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Hopedale XC State Champs Again 

By Christopher Tremblay 

Having to go against some 

300 schools, a majority of them 

from Eastern Massachusetts, 

to get to the point of actual 

competing in the State Finals 

the little town of Hopedale 

proved that bigger is not always 

better. The Blue Raiders 

captured their fourth Division 

2 State Championship in boys 

cross country with a 19 point 

win over second place finisher 

Wakefield. Hopedale scored 

89 points with a total time of 

1:25.55 where as Wakefield 

gathered 108 points with a 

time of 1:26.50; Newburyport 

and Melrose finished third and 

fourth respectively. 

“Those schools (talking 

about the three that finished 

behind Hopedale) are much 

bigger in terms of athletes,” 

Hopedale Coach Joe Dugan 

said. “You can’t compare 

Hopedale to those schools in 

terms of numbers, they have 

over a 1000 male athletes 

where we have about 240.” 

Hopedale, which had previously 

won state titles in 

2005, 2007 and 2014 before 

this year’s win, was paced by 

Brandon Hall. Hall, who had 

crossed the finish line first in 

the Division 2 Central Mass 

STATE CHAMPS 

continued on page 2 

Hopedale Senior 

Named Commended 

Student For 2017 

Principal, Derek Atherton, of 

Hopedale Junior-Senior High 

School announced recently that 

Senior, Catherine Clement has 

been named a Commended Student 

in the 2017 National Merit 

Scholarship Program for her outstanding 

academic success. A letter 

of Commendation from the 

school and National Merit Scholarship 

Corporation (NMSC), 

which conducts the program, was 

presented by the principal to this 

scholastically talented senior. 

About 34,000 Commended 

Students throughout the nation 

were recognized for their 

exceptional academic promise. 

Although they will not continue 

in the 2017 competition for National 

Merit Scholarship awards, 

Commended Students placed 

among the top five percent of 

more than 1.6 million students 

who entered the 2017 competition 

by taking the 2015 Preliminary 

SAT/National Merit 

Scholarship Qualifying Test 

(PSAT/NMSQT). 

“The young men and women 

being named Commended Students 

have demonstrated potential 

for academic success,” 

commented a spokesperson for 

NMSC. “We hope that this recognition 

will help broaden their 

educational opportunities and 

encourage them as they continue 

their pursuit of academic success.” 

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Hopedale High Students Push 

Financial Fitness 

Stop by this Hopedale Jr. Sr. 

High School classroom and what 

you find may surprise you. A 

student posting financial literacy 

tips and information on Twitter 

and writing press releases for the 

paper. One student revamping a 

whole fair to accommodate twice 

the students. Another student creating 

a website and surveying staff 

members on financial advice for 

today’s teens. And a fourth covering 

the high school in advertisements. 

And the list goes on. 

Hopedale Jr. Sr. High School 

business teacher and DECA advisor, 

Talitha Oliveri, encourages 

innovative efforts that get 

students involved in the learning 

process. The driving force for this 

teacher is to enhance the financial 

literacy knowledge of the entire 

school so they are better equipped 

to sustain their adult lives. When 

the opportunity to apply for a 

Credit for Life Fair grant arose, 

she immediately applied. Receiving 

a $2,500 grant has helped to 

renew the potential for another 

great fair after the success of last 

year. 

The Hopedale Jr. Sr. High 

School DECA program, a student 

organization that prepares emerging 

leaders and entrepreneurs in 

marketing, finance, hospitality and 

management, is organizing a Financial 

Literacy Fair. The mission 

of Hopedale’s “Financial Fitness 

Fair” is to educate the teens and 

community about the importance 

of financial literacy and money 

management. The “FinFit4life” 

Fair is being held on December 

15th at the Draper Gymnasium 

in Hopedale from 8am to 12pm. 

About 160 Hopedale Jr.- Sr. High 

seniors and juniors will participate 

in the event with over 30 volunteers 

manning booths and offering 

financial advice. 

For the Financial Fitness Fair, 

students will apply their knowledge 

in a fun, interactive, and 

educational environment in an 

effort to maintain and manage 

their funds. At the fair, students 

will visit human resources, choose 

their bank account, create and 

balance a budget, receive and 

utilize credit scores, and make all 

major expenditure decisions that 

an adult in their mid-20’s will face. 

Prior to the fair a training managed 

by seniors Cameron Smith, 

Gerry Crepeau, and Mitchell 

Siefring will be held for all members 

of both the senior and junior 

classes to review the purpose and 

logistics of the fair, proper business 

attire and interpersonal skills 

necessary for successful employment. 

Students will take a survey 

for preferred career choices, fill 

out job applications, and submit 

resumes to prepare for the career 

they will be assigned at the fair. 

“I truly believe that if students 

are financially literate, they can 

change their lives. With the help 

of four dedicated seniors (Cameron 

Smith, Gerry Crepeau, 

Katherine Pino and Mitchell Siefring), 

the training and event are 

going to be a fantastic hands-on 

learning event for both the Class 

of 2017 and 2018,” stated Mrs. 

Oliveri. “The FinFit4life Fair is 

an event that will shape their future 

views on finances and money 

management. I can’t think of a 

better way to inspire future generations.” 

STATE CHAMPS 

continued from page 1 

Championship, finished 13 th 

with a time of 16:55 and David 

Wollensak was right behind him 

at 16:57 good enough for 15 th 

place. As in the past the Blue 

Raiders ran in a pack mentality 

and was able to have three 

consecutive runners cross the 

line; this time it was Jake Murray 

(17:20 for 31 st place), Bryce 

Brown (17:21for 32 nd ) and Andrew 

Doran (17:22 for 33 rd ). 

About a minute behind the 

Hopedale pack was Colin Black 

with a time of 18:10 and Christian 

De Boer at 18:23. 

The Blue Raiders went 

14-1 to capture the Dual Valley 

Championship for the tenth 

time in the last 12 years. The 

squad then went on to win its 

seventh straight and 10 of the 

last 11, Division 2 Central Mass 

Titles. 

“It’s half coaching and half 

their involvement; starting 

them at a younger age by the 

time they get to this level the 

athletes have already bought 

into the program and are ready 

to go. A lot of them will go 

onto run in college,” Drugan 

said. “It’s a great feeling when 

a small school can take on the 

bigger schools and win. I am 

very proud of these boys, as is 

the school and the community. 

Their parents did a great job 

with them.” 

In the Division 2 Central 

Mass Cross Country 

Championship Hall took first 

place with a time of 16:34, 

13 seconds ahead of Narragansett’s 

Michael Capps. Wollensak(17:05), 

Doran(17:08) 

and Murray(17:16) ran the 

pack formation taking 8 th , 9 th 

and 10 th , while De Boer (17:28) 

finished 14 th , Brown(17:38) 16 th 

and Black(17:44) 19 th . Hopedale 

accumulated 49 points, 59 

points better than second place 

finisher Oakmont, who had 108 

points. 

While the Hopedale boy’s 

cross country success has been 

impressive over the last decade, 

the future looks even brighter 

for the Blue Raiders. In addition 

to the varsity team capturing 

the DVC, the Division 2 

Central Mass and the the State 

Championships, the schools junior 

varsity sqaud was also able 

to capture the DVC Title while 

the the middle school team 

went undefeated on the year. 

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Hopedale HS Mock Election Partially Indicitive of the 

November 8th Results 

By Lori J. Koller 

Since most high school students 

are not eligible to vote, and 

to make sure that the voices of 

those not eligible to vote do not go 

unheard, on Tuesday, November 

1st, the Hopedale High School 

Political Club hosted a “mock 

election” for all students and faculty. 

Similar to what you see on voting 

day, there were pollsters outside 

the polls greeting the students 

as they walked into the cafeteria 

to sign up to vote. These pollsters 

were carrying signs promoting 

individual candidates in the race. 

Once the students entered the 

cafeteria, they were led to a table 

where they had to give their name 

and were handed a ballot. The 

ballots were made to look just like 

ballots for the real election. On 

the ballots were Candidates for 

President: Hillary Clinton, Donald 

Trump, Gary Johnson and Jill 

Stein. Representative to Congress: 

Joseph Kennedy and David Rosa, 

and State Representative: Brian 

Murray and Sandra Biagetti. 

Once the students were handed a 

ballot, they were sent to the real 

ballot booths that were borrowed 

from the town of Hopedale to cast 

their votes. When they were done 

voting, the students then checkedout 

and had the opportunity to 

participate in Exit Polls which 

were run by schools DECA and 

the Gay Straight Alliance clubs. 

Throughout the voting, ballots 

were consistently being brought 

to the poll counting station, which 

was managed by Bryce Brown 

and Christian Deboer. At this station, 

they were manually tallying 

the results and then transferring 

the data to an excel spreadsheet 

created by Hopedale HS teacher 

Talitha Oliveri, 

To tie up the day of voting, 

Junior and Senior classes were 

invited to hear State Representative 

Candidate, Brian Murray 

speak to his ideas and beliefs on 

local issues. Mr. Murray stressed 

the importance to the students of 

having the mindset of what can 

they do to make their community 

better and how can they take 

care of their own hometown. He 

suggested volunteering at senior 

centers, shelters and food pantries 

as ways that they can give back to 

the community. 

Before closing out the session, 

Murray invited the students to 

ask him any questions. Several 

students asked how he voted on 

questions #2, #3 and #4. Murray 

was extremely candid in his 

response, and told the students 

John McCarthy, Sam Dykhoff, Brendan Dafonte, Benjamin Coulombe, 

Connor Adams, Japin Chen and Ethan Sousa 

what he voted for and against and 

gave an in-depth explanation of 

why he voted the way he did. The 

students did a great job with participating 

in this session. 

The results of the “mock election” 

were as follows: President, 

Donald Trump, Representative 

to Congress, Joseph Kennedy 

and State Representative, Brian 

Murray. 

The learning experience from 

this “mock election” is priceless. 

Seeing how the whole student 

body conducted themselves 

and took part in this process was 

something we should all be proud 

of. We are fortunate to have a 

great school system, faculty and 

administration as well as a tight 

knit community to share it with! 

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Local Veteran 

Speaks To HHS 8th 

Grade Students 


On Tuesday, November 

10th, Patrick D. Morris, Veterans’ 

Agent for the town 

of Hopedale, spoke to the 

Hopedale 8th grade class 

about what it means to be a 

Veteran and what Veteran’s 

Day is honoring. He started 

by explaining that it is about 

recognizing people who have 

served in the military and 

showing respect for their 

time served. Morris grew 

up in New Mexico and after 

graduating from High school 

attended the University of 

New Mexico majoring in History. 

Prior to his sophomore 

year he decided to leave the 

university to explore other 

options and was drafted into 

the Army in 1967 to the 101st 

Airborne Division where he 

held the position of Helicopter 

Crew Chief. He spent 1 

year in Vietnam. Morris attended 

Harvard University 

which was paid for by the GI 

Bill after serving 2 years in the 

Army. After his speech, Morris 

opened up the floor to the 

students for a question and answer 

session at which time the 

students spent the next half 

hour asking questions about 

his time in Vietnam, what was 

difficult about it, what he liked 

about it and also mentioning 

their own family and Veterans 

in their lives. The interest 

that the students showed during 

the hour long session was 

very refreshing and a fantastic 

learning experience. 

Alumni Association Offers 

Free Basketball 


With Blue Raider basketball 

starting soon, Life Members 

of the Hopedale High School 

Alumni Association can look 

forward to free admission at all 

boys’ and girls’ home games for 

the 2016-2017 season. Alumni 

Membership Chairman Geri 

Cyr said: “This is our way of 

thanking Alumni members and 

showing support for all our teams 

as they begin another exciting 

season.” Alumni Life Members 

need only to show their member 

card at the door for free admission 

to all home games, with 

the Association covering the 

cost. Mrs. Cyr noted that not all 

Hopedale High graduates are 

members of the Association and 

Hopedale HS Students 

Initiated Into The National 

Business Honor Society 

We are excited to announce 

that three new 

members, Gerard Crepeau, 

Mitchell Siefring, 

and Cameron Smith, 

were initiated into the 3rd 

chapter of the Hopedale 

National Business Honor 

Society on Tuesday November 

15, 2016 in the Draper 

Library at Hopedale Jr.-Sr. 

High School. These students 

have completed at 

least 3 business courses, have 

entitled to free admission to the 

basketball games, adding that “a 

one-time payment of only $20 

brings Life Membership in the 

group. Contact us at Post Office 

Box 25 in Hopedale, at our 

website hopedale-alumni.org, or 

by e-mail at hopedalealumni@ 

gmail.com for information about 

becoming a member.” 

a minimum GPA 

of 3.5, and have 

demonstrated outstanding 

scholarship, 

character, and 

leadership. These 

students will participate 

in a business 

service project as 

part of the chapter 

mission of the 

Hopedale Business 

Honor Society. 

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Living Healthy 

Glaucoma: What It Is and How to Treat It 

By Roger M. Kaldawy, M.D., 

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Glaucoma is a progressive 

disease of the optic nerve which 

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Community Brief: 

Alzheimer’s Support Group 

Golden Pond Assisted Living and Memory Care (50 West 

Main St., Hopkinton) is hosting an Alzheimer’s and Dementia 

Support Group every third Thursday of the month from 

5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in The Lodge. The group is free, open to 

the public, and focuses on individuals who care for people in 

the mid to late stages of Alzheimer’s and related Dementias. 

This support group is an Alzheimer’s Association Approved 

Support Group in New England. Light refreshments will be 

served. Please call Liz Kemp, LCSW at (508) 435-125- ext. 

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Mass Audubon Stony Brook Announces Its December 

Programming Winter’s a Blast at Stony Brook 

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Photo, Art, Giclee Printing 

Fine Art & Decorative Items 

Handmade by Local Artisans 

Table Runners, Clocks, Fabric Wall Hangings, 

Cards, Bracelets, Gifts, & More 

Tiny Trekkers: Saturdays, December 

3 and 17, from 10:30 a.m. 

to noon. Start your weekend off 

right with a fun and knowledgeable 

Stony Brook teacher on the 

trails learning about nature. Each 

day will have a special topic created 

to excite your child about 

the natural world. There will be 

crafts, activities and lots of laughter. 

So come and join the fun. This 

month’s themes: Hibernation/ 

Nature’s Detectives. Ages 2.9 to 

6 with a parent. Fee: $5m/$6nm 

per person per session 

Space Invaders: Saturday, December 

10, from 6 to 9 p.m. Each 

December thousands of meteors 

collide with our atmosphere, 

usually unseen or unappreciated 

by Earthly inhabitants. Those 

who choose to get up before sunrise, 

however, and who are lucky 

enough to have a clear night sky, 

can witness a phenomenon that 

has continued for centuries. The 

Geminids Meteor Shower is considered 

by many to be the best 

show in the winter night sky. The 

Geminids are known for producing 

up to 60 multi-colored meteors 

per hour at their peak. Bring 

your sleeping bag (if the weather 

is cold) and lawn chairs, hats, 

scarves and gloves. We’ll supply 

the hot drinks and snacks. Minimum 

age 8. Fee: $17m/$20nm 

per person 

Birds of a Feather Flock Together: 

Sunday, December 18, 

from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Introduce 

your family to the variety of wintering 

birds at Stony Brook. Learn 

just how these creatures survive 

the harsh New England winters. 

Together we’ll look for golden 

and ruby crowned kinglets, rusty 

blackbirds, juncos, ruffed grouse, 

wild turkeys, and many more. 

Of course we will be sure to talk 

about any other wildlife we may 

encounter along the way. Minimum 

age 6. Fee: $6m - $8nm per 

person 

Spontaneous Explorations 

(on snowshoes or not): call to be 

put on our list. We will invite you 

when it snows. Come on an exciting 

walk through the woods using 

this unique Native American invention. 

Beginners and experts 

welcome. If you have snowshoes, 

bring them; several pairs will be 

available for those who don’t. 

Other times we just get an itch to 

go birding. If the weather looks 

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great, or if there is a rare bird 

nearby and you want to join us, 

call 508-528-3140 to be put on 

the spontaneous explorations list, 

and we will let you know when we 

are going out. Fee: $6m/$9nm 

per person 

Pre-registration is required for 

all programs (except as noted). 

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Bancroft Memorial Library - December 2016 Update 

Thank you! 

Thank you to everyone who 

participated in Food for Fines. 

We brought all of your donations 

to the Milford Food Pantry. 

Holiday Hours 

Please note that the Library 

will be closed for the following: 

The Library will be closed Saturday 

December 24th through 

Monday December 26th. 

The Library will be closed 

Saturday December 31st through 

Monday January 2nd. 

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 and come join the 

discussion. 

This month’s meeting will be 

Wednesday, December 7th at 

1:00 PM. The discussion book 

will be The Sun Also Rises by 

Earnest Hemmingway. 

The next meeting will be on 

Wednesday, January 4th at 1:00 

PM. The discussion book will 

be Our Souls at Night by Kent 

Haruf. CW/Mars Catalog Summary: 

“A senior-aged widow 

and widower forge a loving 

bond over shared loneliness and 

respective histories, provoking 

local gossip and the disapproval 

of their grown children in ways 

that are further complicated by 

an extended visit by a sad young 

grandchild.” 

Come and meet Abbas Kazerooni, author of On Two Feet and Wings and The Boy with Two Lives. 

He will be available to sign books and will answer any questions you may have. Abbas's rst book 

On Two Feet and Wings is an amazing true story of a boy eeing Tehran on his own during the Iran- 

Iraq War. It provides a powerful child's-eye view of political tumult, separation, survival, dreams and 

triumphs in a moving memoir that chronicles extraordinary times in an ordinary boy's life. His second 

book The Boy with Two Lives chronicles his double life as a refugee in England: elite schoolboy 

by day, homeless by night. 

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 11:00 A.M. - 2 P.M. 

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Coloring Tuesday 

Tuesday is a blue, green, orange 

or whatever your favorite 

color is day! Join us for a relaxing 

time coloring in the Reference 

Area of the Library on Tuesday, 

December 13th and Tuesday, December 

27th from 10-11 AM. We 

will provide colored pencils and 

coloring sheets or you may bring 

your own. 

CookBook Club: 

Cookie Swap 

You are missing out on an outstanding 

evening of eating if you 

haven’t tried this club. In December 

the CookBook Club will be 

celebrating the holidays by having 

a cookie swap. Each person 

will bring 4 dozen of their favorite 

cookie along with the recipe 

to share with the club. Please remember 

to bring a container for 

you to bring your cookies home. 

Coffee or tea will be provided just 

in case any sampling needs to be 

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We STRONGLY encourage you to purchase the books ahead of time 

on Amazon.com or bookdepository.com or barnesandnobel.com 

done! We will also be creating 

a handmade holiday ornament. 

Materials will be provided. 

We hope that you will join us 

on Monday, December 12th at 

6:30 PM for this fun and tasty 

event. Call the Library at (508) 

634-2209 if you would like to join 

us for the festivities! 

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 every Wednesday 

night from 6:00 until 7:45 

PM. 

Museum Pass of the 

Month: Isabella Stewart 

Gardener Museum 

There are so many wonderful 

places to go to in this area and we 

offer museum passes for many 

of them! This month’s recommendation 

is for the book lover 

in all of us. Not only is the Isabella 

Stewart Gardener Museum 

a fascinating place to visit, but 

they are now hosting an interesting 

temporary exhibit called “Beyond 

Words: Italian Renaissance 

Books”. Here is an overview 

from their website: “In this exhibition, 

we will visit the studies of 

scholars, princely libraries, places 

of worship, and printing presses 

of Renaissance Italy to explore 

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how the ancestor of the modern 

book was perfected around 

1500, thanks to innovations of 

the previous century. These developments 

arose from the efforts 

of Italian humanists, scholars 

who found inspiration in ancient 

Rome to create a new book for 

a brighter future. Whether you 

prefer a Penguin paperback or a 

Kindle, you are indebted to their 

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please www.gardenermuseum.org. 

Don’t forget to call the 

Library to reserve a pass for a discount 

for your visit. Are you interested 

in other area attractions? 

Please visit our website at http:// 

www.hopedale-ma.gov/bancroft-memorial-library/pages/ 

museum-passes-available for a 

full list of the museum passes that 

we have. 

The Friends of the Hopedale 

Library 

Thank you! 

We would like to thank everyone 

who made the Fall Book, 

Bake and Raffle Sales such a success! 

The money raised goes to 

support the programs offered by 

the Library for adults and children. 

Holiday Stroll 

Welcome the Holiday Season 

and join us on Saturday, December 

3rd from 10 AM to 2 PM as 

we participate in the Town of 

Hopedale Holiday Stroll. The 

Friends of the Hopedale Library 

will be serving hot spiced cider 

and cookies. Please see the Children’s 

Room news below for a 

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summary of the activities that 

we have planned for the children, 

and be sure to come visit us and 

enjoy some refreshments. 


Meeting 


Library meetings are held 

on the first Tuesday morning of 

each month. Their next meeting 

will be in the Library Reference 

Room on Tuesday, December 6th 

at 10:00 AM. The January meeting 

will be on Tuesday January 

3rd. Anyone interested in helping 

the Library and planning our 

adult programming is welcome 

and encouraged to join them. 

Holiday Tea and 

Entertainment 


Library are pleased to present a 

special holiday concert event on 

Sunday, December 11th from 

2-3 PM. Join us for an afternoon 

tea and concert with the local 

acapella quartet All 4WoN. This 

event will take place in the upstairs 

Reading Room. Refreshments 

will be served and the program 

will last approximately an hour. 

To reserve your spot please call 

the Library at (508) 634-2209 or 

stop in at the upstairs registration 

desk during regular hours. There 

is no charge for this program. You 

do not need to be a Friend of the 

Library to attend! 


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 

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for the children’s summer reading 

and for other programs. New 

members are always welcome! 

More information can be found 

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pages/friends-library. 

Check it Out! 

We had over 226 K-3 grade 

children visit the Library in October 

for Check it Out! We want 

to send out a big congratulations 

to Mrs. Walker’s first grade class 

for being our Check it Out! winners. 

Mrs. Walker’s class came to 

the Library and a special evening 

of pizza and fun with storyteller 

Cindy Marshall. Special this 

year: parents who attended the 

program were able to have dessert 

and coffee while the children 

were enjoying the event. Special 

thanks to Mrs. Verdolino, 

Mr. Miller and Mrs. Walker for 

joining the winning class for the 

evening. Thank you to all of the 

kids that came to the Library and 

participated in this fun event. 

Holiday Stroll 

Join us on Saturday December 

3rd from 10 AM to 2 PM 

as we participate in the Town of 

Hopedale Holiday Stroll. The 


will be serving hot cider and 

cookies. Children ages pre-school 

and older are invited to join Mrs. 

Kraimer in the Library Program 

Room at 1 PM for Holiday stories. 

Throughout the morning 

young children are welcome to do 

a make-and-take craft. Parents 

are asked to remain with their 

children while they are enjoying 

the craft. 

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Lunch with Santa 

We’re delighted to have a special 

guest joining us on Thursday, 

December 8th at 12:15 PM. 

Santa Claus himself will be here 

to visit with children ages 2 to 

5 years! Join us for lunch (bag 

lunches will be provided), music 

and song -- and then meet Santa. 

He’d love to chat and learn what 

youngsters want for Christmas. 

Parents are welcome to take pictures 

of their children with Santa. 

Registration is required for this 

event. Please call the Library at 

(508) 634-2209 to register. 

Cookie Decorating 

Come decorate holiday cookies 

and enjoy a holiday story on 

Saturday, December 10th at 

12:30. Children age 5 and older 

can show their creativity by decorating 

sweet treats -- one to take 

home and one to enjoy here at 

the Library. Because of space 

limitations and the need to prepare 

materials, please call Mrs. 

Kraimer at (508) 634-2209 to 

register. 

Holiday Crafts 

On Tuesday, December 13th, 

there will be a Make & Take Holiday 

Craft Program for children 

in Grade K and older, beginning 

at 3 PM. We’ll have a variety of 

items to decorate your home or 

to give as small gifts. Come join 

us for this fun event. Please call 

Mrs. Kraimer at (508) 634-2209 

to register. 

Annual Mitten Tree 

Help us decorate our tree with 

new mittens, gloves, hats and 

scarves. From Monday November 

28th through Tuesday December 

21st the Children’s Room 

will be showcasing our annual donation 

tree for mittens and hats 

of all sizes. The items will be donated 

to the Milford Food Pantry. 

Story Times 

Story Times will continue 

through the week of December 

12thth. Please call Mrs. Kraimer 

Brought to you by Hopedale Community House & 

Friends of Historic Hopedale 

Fun for the whole family with 

activities from 10am – 7pm 

Santa arrives by fire truck! 

Christmas tree sales at the gym! 

Story time at the library! 

at (508) 634-2209 for further information 

or to sign up. 

Tell Me a Story: for children ages 

3-6 years, will be on Tuesdays at 

3:15 PM. This 45 minute program 

will include stories, music, 

puppets and crafts. Registration 

is requested. Parents are welcome 

to attend. 

Tot Time: for children 18 

months through 3 years, will be 

on Thursdays from 11 to 11:30 

AM. Children will enjoy music, 

stories, puppets, nursery rhymes 

and finger plays. Registration is 

requested. Parents are expected 

to remain with their child. 

For information regarding all 

children’s programs please call 

Mrs. Kraimer at (508) 634-2209 

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

The Bancroft Memorial Library 

is located at 50 Hopedale 

Street, Hopedale, MA 01747. 

Call the Library at (508) 634- 

2209 for program information. 

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Face painting/caricatures and other 

local vendors at the Little Red Shop 

Museum! 

Many local businesses participating! 

We offer custom grow 

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DECEMBER 2016 - HOPEDALE SR. CENTER ACTIVITIES (508)634-2208 

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 

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9:00 am Yoga 

10:00 am Arthritis Exercise 

10:30 am Trim the Tree 

Party & Lunch Sr. Center closes @ 12:30 pm 

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We will supply a dessert. Sign-up required. 

Bus departs from Hopedale Sr. at 10:30 am. 

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9:00 am Walmart Trip 

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11:30 am Lunch @ Sr. Center 

9:00 am Yoga 

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1:00 pm Bridge 

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9:00 am Worcester Co. 

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9:00 am Yoga 


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9:30 am Health Nurse 


10:30 

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Concert Trip 

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9:00 am Grocery Trip 

Market Basket 


12:00 pm COA Holiday 

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11:45 pm Meditation 

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9:00 am Grocery Trip 

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11:45 pm Meditation 

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9:00 am Yoga 

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December 9, 2016


Sports 

Hall Brings Competitive Edge 

to HHS XC Team 

By Christopher Tremblay 

It wasn’t something that he 

had initially intended on doing, 

but after a friends older brother 

encouraged him to do so Hopedale’s 

Brandon Hall took up his 

offer and has been running cross 

country at a high level for the 

Blue Raiders for five years now. 

At the urging Hall tried out 

for the school team when he was 

in seventh grade and originally 

found himself on the middle 

school squad before moving up 

to the high school junior varsity 

team later that year. The following 

year he won his first race participating 

in the Ocean State 2.5 

mile Race at Boyden State Park 

in Rhode Island. 

“Going into the race I was 

ranked 17 th and wasn’t expecting 

anything so there was no real 

strategy on my part. At the mile 

and a half marker I was feeling 

real good with no tiredness 

so I just started running faster 

and began passing people,” the 

Hopedale runner said. “When I 

eventually got to the front of the 

pack running by myself it was 

foreign to me. When I won it 

was very exciting and a pleasant 

surprise but it was not expected.” 

After picking up his first ever 

high school victory Hall was 

quickly elevated to the varsity 

team where while he was now 

participating in longer, faster 

runs with the older athletes he 

eventually eased into it. 

Prior to actually entering the 

high school he participated in the 

teams ramped up running schedule 

during the summer with the 

rest of the team. 

“I went to every one of the 

practices that year building myself 

up,” he said. “I didn’t set expectations 

for myself, but I knew 

what I was capable of doing. I 

feel expectations set limits that 

could set you up for failure, thus 

setting yourself back and discouraging 

you.” 

Hopedale Boys Cross Country 

Coach Joe Drugan knew that 

he had something special in the 

young runner. 

“I’ve been coaching for 24 

years and I could tell right off 

the bat that Brandon had talent,” 

Drugan said. “He bought 

into my program, does a lot of 

right things, is very competitive 

and pushes his teammates and 

they do the same for him.” 

As a freshman Hall was the 

fourth best runner on the Hopedale 

team that went to the State 

Tournament, where the Blue 

Raiders were able to capture the 

Championship via a tiebreaker 

over Newburyport and he was 

able to finish in the top 25. 

“Individually I finished 23 rd ; 

I was happy as I was running 

against some 200-300 other runners,” 

Hall said. “I didn’t know 

what I was up against individually, 

but as a team we knew what 

we were capable of doing.” 

According to Coach Drugan 

Hopedale has captured the last 

five Division 2 Central Mass 

Championships and 10 of the 

last 11 Central Mass and Dual 

Valley Championships, so needless 

to say Hopedale does know 

what they are capable of and 

their coach knows how to get the 

very best out of them. 

Last fall Hopedale once again 

went to the Division 2 Central 

Mass Championships, but unfortunately 

Hall was kept up out of 

the race due to an injury. 

“Last year I kept Brandon out 

of the State Championship Final 

as I didn’t want to sacrifice his 

career because of an injury,” the 

Blue Raider Coach said. “That’s 

just not my style of coaching; this 

year he has been injury free and 

having one hell of a season.” 

Although upset to sit out the 

race he was glad the coach did 

so. 

“I had torn my groin in the 

Districts so I wasn’t able to take 

part in the States – it was devastating,” 

the junior runner said. 

“I was in pain and probably 

wouldn’t have been able to run 

like myself – so it was an intelligent 

choice on the Coaches 

part.” 

As this year is winding down, 

Hall has already found himself 

crossing the finish line first 

at three invitational’s as well as 

setting personal times at Barnstable 

(15:55 down 6 seconds) 

and Wachusett (15:18 down a 

full 30 seconds from a year ago). 

At the Dual Valley Conference 

held at Whitinsville Christian in 

late October Hall took first place 

with a course shattering run. The 

Hopedale runner finished with a 

time of 16:25, eclispsing the old 

17 plus minute record while his 

teammates followed him in second, 

third, fourth and fifth to 

sweep the race. 

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As with most stories, there are 

two sides. Some would s e the new 

snowfa l as (cold) beauty, while 

other s e a nuisance to b endured. 

Sch ol children s e a unique opportunity 

for play, or a day off from 

sch ol. The pragmatist s es the 

cycle of water that includes evaporation 

in one season, and condensation 

in another. At some point, 

many people understand it as a fact 

of life, sometimes mild, at other 

times dangerous. 

Certainly, we ar experiencing 

a harsh winter by most standards. 

From October through most of January, 

we did not s e this coming. 

Over a thr e w ek period through 

the mi dle of February, Ashland 

has received about six feet of snow. 

Fortunately, the town has the capability 

to deal e fectively with the 

e fects of the storms, and the sta f 

a the Department of Public Works 

(DPW) has demonstrated superb 

fortitude in executing one of their 

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Hundreds Expected 

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Annual Metrowest 

Co lege Fair and 

Career Day 

Event wi l be held on Saturday, 

March 21 at Ashland High School 

By liz taurasi 

Students and families 

from more than 15 local high 

sch ols acro s the area wi l 

have the chance to be armed 

with a l the information they 

n ed as they begin the college 

search proce s thanks to 

the second a nual Metrowest 

Co lege Fair and Car er Day 

set for Saturday, March 21. 

Co-sponsored by the 

Ashland PTO and Ashland 

Education Foundation, the 

event began in 2014 with the 

goal of providing valuable 

information to families with 

children in high sch ol navigating 

the path to the right 

co lege or car er upon graduation. 

Last year more than 

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The night was bi ter cold, but 

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the first m eting of the Genealogy 

Club, it was a time to talk 

about family co nections and 

countries of origin. Many participants 

were from Franklin, with a 

few from Milford, Norfolk and 

Be lingham. The theme of connections 

was consistent as each 

person explained their interest in 

participating in the group. 

Linda Batchelder of Franklin 

noted that she got interested in 

genealogy because of a relative’s 

ashes that remain in her a tic. 

“His name was Bertul—he died 

during the 1918 flu epidemic— 

a friend of my grandfather’s,” 

Batchelder began. “When my 

grandfather was able to return to 

Latvia, he wa su posed to take 

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a tic. We learned that Bertul had 

b en our grandfather’s best man 

in his we ding and ma ried a 

relative of ours.” 

Each person had stories to 

share of wha they had already 

learned in their family research, 

and a l had mysteries they hoped 

to solve in the future. Vicki Buchanio, 

Head of Reference and 

Public Services a the Franklin 

Public Library told the group, “I 

have lots of relations who must 

sti l be alive—I’ve never found 

the death certificates for them, 

even though some of them were 

born in 1802, so they must sti l 

be alive!” 

Among those who a tended 

were people with r ots in Finland, 

Poland, Germany, and 

England, besides several of 

Scots-Irish descent. Buchanio 

was pleased with the turnout— 

she had b en afraid n one would 

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it refers to as “Founders Day,” 

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A times, we hear news reports 

of a beloved parent with 

Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, 

who has wandered ou the 

front d or and into the w ods, 

or other situations where a child 

or t en with Autism or a mental 

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information about member of 

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It’s b en a rea ly long winter. 

Members of Ho liston’s Agricultural 

Commi t e, or AgCom, 

are asking a very logical question 

– “Is It Spring, Yet?” with 

their Second A nual Family 

Event welcoming the season on 

Sunday, March 2, from 12-4 

p.m., to take place at Br ezy 

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Ho liston. As it did last year, 

th event wi l feature baby animals 

and farm-related fun for 

the whole family, and the suggested 

family donation, which 

wi l su port Ho liston AgCom, 

is just $5. 

“This is just a fun event for 

families in town, because the 

town i so su portive of agriculture,” 

says Paula Mark, member 

of the Agricultural Commi sion 

who has lived in Ho liston for 

12 years on land, she says, that’s 

b en in her husband’s family 

for generations. “When we got 

this property, it was inevitable 

that I was going to turn it into 

a farm,” she says, explaining, 

with a smile, that her sma l farm 

has grown from just chickens to 

now, b es, alpacas, a horse and 

ra bit. The 4H leader hopes her 

place can someday be a place 

for “ kids to come to reco nect 

to nature and learn how to act 

around animals.” 

Animals – in fact, animal 

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Chuck Tashjian Publisher of 

Local Town Pages, along with 

Lori Ko ler, Advertising Sales 

Manager for the company, aim 

to o fer Hopedale residents a lot 

more than the premiere i sue of 

the paper in their mailboxes this 

month; they hope to foster a new 

co nection to their community. 

“I have b en with Local 

Town Pages for over 6 years, 

and starting a Hopedale paper, 

as a resident of the town for the 

past 19 years has always b en a 

dream of mine! With the help 

of 2014 Hopedale High Sch ol 

Alumni, Kyle Ko ler, who has 

b en working for Local Town 

Pages for the past year -anda-half 

as our Advertising Sales 

A sistant, and is cu rently attending 

UNH, and Tyler D’Urso, 

cla s of 2013, who we contracted 

during his winter break from NC 

State, we were able to make the 

dream a reality,” says Ko ler. 

Kyle and Tyler canva sed the 

area of Hopedale, Milford, Mendon 

and Upton to spread the word 

to area busine ses that we were 

starting the Hopedale paper. They 

a cumulated contact information 

and then made a pointments 

for Lori Ko ler to m et with the 

prospective advertisers. Within a 

two-w ek time frame, this team 

knew tha the paper was going to 

be a su ce s. 

“I couldn’t be more proud 

of these two young men for the 

hard work tha they put forth to 

make this ha pen,” says Ko ler. 

“Also with the help of Susa ne 

Ode l our Advertising A count 

Manager for the pas two years, 

and several existing advertisers, 

the su ce s for the first edition 

was even more than we had expected.” 

Twenty-five hundred copies of 

the tabloid-sized newspaper wi l 

be produced each month, and 

these wi l be direct mailed fr e 

of charge to households and busine 

ses in Hopedale. The paper 

wi l also be available in its fu l 

format at w.hopedaletownnews.com 

starting in April. 

“This paper is to let residents 

of each town know what’s going 

on in their local communities,” 

says Tashjian, who envisions his 

publication as a way fo readers 

to stay abreast of a l tha their 

towns have t o fer, including 

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Just over six years ago, 

Tracey Liberatore had a 

vision for the property she 

drove by at 5 Depot Str et 

in Hopedale just over six 

years ago. 

“I thought it would 

make a cute li tle market, 

and we didn’t have anything 

like that in Hopedale,” 

says the Hopedale 

Mom and 21-year-resident 

of the town. And if anyone 

could turn that li tle 

shop into the kitchen of 

the community, Tracey 

could. She’d worked in 

the f od industry since she 

was a t en, later partnering 

t open a pub in Milford 

ca led “One Flight Down,” 

through which Liberatore 

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Milford a preciated her talents 

so much they asked her to run 

its restaurant, and she later came 

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the Ma rio t Diamond A sociate 

and Make a Di ference Awards. 

Busy wit her two boys, Liberatore 

started slo wit her 

new li tle market. Pre ty s on, 

she built a su ce sfu luncheon 

busine s. 

“I think we have a real home 

f eling,” says Tracey. “It’s very 

comfy, like you’re walking into 

your grandmother’s 

kitchen. It’s cozy, and 

there are sme ls (o f od 

c oking).” 

Liberatore and her 

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dishes right on the premises. 

“We do a lot of 

homemade soups and 

salads, everything from 

scratch,” says Liberatore. 

“We even roast 

our turkeys here, make 

meatba ls, and we o fer 

dinners, including 

chicken Marsala and 

b ef stew,” she says. 

In fact, Hopedale 

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take advantage of the 

catering options, an area 

Liberatore is excited to 

grow. 

“We do a lot of catering,” 

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By J.D. O’Gara 

Last year, the volunt er 

members of the Mi lis Cultural 

Council were brainstorming for 

an artistic, cultural event that 

could draw people from a l different 

areas of the community 

together, something that was not 

just sch ol, or senior citizen or 

music-related, something that 

drew people from a l di ferent 

ages and backgrounds. The result? 

The Mi lis Film Festival. 

This year, it’s back, and the 

Second A nual Mi lis Film Festival’s 

got more su port than 

ever from local busine ses and 

organizations. This year’s event, 

which wi l take place on Saturday 

March 7, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. wi l 

feature 16 films, nine in the adult 

category and seven from Mi dle 

Sch ol filmmakers, The Film 

Festival wi l be held in the Roche 

Brothers Community r om a the 

Mi lis Public Library, 961 Main 

Str et, Mi lis. 

Garzon a ds, “Through Carol 

(Ha gerty), an ar teacher at Millis 

High Sch ol, we’ve b en able 

to partner with Danie le Manion 

a the sch ol, and that’s where a 

lot of these films are coming out 

of. 

The festival is ge ting it out 

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students from grades 9-12 wi l “go 

together” as cast members, dance 

ensemble, production crew and 

pit band for the musical, Grease 

this month, to be presented from 

March 12-14, at 7:30 p.m. 

The musical features an a ray 

of characters, singing an dancing 

their way through their senior year 

at Ri de l High Sch ol. The show, 

with music and lyrics wri ten by 

Jim Jacobs and Wa ren Casey, is 

fu l of energy and includes comedy, 

romance, and the great sounds 

of the 1950’s. The popula rockn-ro 

l musical numbers, including 

“Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together” 

and “Shaken’ a the High 

Sch ol Hop” wi l have the audience 

moving to the beat. 

“I’m rea ly excited to put on 

this production. It wa something 

the students had b en angling for 

a number of years,” says director 

and MHS English teacher Spencer 

Christie. “When the music director 

(Kendra Nu ting) and I sat down 

over the summer, we thought it 

was the perfect fit, the perfect 

score.” 

Each spring the MHS Musical 

presents a fu l-scale musical comprising 

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students to be directly involved in 

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playing in our pit band, and 

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we l. 

The cast alone for this productio 

numbers 50, says Christie, 

with another 50 students working 

backstage as crew. Two students 

wi l play in the orchestra pit, although 

due to the complexity of 

the music, “we have hired some 

profe sional musicians as we l,” 

says Christie. 

Lead roles were chosen by audition, 

and these cast members include 

both experienced and novice 

players. 

“I’ve only ever done acting at 

Medway High Sch ol,” says Cam 

Swan, cast in the role as “Da ny.” 

“I’ve never taken any voice le sons 

or anything like that.” 

The role, says Swan, is di ferent 

from anything he’s done in 

the past. Da ny is “kind of complicated, 

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Mi lis Film Festival wi l take place on March 7, from 6-8 p.m. a the 

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Do you know wha tests your 

child is taking thi spring? One 

local residen thinks parents are 

uninformed abou the new education 

standards and the a companying 

tests being considered by the 

state of Ma sachuse ts. He hopes 

to bring the polarizing i sue to the 

forefront at Norfolk Town M eting 

and on the town election ballot. 

The United States is embarking 

on an unprecedented journey 

to unify education standards for a l 

students in kindergarten through 

12th grade. Known as the Common 

Core State Standards Initiative, 

these standard set common 

education benchmarks acro s the 

country in order to prepare students 

for co lege and the workforce. 

The Common Core uses the 

Partnership for A se sment of 

Readine s for Co lege and Car 

ers, or the PAR C exam, to test 

how we l students have learned the 

new cu riculum. In Ma sachuse ts, 

the PAR C exam wi l eventua ly 

replace the Ma sachuse ts Comprehensive 

A se sment System, 

or MCAS test. 

Norfolk resident Patrick 

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brakes on the PAR C test and 

force discu sion of the new standards 

and whether or not the 

Norfolk and King Philip sch ols 

should implemen them. Touhey 

wi l be placing an article on the 

Norfolk Town M eting wa rant 

to remove Common Core and 

PAR C testing from the sch ols 

in a non-binding vote. He is also 

a tempting to get enough signatures 

to place the question on the 

ba lot for the town election this 

spring. 

Touhey hopes these actions 

wi l send a me sage to local sch ol 

commi t es and the State Department 

of Education: “We don’t 

agr e with the PAR C testing and 

Common Core cu riculum.” He 

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the pre-2 09 Ma sachuse ts educational 

state standards. 

Touhey is part of a group 

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Education Standards 

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By Grace a len 

After a tough winter, the 

community can l ok forward to 

a w ek of nature immersion that 

doesn’t involve snow. The King 

Philip Science National Honor 

Society wi l be hosting naturalist 

Brent Nixon during the w ek of 

March 17 to 24. Several events 

are pla ned for the sch ols and 

the tri-town area. 

Nixon, a renowned science 

educator, has dedicated his life 

to endangered species research. 

Known for his high energy, interpretive 

science shows, Nixon 

travels extensively to promote 

environmental education. In 

a dition to his research work 

and publications, Nixon has appeared 

on TV, radio, and in print 

media. 

The Naturalist-in-Residence 

w ek was the idea of A n Lambert, 

a science teacher at KP 

High Sch ol and the advisor for 

the sch ol’s Science National 

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traveled to Alaska on a cruise 

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board. 

“His pa sion for his work, 

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and vivacious, entertaining, 

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It’s b en years in the making, 

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And with it come some big 

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Boys Hoop Squad at Hopedale Aiming for 3 Titles 

By KEN HAMWEY 

Staff Sports Writer 

Four starters from last year’s 

18-5 team that finished as Dual 

Valley Conference champions 

have graduated but Hopedale 

High boys basketball coach 

Tony Cordani still has some 

lofty goals for his 2016-17 contingent. 

The 50-year-old Cordani, 

who now is in his 17th season 

as the Blue Raiders’ coach, believes 

his squad can repeat as 

DVC champs, win the Clark 

Tournament and also capture 

a district crown. During his tenure 

at Hopedale, Cordani has 

guided Hopedale to four league 

titles, 12 tourney berths and two 

district crowns. 

“We can achieve all three 

goals but a lot has to happen,’’ 

he said. “Our kids have to buy 

into playing strong defense 

and rebound consistently. We 

also have to be unselfish on offense 

but score enough to win. 

Good things will happen if we 

do those things. Winning the 

league, the Clark Tournament 

and the districts are reachable 

and realistic.’’ 

The Blue Raiders have some 

strengths — like frontcourt size, 

athleticism, a high basketball 

IQ, speed, quickness and several 

experienced players. Cordani, 

however, knows that losing 80 

percent of his starting five puts a 

dent in depth and overall experience. 

“There are kids who lack 

game experience but will have 

to develop as the schedule moves 

along,’’ Cordani noted. “We also 

need to improve our depth but 

that will happen when underclassmen 

get playing time.’’ 

Steve Stuppiello, Trevor 

Kovac, Jame D’Urso and Chris 

Carron have graduated but 

Cordani can turn to a pair of 

6-foot-3 frontcourt players who 

not only will start, but also be 

major contributors. Both seniors, 

Brian Espanet and Tyler 

Miller will set the tone up front. 

Espanet was Player of 

the Year in the DVC, the MVP 

of the Hutchinson Tournament 

and a Worcester Telegram and 

Metrowest News all-star. He 

averaged 10 rebounds and 16.9 

points a game while Miller came 

off the bench and consistently 

Brian Espanet was Player of the Year in the DVC, the MVP of the 

Hutchinson Tournament and a Worcester Telegram and Metrowest 

News all-star. 

Coach Tony Cordani has guided Hopedale to four league titles, 12 

tourney berths and two district crowns. 

scored six points and pulled 

down seven rebounds a game. 

“Brian will play forward or 

center and Tyler is a forward,’’ 

Cordani said. “Brian is athletic, 

a great competitor who 

gets good position for rebounds 

and knows how to box out. 

He jumps well and is a good 

shooter who can score inside or 

outside. He led us last year in 

three-pointers with 34. Tyler is 

a great leaper who can rebound 

and also slash to the basket. He 

had a career-high 17 rebounds 

against Douglas last year. His 

shot is developing.’’ 

Seniors Mitch Siefring (5- 

11) and Matt Luchini (6-2) and 

sophomore Robbie Siefring 

(5-9) all have the potential to 

be starters. Mitch Seifring is an 

off-guard, his brother plays the 

point and Luchini is a center. 

“Mitch got minutes last year 

and showed he can defend and 

pass,’’ Cordani said. “He’s a 

good role player and we’re hoping 

he can provide some offense. 

Robbie is a good athlete 

who sees the court well and can 

pass and play defense. His game 

is still developing. Matt was a 

reserve last year who’s physical, 

has good hands, a big frame and 

can score inside.’’ 

Four juniors — Isaac Moore 

(5-9), Brendan DaFonte (6-3), 

John Rice (5-9) and Jake Kracinovich 

(5-8) — and freshman 

Tyler Miller has excellent leaping ability, he can rebound and also 

slash to the basket. 

Dan Liberatore (6-1) all played 

on the jayvees but now will be 

counted on to provide depth. 

All play guard except DaFonte, 

who’ll compete at center. 

“Isaac plays gritty defense, is 

fast and quick,’’ Cordani noted. 

“Brendan can rebound and has 

good post moves. John is very 

quick, athletic and a capable 

defender whose hands and feet 

are quick. Jake is a good ballhandler 

whose court vision 

makes him a good passer. Dan is 

an outstanding shooter who can 

hit threes, rebound and play defense. 

He’s an all-around player 

with a high hoop IQ.’’ 

Hopedale knows it will have 

to deal with Sutton if it wants 

to repeat at DVC champ. The 

teams have lots of tourney history. 

The Blue Raiders defeated 

them in 2014 for the district title, 

but bowed out the last two years 

to Sutton in the finals and semifinals. 

“Sutton has talent, tradition 

and they’re well-coached,’’ 

Cordani emphasized. “And, 

Whitinsville Christian and Nipmuc 

can’t be taken lightly. Beating 

them is never easy.’’ 

Cordani’s coaching philosophy 

is predicated on building 

teams with players who work 

hard and strive to reach their 

potential. “Winning will take 

care of itself if our players reach 

their potential and give their 

best effort every game,’’ he said. 

“I also want our players to learn 

life lessons through basketball. 

Overcoming adversity, being accountable, 

setting goals and becoming 

good leaders are aspects 

that will help them later on.’’ 

Cordani, who has a winning 

percentage of 65, has been on 

Hopedale’s faculty for 17 years 

as a physical education instructor. 

Following a coaching legend 

like Don Klocek makes him 

acutely aware of how much he 

enjoys guiding a program with 

such rich tradition. 

“I’m fortunate to be part of 

a program with great tradition,’’ 

he said. “Don set high standards 

as a coach, and working with 

our jayvee coach, Tom D’Urso, 

is a pleasure. Our players understand 

the school’s tradition and 

no doubt dreamed as younger 

kids about the chance to play in 

the Clark and district tourneys. 

For a small town, we’ve had success.’’ 

And, even though there’s 

some challenges ahead, Tony 

Cordani is optimistic that his 

Blue Raiders will be in the mix 

to win the DVC, Clark and district 

championships. The journey 

begins when Hopedale hosts 

Ashland on Dec. 9.


The Dean College men’s 

soccer team ended their season 

with an outstanding 17-2 record. 

In its first year as a fouryear 

program, the team earned 

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four seed in the United States 

Collegiate Athletic Association’s 

(USCAA) National Tournament 

held in Virginia Beach, Virginia 

November 10-14, 2016. 

The Bulldogs were placed in 

Dean Men’s Soccer Season Ends at 

USCAA National Tournament 

Pool D of the preliminary round 

with Florida National University, 

the fifth seed, and Berkeley 

College of New Jersey, the ninth 

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On Thursday, November 

10 th , Dean fell short to FNU 

with a final score of 2-1. Dean’s 

Justin Freitas scored with fifteen 

minutes to go in the contest. 

To advance to the semifinals 

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November 11 th and Berkeley 

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November 12 th . 

The Bulldogs soundly defeated 

Berkeley (NJ), 6-0. Pepe 

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all Dean scorers as the Bulldogs 

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However, the outcome was not 

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Besides their 16-1 record, the 

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