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While certainly everyone in Hopkinton needs to continue taking precautions against the current pandemic, I believe we should use our privilege of being a part of the most powerful nation in the world to do more to help others. The current statistics are appalling....
It is with pleasure that I endorse Lya Batlle-Rafferty for School Committee. Lya and I have served on the Board of Assessors together since 2017, and I have seen first-hand her dedication to the town and commitment to elected office. Lya is a thoughtful decision...
I am writing in support of Amy Ritterbusch for Select Board. I have known Amy for years through our involvement on school and community issues, and I believe she will serve Hopkinton well on the Select Board. Amy is someone who does her research, understands the...
I'm a longtime resident of Hopkinton who recently relocated to Cape Cod, and I am wholeheartedly endorsing Amy Ritterbusch for the [Select Board]. I've watched Amy for years and have been very impressed with her participation on the Hopkinton boards. I have been...
Editor's note: This letter is in reference to the proposal to pave portions of the planned Upper Charles Trail continuation in Hopkinton. When is a trail not a trail? When it's a paved paradise. Let's just massacre the whole trail concept, destroy the ecology, the...
I am asking everyone to consider casting their vote on June 29 for John Coutinho for the Select Board. First let me state that John is a friend. It is how he became a friend that is why everyone should consider reelecting John. For the longest time, everywhere I went...
We are writing to endorse Lya Batlle-Rafferty as a candidate for the School Committee. We believe that she will do a wonderful job as a member of the committee. Lya brings years of experience in serving on town school boards. She is a vocal advocate on town and school...
I am writing in support of John Coutinho for reelection to the Hopkinton Select Board. John has always worked hard to help and support the town and its residents from his work on ZAC, Planning and now the Select Board. Through John’s leadership the town is financially...
When it comes to partisan political division, don’t let “it all start here.” I’m an “unenrolled” voter (aka independent). I’ve supported blue and red candidates, and I didn’t support the current presidential administration. I can understand people’s rationale for...
I am writing to express my support for Amy Ritterbusch. I have known Amy for a few years and I found Amy to be a caring, compassionate and intelligent person who is willing to listen to all sides of an issue. Her tireless involvement in the community, through the...
I am writing to encourage my Hopkinton community to vote for Amy Ritterbusch for Select Board. Amy is one of those people you can always rely on. She does her research exhaustively, she follows through and she is always ready to work for Hopkinton. Amy is involved in...
Dawn Ronan is definitely a voice of the people and, even more importantly, a voice for our youth. I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with Dawn for almost three years. I have witnessed her passion for programming that helps develop leadership skills and...
In 2017 I was a new voter to the town of Hopkinton and was looking for information to learn about town issues and elections. That is when I came across Amy Ritterbusch's contribution to ehop.org and eventually got to know her personally in 2018 when I decided to...
I wholeheartedly endorse Joe Markey for the Hopkinton School Committee. I have only known Joe through his work as chairman of the Elementary School Building Committee (HESBC). I served on the HESBC for over five years as a voting member, all of which time Joe was...
It is with great pleasure that We pen this letter of support for the re-election of John Coutinho to the Hopkinton Select Board. John is a man of action, with strong convictions, values and business acumen, who is always working to improve the community of Hopkinton....
I am writing to endorse Joe Markey as a candidate for the School Committee. I have known Joe for several years now, as a colleague at Dell EMC, as a friendly neighbor and as a tireless advocate for promoting education and the town’s well-being as chairperson of the...
I am so pleased to offer my endorsement for Amy Ritterbusch for Select Board, and in truth I encouraged her to run even knowing she would be very missed on the Planning Board. It has been my great privilege to work with Amy on the Planning Board (PB) that I chair and...
As the chair of the Hopkinton Democratic Town Committee I am very proud of the slate of candidates that are in our local election and, regardless of their partisan affiliation, they stand extremely qualified on their own credentials. To note, members of this committee...
I’m one of the signers of the petition to keep Hopkinton’s woodland trails soft-surfaced. With 210 signatures so far on the online petition and more on the original paper petition, it seems like a lot of trail users agree with me. I usually make two points about the...
We endorse Amy Ritterbusch for Select Board with the greatest of confidence. Amy has a long history as an enthusiastic, selfless and equitable member of many town, school and civic organizations. Her experience with the Planning Board, Growth Study Committee,...
