Harvard Medical School affiliate Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of older adults, today announced Tammy Retalic, M.S., R.N., Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services, is the Organization of Nurse Leaders’ 2021 recipient of the Elaine K. Sherwood Service Award. The prestigious award, given annually since 1993, recognizes leaders who exemplify outstanding commitment and contribution to the work of the Organization of Nurse Leaders, a nonprofit, professional membership organization for current and aspiring nurse leaders.
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Inviting Holliston Organizations to Apply for ARPA Funds
Town Administrator, Travis Ahern has asked that the following memo, that was previously sent to Town Board, Committees, and Departments be posted here so that Organizations beyond the Town’s entities consider how American Rescue Plan Act funds might be used in Holliston’s recovery from the pandemic.
A Key to a Bit of Native American Language in Holliston
Town Historian, Joanne Hulbert shares a language lesson. English is the dominant language of Massachusetts and Holliston since its settlement. There was a language spoken here long before the arrival of the Europeans who paid scant attention to the language spoken by the Native Americans. Fortunately, a few people did.
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Holliston Senior Center – July Calendar
The calendar of events for July 2021 with highlights of special events / notices.
Holliston Receives “AAA” Bond Rating
Wednesday, June 30, 2021: Holliston, MA: The Town of Holliston has received an upgraded bond rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) to AAA, the highest available long-term rating on its outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds (upgraded from AA+).
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Annual Flag Count This Weekend!
As we’ve done for the past two 4th of July weekends, we will be out and about Holliston looking for flags and other patriotic displays this coming weekend. We hope that you might choose to join this year’s count.
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Calling all Registered Democrats in Holliston
Holliston Democratic Town Committee members will host a virtual caucus to elect delegates to the 2021 Massachusetts Democratic State Convention. The Zoom caucus will convene at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10. All Holliston Democrats are encouraged to participate.
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Another Shout Out to Vendors!
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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Citizen of the Year Is Back!
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’s First Farmers Market – A recap from the HCAT Team
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.