The Holliston Council on Aging held its September 14, 2022, meeting in a hybrid format. As such Chair Yvette Cain called the meeting to order and read the required statement regarding the use of remote participation during the meeting.
Category: Education
Senior Critical Home Repair Continues – Applications Now Being Accepted
The Holliston Senior Center and the Greater Worcester Area Habitat for Humanity are continuing to partner in a Critical Home Repair Program for eligible older Holliston residents.
The program has received a second grant of $75,000 from Holliston’s ARPA allotment and new applications are now being accepted.
Select Board Reviews Detailed Fall Town Meeting Warrant
The Holliston Select Board met on Monday, September 19, 2022, to attend to a “purposeful agenda” as mentioned by Chair Ben Sparrell as he called the meeting to order.
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Tenth and Final Tim’s Trot Held
It was an ideal day for hundreds of participants to head out from Holliston High for a trek around town. We split our coverage between the starting area and the turn from Washington St. to Prospect at the base of Holliston’s “heartbreak hill.”
Meet Holliston’s Citizens of the Year: Sheila Adams and Ken Szajda
The Celebrate Holliston Committee is pleased to announce the 2022 Citizens of the Year. On Saturday, September 24, 2022, Holliston will honor Sheila Adams and Ken Szajda.
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Read with Aesop’s
Mercy Street by Jennifer Haigh centers around a women’s clinic in Boston. It is a social commentary on the happenings of the people who come and go… employees, patients and protesters. This is a character-driven story and Haigh expertly puts us in the minds of each of her well developed and complex characters.
TLC Painting honored by Boston Business Journal with Corporate Citizenship Community Collaboration Award for Make-A-Wish®
Natick-based TLC Painting, owned by John Mulvaney of Holliston, has been awarded the Boston Business Journal (BBJ) 2022 Corporate Citizenship Community Collaboration Award, in recognition of the company’s significant support of Make-A-Wish® Massachusetts and Rhode Island and its mission of creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. This year’s four honorees were recognized at the BBJ’s 16th Annual Corporate Citizenship Awards program on September 8 in Boston.
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Holliston Happenings: Week of September 11 – 17, 2022
What a busy week in Holliston is upon us. Lots to do and see, please join in the offerings in the coming week.
Library Trustees Discuss Hours, Policies, and Activities
Library Trustees Chair Karla Alfred opened the September 7, 2022, Zoom meeting on the 7th at 7 PM.
Holliston Receives Drug Free Communities Grant of $625,000
The Holliston Drug and Alcohol Awareness coalition (HDAAC) led by co-chairs Eva Stahl and Karen Jewett and overseen by Jackie Winer of Holliston Youth and Family Services was awarded a $625,000 grant from the Drug Free Community (DFC) program. Holliston is one of only nine communities awarded the grant in Massachusetts in 2022
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