinton passed away May 5 at the age of 98.

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Nancy A. Dyer Nancy A. Dyer, 84, of Framingham, passed away after a lengthy illness on April 27. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Miriam Hanscom and Leslie Swain. She was the wife of the late Samuel Dyer.

Nancy enjoyed cooking, gardening, traveling and time spent with her husband on Cape Cod. She is survived by her nephew, Bruce “Chip” Creswell and his wife, Kerry, of Hopkinton, her niece, Karen Creswell Sherman of Goochland, Virginia, two great-nieces, three great-nephews, several great-great nieces and nephews, two cousins and many friends.

A thank you to all her nurses and very special thank you to her hospice volunteer. She is predeceased by her sister, Shirley A. Creswell.

Funeral services were scheduled to be held privately with family on Cape Cod. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MSPCA, mspca.org or Dementia Society of America, dementiasociety.org. Arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton, www.ChesmoreFuneralHome.com.

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