Holliston Garden Club member Barbara Gardener shares an essay on native trees (any native plants for that matter).
It’s Earth month and Arbor Day is April 29th.
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Farmers’ Market Accepting Applications
The Holliston Farmers’ Market returns for its second year of operation on Sunday, June 5th thru Sunday, October 2nd. Last year’s market was met with less than favorable weather, with one market being canceled by Hurricane Henri.
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Musicians Wanted
The Holliston Farmer’s Market returns in early June.
The experience will be enhanced with volunteer musicians adding audio art to the other art and comestibles available each Sunday.
An Eagle Scout Project at Pleasure Point
Holliston Eagle Scout Candidate Andrew McWilliams completed his project at Pleasure Point in March. Andrew built and installed two boat racks near the boat launch at Pleasure Point that the Parks and Recreation Department are renting out on a season-long basis for kayakers, paddle boarders and/or canoeists looking to store their equipment on the shore of Lake Winthrop this season.
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Holliston Expands Textile Recycling Program for Earth Day
To help celebrate Earth Day 2022, two new sites are opening for residents to participate in the Town of Holliston’s Textile Recycling Program.
Also included is a flyer related to the town’s curbside compost initiative announcing a special incentive for subscribers who sign up in April – that could result in a savings for all Holliston subscribers!
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Join Us in “Sustainability”
Update (April 12th) The content of this article has been updated by the Garden Club,
There is not much to like about the world’s experience with the Covid virus ~ it has held us captive as scientists and global leaders have struggled to find answers. If there is any positive thing, it has given people opportunity for reflection. For lots of reasons, the question raised is: Are our current practices “sustainable”?
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Holliston Introduces a Community Profile Promotional Video
The Town of Holliston is pleased to announce the release of its Community Profile Video, a short-form documentary-style video highlighting the best features of living and doing business in Holliston.
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Walking in Wenakeening
On Sunday afternoon, March 20, 2022, naturalists Ann Marie Pilch and Marc Connelly led a group of 20 like-minded men, women and children along some of the historic paths in Wenakeening Woods, a 108 acre preserve under the care of the Upper Charles Conservation Land Trust (UCCLT).
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Plant Growing No Bed of Roses
The oil furnace was humming as I arrived at one of two greenhouses Peter and Helen MacArthur have under cultivation on Monday morning. A third greenhouse nearby stands ready but with the price of oil it will have to wait.
Why Can’t Downtown Have More…?
More restaurants… or more variety in the stores available? Do you wonder why car repair and sales shops are more common than any other business category in Holliston?
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