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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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The Holliston Select Board met on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, with Chair Ben Sparrell calling the meeting to order at just past 7:00pm to tackle what he described as an “interesting agenda.”
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Holliston Public Schools will be participating in the National School Lunch Program. As part of this program, Holliston Public Schools will offer healthy meals every school day. The Massachusetts legislature has provided funding to make meals available at no cost to all students during school year 2022-2023, regardless of household income. However, families should still complete a Meal Benefit Application as this provides data for key funding for academic resources and may also connect families to additional benefits. This data will also support the additional funds provided by the Commonwealth for this pilot.
Town Clerk Liz Greendale has shared these unofficial results for the Town of Holliston. The district and state-wide results will be released separately.
The Town Clerk will certify the results as official at a later date.
State Senate President Karen E. Spilka’s annual health and wellness fair returns to an in-person format with a revised name, a broadened focus that includes active older adults, a streamlined registration process, and an invitation for younger generations to accompany older family members to the event slated for October 22, 2022.
A short but busy week in Holliston. Monday’s holiday postpones Trash pickup one day all week.
The Select Board meets on Wednesday and will deliberate on a Tax Increment Financing plan for New England Appliance Group.
It’s time for the Annual Senior Center Fall Fair on Saturday Sept. 10th from 9-3.
Also, several other activities are on tap for the month – some new, some old.
A survey for Holliston’s seniors will be arriving in the mail soon. Be sure to get your input in before October 14th.
Are you a local artist or organization with a project or event you’d like to see in your community? The Holliston Cultural Council (HCC) seeks proposals to fund cultural programming for a variety of ages and interests throughout the year, including music and dance performances, visual arts exhibits and workshops, and school-based events. The HCC was pleased to offer many in-person events last year and looks forward to offering innovative programming in 2023.
Something for everyone this week:
State Primary Early Voting,
Schools Open on Wednesday, and several Board / Committee meetings.
A quiet week for our community – must be vacation time.
State Primary Early voting begins on Saturday the 27th at the Town Hall.
