Griffin Electric, the Holliston-based leading electrical contractor, has once again demonstrated support for the Holliston community with a generous donation of school supplies and backpacks to Holliston Pantry Shelf families. Griffin Electric employees have donated backpacks filled with school supplies to the Pantry each year for the past 8 years.
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Envisioning Future Holliston Completes Its Leadership and Plans Next Steps
Envisioning Future Holliston – aka the Comprehensive Long-range Planning Committee (CLRPC) met recently to continue to flesh out its leadership, focus, and next steps. Chair Stacey Raffi convened the in-person session in Room 105 of Town Hall at 6:00pm. Fortunately, not all seventeen members could attend so the available space allowed for some distancing.
Holliston Happenings: Week of August 15, 2021
Get caught up on what is going on in town this week. Don’t forget, water bills are due this week.
Holliston’s ARPA Steering Group Gets Down to Business
Holliston has formed an ARPA Steering Group to guide the Select Board as the Board votes to allocate the nearly $4.4 Million Holliston will receive in the coming months / years from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
Library’s Teen Zone Summer Reading Celebration
Do you have a Teen Zone Summer Reading Log yet? Come get one at the main desk today! Gift card prize drawing at the end of the summer!
West Nile Virus Found in Nearby Towns
The following cities and towns had West Nile Virus positive mosquito sample(s): Attleboro, Medway, Sharon, and Westwood.
Envisioning Future Holliston
The Comprehensive Long-range Planning Committee (CLRPC) commissioned at the May 2021 Town Meeting held its second meeting on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. This meeting was a follow on to the work of organizing this large committee that represents a broad spectrum of our community.
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A Key to A Bit of Native American Language In Holliston – Cont’d
Thank you, Reporter readers, for your comments about Native American language in Holliston. Your feedback inspires me to continue with the story. I had saved up a couple of words that require more explanation, and here, the language fun – and a bit of genealogical fun – continues.
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Governance Committee Welcomes Shaughnessy
Following Governance Committee Chair Sam Tyler’s remote call to order of the Wednesday (8-4-21) meeting at 4:30 PM, members welcomed Joan Shaughnessy to its ranks. She was appointed following the resignation of Tina Lingham in June.
COVID-19: August 2021 Update from Representative Dykema
As of last week, 9.39 million vaccine doses have been administered across the Commonwealth and almost 64% of the population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, according to the Department of Public Health. This is a historic feat that would not have been possible without the collaboration of our public health officials on the state and local level and the dedication of our frontline health care workers.