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HOPKINTON INDEPENDENT Vol. 21 | No. 18 | September 16, 2020

District, teachers take negotiations to 11th hour

By Sandy Quadros Bowles Contributing Writer

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he school district and the Hopkinton Teachers Association continued negotiations late last week, seeking to finalize a deal just days before school was scheduled to reopen on Sept. 16.

A tentative memorandum of agreement (MOA) had been agreed to early last week by leaders from the two sides.

The School Committee scheduled a meeting for Sept. 10 in the hopes that it could vote on the pact following the HTA’s approval. However, the HTA did not move it forward at its meeting on Sept. 9.

“There was a tentative memorandum of agreement in place. That has not been approved at this time. So we are still working with the HTA,” superintendent Carol Cavanaugh told the School Committee at the Sept. 10 meeting. “Hopefully we’re going to be able to come to some resolution. We are meeting with them [twice on Sept.

CHALK TALK

During the Hopkinton High School Diversity Club’s Chalk About Change event on Sept. 3, HHS learning specialist Caitlin Burke showed some creativity in her message in front of the high school. For more, see Page 2.

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Town Meeting delays solar map, passes budget

NEWS

By Jerry Spar Managing Editor

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t Saturday’s Town Meeting residents elected to delay a vote on the Planning Board’s commercial solar map, support the taking of Legacy Farms Road North as a public street, and approve the Fiscal Year 2021 operating budget.

Sunny skies and cool temperatures greeted the approximately 225 residents who turned out for the two-hour morning meeting, held under a tent outside Hopkinton High School, with social distancing rules in effect.

“Isn’t it a spectacular morning?” town moderator Tom Garabedian

Carbone’s Restaurant to close after 87 years

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Local teen not deterred by switch to virtual event

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Residents vote during Saturday’s Town Meeting outside Hopkinton High School.

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Town unites after another teen tragedy

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During the Chalk About Change event on Sept. 3 in front of Hopkinton High School, HHS principal Evan Bishop defined what it means to be a Hiller.

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opkinton suffered another tragic teenage loss of life this month when a 13-year-old died two weeks before he was to begin eighth grade at Hopkinton Middle School.

Sadly, this is not a new experience for the town, mourning someone’s passing at far too early an age. Mason Lee was at least the eighth school-age individual from Hopkinton to pass away since 2010.

The town paid tribute on Sept. 6, the day of his funeral, by placing blue balloons in front of houses and businesses.

Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone said it was uplifting to see the community unite in the saddest of times to support a grieving family.

“The silver lining in the cloud is when something tragic like that [happens] is to watch this incredibly resilient town come together and really pull for one of its own and the family that that person left,” Tedstone said at the Sept. 8 Select Board meeting. “With everything that’s been going on throughout the town, the state and the country politically, it’s very sad that it takes a small tragedy in a small town like that to really make us take a step back and reprioritize and come INDEPENDENT together as a town.

“It did show resiliency, it did show how heartfelt our town is. For THOUGHTS a lot of people that were on the fence, starting to lose their love for the JERRY SPAR town, I can tell you that there’s been a lot of people that have turned that around, and our faith in our town is as high as ever.”

While the reaction around town was overwhelmingly positive, it must be noted that a few people chose to leave insensitive comments on a Hopkinton Independent Instagram post (the comment section eventually was turned off). However, it’s not clear if the commenters were even from Hopkinton, as they elected for anonymity.

That’s par for the course on social media, where some people have demonstrated

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DESPITE THIS YEAR’S CHALLENGES WE’VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS HELPING OUR CLIENTS

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a need to be as disrespectful as possible — no matter how sensitive the situation — in an apparent attempt to find pleasure in others’ pain. Residents who are willing to share their identities, on the other hand, have tried to drown out those negative individuals with a show of love and support.

Blue balloons were placed around the town, including on “I tip my hat to Main Street, in tribute to Mason Lee, the Hopkinton 13-yearthe residents of the old whose funeral was Sept. 6 at Mount Auburn Cemetery. town who all of a sudden, when something like this happens, the blue hats and the red hats go away and we’re simply one community again,” Tedstone said. “And that’s what this town is all about and that’s what it’s always been. So, our condolences to the young boy’s family, and a tip of the hat to the town in coming together and doing the right thing for the right reasons.”

Town Manager Norman Khumalo credited the town’s Youth & Family Services Department for “helping the community go through this very difficult tragedy and very difficult time. I had a front-row seat to see at very close range the work that they’re doing to benefit the School Department, the town departments, Police and Fire. It’s amazing to see the great and fabulous work that both Dawn [Alcott-Miller] and Colleen [Souza] continue to provide to this community.”

Added Tedstone: “Dawn and Colleen, excellent job. The fact that those guys knocked it out of the park, the unfortunate part is because they’ve had to do it before and they’re familiar with these things. It’s very sad that they’ve become so proficient, but they are proficient and they’ve done a wonderful job.”

Select Board member Amy Ritterbusch noted that the Hopkinton High School Diversity Club’s Chalk About Change event — in which residents and town employees drew messages of inspiration and inclusion on sidewalks and driveways around town — was held two days after the teen’s death.

“I really appreciated the Chalk About Change event last week, and we kept in mind the child that had been lost at that time,” she said. “After the event was over I walked around town and I was so happy to see chalk at the library, the Town Hall, the Fire [Department] and Police [Department] and the schools. It was really lovely.”

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Following the Independent’s article last issue about social concerns and diversity in town, we heard from the South Asian Circle of Hopkinton, which was referenced in the story. The SACH wants to make it clear that, despite a large number of Indian members, it is open to all South Asians — and all other members of the community.

“We know that there are people from other countries out there, but it’s a lot less than Indians and Pakistanis,” SACH board member Charusmitha Ram said. Other countries in the South Asian subcontinent include Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Afghanistan.

“We’re looking to connect with the larger community,” Ram added. “We’d like to build relationships with other residents, other organizations.”

All SACH events are open to everyone, and the club is hopeful more non-South Asian residents will start showing up to learn more about the South Asian culture.

“When people come for events we will explain to them the significance of the event,” Ram said.

Like most groups, the SACH has been limited in what it can do due to the pandemic.

The organization is tentatively planning on a Diwali-themed event this fall where it would encourage residents to participate by placing lights in front of their homes. Diwali is known as the Festival of Lights. For more information, check the South Asian Circle of Hopkinton Facebook page.

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Viewpoint Select Board should not allow anonymous attacks Most civilized countries feature, in their legal code, a means enabling an accused to legally step outside of a jail cell by posting bail, of cash or other value. That is then held by the court with the expectation that the accused will return to stand trial. And while the accused may then “go directly to jail,” the bail will be returned to whomever posted it.

The party providing the bail is not responsible for determining if the accused is appropriate to be let back out into society. The LETTERS TO bail provider is not responsible for setting the dollar value of the THE EDITOR bail. The party so responsible is an officer of the court. The judge.

In our public life it is expected that before speaking at a town government function one identifies oneself. It is customary, to have one’s letter published in a news publication, to identify oneself. And it is customary, if one has the courage of one’s convictions, to identify oneself. I am more than disappointed to read that at a public Hopkinton Select Board meeting (held via Zoom), this customary expectation of a party stating their name before speaking, or that when a letter is read to those in attendance the name or names of the signers will be stated, was not followed. That a long-time, earnest, competent, thoughtful member of the Hopkinton community was skewered, anonymously, in our Town Hall, and that it was enabled by our elected officials, I find profoundly distasteful.

— Edwin Harrow, Hopkinton

Resident clarifies intent of recent calls to action

of the SB don’t feel comfortable making a statement supporting BLM, as not all constituents agree with this movement. I could ramble off reasons and statistics why we should all support BLM, but I want to keep the focus on the bigger picture of improving our town for all residents regardless of race. As we begin to recognize the inequalities and racism happening in Hopkinton, it is the responsibility of the SB to represent us all, respect us all, and recognize how challenges to some members of the community are based solely on their skin color or ethnicity.

The Metropolitan Area Planning Council [MAPC] crafted a pledge for mayors and select persons agreeing to address systemic racism in their communities and take steps toward these reforms. Recognizing that racism exists here and pledging to work toward a more equal community is a beginning. If the SB can’t make a formal statement supporting BLM, perhaps we can join the (at least) 18 communities and begin to bridge our community through the MAPC pledge.

The request to review allocation of town funding is not a request to defund police. The purpose is to ensure social services are getting the funding and resources needed. Social services receive significantly lower funding and priority in town than the police. In Hopkinton, our social services and police have been working together successfully. We should continue to support both services. The call to action gives us a baseline review for how we are allocating our funds so we can see where there is room for improvement as our town grows.

These proposed calls to action are meant to be inclusive, not divisive. Let’s keep making progress and ensuring that all our citizens are equally represented, protected and heard.

— Ilana Casady, Hopkinton

Editor’s note: The opinions and comments expressed in letters to the editor Recently I brought calls to action to our Select Board including requesting a are those of the writers and not necessarily those of the Independent. Submissions statement supporting Black Lives Matter and requesting review of allocation of should be no more than 400 words and must include the writer’s name and contact funds to public service employees. information for verification. Letters should be relevant and not primarily for There are many positives happening in Hopkinton. The Police Department the purpose of promoting an organization or event. Letters may be edited by the recently released its five-year strategic plan. Discussion has begun about means to Independent staff for space, errors or clarification, and the Independent offers increase diverse hiring. Police and social services are successfully collaborating no guarantee that every letter will be published. For a schedule of deadlines through multiple programs. for letters and other submissions, check the Hopkinton Independent website I wish for Hopkinton to make a formal anti-racist statement. I understand that (HopkintonIndependent.com) and click on the Contact header, then on Editorial SB members weren’t elected based on views on national policy. They were elected to Deadlines. represent what is best for our town. Given that, I can understand some/ members Milford why Regional Fall 2020 Wellness Programs Created 9/1/20

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Carbone’s to close after 87 years, property for sale

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mention here, that went into this decision, a decision that we are not taking lightly, and we announce with a great deal of sadness.

“Over the years, there have been friendships developed with out customers and employees that we will cherish forever. We have thought of you as more than customers and employees, but as family to us. The restaurant has been our life and the lives of two generations of family that preceded us. It has been an incredible run that regretfully will end soon. Let’s just say it is a time for us to begin a new chapter in our lives. We can Owner Peter Carbone stands in front of the never thank everybody enough for family’s namesake restaurant with his sister and business partner, Mary Ann Lorentzen. your loyalty and support over the years, and for being a part of this

By Jerry Spar journey with us. The time is fast Managing Editor approaching when we will say our last goodbyes here, but let’s never forget the eter Carbone, owner of Carbone’s good times we all shared together.”

Italian American Restaurant, said Carbone said the property for sale Sept. 1 he has been “inundated” with includes the restaurant, parking lot and calls from potential buyers since he surrounding land — mostly forested, announced that the iconic Hopkinton abutting Hopkinton State Park — and restaurant would be closing this fall after totals more than 12 acres, of which 87 years in business. about 10 acres is in Hopkinton, with 2 In a statement the Cedar Street in Ashland. restaurant has been handing out to He said he hopes the new owner customers, the family wrote: will continue to run the restaurant — he “It is with very mixed emotion and noted the building is structurally in good great reluctance that the Carbone family shape, despite an accident last month announces the closing or hopefully the when a man drove his car into a side wall. potential sale of our family-run restaurant However, the decision on the restaurant’s after 87 years in business. This will occur future would be up to the buyer, he added. sometime in the near future. The actual Carbone, who owns a home across closing date will depend on several the street, set a timetable of 4-6 weeks factors that are impossible to predict for the restaurant’s closing, but he said at this time. There were many business it could be shorter or longer than that and personal reasons, too numerous to depending on a number of factors.

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Hopkinton voters favor Mermell, Markey

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he Sept. 1 primary election drew 3,790 Democrats, 724 Republicans, 10 Libertarians and four Green-Rainbow members in Hopkinton (although the latter two parties had no candidates on the ballot).

Town clerk Connor Degan reported that apNEWS BRIEFS proximately 4,000 residents — 32 percent of the town’s eligible voters — had requested mail-in ballots.

In the crowded race for the 4th Congressional District, on the Democratic side, Jesse Mermell received 826 votes in town, Jake Auchincloss 759, Becky Grossman 594, Natalia Linos 471, Ihssane Leckey 427, Alan Khazei 340, Christopher Zannetos 95, David Cavell 38 and Benjamin Sigel 23. Auchincloss was eventually declared the winner three days after the balloting ended, taking a narrow victory over Mermell.

On the Republican side, winner Julie Hall received 461 votes and David Rosa garnered 228.

In the race for U.S. Senate, in the Democratic primary Hopkinton cast 2,010 votes for winner Ed Markey and 1,751 votes for Joe Kennedy.

For the Republicans, winner Kevin O’Connor received 448 votes to 265 for Shiva Ayyadurai.

State Sen. Karen Spilka and Rep. Carolyn Dykema, both Democrats, ran unopposed. The Republicans did not have any candidates in the primary.

Growth Study Committee has vacancy The Planning Board is seeking residents interested in serving on the Growth Study Committee, which has one open position.

The mission of the Growth Study Committee project is to utilize public input, analytics and objective experts to examine growth trends and development within the Town of Hopkinton and identify and recommend actions to ensure Hopkinton can continue to support its citizens throughout their lives to the highest of standards in education, public safety, health and protection of natural resources.

Anyone interested in applying should send a statement of interest to principal planner John Gelcich at jgelcich@hopkintonma.gov (email is preferred) or 18 Main St., Hopkinton, MA 01748 by noon on Sept. 25. The statement should be 250 words or less and include why the applicant is interested in serving on the committee, how the applicant is uniquely qualified and what the applicant looks to achieve as a member. …

Meanwhile, Chris Alicandro was appointed to an open spot on the Community Preservation Committee. Dan McIntyre was reappointed to the Permanent Building Committee, and

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“At first I was a little disappointed since it was my first marathon,” the 18-year-old said. “But you just have to keep a positive mindset.”

The recent Hopkinton High School graduate — now a freshman at Northeastern — said it was nice to get a brief reprieve from training when the marathon was first moved from April to September. She was in the middle of her high school swim season and balancing the time in the pool and the time on the pavement was a challenge.

When Patriots’ Day weekend rolled around, McCann ran a half marathon and biked a full marathon, just to get into the mindset of tackling 26.2 miles.

“There was a lot of change all at once,” she said. “I was finishing senior year and thinking about starting college.

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There was so much to look forward to.”

Like all the other virtual runners, she had to improvise what her marathon was going to look like for her run, which she was planning to do on Sept. 13. She said she was envisioning a run that would take her along the relatively flat Charles River trail over several loops around Boston, down the Esplanade and into Cambridge, around MIT. “I am going to be running by myself, but I’m going to tell my family and my coach who has been helping with my training plan and she might bike alongside or in front of me for some of it to pace me,” McCann said. “That’s about it. I’m hoping there will be some people there cheering me on.”

McCann said she has been helped immensely by her coach, Kim Elia. She also spent the past several years running cross country at Hopkinton for coach Jean Cann.

Adding motivation for McCann in her first marathon experience is the fact that she is running for Canty’s Underdog Scholarship, which is offered in memory of Brad Canty, a member of the HHS class of 2018. Canty passed away in the summer of 2017 after battling gastrointestinal issues.

“He was a super-kind, super-outgoing guy who was really struggling,” McCann said. “I knew him well from the swim team.”

The charity will help raise money for other HHS seniors as they head off to college. Her desire to benefit the worthy cause has kept McCann motivated through the challenges of training during the summer.

“Running in the heat now is definitely really hard,” she said. “It’s hard to balance a summer job and other things I wanted to do this summer. Some days I have to get up at 4 a.m. to go for a long run because of the heat or something else I have that day, but I made it through.”

McCann said her goal was to break four hours this year. Having come to Hopkinton after living in Indiana and England for some time, the former Hiller is hoping 2021 will allow her to start the traditional race from her town.

“My charity organizer already said she has a bib for me next year because she wants me to have a fuller experience,” McCann said. “I’ll be running, for sure.”

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Wreath Ceremony comes to Hopkinton general presents the traditional olive wreaths from Greece, gilded in gold for their preservation, to the Boston Athletic Association as a gift from the people of Greece. The wreaths are used to crown the four winners of the Boston Marathon. The wreaths come from Marathon, Greece, where the 26-mile run originated following the Battle of Marathon in 490 B.C. “There was a lot of talk that was very, very impressive with the history of the marathon,” Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone said, adding: “It was a wonderful [event].”

With the race moving to a virtual

format this year — participants were tasked with completing a marathon on their own between Sept. 7-14 — the council presented a golden winner’s wreath to the Hopkinton-based 26.2 Foundation for “permanent display and educational use.”

The Alpha Omega Council and the Greek Consulate also sponsor a Marathon Education Initiative, which “develops and promotes educational enrichment opportunities that reflect the spirit of the Boston Marathon and promote civic participation.”

This year there will be educational programming the week of Sept. 14.

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Taking part in the presentation in front of the Spirit of the Marathon statue at Weston Nurseries were (from left), 26.2 Foundation chair Michael Neece, Hopkinton Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone, Alpha Omega president Nick Ypsilantis, 26.2 Foundation executive director Tim Kilduff and Greek Consul General Stratos Efthymiou.

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B o s t o n M a r a t h o n Wr e a t h Ceremony — adjusted due to the pandemic — was held Sept. 5 in Hopkinton, with dignitaries paying visits to the Town Common and the Spirit of the Marathon statue at Weston Nurseries.

The Alpha Omega Council hosts the annual Boston Marathon Wreath Ceremony, which has kicked off marathon weekend each year since 1984. The event is held “in recognition of the historical ties between the world’s first democracy in ancient Athens and the birth of democracy, the striving for freedom and human dignity that rang out in Boston to start the American Revolution, and continues to this day.”

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The board had allowed two speakers and two letter-writers to deliver anonymous criticism of Planning Board member Muriel Kramer for her work with the Massachusetts Bail Fund. Only the critics’ first names were revealed. Normally speakers provide their full name and address.

Resident Darlene Hayes filed the complaint, writing, “To see it encouraged by [Select Board chair Brendan Tedstone] to break protocol is unethical, unfair and unwarranted based on socalled unsubstantiated fears.”

Tedstone responded by noting he has the authority to determine who can speak, and there is nothing in the law indicating individuals must identify themselves.

“I hope I can speak for the whole board when I say that we believe an open and transparent government is essential to the democratic process and that we fully commit to complying with the open meeting law,” Tedstone said at the Sept. 1 meeting, reading from a prepared statement. “That being said, I do not find that the open meeting law requires speakers at public meetings to be identified by names and addresses. … All I find is a provision stating that no person shall address a meeting of a public body without permission of the chair, and all persons shall, at the request of the chair, be silent.

“Furthermore, to the extent that the board may have an informal policy that individuals identify themselves prior to speaking is simply a board policy and not a requirement of the open meeting law.”

Miyares backed up Tedstone’s comment, adding: “That provision therefore gives you as the chair the authority to determine who may speak or otherwise participate at the meeting. There is no requirement in the open meeting law that an individual provide a name and address before speaking at a meeting. Many boards have that as a policy. In the case of this board it appears to be an informal policy — that is, it’s not written down as part of the [Select Board’s] rules and regulations.

But even it it were, it would certainly be within the discretion of the board to deviate from that policy if it so chose.

“So, whether or not you agree with what the board intended to do, it is not really the issue. The issue is just, is this a violation of the open meeting law.”

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Board members Mary Jo LaFreniere and Amy Ritterbusch said while they agree the law was not violated, they do not agree with the departure from how public comment traditionally has been handled. “[The commenters] called for a town official’s resignation from a board, and they named the person,” LaFreniere said. “That person should have had the letters beforehand — and I didn’t even have them — and they should have been notified and allowed [to speak] at the meeting. ... These letters came in very late in the day [of the meeting]. We used to have it that they had to be in by noontime on Friday to be at the next [Select Board] meeting; that wasn’t done. There were just other things that were not done that this board has done constantly as we went along. …

“The whole thing wasn’t quite done right. And I’m not saying it was anybody’s fault. It’s just that these things came in so late, and we all should have had a chance to [look over] them. It should have been put off to the next meeting once they came in, and not immediately that day.”

Added Ritterbusch: “Our policy right now says comments have to be received in writing by Friday at noon before the meeting, and that didn’t happen, these came in very late, so we’re not exactly following our procedure or past practice.

So I do think we need to draft a better policy that we can all agree on going forward.

“The other thing is I think we got some emails this week that said specifically they were for public comment but they were not read aloud today either.

So I think we’re having kind of a wishy-washy policy that people are not understanding, members of the public, they don’t know when their letters are going to be read or not.”

During the public comment portion of the Sept.

1 meeting, resident Amy Groves spoke in favor of establishing a clear policy to require commenters to fully identify themselves.

“Recently people have been allowed to use a Select Board meeting to publicly attack a member of our community under the cloak of anonymity lest they themselves be publicly attacked,” Groves said. “This logic is odd, and the fact that anonymity was allowed is disturbing to me. This is surely the slipperiest of all slopes and it should not become precedent. …

“When people state their name and address, they’re saying, ‘I’m proud of what I’m saying and I will stand behind it. I will stake my reputation on it.’ Reputation is what makes people think carefully about what they’re going to say, and concern for our reputation elevates the public discourse for the good of our community.”

new applicant Curtis Smithson was added to that committee as well. Jim Ciriello was appointed to the Upper Charles Trails Committee as the Conservation Commission representative.

Town receives DOER grant The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) Green Communities Division approved an award of $196,521 for five projects proposed in the town’s Green Communities Competitive Grant application.

The projects include $15,417 for LED lighting at Hopkins Elementary School, $74,911 for weatherization at Hopkinton High School, $86,193 for an EMS software upgrade at the high school, $5,000 toward a hybrid vehicle purchase for the town, and $15,000 for two EV charging stations in town.

The town credited the work of Dave Daltorio, Susan Rothermich, Tim Persson, Matthew Reed and Ben Sweeney in acquiring the grant.

Town Manager Norman Khumalo also credited community member John Mosher, “who helped us build a relationship with the Mass. Green

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Communities division and actively participated in most of our meetings with them. Those relationships are paying off.” …

The Select Board also recently voted to accept a gift of $500 to the Fire Department from former Hopkinton residents Albert and Karen Irvine, who now live in North Carolina.

Downtown project bids received Khumalo reported to the Select Board at its Sept. 1 meeting that the Main Street Corridor Project took another step forward with the opening of the construction bids.

“The bid opening was conducted this afternoon and the lowest bid was approximately $500,000 less than the $12.9 million budgeted for the project,” he said, noting that the engineering firm VHB next will meet with MassDOT, review the bid and make a recommendation on how to proceed.

Added Khumalo on Sept. 8: “It is now anticipated that a contract could be awarded in the next 4-6 weeks.”

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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.

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The trivia champion will be announced in the September 2020 Hilltopper. Preregistration is required by calling the Senior Center at 508-497 9730.

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asked. “How would you like to conduct Town Meeting like this every year?”

It wasn’t so spectacular for a group of residents who oppose commercial solar arrays in residential areas and were hoping for immediate action to limit development. The citizens group Save the Forest pushed for a vote to support the Planning Board’s solar overlay map (Article 19), despite the Planning Board suggesting residents take no action, a recommendation made in an effort to limit attendance and discussion at the meeting due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Save the Forest supporters expressed a concern that if no action was taken developers could continue to push forward their solar plans under the current town bylaws, which are not very restrictive.

Ted Barker-Hook, a member of the Conservation Commission, said he supported the move to limit commercial solar, but he preferred waiting to debate the issue until the next Town Meeting in May 2021 so that there could be more community input.

By a vote of 114-96, Town Meeting voted to take no action on Article 19.

However, Article 20, resident Ann Karnofsky’s request to explore the purchase of the forested land off 71 Frankland Road — currently permitted for a solar array — did get the support of Town Meeting. This means if a purchase price can be established for the property, currently owned by Seaboard Solar, it would return to Town Meeting to decide if the town should allocate funds to purchase it.

The Legacy Farms Road North street acceptance had widespread support when it was introduced last year, and it received a positive vote at a Special Town Meeting in December.

Residents of the development requested the town take the road — an action that originally was not planned to occur until the development was completed — so that it would be safer for children living there, as school buses won’t drive on private roads.

Concerns were raised by town officials recently about the possible existence of pesticides in the ground along the roadway and if that might eventually expose the town to potential large expenses for removal of contaminated soil.

In an interview with the Independent prior to the meeting, town manager Norman Khumalo said an agreement was struck with Legacy Farms developer Roy MacDowell that will indemnify the town for 10 years — with financial limitations — related to the pesticide issue.

The budget discussion was brief, with only one resident rising to express concern about the increase during uncertain economic times.

“How do you justify increasing the budget 7.1 percent with an unemployment rate of 16.1 percent?” a West Main Street resident asked.

Khumalo responded that the goal was to “maintain the levels of service, preserve our excellent education system, protect public safety.” He added that the town was “very frugal.”

“We are able to sustain this higher growth because number one, we are a growing community,” he said. “Number two, we’re using other sources other than taxation to fund the budget.”

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The meeting began just after 9:30 a.m. with guidance regarding social distancing. Health director Shaun McAuliffe wiped down the microphone after each speaker.

Scout Troops 1, 4 and 11 presenting the flags of the United States and Massachusetts. The ensuing discussion on the articles lasted approximately two hours, and the meeting broke up shortly before noon.

Following are the results of all the articles in the order they were voted.

Article 19, Commercial solar photovoltaic installations, head count vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 20, Land acquisition, [former] Liberty Mutual property, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 1, FY 2020 supplemental appropriations and transfers, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 2, Unpaid bills from previous fiscal years, passed by voice vote (four-fifths majority required).

Article 3, Excess bond premium, voice vote to take no action (two-thirds majority required).

Article 4, Personal property, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 5, Set the salary of elected officials, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 6, Fiscal 2021 operating budget, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 7, FY 2021 revolving funds spending limits, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 8, Chapter 90 highway funds, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 9, Transfer to other postemployment benefits liability trust fund, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 10, Lease East Main Street parcel for International Marathon Center, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 11, Community Preservation funds, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

Article 12, Community Preservation recommendations, passed by head count vote (two-thirds majority required).

Article 13, Car washes, downtown business district, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 14, Industrial B District housekeeping, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 15, Wireless communities facilities, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 16, Accessory dwelling unity, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 17, Nonconforming lots, uses and structures, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

Article 18, Temporary signs, voice vote to take no action (simple majority required).

(Articles 19 and 20 are at the top of this list, as they were taken out of order.)

Article 21, Street acceptance, Legacy Farms North, passed by head count vote (two-thirds majority required).

Article 22, Amend charter to change [name of] Board of Selectmen to Select Board, passed by voice vote (simple majority required).

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ike so many small business owners, C.J. Dunne is working hard to keep his doors open.

To say the last 18 months have been difficult for him would be an understatement. In early 2019, he moved Bittersweet Co. to a larger space next door and was closed much longer than anticipated, reopening in early 2020. Then the pandemic hit, changing the restaurant industry for owners and customers.

Dunne rolled with the punches and did what he could to stay afloat, offering takeout and curbside pickup. Eventually restaurants were allowed to offer outdoor dining, but that wasn’t feasible for Bittersweet.

“Not all of us have the layout for outdoor dining,” he explained. “The state needs to look at the future of dining.”

When Dunne received the green light for indoor dining, he took all the necessary safety precautions. He wants his customers to know that Bittersweet is completely COVID-friendly.

Inside dining areas are properly spaced apart, masks requirements are enforced, and vigorous sanitizing takes place daily. Takeout and curbside pickup

only basis]. The library is closed. There’s no foot traffic in the center of town anymore, greatly affecting business,” Dunne explained.

He’s hoping once summer vacations are over and school resumes, business will pick up.

One thing that hasn’t changed is the eclectic menu Bittersweet has to offer.

Open for breakfast, lunch and evening tapas, Bittersweet has a generous and fresh selection, and the atmosphere is relaxed and hospitable.

For breakfast, Bittersweet is known for its delicious, homemade scones, as well as breakfast sandwiches, eggs and other breakfast favorites.

C.J. Dunne, owner of Bittersweet Co., is doing Flavored coffees are served what he can to ensure that his Main Street cafe/ hot or iced. tapas/wine bar makes it through the pandemic.

For later there’s cheese, veggie and meat boards, continue to be available. quiche, sandwiches and plates Nonetheless, Dunne said patrons are offering lettuce wraps, Korean veggie not coming out like they once did, because rolls, wings in a blanket and more. parts of town remain closed.

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Through it all, Dunne remains grateful to many.

“Especially my loyal customers who will never be forgotten,” he said. “And my patient landlord, Peter — the main reason I’m still open.”

Dunne even was the recipient of donated newspaper advertising space from Hopkinton real estate agent Kim Foemmel, who wanted to do her part to help another local business.

“That’s the sort of thing that goes on in this town, helping one another out,” said Dunne, visibly moved by the gesture.

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Bond graduated summa cum laude from Northeastern University in 1982, and from Suffolk University Law School in 1985. A lifelong Massachusetts resident who grew up in Charlton, Bond has lived in Hopkinton for 25 years, where he still resides with his wife of 35 years. They have two grown daughters.

MRMC opens main lobby Milford Regional Medical Center announced that its main lobby has reopened effective Sept. 8.

The main lobby, which had been closed due to COVID-19, is open 6 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 2 p.m.-7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Visitors must enter through the main lobby, and visiting hours are from 2 p.m.-7 p.m. Patients can have one visitor per day during those hours. Visitors are no longer able to enter through the Hill Building, Emergency Department or Imaging Department. …

MRMC also announced the addition of podiatrist Daren Bergman, DPM, FACFAS, to the active medical staff. He has joined Orthopedics New England and is seeing new patients in the Hopkinton location.

Paturzo honored by WBJ Marie Paturzo, the social media and website management chair for the Hopkinton Women’s Club, was named to the Worcester Business Journal’s 40 Under Forty for 2020. Paturzo is a certified financial planner at The Shiely Group in Worcester who previously worked at Bank of America’s Hopkinton branch.

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Schools District, teachers negotiate days before school reopening School Committee | from page 1

11]. So we are really accelerating the process, spending a lot of time with the association.

“I know that people in the community have concerns, and we just want you to know that we are feeling like we are in a good place today and that we are hopeful. I know that I say that every time I talk to people and I know that it gets very challenging to hear me say that repeatedly. But this process really only works if we work very carefully together, and I think [Sept. 11] we’ll be able to have some Superintendent conversation with Carol Cavanaugh some of the teachers at large and really get to kind of say where we are in our process. I feel like that face-to-face work might move some mountains tomorrow, so that’s great.”

The School Committee scheduled an additional meeting for Sept. 14, looking to approve the deal then assuming the union OK’d it.

At the Sept. 10 meeting School Committee members also discussed the procedures for closing school in the case of an outbreak, in a discussion led by Hopkinton health director Shaun McAuliffe.

Keeping children home when they are sick is a major way to reduce the risk of schools being closed due to COVID-19, he said.

“Our success is dependent on residents of Hopkinton communicating with their children,” he said. The schools have developed a “sound, safe plan, but it’s all dependent on making sure sick children stay home.”

Symptoms to be aware of include fever, cough, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, headache not in conjunction with other symptoms, fatigue not in conjunction with other symptoms, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, or nasal congestion (not due to known causes such as allergies) in conjunction with other symptoms.

“We don’t want people who are ill coming into our school environment,” he said.

A decision to close schools can only be made by the superintendent or by the governor, but would be decided based on communication with health officials, Cavanaugh said.

Making this decision is “an art” and not a science, committee chair Amanda Fargiano said. In addition to looking at the number of cases, the specifics behind the cases matter, McAuliffe added.

For example, he said, if five members of three families test positive, that would result in 15 cases, putting the town into the red category, which is the highest risk category based on a colorcoded system developed by the state.

But if those 15 people are quarantined and have had no contact with the school community, that would represent a lower risk and might not automatically

I know that people in the community have concerns, and we just want you to know that we are feeling like we are in a good place today and that we are hopeful.

— Carol Cavanaugh, superintendent trigger a school closing.

If a student or staff member tests positive, the Hopkinton Health Department will be notified, and through a series of communications, contact tracing will begin to determine who may have been exposed and the length of that potential exposure.

That information will help determine the next steps.

If the town reaches the red designation, that doesn’t automatically trigger a closure, Cavanaugh said. The district might decide to “hang on a little bit” because that red status could improve quickly.

Closing an individual school or an entire district requires serious thought and discussion, Cavanaugh said, and the state would have to be notified.

“We should not be opening and closing, opening and closing, willy nilly,” she said.

During an appearance on HCAM’s Hopkinton Hangout Hour on Sept. 8, Cavanaugh said she was optimistic about the start of school on Sept. 16. “I think we’re ready,” she stated.

The beginning of the year likely will revolve around mechanical issues, such as traffic patterns, technology needs and ensuring social distancing, she said, adding that in all situations, cooperation from students and families will help ensure success.

Student drop-offs, for example, should be done in the correct grade order to avoid backups. Children will be directed to find seating on the bus from the back forward to minimize contact.

These are just two of countless examples that make this school year different.

Students will “have to relearn schooling,” which for secondary level could provide especially challenging because their education experience for as many as 12 years has been different.

“That’s very challenging,” Cavanaugh said.

But the schools have done all they can to keep everyone safe and move smoothly into a new year, she added.

“Will we ever be risk-free? No,” she said. “But we’ve worked very hard to eliminate the risk.”

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s students head back to Hopkinton schools on Sept. 16, the pandemic has led to a significant number of international students canceling their planned exchanges. Only nine international students planned to attend Hopkinton High School for the fall semester.

“We’ve had as many as 20 in the past,” said Andy Longoria, coordinator of the Foreign Exchange Program at HHS. “We’ve pared down significantly this year because of COVID. … And I think that’s the right thing to do to keep the numbers low and be more targeted and more sensitive to the situation.”

Cancellations started around April and continued to trickle in over the summer. Recruiting exchange students and finding host parents willing to house them proved difficult due to virus spikes, travel restrictions and other deterrents posed by COVID. Rather than suspend the program entirely, however, the high school administration decided to accept exchange students still committed while not pursuing additional students.

Longoria, who works with the travel exchange agencies to ensure security, housing and travel paperwork is properly handled, kept in close contact with both the agencies and the students over the summer.

“They have a lot of questions,” Longoria said of the international students. “But based on the questions, and if I read between the lines correctly … these

international exchange students, they’re driven kids.

They’re motivated, they’re interested, they’re adventurous. … These are characteristics that are in all of our students, in all of our exchange students that are coming here, so I think they’re taking this in stride.”

The schools’ reentry program features a mix of hybrid and remote learning. In-person class days will alternate between green and orange cohorts.

Despite the changes in school structuring, Longoria hopes to foster an enriching experience for international students through organized activities like those of the HHS Ambassadors Club.

Advised by English teacher Jennifer Pond, the Ambassadors Club focuses on introducing students to the local community through trips, social events and more.

“It’s going to be a challenge to be able to meet with them as a large group, as a whole group of all nine students, because they may be on different rotation days,” Longoria said. “So I may be meeting with them as two groups, a green group and an orange group.”

While he anticipates an incredibly challenging year ahead for the students under their new learning conditions, he also referred to the incoming semester as a unique opportunity to witness the current movements of political and social unrest defining American history.

“We’ve got a lot of diversity here,” Longoria said. “But we also have a long way to go as far as understanding what those diversities are, and this is something that they can witness while they’re here and hopefully talk about it during our sessions.”

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Shanmugam graduates from Ursuline Hamsa Shanmugam of Hopkinton was one of 91 young women to graduate from Ursuline Academy, an independent Catholic school for grades 7-12. The graduation ceremony was held outside on the campus grounds in Dedham last month. Shanmugam will attend Brown University.

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Sports HHS readjusts, refines plan for fall sports Among changes: Limited season, modified rules, no spectators

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opkinton High School athletic director Rich Cormier, in a presentation to the School Committee on Sept. 3, said fall sports tryouts have been pushed back to Sept. 26, volleyball has been moved to the new fourth season that starts in February, and middle school fall sports have been canceled.

Additionally, spectators will not be allowed for fall sports — at least to start the season.

Cormier said the school is working with HCAM to livestream as many events as possible, including sub-varsity teams.

Normally fall sports tryouts take place before the first day of school.

However, this year is anything but normal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the focus is on making sure the transition back to the classroom goes smoothly before adding extracurriculars.

“We’re going to wait to allow school to actually get started for a full week before we start to bring athletics into the fold,” Cormier said.

Golf is the lone exception, because the season can’t run too late due to weather and because it’s held off-site.

Golf tryouts will start Sept. 18, with the first contest no earlier than Sept. 25.

For the other fall sports — cross country, soccer and field hockey — the season will start no earlier than Oct. 10 and end by Nov. 20. There is no state tournament.

Football, cheer, unified basketball and now volleyball will be played in the second fall season — called a “floating season” — that will start in late February and end in late April.

The fall teams will be in a geographically formed “pod” with five other Tri-Valley League schools: A s h l a n d , H o l l i s t o n , M e d w a y, Bellingham and Norton. There will be no games or scrimmages against any other opponents.

Prior to the first game, teams can practice daily, with one day off per week. Athletes will not be allowed in the locker rooms. They will have to use bathroom stalls to change after school.

Once the games start, teams will be limited to three weekday practices, while all games will be on weekends.

Rosters will be limited to 20 for games.

Soccer and field hockey will play a home-and-home against the same opponent on Saturday and Sunday of a given weekend. Cross country will have a meet each Saturday.

“We’re trying to limit our exposure to one community per week,” Cormier said. “So if there were any issues, it really drastically reduces the impact.”

Playing games on weekends addresses issues related to transportation, the threat of Eastern equine encephalitis, a shortage of officials and availability of the school’s trainer, Cormier said.

“The last [reason] is no one will have to come into our building,” Cormier said. “By playing on Saturday and Sunday everyone will show up dressed, ready to go for their game. We will provide bathrooms, but other than that they will come dressed, ready to go, both the home and away team. So it really reduces how many people are coming into our building.”

Games will have modifications to the rules in order to limit contact.

Additional safety protocols will be in place as well, and Cormier said any athletes who do not adhere to the rules will be subject to dismissal from their team.

There will be no freshman soccer games — only practices — as no other schools in Hopkinton’s TVL pod field freshman teams, Cormier said.

Freshman soccer players will pay a reduced fee because of this ($150, compared to $200 for others).

Because volunteers are not being accepted for school activities at this time, and teams normally have volunteer assistant coaches, Cormier requested one assistant coach for each of the six fall teams to be paid a stipend of $2,000 to ensure “that we don’t have those gaps at all, that we have that proper supervision.” Cormier said there is

money available in the budget to cover the $12,000 total. After some discussion — and a request to look at all the schoolrelated stipend positions during the next round of contract negotiations with the Hopkinton Teachers Association this fall to ensure there is equity — the committee unanimously approved the request.

With middle school fall sports being canceled and other students perhaps looking for more athletic opportunities, there will be a strength and conditioning program added for Grades 7-12. It will run right after school from Sept. 29-Nov. 20 on the outdoor fields. Students will be placed in groups of no more than 25 and attend on their day in school.

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RE/MAX Comedy Night Sept. 17 The RE/MAX Executive Realty Charitable Foundation is hosting a Zoom Comedy Night on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. to raise money for local families in need. The featured performer is veteran comedian Maher Matta, whose material is clean and appropriate for all ages. Tickets are $35 per Zoom log-in ($25 for RE/MAX Executive Realty Charitable Foundation members). For more information, contact Sandy Lucchesi at SandyL@remaxexec.com or 508-380-4405.

Women’s Club meeting Sept. 21 The Hopkinton Women’s Club will resume its monthly meetings, with the next one taking place on Monday, Sept. 21, at 10 a.m. It will either be behind Center School or online via Zoom. New members are always welcome. For more information, contact Judith Weinthaler at 508-435-3287 or HopWCMembership@gmail.com.

Toe Jam Puppet Band at HCA Sept. 27 The Hopkinton Center for the Arts welcomes back the Toe Jam Puppet Band for a fun-filled and interactive country square dance party outside on the patio on Sunday, Sept. 27, at 3 p.m. The event is for kids ages 4-10. Tickets, which are limited and must be purchased in advance, are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. For more information, visit hopartscenter.org.

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 two remaining dates are 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).

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.

Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk Oct. 4 virtual The Boston Marathon Jimmy Fund Walk will take place virtually on Sunday, Oct. 4. Participants, who will walk their own route, must commit to raising at least $100 (for 12 and under the minimum is $25). Proceeds support adult and pediatric patient care and cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. For more information or to register, visit JimmyFundWalk.org.

Farmers Market every Sunday The Hopkinton Farmers Market opened June 7 and will be held every Sunday through Oct. 11 on the Town Common from 1-5 p.m. Customers are encouraged to pre-order for quick pickup, or pay by touchless credit card or with exact change to minimize contact. For more information, visit hopkintonfarmersmarket.com.

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New Service: Curbside Printing Get printing instructions at bit.ly/3gAxLTQ. Send an electronic document to the library to be printed by using the online printing website at bit.ly/HPLprint or by installing the PrinterOn app (from the App Store or Google Play) on a smartphone or tablet. After sending a document, call to schedule a pickup time.

Baby-Toddler Story Time Tuesdays, Sept. 15, 22, 29, 9 a.m.

This online program for ages 0-3 will include 1-2 stories, songs and rhymes.

The video will be available starting at 9 a.m. Watch by joining the Facebook group Hopkinton Public Library Children’s Room: facebook.com/groups/HopkintonPublicLibraryChildrensRoom/.

Preschool Story Time Wednesday, Sept. 16, 9 a.m.

This online program for ages 3-5 will include 1-2 stories, songs, rhymes and an activity to try at home. September’s theme is colors. Watch by joining the Facebook group Hopkinton Public Library Children’s Room: facebook.com/groups/HopkintonPublicLibraryChildrensRoom/.

Plant-Based Cooking Workshop on Zoom Wednesday, Sept. 23, 7-8:30 p.m.

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Police Log Man arrested after allegedly assaulting police Hopkinton police made an arrest on Hayden Rowe Street Sept. 1 after a man allegedly assaulted three officers and was found to be in possession of narcotics.

Wayne Harnois, a 38-year-old who has no fixed address, had called police to complain about a disturbance, Chief Joseph Bennett told the MetroWest Daily News. Bennett said the officers who answered the call at 19 Hayden Rowe St. determined Harnois was under the influence of something and called for an ambulance, and that’s when Harnois became confrontational, punching and elbowing the officers.

“It was a good scuffle,” Bennett said. “The officers are doing good, they have some bumps and bruises. No one had to seek treatment and they all remained working.”

A search of Harnois turned up amphetamines, the report indicates.

He was charged with three counts of assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct and possession of amphetamines.

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4:30 p.m. A caller reported a past problem of kids on top of the school roof on Hayden Rowe Street and stated they were back in the area. Officers Benjamin Stickney and Robert Ekross responded and located the kids and reported it was not the same group of kids.

September 6 3:25 a.m. Officers Robert Ekross and Jessica Ferreira conducted a motor vehicle stop on Main Street and subsequently arrested John Dany Oronez-Ruiz, 40, of 51A Beaver Terrace Circle, Framingham, and charged him with OUI liquor and speeding in violation of special regulation.

8:51 a.m. A Blueberry Lane resident reported his mailbox was vandalized. Sergeant William Burchard responded to view the damage and took a report.

2:22 p.m. A caller reported a motor vehicle accident on Hayden Rowe Street. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Matthew Santoro responded and reported no personal injuries. A tow truck was requested. A report was to follow.

5:52 p.m. An Old Town Road caller reported her mail was stolen and it has been an ongoing issue. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded. A report was to follow.

8:35 p.m. A caller reported a person was stuck in an elevator on West Main Street. Officer Preston Mucciarone responded along with the Fire Department.

Access was gained into the elevator and the individual was freed.

8:52 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.

2:28 p.m. A Blueberry Lane resident reported his mailbox was struck by a watermelon and wanted the vandalism logged.

6:02 p.m. A caller reported approximately five youths on top of a school roof on Hayden Rowe Street who subsequently fled. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officers Ryan Polselli and Preston Mucciarone responded and took a report.

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8:37 a.m. Officer Jay Deiana responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident involving two cars on West Main Street. No injuries were reported.

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4:03 p.m. A caller reported a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident on East Main Street. Officer Derek Morton responded and took a report.

4:37 p.m. A caller reported a disturbance on Smith Road when his bicycle was a kicked by a man who then took off on a motorcycle. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Jay Deiana responded. A report was to follow.

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8:51 p.m. The Somerset Police Department reported a suicidal male from Somerset was traced to Hayden Rowe Street, where his phone was last pinged before shutting down. Sergeants Aaron O’Neil and William Burchard and Officer Benjamin Stickney responded but were called off per the Somerset Police Department.

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8:54 a.m. A Tammer Lane resident reported someone smashed his mailbox with a watermelon. Officer Philip Powers responded and took a report.

10:36 a.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and wanted the incident logged.

10:59 a.m. A caller reported a coyote or fox possibly acting strangely on Cedar Street. The animal control officer was contacted.

2:12 p.m. A caller complained of a construction crew yelling at passing cars and working on Hayden Rowe Street without a detail. Officer Philip Powers responded and spoke with the supervisor and reported the crew was out of the roadway.

2:21 p.m. A caller reported a vehicle passed her at a high rate of speed on Pond Street and nearly hit her. She provided Officer Brendon Lyver with the vehicle description and license plate number. A report was to follow.

2:30 p.m. A caller reported someone possibly knocked over some gravestones in a cemetery on Wood Street. Officer Brendon Lyver contacted cemetery personnel.

4:42 p.m. A Hayden Rowe Street caller reported a lost yellow Lab. The animal control officer was notified.

September 1

7:16 p.m. A caller reported a tree fell on Spring Street. Sergeant William Bur-

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1:25 a.m. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Jessica Ferreira discovered multiple cars and people in the Sandy Beach parking lot on Lakeshore Drive.

The individuals were removed, and parents took possession of one of the vehicles and the operator.

7:49 a.m. A caller reported a loose boxer dog on Granite Street. Officer Jay Deiana responded and checked the area with a negative find.

September 3

8:26 a.m. Officer Philip Powers took a report of identity theft.

8:54 a.m. A caller reported a vehicle struck a building on Main Street. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and took a report.

9:57 a.m. A motorist reported a tree company working in the roadway of Granite Street without a detail. Officer Jay Deiana responded and reported the crew was to shut down until arrangements were made for a police detail.

11:30 a.m. A walk-in from Woodview Way reported his car was damaged by a car carrier service. Sergeant Aaron O’Neil explained that it was a civil matter. The walk-in wanted the incident logged for insurance purposes.

2:16 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud and requested the incident be logged.

3:35 p.m. A Revolutionary Way caller reported a suspicious incident of someone videotaping her son and his friend.

Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Preston Mucciarone responded. A report was to follow.

5:52 p.m. A caller reported an aggressive person on the walking path on Pond Street when he let his dog off leash. The caller was advised of the leash law and was advised to report the incident if it happened again.

6:46 p.m. An Emerson Way resident reported a raccoon stuck in a pool house.

Sergeant William Burchard responded and notified the animal control officer, who responded and removed the animal.

9:35 p.m. A caller reported a group of teenagers in a Hayden Rowe Street parking lot. The caller stated one teen was on top of the roof while someone was driving the vehicle. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Brendon Lyver responded and spoke with the group.

September 4

9:01 a.m. A Hayden Rowe Street caller reported a lawn sign was stolen and wanted the incident logged.

9:26 a.m. A caller reported that while she was walking on Sylvan Way, a vehicle sped by and came close to hitting her. Officer Brian Sanchioni responded and was unable to locate the vehicle.

2:04 p.m. A caller reported unemployment fraud. The incident was logged.

2:12 p.m. Concerned citizens requested to speak with Police Chief Joseph Bennett about harassing social media posts.

Chief Bennett assisted and took a report.

5:51 p.m. A caller reported an erratic operator on West Main Street who passed several vehicles at a high rate of speed on West Main Street. Officer Brendon Lyver Police log | 19

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Obituaries Mary Midura Mary J. (Juzaszek) Midura, 91, a longtime resident of Framingham, died at her home on Aug. 25. Born in Chicopee, the daughter of the late Severyn and Mary (Kuk) Juzaszek, she was the beloved wife of the late Ernest A. Midura for 62 years.

Mary graduated from Chicopee High School and shortly afterwards went to work for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. She met her future husband after he returned home from World War II at Mountain Park Ballroom in Holyoke. He noticed her gold shoes, and their love for dancing and each other never wavered. They moved to Framingham, where she spent the last 64 years.

Proud of her Polish heritage, she carried on Polish traditions to the next generations. Mary was a past president of the Framingham Garden Club and a former member of the St. Bridget Church Guild. She worked at Big Brothers Big Sisters, and worked parttime at the Framingham State University Bookstore.

She was an accomplished cook who shared her special recipes with her loved ones and continued to enjoy cooking throughout her life. Mary was also an avid reader, and enjoyed many international and domestic travels into her 90s.

The definition of a beloved matriarch, Mary is survived by her children, David B. Midura and his wife, Rose, of San Diego, Christine M. Ward and her husband, Joseph, of Boston, Diane B. White and her husband, David, of Westborough, and Donna M. Spector and her husband, Steven, of Hopkinton, her 10 grandchildren, Amanda Farren, Justin and Andrew Ward, Kristin Robinson, Matthew Midura, Jillian Lowbridge, Nicole Kelly, Robert Boucini, and Olivia and Michael Spector, her 17 great-grandchildren, Leo, William, Owen and John Ward, Miles Farren, Clara, Patrick and Benjamin Robinson, Tierney, Kayla and John Midura, Mila and Andrew Lowbridge, John, Police log | from page 18

responded and located the vehicle and advised the driver of the complaints.

6:22 p.m. A concerned caller reported droves of people entering a Cedar Street restaurant. Sergeant William Burchard and Officer Preston Mucciarone responded and advised the owner. The Board of Health was to respond.

6:39 p.m. A caller reported a neighbor had been bothering him and his service dog. Officer Derek Morton took a report.

September 5

6:12 a.m. A walk-in reported a dead deer in the roadway of East Main Street. Officer Tyler Brabham responded and pushed it to the side of the road and contacted the animal control officer.

8:43 a.m. A caller reported a family situation in which a relative was giving her 15-year-old daughter drugs. Officer Moira McGaffigan referred the caller to the Franklin Police Department, as the incident took place in Franklin.

9:40 a.m. A caller reported he was harassed by a driver who pulled over while he was walking his dog on Lumber Street. Officers Brendon Lyver and Moira McGaffigan responded and checked the area for the vehicle with a negative find.

2:25 p.m. A caller reported finding a loose dog on Fruit Street and subsequently brought it to the station.

The animal control officer was contacted and took possession of the canine.

3:19 p.m. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Benjamin Stickney investigated a breaking and entering on Main Street.

7:53 p.m. A caller reported he was locked inside the State Park on Cedar Street. Officer Derek Morton responded and unlocked the gate.

9:04 p.m. A Connelly Hill Road resident complained of teenagers ringing doorbells in the neigh-

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Benjamin and Penelope Kelly, and Katarina Boucini.

Mary’s funeral Mass and interment were celebrated privately. A link to the video of the Mass is available at the website of the McCarthy, McKinney & Lawler Funeral Home in Framingham (mccarthyfh. com/obituary/Mary-Midura).

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made in Mary’s name to The American Cancer Society (cancer.org).

Mason (Jennifer) Lee Mason (Jennifer) Lee, 13, of Hopkinton, passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 1. Born in Guatemala City, Guatemala, he was the child of Kim Henderson-Lee and Andrew Lee of Hopkinton.

Mason was an outstanding student at Hopkinton Middle School, where he had a small but close group of friends.

Mason was an avid soccer fan and player on the town Academy team, loved listening to music, and took great pleasure in learning to play the guitar. He was also an aspiring artist and writer and spent hours drawing pencil sketches and writing fiction. He also enjoyed baking for his family and reading.

Besides his parents, Mason leaves behind his brother, Gabriel Lee; his grandparents, Joan Ruuska Warburton, Charles Warburton, Beverlee Lee, Pam Henderson and Fred Henderson; his aunts and uncles, Matthew Lee, Nathaniel Lee, Bryan Anderson, Aimee Harmelink and Mark Henderson; and his cousins, Kathryn, Juliana, Alexander, Griffin, Samson, Jacob, Leigha, Zach and Josh.

A funeral service was held Sept. 6 at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Hopkinton. Services were under the care of the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to MetroWest OUT (outmetrowest.org) or Project Just Because (projectjustbecause.org). borhood. Sergeant Matthew McNeil and Officer Derek Morton responded and checked the area with a negative find.

September 6

1:42 p.m. A Hillcrest Drive caller reported someone might have broken in to his bedroom while his daughter was inside the residence. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded. A report was to follow.

12:56 p.m. A walk-in reported she was being harassed. Officer Moira McGaffigan took a report and reported an on-call judge was contacted and issued an order.

4:33 p.m. A Hillcrest Drive caller requested assistance after his daughter and granddaughter left the residence on foot with packed suitcases. Officers Preston Mucciarone and Moira McGaffigan responded and spoke with both parties, who had a safe place to stay for the night.

4:47 p.m. Officer Derek Morton assisted an operator after a minor motor vehicle accident on Fruit Street.

9:45 p.m. A caller complained of noise in EMC Park on Hayden Rowe Street where a vehicle was doing “doughnuts” in the parking lot. Officer Moira McGaffigan responded and reported marks on the pavement but no motor vehicles present.

11:19 p.m. A caller reported 8-10 motorcycles revving engines and racing on Hayden Rowe Street toward Milford. Officer Jessica Ferreira responded and the bikes were gone upon her arrival.

September 7

11:18 a.m. An Eastview Road resident reported a fox with an injured back leg was in her yard. The animal control officer was notified.

3:43 p.m. The Framingham Police Department requested a well-being check of a person on Overlook Road. Officer Benjamin Stickney responded and reported the person had not been seen in months.

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