Five Things: Guaman Case Continued Again, Lonza in Hopkinton Sheds Jobs

1. The case of Nicolas Guaman, an Ecuadorian citizen charged in the death of Milford resident Matthew Denice, has been continued again in Worcester Superior Court. The case will now be taken up on Aug. 16 by Superior Judge Janet Kenton-Walker, just short of the two-year anniversary of Denice's death. The latest court delay is due to scheduling conflicts. Guaman is undergoing education in the American court process and the court has yet to determine whether he is competent to stand trial.

2. People in Milford who use South Street in Hopkinton to connect to I-495 may notice a change in traffic during rush hours. Lonza, one of the larger companies on that street, announced Thursday it is ratcheting down production at the plant and transferring its biologics operations to Switzerland. Two-thirds of the 300 people employed at the Lonza site in Hopkinton will be laid off by the end of the year.

3. The Hockomock Area YMCA announced Thursday it is one of 11 YMCAs in the country to receive a grant as part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Diabetes Prevention Program. The grant will help expand the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention Program. The Hockomock Area YMCA will launch the program and offer classes to community members beginning in July. 

4. The YouTube channel for Milford TV has the Milford Selectmen's meeting online from Monday. This was the meeting attended by members of Foxwoods Massachusetts, who explained some of the impacts of the development.

5. The 77th and Vine wine shop on East Main Street in Milford, near Oliva's, will celebrate its one-year anniversary as a business this weekend, and has events scheduled through the week.