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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 21 | No. 15 | August 5, 2020

Select Board addresses social issues

By Jerry Spar Managing Editor

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he Hopkinton Select Board delved into a lively discussion about social justice and diversity during its July 21 meeting, addressing what the board has the power to do and how it can use its power to examine and improve the town.

At the July 2 meeting, resident Ilana Casady asked the board to consider four calls to action: first, to make a formal statement in support of Black Lives Matter; second, to institute anti-racist hiring practices, implement diversity and sensitivity training in all departments, and set hiring goals to increase diverse representation; third, to review the allocation of funds to public service employees including but not limited to police officers, mental health specialists and social workers in order to reallocate funds to decrease police responsibility and increase alternative social services in town; and fourth, to have the Hopkinton police chief give a formal statement on how he is making changes within the

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Principal Evan Bishop addresses the crowd at the Hopkinton High School Class of 2020 graduation exercises on Aug. 2. Check the Independent website (HopkintonIndependent.com) for a recap of the event.

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School reopening plans come into focus

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Hopkinton revels in ranking as No. 2 safest city in nation

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uperintendent Carol Cavanaugh shared further details of the two possible options for school reopening on July 30 during a presentation and public hearing hosted by the Hopkinton School Committee.

The district is offering two choices: a hybrid model in which students attend class in-person and work from home on alternating days, and a fully remote option, in which students receive instruction and work entirely from home.

Families were to receive an email July 31 asking them to decide on one of the two options for their students. Responses were due to be returned by Aug. 3.

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Hopkinton Public Schools administrators are working to finalize a plan to return students to Marathon School and other schools in town.

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Town revels in recognition as nation’s No. 2 safest city H

opkinton continues to be recognized as a top place to live, as last week it was tabbed as the second safest city in America for 2020, according to the 100 Safest Cities in America rankings by the national security analysis website SafeWise.

“We are very proud that once again Hopkinton has ranked at the top of the safest cities in America,” Police Chief Joseph Bennet said. “This doesn’t just happen. This happens because the community comes together as one to create a safe environment to live, work and travel. As your new police chief I want to thank the entire community for partnering to make Hopkinton the best town in America!”

Last year Hopkinton held the No. 1 spot. This year the top honor went to Broadview Heights, Ohio, which was No. 6 a year ago. Rounding out the top five are Oakland Township, Michigan; Ridgefield, Connecticut; and Bergenfield, New Jersey. There were 25 New Jersey cities and towns in the top 100. Massachusetts was second with 15, with nearby Franklin (No. 7) and Shrewsbury (9) cracking the top 10. Shrewsbury was No. 2 in 2019.

According to the statistics on the SafeWise website, Hopkinton, with 18,516 residents, has a violent crime rate of 0.1 per 1,000 residents, and a property crime rate of 1.6 per 1,000. The chart INDEPENDENT also indicates that the median income of Hopkinton’s households is $113,354.

THOUGHTS “Hopkinton has been and remains the benchmark of safety to JERRY SPAR which surrounding towns aspire to emulate,” Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone texted. “Our public safety teams are outstanding in what they do. I could not be more proud of the jobs that our selfless men and women do day in and day out. In light of what’s going on nationally, it’s one more reason why it’s so wonderful to call Hopkinton home. Our police, fire, EMS and DPW employees exemplify what it means to work in public safety.”

SafeWise is a national company that, according to its website, “contextualize[s] national crime and safety trends to show how they affect you and your neighborhood” and “examine[s] safety and security products” and alerts security companies about flaws or gaps in coverage.

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School sports delayed The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association (MIAA), which governs high school sports in the state, announced on July 21 that tryouts/practices for fall sports will not start until at least Sept. 14.

Fall sports had been scheduled to start on Aug. 24 (with football starting three days earlier).

This does not mean there definitely will be a fall sports season. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) and the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) are planning an announcement in early August regarding the viability of playing scholastic sports during the pandemic.

DESE commissioner Jeffrey Riley, who took part in the MIAA announcement, said administrators “are looking at everything.”

“If we can do sports we would certainly like to do it, but it has to be done in a safe way,” he said.

Eversource pipeline plan hits snag A state Land Court judge ruled that Eversource must remove a decommissioned gas pipeline if its project to install a new, larger pipeline through Hopkinton and Ashland moves forward.

Associate Justice Michael D. Vhay’s July 20 ruling is a victory for Ashland, where town officials and many residents are against the project entirely. Hopkinton, conversely, has not expressed opposition to the plan, which would replace a 6-inchwide underground gas line with a new 12-inch pipe. The line runs for 3.7 miles, of Independent thoughts | 3

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which 2.5 miles are in Ashland.

Eversource had hoped to leave the old pipeline in the ground, noting it would save time and money and be less of an inconvenience to residents. The company has said the project is needed to fix a pressure drop problem and allow it to accommodate new customers in the Framingham area.

The multiyear project had been scheduled to start in Hopkinton last year but is not yet underway.

“We are still reviewing the court’s decision and are evaluating our next steps,” Eversource media relations manager Reid Lamberty stated via email. “In Hopkinton, all local permits have been received with the exception of one street opening permit, which we are still working to obtain. Construction in Hopkinton has not started. We are waiting to receive approval from the Energy Facilities Siting Board.”

Eversource has 30 days from the ruling to file an appeal. There are other legal issues pending as well, including Eversource’s appeal of the Ashland Conservation Commission’s decision to deny the utility’s notice of intent and storm water management applications.

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Former Select Board vice chair John Coutinho provided free lunches for local first responders on two Wednesdays in July, inviting the workers to stop by a house he has been renovating on Grove Street, where he set up grills along with tables for snacks and drinks.

“Pull up, eat up and accept our thanks for a job well done every day,” Coutinho wrote in his invitation. “You are always here for us and we will always be here for you.”

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t its July 27 meeting, the Planning Board discussed how to handle issues with the Commercial Solar Photovoltaic Overlay District map that it approved last month and sent to September’s Town Meeting warrant.

There had been some confusion recently regarding the overlay proposal and its effect on a current solar special permit project on Frankland Road. The Planning Board originally thought the Seaboard Solar project would be grandfathered in regardless of the overlay status.

“The issue tracks back to the statutes,” town counsel Bryan Bertram, of Miyares & Harrington LLP, said during the meeting.

According to MGL Chapter 40A, Section 6, “A zoning ordinance or bylaw shall not apply to structures or uses lawfully in existence or lawfully begun, or to a building or special permit issued before the first publication of notice of the public hearing.”

This means that the solar project off Frankland Road will not be grandfathered in, and although the board issued a special permit for the project at the July 27 meeting, it could be negated by a Town Meeting vote in favor of the proposed solar overlay district — which does not include the Frankland Road parcel.

“That risk is really on [Seaboard Solar] at this point,” Bertram said. “This location is not allowed in the overlay district.”

Planning Board chair Gary Trendel clarified that even though a special permit was approved, if the overlay map is approved there could be a legal process by which the special permit could still go forward if the overlay is challenged and overturned completely.

“I think that’s definitely a risk,” Bertram said.

However, Trendel said he wanted to be clear that the discussion of the overlay did not weigh on the board’s decision of a special permit for the Frankland Road project.

Bertram explained that if submitted to the attorney general’s office, the solar overlay plan as currently proposed likely would be approved. However, he said that the attorney general process looks only at the four corners of the bylaw itself, that officials likely wouldn’t even look at a map, and that the decision likely would be approved with an attorney general caution.

“It would not stand up in a court hearing,” he said. “You could absolutely face a lawsuit over this. We definitely have concerns.”

Town counsel’s chief concern is that the areas the overlay indicates would be approved for solar are very small. Bertram said the statute itself says towns can’t pro-

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hibit solar projects, but they also cannot unreasonably regulate the installation of these facilities by restraining them to certain locations in the town.

“It’s in our best interest to revisit this and discuss it and figure out next steps,” Trendel said.

Trendel said he saw three options for the overlay dilemma. Option 1 was to allow the process to continue and leave the recommended article as is. Option 2 was to conduct a new hearing and reopen this article and reevaluate which parcels to include and attempt to do that before September’s Town Meeting. Option 3 was to withdraw the article and send it back to the Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) and ask ZAC to put some additional diligence into evaluating which parcels should be considered.

Trendel said he preferred the third option.

“I’ve struggled a lot with this because I do think we need some additional guidance about where solar belongs,” he said. “At the same time I think this has been a tricky process anyway with timing. Town Meeting has already been pushed back and I don’t think we’d lose as much time as we would under normal circumstances.”

Bertram said town counsel would support the third option as well.

“We want to make this the most defensible we can and make sure it holds up,” he said.

Trendel said he was not only thinking about defensibility in court, but the ability to get it to pass at Town Meeting.

“We have a higher likelihood of getting it through Town Meeting if we do withdraw it and we really think through the criteria,” he said.

Planning Board member David Paul said he liked the idea of Option 1.

“We’ve been kicking this around for a number of years and nothing has been done,” he said. “In the meantime we keep getting more and more clear-cutting of trees. It’s better to have something in place than nothing.”

He also pointed out that he wanted to see how the townspeople feel about the overlay, as the Planning Board typically only hears from a small number of residents.

Planning Board member Jane Moran said to her it comes down to private property rights vs. the rights of abutting landowners.

“I think what’s missing is specifics,” she said. “We haven’t really addressed how is this zoning bylaw going to affect future growth?”

Ultimately she agreed with Option 3, having the language be reworked.

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Charlesview residents upset about solar owner’s plan to clear more trees

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A solar array on a Lumber Street property is visible from the backyard of many homes on Alexander Road in the Charlesview Estates neighborhood.

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Lumber Street couple who previously expressed a desire to expand their ground-mounted solar array revealed plans to start cutting down trees on 6.5 acres of adjoining property that they own.

Ben and Amy Chirco, who reside at 147 Lumber St., sent letters in early July to abutters informing them of their plans to start clearing work on or about Aug. 1. The Chircos’ property backs up to Alexander Road and Teresa Road in the Charlesview Estates neighborhood, and their existing solar array, installed two years ago, is visible from a number of homes there.

There also are wetlands between the Chircos’ property and the Charlesview Estates neighborhood. According to the Forest Cutting Plan application the Chircos filed with the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the wetlands will be left undisturbed except for one 15-foot strip that will provide better access, although trees will be downed in wetland buffer zones.

One of the conditions of the Chircos’ agreement with the town regarding the solar array was, “There shall be no further alteration or activity within the wetland resource access or the wetland buffer zones without an Order of Conditions, Determination of Applicability or exemption confirmation from the Conservation Commission.”

At Tuesday’s Conservation Commission meeting, the commission debated whether the Chircos’ were adhering to those conditions. While work being done on the adjoining parcels would not be included in the agreement, there appears to be some cutting planned on the original parcel.

However, Don MacAdam, the town’s conservation administrator in the Department of Land Use, Planning and Permitting, said the Chircos appear to have successfully gone outside the town to get an exemption.

“The forestry cutting plan is exempted under state law, Wetlands Protection Act and the town’s wetlands bylaw,” he said.

“So there is an exemption for harvesting trees. Plus the cutting might not be taking place in the parcel that is affected by the agreement. … The commission’s role in this forest cutting plan is just to comment on the wetlands delineation.”

Chris Hagberg, whose home on Alexander Road backs up to the Chircos’ solar array, said there already is not enough screening, and this new plan will make it worse.

“Our big issue here is that this was

agreed upon,” she said. “We worked hard between the Planning Board and the Conservation Commission to have this shielding stay in place. And I feel like this is just a bait and switch. We were sold a bill of goods and now they’re just going to come and tear all those trees away that are somewhat shielding us. And we’re going to be left with arbor vitae that are now 5 feet tall. And even then, we’re shielding a hill. If you’ve ever been out here, it’s a hill. We are looking up at a sea of glass.

“I know that maybe this isn’t your deal, but this is what was promised to the neighborhood, that, ‘Don’t worry, these trees are going to be here in between, it will be fine.’ And they won’t be cutting anything, because, ‘Oh, that’s all wetlands back there. That’s why we started the solar array where we started it.’

“And we have been having additional water. That 100-year drain has now overflowed five-plus times. So now you’re going to take more trees away, we’re going to have more overflow.”

According to another Charlesview resident, a group of neighbors have been reaching out to town boards and state representatives in an effort to combat the deforestation plan.

The Chircos’ DCR application indicates the objective is for “short-term harvest,” which is explained as, “Harvest of trees with the main intention of producing short-term income with minimal consideration given to improving the future forest conditions, which often results in a forest dominated by poor quality and low value species.”

Massachusetts officials have indicated they are planning to issue new rules to help limit where solar farms can be built, in an effort to discourage clear-cutting for this purpose. By removing the trees now, the Chircos might still be able to take advantage of solar incentives, because their land would no longer be considered a forested area.

Conservation Commission chair Jeff Barnes said the issue might be better addressed by the Planning Board.

“From our perspective my sense is that it’s OK, however … if an agreement was made with the Planning Board and the property owner on screening — which I don’t know, I don’t think any of us know — then the question needs to be directed to the Planning Board,” he said.

However, after further discussion the commission voted unanimously to reach out to town counsel as well as principal planner John Gelcich to get clarification, and ask the Chircos to hold off on any work until the commission has more information.

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he Planning Board voted July 27 to approve a special permit for a 28-acre solar array in the woods off 71 Frankland Road to be built by Seaboard Solar.

The project is a 4-megawatt, alternative current, ground-mounted, solar photovoltaic array and one 3,510-kilowatt alternative current/9,000 kilowatt hour lithium-ion battery energy storage system.

The land previously was owned by Liberty Mutual, and the office building on the southeast portion of the property will remain, with Seaboard looking to rent it out.

During the hearing the board considered updates and information regarding parking, antiglare panels, lighting, plantings, trail access, battery storage, noise, screening and maintenance of roads and arrays. The board also heard from several community members who oppose the project. Abutter Scott Ober said he was unsatisfied with information regarding potential contamination to ground and well water.

“I don’t believe the board has spent enough time on this issue,” he said.

In response, the board accepted a stipulation that the Health Department — which previously did not raise concerns about the water — has to assure it has not found contamination on the site before or after construction.

Abutter Bob Ionta expressed his concerns about water contamination and battery storage, but Planning Board chair Gary Trendel pointed out those items had already been addressed.

Fawn Ridge Road resident Thom Robertson said he didn’t think the board had considered the project closely enough, and that Seaboard had not operated in good faith with the community.

“My concern is there is a rush to judgment with desire to put in specific conditions where the board has not been fully informed about what these conditions mean,” he said.

Principal planner John Gelcich reminded the board that members should make their decision based on whether the project is detrimental to the neighborhood.

He defined detrimental as being harmful to the health or welfare of citizens. The board was overwhelmingly in favor of approving the permit.

“I think we all agree these commercial solar proposals are tough ones to review,” Trendel said. “I think the applicant has been very accommodating to all of the requests we’ve made. At the end of the day, I think they are preserving the primary uses that the town and the abutters have for this land.”

The board members all had similar thoughts.

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but these guys have done everything right and there are no waivers,” Planning Board member David Paul said.

Member Muriel Kramer said she was appreciative of the fact that Seaboard had put a conservation restriction in place by donating about 40 acres of undeveloped open space that includes trails and a small lake. She also was impressed by the level of effort Seaboard has given with the screening and the work it had done to protect the cultural and historic significance of the site.

“These are complicated questions because we are all struggling with the commercial use in residential areas,” Kramer said. “I agree the current zoning application has met current guidelines and has worked very hard. … I sincerely, personally appreciate [the company’s work].”

Member Jane Moran said she thought Seaboard went above and beyond preserving the trails and using appropriate plantings. She also specifically pointed to the partnership with Hopkinton Area Land Trust (HALT). Seaboard will be donating money to HALT for the creation of a trailhead parking lot.

“I think that’s a great plus for the town and I want to applaud them both,” she said.

Member Mary Larson-Marlowe said it was helpful to remember that this is not public land, even though it has been used by the public for many years. She also pointed out that as private property, the owners could have chosen to build a large apartment or condo complex.

“We just need to as a Planning Board make sure that the plan that is proposed meets our bylaws and state laws, and it is important the property owner utilizing their land does not infringe upon rights of abutters,” she said. “The abutters have been very well accommodated. If building is going to be happening there, solar is certainly as viable as a bunch of condos. The benefit is some of this land is permanently turned into open space, so it will be an improvement from that standpoint.”

Member Deborah Fein-Brug said even though solar can be positive, it is invasive.

“But I agree they have solved the problems and I think our bylaws have been satisfied,” she said. “They have taken every step you can possibly take.”

Sundar Sivaraman was not allowed to vote due to being new to the board, but said he appreciated Seaboard’s efforts.

“I walk away from this with a very positive view,” he said.

Although the special permit was approved Monday night, the Planning Board also stated its intention to support the solar overlay district proposal that is on September’s Town Meeting. Frankland Road is not part of the overlay district, so if it passes, the project will not be able to proceed without a legal determination.

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Health director cautions residents to remain vigilant H

ealth Department director Shaun McAuliffe, in his update to the Select Board at its July 21 meeting, reported that there had been 132 cases of COVID-19 identified in town. One case was active and there had been 119 recoveries and 12 deaths.

“Recent cases in NEWS BRIEFS town have resulted from workplace exposure out of the town, international travel coming to the town, and socializing without proper distancing and face covering,” he said. “We’ve had a number of individuals aged 20-25 test positive or have recent antigen testing revealing that they had been infected within the last 2-3 weeks. What that has done has kind of caused us to refocus on what we need to do as a community to kind of buckle down. And what we intend to do is roll out an initiative tentatively titled ‘It Starts At Home.’ The objective is to re-energize the community, engage the community in modeling good behavior at the home and in the workplace, familiarize all parents with the symptoms they will need to be looking for at home, and acclimating their children to wearing face coverings.”

The parents’ efforts will support the school re-entry program, which continues to be updated as more guidance is released from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

“It will take the community to pull this off,” McAuliffe said. “The better the community buy-in, the greater the chance we all have to return to an almost normal life — that’s work life and home life.”

McAuliffe also indicated that his department sent out notices to 10 businesses in town that recently received notices of violations from the Department of Labor and Standards in the attorney general’s office.

“We are focused on educating the businesses and bringing them into compliance,” McAuliffe said. “Why is this education important? It’s because we are seeing cases of COVID in our local businesses, and we want to make sure we are controlling that risk, that they have implemented the best processes that they can so that our businesses don’t contribute to any spread in the community.”

Board/commission appointments confirmed The Select Board made a number of annual board and commission appointments at its July 21 meeting.

For the Board of Appeals, former Select

Board vice chair John Coutinho was named to fill an open spot as a full-time member and Jerry Tuite was reappointed as an associate member. Both terms expire on June 30, 2025.

Charles Dauchy and Margie Wiggin were appointed to the Trail Coordination and Management Committee, terms expiring June 30, 2023.

Amy Ritterbusch and Beth Watson were reappointed to the Hopkinton Historic District Commission, terms expiring June 30, 2023.

Other appointments included: Ted Barker-Hook to the Conservation Commission, Michelle Heeney to the Cultural Council, Michelle Murdock to the HCAM Board of Directors, Bob Levenson, Robert McGuire and Dorothy Ferriter-Wallace to the Marathon Committee, Amy Groves, Christine Coffman, Renee Dean, Meena Kaushik, Paul Gallager and Peggy Barton to the Sustainable Green Committee, Mike Whalen to the Veterans Celebration Committee, Paul Larter to the Woodville Historic District Commission and Andrea Krammes to the Youth Commission. All terms expire June 30, 2023, except the Cultural Council post, which ends July 21, 2023.

Nelson Goldin had applied for reappointment as a special constable, but he passed away last month.

“I’m sad to report that Mr. Goldin recently passed,” Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone said. “Mr. Goldin was a former police officer in Hopkinton and served as special constable for years. The board sends its condolences to Mr. Goldin’s family and are grateful for his service to the town.”

The firm of Miyares & Harrington, LLP (J. Raymond Miyares) was retained as town counsel, while the firm of Mirick O’Connell (Nicholas Anastasopoulos) was retained as labor counsel. Both terms expire June 30, 2021.

Additionally, the following appointments were confirmed: Elizabeth Jefferis as inspector of animals, William Proctor as animal control officer, Charles Dabritz as plumbing and gas inspector, Peter Zereski and Dan Hunt as assistant plumbing and gas inspectors, James Melnick Jr. as wiring inspector as well as person to cut wire in case of fire, Kevin Bouret as assistant wiring inspector, Michael Crisafulli as mutual aid building inspector, Louis Sakin as sealer of weights and measures, and John Palmer, Jaynne Adams, Jessica Palmer, Jaime Wright, Chelsea Adams, William Robinson and Will Crofton as public weighers.

Downtown project bid process underway Town Manager Norman Khumalo announced July 22 that the Main Street Corridor Improvement Project is in the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) bid process, with proposals tentatively expected to be reviewed on Aug. 11.

“We are proud of the efforts by the town’s project team that have brought the project to its next phase where it will be managed by MassDOT from bidding through construction,” Khumalo said in a statement.

“On the town side, we will continue to advocate for the will of the Town Meeting that approved the project.”

The bid process began with the advertisement of the project by MassDOT on June 27. From there, VHB, the town’s design consultant, will be working closely over the next month or so with the town and MassDOT to coordinate all of the next steps in the bid process. A tentative date for the bid opening, where proposals submitted to MassDOT by contractors will be reviewed, is scheduled for Aug. 11.

Once the bid process is complete, MassDOT will award the project so construction can be scheduled and a construction start date will be announced.

Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2021.

Fire chief’s goals finalized The Select Board finalized Fire Chief Steve Slaman’s goals for 2020-21. This had been discussed at a previous meeting but there was a procedural issue so it was not finalized.

The three goals are: 1. Continue the public safety project

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that zoning is about the ways land is used appropriately, and it doesn’t matter who owns it.

“I think the public is very interested in controlling the uses of commercial properties,” she said. “I think we really do want to have that discussion and disincentivize clear-cutting trees. I think it’s time to ask the Town Meeting voters to weigh in on this. If the town is behind this, that is an indicator to developers where we want them to pursue to putting solar, and it’s our right to do that.”

Planning Board member Deborah Fein-Brug said she was torn but ultimately went with Option 1 as well.

“I would hope to allow the process to continue because I do think our environment is affected by these developments,” she said. “I would like town counsel to reevaluate the properties we could use but would like to allow the process to continue and take it to town meeting.”

The board agreed by majority to leave the proposed solar overlay district as is on the Town Meeting warrant.

26.2 Foundation OK’d for additional land The Select Board approved the awarding of a lease for an additional 9.6 acres of property located at 45 East Main Street (Legacy Farms land that was donated by the developer as per the host community agreement) to the 26.2 Foundation, which is planning to build an International Marathon Center. The project already has been approved for approximately 10 acres, making the entire plot 19 acres. The approval is pending successful negotiation between the town and the 26.2 Foundation along with Town Meeting approval.

HCA with marijuana testing company approved Town manager Norman Khumalo updated the Select Board on the pending host community agreement with ATOZ Laboratories, which plans to open a marijuana testing facility on South Street. Khumalo said the agreement will include community contributions from the company, but some details first needed to be approved by the state. The board approved the agreement.

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Town counsel raises concerns with solar overlay map ing Advisory Committee, said logistically, considering ZAC hasn’t been meeting due to COVID restrictions, she didn’t think a new plan would make the January deadline for the next Annual Town Meeting.

“I think additional work can be done, but that doesn’t mean it has to come out of the agenda,” she said. “As a member of ZAC, it has been very frustrating. There is very little input from the public and then it comes to Planning Board and we get a lot of input from public. But when we go to Town Meeting it might be a totally different story.”

Considering this, she supported Option 1.

Planning Board members Sundar Sivaraman and Muriel Kramer also supported Option 1.

“This is a really gnarly set of questions,” Kramer said. “The reason it didn’t get done before is because it’s so challenging.

She said it is important to remember

especially as it pertains to the response times during the Main Street Corridor Project.

2. Collaborate with Eversource in an effort to complete the emergency response guide, including evacuation communication information.

3. Work on a COVID-19 management plan not only for the department but for the community, working collaboratively with the Health Department director and the town manager.

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department to address intrinsic racial bias.

Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone first clarified that, “The town charter specifically states that the Select Board may not be involved in the day-to-day administration of any town department. The board is responsible for policy matters and has a defined process for bringing matters onto future agendas. We do understand the need to address the issues raised, as it is equally important that we do so in a compliant and meaningful way.”

Vice chair Irfan Nasrullah said that despite positive appearances, the town might benefit from a closer look at how things are run.

“When it comes to our town, in Hopkinton, I generally approach things if it’s not broken don’t fix it,” he said. “And I don’t see a problem here in Hopkinton with systemic racism.

That doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist. So in my opinion I think it is always worthwhile to step back and take a look at how we are doing things.

“As far as the call to action, do we welcome all races? Of course we welcome all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, gender identifications, sexual orientations. I think that’s a given, and I’m happy to make that as a formal statement. So yes, I think that it’s worthwhile. At the same time, I don’t think we

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Select Board member Brian Herr agreed that a closer look is warranted but cautioned about the approach.

“We need to do everything we can locally without wading into the national … mess in D.C. around this whole situation,” he said. “I believe in the concept, and I believe that Black lives matter as a person. But as a governing body in Hopkinton, in consultation with the town counsel, we can’t endorse a political movement. We can’t endorse a political party. We can’t formally endorse any organization like that. Just like we can’t endorse the Republican Party, Democratic Party or the Green Party. We just can’t go there. But I do think we can have specific action items and specific concepts voted on by this board and articulated so the community understands where the board comes from through these actions and through these initiatives, beyond the ideals. I don’t think it’s going to be easy for us to come up with that.”

There have been calls nationally to “defund” the police, with different opinions on exactly what that means. There was no support from the board to take money away from the HPD. “I personally don’t agree with defunding, but where we can allocate resources to address these issues, that makes a lot of sense,” Nasrullah said.

Added Herr: “I would add money to the department … to perhaps get a mental health resource officer on staff, or some other form of mental health and social worker, if you will, type of degreed person to help the individuals on the force and help the people in the community understand what’s going on. But the concept of defunding, I would not go there at all.”

Tedstone noted that of the three most recent police hires, two are female, and he emphasized that they were selected because they were “the most qualified individuals.”

Said Tedstone: “To imply that we’re not sensitive to the social issues is a little bit off-putting.”

Added Tedstone: “I am a firm believer that, yeah, there’s always things we can do to better our community. And there are outliers where there are isolated cases — and maybe more than isolated, maybe a couple of cases of racism or bullying or whatever you have out there. They may exist. You can’t eradicate those. You can try your hardest, but I don’t think they’re going

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to be eradicated. But for anybody to think that Hopkinton will accept, condone, brush under the carpet, not treat people equally is absolutely asinine in my eyes.

“So I am on board with getting some data and information from the police chief and I’m on board to look into the issues with racism and things like that and to overall just to better our community.

That’s all I want to do, is have a great community.”

Herr said its a big-picture issue with small-town consequences.

“I think that systemic racism is bigger than most of us can get our heads around right now, if you go back 200 years and 300 years and the development of America,” he said. “And I think that’s what a lot of this discussion nationally is about. Little old Hopkinton has a great community. It’s great, we’re safe, we’ve got great safety officers. But we’re not immune to some of that. I don’t know where that sits. But we should try and study that a little bit and understand that and report on that and then come up with some specifics and perhaps action items coming out of that.

“I agree with you, I think Hopkinton is a great place to live, raise a family and work. We’ve all talked about that for a long time. But I don’t think we can be completely blind to the fact that there might be systemic racism somewhere in our community we don’t even know and see. And that’s what I think this is about, is doing sort of a dismantling of certain institutions and them putting them back together in a better way. And I’m open to those ideas. That’s what I think is going to take some time to figure out over the next few weeks, as to what we really want to focus on.”

Herr made a point to criticize the discussions online that sometimes include anonymous insinuations and accusations.

This has been an issue the past couple of local elections, notably last month’s Select Board race.

“I also think it’s important that as a community we have this discussion in public meetings, in public discussion, and not worry about what is going to be said on Facebook,” Herr said. “Because these issues are going to be hotly contested and discussed, and there’s a lot of passion around them, for good reason. Facebook, in my view, is just horrific for these kinds of discussions. I’ve seen where it’s actually driven people out of our community that we would want to stay in our community to help us learn and understand what it’s like to live in other people’s shoes. So I’m really concerned about that piece of this puzzle, and I’m going to call people out when I see it happen. But I’m all for trying to figure this out, and I’m all for taking actions, concrete actions, and voting those actions and voting those ideals … but I don’t think we can craft what they are tonight. There’s just too much, too quickly.”

Tedstone noted Hopkinton’s recognition for safety by a national website and said it’s further proof that the town is doing things the right way.

“We’re doing a damn good job,” he said. “We’re doing a great job. Two years ago we were the safest city in the country.

Last year we were the safest city in Massachusetts. We’re doing a damn good job.

A great job.”

Board member Mary Jo LaFreniere suggested the town could be recognized as a leader in the social justice issue as well.

“The state’s looking at us as a model community for COVID,” she said. “We could be a model community for lots of things that are good.”

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Scouts keep busy with community projects during pandemic

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he restrictive nature of the pandemic has not stopped Girls Scouts and Boy Scouts from continuing to help the Hopkinton community.

They have found plenty of ways to keep engaged, whether spreading awareness about the dangers of adolescent vaping, delivering flyers for the upcoming Project Just Because food drive or setting up a website to accumulate volunteer opportunities from various organizations.

After hearing comments from their friends and siblings about vaping, Girl Scouts Agnes Agosto, Hannah Connors and Lauren Strechay decided to focus on spreading awareness of vaping dangers to adolescents for their Silver Award project.

The rising freshmen originally planned to reach out to Hopkinton High School and Middle School health teachers, local pediatricians and other professionals to ask them about the dangers vaping poses to adolescents.

Following their research, they were going to hold a “Hidden in Plain Sight” event in early May to communicate to adults how unsuspecting these vaping devices can appear: often indistinguishable from cell phones, pencil sharpeners, USB drives and other common items.

“Vaping has become a huge problem for teens nationwide, and [as of early July] over 68 deaths have been confirmed in 30 states,” Girl Scout Troop 65294 Leader Carolyn Johnson said in a statement.

Due to the pandemic, the team changed its plans to work on an informative website titled “Protect Your Lungs” (les4072.wixsite.com/learnaboutvaping).

It includes a pamphlet and public service announcement (PSA) explaining vaping, vape pens and the harmful substances involved, and a survey to test knowledge and recognition of vaping devices.

Johnson put the survey on social media, to an unexpected response level.

Within a month of its posting more than 400 people had participated. Not one person got a perfect score identifying vape devices among everyday items.

“It was crazy the amount of responses that they got,” Johnson said. “When you think about how they had to change what their direction was, in hindsight … it worked out well in the end for them I think in terms of their reach.”

The pamphlet, developed through the Scouts’ partnership with Youth and Family Services and the Hopkinton Organizing for Prevention group, is being printed for display in local pediatricians offices at some point in the future.

While originally meant to feature in the middle school’s wellness program beginning this year, the PSA instead played at the June 26 drive-in movie event at the middle school.

“Personally, I had a number of people send me notes with pictures because I didn’t go to the actual drive-in movie just saying what a great PSA it was,” Johnson said.

Earning the Silver Award requires 50 hours of work per Cadette on a subject the team determines. Agosto, Connors and Strechay began working on their project in June of last year.

“I was honestly surprised at the number of people that we were able to reach through our website and survey,” Agosto said. “I think that we were able to impact more people through our online format. If someone told me at the beginning of this whole project that over 400 people would respond to a survey we made, I wouldn’t believe them.”

Peters supports Project Just Because Meanwhile, among the Hopkinton Life Scouts, Andrew Peters pursues his Eagle Scout Award volunteering for Project Just Because. The Troop 4 Scout spends much of his time delivering flyers (one is included with this issue) advertising the virtual food drive that began July 11, part of the nonprofit’s food pantry and Gluten Free Food Bank.

Project Just Because faces increasing demands for food and essential items like cleaning supplies, toiletries and paper goods.

“I’m hoping that if there’s about 7,000 houses in Hopkinton, I can have at least 1,000 of those houses donate,” Peters, a rising sophomore at Hopkinton High School, said of his main goal. “If

everyone gives a pound of food, then I can get about 1,000 pounds of food.”

He encourages people to donate on the PJB website (projectjustbecause. org) via personal check, PayPal, Amazon Wishlist or Amazon eGift card. Individuals also can mail personal checks to PJB at 109 South St. in Hopkinton.

Peters says his project can receive direct donations on the website under “AndrewPetersEagleProject” in the memo section for PayPal.

Murchie helps nonprofits solicit volunteers HHS junior Megan Murchie is pursuing the Girl Scouts Gold Award (the equivalent of the Boy Scouts Eagle Award).

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“It was really good,” Murchie said.

“We — me and Mr. Cozzens — worked together to make this email and I really appreciated all the support they gave, the nonprofits gave, and the appreciation they had for this new project.”

She also credited her content advisor, Jim Montalto, for helping her with the website design process.

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he Conservation Commission, at its July 28 meeting, approved under the town bylaws a proposal from developer Lou Petrozzi, president of Wall Street Development Corp., to construct three single-family homes off Leonard Street.

Leonard Street is located just off the intersection of Grove and Pleasant Streets.

It’s paved for a portion then becomes gravel. There also are isolated wetlands on much of the property where Petrozzi plans to build.

When introduced in 2018 the project was bigger, but the developer scaled it down and also focused on improving the water management plan,. There are existing issues with water management in the area, affecting property on Maple Street Extension, which abuts the proposed development. In addition to widening and paving the portion of the gravel road that affects access to the proposed homes, the developer said he will grade the road so that water runs off into the wetlands.

“This has been going on two-plus years now,” Conservation Commission chair Jeff Barnes said before votes were taken on the road, driveways and individual house lots. “It’s gone through multiple iterations with the design. The overall scope of the project, the development, has been reduced. I’m comfortable based on [fellow commission members’] comments on the stormwater, [town engineering consultant] BETA’s review, DPW’s endorsement of the current design.”

Support for the project was not unanimous.

“I understand my charge to be to protect wetlands in town,” commission member Ted Barker-Hook said before voting no on all three house lots. “I’m looking at protecting the wetlands, and it seems to me that this project doesn’t do that at all.

The lots don’t do it, and essentially turning the wetlands into a retention basin that the applicant admits will change the flora of the wetlands makes it so I can’t see how I’m doing my job if I vote other than the way I’m going to.”

Resident Tom Terry, who owns an undeveloped (but cleared and maintained) parcel of land off Leonard Street, expressed concerns with the project’s impact on neighbors and requested the commission hold off on making a decision.

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as it pertains to the town bylaw and not the Wetlands Protection Act. “The two wetlands systems that we’re looking at are isolated vegetated wetlands that are on the property, so those are not contemplated under the Wetlands Protection Act, but they are contemplated under our bylaw,” he said. “The wetland system on the abutting property which is on the south side is a wetland BVW [bordering vegetated wetlands] that’s contemplated both on the bylaw and the act.”

Paul McManus of the environmental consulting firm EcoTec, working on behalf of the developer, said he did not anticipate the changes to the wetlands to be problematic.

“In my opinion that does not represent a negative change,” he said. “I don’t believe that every change is a negative change, and in this case I don’t believe that what would result from this project would be a negative change.”

Commission member Melissa Recos noted that the commission typically would take a stronger stance in similar situations, but considering the improvements the developer made since the original plan she was optimistic the entire area would benefit.

“These being isolated wetlands, I think in a lot of cases the amount of building and disturbance in the buffers, things that we don’t necessarily typically — it is at our discretion, but we like to see more distance,” she said. “However, given this particular circumstance with these wetlands most likely being created from drainage and development in the area, the stormwater improvements, the [drain water management plans] that they’re putting in place along the existing gravel roadway will benefit the wetland. I think they are making some improvements there to the runoff from the drainage that currently goes to the wetlands. That isn’t necessarily caused by their development, but I think that is kind of a mitigation measure that’s improving the circumstances for that isolated wetlands.”

Added commission member Jim Ciriello: “I do think this is an improvement. It’s been an uncontrolled discharge for so long. I think that it is an improvement to the stormwater. Mr. Petrozzi has done everything we’ve asked. The engineering is sound. And it benefits not only the wetland, maybe making it better, but it also benefits the neighbors who are having issues because of the uncontrolled water.”

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Parks & Rec, police clamp down at Sandy Beach, local lakes

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With more people staying home this summer, overcrowding has been an issue at Lake Maspenock (above) and Lake Whitehall.

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ddressing safety concerns, parking problems and overcrowding issues, the Parks & Recreation Department and police have increased oversight of Sandy Beach, Lake Maspenock and Lake Whitehall.

Parks & Rec commissioner Dan Terry and director Jay Guelfi joined the July 21 Select Board meeting to address issues with parking at Sandy Beach.

Guelfi said that with the pandemic more people are staying local, and that has caused numerous parking issues. The main concern is with trailers, as people — including many non-residents — arrive with boats, jet skis and other watercraft.

Residents who wish to park their boat trailer after using the Sandy Beach boat launch must purchase a permit for $50.

The fee for non-residents is $200. There are only four trailer parking spots, and there is no street parking allowed.

More information is available at the Parks & Rec website (hopkintonma. myrec.com).

Meanwhile, on July 23 the Hopkinton Police announced that boat patrols of Lake Maspenock and Lake Whitehall have resumed after a “long hiatus.”

According to an HPD tweet, “Officers from HPD have been trained to identify and enforce boating regulations on the water. Our mission is to ensure the safety of boaters, swimmers and property of the residents of the lakes.”

At the Select Board meeting, Guelfi

warned that the overcrowding is likely to lead to problems.

“I feel like it’s a ticking time bomb down there, that there’s going to be another incident on that lake that we’re all going to be really unhappy about,” Guelfi said.

Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone said he knows from firsthand experience as a volunteer firefighter that jet skis can cause serious damage.

“For us to have a public beach out there with a couple of buoys, where these jet skis are going 60-70 miles an hour, it’s not a recipe for success, that’s for sure,” he said.

Guelfi concurred that he is very concerned about a jet skier driving over a swimmer.

“I think it’s inevitable,” he said. “I don’t think it’s a matter of ‘if,’ it’s a matter of ‘when’ right now.”

Water use restricted

A (non-trailer) permit from Parks & Rec is required to park in the lot, but the he Hopkinton Water and Sewer Department last week announced that due to low fine was only $20, and Guelfi said many water levels combined with forecasts for further dry conditions, aggressive water people consider that a reasonable price use restrictions have gone into effect. to pay. The board OK’d upping the fine Outdoor water use is prohibited, except watering of flowers, gardens and shrubs to $150 and limiting parking to residents by handheld means or by drip irrigation before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m., and that which and their guests. is necessary for health or safety reasons, for the production of food and fiber, for the Parks & Rec approved the change at maintenance of livestock, or to meet core functions of a business. its ensuing department meeting that week According to a statement from Water and Sewer manager Eric Carty, “It is imperaand put the new rules in effect. For Sandy tive that everyone complies with these restrictions and turn off all lawn sprinklers imBeach, Hopkinton residents can obtain a mediately. This is necessary to ensure a safe and adequate supply for our daily essential seasonal summer pass for $40 or a day needs and for firefighting capabilities. These restrictions only pertain to users of the pass for $5. Non-residents can only park municipal water system; however, we encourage those with private wells to use water in the Sandy Beach lot if accompanied by just as judiciously, to avoid your well going dry. We need everyone’s strict adherence a Hopkinton resident, and the fee is $10. and cooperation in this important matter to sustain the town water supply through these The beach capacity is being limited persistent drought conditions. Please note that if conditions continue to worsen, a ban due to the pandemic and social distancing on all outdoor water use may have6/17/20 to be enacted.”

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Cavanaugh said, to provide adequate time to accommodate the complexities of scheduling about 4,000 students.

“Building principals need the month of August to create schedules for all in-person learners, and for students who are choosing remote instruction, teachers and courses will need to be arranged,’’ she said in an email to school families. “Scheduling is a time-consuming and complex process.’’

While families’ responses would be “binding decisions,” Cavanaugh noted that there would be opportunities to transition from one model to another on a few specific dates throughout the school year, including a grace period in late September.

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) required school districts to submit plans for three learning options: a full-time, in-person instructional plan; a hybrid option combining in-person instruction and remote learning; and a fully remote learning plan. Hopkinton’s final report is due to DESE by Aug. 10.

A 36-member Hopkinton Reentry Advisory Group was organized to examine various criteria related to school reopening in September after the extended spring closing due to COVID-19.

The district decided against a full-time return to school because there was not enough space to allow for 6 feet of social distancing. DESE recently allowed schools to provide 3 feet of social distancing, but Cavanaugh described the option as “not ideal or desirable.”

Parents surveyed earlier this month mirrored those concerns.

At a 6-foot distance, 63.9 percent of respondents to a district survey said they would return to school, 25.4 percent were not sure and 10.7 percent said they would not. But when the distancing was reduced to 3 feet, 38.9 percent of parents would send their students back to school, 37 would not and 24.2 percent were not sure.

At the July 23 School Committee meeting, Cavanaugh had noted that members of the Hopkinton Teachers Association have concerns — “and rightly so” — about the health of their members, particularly those who are older or have underlying health conditions. The association prefers the 6 feet distance, she said.

The hybrid model would bring students into school on one day, then have them work remotely the next.

On their home day, students will have a combination of homework and new learning, much of it on their own. On these days, students would be “very, very autonomous” with little to no teacher interaction, Cavanaugh said.

Students would be divided into two groups, one of which will have class in school while the other works from home. The in-school option will follow the same schedule as previous years, except for additional time built in for hand sanitizing and mask breaks, Cavanaugh said.

Students with an individualized education program

Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh presented reopening plan information to families via an online presentation/public comment session on July 30.

(IEP) or those who qualify for English for speakers of other languages services have the option to attend class daily.

The remote learning will be taught by Hopkinton teachers “whenever we can,” Cavanaugh said at the July 30 presentation. Elementary students will receive the same classes as their hybrid peers, but possibly with a non-Hopkinton public school teacher, she noted.

Middle and high school students will receive the same classes they enrolled in “as long as we can find an instructor and have the funding,” Cavanaugh said. “In some cases, they will take online classes.”

Details on teacher scheduling is being negotiated with the Hopkinton Teachers Association.

The information on families’ plans for the fall will impact these decisions, which is another reason the answers are required soon.

“We need to match the needs of our students with the capabilities of our work force,” Cavanaugh said.

The option of live-streaming classrooms, which had been mentioned by some parents, can be taken “off the table,” Cavanaugh said, noting that recording classroom activity has resulted in situations where a teacher’s words or actions are “taken out of context.”

“I’m really uneasy about the livestream,” she said.

“It’s not a good operational option.”

As School Committee members made their way through hundreds of questions from the public, committee chair Amanda Fargiano acknowledged the process was “challenging for everyone.”

“Each family has to take their own situation into account, review the data and make the best decision,” she said.

Fargiano said the committee will compile more information about the options and make it available for parents in the near future.

Local students honored for college success T

he University of Massachusetts released its list of students who made the dean’s list for the spring semester, and it includes a number of Hopkinton residents: Freeman Alfano, Hayden August, Kalina Bergmann, Haley Bernardo, Matthew Bird, Nora Bonnell, James Cavallo, Neal Chadha, Olivia Coelho, Ryan Covino, Maeve Cross, Kelsey Cunniff, Michael Cuthbert, Juliette Davis, Jonathan Demarco, Jonathan DeYoung, Camran Fattahy, Anne Feather, COLLEGE Christopher Hadley, Lauren HONORS Hamm, David Hart, Robert Hart, Siobhan Herr, Zachary Holbrow, Zachary Horgan, Maria Jara Barca, Greta Kohl, Julia Krapf, Devon Lamachia, Michael Lanen, Alexandra Lazarov, Jake LeBlanc, Timothy Lowell, Sophia Malik, Gianna Mangano, Dawson McMillan, Samuel Morningstar, Peter Morse, Caroline Murphy, Hannah Murphy, Jake Neary, Robert Pagliuca, Astha Parmar, Kyle Perkins, Rebeka Pohl, Janvi Puri, Kyle Rock, Maximilian Siegfried, Danielle Sullivan, Christopher Todd, Jennifer Tomlinson, Margaret Turner, Julian Vasquez, Xilonen Vela-Garcia, Julian Ventura, Maya Vumbaca, Emma Wailgum, Bryanna Walker, Amber

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Walsh, Caroline Wauters, Emily Whelan, Kayla Winshman, Ansley Worrell and Samuel Worrell. …

Nine Hopkinton residents received degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in May. Jeremy Jacobs was awarded a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering with high distinction. Jonathan Palczynski was awarded a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering with distinction. Blake Dobay was awarded a Bachelor of Science in computer science.

Evan Goldstein was awarded a Bachelor of Science in computer science. Daniel Barra was awarded a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with distinction. Abigail Gilbert was awarded a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering with high distinction. Kyle Heavey was awarded a Bachelor of Science in robotics engineering. Michael Twardowski was awarded a doctorate in robotics engineering.

Matthew Moniz was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree.

Also at WPI, Rajkumar Dandekar, a member of the Class of 2021 who is majoring in mechanical engineering, was part of a student team that recently completed an intense research project titled Recording Human Stories in a Time of Crisis. …

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HHS construction set to begin

By Sandy Quadros Bowles Contributing Writer

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he Hopkinton School Committee voted unanimously at its July 23 meeting to award the bid to build six new classrooms at Hopkinton High School to Avatar Construction at a cost of $2,839,000.

Construction on the new wing is expected to SCHOOLS start soon and will take NOTEBOOK place while students are in school. The district hopes the work will be completed by the end of the 2020-21 school year.

The project was approved by Town Meeting voters to accommodate the growing enrollment numbers in the schools.

Modular classrooms already are being installed at Hopkins and Elmwood, and those projects are expected to be completed before students return to classrooms.

Cavanaugh explains SPED criticism Superintendent Carol Cavanaugh referenced a Boston Globe article indicating that Hopkinton was one of the communities in the state called out by SPEDWatch for “asking parents to sign away special education rights’’ during the pandemic. SPEDWatch is a nonprofit

Local students honored College Honors | from page 12

At Quinnipiac University, Olivia Centrella received a Bachelor of Science in psychology, Adam Cronin received a Bachelor of Science in management, Katelyn Curry received a Master of Business Administration, Megan Kelley received a Master of Teaching Elementary, Jack Marcou received a Bachelor of Science in management, Conor Murphy received a Bachelor of Science in accounting, Dario Venuto received a Master of Business Administration, Victoria Wauters received a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and Nathan Wilson received a Bachelor of Science in health science studies.

Also at Quinnipiac, named to the dean’s list were William Abbott, Allison Burdulis, Isabella Callery, Adam Cronin, Elena Fajardo, Tess Greenwood, Caitlyn Halloran, Madeleine Hildreth, Jack Marcou, Conor Murphy, Taylor Parduhn and David Sloan. …

At Rochester Institute of Technology, Charlie Baker, who is in the computer science program, and Kira Hanson, who is in the film and animation program, were named to the dean’s list. …

organization that fights for the educational rights for children with disabilities.

Cavanaugh told the School Committee the complaint related to a sentence in a memo to special education parents that asked them to agree to “excuse the district from strict performance of IEP timelines.” The district had concerns that deadlines for meetings with special education families might be missed because of delays related to the pandemic, Cavanaugh said, and that sentence was added after consulting with Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) special education officials and the district’s legal advisors.

“There was absolutely no [bad] intent,’’ she said. “We had every intention of carrying out every meeting.”

owning history of Edward Hopkins,” she said.

Fargiano asked that the issue be added to a future agenda for discussion. Committee member Joe Markey suggested bringing in a historian to assist with a comprehensive review of the issue, and Fargiano supported that idea.

HPS introduces trio of new hires

School Committee chair Amanda Fargiano pointed to an article in the previous issue of the Hopkinton Independent about Edward Hopkins, namesake of Hopkins School (and for whom the town was named), indicating Hopkins was a slaveowner. Issues involving the naming of schools fall under the purview of the School Committee, which will “investigate and consider any appropriate action regarding information about the slave-

At the July 9 School Committee meeting, the superintendent introduced three new hires in the Hopkinton Public Schools.

Chris Ocampo is the new Hopkinton Middle School assistant principal. He has spent the past decade in a variety of roles in the Framingham Public Schools and recently obtained his administrator’s license.

“I am very excited to join Hopkinton,” he said. “I feel like it’s a fresh breath of air for me.”

Ocampo’s undergraduate degree was in business, but he decided he “didn’t want to sit in front of a computer all day and crunch numbers.” A friend helped him land a job as a paraprofessional at Framingham High School, and he quickly was hooked on teaching. “Once I did, I fell in love with it,” he said.

Laura Theis, who had been teaching Spanish at Hopkinton High School, will

Max Goldberg, Willard Howard and Emma Litavis were named to the dean’s list at Roger Williams University. …

Named to the dean’s list at Fairfield University were Brigid Belger, Julia Canestrari, Julia Joshi, Katherine Litchfield, Brigid Marquedant, Cecily McNamara, Alexandria Power, Lily Rancatore and Kate Welzel. …

Megan Donovan and Jared Joshi were named to the dean’s list at Hofstra University. …

Corinne Messier was named to the president’s list at Bentley University. …

At James Madison University, Andrew Nealon, a kinesiology major, was named to the president’s list, and Paityn Salyards, an international business major, was named to the dean’s list. …

Grace McLaughlin was named to the president’s list at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, where she graduated in May with a degree in musical theatre. …

Ted Torres was named to the dean’s list at Bryant University. …

At the University of Delaware, Brianna Antonioli, Kendall Copley, Caroline Johnson, Raymond Lucas, Alexander MacDonald, Dylan McBride,

Jessica Powell, Grace Schacterle and Elena Wade were named to the dean’s list. …

Owen McNamara graduated magna cum laude from Boston University with a B.A. in political science and a minor in French. …

At Saint Anselm College, junior Parker Petruney, a finance major, senior Brittany Power, a nursing major, and senior Julia Thissell, an elementary education major, were named to the dean’s list. Thissell, who played basketball, also was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, a national scholar-athlete honor society. …

Erin Winsor graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in communication from Eastern Connecticut State University. …

Carly Chase, who is pursuing a degree in marketing communication/ advertising, was named to the dean’s list at Western New England University. …

Abby Meltzer graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York.

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.

Committee to address Hopkins School name

be the interim HHS assistant principal for the 2020-21 school year. She replaces Josh Hanna, who left to become principal at Franklin.

“We have not given Laura much of a break,” Cavanaugh said with a smile. “Every day we’ve got her building schedules and creating curriculum. She’s been taxed so we’re keeping her very busy.”

Said Theis: “I’ve been with Hopkinton Public Schools since 2012, so I’m very familiar with the great things that we do and the continued growth that we’ve had. I’m looking forward to getting into this role and continuing the work that [principal] Evan [Bishop] and [assistant principal] Justin [Pominville] are doing in the main office at the high school.”

Jennifer Cuker was named director of English language acquisition, equity and access. Cuker previously served as interim director of English language education in the Northborough and Southborough school system for one year, after teaching ESL (English as a second language) since 2002 in Natick, Leominster and Northborough/Southborough, at all grade levels.

“Our EL population has been growing steadily over the years, and we really do need somebody in an administrative role to govern that department,” Cavanaugh said. “We are asking an awful lot of this new candidate, because not only will she be overlooking the English learners but she will be overseeing some of our work in the district, which is also very important, in equity and access.”

Said Cuker: “I’m very excited about the equity and access piece. That is vitally important in our schools and in our community right now. I can’t wait to serve in this role, and I’m delighted to be here.”

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For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @ HopkintonPLMA.

Return/Pickup Reminders The library is accepting returns in its Church Street dropbox, Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Materials should not be left if the dropbox is closed, as it poses a safety issue for staff and items may get damaged. Returned books will remain in quarantine for at least three days, so they might not come off accounts immediately.

Any overdue fines on returned items are being waived.

The library is providing curbside pickup. Patrons should place a hold through their online account (check the library website for instructions). After receiving an email or phone call (ID: Town of Hopkinton) with details on when the hold is ready, call the library to schedule a pickup time. Those without access to a computer or in need of assistance with their account can place a hold by calling the library.

Trivia Tuesday, Aug. 11, 7-9 p.m. (Zoom) Trivia night, moderated by library staff, will be a test of science fiction knowledge.

The winner will receive a secret code worth extra points for the summer reading program.

Sign up at the library website calendar.

Teen Mug Meals Thursday, Aug. 13, 3:30-4 p.m. (Zoom) For Grades 6-12, join Julie on Zoom and learn to make a meal in a mug. Make chocolate lava cake. Ingredients and materials list will be provided before the event. Limit of 12 participants. Signup via the library website is required.

Chat ’n’ Chew Book Club Wednesday, Aug. 19, 12:30 p.m. (Zoom) The Chat ’n’ Chew book group meets virtually for chatting about books during lunch.

Instead of assigning a book for all participants to read, each person reviews something they read during the month and then all reviews of the books will be posted to Facebook to share with the Hopkinton reading community. After filling out a registration form via the library website, participants will receive an email invitation to join on the day of the meeting.

Diversity Book Club Tuesday, Aug. 25, 7-9 p.m. (Zoom) The book being discussed at this meeting will be “How Long ’til Black Future Month?” by N. K. Jemisin. Sign up at the library website calendar.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Great Children’s Story Times (Facebook) Join Mrs. C for story times online. Weekly story times include: baby-toddler story time (ages 0-3), preschool story time (ages 3-5), big kid lunch legends (K-plus) and family pajama story time (all ages). Watch by joining the library Facebook group. The library website calendar has dates and times.

Sight Word Bingo-List 3 (Zoom) Tuesday, Aug. 11, 11-11:45 a.m.

This is a small-group bing session for rising first-, second- and third-graders to practice sight words. (Note: This is a different list from past bingo sessions. Participants must make or print a new board.) Kids will get a secret code for extra points in the Summer Reading Program. Registration via the library website is required, starting one week prior to the event. Participants will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting before the event starts.

Escape Room: Enchanted Forest (Zoom) Thursday, Aug. 13, 11-11:45 a.m.

Children’s librarian Mrs. C will host a small-group escape room for rising third-, fourth- and fifth-graders. Kids will work collaboratively to make it out of the enchanted forest with the treasure. Kids will get a secret code for extra points in the Summer Reading Program. Due to limited capacity, registration is required. Registration opens one week prior to the event at the library website.

Mythical Creature Bingo (Zoom) Thursday, Aug. 20, 11-11:45 a.m.

Children’s librarian Mrs. C will host a small-group bingo session in which rising third-, fourth- and fifth-graders will learn about mythical creatures and their connection to literature around the world. Due to limited capacity, registration is required. Registration opens one week prior to the event at the library website. Participants will be sent a link to the Zoom meeting the day prior to the event.

Calendar To submit an item for the Hopkinton Independent calendar section, email the information to: editor@HopkintonIndependent.com. Submissions should be limited to 100 words and are subject to editing by the HI staff.

Against the Tide virtual events Against the Tide is holding four virtual events this year to raise money for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition. The first was June 20 (normally held at Hopkinton State Park). The others are Aug. 15, Sept. 19 and Sept. 26. The virtual event components include a swim, run, walk, paddle board or kayak. Registration is $40 per person or $100 for a family (up to five people). Participants will have three days to complete their activity (the event day and the two days prior). For more information, visit the MBCC website at mbcc.org or call (800) 649-MBCC (6222).

Hopkinton Family Day, Polyarts canceled Hopkinton Family Day, a community event featuring live entertainment, games and activities along with food trucks and capped off by a fireworks display, has been canceled for 2020 (it was to be held Sept. 19). For more information, including on how to participate or become a sponsor for the 2021 event, visit the Friends of Hopkinton website at friendsofhopkinton.org or email FriendsofHopkinton@ gmail.com. The annual Hopkinton Polyarts Festival on the Town Common, also scheduled for Sept. 19, has been canceled as well.

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Annual Town Meeting Sept. 21 Hopkinton’s Annual Town Meeting, twice postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 21. For more details, visit the town’s website at hopkintonma.gov.

Paws & Claws 5K virtual Baypath Humane Society’s Paws & Claws 5K run/walk, normally held in October at Hopkinton State Park, will be virtual this year. Participants will run or walk 3.1 miles on Oct. 17 or 18. For more information, visit the Baypath website at baypathhumane.org.

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Senior Snippets The Hopkinton Senior Center remains closed to the public, but the staff remains available to assist residents. Call 508-497-9730 if in need of assistance, with questions or just to say hi. For a more extensive listing of programs check Ourseniorcenter.com/find/ Hopkinton-council-on-aging or hopkintonseniorcenter. com.

The Hopkinton Senior Center Outreach Department continues to be available to seniors and residents in town during the pandemic. The department is working with many organizations in town, including the Knights of Columbus, to facilitate food shopping and medical rides. Outreach can be reached by phoning the Senior Center at 508-497-9730 and leaving a message.

Durable medical equipment (walkers, bath seats, canes, crutches — but no longer commodes), for Hopkinton residents’ use only, is available to be loaned out free of charge. Wheelchairs, both standard and transport, require a $25 refundable deposit and are limited to two months.

Lunch Program The Senior Center, partially funded by a grant from the MetroWest Health Foundation, is running a limited takeout lunch program (Tuesday-Friday) for Hopkinton seniors, particularly those who are homebound and/ or have relied on the center for their daily main meal in the past. While there are limited quantities, anyone who knows of a senior who might benefit from this program can call the Senior Center at 508-497-9730.

Cost is $2 per meal.

Planning For Medicare Friday, Aug. 7, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

For those who are getting close to Medicare eligibility, whether planning to retire or continue to work, this webinar will help explain the options. Medicare can be confusing. This webinar is designed to help participants be confident they are making the right health coverage decisions. This program is sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Registration required by calling the Senior Center at 508-497-9730.

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Police Log ARRESTS July 21 8:09 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle off the roadway of Lumber Street, and the occupants were out walking and talking. Sergeants Matthew McNeil and Aaron Neil and Officer Philip Powers responded and performed field sobriety tests and subsequently arrested Nicolas M. Bilodeau, 28, of 25 Cedar Street and charged him with OUI liquor, second offense July 27 6:31 a.m. A caller reported a naked couple walking with their dog on Hayden Rowe Street. The caller stated they did not appear to be a danger to anyone but may be under the influence. Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officers Jessica Ferreira, Robert Ekross, Tyler Brabham and Philip Powers responded. Kevin M. Pinto, 30, and Mariel C. Kinney, 32, both of 6 Hazel Road, were arrested and charged with assault and battery on a public employee, resisting arrest, indecent exposure, disturbing the peace, and disorderly conduct. An ambulance was requested.

Editor’s note: Due to space limitations, this is an abbreviated version of the Police Log. For the full Police Log visit the Hopkinton Independent website at HopkintonIndependent.com.

July 14 4:30 p.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle struck a mailbox and flower bed on Wood Street. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Derek Morton responded and reported no personal injuries. AAA responded to assist the vehicle.

6:49 p.m. A walk-in handed in a wallet containing cash and various cards found on West Main Street. The Northbridge Police Department was contacted

and was to notify the owner.

8:01 p.m. A West Main Street resident reported vandalism on his property where a tree was cut down, frogs were stabbed and beer cans were tossed. Officer Derek Morton responded and took a report.

8:48 p.m. A caller reported about 30 kids in vehicles hanging out on Parkwood Drive in the Parkwood office parking lot.

Officers Ryan Polselli and Derek Morton responded and found five kids remaining and about to leave.

9:56 p.m. A caller from Indian Brook condominiums reported loud music coming from the area. Officer Derek Morton responded and found a large group behind the Parkwood offices again and removed them.

July 15 9:16 a.m. A caller reported a beaver in a cage on Proctor Street. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and contacted the animal control officer. The trap was confirmed to belong to the DPW. 1:09 p.m. A Summer Street resident reported a case of identity theft. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted.

July 16 9:49 a.m. A counselor turned in marijuana found on Ash Street. Officer Jay Deiana destroyed it.

6:12 p.m. A caller reported a gray VW Golf drag racing another vehicle on Grove Street. Officer Robert Ekross responded.

The vehicles were gone upon his arrival.

9:35 p.m. A Chamberlain Street caller complained of fireworks in the area of high school Field 13 or the new housing development access road. Officers Robert Ekross, Ryan Polselli and Benjamin Stickney responded and checked the area with a negative find.

11:49 p.m. The Milford Police Department requested Hopkinton to be on the lookout for a blue BMW with fluid leak after it was involved in a hit and run in Milford.

Officer Jay Deiana responded and checked Hayden Rowe Street with a negative find.

July 17 12:26 a.m. A Constitution Court resident reported someone tailgated her and

Naked couple arrested while walking dog On the same day Hopkinton was named the No. 2 safest city in America by the national security analysis website SafeWise (see Page 2), local police made a bizarre arrest.

Around 6:30 a.m. on July 27, police received reports that a couple was walking their dog on Hayden Rowe Street while completely nude. When police responded and questioned 32-year-old Mariel Kinney and 30-year-old Kevin Pinto, they yelled and swore at the officers, Police Chief Joseph Bennett said.

“It was kind of wild,” Bennett told the Metrowest Daily News. “It wasn’t the typical day in Hopkinton, that’s for sure. They were buck naked.”

When they were told they were going to be arrested, the pair bolted, leading police on a short foot pursuit, Bennett said, adding that when police caught them, Kinney and Pinto struggled, striking the officers several times. One officer was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries and was at home recovering last night.

The couple, who reside on Hazel Road, were charged with indecent exposure, assault and battery on a police officer, disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. followed her home. Officers Jessica Ferreira and Jay Deiana responded and checked the area with a negative find.

10:22 a.m. A Wood Street caller reported she was assaulted by her former employer. Officers Moira McGaffigan and Jay Deiana responded and spoke with all involved and took a report.

2:20 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged.

6:07 p.m. A caller reported a 14-yearold female in the State Park fell off her bicycle and was experiencing pain in her pelvis. The Ashland Police Department was notified.

6:13 p.m. Several calls were received about an erratic operator on a motor scooter on Main Street. Officers Philip Powers, Brendon Lyver and Preston Mucciarone responded and located the youth. The scooter was parked and the youth returned home.

7:12 p.m. Officer Philip Powers came upon a motor vehicle in a ditch on Cedar Street. A tow truck was requested for a winch out.

11:42 p.m. A Hearthstone Road resident complained that someone rang the doorbell a few times and ran away. The caller requested officers to check the neighborhood.

Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Tyler Brabham responded and checked the area with a negative find.

July 18 12:04 a.m. A Stone Crossing Way caller reported youths trespassing and ringing the doorbell and running away. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Stephen Buckley and Tyler Brabham responded and checked the area with a negative find.

5:59 p.m. A Winter Street resident reported a bicycle was stolen two days earlier.

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July 19 12:29 a.m. Officer Stephen Buckley checked on an individual on Fruit Street.

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1:39 p.m. A caller reported a dehydrated boy in the State Park. The Ashland Police Department responded. Officer Brendon Lyver responded to assist.

1:49 p.m. A Constitution Court caller reported her ex-roommate damaged her possessions and threatened her. Officers Brendon Lyver and Moira McGaffigan responded and took a report.

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9:12 a.m. Multiple officers responded to a report of a missing child.

4:41 p.m. A caller reported her cell phone was stolen in the bathroom at the State Park on Cedar Street.

5:33 p.m. Officer Brendon Lyver discovered a vandalized stop sign on Saddle Hill Road and notified the DPW. 7:41 p.m. A caller reported an unattended fire in a pit on a remote island in the State Park. Sergeant Burchard and Officer Brendon Lyver responded along with the Environmental Police and the fire was extinguished.

7:39 p.m. A caller reported a person on Benson Road standing on top of a Jeep with a HOPLAX sticker. The caller stated the person has left but wanted the incident logged.

9:48 p.m. A Gina Drive resident reported a vehicle parked in front of his house for 30 minutes with passengers holding flashlights. Officer Brendon Lyver responded and found parties viewing the comet. All was OK.

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2:10 p.m. A Stoney Brook Road caller reported a past breaking and entering. Sergeant Timothy Brennan, Detective Gregg DeBoer and Officers Brendon Lyver and Moira McGaffigan responded and took a report.

2:41 p.m. A Constitution Court caller reported an unwanted person at her residence who would not leave. Sergeant Timothy Brennan responded and took a report.

6:09 p.m. A caller reported a blue Lamborghini going at least 100 mph on Wood Street. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded. The vehicle was gone upon his arrival.

7:44 p.m. A Valentine Road resident requested the animal control officer’s number after finding a panting turkey in her yard.

7:48 p.m. A caller reported an illegal burn on Wood Street. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded along with the Fire Department.

8:44 p.m. Officer Ryan Polselli responded to the State Park to open the gate for a male locked inside.

July 20 12:05 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officers Tyler Brabham and Robert Ekross checked on a motor vehicle on Lakeshore Drive and found the driver and passenger with marijuana in their systems and unable to drive. They were given a courtesy transport to the Red Roof Inn in Southborough.

11:35 a.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident with no injuries on Main Street. Officer Philip Powers responded and requested a tow for one vehicle. A report was to follow.

7:06 p.m. A caller reported his driveway was vandalized with yellow spray paint. Officer Ryan Polselli responded and took a report.

July 21 10:26 a.m. A caller reported some of his landscaping equipment was stolen earlier in the morning on Main Street. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and took a report.

3:49 p.m. A School Street caller reported his iPhone was stolen from his car the previous day and he wanted the incident logged.

9:41 p.m. A caller reported a large gathering of people in cars on Legacy Farms North. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Philip Powers responded and spoke to families waiting to view the comet.

July 22 9:43 a.m. Officer Matthew Santoro responded to a motor vehicle accident on Pleasant Street. No personal injuries were reported. A report was to follow.

10:41 a.m. A School Street resident reported someone stole a sign from her yard and vandalized it. The caller wanted the incident logged.

11:06 a.m. A walk-in reported unemployment fraud. Officer Matthew Santoro assisted.

12:51 p.m. A caller reported a Social Security scam. The incident was logged.

5:04 p.m. A caller reported a water leak in the road on Clinton Street. The Water Department was contacted.

6:17 p.m. A Pleasant Street caller reported a dead skunk in his yard. A message was left for the animal control officer.

6:29 p.m. A caller reported a dark VW Golf speeding on Spring Street. Officer Ryan Polselli responded. The vehicle was gone upon his arrival.

6:49 p.m. A Greenwood Road caller reported suspicious activity after discovering someone cut a line to her pool. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officer Ryan Polselli responded and spoke with the reporting person.

truck was requested. Officer Powers transported the driver to a gas station for pickup.

6:40 p.m. A caller reported a man acting strangely outside a Cedar Street store.

Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Derek Morton responded and subsequently requested an ambulance. The individual was transported to the hospital.

8:46 p.m. A caller reported a suspicious person taking pictures of members of the cross country team on Fenton Street. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and assisted.

July 23 1:09 a.m. Officer Jessica Ferreira checked on a disabled motor vehicle on West Main Street and found the motorcycle to be uninsured and unlicensed. The motorcycle was towed and the operator was given a courtesy transport to the Ashland town line.

6:10 a.m. Officers Stephen Buckley and Jessica Ferreira responded to a motor vehicle accident involving a car and a tree on Hayward Street. An ambulance and a tow truck were requested. One person refused treatment. No personal injuries were reported.

10:34 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.

10:38 a.m. A Davenport Lane resident reported a stolen bench. Officer Philip Powers responded and took a report.

11:33 a.m. A caller reported he struck a main power line to a house on Greenwood Road and the power box was sparking.

Officer Jay Deiana responded along with the Fire Department. Eversource and the wiring inspector were contacted and were to respond.

4:11 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.

July 25 2:46 a.m. Sergeant Arthur Schofield assisted a disabled motor vehicle and a tow truck on Legacy Farms North near the boat ramp.

8:22 a.m. A caller reported a hit-andrun motor vehicle accident on Main Street.

Sergeant Timothy Brennan and Officer Philip Powers responded and searched for the vehicle. The State Police and the Marlborough Police Department were notified.

Officer Powers took a report.

1:43 p.m. Multiple calls were received about vehicles and trailers parked on the side of the roadway on Lakeshore Drive.

Officers Brendon Lyver and Philip Powers responded and issued several tickets and requested a tow for one vehicle parked on a hazardous curve.

2:14 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged.

2:56 p.m. An Oliver Lane resident reported a bird in his chimney. The animal control officer was notified.

3:57 p.m. A caller on Rafferty Road reported a male in his 50s was harassing her and threatening to tow her parked vehicle.

Officer Jay Deiana responded and spoke with the man, who stated the caller was parked illegally. He was advised to call the police in the future.

5:40 p.m. An East Main Street walkin reported a woman came to his door and complained of a foul septic odor coming from his residence. He reported there was no smell coming from his residence. He wanted the suspicious incident logged.

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July 24 3:56 a.m. A Davis Road resident reported she needed help getting the remote control for her bed that she was stuck in.

Sergeant Arthur Schofield and Officer Tyler Brabham responded and assisted.

12:54 p.m. Multiple calls were received about a Jeep on fire on West Main Street. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil and Officers Benjamin Stickney and Philip Powers responded along with the Fire Department and the situation was under control. A tow

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ment reported a pop-up car show was asked to leave the State Park, and they might have been gathering at a local restaurant. Officer Jay Deiana responded and located the group and stood by while the individuals departed.

6:16 p.m. A caller reported a possible lost child in the State Park. The Ashland Police Department responded and reported the child has been reunited with parents.

All was OK. July 26 11:08 a.m. A Sandy Beach employee requested assistance with a trailer with no permit parked on Lakeshore Drive. Officer Matthew Santoro responded and issued a parking citation.

12:39 p.m. A detail officer requested assistance with an unruly person causing a disturbance on Cedar Street. Officers Matthew Santoro and Philip Powers responded and issued a parking citation.

7:35 p.m. A caller reported a verbal altercation on West Main Street. Officers Preston Mucciarone, Ryan Polselli and Philip Powers responded and took a report of harassment.

8:19 p.m. A caller reported a purse was left on the roof of his car and was lost somewhere between the west Main Street Dunkin’ and Route 9 via Interstate 495. He wanted the incident logged.

July 27 10:23 a.m. An Aikens Road caller reported a fox had been in his yard for the past few days. The animal control officer was notified.

11:28 a.m. A Pinecrest Village caller requested assistance with her son, who she believed had been using drugs in her house.

Officer Matthew Santoro responded and destroyed marijuana. A report was to follow.

11:51 a.m. A caller reported he had been riding his bike on East Main Street and was nearly run off the road. Officer Matthew Santoro took a report.

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She was surrounded by loved ones as she earned her guardian angel wings and joined her beloved husband, Donald, and son Edward “Eddie.” Eleanor, born Sept. 3, 1933, in Boston, was preceded in death by parents Albert and Eleanor (Fitzgerald) Cantwell, older brothers James and William, daughter-in-law Monica, and several family and friends.

Eleanor is survived by her remaining three sons, Richard of Weymouth, William and Anne of Hopkinton, and James of Marshfield; five grandchildren, William and Nancy Morgan, Elizabeth and Michael Ashley, Caroline Morgan, Annie Morgan and Kathleen Morgan; four great-grandchildren Luke Ashley, Claire Ashley, Monica Morgan and Cameron Ashley, and many cherished relatives and friends.

Raised in Brighton, Eleanor graduated from Mission High School in 1951 and began working at Western Electric in Watertown. It was through there that she was introduced to Donald, the love of her life, on a double date with a close coworker friend. They married in 1955 and eventually settled in Waltham to raise their four sons and be a guiding influence to Donald’s younger siblings. A devoted wife and mother, Eleanor focused on creating a loving and welcoming home until later rejoining the workforce. Starting as a temp, she quickly progressed through several positions as her employers realized her capabilities and ultimately promoted her to director of lab supplies at Brandeis University, where she stayed until her retirement in 1997. After Donald’s passing Eleanor made her final relocation and home in Marshfield, where many treasured family memories had been created while summering through the years.

Eleanor lived a full life and found enjoyment in many things, including exploring with Donald, entertaining (especially Christmas Eve in Waltham and summers in Marshfield), getaways with friends, Florida winters, reading, cross-stitch, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, politics, keno, lunch and shopping with niece Jean, afternoon Coors Light, ice cream sundaes, Ghirardelli, quality time with grandchildren, and, most recently, FaceTiming with greatgrandchildren. The testament to how Eleanor’s warm, straightforward manner touched people was obvious by the extension of people that remained friends and actively kept in touch through the years and she will be greatly missed.

A private Catholic mass was held July 23 at St. Mary’s Church in Winchester, followed by a private burial at Mt. Feake Cemetery Waltham. Services were under the care of Costello Funeral Home in Winchester. Memorial donations may be made in Eleanor’s name to Cranberry Hospice, 36 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 326, Plymouth, MA 02360.

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Janet M. (Larkin) Rooney died July 24 after a three-week illness.

She was born Sept. 8, 1927, in Norwood to the late Albert and Agnes Larkin. She was the sister of the late Robert (Shirley), Allan and Richard Larkin, all of Medfield, and the sister-in-law of Joan Larkin.

She is survived by her children, Linda (George) Armstrong of South Dennis, Allan (Patricia) Rooney of Danvers, Janet (Paul) LeDuc of Hopkinton and daughter-in-law Cecile Rooney of New Milford, Connecticut. She was predeceased by

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her son Robert M. Rooney, who died in 1992. She also leaves nine grandchildren, Nathan and Luke Devine, Christopher, Patrick and Kathleen Rooney, Erin and Daniel Clark and Colleen and Kevin Rooney, and four great-grandchildren, Jacoby and Whitney Rooney and Charlotte and Logan Devine, as well as many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly.

Janet was educated in Medfield Public Schools and was voted Miss Personality, Class of 1946. She went on to study at the Stratford Secretarial School in Boston and also studied at the New England Conservatory of Music.

Janet was an avid singer and sang for many weddings in Medfield throughout the years. Janet married Robert Rooney in September of 1948 and settled in Danvers, where she raised her four children. Anyone who really knew Janet knew that her claim to fame was that she sang for the soonto-be President John F. Kennedy in 1960. She was a member of the North Shore Players, the Catholic Daughters and the Couples Club. She was very involved with her children as a Cub Scout den mother and a Brownie leader and loved her time working as a playground monitor at the Portables and Danversport School. She also held positions at the Essex Agricultural School and the Jewish Rehabilitation Center in Swampscott.

A funeral was held Aug. 1, followed by a Christian burial at Vine Lake Cemetery, Medfield.

Those wishing may make memorial contributions in Janet’s name to the Asphasia Hope Foundation (aphasiahope.org) or the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (dana-farber.org).

Jaqueline Bowker Jaqueline Marie Bowker, 55, of Taunton and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on July 16. Daughter of the late Francis X “Jerry” and Sarah Riordan Bowker of Hopkinton, “Jackson” was the cherished first sister of Julie Bowker (Ho-ping Wei) of Portland, Oregon, beloved older sister of Kelley Bowker of South Boston, and devoted life partner of Paul Pineo of Taunton. She also is survived by her maternal aunts, Antoiniette Newhoff and Susan Reynolds, plus dozens of really cool cousins who appreciated her dry wit and engaging personality. She further leaves the most remarkable community of ICU nurses from Pawtucket Memorial Hospital, where she worked energetically and expertly for 30 years.

Jackie’s childhood plan and life calling was nursing. She graduated with a BSN from the University of Massachusetts in 1987. Prior to, and outside of hospital environs, her myriad pursuits were a gleaming reflection of her intelligent and curious nature. She studied watercolor as a teenager with Nancy Bailey, shot hoops at Hopkinton High, and for eight long years muddled through and jazzed up a classical repertoire on the piano with Constance Hehn. She took second place in the annual science fair, and answered the phone and cooked suppers at St. John’s rectory. She loved learning French and at 16 dashed around Europe with the Foreign Exchange Club.

All that under her belt, she stashed her passport and pursued cooking and gardening with experimentation and flair. She was a fine and caring neighbor. She collected antiques, rode horses and raised hens. As she was industrious and generous, so was she frugal: coaxing her old Toyota, clearing brush, operating her own wood chipper and using a clothesline. She stoked a wood stove and prioritized the restoration of her 19th century barn. She loved fairs, frilly frocks, flower shows, historic homes and visits to the MFA. Above all, she loved her dogs. Her brother-in-law says, “She was the most humorous person I’ve ever met.”

Interment will be at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

The Hopkinton Independent • August 5, 2020 • 19 in Stoughton. A mass and gathering to celebrate Jackie’s wonderful life will take place at a date to be determined. Gifts in her honor can be made to the Framingham Heart Study (framinghamheartstudy.org), Multiple Sclerosis Association of America (mymsaa.org) or MSPCA-Angell (mspca.org). “That best portion of a good person’s life, their little nameless unremembered acts of kindness and love” (William Wordsworth).

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home of Hopkinton.

Katrina Hope Yip Katrina Hope Yip, 47, of Hopkinton, passed away after a 15-year war with leukemia. Born in Kittery, Maine, she was the daughter of Judith Anne (Hosmer) Lincoln of Hopkinton and Peter Souther Lincoln of Florence, Massachusetts. She was the beloved wife of 14 years to Tyler Joseph Yip of Hopkinton.

With tremendous empathy for all living creatures, Katrina had a particular soft spot for senior rescue pets, and is preceded by cats Narnia, Nora, Nikki, Whitley, Xander and Sirius, and guinea pigs Squealie, Mal, Lennie, Pigwidgeon, Neville, Vesper, Henry, Artie, Monroe, Linus and Miles.

Besides her husband, Katrina leaves behind her 4-year-old twins, Annika and Owen, cats Zoe, Charlie and Spike, guinea pigs Lupin, Puff and Pumpkin Pie, her parents, three aunts, two uncles and her grandmother. Raised in Pelham, Massachusetts, Katrina graduated from Amherst Pelham Regional High School in 1990 and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Smith College, leading to a 25-year career in IT. Private family arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton. In lieu of flowers, donations in Katrina’s memory may be made to MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 400 Broadway, Methuen, MA 01844 (mspca.org) or to Project Just Because, 109 South St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 (projectjustbecause.org).

Kevin Kenney Kevin M. Kenney, 68, died July 28 at Milford Regional Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Thomas and Ruth (MacMillian) Kenney.

Kevin was a 1970 graduate of Hopkinton High School. He was owner and operator of Central Cleaners in Milford for over 20 years. He was an avid Red Sox fan and loved his dogs Tukka and Fenway. He enjoyed frequent trips to Cape Cod. He leaves his son, Jeffrey Kenney of Hopkinton, and his brothers, Thomas Kenney of Wayland and Jack and wife Terri Kenney of Hopkinton. He also leaves his fiancee, Monica Coyne, and many nieces and nephews.

The family wishes to extend their thanks to the staff of the ICU/PCU at Milford Regional Medical Center for the compassionate care they provided to Kevin.

A funeral service was held Aug. 1.

Services are under the care of the Callanan Cronin Funeral Home in Hopkinton.

Donations may be made to DanaFarber Cancer Institute (dana-farber. org), 450 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215.

Margaret Nichols Margaret Agnes Nichols (nee Lynch), 81, of Bradenton, Florida, went to meet the Lord on July 19, while in hospice care. She had suffered many years with lupus and COPD. Margaret was born on April 20, 1939, in Brooklyn, New York, to Mary and Cornelius Lynch. She is survived by her son, Kevin Riess (Cheryl), grandsons Kevin, Brian (Maadiah) and Scott (Lauren), three great-granddaughters and one great grandson. She also is survived by siblings Mary Bodnar of South Carolina, C. Pat Lynch of Massachusetts, Helen LoTruglio (Joseph) of California, and many, many nephews and nieces. Twice widowed, she was predeceased by husband Eugene Riess (1961), and husband Buddy Nichols (2007). She also was predeceased by her infant daughter, son Eugene, parents Mary and Cornelius, sister Katie and brother John.

She left New York in the mid-1960s and spent many years in Hopkinton before moving to Florida and then South Carolina. She worked many years as a supervisor in accounting departments for trucking companies in Massachusetts and Florida before retiring. She volunteered for sheriffs departments in Florida and South Carolina. She was treasurer of bocce and bowling clubs in Sun City. While living in South Carolina she was a member of Our Lady of Grace RC Church. Margaret was always very proud of her Irish heritage and was a member of Ladies Ancient Oder of Hibernians.

Due to the COVID-19 virus, a celebration of Margaret’s life will be held at a later date.

Maureen Ferguson Maureen E. Ferguson, 72, of Holliston died July 21 after a prolonged illness.

Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius P. and Mary E. (Linehan) O’Brien.

Maureen graduated from Brighton High School and Boston City College and ultimately earned her Master of Arts degree in English from the University of Michigan.

After university, she became an English teacher and she taught her love of the written word to children in Waltham and in Hopkinton for over 35 years. Maureen was a fierce and passionate educator, known for her fiery style and wit. She retired to her home on Cape Cod in 2009.

She was the loving mother to Ryan and his wife, Tanya Ferguson, and an adoring nana to her two grandchildren, Andrew (9) and Elise (7). Above all else, Maureen loved her family. She cherished family time playing card games, making ice cream sundaes and having cookouts on the deck of her home in Falmouth.

She is survived and mourned by several cousins and friends whom she considered to be her closest family.

Interment will be held privately. A mass in Maureen’s name will be said at 9 a.m. on Friday, August 28, at St.

Mary’s Church of Holliston. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory may be made to the National Kidney Foundation at kidney.org/support. Arrangements are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston.

Nelson Goldin Nelson H. Goldin of Framingham, a former Hopkinton police officer and constable, passed away in Tamarac, Florida, on June 15 after a long battle with kidney disease. Nelson was born on July 29, 1945, in Boston. He was predeceased by his parents, George and Ruth (Goldstein) Goldin.

Nelson was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Germany during the Vietnam War as a medic. After returning home to Massachusetts, he was a longtime business owner in Framingham, where he owned Waverly Auto Parts.

Nelson was always committed to serving his community and helping others. He served as a police officer in Hopkinton, a member of the Keefe Tech School Committee, and on the Framingham Board of Health. He was on the board of directors for Cold Spring Resort in Ashland, New Hampshire, for over 30 years, including serving as president. In later years he found his true calling as a constable and justice of the peace. One of his greatest joys was performing weddings, baby namings and other major life events for friends, family and strangers who became his friends. He officiated the weddings for each of his children.

Family was the most important thing in Nelson’s life. In recent years Nelson and his wife, Margie, spent winters in Florida, where they were able to take cruises, relax and continue to enjoy family both in Florida and Massachusetts.

He was the beloved husband to Marjorie (Shuster) Goldin of Framingham. loving father to Rachel (Goldin) Adams (husband Berry) and Naomi Goldin of Whitinsville, Rebekah (Freeman) Schulze (husband Louis) of Weston, Florida, and Seth Freeman (wife Stephanie) of Upton. He was the proud zaydie (grandfather) to Madison and Hannah Minutolo, Annie and Teddy Schulze, and Zoe and Zachary Freeman. He is also survived by his sister, Phyllis (Goldin) Swartz of Bellingham, and his nieces, Elaine, Michelle and Stephanie.

Nelson touched the lives of many people, and he will be very missed. In lieu of flowers, remembrances can be made in Nelson’s name to Buddy Dog Humane Society, 151 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776 or Temple Israel of Natick, 145 Hartford St., Natick, MA 01760.

Norma Nordstrom Norma Hazen Nordstrom passed into eternal life on July 26 after a year-long battle with cancer. Born in Newton on Dec. 14, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mabel (Wildman) and Lloyd Hazen. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 65 years, Paul, who passed away in March 2020.

Norma was a retired elementary school teacher of 30 years in Hopkinton. Norma enjoyed her family and friends. She was an avid reader who passed her love of books on to her students. She enjoyed baking, card making, dancing with her beloved husband, and knitting afghans for family members, prayer shawls for those needing comfort, and newborn baby hats donated to area hospital nurseries. In their retirement, she and her husband travelled in their RV to every state in the U.S. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Westborough and the Massachusetts Retired Teachers Association, and a past member of the Red Hat Society in Florida.

Norma is survived by three children, Deborah (Kevin) of Upton, Edward (Diane) of Framingham and Eric (Michelle) of Millbury. She also leaves behind her sister, Dorothy (Eugene) Bartlett of Bellingham; seven grandchildren, Erin Haberman (Andrew), Christopher Nordstrom (Stephanie), Kevin Linehan (Jennifer), Julianne Francis (David), Gregory Nordstrom, Michael Nordstrom and Erica Nordstrom; and seven great-grandchildren, Avery, William, Emerson, Samuel, Ethan, Everett and Margaret. She was predeceased by sisters Sylvia Hitchings and Charlotte (Joseph) Marquedant, brothers Donald (Mary Antoinette) and David Hazen, and many nieces and nephews.

A funeral service was scheduled for Aug. 1 at Evergreen Cemetery in Woodville. Services are under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home in Hopkinton. In lieu of flowers, donations in Norma’s name can be directed to the Multiple Sclerosis Society (nationalmssociety.org), 101A First Ave., Waltham, MA 02451 or the American Parkinson Disease Association (apdaparkinson.org), 72 East Concord Street, Room C3, Boston, MA 02118.

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