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Please sign up ASAP for the Holliston Historical Society 40th Harvest Fair. The date is September 19, 2021 with a rain date of September 26, 2021. We still have spaces available, but these spaces are filling up quickly with 41 already booked.
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It’s that time of year when we get to nominate Hollistonians for Citizen of the Year 2021. Nominations are open now through August 20, 2021.
Holliston had a lot to celebrate last weekend, perhaps most notably was the launch of our town’s very own Farmers Market. As a member of the Holliston Cable Access board, I was proud to be part of the crew on the scene to capture some of the special moments for our community to relive for years to come.
Akshara Shankar, a 2021 graduate of Holliston High School, was recently selected to receive an award from Sodexo’s Stop Hunger Foundation to recognize her for setting up a nonprofit to alert volunteers about the type of donations that are needed to stock local food pantries.
After 15 months of masked, socially distant and small-group programming Parks and Recreation is thrilled to be looking ahead to a summer of relative normalcy. There are a number of new and exciting things the department is excited to highlight, that should serve the community’s recreational needs better than ever. Here are few initiatives and services that are new for 2021.
Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project personnel will be in Holliston: June 29, 30, July 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28. All dates are tentative due to weather conditions.
The municipalities of Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, and Natick are proud to announce the launch of the MetroWest Solar + Clean Heat Challenge to provide residents and local small businesses with an easy and affordable option to go solar as well as switch to clean heating and cooling technologies.
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The Holliston Water Department is pleased to announce the availability of the 2020 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report (CCR).
The Holliston Conservation Commission, a seven-member volunteer board, currently has two openings for an up to 3-year term for voting alternates starting July 1, 2021.
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Update: This April’s Holliston Shredding Day event resulted in a significant contribution to the Holliston Community Action Fund (HCAF). The gift from the shredding day event sponsored by Vesta Real Estate Group and many other local partners was a welcome contribution to our community. President John Drohan and the HCAF board members have been busy cutting checks to assist local families in need during this devastating year of the pandemic and fundraising to provide more relief and work towards community betterment projects in Holliston.
