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The Select Board’s weekly meeting kicked off at 7:00 pm with Chair John Cronin calling the meeting to order. He noted the absence of Vice-Chair Tina Hein who is vacationing.

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.

Look at what’s happening in Town this coming weeks and the weeks ahead.

The Holliston Public Schools believes that a healthy lunch should be available to all students. As a result, the Holliston Public Schools participate in the National School Lunch Program.

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun following up in person with all households across the country that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census.

Whether a history scavenger hunt or a random discovery attracts you, Holliston’s Rail Trail is both an historic and a tranquil place to walk, jog, and ride. Holliston’s development beside the former railroad is part of our heritage.

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Our warm weather and long, sunny days have helped many of us cope with the challenges of COVID-19 and social distancing by taking part in outdoor activities including hiking, swimming, and picnics. Today, the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs released standardized guidance for adult and interscholastic sports, which provide guidance for allowable play and proper hygiene protocols to make additional safe athletic activity possible.

Thirty-one properties transferred ownership during July. The first sixteen are listed here. The remainder will be published on August 28th.

Although we are still in in the “Vigilant” Phase III of reopening, some new changes to statewide policies have gone into effect this week. The Commonwealth’s reopening process, spearheaded by the Lieutenant Governor and the Reopening Advisory Board, is designed to provide maximum flexibility to quickly adjust policies and standards to reflect new information, a changing public health environment, and state and national best practices.

Chief Stone’s public update about non-enforcement activities completed by HPD in July. Today marks the date that HPD Officer John Johnson was killed in the line of duty – we will never forget.

It’s been about four months since the Governor’s stay at home order in March. As we go through this strange collective experience while the state slowly opens, the Holliston Historical Society would like to hear about how you are doing.

This week, many of the conversations around our COVID-19 response will focus on ongoing dialogue between communities, educators, families, and state public health experts on the best and safest ways to provide high-quality education to our students as we prepare for the fall.