With nominations compiled, the committee charged with determining the 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts revealed the final list at the State House on Monday, July 12. Included in that list were two locations in Hopkinton; Hopkinton State Park and Hopkinton's Center Historic District.
May 27, 2010
Died: 05-22-2010
Birthplace: Hindsdale, NH
Resided In: Hopkinton, MA.
Services to be held on: May 27, 2010
Cemetery: Evergreen Cemetery, Hopkinton
Ernest E. Chamberlain, 79, of Hopkinton, died May 22, 2010. Born in New Hampshire, and raised in Brattleboro, VT, he was the son of the late Florry (Tucker) and Carl Chamberlain. He was the husband of the late Ruth E. (Hurley) Chamberlain who passed away in 1994.
Frederick S. White, 84, died Friday, 26 March 2010. “Fred” was a proud and patriotic sailor who served in World War II including time in North Africa. He was from a family of five siblings who all served in WW II. As an under-age 16-year old, Fred was denied enlistment. Soon after turning 17, he dropped-out of high school to enlist in the US Navy. His first post was the Newport Naval Training Station.
On 31 July 2009, Alverie “Al” G. Paradis died. He was a courageous war veteran, and a loved resident of Hopkinton. Al was born (1920) and raised in Fort Kent, Maine. He also lived in New Hampshire and near Hartford, Connecticut before joining the Army in 1938, as an 18-year old.
Howard C. Larter, a Hopkinton veteran of World War II, died 13 July 2009, at the age of 85.
