News Archive

Doris E. (Claflin) King, 91 1/2, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011 in Worcester with family by her side. She was the widow of Ralph A. King, who died in 1988. She was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Olive(Chapman) Claflin.

She graduated as salutatorian, class of 1938, from Hopkinton High School. She was an active girl scout and cub scout leader and a life-long resident of Hopkinton. Her family, the Claflins, was a founding family in Hopkinton, with three streets in town bearing that name.

The decision has been made. In a press release dated Friday, March 4, 2011, the School Committee announced that its members had unanimously voted to appoint Dr. Jonathan Landman as Hopkinton’s next Superintendent of Schools, pending successful contract negotiations.

“We are excited about having Dr. Landman join our district. His energy, enthusiasm and vision impressed the school community during his visit,” said School Committee Chair Rebecca Robak.

On February 9th, 2011 the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA), the agency that funds school construction, approved a new PreK – 5 elementary school at Fruit Street. To seek funding for this project, residents will be asked to appropriate funding at a Special Town Meeting (STM) on March 21, 2011 at 7:00 pm in the High School Athletic Center. If the warrant passes at STM, then the funding must be further approved at a special election on March 28, 2011, 7:00 am – 8:00 pm in the Middle School Brown Gym.

Things are about to heat up in Hopkinton. In a few short weeks, bCalm Power Yoga will open its doors, offering physical fitness, stress reduction, and yes, some long-awaited, healing HEAT! Lesley Reilly, BCalm’s founder and owner, a certified instructor in the practice of Power Vinyasa Yoga, looks forward to sharing her belief that yoga is for everybody. Her bCalm Power Yoga studio will offer power yoga classes in a heated setting, which helps to cleanse the body and enhance flexibility and performance.

Bridget Margaret Ivers, 93, of Hopkinton, passed away Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Westborough Healthcare Center. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late Darby and Bridget (McCormick) Greene. She was the wife of the late Edward J. Ivers Jr. who passed in 1963.

The Board of Selectmen has scheduled a Special Town Meeting (STM) for Monday, March 21, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center. Residents will be asked to vote to raise and appropriate funds to build a new elementary school on the town owned Fruit Street property. There will be a Special Election on Monday, March 28, 2011 from 7 am to 8 pm at the Hopkinton Middle School. In order to go forward, the project must pass at both the Special Town Meeting and the election.

Indentured servants were probably the first European settlers in the Hopkinton area. An indentured servant was typically a young, unskilled laborer who came to America under contract to work for an employer for a fixed period of time, in exchange for their ocean transportation, food, clothing, lodging and other necessities during the term of their indenture. They included men and women; most were under age 21, and most became helpers on farms or house servants. They were not paid wages.

Daniel Christopher DeMore, 22, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011. Born in Concord, MA. on December 4, 1988, he was the son of Andrew and Elizabeth DeMore of Hopkinton.

Hopkinton has to make a choice regarding the proposed elementary school and shift to neighborhood schools. It’s a subject of great debate in town prompting excellent dialogue regarding how we move forward educationally. At the height of this debate is the subject of neighborhood schools, parity, expenses and dispute over the feasibility study. These are certainly excellent topics to discern and dissect; however, absent from the core of this discussion are our children, the students themselves. What is in their best interest, not just short term but long term?

Candidate interviews for the position of School Superintendent take place this week. All interviews will take place in the High School Library. The schedule is as follows:

Dr. Jonathan Landman - Monday, February 28 at 6PM.
Dr. Karen LeDuc - Tuesday, March 1 at 6:30PM.
Dr. Anne Wilson - Tuesday, March 1 at 8PM
Dr. Stephen Russell - Wednesday, March 2 at 6:30PM