Local students honored for college success The following Hopkinton residents were among the students to receive degrees at the University of Massachusetts undergraduate commencement on May 10: Nicole Annenberg, Zachary Best, Ryan Bloomer, Madeline Boyce, Tara Branch,...
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Phyllis Salyards
Phyllis (Pearce) Salyards 84, of Sandwich and formerly of Hendon, United Kingdom and Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, passed away after a brief illness on Aug. 3. Phyllis attended school in London, England, and it was in 1954 where she met her future husband and lifelong...
John Irvine
It is with great sadness that the family of John “Johnny” Irvine announces his sudden passing on July 18 at the age of 66 years. He was born in Framingham on Sept. 20, 1952, to Wallace Irvine and the late Mary Gould Irvine of Hopkinton. John is survived by his life...
Fred Bertram
Frederic C. Bertram, 86, of Milford, was called home to be with the Lord on July 27 and is now in the loving arms of Jesus. He was greeted upon arrival by his daughter Deborah and granddaughter Krista. Fred grew up in Roslindale and served in the Air Force during the...
Business Briefs: YMCA moves ahead with Ashland facility
YMCA moves ahead with Ashland facility The YMCA continued to push forward with plans to build a new facility in Ashland that will serve Hopkinton and Holliston as well. The location is 12.5 acres on the access road next to Ashland Middle School that leads to the...
George Desmond
George R. Desmond of Framingham, formerly of Sherborn, passed away peacefully on Aug. 13. He was the husband of Alice B. Desmond, to whom he was married for 59 years. Born in Framingham in 1930, he was the son of the late George R. Desmond Sr. and Kathryn Orzeck...
Arrests/Police Log, Aug. 21 edition
ARRESTS July 29 10:03 p.m. On West Main Street, Officers John Corridan, Brian Sanchioni and Robert Ekross conducted a motor vehicle stop and subsequently arrested William J. Grant, 39, of 44 Winter St., Franklin, and charged him with possession of a Class A...
Joyce DeLeo
Margaret “Joyce” (Dempsey) DeLeo passed peacefully on Aug. 6 at Lancaster General Hospital at 80 years old after battling lung cancer. She was born on March 16, 1939, in Quincy to Walter and Lillian (Adams) Dempsey. She grew up in Hopkinton as the oldest of four...
News Briefs: Select Board backs Futures Act to encourage cooperation from Eversource
Select Board backs Futures Act to encourage cooperation from Eversource Town officials previously have expressed numerous frustrations dealing with Eversource, which owns the LNG plant on Wilson Street. Among the town’s concerns, a “thermal anomaly” occurred in one of...
Irene Sands
Irene N. (Snyer) Sands, 83, of Winchester, New Hampshire, and formerly of Hopkinton, passed away Aug. 12. Born and raised in Hopkinton, she was the daughter of the late Irene “Sue” (Davis) and Peter Snyer. She was the wife of 37 years to the late Theodore “Ted” Sands....
Sports Roundup: Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final
Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final Hopkinton players helps Ashland Legion reach state final was well-represented at the state American Legion baseball tournament, which was held July 27-Aug. 1 at Milford’s Fino Field. Coming off an appearance in...
Schools Roundup: HHS’ Scott finalist for national teaching award
HHS’ Scott finalist for national teaching award Hopkinton High School engineering and robotics teacher Doug Scott was announced one of five finalists from Massachusetts for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). According...
College honors
Local students honored for college success At Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the following Hopkinton residents were named to the dean’s list for the spring semester: senior Amanda Dings (aerospace engineering), senior Kameron Yagoobi (industrial engineering), junior...
Arrests/Police Log, Aug. 7 edition
ARRESTS July 10 2:02 a.m. Officers Stephen Buckley and Brendon Lyver checked on a vehicle parked on Lakeshore Drive and subsequently arrested Stefani J. Miller, 37, of 102 Hopedale St., Hopedale, on a warrant charge. 4:43 p.m. A caller reported a fight in a Lumber...
Rosanne Thomas
Rosanne (Bertolino) Thomas, 89, of Ashland passed away July 6 at her home. She was the wife of the late Ernest M. Thomas, who died in 2005. Born and raised in Framingham and a longtime resident of Ashland, Anne was the owner and operator of the Framingham Baking Co....
Murray Viehl
Murray F. Viehl, 88, passed away July 25 in Revere following a lengthy illness. He was the beloved husband of the late Marie A. (Bowman) Viehl, who passed on Dec. 6, 2015. Murray was the devoted father of Elizabeth J. Viehl-McKenna and her husband Thomas of Revere and...
Mona Komari
Mona A. (Chamoun) Komari passed away at her home in Westborough on July 21, surrounded by her loving family. She was 77 years old. Mona was the dear devoted wife of the late Adib Komari. She was the loving mother of Lily Komry and her husband Victor of Canton, Hala...
Mary Flynn
Mary Rosalind (Begee) Flynn of Hopkinton, formerly of West Roxbury, passed away peacefully on July 5 at the age of 97. The dear daughter of Benjamin Begee and Maria L. (Freda) Begee, she was the adored wife of the late Daniel J. Flynn, Jr., with whom she shared 57...
Helen Daher
Helen Daher, 85, passed away peacefully July 20 at her home in Hopkinton. She was the widow of George F. Daher, who died in 1991. Born in Kallithea, Athens, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Kalliope (Zaharothi) and Michalis Gouliemos. She graduated high school...
Edward L’Antigua
Edward F. L’Antigua III, 86, of Hopkinton and a former longtime resident of Holliston, passed away July 22 at the Blaire House in Worcester. Born in Boston and raised in Watertown, he was the son of the late Mary (Lehan) and Edward F. L’Antigua Jr. He was the husband...