Harvard Medical School affiliate Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit organization committed to improving the lives of older adults, today announced Tammy Retalic, M.S., R.N., Chief Nursing Officer and Vice President of Patient Care Services, is the Organization of Nurse Leaders’ 2021 recipient of the Elaine K. Sherwood Service Award. The prestigious award, given annually since 1993, recognizes leaders who exemplify outstanding commitment and contribution to the work of the Organization of Nurse Leaders, a nonprofit, professional membership organization for current and aspiring nurse leaders.
Inviting Holliston Organizations to Apply for ARPA Funds
Town Administrator, Travis Ahern has asked that the following memo, that was previously sent to Town Board, Committees, and Departments be posted here so that Organizations beyond the Town’s entities consider how American Rescue Plan Act funds might be used in Holliston’s recovery from the pandemic.
Our Open Places: Smartphones and Advanced Exploring
May’s edition of Our Open Places featured a beginner’s guide to enjoying open places in and around Holliston. This month, let’s introduce some of the tools a more advanced hiker and explorer might use to discover some amazing areas around Holliston.
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Unmasked: Visiting with Holliston’s Newest Officials
While most of us were hunkered down as of March 16, 2020, the work of town government continued uninterrupted as the paid professionals and unpaid officials met via Zoom and even conducted hiring procedures for several positions. Here’s what they have to say about trying to start new jobs during COVID. We asked the same questions of all of them.
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Unmasked: Visiting with Holliston’s Newest Officials
While most of us were hunkered down as of March 16, 2020, the work of town government continued uninterrupted as the paid professionals and unpaid officials met via Zoom and even conducted hiring procedures for several positions. Here’s what they have to say about trying to start new jobs during COVID. We asked the same questions of all of them. This is the third installment in the series – Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Susan Kustka.
A Key to a Bit of Native American Language in Holliston
Town Historian, Joanne Hulbert shares a language lesson. English is the dominant language of Massachusetts and Holliston since its settlement. There was a language spoken here long before the arrival of the Europeans who paid scant attention to the language spoken by the Native Americans. Fortunately, a few people did.
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Holliston Senior Center – July Calendar
The calendar of events for July 2021 with highlights of special events / notices.
Holliston Receives “AAA” Bond Rating
Wednesday, June 30, 2021: Holliston, MA: The Town of Holliston has received an upgraded bond rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings (“S&P”) to AAA, the highest available long-term rating on its outstanding general obligation (GO) bonds (upgraded from AA+).
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Annual Flag Count This Weekend!
As we’ve done for the past two 4th of July weekends, we will be out and about Holliston looking for flags and other patriotic displays this coming weekend. We hope that you might choose to join this year’s count.
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Week #11: Holliston Senior Softball Wrap-Up: (thru 6/27)
Here is the season-ending wrap-up for the Holliston Senior Softball League.
Champions were crowned, trophy went missing, and thank you to Mike Ficco and crew.
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