The Select Board began its weekly meeting on December 21, 2020 at 6:30pm. The Board held a lengthy meeting to cover several agenda topics, including the FY22 budget preparation plan.
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COVID-19: December 21, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
As we continue through the holiday season, it is more important than ever to heed the guidance that the experts in our state Department of Public Health are asking all Massachusetts residents to follow. The spike in cases and hospitalizations we saw following the Thanksgiving holiday should serve as a sobering reminder of the stakes of this pandemic, as difficult as it may be to make the decisions that will keep all our families safe.
Ethan Andrew Bagge at 22
Ethan Andrew Bagge, age 22, of Holliston, passed away on December 18, 2020.
A memorial gathering will be held on Tuesday, December 29th from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Hopkinton, 57 Hayden Rowe St.
Community Farm Advisory Committee December Meeting
The Community Farm Advisory Committee (CFAC) met virtually Thursday eve, December 17, 2020. Local farmer Kevin Overshiner of Upswing Farm informed the board members he and his wife have purchased a farm near the Massachusetts/N.H. border.
Holliston Happenings: Week of December 21, 2020
Tis the week of Christmas and Winter arrives at 5:02am TODAY. Board and Committee meetings are winding down toward the holiday week.
Drive 25 in ’21
Effective January 1. 2021 the speed limit on all Holliston roads will be 25 mph EXCEPT where otherwise posted. Practice now to avoid problems later.
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A Pandemic Can’t Stop The Senior Holiday Party!
The elves were busy preparing to serve nearly 220 meals to Holliston Seniors with this year’s Drive-in Holiday Party. The Holliston Reporter sent this writer undercover to see how the magic happened.
William Gregory Doherty III, “Greg” at 74
William Gregory Doherty III, “Greg,” passed away on December 17, 2020 at the age of 74.
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The Ultimate Holliston Light Ride
My love for Christmas lights, or exterior illumination, as Clark Griswold would call it, goes back to my childhood when my family would go for light rides for what seemed like hours. I loved yards I could see coming – lights hanging from fences, roof lines, light posts – the more the merrier.
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COVID-19: December 18, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
Each week, the Department of Public Health releases town-by-town COVID-19 case and testing numbers, along with demographic breakdowns of COVID-19 case data and higher education-related testing and positive cases. Our communities’ positive totals in this week’s public health report can be found below:
Holliston: 307 (+32 from last week)