News Archive

In Volleyball, the Hopkinton Varsity beat Millis today 3-0 with game scores of 26-24, 25-19, 25-17. The Hiller’s record stands at 4-1.

Senior outside hitter Emma Sweetapple led the attack with 11 kills, 2 aces and 10 service points. She also had 12 defensive digs.
Junior setter Katy Cook had 25 assists and 1 kill. Katy excelled serving with 5 aces and 15 service points.
Sophomore libero Kristen Cooprider played well defensively with near perfect serve receive and 8 digs.

Boston— Representative Carolyn Dykema is pleased to announce that on Saturday September 25th from 10 am until 2pm the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is hosting its first ever national prescription drug take-back to remove potentially dangerous controlled substances from our nation’s medicine cabinets. The collaboration with state and local law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts has established more than 100 collection locations across the Commonwealth including the Holliston, Hopkinton and Westborough Police Stations within the 8th Middlesex District.

The Department of Public Works (DPW) is pleased to announce completion of the Town’s FY2010 Roadway Resurfacing Program on budget and ahead of schedule. The program included approximately $800,000 of rehabilitation work on 46 roadways within the town, marking an increased level of roadway maintenance efforts from previous years. This program included approximately:

A Hopkinton man has been indicted on charges that he was in possession of explosive devices, Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone informed the public today.

Michael Fitzgerald, 35, of Hopkinton, was indicted by a Middlesex Grand Jury on charges of possession of an infernal machine, placing/possessing explosives (2 counts), wanton destruction of property over $250, and attempting to burn a motor vehicle.

He will be arraigned on October 6 in Middlesex Superior Court in Woburn at 9 am.

The Department of Public Works is pleased to announce commencement of the preliminary design of the Elm Street Sewer and Streetscape Project. Test pit excavations will begin within the next few days. The design will be completed and bidding will take place by April 2011. Construction will begin in June 2011. The sewer portion of the project will be completed by August 2011. All attempts will be made to complete the street and sidewalk work during this time frame including initial paving rehabilitation to improve the condition of this roadway.

Bob’s picture was taken in 1943, with “his” Boeing Stearman PT-17 “Kaydet” training aircraft. Training was at Raymond-Richardson Air School that was operational from October 1941 until December 1944. More than 1000 World War II pilots were trained in basic flight skills. It is now Douglas (GA) Municipal Airport.

Following training, Bob was assigned to the 11th (Army) Air Force at Elmendorf Air Base, near Anchorage, Alaska.

Paul D. Cyr died on 27 November 2008, surrounded by family. As a veteran of the US Navy Seabees, he was very proud of his contribution of serving two tours in Viet Nam. His home port was the Davisville (RI) Naval Construction Battalion Center, which was near the Naval Air Station at Quonset Point. Additionally he received demolition training at Camp
Lejeune, NC (Marines). 

On 6 December 2008, another comrade left us. We remember John P. Hinckley, Jr.  being active in Hopkinton town politics, and living with his family on Pond Street. John served in the US Navy (photo attached) during 1962-66, at the National Naval Medical Center (aka Bethesda Naval Hospital). He was a Navy corpsman specializing in cardiopulmonary technology and care, which carried-over into his business career.

The Hopkinton Women's Club will be holding their first meeting of the year on Monday, September 20, 2010 at 9:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church of Hopkinton, 146 E. Main Street. To find out more about The Women's Club, watch HCAM's series All About Hopkinton at a special date and time this Saturday at 11:00am and 5:30pm. Women's Club President, Jane Anderson, sits down with host Jim Cozzens for a discussion.

Francis X. (Jerry) Bowker, 87, died suddenly at his home on September 14, 2010. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Sarah (Riordan) Bowker. Born in Hopkinton, he was the son of the late Clifton and Gertrude (Ryan) Bowker.

Jerry was a staff sergeant and interpreter in World War II and was a member of the Army intelligence group, the Alsos Mission, which branched off from the Manhattan Project to investigate and seize German nuclear resources and personnel. He served as chief of police in Hopkinton for 31 years.