Holliston 1934

Food prices may be high during this economic upheaval but hearken back to the Great Depression here in town. If you were on welfare, one of your jobs was to tend to cemeteries otherwise not provided for.

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Old School

I’ll admit it, I’m a neanderthal when it comes to technology. Imagine my surprise when on a recent trip to Florida that you had to have a cell phone to put your car in a parking lot in downtown Venice. What if you don’t have one, I asked my sister. You’re out of luck she said. I’m one of the few people on this earth that doesn’t have a television or a cell phone.

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Venice Underwater

Bobby is visiting his sister in Florida. He has filed this report from the Sunshine State.
The water has receded, and the streets are passable, but this American city named after its European cousin is on the road to recovery after Hurricane Ian. While blue tarps dot the landscape, much debris awaits pickup curbside.

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The Old North Cemetery

When Ellin Austin learned from a neighbor that she had relatives buried in the Old North Cemetery on Cedar Street, it piqued Austin’s interest to learn more.

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Last Call for Veterans’ Luncheon

Holliston’s veterans will meet at Blair Square on Friday November 11th at 10:30 am for a short ceremony at the Iraq/Afghanistan Monument before marching to Memorial Square (Hollis & Washington Streets) for a salute.
The deadline to add your name to the list is Friday November 4th.

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Celebrate Holliston Celebrates the 2022 COTY at Bertucci’s

2022 will mark the 30th year Celebrate Holliston honors two citizens with its Citizen of the Year Award. The award is as close as Holliston gets to the UK’s MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire). Nominations from townspeople are then voted on by a select group from the Celebrate Holliston committee. The awardees come from all walks of life including business, politics, and the everyday Joes and Janes. Holliston Citizens of the Year join a most exclusive club.

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