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Robert Lewis Giarla “Bob” previously of Holliston, MA, died peacefully surrounded by family on March 6, 2023.
There will be a Celebration of Life in Fort Myers, FL at Peace Lutheran Church on March 23rd, and one in Holliston, MA at the end of June. Details to follow.
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Carol Ann Meritt, 80, of Holliston passed away on Friday, March 10, 2023, at Saint Patrick’s Manor in Framingham.
Visitation will be held on Monday, March 20th from 9:30 to 11:30 AM with a service at 10:30.
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The weekly Holliston Select Board meeting was called to order by Chair Ben Sparrell at 7:01pm on Monday, March 13, 2023. Sparrell offered a “stormy agenda” giving a nod to the Winter Storm Warning now in effect.
Chief Cassidy shares the calls for emergency service handled by Holliston Fire during this reporting period.
Eastern Massachusetts Senior Softball (EMASS) is opening its annual registration campaign for slow-pitch softball players aged 50 and older. With over 450 members, the league attracts players from towns across Eastern Massachusetts with games played on fields in Wayland, Medfield, and Framingham. The EMASS season opens in late April with 16 or more weeks of regular season games and year-end playoffs completed by October 1.
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Be sure to be on time for everything that is going on in Holliston this week by turning all clocks AHEAD one hour Sunday morning.
For decades, I drove the town roads – and the “water” was Lake Winthrop, Factory Pond or perhaps the Bogastow Brook. A beautiful threesome, but rather limited given the rich web of water that runs through our town. In the last five years, with the Holliston Rail Trail completed, I have been able to open my eyes to the extensive waterway network that flows throughout all corners of our town.
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The Holliston Education Foundation (HEF) will be hosting the 2023 Community Trivia Bee on Friday March 17th at 6:30pm in the Holliston High School Cafeteria.
The registration form and fee are due on or before March 13th, 2023.
Only eight Holliston properties transferred ownership in February, the lowest number since we began reporting in January 2019. The first half of the short list appears here.
The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), one of the world’s most established music education institutions, is thrilled to announce a finalist from Holliston, Massachusetts, chosen out of over 8,000 participants across Canada and the U.S, for its prestigious Music Lights the Way Piano Festival with over $150,000 in prizing to be won, provided by Yamaha.
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