News Archive

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Students,

The Hopkinton Middle School Boys' Soccer team beat Bellingham 1-0 moving the team's record to 2-0. Michael Karlis scored Hopkinton's lone goal in the first half on an assist from Everett Rolph. Chris Mastroianni and Kenny Rhodes combined in goal for the shutout. Dan Palleiko, Ryan Mastroianni and Brian Gaughan played well throughout the game. The boys play next on Monday versus Wellesley at home on Field 5.

The Hopkinton Middle School Boys' Soccer team beat Bellingham 1-0 moving the team's record to 2-0. Michael Karlis scored Hopkinton's lone goal in the first half on an assist from Everett Rolph. Chris Mastroianni and Kenny Rhodes combined in goal for the shutout. Dan Palleiko, Ryan Mastroianni and Brian Gaughan played well throughout the game. The boys play next on Monday versus Wellesley at home on Field 5.

It is with great pleasure that I inform you that Debbie Hilton-Creek has accepted the position
of Human Resources Director and will begin her work for the Town of Hopkinton on Monday,
September 24, 2012. She will be responsible for providing strategic guidance to staff and
boards on all functional areas of human resources management.

The Town was fortunate to have many highly qualified candidates apply for the position.
Debbie’s experience, knowledge, work ethic and personality put her at the top of a highly
competitive field.

At the September 18, 2012 meeting of the Board fo Selectmen, the Sustainable Green Committee presented their proposal for a solar farm located on the town-owned Fruit Street property. Watch the excerpt from the meeting to learn more about the proposal and to hear what the board members had to say.

Hi everyone. I thought it was time to send out a quick status update. As of today, SolarFlair has 93kW of commitments. Currently at $3.59, tier 3 is an excellent price and tier 4 and 5 will be icing on the cake. For comparison, some of the other Solarize towns with different installers have tier 1 pricing starting at $4.20 vs. our $3.79.

Program: Hopkinton School district is currently looking for a host family to host a 12th grade student from China. He is a senior who enjoys basketball and looks forward to living with a Hopkinton family so he can learn more about American culture. Our current host families have found their lives are being enriched in enormous and sometimes surprising ways.

On Monday, the Middle School Girls’ Soccer team opened their season with a win against Ashland 1-0. Though a very competitive game, the Hiller girls pulled off the win by scoring in the last 5 minutes of the game. The goal came from Sarah Glidden who had a beautiful shot into the upper right corner of the net after receiving an incredibly long throw-in from Caitlyn Ryan. The entire team should be commended on working together to achieve this win.

Rodney F. Oehley, 60, died suddenly Sunday September 16, 2012 at Milford Hospital. Born in Framingham, he was the son of the late Donald V. Oehley and Kathaleen (Burr) Oehley of Hopkinton. He was the fiancé of Deborah Watson of Woonsocket.

He was a 1970 graduate of Hopkinton High School and was employed by Paramont Industries. He was an umpire in the National Umpires Association of Babe Ruth Leagues. His favorite pastime was watching his grandchildren in sports, gymnastics and dance.

The Hopkinton Women's Club kicks off the fall season with a meeting and program on September 24 at the Faith Community Church, 146 East Main Street. Coffee and pastries will be served starting at 9:30AM, followed by a general meeting at 10:00AM. Beginning at 11:00AM, the program, "The Future of the Hopkinton Public Library", presented by Marie Eldridge, chairman of the Board of Trustees, and Rownak Hussain, Lirbrary Director, will begin.