Citizen of the Year Award

by Bill Tobin 7/28/12

Now is the time to nominate the Holliston citizens of the year, one guy and one gal...

The nominee must be a Holliston resident who has not previously been selected. 

This is a great honor to bestow on a citizen who has demonstrated energy, enthusiasm and accomplishment. 

The selection is made by the Celebrate Hollston Committee and the  winner will be presented to the Town on Saturday, September 22nd at Celebrate Holliston Field Day. 

A major activity of the day is the naming of the one man and the one woman who will henceforth be known as the Citizens of the Year, 2012.

Who do you think has made an outstanding contribution to the town? Is it someone who is diligently working quietly behind the scene? Or is it someone who is in the public eye?

Many residents will come to mind and deserve recognition,  but they can not receive the award twice, even though as past citizens of the year they contnue to work dilligently for the town.

To avoid the temptation to nominate the obvious, check out this list of past winners and do not nominate them again. 

Citizens of the year, since 1992, 20 men and 20 women. 

                            Women                                   Men

1992   Marilyn Salerno                                        Herbert "Herb" Brockert, Sr.

1993   Nancy Norris                                           Robert Nemet

1994   Sylvia Stickney                                       Carl Damigella

1995   Alice Baker                                             Louis "Lou" Paltineri

1996   Barbara Gardner                                     Owen Boyd

1997   Kyle Ryan                                               Bobby Blair

1998   Jacqueline Dellicker                                 Paul Guidi

1999   Mary Greendale                                       Marty Perlman

2000   Joann Hulbert                                          Joseph Gallerani

2001   Deborah Moore                                       John Paltrineri

2002   Roseann Costello                                    Joseph Damigella, Jr

2003   Andrea Minihan                                       Henry Dellicker

2004   Susan Haley                                           Peter Ferrelli

2005   Sherri Anderson                                     John Shannahan

2006   Amy Porter                                            Peter Barbieri

2007   Sally Calhoun                                         Roger Gandini

2008   Patty Osten                                            Charles Cole

2009   Margaret Bowles                                     Jonathan Juhl

2010  Sheila Joslin                                            Mark Ahrononian

2011 Joanne Apesos                                         Craig Denman

Fill out the nominee form, with the names of the nominee and the reasons why this person is nominated and drop it off at Town Hall, Coffee Haven, Fiske's, Bazel's, Superette, Depot Package Store or the Senior Center not later than August 31st. You may also mail it to PO Box 6476, Holliston, MA 01746

Nominate on line at  www.celebrateholliston.com/vote.html

Do nominate.  But check out the above list and do not duplicate -- even if tempted.

Remember -- you are nominating, not casting a vote.

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