Following Executive Session, School Committee Chair Stacey Raffi reconvened the remote open meeting of the Committee to order at 8:21 PM. Dr. Susan Kustka reviewed and explained updates to the School Reopening Plan.
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COVID-19: September 11, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
The reopening of outdoor dining service has been a boon to local restaurants and downtowns, offering a socially-distant way for all of us to support our favorite small businesses and to make the most of our summer, even in unusual circumstances.
COVID-19: September 10, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
While we await further federal action to continue support to workers, businesses, and communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Massachusetts is taking every possible step to access federal funds and provide relief to those in need.
Select Board Meets On A Wednesday Evening
Due to the Labor Day Holiday, the usual Monday Select Board meeting was held on Wednesday, September 9th. Following and Executive Session, the Public Meeting began at 7:35 pm.
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Governance Committee Interviews Finance Team
In a late afternoon meeting on Tuesday, the Governance Committee (GC) interviewed Holliston’s Finance Team – Sharon Emerick, Accountant, Kathryn Peirce, Principal Assessor, and Mary Bousquet, Treasurer-Collector, with an assist from Tyler Ahern, Town Administrator, to learn more about the town’s Finance and Fiscal Procedures.
COVID-19: September 9, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
With many of our communities, including the four towns in the 8th Middlesex District, seeing low rates of new COVID-19 infections and the statewide positive test rate sinking below 1 percent, our statewide pandemic response efforts have been tailored toward targeting the areas where transmission remains far higher than the statewide average.
COVID-19: September 8, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
As we enter the second week of September, preparations continue for the return of K-12 students to our public schools. Normally, students would already be back in class, but due to COVID-19 and related preparations for our schools’ “new normal,” all four of our towns will welcome students back next week, with Westborough beginning on 9/15 and Holliston, Hopkinton, and Southborough beginning on 9/16.
Holliston Happenings: Week of September 7, 2020
Today is Labor Day. Town offices are closed. Board and Committee meetings resume tomorrow. Check the Town website during the week for updates to this schedule.
Senior Center News and Activities for September and October
The Senior Center is back to sponsoring events – that meet the COVID-19 safety requirements. Linda Sottile, Assistant Director, says farewell from her new home in South Carolina.
School Committee Reviews Athletics and Other Back to School Issues
The School Committee met Thursday evening in both an Executive Session (7:00 PM) for the purpose of Impact Bargaining Strategy with the Holliston Federation of Teachers and an Open Session (begun at 7:40PM) to review the School Reopening Plan and an Athletics Update.
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