Hopedale June 2016

Hopedale 

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Vol. 2 No. 4 Free to Every Home and Business Every Month June 2016 

There’s a New Place In Town 

Hopedale Welcomes 

the Hay-Wagon Restaurant 

The Hay-Wagon 

Restaurant, formally 

of West Hartford Ave, 

Uxbridge, has found a 

new home! As of May 

5th, the “Haywagon On 

the Go” has opened for 

business at 5 Depot. St. 

in Hopedale, MA. At a 

location offering take 

out service and outdoor 

seating, “Haywagon On 

the Go” offers Quick 

breakfast options including 

Custom Coffees, 

sandwiches and over 

10 varieties of bagels 

with fresh made cream 

cheese flavor choices. 

Custom made to order 

sandwiches with only 

ingredients you choose 

and lunch box specials also 

available. Old favorites including 

Fish & Chips, Clam Cakes 

Remember Dad 

on 

Father’s Day! 

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and Chowder and fresh battered 

Chicken Fingers remain 

on the menu. Oh, lets not forget 

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YOUR EYES 

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HAY-WAGON 

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Corporate and Social Functions 

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WE’VE MOVED! 

to Hopedale Country Club @ 90 Mill Street 

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Sydney Brake 

Recipient of the 

Dean Bank and 

WMRC Student 

Leadership 

Achievement Award 

By Lori J. Koller 

Congratulations to Sydney 

Brake who was this year’s Hopedale 

High School recipient of the 

Dean Bank / WMRC Radio 

Student Leadership Award. Sydney, 

a junior at Hopedale High 

School, has a cumulative GPA of 

4.17 and is enrolled in 6 honors 

classes and a member of Tri-M. 

She was just inducted into the 

National Honor Society. Sydney 

also holds an internship with the 

HHS Drama Club where she 

manages the painting and design 

of the stage sets. Lastly, she also 

helps coordinate and announce 

the morning school announcements. 

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When she is not concentrating 

on her studies, Sydney is 

busy volunteering with her Girl 

Scout troop which she has been 

a part of since Kindergarten, including 

participating in pancake 

breakfasts, Christmas caroling, 

children’s workshops and other 

community service. A very special 

volunteer service that Sydney 

provides is personally answering 

children’s letters to Santa 

in Hopedale. Without this, the 

children’s letters would go unanswered. 

Over the past two years, Sydney 

has also started a modeling 

career with a New York Modeling 

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Goodman Eye Medical & Surgical Center 

Receives 2016 Best Of Milford Award 

Glen K. Goodman, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director and President of the Goodman Eye Medical 

& Surgical Center, is pleased to announce that his practice has been selected for the 

2016 Best of Milford Award in the Doctors category by the Milford Award Program. 

The Milford Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements 

and accomplishments of local physicians throughout the Milford area. Recognition 

is given to those physicians who have shown the ability to use best practices and 

implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value to 

their patients. 

Each year, the Milford Award Program identifies physicians whom have achieved 

exceptional success in their local community. These are local physicians whom 

enhance the positive image of small businesses throughout their service area to their 

patients and to their community. These exceptional recipients help make the Milford 

area a great place to live, work and play. 

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the recipients. 

The 2016 Milford Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are 

determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Milford Award 

Program and by data provided by third parties. 

The Goodman Eye Medical & Surgical Center is about to celebrate it’s 7th year at its 

145 West Street location. Dr. Goodman, a Wrentham native and current resident, is very 

proud of the accomplishments achieved during this time. The Cataract Surgery Center 

of Milford, our associated surgery center, is the only full service, Medicare certified, 

ophthalmology surgical center in the area. 

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HAY-WAGON 

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Cream Machine home made ice 

cream and yogurts expanding 

more than 30 flavors, options for 

cones, dishes, sundaes, floats and 

frappes seem to be never ending. 

A new feature with this location 

is boxed lunches and lunch 

time delivery. Call early to secure 

your delivery time and place your 

order. Or, for large groups, let everyone 

build their own sandwich 

and Haywagon will deliver the 

order with a name on each box 

for easy distribution. Box lunches 

will include chips and a fresh 

baked cookie. Need a pie but 

don’t want to bake? Call ahead 

at least 24 hours and order your 

fresh baked pies. For more information 

and specials, please visit 

the website, www.thehaywagon. 

com or facebook at www.facebook.com/haywagonma 

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Congratulations to 

The 2015/16 HHS 

NHS Recipients 

On Tuesday, May 10, 22 

students were inducted into the 

Francis I Wallace Chapter of 

Hopedale Jr/Sr High School 

National Honor Society. During 

the ceremony, the new inductees 

were reminded by Treasurer 

Trevor Wilson that “A scholar is 

excited by the fact that what they 

learn today is not the same as yesterday”. 

Member Charles Hockenbury 

talked about service. He 

explained to them why they were 

eligible for the nomination. “You 

are here because you understand 

what service means. You are 

not the ones who respond when 

they are called; rather, you are 

the ones who volunteer before 

asked. You do not serve the community 

because of some reward 

or as a chore; you serve to serve, 

do good because it is good, seeking 

no repayment.” 

Vice President Molly McMahon 

said “the most important element 

of character is being this 

ideal person no matter where 

or who is watching.” The final 

pillar that was addressed in the 

speeches was leadership. Secretary 

Jenn Chiarello asked them 

to reflect on what they do and 

who they are. “Can you walk 

up to the “popular kid” and tell 

them that it’s not funny, and it 

never has been funny to make 

remarks at the expense of teachers 

or their peers. I challenge you 

to become THAT type of leader, 

your actions may not always be 

noticed, but they will impact so 

many people.” 

President Colleen Kincaid 

was the host for the ceremony 

and called the new inductees to 

the stage to recognize each one. 

Congratulations to the following 

inductees: Julia Alberto, Brenna 

Ashby, Danirose Billings, Kylee 

Black, Anastasiya Borodenko, 

Sydney Brake, Camryn Cherella, 

Catherine Clement, Gerard 

Crepeau, Samuel Dykhoff, Ava 

Giatras, Lauren Kelly, Lucas 

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Andrew Sullivan, Emily Waldman, 

JD Waswill, and Jenna 

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Sydney Brake, Kevin Goffe, Dean Bank President & CEO , Tom McAuliffe President WMRC, and 

Hopedale Principal Derek Atherton. 

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Bancroft Memorial Library - Library Column / June 

Ongoing Monthly 

Library Events 

Helen Symonds Book Group 

The Helen Symonds Book 

Group meets in the Library Program 

Room at 1:00 PM on the 

first Wednesday of every month. 

Everyone is welcome to join the 

group. Please call the Library at 

(508) 634-2209 to request a copy 

of the book. 

This month’s meeting will be 

Wednesday June 1st at 1:00 PM. 

The discussion book will be Let 

the Great World Spin by Colum 

McCann. 

The book group does not 

meet in July or August. 

The next meeting will be 

Wednesday, September 1st at 

1:00 PM. The discussion book 

will be Beach Music by Pat Conroy. 

Books will be available in 

Published Monthly 

Mailed FREE to the 

Community of Hopedale 

Circulation: 2,500 households 

Publisher 

Chuck Tashjian 

Editor 

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Advertising Sales Manager 

Lori Koller 

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Hopedale, Medway/Millis, 

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Advertising Sales Assistant 

Kyle Koller 

Production & Layout 

Susan Dunne 

Michael McDaniel 

Michelle McSherry 

Dawna Shackley 

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Ad Deadline is the 15th of 

each month. 

Localtownpages assumes no 

financial liability for errors or 

omissions in printed advertising and 

reserves the right to reject/edit 

advertising or editorial submissions. 

Send Editorial to: 

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© Copyright 2016 LocalTownPages 

July. CW/Mars Summary: “Jack 

McCall, a writer who moved to 

Rome to flee his family, returns to 

South Carolina where his mother 

is dying and makes peace with 

them, including Jewish in-laws he 

couldn’t stand and who blamed 

him for his wife’s suicide”. 

Color for Relaxation 

Adults are coloring for stress 

relief! Drop in and give your-self 

a “time out.” Join us on the second 

(June 14th) and fourth (June 

28th) Tuesday mornings each 

month from 10-11 AM to relax, 

de-stress and color. We will provide 

coloring sheets, markers and 

colored pencils or you can bring 

your own. We will also provide 

coffee and tea. Registration is requested, 

but not required. 

CookBook Club 

Join us as we try new recipes 

from some of our many cookbooks. 

Each month we feature 

a cookbook and the Library will 

order extra copies from other 

libraries for you to check out. 

Each member of the group will 

prepare one recipe from the 

cookbook to bring to the meeting 

for everyone to sample. Our next 

meeting of the CookBook Club 

will be Monday, June 13th at 

6:30 PM and will feature recipes 

from Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy 

Asian Favorites by Jaiden Hair. 

CW/Mars Catalog Summary: 

“Features over one hundred fast 

and fresh recipes for Asian soups, 

pickles, sauces, salads, appetizers, 

main dishes, and desserts that replace 

high-fat and high-calorie 

components to create healthy 

dishes.” If it is your first time, 

just come sample the recipes. 

The Library will provide drinks, 

plates and utensils. Sign up at the 

Library Circulation Desk or call 

(508) 634-2209 and come join 

the fun. 

Wednesday Knitting & 

Crocheting Group 

Do you want to learn how to 

knit or crochet? Have you been 

knitting for a while but want to 

spend time with other crafters? 

Do you have a project that has 

been waiting for you to “get 

around to it? “Join the Knovel 

Knitters for an evening of knitting 

& crocheting or bring any 

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project you are working and join 

the group on every Wednesday 

night from 6:00 until 7:45 PM. 

Trustee Meeting 

The Library Board of Trustees 

meets monthly in the Trustee 

Room. Their next meeting will 

be Monday, June 20th at 6:45 

PM. 

The Friends of the 

Hopedale Library 

Thank you to the Friends of 

Hopedale Library 

Thank you to the Friends of 

Hopedale Library for the beautiful 

plants that are now in the 

planters on our front steps. They 

are very lovely and create a welcoming 

feeling as people enter 

the Library. 

Friends of the Hopedale 

Library Meeting 

The Friends of the Hopedale 

Library meetings are held 

on the first Tuesday morning of 

each month. Their next meeting 

will be in the Library Reference 

Room on Tuesday May 3rd at 

10:00 AM. The June meeting 

will be Tuesday June 7th. Anyone 

interested in helping the 

Library is welcome and encouraged 

to join them. 

Books Bake and Plant 

Sale – Thank You! 


Library would like to thank 

everyone who came to the May 

Book, Bake and Plant sale. It was 

a great success and the Friends 

look forward to helping support 

all of the great summer and fall 

programs that we have scheduled. 


Library was founded in 1983. 

They work with the Library staff 

and Trustees to support the Library 

by providing funds for 

equipment, materials and programs 

not covered by the regular 

operating budget. They offer 

adult events September- June, 

pay for the children’s summer 

reading and for other programs. 

New members are always welcome! 

More information can be 

found at http://www.hopedalema.gov/public_documents/ 

hopedalema_library/Friends or 

on the Friends of the Library 

Facebook page at https://www. 

facebook.com/Friends-of-the- 

Hopedale-Library. 

News from the Marjorie 

Hattersley Children’s 

Room – 2016 Summer 

Reading Programs 

We are very excited to start 

our 2016 Summer Reading Programs. 

Registration for “On 

Your Mark, Get Set, Read” will 

take place in the Marjorie Hattersley 

Children’s Room at Bancroft 

Memorial Library during 

the week of June 20 through 

June 25. Programs start June 

27th. Students in Grades 7 and 

older can sign up for “Get in the 

TOWN OF HOPEDALE 

Accounting Department, Assistant 

The Town of Hopedale is looking for an Assistant in the 

to the Town Accountant‘s Office. Duties include preparing 

a payable warrant, posting and reconciling amounts to 

various Town and departmental accounts using the VADAR 

Accounting System, posting of weekly cash receipts, 

preparing the monthly ledger report for Town Departments 

and assisting Department Heads with monthly reconciliation 

of their department finances. This is a 30 hour a week union 

position. Please send resumes with references to Steven 

Sette, Town Administrator, Town of Hopedale P.O. Box 7, 

Hopedale, MA 01747. 

Resumes must be submitted by June 7, 2016. 

The Town of Hopedale is an equal opportunity employer.


Game….Read,” including Get in 

the Game Bingo (for extra school 

credit) at the same time. We are 

looking forward to a fun summer 

full of great programs. 

Summer Student 

Volunteer/Reading 

Buddies Meeting 

Hopedale Jr./Sr. High school 

students entering grades 7 and 

older are invited to participate 

in the Summer Reading Buddies 

Program. Reading Buddies is a 

6-week program that pairs older 

students with beginning readers 

for an hour each week to read to 

each other. The program is an 

excellent volunteer opportunity, 

as well as lots of fun! Interested 

students are required to attend a 

training session on Wednesday 

June 22nd at 3 PM in the Library 

Program Room. Students who 

would like to volunteer for other 

summer activities are also encouraged 

to attend this meeting. 

Reading Buddies 

The first session of Reading 

Buddies, for children in Grades 

1 thru 3, will take place on 

Thursday, June 30 at 1:15. Both 

younger readers and their older 

“buddies” are urged to be at the 

Library at 1 PM. 

Summer Reading Program 

Kick-Off: 

Wizard of Oz 

We are kicking off our exciting 

summer program on Tuesday 

June 28th. Join us at 2:30 PM 

when the Hampstead Players will 

present “The Wizard of Oz,” a 

live theatre presentation sure to 

delight. This event, sponsored 

by the Friends of the Library, 

will take place at the Community 

House. 

Summer Reading Program: 

Additional June 

Events 

Here is a summary of additional 

June events for our 

fun summer reading program. 

Please know that children must 

sign up for programs by calling 

Mrs. Kraimer at 508-634-2209 

or complete the sign-up sheets at 

Summer Registration. 

Game Day on Monday June 

27th will be from 2-3 PM. This 

is for children grades K-3 and 

will include board games, Legos, 

and Wii games. 

Tell Me a Story, for children 

ages 3 to 6, will take place on 

Monday June 27th at 3:30 PM. 

This will include stories, rhymes, 

and crafts. 

The first meeting of the Book 

Bunch, for students entering 

grades 1 thru 3, will take place on 

Tuesday, June 28th at 10:30 AM. 

We will enjoy a snack and the 

book Cock a Doodle Doo by 

Janet Stevens. 

On Wednesday June 29th, 

children 4 to 7 years old are invited 

to “It’s a Pumpkin Day”, at 

which they’ll enjoy a story, craft, 

and other activities. This program 

will begin at 1:30. 

Children in grades K thru 5 

are invited on Wednesday June 

29th to take part in Yoga with 

Kathy Kavanagh in the Library 

at 3 PM. 

On Friday, July 1 Mrs. 

Kraimer will offer fun and a special 

treat, with the program “Fun 

& Healthy Cooking”, at 11 am 

for Children in Grades 1 thru 5. 

Summer Story Times 

Summer story times will start 

the week of June 27th and continue 

through the week of August 

2nd. Registration is requested. 

Please call Mrs. Kraimer at (508) 

634-2209 for further information 

or to sign up. 

Tell Me a Story: for children 

ages 3-5 years, will be on Tuesdays 

at 3:30 PM. This 45 minute 

program will include stories, 

music, puppets and crafts. Registration 

is requested. Parents are 

welcome to attend. 

For information regarding all 

children’s programs please call 

Mrs. Kraimer at (508) 634-2209 

or e-mail her at ekraimer@cwmars.org. 

Patrons must register 

for programs – snacks and craft 

materials need to be planned, so 

we need to know how many children 

to expect. 

The Bancroft Memorial Library 

is located at 50 Hopedale 

Street, Hopedale, MA 01747. 

Call the Library at (508) 634- 

2209 for program information. 

For updates throughout the 

month, Friend us on Facebook or 

check the library website linked 

from www.hopedale-ma.gov – 

and be sure to add the Mobile 

App to your phone for up-t0-date 

reminders. 

THANK YOU 

I would like to extend my most sincere appreciation to my 

family, friends and the voters of Hopedale for the support 

you provided during my campaign for Town Clerk. I am 

anxiously awaiting the opportunity to serve the residents of 

this wonderful town! 

I would also like to thank both Barbara and Brian for 

conducting a very professional campaign. 

Sincerely, 

Lisa Pilla Pedroli 

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Lasers and the Eye 

By Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D., 

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Sports 

Hopedale Girls Tennis Team Young and Strong 

By Christopher Tremblay 

The 2013 and 2014 season 

ended with loses in the Division 

3 Central Semi Finals, but last 

year the Blue Raiders girl’s tennis 

team took it further and captured 

the Championship before 

eventually losing to Martha’s 

Vineyard in the Division 3 State 

Finals. Hopedale, which finished 

the regular season with a 15-3 

record and earned a two seed, 

defeated Leicester, Grafton and 

Notre Dame Academy en route 

to the Division 3 Central Title. 

The squad then went on to defeat 

Lenox before falling in the 

Championship contest. 

Having lost 3 of their 7 starters 

from that team Hopedale 

Coach Amy Wersted is entering 

the season with its oldest player 

being a sophomore. The Blue 

Raiders will suit up 6 sophomores, 

2 freshmen, 4 eighth 

graders and 4 seventh graders 

this spring. While the sophomores 

will be entering their 

fourth season with the team, they 

still find themselves a little behind 

in terms of talent. 

“These girls love the sport of 

tennis and have been on the team 

for four years now,” Wersted 

said. “Unfortunately they are still 

somewhat small and petite and 

while facing upper classmen they 

are standing up for themselves.” 

Freshman Aimee Figgins, who 

is playing in her third season with 

the Blue Raiders and her second 

at number one singles, is looking 

to improve upon last year’s performance. 

“As an eighth graders she 

made it to the round of eight and 

I’m hoping that she can go a lot 

further this year,” Wersted said. 

“In the past she has had to use 

two hands on her forehand, this 

year she is using only one. She 

has also grown a little taller, but 

is still small in stature.” 

At the time of this writing the 

freshman currently held a 4-1 

record with her one loss being a 

5 ½ hour marathon with an upperclassman. 

Captain Megan McLellan, a 

fourth year player and a sophomore 

this year, will be holding 

down the number two singles position 

for Hopedale. As a seventh 

grader McLellan was involved in 

a varsity playoff match. Rounding 

out the singles circuit will be 

another sophomore in Brittany 

Dupuis, Hopedale’s Rookie of 

the Year last spring. 

Further down the court 

sophomore captain Jennie Holland 

will be teamed with eighth 

grader Maddie Laprade playing 

first doubles. The duo finds 

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“Maddie is a volleyball player 

that brings a spike serve with her 

and is much more aggressive at 

the net,” the coach said. “Jennie’s 

not that tall at 4’10”, but has a 

great backhand and a wonderful 

spin serve that is hard to return. 

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the court and is able to work well 

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Although still early Hopedale 

is currently undefeated in 

the Dual Valley Conference and 

looking to once again make the 

Division 3 Central Tournament. 

And despite being a rather young 

team Wersted likes her chances 

they way they’ve played so far. 

“Being a doubles player I tend 

to gravitate toward the doubles 

teams, especially since we lost 

all of our doubles players from 

a year ago,” the coach said. “I’m 

not really worried about our single 

players; they’re all competitive 

and know what needs to be 

done to be successful.” 

Hopedale is hoping to continue 

to have success as the season 

progresses forward while 

once again capturing the Sectional 

Championships and then 

finishing what they could last 

year – winning a State Championship. 

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Sports 

New Coach Striving To Elevate 

Girls Lacrosse At Hopedale 

By Kne Hamwey 

Staff Sports Writer 

Kristine Vincuilla’s primary 

goal in her first year as Hopedale 

High’s girls lacrosse coach was to 

take the four-year old program 

to the next level. That translated 

to surpassing .500 and qualifying 

for a berth in the district tournament. 

That objective no doubt was 

a major challenge but the Blue 

Raiders have displayed true 

grit and a relentless work ethic 

in spite of being an exceptionally 

young team and having a 

2-8 record that dampens their 

hopes for post-season play. When 

Hopedale started girls lacrosse in 

2013, the team played a jayvee 

schedule and finished at 4-4. The 

first year of varsity competition 

ended with the squad going 2-18 

but last year the girls took some 

giant strides and finished with a 

respectable 8-11 record. 

Caitlin McInnis coached 

those teams but had to step 

down and relocate to Pennsylvania 

when her husband’s work 

involved a move. Vincuilla, who 

played lacrosse for four years at 

Hopkinton High and for a season 

at UMass-Amherst, took the 

reins and has worked diligently 

to keep the program moving forward. 

“What’s important is that the 

players keep improving, continue 

to strengthen their skills, use their 

non-dominant hand effectively 

and remain passionate about the 

game,’’ Vincuilla emphasized. 

“The keys are to develop team 

chemistry, ensure good communication 

and strive to excel as a 

unit. I inherited a young team 

Head coach Kristine Vincuilla, left, and jayvee coach Sheila 

Hevey watch the Blue Raiders lacrosse team compete. 

but it has speed, athleticism and 

technical ability. We lack depth 

but the girls have some experience. 

We knew that topping .500 

was a lofty goal but the girls will 

continue to work and achieve 

that goal in the future.’’ 

Senior Kaitlyn Mulhern, 

sophomores Riley Noyes, Kaitlynn 

Giombetti, and Michaela 

Vail, and eighth- grader Zoe 

Athanasopoulos have played 

admirably on offense. On the 

defensive side, sophomores Cassidy 

Adams and Morgan Foley, 

freshman Carly Gatewood, and 

eighth-grader Grace Hevey are 

improving. The goalies include 

eighth-graders Madison Duprey 

(on jayvees last year) and Olivia 

Hurley (new to playing in goal). 

“Our offensive players are 

hard-working, motivated and 

relentless,’’ Vincuilla said. “Our 

defensive players have great passion, 

communicate well, and are 

striving to learn and improve. 

Both goaltenders have stepped 

up and have adapted to playing 

goal on the varsity very well. 

Madison is confident and has 

a good presence and Olivia is 

learning quickly and giving a 

solid effort.’’ 

Hopedale competes in the 

Mid Mass. League, which includes 

Nipmuc, Northbridge, 

Tantasqua and Grafton. And, 

Vinciulla is acutely aware that all 

of those squads have to be taken 

seriously. “To be successful in the 

conference means giving 100 

percent,’’ she said. “They’re all 

formidable teams that present a 

challenge.’’ 

The 25-year-old Vincuilla 

knew she’d need some time to 

adjust to her first varsity coaching 

post. Her only previous coaching 

experience was as a volunteer 

assistant with the Dean College 

women’s team. 

“My transition has been 

helped by having Sheila Hevey 

on board as our jayvee coach,’’ 

Vincuilla said. “Also, Eric 

Moxim, the boys coach, has been 

very helpful. The challenges for 

me are learning the players’ 

strengths and where they belong 

on the field. Formulating quality 

offensive and defensive units 

is important and knowing how 

certain girls complement one another 

also is crucial.’’ 

Vincuilla started playing lacrosse 

as a sixth-grader in middle 

school before competing as a 

midfielder and defender during 

her career at Hopkinton. Her 

playing days at UMass-Amherst 

didn’t last long because she had 

three surgeries to repair ligament 

damage in her knee. After 

getting her degree in psychology, 

she worked on a masters in 

school counseling at Assumption 

College. Currently, she works at 

Dean College as an academic adviser 

and career coordinator. 

Hired in early March, Vincuilla 

said she’s ecstatic about 

being on the staff at Hopedale. 

“What impresses me are the players,’’ 

she noted. “There’s a nice 

mix of youth and experience and 

I could sense the atmosphere was 

totally positive.’’ 

Vincuilla’s squad may not be 

tourney-bound but that doesn’t 

detract from the program’s future. 

She’s a coach who believes 

in drilling the basics — defense 

and passing — and developing 

a strong offense. “For a team to 

have success, its players have to 

possess athleticism,’’ she emphasized. 

“But, players also need to 

be thinking about strategy during 

the entire game. They go handin-hand. 

Lacrosse is a complex 

sport that demands a lot of those 

who play it.’’ 

Hopedale’s program has 

struggled but it’s still growing, 

still striving to elevate itself. And, 

although it’s taking time, Kristine 

Vincuilla seems like a solid 

choice to guide the Blue Raiders 

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an existing home before they can 

purchase a new one, or having a 

home inspection done. Although 

we generally do recommend that 

Serving Needham & 

Surrounding Towns 

buyers have a home inspection, 

in a competitive situation it can 

help not to. Keep your demands 

at a minimum as well. Too many 

back and forth negotiations about 

repairs or appliances will make 

the seller turn to another buyer. 

Only request what is necessary. If 

you must have contingences such 

as a home inspection, make sure 

the timelines for them are short 

so you get it over with as soon as 

possible. 

Make Your First 

Offer Count 

The most popular question 

that Realtors receive from buyers 

is How Much Should I Offer? 

Speak with your buyer’s agent 

about what your first bid should 

be, and make sure it’s your best. 

Also be aware that you will not 

be able to find out what the other 

buyers are offering. You will often 

only get one chance to bid on a 

home, and an experienced agent 

will know the market and what 

the best offer will be for your 

budget. Don’t waste your time – 

or the seller’s time – with a lowball 

offer. 

Above all be patient! Don’t 

get caught up with emotions 

when presenting your offer or 

take it personally if your offer 

is rejected. There are many factors 

in play during multiple offer 

situations, and you won’t always 

know all the reasons why a seller 

chose another buyer”. 

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