November 11, 2007
SHERBORN/DOVER
Sherborn officials say Dover owes their town $900,000.
The money is a result of a school bond that was mistakenly refunded to Dover by the state, said Board of Selectmen Chairman Christopher Peck, who added that he believes the two municipalities can resolve the issue amicably.
Peck, board vice chairman Paul R. DeRensis, and Selectman Ronald J. Fernandes earlier this month signed a letter accompanying a written presentation from town counsel Ray Miyares. The letter asked Dover town officials and the Regional School Committee to review the materials and figure out a way to return the money soon.
"We're interested in keeping a tight time line," Peck said. "We need to work quickly with Dover to resolve this."
-- Nadia Salomon
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:21 AM
August 7, 2007
SHERBORN
Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Perry Davis said renovations to the Pine Hill Elementary School in Sherborn may not be completed by this week as he previously had thought.
Shipments of new windows for several classrooms may be delayed until later this month, he said. If the windows are not installed before school begins, Davis said classes will temporarily use the music room at the school.
-- Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 10:25 AM
August 2, 2007
SHERBORN/DOVER
Selectmen Tuesday will discuss their next step in an effort to recoup school money from Dover, which shares in a regional school district with Sherborn.
The state gave the two towns about $23.9 million in 2005 and 2006 to reimburse school construction costs, but Sherborn officials say Dover was given about $510,000 that should have gone to Sherborn.
Sherborn town meeting voters this spring approved a plan that would have required Dover to repay the money over 17 years, but Dover voters nixed the idea.
-- Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 09:21 AM
July 30, 2007
SHERBORN
Renovations to the Pine Hill Elementary School will likely be mostly completed by August 13, Dover-Sherborn Superintendent Perry Davis said. Voters approved a $1.7 million debt-exclusion override to fund the project.
Workers are installing new heating and ventilation equipment, new windows in some classrooms, and a new floor and carpeting in the school's media center.
Teachers report back to school on August 28, and Perry said they will have plenty of time to set up their classrooms if the construction work remains on schedule.
-- Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 12:14 PM
July 26, 2007
SHERBORN
A committee studying the use of alternative energy sources at Pine Hill Elementary School told selectmen last week that wind power is not a good fit for the town.
On average, wind speeds in town aren't sufficient to efficiently produce energy, committee members said. The committee will now turn its attention to solar power.
-– Calvin Hennick
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 11:57 AM
July 22, 2007
FRAMINGHAM/SHERBORN
The roar of tailpipes from the horde lf leather-clad bikers descending on local towns Sunday will be music to the ears of a Holliston charity.
The Metrowest HOGs (Harley Owners Group) a nonprofit organization of about 150 local motorcycle enthusiasts, will take to the streets on a poker run supporting the Breezy Hill therapeutic riding program, which provides muscle therapy to handicapped children and adults through horseback riding lessons.
The 48-mile motorcycle ride will begin at the Paramount Harley Davidson store on Route 135 in Framingham at 10 a.m., winding through several local towns for about two hours before concluding at the Millis Boggastowe Fish and Game club for a barbecue and entertainment.
This is the third year the motorcyclists have chosen the Breezy Hill organization as a beneficiary. Organizers are urging anyone interested in more information to call Ray Devoe at 508-400-0198.
-- Alison O'Leary Murray
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 12:48 PM
July 18, 2007
SHERBORN
A 20-year-old Natick man who authorities allege was drunk when he drove into a vehicle full of people in Sherborn earlier this month will return to Natick District Court on July 30 for a pretrial hearing.
Jan Lizak is charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and negligent operation of a motor vehicle. Police said Lizak crashed his GMC Sonoma into a GMC Suburban on North Main Street at around 6:42 a.m. on July 7.
The Suburban contained five people, none of which were injured, according to police. Lizak allegedly fled, but was being stopped by Natick Police about 20 minutes later.
--Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 12:19 PM
July 9, 2007
SHERBORN
A teenager charged with bestiality has been ordered to return to Natick District Court on Sept. 4 for a pre-trial hearing.
Roger Henderson II, 18, of Sherborn, was allegedly caught by a surveillance camera having sex with a sheep at Boggastow Farm on June 27. Henderson is facing charges of bestiality, cruelty to animals, and breaking and entering.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 01:02 PM
July 7, 2007
SHERBORN
The Nowhere Men, a Beatles cover band, will perform a free concert Wednesday on the lawn in front of the Sherborn Library.
The concert will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m., and is part of the Friends of the Sherborn Library's "Concerts on the Green" series. The series will continue with concerts on July 18 and July 25.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 11:46 AM
June 23, 2007
DOVER-SHERBORN
The Dover-Sherborn High School will for the first time this fall have an official varsity girls hockey team. For several years the team has been operating as a club at the school, according to Shelley Poulsen, chairwoman of the regional school committee.
The committee approved officially changing it into a varsity sport at a recent meeting, based on a high level of interest in the program. The only concern is that the team needs to secure more practice time at a local ice rink, Poulsen said.
-—Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:11 AM
June 20, 2007
SHERBORN
Selectmen last week approved hiring the firm Beaver Solutions to address several flooding problems caused by beavers around town.
The firm will use pipes to reduce the water level in several flooded areas, included a fire road off Route 16.
Selectmen chairman Chris Peck said the cost of the work is expected to be under $5,000.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 09:11 AM
June 20, 2007
DOVER-SHERBORN
A Dover-Sherborn High School teacher has been chosen to spend two weeks studying in Japan this summer by the Toyota carmaker.
Joshua Bridger, a physics and mathematics teacher, was selected from a national pool to take part in the Toyota International Teacher Program. As part of the program, Bridger will travel around the country and take part in discussions with historians, educators and other leaders in Japan.
Bridger was one of 40 teachers chosen to participate in the Japan program this summer.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 09:06 AM
June 18, 2007
SHERBORN
Farm Pond, the town's popular swimming spot, will start its summer hours tomorrow.
The hours of operation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a week. Residents and non-residents are required to have a pass for entry into the pond area.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 10:17 AM
June 14, 2007
SHERBORN
The Sherborn Open Space Committee will host a walk through trails near Oldfield Drive and Bear Hill Road on Saturday.
The walk will include information on the past history of the area, including its connection to Native Americans.
It will also include a jaunt through part of the Bay Circuit Trail. The event will begin at the end of Wildwood Drive at 9:30 a.m., and will finish at about 11:30 a.m. at Hunting Lane.
A shuttle will transport walkers from there back to the starting point.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 10:59 AM
June 11, 2007
SHERBORN
Three foundations have toured the Sherborn Peace Abbey in recent months amid news that the complex is for sale, according to abbey director Lewis Randa.
None of the foundations have offered to buy the abbey, but one of them expressed interest in helping preserve the abbey’s statue of Gandhi, Randa said. The foundations, which Randa declined to name, were provoked to visit the abbey after the Globe reported in March about the abbey’s financial troubles, he said.
The abbey has seen a steep decline in donations and is now being sold for $5.5 million, abbey officials have said. Since the article appeared, however, the abbey has received a $135,000 donation from an out-of-state resident for the preservation of the “Emily the Cow” statue, as well as about $12,000 worth of small donations, according to Randa.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 08:42 AM
June 6, 2007
SHERBORN
The Sherborn Library will host an open book discussion tomorrow night on the novel “Black Swan Green,” which explores adolescence and divorce.
The novel, set in England in the early 1980s, chronicles a turbulent year in the life of a 13-year-old boy as his parents are splitting up. The book was written by British novelist David Mitchell, and extra copies are on hand at the library for anyone wishing to take part in
the discussion.
The event begins at 7 p.m. at the library, and patrons can register by calling 508-653-0770.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 02:10 PM
May 25, 2007
SHERBORN
The town will hold a lottery in July to select buyers for two affordable condos at the Leland Farms development. Through a deed restriction, Sherborn officials are allowed to sell the two units at a price -- $113,600 apiece -- that meets the state’s affordable housing guidelines.
Officials will hold an informational meeting on June 4 at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. The deadline to apply for inclusion in the lottery is June 15, and the lottery will be held on July 16 at 6 p.m. at
Town Hall.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 06:17 AM
May 24, 2007
Needham High's new rallying cry: "We're No. 1,028!"
(Globe staff photo by Bill Polo)
DOVER/SHERBORN/WELLESLEY/WESTON/
NEWTON/WAYLAND/NEEDHAM
Six schools in Globe West have made Newsweek’s newly released 2007 “America’s Best High Schools” list, including Dover-Sherborn High School, which ranked second highest in the state.
Of the over 1200 public schools on the list, Dover-Sherborn ranked 127th, Weston High School 186th, Wellesley High School 487th, Wayland High School 686th, Newton South High School 714th, and Needham High School 1028th. The state’s highest ranking school was Boston Latin School, which at 76th was the only Massachusetts school to make the top 100.
Rankings are based on only one factor: the number of Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and/or Cambridge tests taken by all students at a school in 2006 divided by the number of graduating seniors. Newsweek reports that while some critics consider the criteria too narrow, research studies have shown that passing scores on AP exams are a predictor of college success.
Scores from 27,000 public schools were reviewed, meaning schools included on the list are in the top 5% of public schools nationally. Three schools fell off the list from last year: Hopkinton High School, Newton North High School, and Holliston High School.
-- Denise Taylor
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 06:46 AM
April 26, 2007
SHERBORN
A local high schooler found herself at Harvard last week -- and also found herself bored by the experience.
Molly Storar of Sherborn was attending Harvard's annual program for accepted students and wasn't thrilled with the amount of down time the students had, the Harvard Crimson reports.
"There was a lot of unscheduled time," said Storar. "I got kind of bored."
-- Adam Sell
Posted by Martin Finucane at 11:07 AM
March 28, 2007
DOVER/SHERBORN
A state official will explain to Dover and Sherborn voters tomorrow how the ballot question process works.
Denis Kennedy, public information director for the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance, will cover such topics as the responsibilities of ballot question committees and the use of public resources in campaigns.
The seminar begins at 7 p.m. at Sherborn Town Hall, 19 Washington St.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 11:26 AM
March 25, 2007
SHERBORN
Town Clerk Carole Marple said police will visit households in town that fail to return the annual census form to attempt to verify information about who lives there.
Towns are empowered to use police for such purposes under Massachusetts General Law, Marple said. Compiling accurate census data is crucial for a number of reasons, she said, such as assuring that all residents are entered into the pool of available jurors for court trials.
Residents can call the clerk’s office at 508-651-7853 if they have lost their census forms.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 03:06 PM
March 18, 2007
SHERBORN
A renovation project at Pine Hill Elementary School is expected to cost the town about $300,000 less than projected, according to Superintendent Perry Davis.
Northern Contracting Corp. of Framingham scored the low bid for the project at $894,000, according to Davis. The projected cost of the project was approximately $1.2 million, meaning the town stands to save $300,000 if the work stays within budget.
The project will involve replacing the school’s ailing 50-year-old boiler, along with some replacements of windows and flooring at the school, according to Principal David Nihill.
-– Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 02:59 PM
March 16, 2007
SHERBORN
The assistant principal of Pine Hill Elementary School, Veronica Kenney, will take over as interim principal for the 2008-2009 school year, according to school officials.
Principal David Nihill plans to retire after the 2007-2008 school year. However, Sherborn School Committee members said at a recent meeting they don’t think they’ll have enough time to hire a permanent replacement immediately.
This is because the committee will be busy helping in the search to replace outgoing Dover-Sherborn Regional School District Superintendent Perry Davis, committee members said.
During the meeting, the committee approved allowing Davis to hire Kenney as the interim principal for 2008-2009. Kenney has said she will only take the job so long as she isn’t excluded from applying for the permanent position, according to Davis.
-– Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 02:52 PM
March 15, 2007
SHERBORN
For the first time since 1999, residents will not be asked this spring to back a Proposition 2 1/2 operating override, according to Selectman Chris Peck.
The town has enjoyed higher-than-expected returns on its investments and fewer employees than expected have enrolled in health and pension plans, Peck said.
Town Meeting will be asked to approve a $1.6 million debt exclusion override for a public works garage. That tax hike would expire once the garage is paid off.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 12:08 PM
March 9, 2007
DOVER/SHERBORN
The Dover-Sherborn Regional District School Committee trimmed its fiscal year 2008 budget at a recent meeting, removing several proposed new positions, including a special education teacher.
The committee reduced its request by $200,000, according to committee chairman Ellen Williamson. The committee also decided to forgo new health aide and administrative positions.
The committee also approved smaller reductions to budget line items for facilities maintenance, supplies, athletics and activities. The final budget is roughly $18 million, Williamson said.
-– Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 09:40 AM
March 7, 2007
SHERBORN
The town Advisory Committee is whittling away at the budget to avoid a Proposition 2 ½ override this spring, according to Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell.
On the chopping block is a $15,000 proposal to give selectmen a pay raise. The Advisory Committee recommends a budget to Town Meeting.
-– Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 05:17 PM
March 5, 2007
(Globe staff photo by Tom Herde)
SHERBORN
The Peace Abbey, born of a pacifist's dream 19 years ago, has brought the inner hum of meditation and the occasionally harsh spotlight of international attention to this small, affluent town.
It is a place where a conspicuous bronze statue of Gandhi and a memorial to a runaway cow have prompted double-takes from motorists and passersby. It is also a multi-faith retreat that Mother Teresa has visited, as have Muhammad Ali, the poet Maya Angelou, nuns of the Dalai Lama , and thousands of people seeking spiritual refreshment.
But now, the abbey has been put on the selling block for $5.5 million. Its director, Lewis Randa, cites a plummeting drop in donations that he links to the abbey's visible protests against the Iraq war.
Randa, who was discharged from the Army National Guard as a conscientious objector in 1971, wants to sell the abbey's two buildings and 3 acres to what he calls a "guardian angel," a benefactor or foundation that would allow the abbey to continue its work. But if no such buyer is found by mid year, he said, even commercial buyers will be considered.
"My biggest fear, and I can envision it, is that the memorials will be bulldozed, and it would become a parking lot for whatever offices would go in that front building," Randa said.
In any event, Randa added, "we will be forced within the next four or five months to sell this property."
Read more about the financial challenge faced by the Peace Abbey in today's Globe.
-- Brian MacQuarrie
Posted by Ralph Ranalli at 07:20 AM
February 7, 2007
DOVER/SHERBORN
The Dover-Sherborn school district had the fourth highest four-year graduation rate of any Massachusetts district for the class of 2006,
according to figures released recently by the state Department of Education.
Dover-Sherborn saw 97.5 percent of its students from
the class graduate within four years, the figures show. The district ranked behind only Weston (98.7 percent), Norwell (98.5 percent) and Cohasset (98 percent), according to the DOE. Statewide, 79.9 percent of students who entered high school in 2002 graduated within four years.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 03:56 PM
February 4, 2007
DOVER-SHERBORN
The district will most likely not have a new superintendent hired in time for the retirement of Superintendent Perry Davis next January, according to Ellen Williamson, chairman of the Dover-Sherborn School Committee.
Williamson said the search for candidates won’t really begin until this fall, which won’t leave enough time to hire a new superintendent by Jan. 1, when Davis plans to retire. The goal now is to have a new superintendent ready who can begin work by July 2008, she said.
The district will most likely have to use an interim superintendent from January to July of 2008, Williamson noted.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 10:50 AM
February 2, 2007
DOVER/SHERBORN
The high school will receive an increasing number of students with major disabilities in coming years, which will require hiring a new special education teacher, according to Superintendent Perry Davis.
Davis explained the situation at a recent joint meeting of the Dover-Sherborn School Committee, the Dover Warrant Committee and the Sherborn Advisory Committee.
The district has provided more special education services to middle school students in recent years, allowing the district to avoid sending the students to costly out-of-district programs, Davis told committee members. But now the students are moving to the high school level and will need more attention there, Davis said.
The superintendent proposed to members of the two committees that the district hire a new special education teacher at a cost of about $56,000.
The Dover Warrant and Sherborn Advisory committees will review the increase as they prepare their fiscal year 2008 budget recommendations, which will be presented to voters at the annual town meetings this spring.
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 04:45 PM
January 30, 2007
DOVER/SHERBORN
Three young men from Sherborn's Troop 1 Boy Scouts became Eagle Scouts Sunday at a ceremony in Sherborn's Pilgrim Church.
Elliot Goldman, Michael Longeri, and John Wolff have each completed 21 merit badges and the requirements for Eagle Scout honors, including community service work. Goldman's Eagle project was a survey of Sherborn residents on the use of conservation land; Longeri did trail maintenance work and erosion prevention work in the town forest; and Wolff renewed an old, overgrown hiking trail.
-- Alison O'Leary Murray
Posted by Martin Finucane at 10:27 AM
January 30, 2007
SHERBORN
A heavy load of proposals including a new $1.1 million public works garage, authorization to lease town land for a new cell phone tower, and zoning changes that might allow more development in the town center could push this Spring's town meeting to two nights, Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell says.
Luttrell said the selectmen plan to finalize the 36-article warrant at one of the board's next meetings.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 10:26 AM
January 29, 2007
SHERBORN
The board of Selectmen recently discussed whether the town should construct a senior center, Town Administrator Dennis Luttrellsays.
The town offers nearly 20 difference programs for seniors but houses them in buildings throughout the town, Luttrell said. "They've got seven different locations they're working out of," he said. Discussions are in the preliminary stages, but the selectmen supported further exploration of the idea, Luttrell said.
-- Kyle Alspac
Posted by Martin Finucane at 04:32 PM
January 14, 2007
SHERBORN
A developer has proposed several changes to town zoning bylaws, which would clear the way for construction of retail outlets and new housing at Sherborn center.
Andrew MacDonald of Dover wants to build the development on 12 acres of property next to the Sherborn Inn on North Main Street. MacDonald has submitted several petitions asking for zoning bylaw changes, which will go before voters for approval at spring Town Meeting.
The proposal indicates that MacDonald hopes to build a grocery store and two other retail outlets at the site, along with multiple housing units. Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell said the proposals have minor technical flaws, but those could be corrected on the floor of the meeting.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 10:46 AM
January 13, 2007
SHERBORN
Town officials would be allowed to require erosion control measures for any development of more than one acre of land, under a proposal being considered for the spring Town Meeting warrant.
Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell said officials want to assure that sediment runoff from developments is not ending up in Sherborn’s catch basin system.
The proposal would require changing town bylaws, Luttrell said, and the selectmen will decide at upcoming meetings whether to endorse it for the April 24 Town Meeting.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 09:04 AM
January 11, 2007
SHERBORN
Six people were arrested for blocking traffic at an intersection during a protest outside the Sherborn Peace Abbey last night, according to police.
Officer Chris Teel said the protest occurred just after 10 p.m., at the conclusion of President George W. Bush’s televised speech, in which he committed to send additional troops to Iraq this year.
The protesters obstructed traffic at the busy intersection of North Main and South Main streets, Teel said.
“It was definitely a safety hazard,” he said.
The six people, whose names were not immediately available from police, were all charged with disorderly conduct, Teel said.
Dot Walsh, program coordinator for the Peace Abbey, said the protesters had been watching a film earlier in the night called, “The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends,” a documentary chronicling the struggles of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq.
Walsh said the protest outside the abbey was an act of “civil disobedience.”
— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 11:46 AM
December 31, 2006
SHERBORN
Sherborn selectmen say they do important work for not much money -- and they deserve a raise.
The board will ask for an increase in their own stipends at the spring Town Meeting, according to selectmen chairman James Murphy.
Murphy proposed at a recent meeting that selectmen's pay increase from $500 to $5,000 for the chairman, and from $400 to $5,000 for the other two members.
Murphy is not running for re-election and would not be affected by the raise. Murphy said the reason for the proposal is to make the position of selectman more attractive to qualified people.
"We are the executive branch of a $20 million public corporation," he said. "The town needs to offer a more competitive stipend."
Selectmen approved the increase at the recent meeting, making it part of the board's fiscal year 2008 budget. The budget needs approval at the spring Town Meeting April 24, Murphy said.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 12:46 PM
December 11, 2006
SHERBORN
The town has won a grant to buy a “reverse 911” system and other equipment for use in a public health emergency such as a pandemic flu outbreak.
The system will allow the town to use an automated phone message to contact all residents in an emergency. Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell said the town will be able to buy the system through an $8,240 grant from the MetroWest Community Health Care Foundation.
Luttrell said the grant money will also buy a cooler for the health department to store vaccines that might be needed for a flu outbreak and will help pay for developing a new pandemic flu section for the town’s emergency management plan.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 06:54 PM
December 8, 2006
SHERBORN
Kucinich at a political rally
(Getty Images photo by J.D. Pooley)
The Sherborn Peace Abbey has invited U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, to receive an award at the abbey on Dec. 17.
The abbey plans to give Kucinich a “Courage of Conscience” award for speaking out against the Iraq war, according to abbey program coordinator Dot Walsh. The award has been given to 110 people in the past, including the Dalai Lama and Mother Teresa, according to the abbey Web site.
Kucinich, who ran for president in 2004, is also expected to speak about animal rights if he is able to come, Walsh said. The abbey should know by Monday whether Kucinich can attend the event, she said.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 12:32 PM
December 8, 2006
DOVER/SHERBORN
What the heck are those seniors at the high school doing in the parking lot? That's what Dover-Sherborn school officials want to know.
The Dover-Sherborn Regional School Committee is looking into buying security cameras to monitor an area of the high school parking lot used by seniors.
Committee members said at a recent meeting they have concerns because the parking area is a good distance from the high school and can’t be monitored.
This becomes an issue because seniors had the privilege last spring of leaving campus during their study hall period, said School Committee chairman Ellen Williamson.
The committee has yet to discuss renewing the privilege again this year. But if it were granted to students, Williamson said, it would be important to have some way of monitoring their activity in the parking lot.
The committee has asked Business Manager Richard Mathieu to gather information about security cameras.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 11:56 AM
December 1, 2006
SHERBORN
A Framingham man charged with motor vehicle homicide for a Nov. 22 crash in Sherborn plans to plead not guilty at his arraignment next week, his lawyer said.
Alessandro Verli, 32, faces the charges because an unborn child died in the crash. Verli's laywer, Thomas Brant of Boston, said he plans to fight the charges but declined to elaborate. Verli will be arraigned in Natick District Court Tuesday.
Verli was driving northbound on Western Avenue in Sherborn when he crossed the center line of the road into oncoming traffic, crashing his Honda sedan into a Honda CRV around 4:40 p.m., according to Emily LaGrassa, spokesperson for the Middlesex County district attorney.
The driver of the CRV, Lori Leurini of Ashland, was 8 1/2 months pregnant, and her baby died as a result of the accident, according to LaGrassa. The woman’s 5-year-old daughter, who rode in the car with her, also suffered injuries.
Verli faces charges of motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation, operating to endanger and a marked lanes violation.
-— Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 02:01 PM
November 19, 2006
SHERBORN
Recreation Commission members say they have reached an agreement with a well-known soccer club to carry out the long-discussed renovation of the Laurel Farms recreation complex.
The club, FC Greater Boston, has agreed to make a "significant investment" in revamping the complex in exchange for use of it as a home base, according to Recreation Commission member Michael Guthrie.
The project would fully restore the ailing complex to include three artificial fields, two renovated softball fields, a walking path around the perimeter and other improvements, Guthrie said.
"There are a lot of options, and we've explored all of them," he said. "We're very excited about this plan."
Selectmen endorsed the idea at a meeting last Wednesday. The details aren't finalized yet, but Guthrie said he believes the project will have a "minimum impact" on Sherborn's finances. Ideally, renovations could begin by the end of 2007, he said.
-- Kyle Alspach
Posted by Martin Finucane at 09:00 AM
November 15, 2006
FRANKLIN
Franklin's Sullivan Middle School will host controversial author Yoko Kawashima Watkins tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the school library.
Residents are invited to hear | 
