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Civics Sunday: Meet the Candidate; Richard Morse
Holliston has many things that add to our quality of life. The Rail Trail, Library, conservation land with its walking trails, Senior Center and Parks and Recreation Department all make Holliston a special place.
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Read More“A Holliston Call to Duty,” The Book Is Available in Town
“A Holliston Call to Duty” is a tribute to military veterans from the small Massachusetts town of Holliston, thirty miles southwest of Boston. Little has been previously told about the lives of these men and women who were called in times of peace and war to the nation’s defense.
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Read MoreCouncil on Aging Meets and Get To Know Director Lisa Borchetta
The April meeting of the Council on Aging (CoA) was held in the mostly refurbished Holliston Senior Center Great Room on Wednesday the 14th.
Read MoreCivics Sunday: Candidate Slate for May 25, 2021 Town Election
The candidates listed below turned in completed nomination forms to the Town Clerk by 5:00pm Tuesday, April 6, 2021.
Read MoreThomas Aldrich at 64
Thomas Aldrich, 64, died peacefully on March 23, 2021 in Wyoming Medical Center, Casper, Wyoming after a long battle with heart disease. Tom was born on July 22, 1956 to Mary and Jack Aldrich in Deerfield, Massachusetts. He grew up in Holbrook and then later in Holliston, Massachusetts from the first grade onward.
Read MoreLand Donation Adds Another Piece of the Puzzle to Adams St Public Land
If you look online at the map of the Holliston Town Forest on Adams St., it is mostly shaded green, indicating it is public forest or conservation land. For years in the middle of the forest there was a 22-acre parcel that appeared as a white rectangle because it was privately owned.
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Read MoreConal Robinson’s Hot Take
Braggville – Kampersal Dairy Farm is the home to more than a handful of animals. The wheels on the old milk truck have been set to rust. But the bovine tradition carries on here—now a meat farm. The Kampersals care for their animals until rest. Holstein cows, plump piggies, ducks, turkeys, and chicks prowl the rows of corn and cantaloupe.
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Read MoreAdams Middle School Participates in Pooled Testing Trial
Students and teachers at Robert Adams Middle School (RAMS) are currently participating in a free pooled testing trial offered by the state to determine whether or not the school system should continue pooled testing.
A special report from Sara Buckley an HHS journalist.
Civics Sunday: Town Election Candidate Update – Updated March 22nd
The chart below represents the candidates who have contacted the Town Clerk and drawn nomination petitions. Some candidates have returned signed petitions at this point.
Read MoreA Thank You to Tom Chipman
Under normal circumstances, a Parks Commissioner who has selflessly served as a volunteer for their community for over 14 years would have some formal recognition at the end of their final term. A gathering with cocktails and stories of hard-earned accomplishments to celebrate seems appropriate. Perhaps even some parting gifts from those he served with or those who worked for him. Unfortunately, this is 2020-2021, so when Tom Chipman stepped away from the Parks Commission last May, he did so quietly, with a heartfelt round of thank you’s at the end of a Zoom meeting.
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