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Recently, members of HPD gathered around to kick off the annual Toys for Tots holiday drive.

Each week, the Department of Public Health releases community-level numbers of COVID-19 testing and positive case totals. Our town-by-town numbers in this week’s public health report can be found below:
Holliston: 194 (+21 from last week)

A small, socially distanced group gathered in Upper Town Hall on Monday evening for the presentation of certificates for three worthy recipients. Each member of the Board presented a candidate to receive the 2020 Holliston Humanitarian Award.

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The Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) remote meeting was called to order Monday evening at 7:06 PM, followed by a vote to approve October 2020 minutes and a brief greeting with Matt Putvinski, potential member of the Committee.

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Holliston will hold a Special Town Meeting commencing at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the Holliston High School Auditorium, 370 Hollis Street to act on the following articles.

The virtual Senior Health & Wellness Fair will be LIVE on Friday, November 20, 2020 at 10:00 am.

COVID-19 testing technology is improving in speed, accessibility, and versatility on a weekly basis, and here in Massachusetts, we are dedicated to using every resource at our disposal to protect our communities’ public health and safety in new and creative ways.

The ambulance crews made several runs to area hospitals. Some residents drew HFD’s attention by having open fires in the non-burning season.

As you know, the stage of reopening that cities and towns are allowed to enter currently depends on the risk level they are assigned in weekly public health reports released by the Department of Public Health. Communities need to be designated “lower risk” for three weeks in a row to be allowed to enter Step 2 of Phase III of reopening.

The Select Board began their evening with a presentation of the 2020 Holliston Humanitarian Awards to three deserving individuals (more on the event in a separate article). Following the event in Upper Town Hall, the Board convened their business meeting at 6:31pm.

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Holliston’s Council on Aging met recently held its November meeting via Zoom. Chair Bob Malone called the meeting to order at 1:02 pm.

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives, including state finances. Since the pandemic began, my colleagues in the House of Representatives and I have focused crafting policy that protects public health while addressing economic disruption caused by the pandemic.