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Parks & Rec asks residents not to shovel skate park, pickleball courts
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The Parks & Recreation Department is asking residents to refrain from shoveling any Parks & Rec facilities this winter.
“Shovels can damage many surfaces such as the turf fields, tennis/pickleball courts and the new skatepark,” the department stated in an email to residents.
“Needed repairs would close these facilities and increase costs,” it added.
Parks & Rec is concerned about the long-term maintenance of its facilities, especially the renovated Hank Fredette Skate Park at EMC Park. At a Parks & Rec Commission meeting Dec. 10, members agreed on prohibiting any shovel use at the park, which opened for public use Jan. 1.
“If it snows, sorry, you can’t use the park,” Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus confirmed in that meeting.
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The Open Space Preservation Commission voted Thursday night to move a trail from the Whisper Way subdivision to land donated to the commission.
Following the passage of a ballot measure in November to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement, Hopkinton High School Principal Evan Bishop on Thursday discussed how the school would determine student competency with the School Committee.
Overnight work on the Interstate 495 southbound on-ramp from Interstate 90 in Hopkinton will start Tuesday and continue through Friday.
Dwarka Chadha, 83, of Hopkinton passed away Jan. 13. He enjoyed contributing to Hopkinton community events as vice president of the Hopkinton Lions Club.
Emory Patterson III, age 67, passed away Jan. 9. Emory made his home in Hopkinton for many years.
Eleanor Hahesy, 82, a recent resident of Hopkinton, passed away Jan. 14.
Photo of the Day
Tim Kilduff stands between state Sen. Karen Spilka and state Rep. James Arena-DeRosa during Friday night’s event at the Hopkinton Center for the Arts celebrating and honoring Kilduff for his contributions to the Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce.
PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO
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