Category: Town Government

As we all know, our economy, especially wage-based workers, self-employed individuals, and small businesses, has been rocked by the pandemic. To help address these challenges, our state and federal governments have worked to develop new eligibility rules, extended benefit periods, and provide additional payments to those receiving unemployment assistance.

Saturday, August 22nd began the in-person early voting for the Massachusetts State Primary. The Holliston early voting polls opened at 9:00 am on this sunny Saturday morning. Town Clerk, Liz Greendale and her staff had the Upper Town Hall set up and staffed to provide a safe and sanitary polling place.

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Following an Executive Session that ran until 7:00, the School Committee (SC) Chair Stacey Raffi called the remote Open Meeting to order at 7:03 PM Thursday evening.

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Despite ongoing uncertainty about the trajectory of our pandemic, this week’s COVID-19 numbers have brought good news. As of today, the total number of Massachusetts patients hospitalized with COVID-19 hit its lowest number since March 27th. Although the daily totals for new cases continue to be higher than in July, our weighted positive test rate has sunk to a low of 1.2%, a testament to the significant efforts undertaken by public and private institutions to increase testing capacity.

The Holliston Governance Committee (GC) met remotely Wednesday evening and made quick work of approving minutes from their August 3 meeting. Sam Tyler, Chair suggested an initial By-Laws Project to focus their work.

As we approach the end of August, one of the top questions on everyone’s mind is how students will be returning to school and how learning models will keep students, staff, and families safe while preserving consistent access to high-quality education.

Recent news around the country about ballots, mail-in voting, and election security in the age of COVID-19 has created significant anxiety and many questions for those who are hoping to make their voices heard in our state primary (September 1) and general (November 3) elections.

Continuing to provide services through state agencies online without disruption has been a significant challenge that requires creative solutions. In particular, our Registry of Motor Vehicles has taken significant steps over the past few months to continue to provide secure, reliable services online.