I write to all of you to speak about the November ballot Question 1 regarding government-mandated nurse staffing ratios. I want to let you know that Milford Regional strongly opposes Question 1 because of the devastating impact it would have on Massachusetts...
I praise the Volunteer Recognition Advisory Group for honoring Beth Mezitt and Mary Pawela. They deserve it! However, I would like to thank all the volunteers in our community who also give so many hours in serving others within our town. I think of volunteers who...
Massachusetts deserves a full-time Senator, one who cares about Massachusetts. With Elizabeth Warren announcing for president, it is clear that she doesn’t want to be our senator. Warren has been weak on constituent services and working for Massachusetts. It won’t get...
Robert J. Lavoie, 91, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was the devoted husband of the late Jacquelyn (Irving) Lavoie, to whom he was married for 53 years. Born October 26, 1926 in Milford, he was the son of Andrew and Mary (Rogers)...
Officials for the Hopkinton Public Schools went before the School Committee once again for approval of additional staff due to the continually increasing enrollment in the district. Hopkinton High School principal Evan Bishop presented the request for bringing back...
The scholastic, community service, and artistic achievements of over 150 Hopkinton High School students were honored as they were inducted into the National Honor Society and National Art Honor Society Oct. 2. Hundreds of family members and friends gathered in the...
James “Ed” McFaul, 93 James “Ed” McFaul, 93, of Hopkinton, passed away Friday, Oct. 12, 2018. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Mary Louise (Rose) McFaul and James Francis McFaul. He was the husband of 37 years to the late Suzanne T. McFaul, who passed in...
October 1 11:04 a.m. An East Main Street resident reported a deceased deer on his property. The Animal Control Officer was notified. 3:06 p.m. Officer Derek Morton responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on Frankland Road. No injuries were...
Milford Regional is pleased to welcome cardiologist Giorgio Napoli, M.D., to the active medical staff. He has joined Hopedale Cardiovascular Associates in Upton. Dr. Napoli earned his medical degree from the State University of New York in Brooklyn in 2012. He...
In 2010, Hopkinton Country Club’s general manager and a group of its members established a charitable foundation, the HCCCF, to give back to surrounding communities. Over the last eight years, the foundation has contributed over $750,000 to local organizations that...
The Board of Appeals amended a variance that will now permit the owner of J.B. Sawmill, 32 Fruit St., to extend the business’s closing hours. The new closing hours will overturn a previous 1981 ruling, but also comes with a number of conditions. At an Oct. 10...
Legacy Farms Developer Roy MacDowell met with the town Planning Board Oct. 15 to seek guidance on completing a section of sidewalk on East Main Street. The section to be completed starts at 83 East Main St. and continues to the town’s athletic field parcel located...
Turnout was slim, but animated, at a public forum held earlier this month by the Hopkinton Historic District Commission on the proposed expansion of the Center Historic District. The Oct. 11 meeting was the second of what will be three public forums on the proposal....
Shelby Aarden, URI ’19, finished 25th at the New England Collegiate Cross Country Championship, covering the 5k in 18:50. Ryan Branch, Lafayette ’21, ran 27:23 for 8k to finish 97th out of 367 finishers at the Paul Short Invitational at Lehigh Sept. 29. Julia...
The Baypath Humane Society was recently awarded a $5,000 grant from the Virginia and Harvey Kimmel Family Foundation to support its Pilot Surgical Program with VCA Animal Hospitals. With the grant funds and the ability to use the VCA Westborough Animal Hospital’s...
He has been a Realtor for more than 31 years and lived in Hopkinton his entire life. When it comes to describing both his career and the place he calls home to this day, RE/MAX Executive Realty agent Bill Gassett might say he is happily deep rooted in both....
Cool rainy weather changed work plans but didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce members who volunteered at the MetroWest YMCA Family Outdoor Center Oct. 12. “The team of local business leaders installed a new team-building initiative on the Y’s...
A year after making an appearance in the state final, the Hopkinton High School girls volleyball team is once again heading into the postseason as one of the strongest squads in the area and eyeing another lengthy run in the postseason. “The team has been playing...
The Hopkinton High School football team kicks off its postseason run this weekend and head coach Jim Girard thinks his team is coming together at the right time as the Hillers prepare to defend their Division 4 district championship from a year ago. “We are seeing...
Raymond and Colleen Charleston of Hopkinton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Colleen Charleston, to Victor Anthony Pollac Jr. Alicia, a research manager at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and returned Peace Corps volunteer, received...
