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A presentation about the newly-published A History of St. Mary’s Parish, Holliston, MA, 1870-2020 is planned for February 26, 2023, at 2 pm. Three years in the making, the book presents 150-year history of St. Mary’s Parish, written for its 150th anniversary in 2020.
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Richard L. O’Shea, resident of Holliston since 1965, died February 13 of rapidly progressive dementia.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, February 25th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston, 854 Washington St.
Tina Hein reserves time prior to her weekly Select Board meetings to chat with residents. On any Monday evening at 6 PM, residents are encouraged to meet Hein in the comfort of the Upper Town Hall conference room (also accessible by elevator). Hein invited me to visit with her recently, and I found her to be encouraging of questions and open to any conversation topics and direction.
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The Holliston Education Foundation (HEF) will be hosting a “Jump for HEF” fundraising event on Tuesday February 21st from 10am to 6pm at Altitude Trampoline Park in Franklin, MA. Students of all ages are invited to jump for the Holliston Schools during Tuesday of their winter break from classes on the 21st.
Find all the highlights from the past weekend’s games here as delivered by our “System Integration Engineer at Recaps.”
Sylvia Stickney, previously of Holliston, passed away peacefully on February 15, 2023.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 24th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston.
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The Holliston Select Board held its weekly meeting on Monday, February 13, 2023 (otherwise known as Valentine’s Day eve). Chair Ben Sparrell called the meeting to order at 7:00pm sharp. The studious looks below indicate the level of attention to detail related to the scheduled proposed FY 24 budgets.
Holliston High School students are diving into new classes with the new term starting in mid-January. The bitter cold has not slowed students’ busy schedules. This month’s interview is with Chloe Sampas, president of the Leo Club, a leading community service organization that creates important connections for students to the community.
Theodore S. Valpey Jr., 90, of Dover, NH and formerly of Holliston, MA passed away at his home surrounded by his family on Saturday, February 11, 2023.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 15th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home at 854 Washington St. in Holliston, MA.
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A busy week in Holliston. Don’t forget your Valentine this Tuesday.
Check out this week’s EDC and Planning Board meeting agendas.
