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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 21 | No. 7 | April 8, 2020

Hopkinton adjusts to new normal Residents get creative to deal with quarantines, social distancing

By Gethin Coolbaugh Contributing Writer

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oronavirus can make it feel like the walls are closing in, but Hopkintonians are finding ways to make the best of a bad situation.

As residents adjust their work, school and personal lives around the temporary new practices of self-quarantines and social distancing, a couple of common themes have emerged: gratefulness and perseverance.

Dennie and Brad Walker, who live in town with their three school-aged children — Sean, 16, Bridget, 14, and Isabel, 11 — are like many families during this time of COVID-19 virusrelated isolation — stuck at home with a lot of extra time on their hands.

“Definitely you can go a little stircrazy,” said Dennie, who works as a preschool teacher at Hopkinton Christian Preschool. “I feel so fortunate as a family that we get along so well. So that hasn’t been too much of an issue.”

The Hopkinton Public Library is closed, but staffers sent a message of encouragement to the public during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Residents put 3D printers into action to make face shields

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By Gethin Coolbaugh Contributing Writer

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hen the call went out from area hospitals seeking additional masks to protect doctors and nurses from the COVID-19 virus, a group of Hopkinton-area teachers, students and residents sprung into action.

A tweet from Massachusetts General Hospital asking for the public’s help to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) caught the eye of Doug Scott, who heads up the Business, Technology & Engineering Department for Hopkinton Public Schools.

Scott turned to some of his trusted students, and the group devised a plan to begin using their own 3D printers to make the face shields that area coronavirus first responders Face shields | 14

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SCHOOLS Hopkinton High School senior Tyler Rhodes poses with his 3D printer as he constructs face shields that will be donated to an area hospital.

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Perfect time to consider environmental concerns W hen the town scheduled a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) listening session for March 24, it was before the coronavirus pandemic turned the community upside down.

In hindsight, the timing was appropriate. Because while the session (held online) focused on environmental concerns, many of the issues addressed are pertinent to our current situation.

The theme of the project is “Resiliency starts here,” a play on the town’s “It all INDEPENDENT starts here” slogan inspired by the conTHOUGHTS nection to the Boston JERRY SPAR Marathon.

Principal planner John Gelcich and sustainability project planner Amanda Kohn led the presentation, which followed up a workshop held in December.

Kohn talked about global environmental issues that could lead to problems in Hopkinton, and addressed what we can do to be prepared, including having a plan for sheltering in place, expanding public transportation and pickup services that cover low-income, elderly and youth, developing an ability to offer virtual classes to students during extreme weather, and creating

a senior assistance program to provide services such as transportation, lawn care and snow shoveling.

“Everything that we’re going through right now ties in, so this is timely,” commented Dawn Alcott, Hopkinton’s Director of Youth and Family Services.

Kohn explained that the four hazards considered the most important to focus on are: — Extreme temperatures — Thunderstorms, heavy precipitation and flooding — Drought — Severe storms (wind/snow).

The highest-priority action items started with making sure upcoming projects take these concerns into consideration and focus on incorporating nature-based solutions and climate projections.

“Some of the ongoing projects, such as the Main Street improvements and stormwater upgrades, are eligible candidates for this, and it makes sense to implement some of these actions immediately,” Kohn said.

The video of the session is available on the HCAM website. Following a survey that ended in early April, a draft report will be available on the town’s website this month and available for further public comment.

More information also can be found at resilience.ma.org.

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HS sports season shortened again While college spring sports have been canceled, there still is hope that high school teams will have something of a season. The latest plan from the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association is to start tryouts/practices May 4, the day students are scheduled to return to school, start games on May 11, play 8-12 games, then have a postseason that ends June 27. Teams that fail to qualify for the postseason or are eliminated in an early round will be allowed to schedule additional games in June.

Hopkinton High School athletic director Rich Cormier had a teleconference with spring captains on April 1.

“I’m incredibly impressed by their positivity & leadership during these difficult circumstances and all the creative ways they are remaining connected as teams,” Cormier tweeted. “Hopefully we are all back together again on 5/4!”

PJB auction moves online

Hopkinton Family Day, a community event featuring live entertainment, games and activities along with food trucks and capped off by a fireworks display, will return this fall. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 19 — five days after the rescheduled Boston Marathon.

The day is supported by many generous local businesses and residents. Town organizations, nonprofits, clubs and businesses in town provide the free activities.

For more information, including on how to participate or become a sponsor, visit the Friends of Hopkinton website at friendsofhopkinton. org or email FriendsofHopkinton@ gmail.com.

Hang out with HCAM HCAM is doing its part to keep everyone informed and entertained during the pandemic. The station’s newest offering is the Hopkinton Hangout Hour, which airs weekdays from 2-3 p.m.

Check out the HCAM gang as they talk to community members about what is happening in Hopkinton. Guests during the first couple of weeks included Health Department director Shaun McAuliffe, Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh, and Mental Health Collaborative executive director Abby Rosenberg.

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Project Just Because’s annual Shamrock Shindig was canceled last month due to the coronavirus pandemic, dealing a blow to the food pantry, which relies on events such as this to fund its services.

However, organizers were able to put together an online auction, featuring a number of creative and useful items.

The auction ends on Thursday, April 9, at 9 p.m. For more information and to view the items, visit 32auctions.com/ ShamrockShindig2020.

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In memoriam Kyle Stark of the Hopkinton Fire Department lowers the American flag outside the Woodville station to half-staff on March 4 to honor longtime Hopkinton firefighter George Gross, whose funeral procession was to pass by shortly thereafter.

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elect Board members unanimously agreed to the town manager’s suggestion to lease town land at 66 Fruit St. to the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton, which plans to build a new facility at the site.

The new building is set to be nearly four times larger than the current structure at 500 Legacy Farms North, said Elizabeth Jefferis, Baypath’s executive director.

T h e s o c i e t y h a s Baypath Humane Society is looking to relocate from its current home on o u t g r o w n i t s c u r r e n t Legacy Farms Road North and construct a bigger facility on town-owned 2,000-square foot building, land on Fruit Street. she said. The new structure could be about 7,500 square Once the terms of lease are settled, Baypath feet. will begin a capital campaign for a new facility.

“Our business has grown,” Jefferis said. “This The structure would be paid for by private funds, facility is not enough anymore to engage the comJefferis noted. munity in a way we want to engage them.”

The society was founded in 1977 and the shelter Baypath currently leases land from Tennessee was built in 1987. Town Meeting voters in 2017 Gas. The new town-owned property would provide approved the use of the land on Fruit Street for an more space, she said, and “more favorable terms” animal shelter. for a long-term stay.

A new building is not likely to open for at least The additional size would help “minimize anithree years, Jefferis said, to allow for planning and mal stress and mitigate disease,” she added. fundraising efforts. Recent economic impacts of the Increased capacity also would allow the shelter coronavirus outbreak could further slow the process. to offer more community space, which Jefferis said In the meantime, operations are set to continue was a critical part of the society’s mission. at the current site.

The added space could accommodate a multi“We’re just trying to make sure we can continue purpose room for educational initiatives, including to grow,” Jefferis said. “We want to continue to make training, providing spay/neuter programs and getsure we can be here for the long term. We’re trying ting more young people involved in the society’s to think strategically.” work. “Adoption is the main thing, but not the only The society takes in, cares for and adopts out thing” in the society’s mission, Jefferis said. animals, both those brought in by local animal The town put out a parcel of its land on Fruit control departments and from out-of-state partners.

Street — located along the access road to the Fruit Jefferis said Baypath takes in 800 to 1,000 cats and Street athletic fields — and asked for proposals to dogs per year. lease it. The humane society was the only entity to The approval of the lease is subject to successsubmit paperwork. ful negotiations between the town and the society.

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he town’s first official dog park could open by late fall or early winter, Parks and Recreation director Jay Guelfi said, although the coronavirus crisis could delay that.

Representatives of Leonard Design Associates of Arlington presented plans for the park at a public forum, part of the March 11 meeting of the Parks and Recreation Commission.

The park will be located at 68B Fruit St., along the access road to the Fruit Street athletic complex.

Only one resident attended the public forum.

Notices were sent to about 20 addresses that abut the property, Guelfi said. No properties are located within 1,000 feet of the proposed park.

Town Meeting voters in spring 2019 approved plans for the dog park, based on two forms of funding.

The park will be funded by $150,000 of Community Preservation Act funding. The Community Preservation Act is funded through a portion of property tax bills and aims to preserve open space and historic sites, create affordable housing and develop outdoor recreational facilities, such as dog parks.

An additional $250,000 in grant funding is being sought through the Stanton Foundation, which

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supports the development of enclosed dog parks throughout the state.

The foundation previously had awarded Hopkinton a grant for a proposed site at 85 Main St. but that location did not work out so the grant was returned, Guelfi said.

The park will feature a 22,000-square-foot fenced-in facility, with a larger space and a smaller space for smaller dogs or dogs that might be shy and more comfortable within the small area.

Features include potable water for the animals, a watering station for cleaning dogs that may have become muddy or otherwise dirty, benches, an irrigation system, agility equipment and a gazebo for shade.

The park will be lined with rice stone, which is easier to clean and more comfortable for dog paws.

Hours will be dawn to dusk, as the park will have no lights. The park will be open to the general public.

“We’ve had people for the past four or five years request” a dog park in town,” Guelfi explained. This is “our response to a lot of people in town asking for it.”

Prior to the coronavirus crisis, the design phase was scheduled to take place this spring, with groundbreaking in the fall and completion by late fall.

In the wake of the crisis, “everything’s up in the air now,” Guelfi said, in terms of timing. “Everything’s going to be pushed out.”

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Bennett named interim police chief following Lee’s resignation ThenHopkinton Police Chief Edward Lee (left) speaks to the Select Board at a 2019 meeting in which Joseph Bennett (right) was named deputy chief.

Bennett will run the department on an interim basis following Lee’s resignation late last month.

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he timing might seem odd, as the town deals with the coronavirus pandemic, but Edward Lee turned in his resignation late last month, saying the time was right for him to end his tenure as Hopkinton’s police chief and find a new challenge with another department.

Town Manager Norman Khumalo announced March 24 that he was accepting the resignation “with a heavy heart.”

Deputy Chief Joseph Bennett will run the department on an interim basis.

“Chief Lee is a professional,” Khumalo said in a phone interview. “I’ve really enjoyed working with him.”

Lee’s last day was April 3, ending a six-year stint serving the town. He arrived after spending two decades on the force in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

“When he was hired six years ago he had a clear mission to come in and accomplish several goals,” Khumalo said. “Top on that list was to help with the transition from an inside chief to an outside chief, build a strategic plan for the department, really support the succession plan and process for the community — and he believes he’s accomplished that and is now ready for his next move.”

Lee started in police work in 1988 as a patrolman in Woonsocket and ascended through the ranks, eventually serving as captain of detectives for four years until his departure from the Rhode Island town in 2012. He then got his master’s in criminal justice and law enforcement administration from Roger Williams University, where he also received his bachelor’s degree in the same fields of study. He joined the HPD in 2014.

The Select Board was scheduled to meet April 7, and at that meeting members were to discuss plans for the transition and the hiring a new chief. The position was advertised in late March.

Khumalo said Lee leaves the department in good shape, and a succession plan is one of the things that they have long been prepared to handle.

“We have a very strong department,” Khumalo said. “I’m very confident that the community is in good hands.”

Lee had his annual performance evaluation before the Select Board at its Oct. 8 meeting, and he received a rating of “clearly outstanding.”

His goals for the previous year were to partner with the town manager and fire chief to develop a community preparedness plan, finalize the process for HPD accreditation, and define the process for

a 5-10-year strategic plan.

Lee explained that all of his goals were met, with full accreditation expected next year. He noted that morale in the department is very high based on an internal survey regarding job satisfaction.

“My view of Chief Lee in the last fiscal year is that he’s doing a clearly outstanding job because he is on the right path and he is making significant headway now,” Select Board member Brian Herr said at the meeting.

Added Select Board member Irfan Nasrullah: “We reviewed him last year, and I think he has taken the advice and taken the recommendations and ran with it.”

For the next year, the goals set for Lee were to develop a short-term strategic plan to assess the needs to ensure safety on the fringe parts of the community (trails, lakes, ponds, woods), complete the 5-10-year strategic plan, and identify a strategy to deal with traffic and construction issues caused by the Main Street Corridor Project.

Lee’s recent tenure was not without some controversy, as three officers sued the town and Lee and after the chief suspended their licenses to carry guns.

The three officers — Peter Booth, Linda Higgins and John Moran — were on leave since suffering undisclosed injuries on duty on July 24, 2017.

The officers filed a collective bargaining grievance seeking proper injury pay under state law on Dec. 12, 2017.

Two days later, Lee sent letters to the officers indicating they needed to turn in all licenses, guns and ammunition to their local police station.

“You are no longer deemed suitable as a result of post-traumatic stress related to injuries incurred while on duty,” Lee wrote in the letters.

The officers filed appeals in February through attorney Kathleen Reagan, accusing Lee of retaliating against them and seeking to reinstate their licenses to carry without restriction. Hearings were rescheduled multiple times before Higgins filed a motion to drop her case on June 13 of last year and Booth did the same on July 17, waiving their rights to trial or appeal.

In September of last year, the three officers finally were approved for accidental disability retirement, and the town worked on settlements with them.

Khumalo said he considers them “substantially settled.”

“As far as I’m concerned, from the town side, they are substantially completed,” Khumalo said.

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The Walker family remains happy and healthy, but like most they have had to adjust their daily routines on the fly.

All three kids are home from school — Sean and Bridget go to Hopkinton High School, while Isabel attends Hopkins Elementary — for the foreseeable future. Dennie and Brad, who both have careers in the education field, are working from home.

“We’ve been finding activities to keep us busy and to keep us engaged,” said Brad, a teacher at Needham High School.

“We’ve been doing puzzles and watching classic movies and practicing tai chi, so we’ve had enough to kind of engage us so that we’re not going absolutely nuts.”

School might not be in session, but many institutions are encouraging students to take part in non-assessed enrichment activities. As Brad notes, new guidelines and curriculums from the state are forthcoming, but in the meantime parents are left to decide how best to structure their children’s education time.

“Some people are super-duper strict about it,” Dennie said.

“They’re still keeping the same, you know, getting up at the same time and having their children … do schoolwork a certain time and exercise at a certain time and lunch at a certain time.

“I have to say we’ve been less structured like that. I think it’s kind of nice to let the kids — I want to make sure they get done what they need to get done — but more on their own time. One way’s not better than the other, it’s just different approaches. I find that we are able to be less stressed if we give them a little leeway.”

Social media a savior One silver lining of self-isolation in the social media era is the variety of options available for face-to-face interaction.

While individuals might not be able to physically congregate, technology allows for adults and kids alike to gather from afar.

“I didn’t even know what Zoom was a few weeks ago, and [my kids] actually introduced it to me because they started getting onto Zoom with their friends,” Dennie said. “In the meantime, for work, I’ve had to use it.”

Added Brad, “When I was an adolescent, I can’t imagine how upsetting it would have been to be that far away from my peers and friends for so long. But they use that technology, they’re able to connect and play video games together, they do group chats, video chats and audio chats, and so they’re able to stay connected in a way that’s pretty remarkable.”

A family of five with daily routines that normally pull them in different directions have all been pulled back together under the same roof. And yet throughout the chaos, they have been able to maintain positive attitudes.

“I feel so fortunate that we’ve been able to sort of get the food that we need and we haven’t needed any medical supplies or anything like that,” Dennie said. “So I guess apart from just not being able to do what we want to do all the time, I feel like it hasn’t had a huge impact.”

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Elderly residents a primary concern Older residents in town, like 90-year-old Jo Foster, have found themselves confined to their homes due to the increased risk the COVID-19 virus poses to the elderly.

Foster, who moved to Hopkinton from Framingham two years ago, said she normally is out on the town six out of seven days a week.

“It’s been a pain. I can’t go out of the house because I have asthma,” Foster said. “I have two daughters that see me constantly — they won’t come in the house, either, so they won’t spread it. It’s been very lonesome.”

The cheerful Foster said she is still hearing from plenty of friends on the phone throughout the week, and also praised the job the Hopkinton Senior Center has done to stay in touch with seniors during the virus outbreak.

“It’s unbelievable,” Foster said.

“I’m kind of tired of talking on the phone.”

Foster insisted she is being well cared for during this time by her daughters — perhaps a little too well.

“They’re driving me cuckoo,” Foster joked. “[They say], ‘Mummy, all right, what do you need?’ I said, ‘I don’t need anything. I’ve got enough soup, I’ve got enough this, [and so on].’

‘OK, mum, I’ll see you later.’ ”

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Businesses have had to adjust to consumer needs as well as government mandates and disease-control regulations. Non-essential businesses were shuttered in Massachusetts until at least April 7, forcing them to be creative to keep a steady income. The Hopkinton Center for the Arts transitioned its spring classes to a virtual format.

Many restaurants are offering takeout only, and some that did not previously have a delivery option quickly moved to put one place.

“It’s been very difficult, very difficult,” Bill’s Pizzeria owner Zach Siarkos said. “A lot of adjustments to be made.

Most restaurants we all function with proper sanitary conditions, that’s part of owning a restaurant, running and working in a restaurant. But the psychological aspect of working with customers in these times is something new that most people aren’t used to.

“Now, of course, we rely heavily on dine-in and our bar — that’s all shut down. We have begun delivering, which we didn’t do in the past, so that’s a help.

Takeout [business] is pretty good, but I don’t know how long, you know? We have been pushing curbside so people don’t have to come into the restaurant.

We’re being very strict on if anybody has a runny nose, even a cough, you know, stay home. And on top of that, it’s been very difficult trying to keep staff. Sales were under half of what we normally are, so trying to hold all the staff has been challenging to say the very least.”

For some, business actually has been booming.

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“It is such an influx of business for us. I think between the groceries, the food that we sell and the adult beverages we sell, we’re truly turned into a one-stop shop for everyone,” Werrick said. “Our business, knock on wood, our business is doing very well.”

However, as much as Werrick has tried to keep smiles on customers’ faces, she admits that there is only so much she can do to distract from the reality of a gloomy situation.

“People are trying to keep it light, and I try to keep things light also, but quite a few people have confided in me that they’re very nervous and scared,” she said. “They don’t see this ending anytime soon, and that’s the general consensus.”

Added Siarkos: “Generally customers have been pretty positive. I think those are the people that are still coming out and picking up food. The staff, you know, just weary. You’ve got to be aware of everything. Everyone’s wearing gloves up front, no handing anything to customers, we don’t take cash anymore, card only, sanitize after every customer. It’s a little draining. But it is what it is.

“Just let’s hope this doesn’t hold on too much longer.”

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That game, only the fourth of the season, would mark the end of the 2020 campaign. The novel coronavirus already had disrupted sports around the world and was about to end the Polar Bears’ season. For Finnerty, who grew up in Hopkinton, her career was over.

“She broke the news right before the game and it was definitely a bit jarring,” Finnerty said. “There were emotional times before and after the game but during the game, we just went all out.”

Grote said she had talked with her team in the past about wanting to be one of the last two teams to play, and it turned out to be the case. Instead of in the NCAA championship game, as they had all hoped, it was a road night game at Colby meant to give their conference foe a chance at having a senior night before the plug was pulled on the rest of the campaign.

If Finnerty had to end her career, she went out in style. The 21-year-old midfielder scored five goals, a career high, leading Bowdoin to a road victory.

“It was probably one of my best games,” she said. “My coach said I played as if I wasn’t holding anything back and didn’t have any worries. I wasn’t hesitating at all.”

Finnerty said she and her teammates considered themselves lucky in a way. They knew their season was about to end. Many teams whose athletic lives have been turned upside down by the virus were not fortunate enough to have any advanced warning or get a chance to play that “one last game.”

The Bowdoin students left for spring break and received word that they would not be going back to campus this spring. Just like that, Finnerty’s oncampus collegiate life had ended. The change was more than a little abrupt. Finnerty starred in two sports at Bowdoin. In the fall, she was a first-team All-American in field hockey. Last lacrosse season, after she finished fourth on the team in goals with 19 and led the squad with 28 assists, she was named first-team all region (for the second straight year) and a second-team All-American.

Before following in the footsteps of two of her siblings by going to Bowdoin, she played three sports — field hockey, ice hockey and lacrosse — at St. Mark’s School in Southborough. In high school, she helped her team to a pair of ISL championships

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and was named a lacrosse All-American in 2016.

She also earned all-league honors and was part of league title winning teams in field hockey, was named an academic All-American, and served as a captain in all three sports.

With a resumé like that, balancing academics and multiple sports is nothing new to Finnerty. Having neither of those things on her plate has taken some getting used to.

“I certainly have found myself with a bit of a loss sometime when the whole day is open,” Finnerty said. “It’s different without that three-hour chunk of the day you’re spending playing a sport.”

Bowdoin has started up remote learning, giving Finnerty a sense of structure to her day. After 17 years of living in Hopkinton, she moved with her family to Cape Cod. Finnerty and her siblings are together with their parents, Debbie and Dave, practicing their social distancing during the ongoing public health crisis.

Coming out of St. Mark’s, Finnerty initially had her eye on Division 1 programs. But her older sister, Colleen, now 26, had played field hockey and ice hockey for the Polar Bears. Her brother, Liam, 21, graduated from Bowdoin in 2017. Kara is the youngest of four. Her oldest brother, Brendan, is 28.

The NCAA has granted all spring athletes an extra year of eligibility, but Finnerty said she does not see herself going down that road. She studied government and legal studies as well as Francophone studies at Bowdoin and plans to work at a firm in Boston this year. Sports will remain a part of her life, she said, but more likely as a coach down the road.

She said she would be hard pressed to find another program that would be as special to her as Bowdoin has been these past four years.

“I think I have had my time and appreciated that time, I don’t see myself wanting to play for another program,” Finnerty said. “We had a really special team this year and it didn’t pan out the way we wanted.”

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Town, BAA combine to help hospital W

hile the Boston Marathon won’t be held until September, the town and race organizers continue to work together to benefit the region.

Hopkinton resident Carolyn JackNEWS BRIEFS son is the CEO of St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, and she reached out to the Select Board to see if the town could help acquire some emergency personal protective equipment for her staff.

Select Board member John Coutinho in turn contacted the Boston Athletic Association, which oversees the Boston Marathon, and the Hopkinton-based 26.2 Foundation.

As a result, on March 31 Select Board members loaded approximately 3,000 rain ponchos — which originally were to be distributed on race day — into a pickup truck, and Coutinho delivered the makeshift protective gear to the hospital himself. “Facilitating the arrival of more safety equipment for medical professionals who are dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic is another wonderful example of how we work together,�

Coutinho said, via a town press release. “It’s just what we do; we take care of each other.�

Town warns of COVID-19 scams The Hopkinton Police issued a warning about a COVID-19 scam in which individuals are going door to door claiming to test people for the virus.

The individuals reportedly are driving

Senior Center staff available While the Senior Center has been closed, staff remains on call. Seniors are advised to call 508-497-9730 if they have any questions or concerns, including needing assistance getting food or medical equipment.

Area stores have been providing reserved shopping times for seniors. At the Price Chopper in Hopkinton, seniors have the store to themselves from 6-7 a.m. each day.

Select Board member John Coutinho (left) delivers a box of rain ponchos to St. Vincent’s Hospital CEO (and Hopkinton resident) Carolyn Jackson.

a white van and wearing hazmat suits.

According to the police notice: “While inside the houses taking fake vitals they are stealing items out in the open. Please be aware there are no organizations going door to door testing people. If you see these individuals please call the police immediately.�

Officials also warned people to be wary of anyone offering COVID-19 testing in exchange for a Medicare number or money. “Never accept a COVID-19 test from someone who comes to your door; approaches you at the grocery store or other community venue; calls offering you a mail-in test in exchange for money or Medicare number; who calls to request your bank card or account information to pay for a test,� the warning stated.

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Milford Regional establishes hotline Milford Regional Medical Center has established a COVID-19 information hotline staffed by a healthcare professional from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.: 508717-3702. Alternatively, anyone can submit an online assessment form via the MRMC website at milfordregional. org.

Milford Regional announced late last month that its urgent care center in Hopkinton will be closed temporarily.

This includes the lab location and radiology services offered at this urgent care site.

Meanwhile, the hospital is in need of medical supplies due to shortages caused by the pandemic. The greatest needs are for surgical procedure masks with elastic ear loops, NIOSH-approved N95 masks and face shields, impervious isolation gowns and nasopharyngeal swabs.

Anyone who has items to donate should reach out to the MRMC Foundation Office at foundation@milreg.org or 508-422-2228.

Library partners with Mass. Audubon The Hopkinton Public Library announced that it is participating in Mass.

Audubon’s Library Partners program, which will allow library patrons to explore and enjoy the nature of Massachusetts.

Individuals can use their Hopkinton Public Library pass to visit Mass.

Audubon’s statewide network of more than 50 wildlife sanctuaries at the discounted rate of $2 per person (for up to four people per pass). Explore Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, where more than a thousand acres of salt marsh attract a wide array of birds and other wildlife, or Drumlin Farm in Lincoln, where spring means bluebirds and baby farm animals, or Pleasant Valley in the Berkshires, with beautiful landscapes that have inspired artists for centuries.

While Mass. Audubon is engaged in many different environmental activities, the roots of the organization are in bird conservation. Bird watching is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities in America, and patrons of the Hopkinton Public Library can connect with this nationally renowned birding resource.

Mass. Audubon offers programs for beginning to expert birders, and many opportunities to volunteer and participate in citizen science to help protect wildlife and wild lands.

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he Hopkinton Center for the Arts has transitioned many classes to a virtual format, and discounted registration is open until May 10 for summer programs.

“Art has a wonderfully unique way of enabling people to connect with and express their true feelings.

Children 2.9especially years andvaluable older This is Eachis session with its own theme when the surrounding world in turmoil,” co-director Kris Waldman stated. “In the act of painting, dancing, singing or sculpting, art connects us to a deep sense of ourselves where we can feel at peace and happy.”

Online classes are intentionally limited to no more than 12, so students have a more enriching, almost oneon-one, learning experience. According to Waldman, “The response has been fantastic.”

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Our teachers are professionally educated and licensed through the Department of Early Education and Care. Camp is open to children 2.9 years of age and older.

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We will learn what scientists do and complete Messy Science! many experiments of our own!

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Water Play!

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We’ll color, pour, freeze and spray and of course get wet!

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Art has a wonderfully unique way of enabling people to connect with and express their true feelings. This is especially valuable when the surrounding world is in turmoil.

–Kris Waldman Co-director As always, the HCA’s talented artist instructors teach classes in the fine arts, acting and theater, music, singing and dancing and even ceramics.

“Right now, clay is available for pickup,” Waldman explained, “so adult students can enjoy hand-building pots, bowls and mugs at home while interacting online with their teacher. It’s all about being adaptable and resilient in these challenging times. If the current climate looms into early summer, we’ll be ready for that, too.”

New and continuing students are enrolling now, and morning, afternoon and evening classes are available. Interested individuals can call or email about trying the first class at no cost.

Young adults are welcome to enroll in most adult courses, and full and partial scholarships are available, if needed, through online application.

There’s an opportunity for everyone at the HCA. Waldman notes planning is already underway for the Summer Winds concert with the Claflin Hill Orchestra and an Auto & Art Festival & Fundraiser, but with the cancellation of recent key programs, the center expects a $40,000 shortfall.

“We’d love members and friends to consider supporting the HCA and our various programs during this challenging time,” Waldman said. “Bridging the gap with any size donation would be greatly appreciated.”

This amazing community resource touches the heart and soul, delights the senses, inspires creativity and encourages broadening horizons. That’s something everyone needs, especially right now.

Visit hopartscenter.org to register or donate. Call 508-435-9222 with any questions.

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By Deborah Burke Henderson Contributing Writer

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hen people imagine summer fun, they almost immediately picture children excitedly splashing around in water, be it the ocean or their backyard pool, getting great exercise and having a good time.

Those who own a pool and need accessories, service or repairs, or those who are interested in purchasing an above-ground pool can visit Crystal Pool & Spa at 95 Mechanic St. (Rte. 140) in Bellingham.

Crystal Pool & Spa was founded

by Verne Brown more than 50 years ago and today remains family-owned and operated, proudly servicing families in MetroWest. The area’s largest store of its kind is housed in a 7,000-square-foot building and carries thousands of equipment items and essential supplies.

Kimberly DiChiara is the company president and Brown’s granddaughter.

“I love what I do,” DiChiara stated. “My sister and I are third generation and already my son, nephew and fiancée are working alongside us. Grandpa Verne would be really proud of how far we’ve come.”

Having grown up in the business, DiChiara knows all the ins and outs.

She personally enjoys meeting as many customers as possible, listening to their requests and facilitating every need.

The company sells myriad sizes and styles of above-ground pools, and staff pride themselves on educating each customer about their newest purchase. At season’s peak, core staff typically expands to 21, including numerous trained and certified service technicians.

“Caring for your pool can be pretty straightforward, but not everyone has the time or desire to vacuum it,” DiChiara noted. “This year we’re excited to offer an all-inclusive pool maintenance package for our customers’ ease and convenience.”

The all-inclusive pool maintenance package includes pool opening, weekly vacuums, chemicals and closing at season’s end.

“Customers love our service techs,” DiChiara said. “They’re reliable, knowledgeable, friendly and just like family to us, we’ve worked together so long.”

The company also offers inhouse service and repairs to a homeowner’s robotic cleaner, along with filter cleaning, salt cell cleaning and testing and rentals of robotic cleaners and submersible pumps.

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Residents put 3D printers into action to make face shields Face shields | from page 1

so desperately need.

“In our situations as teachers, students and residents we are not in a position to help directly, but by providing those in the medical field some supplies that are needed we are doing what we can to help out,” Scott said.

Tyler Rhodes, a senior at Hopkinton High School, was one of the students Scott contacted. With HHS — and all schools in Massachusetts — closed until at least May 4 because of the pandemic, Rhodes decided to make the best of a bad situation.

“We’re at home, we can’t go out, but we have our 3D printers, our computers, and we have the materials to make masks,” Rhodes said. “There’s no reason not to, and the benefit of doing so is much greater than not doing anything.”

Sucheta Sunder, a sophomore at Hopkinton High, also saw an opportunity to use her downtime to make a difference.

“My printer wasn’t really doing anything. It’s just been sitting around,” Sunder said. “So, when Mr. Scott said if I wanted to help out people, I was like ‘Well, I’m not doing anything anyway, so it would be great to help people out.’ ” With a lot of extra time on a lot of people’s hands due to the closing of nonessential businesses and stay-at-home advisories, the group of individuals involved has swelled well beyond the walls of Hopkinton High.

A list of people involved provided

by Scott includes a number of current and former students as well as school

HHS sophomore Sucheta Sunder tries on a protective shield similar to the ones she has been making with her 3D printer.

faculty, including Hopkinton Public Schools Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh.

“In education people always refer to the ‘real world’ as if students and teachers are operating in an alternate world,” Scott said. “So this clearly demonstrates to the students that they can put the skills that we learn together to practical use and make a difference in a big way.”

The group also includes Hopkinton residents, members of the police department, area nurses, and even engineering teachers from New York, California, Michigan, Minnesota and Oregon.

“The response by the Hopkinton community and beyond has been overwhelming,” Scott said. “At the same time, the requests for shields from people in other cities, towns and states has been heartbreaking, as we are doing the best that we can — but we can only

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produce so many.”

The process of 3D printing a face shield involves a lot of moving parts and can be time consuming.

Software used to create the design is downloaded and sent to the 3D printer.

The printer uses heated plastic to create pieces of the face shields, which then require individual assembly.

“I would describe 3D printing as nothing more than a glorified or fancy glue gun,” Scott said. “The machine interprets a computerized design and translates that into a build volume. Within that volume it knows exactly where to deposit heated-up plastic material.”

With a societal premium being placed on self-quarantining and social distancing, the group knows it has to take the utmost precautions when assembling the shields.

“We’ve set kind of pretty strict guidelines on sanitation, so we’re always wearing gloves, washing hands before we start handling the material,” Rhodes said.

Once completed, the shields are sent to the Hopkinton Board of Health via public health nurse Kasey Mauro. The Board of Health distributes them to area medical facilities, the Hopkinton Police Department, the Hopkinton Fire Department and anyone else in need.

The group has no numeric goal or target end date for the production of the face shields. As long as the volunteers are needed, they will continue to make them.

“We will continue to make as many face shields as we can until companies … change over their lines and are able

to fully meet the demand,” Scott said.

Originally the group had considered producing surgical masks but settled on face shields instead after consulting with area medical professionals.

“We looked at masks that were made out of cloth, which is pretty cool,” Sunder said. “I’m not that much of a person that knows anything about sewing, but I’m pretty sure there are other people that do. So I think that’s definitely a way people could help out.”

Just as groceries and hygienic supplies have been flying off the shelves at stores, so too have supplies necessary to make face shields.

“When I went to order the plastic sheets for my masks, it was the last one in stock on Amazon,” Rhodes said.

“So if you have any plastic sheets or bottles that you can cut up and donate those, that’s always helpful. If you do have those, just contact Mr. Scott. He’s looking for those right now.”

Scott can be reached via email at dscott@hopkinton.k12.ma.us.

As for those who don’t have the technology to make shields or masks, the group urges individuals to do their part to help prevent the spread of the virus.

“Definitely just maintaining social distancing, like staying home, staying healthy,” Rhodes said.

Added Scott, “This is a global effort to minimize the spread of the virus. I would say that everybody can help out by respecting the instructions of health officials who are providing the game plan on how to decrease the spread of the virus.”

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t hasn’t taken long for Sterling Worrell and a group of Hopkinton High School students to get the school’s drone club off the ground.

A vision from the school’s director of technology, Ashoke Ghosh, quickly became a reality when Worrell agreed to oversee an after-school drone racing and photography club this year. “[Ghosh is] a drone enthusiast [and] approached me about forming a drone club,” said Worrell, who teaches photography in the school’s visual arts department. “We just found some people who were interested in the drone club, some students, and went from there.”

The self-described “fledgling little club” has put Hopkinton on the cutting edge of what could become a popular new after-school activity.

A typical meeting consists of a group of 6-10 students getting together in the high school gym on weeknights, building drones and competing in races.

“We wait for all of the sports to get done in the gym … and we just put up the basketball goals and everything and we just have a great time ripping back and forth with the racing drones,” Worrell said.

Worrell admits it can sometimes be a struggle to get the drones working properly. Frequency issues in connecting the drones and controllers to WiFi networks and Bluetooth can cause setbacks.

But once they’re up and running, it’s off to the races.

“When we finally get it all put together, we have a heat,” Worrell said.

“What we do is we’ll go around the track in the gym, but we will find some obstacles, usually volleyball stanchions, net stanchions. … We’ve had racing drones doing 35 miles per hour in the gym.”

The group held its first inter-club race in early 2020, but finding other high schools to compete against has proven to be a challenge. Worrell has talked with area schools about founding a drone racing league, but finances and a lack of proper technology are holding up things.

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“I have not yet found another high school that says, ‘Oh, yeah, we race!

Come on over and race with us and then we’ll come over and race with you,’ ” Worrell said. “We haven’t gotten to that point yet, but I sure hope we do.”

The school’s drone club caters to all levels of interest and is not solely focused on racing. Some students, like upperclassman Jacob Sullivan, have combined their interest in drones with photography. Others have even taken up building their own drones. “[Jacob’s] drone takes high-def photographs, and he went up above the main campus at dusk and took this picture of the glow of sunset,” Worrell said.

“You can see Wachusett Mountain in the background. All the street lights are just turning on. It’s an amazing photograph.”

Added Worrell, “[Another student], Frank, has a strong interest in racing and he’s built a lot of his own drones.

And then we’ve got some freshmen, underclassmen — you know the type, they’re into video games and things like that, so this just fits in perfect with them because you’re using [something similar to] a game controller.”

The school doesn’t currently offer any drone courses, but Worrell said the school’s business, technology and engineering leader, Doug Scott, plans to offer an aeronautics engineering class that includes a unit on drones next fall.

With the potential addition of a course on drones, an already advanced drone club at HHS could climb even higher.

One might even say the sky is the limit.

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Robotics program continues growth, success The Hopkinton High School robotics team poses with some students from other area schools at a recent competition.

By Gethin Coolbaugh Contributing Writer

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opkinton High School has assembled a robotics program worthy of the national recognition it has received.

But at its roots, or in this case circuits, the program’s ultimate goal is to help its students be competitive in everyday life.

“Robotics at HHS will develop students’ abilities to work with others and to be problem identifiers and solvers,” said Doug Scott, who oversees the program.

When Scott took the reins of Hopkinton Public Schools’ newly formed Business, Technology and Engineering Department back in 2015, he breathed new life into the existing robotics program by creating an inter-campus pipeline.

In the program’s first year of competition, Hopkinton Middle School fielded a team of 15 students. It expanded in the second year to include the high school, which now boasts a membership of some 70 students.

“Hopkinetics” robotics competes in VEX Robotics Competition’s VEX VRC league. Two of the school’s teams qualified for the 2020 VEX Robotics World Championship, although it was canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Each year, VEX introduces a new game with the objective of creating a functioning robot to perform the tasks necessary for victory. This year’s game is Tower Takeover, played on a 12 foot-by12-foot square field with an objective of outscoring opponents by placing cubes in towers or scoring cubes in goals.

At competitions, four teams are chosen at random and split into two alliances.

Teams compete on opposite sides of the field — blue vs. red — using their robots and coordinating with drivers, scouts and their coaches.

Team 2602A qualified for the world competition after achieving best overall performance honors at a Worcester Polytechnic Institute-hosted event.

The program’s all-girls team, Team 2602G, was one of 10 teams in the world to receive the Community Service Award for its work promoting STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) in Hopkinton and beyond.

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“I didn’t have much experience, but I thought of giving it a shot and I did,” Prudhivi said. “Looking back, I know I’ll never regret the decision I made. I absolutely love robotics and I love spending time in the workshop.”

Prudhivi and her teammates have experienced plenty of success, and she has found the setbacks along the way have made the experience more enjoyable.

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“There were days we got frustrated when we couldn’t figure out solutions to certain problems, but what’s so fascinating about this is that a lot of teams step in and help each other,” she said.

Added Scott, “Team skills are the most important as the kids need to work together to develop a system that reaches their set objectives as a team. The kids have to be resilient because they will experience failures throughout the season.”

Scott’s interest in the field traces back to his youth, when he would frequently participate in engineering projects. He received an undergraduate degree in business and later went back to school so he could teach technology.

His interest in robotics originated when he and a group of IT students assisted a marine archaeologist in locating a wreck in a lake in New Hampshire.

“I am passionate about it now because I utilize it as a vehicle to develop transferable soft skills and technical skills that will help them in any future endeavor they take part in,” Scott said. “The ability to identify a problem and solve it are essential in any facet of life for these kids.”

It is unclear how many of Scott’s students will go on to pursue a career in robotics, but the experience has certainly made a lasting impact.

“Robotics opens up many doors for me and a lot of other people,” Prudhivi said. “It not only teaches you technical aspects, but it also teaches interpersonal skills which are definitely needed in the future.”

Locals honored for college success Hopkinton’s Brittany Power, a student at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, spent part of her winter break participating in a volunteer service trip through the college’s Service and Solidarity Missions Trips Program. Power, a nursing major, co-led a group of 10 students to Salem, West Virginia. There they worked with Nazareth Farm helping those in extreme rural poverty. Work involved both physical labor and community outreach. …

Also at Saint Anselm, Parker Petruney, a junior majoring in finance, was named to the dean’s list.

Editor’s note: Information for college honors is provided by the schools.

Those interested in being included in this section should request for the school to email the information to editor@ hopkintonindependent.com.

The Hopkinton Independent • April 8, 2020 • 17

Schools enter unchartered territory with remote learning Staffers at Hopkins School left a sign of support in the window for students, who were scheduled to begin a formal remote learning program April 6 in the midst of the shutdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Sandy Bowles Contributing Writer

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opkinton schools were scheduled to begin a remote learning plan April 6 that will include new instruction, in addition to reviewing prior lessons and providing enrichment as is currently being done, Superintendent of Schools Carol Cavanaugh told School Committee members during their meeting on March 26.

“We will try to have the highest quality remote education we possibly can,” Cavanaugh said.

Participation is no longer voluntary but will be expected of students. Each school has developed its own schedule that teachers will follow. Principals and teachers will reach out to students and families to outline the schedules.

However, Cavanaugh said that remote education will not replace the learning experience students receive with in-person classroom instruction.

“We cannot cover all that we would have before June 23, 2020,” she said.

“No matter what we implement, it will not be of the same quality as the day-today classroom experiences.”

Regarding prom and graduation, Cavanaugh said Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop will work with class officers “to make decisions about these important events.”

These decisions will be impacted by school closure announcements by Gov. Charlie Baker and information from the Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control.

AP exams are overseen by the College Board, which is developing a secure, 45-minute online free-response exam for each course.

The status of MCAS testing was uncertain at press time. The tests might be waived for this spring but the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education was still working on the needed process to waive them, Cavanaugh said.

Prior to the April 6 new Hopkinton instruction date, a major focus was on “ensuring connections between educators and students [and their] families,” Cavanaugh stated.

Educators researched and vetted the best possible remote learning resources and worked with the technology department to provide the best possible access for students, looking at issues such as Wi-Fi capability and access to devices, she said.

Going forward, educators will review the curriculum to “highlight critical skills and content that must be addressed this year,” she said.

The Department of Secondary and Elementary Education recommends that students engage in learning for about half the traditional learning day.

This could take many forms, with teachers working with all 24 students in a class, or with 75 students in one course section or in small groups with students who might be “struggling with a specific concept,” Cavanaugh said.

Teachers have a range of technical skills and experience. That has been “a huge steppingstone for a lot of our teachers,” Cavanaugh said. Many teachers also have children of their own who are at home during the crisis.

A major concern is that remote learning puts the district’s most vulnerable learners, including those with special needs, at risk.

“You’re disenfranchising a portion of the student population if you introduce new curriculum that all students

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Creating these “points of connection” has made “the greatest impact.”

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Fargiano said she hopes the schools will “maintain these points of connection and build from there.”

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“We need to do what’s right for Hopkinton,” she said. “I don’t think we know exactly what that is today.”

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HHS students shine at BPA conference

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HHS junior Shreya Thalvayapati was elected state secretary of the Massachusetts Business Professionals of America, and a number of her classmates took home honors.

The BPA provides opportunities for students to work on projects related to business, including such topics as finance, IT and computer applications. Students work with mentors in the business community who provide feedback on these projects.

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Students meet several times a month as a large group, then break up into smaller groups to work on projects on a range of topics. Hopkinton students worked on projects including economic research, computer modeling and digital publishing. They do the work before and after school and during study periods.

Students involved in Business Professionals of America learn about the specifics of their projects. But perhaps even more importantly, they develop “soft skills,” Scott said, including learning how to communicate with each other and how to work together in a productive way.

“In today’s digital age, those soft skills are limited by and sometimes throttled by technology,” Scott said.

“These are skills they need.”

For Thalvayapati, as secretary she will manage social media platforms across the state and ensure members are updated on association news.

She encourages her classmates to consider joining BPA. “It’s such a wonderful community,” she said of her BPA colleagues.

“It’s just a good way to get involved,” she added. “Academic input is important,” but extracurriculars can expand that knowledge, she said.

The program has taught such important skills as leadership and time management, which can be a vital lesson for students, she explained.

“Waiting until the last minute won’t likely get you the best results,” she said.

Hopkinton High School winners included Tyler Rhodes, Ben Morey-Beale, Shreya Thalvayapati and Sankalp Subhendu (first place, Global Marketing Team), Rhodes (first place, Computer Modeling), Thalvayapati (first place, Economic Research), Mantra Rajkumar (first place, Digital Media Production), Ayush Krishnamony, Kevin Liu, Ethan DeYoung and Will Dionne (first place, Economic Research Team), Mahdi Maymandi-Nejad (first place, Java Programming), Sucheta Sunder (second place, Computer Modeling), Ashley McDermott (second place, Advanced Interview Skills), Tiffany Ramsarran (second place, Business Law and Ethics), Mahdi MaymandiNejad (third place, C++ Programming), Will Dionne (third place, Business Law and Ethics), Cindy Yang (third place, Digital Publishing) and Alveena Ehsan (fifth place, Medical Office Procedures). Helena Hubbe won the Diplomate Torch Award.

The Hopkinton Independent • April 8, 2020 • 19

HHS jazz ensemble wins gold T

he Hopkinton High School jazz ensemble, under the direction of Jeremy Dodge, earned a gold medal at the 2020 Massachusetts Association of Jazz Educators (MAJE) Central District Festival held March 4 at Nipmuc Regional SCHOOLS High School in Upton.

NOTEBOOK The students earned an opportunity to perform at the State MAJE Festival, which had been scheduled for March 21 at Oliver Ames High School in Easton.

Members of the HHS jazz ensemble include Nathan Bertucci-Bissonette, Jillian Ceddia, Jacob Chastain, Fletcher Clark, Timothy Fargiano, Brian Gu, Cameron Hanna, Riley Hargrave, Celia Jenkins, Olivia Jones, Sam Lagoy, Tyler Rhodes, Cameron Sivo, Heather Sivo, David Stedt, Kira Sward, Hersh Tandon, Sean Thapa, Isaiah Tomas and Joe Wang. Fellow members Linnea Pappas-Byers, Advait Nene and Aidan Medeiros earned Outstanding Musicianship awards for their singing and solo playing.

MAJE is a service organization dedicated to promoting and providing jazz education throughout the state of Massachusetts. For more information, go to majazzed.org.

comprised of 26 extraordinary high school students, with a goal of raising $250,000 to help find cancer cures. All students will be recognized for their admirable efforts at the Grand Finale Gala in June at the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.

Participants in fundraising campaigns like Students of the Year are helping LLS make an impact on the lives of cancer patients. This year, these students participated in this campaign in honor of a local patient, Ellie, a 5-year-old still battling cancer. Ellie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2018.

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in the region, the campaign has been extended past the original seven weeks so that LLS may better support patients during this time. All cancer patients are at a higher risk of contracting and suffering complications from COVID-19 due to their immune-compromised status.

However, the HHS girls and their team are committed to continue their fundraising campaign during these times of uncertainty to raise funds for the patients who need it now more than ever.

To donate, visit the group’s fundraising page at events.lls.org/ma/bostonsoy20/thopkinton.

HHS trio recognized for fundraising effort

Gu wins Lions Club speech contest

Julia Lerner, Mei Sutherland and Nishi Manikandan of Hopkinton High School and their team, Team Hopkinton, ran a highly successful fundraising effort as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) fourth annual Students of the Year Campaign.

For the past seven weeks, the girls’ fundraising team has been heading to local businesses to ask for sponsorships and using their personal connections to raise funds. To date, they have raised $9,866 for LLS. In all there were 14 candidate teams,

Hopkinton High School student Kevin Gu won the Hopkinton Lions Club Youth Speech Contest in December for the second straight year. The topic of the competition was “What is Heroism?”

Each contestant was judged on delivery, effectiveness and text of speech, which was between 5-8 minutes.

“Anyone can help someone out, and anyone can lend a hand,” Gu said in his winning speech. “It doesn’t take a strong person endangering their life to be a hero, but it does take a strong-hearted

individual who wants to help.”

As winner of the Hopkinton Lions Club competition, Gu received $100 and advanced to the zone level. …

Hopkinton resident Zachary Ewing received high honors for the second quarter at Boston College High School.

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11:01 a.m. Officer Jay Deiana responded along with the Fire Department to a fire alarm activation on Stagecoach Way. It was determined the alarm was set off due to construction workers on the property.

12:51 p.m. Officer Matthew Santoro responded to a motor vehicle accident on Cedar Street. No personal injuries were reported.

vehicles. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and stopped the vehicle and advised the operator of the complaints.

5:54 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Benjamin Stickney removed youths from courts and fields on Hayden Rowe Street.

9:41 p.m. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil checked on occupants in a motor vehicle parked on Hayden Rowe Street. They were to be on their way.

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9:46 a.m. A Curtis Road resident complained that his neighbor’s dog had been outside barking for a couple of hours. Officer Jay Deiana responded and reported the dog was not outside and no one was home.

10:13 a.m. A Fruit Street caller reported his car was egged overnight and wanted the incident logged.

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3:49 p.m. The Hopkinton Health Department requested all kids be removed from all town fields and courts, as they are closed. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Tyler Brabham subsequently cleared all school fields and courts of people.

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2:40 p.m. A walk-in handed in a phone found on Cedar Street.

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March 20

1:17 p.m. A Dogwood Way resident reported being harassed by a man, who was following her. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Moira McGaffigan and Ryan Polselli responded. A report was to follow.

1:38 p.m. A caller reported a group of four men fighting and pushing a woman. The caller stated the female drove away and the group of men walked in to the woods. Sergeant Aaron O‘Neil and Officers Jay Deiana and Ryan Polselli responded and checked the area with a negative find. A report was to follow.

4:52 p.m. Sergeant William Burchard removed youths from the basketball court on Hayden Rowe Street.

7:14 p.m. A caller reported a golden colored dog loose on Ash Street. The animal control officer was notified.

March 21

1:29 p.m. A caller reported finding an area on Wood Street where a possible squatter had been living with possible stolen items. Officers Brian Sanchioni and Moira McGaffigan responded and located the items and took a report.

Officer Sanchioni checked with a local business owner to ask if any property belonged to him.

6:32 p.m. Officer Tyler Brabham notified two youths on Hayden Rowe Street of the parking ban and moved them along.

7:36 p.m. An Elm Street caller reported a suspicious vehicle parked on Elm Street with its lights on. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and reported a grocery delivery in progress.

March 22

12:03 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield checked on a motor vehicle on West Main Street and advised the driver to move along.

8:11 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street caller reported his neighbor’s house and car were egged. Officer Matthew Santoro responded.

10:20 a.m. A passerby reported people in closed town recreation areas on Hayden Rowe Street were in violation of social isolating procedure. Officer Matthew Santoro responded and removed the individuals.

1:13 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious vehicle on Frankland Road for the past two days. Officers Matthew Santoro and Moira McGaffigan responded and spoke with three people who were fishing. They were to be on their way.

2:23 p.m. A caller reported a possible illegal burn on Leonard Street.

Officer Moira McGaffigan responded along with the Fire Department.

4:01 p.m. Officer Tyler Brabham removed parties from Hayden Rowe Street.

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a medium tan dog with an orange collar on Wood Street. The animal control officer was notified.

March 23

10:20 a.m. The Berlin Police Department requested a check of a possible suicidal person whose number pinged to a Palomino Drive residence. School Resource Officer Philip Powers and Officers Ryan Polselli and Matthew Santoro and Sergeant Matthew McNeil checked the area for the involved person and vehicle with a negative find.

11:28 a.m. School Resource Officer Philip Powers removed parties from the high school basketball courts on Hayden Rowe Street.

2:15 p.m. Officer Matthew Santoro checked on a Main Street house and secured it.

7:51 p.m. A caller reported a COVID-19 telephone scam in which the caller was asked for personal information. He did not provide any but wanted the incident logged.

March 24

12:57 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley conducted a check of the State Park on Cedar Street.

3:40 a.m. Officer Brendon Lyver conducted a check of the Fruit Street fields.

3:18 p.m. A caller reported three youths hanging around outside on Walcott Valley Drive. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded and the group was gone upon his arrival.

6:28 p.m. A caller reported a boy punching and kicking his dog on South Mill Street. School Resource Officer Philip Powers responded and spoke with the boy.

7:56 p.m. A Davis Road resident reported she had no water in her unit.

Sergeant Aaron O’Neil responded and reported plumbers were working in the building.

March 25

1:41 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard checked on an unoccupied vehicle with front end damage parked on West Main Street. A note stating the owner was trying to find a garage to fix it was found on the windshield.

2:08 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard checked on two youths on bikes on Main Street and moved them along toward home.

9:34 a.m. A Crispwater Way resident reported her house alarms were sounding. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded along with the Fire Department, and a faulty detector was discovered.

3:08 p.m. Officer Derek Morton assisted the Medfield Police Department in contacting a Hayden Rowe Street resident.

3:29 p.m. A walk-in requested assistance. Sergeant William Burchard responded and assisted.

3:55 p.m. Officer Brian Sanchioni took a report of refinancing fraud on Main Street.

4:12 p.m. Multiple calls were received about gunshots in the area of School Street. Officers Preston Mucciarone and Brian Sanchioni responded and were unable to locate the source.

4:58 p.m. A concerned caller reported seeing a person on Winter Street for the past several days. Sergeant William Burchard and Officers Preston Mucciarone and Brian Sanchioni responded and spoke with the caller and then checked on the person.

9:51 p.m. The Ashland Police Department reported an erratic operator traveling on East Main Street toward Hopkinton. Officer Brian Sanchioni checked the area with a negative find.

March 27

8:48 a.m. On Winter Street, Sergeant William Burchard reported a youth in the woods with a gun. Officers Matthew Santoro and Moira McGaffigan responded and spoke with the youth, who was using an airsoft gun.

12:54 p.m. A caller reported people gathering on town-owned Emerald Hills Field on Greenwood Road in violation of the governor’s orders. Officer Matthew Santoro responded and sent the parties on their way.

4:39 p.m. A caller reported a white Toyota Tundra pulling a trailer with a male in back of the trailer and requested help. The male on the back of the trailer stated his trailer on Woody Island Road was being stolen. Officers Preston Mucciarone, Robert Ekross and Tyler Brabham responded and spoke with the man on the trailer who stated the operator of the truck was his brother. The issue was resolved and officers subsequently left the scene.

5:30 p.m. A caller reported nine or 10 high school or college-aged students playing football on Daniel Shays Road in violation of the governor’s orders.

Officer Robert Ekross responded and spoke with the group and advised them of social distancing.

10:21 p.m. An East Main Street resident reported she fell and could not get up. Officer Tyler Brabham responded along with an ambulance to assist.

Officer Brabham additionally assisted another resident who had fallen.

March 30

1:02 a.m. A driver reported hitting a low-hanging wire with his truck on Wood Street. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and found a low cable wire from a pole to a house. Verizon and Comcast were notified.

9:41 a.m. Eversource requested assistance on Wood Street while they hung a control box. Officer Philip Powers responded.

11:51 a.m. Officer Ryan Polselli found a loose dog on Old Farm Road.

It was returned to its owner.

1:23 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on Chestnut Street heading toward Holliston. Officers Jay Deiana and Philip Powers responded and checked the area with a negative find. The Holliston Police Department

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8:52 a.m. Officer Matthew Santoro reported vandalism in the high school’s K lot on Loop Road, where a portable toilet was knocked over.

1:39 p.m. A caller reported a lot of outside smoke in the distance on Christian Way. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded along with the Fire Department. The fire, a contained outdoor burn, was located.

3:00 p.m. A Princess Lane resident reported hearing gunshots in the area.

Officers Brendon Lyver and Ryan Polselli responded and checked the area with a negative find.

4:09 p.m. A caller reported a portable toilet was knocked over on the Center Trail. Officer Tyler Brabham responded and found the vandalism.

8:20 p.m. A caller reported a disabled motor vehicle on Main Street.

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8:57 p.m. A North Mill Street resident reported a pipe in her wood stove was red. She had turned off the stove and there was no smoke or fire. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded along with the Fire Department. A fire within the pipe was found and extinguished.

9:50 p.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira checked on a vehicle parked at Sandy Beach on Lakeshore Drive and advised the operator to move along.

10:02 p.m. A caller reported that while he was walking his dog past the middle school on Grove Street, he heard an alarm sounding in the shed between the water towers. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and reported the pump alarm was sounding, and he contacted the Water Department.

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12:57 a.m. A walk-in requested an incident report from a previous incident that he needed to bring to the hospital.

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5:25 p.m. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Tyler Brabham responded along with the Fire Department to a report of a telephone pole on fire on Proctor and Walker Streets. The fire was extinguished and Eversource was contacted.

11:41 p.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Brendon Lyver responded to a motor vehicle accident on Wood Street, where a car hit a guardrail.

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Obituaries Michael Murphy Michael J a m e s M u rphy Jr., 55, of Uxbridge and formerly Hopkinton, passed away after a short illness on March 27 at Milford Regional Hospital. Born in Worcester, he was the son of Ellen (Reilly) O’Leary of Hopkinton and the late Michael James Murphy.

Michael was a 1983 graduate of Keefe Tech in Framingham. He enjoyed fishing, especially at the canal catching stripers. He took pleasure in riding his motorcycle and attending his nieces and nephews sporting and dance events.

Besides his mother, Michael is survived by his stepfather, John O’Leary, and his sisters, Amanda Kaferlein and her husband, Mark, of Uxbridge, and Kelly McCracken and her husband, Patrick, of Reading. He also leaves behind his Aunt Janice Davis and her husband, Ken, of Lakeland, Florida, his nieces and nephews, Liam, Brooklyn, Quinn, Chloe and Kate, as well as several cousins.

There will be no services at this time. Arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton.

Linda SnapeNewberry Linda (Bortz) Snape-Newberry of Hopkinton passed away on March 29 at Milford Regional Medical Center. Born April 18, 1945, in Jefferson, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Carolyn (Rich) and Dean Bortz. She was the wife of 23 years of Wayne Newberry of Hopkinton.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her son, Alexander Alfred Snape, his wife Denise, and their two children, Oliver and Zoe of Kittery Point, Maine; her sister, Carol Sweem and her husband, Don, of West Des

Moines, Iowa; nephew Steve Bortz of Superior, Colorado; nephew Jeff Bortz and his wife, Kristine, of Alamo, California; niece Cindi Miller and her husband, Jim, of West Des Moines, Iowa; nephew Steve Sweem and his wife, Sue, of Chicago; niece Lori Stevenson and her husband, Chad, of West Des Moines, Iowa; and numerous grandnieces and grandnephews. She is predeceased by her brother, Robert Wayne Bortz of Jefferson, Iowa, who passed away on April 28, 1988.

Linda had a good heart and wished that more people would read “Chicken Soup for the Soul,” one of her favorite books. All that is left is the love that she shared with us. She also hoped that everyone would take good care of the ones they love.

Concerns about the COVID-19 virus prohibit a wake or funeral. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home.

Donations can be made to the American Cancer Society at cancer. org or 800-227-2345, or to the Shriners at LoveShriners.com or 883-3300071.

Stella Babaian Stella Babaian of Hopkinton passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 19 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She was 58 years old.

Stella was born Sept. 12, 1961, in Baku, Azerbaijan. She and her family would later flee war-torn Azerbaijan for their homeland of Armenia, and eventually sought refuge in Moscow, Russia, before arriving in the United States. Stella worked at Community Teamwork in Lowell, most recently in human services/social work. Helping others brought her joy and purpose.

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Throughout his life he was an avid photographer, aircraft enthusiast, stamp collector and gardener, something he had done with his maternal grandparents as a child. It was no surprise that his diversified interests in history, geography, plants, cooking, photography, music and life made him a wiz at Jeopardy.

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