Vasco A. Brovelli, 95, of Holliston, passed away at Milford Regional Hospital on Friday, December 4, 2020.
Vasco Brovelli’s visitation and service have been postponed.
Holliston Takes Care of Business
As the snow began to fall and having reached a quorum (50 for this meeting), Moderator Bill Mayer called the Holliston Special Town Meeting to order at 1:05 pm. Before moving on to the business at hand, Moderator Mayer asked for a moment of silence to remember the 250,000 + American lives lost to the pandemic and to reflect on the passing of Bill Stickney and Vasco Brovelli.
School Committee Reviews Proposed Winter Athletics Plan
The remote meeting of the School Committee on Thursday evening was called to order at 7:04 PM, and student members Julia O’Neill and Elise Andelman were welcomed aboard by Chair Stacey Raffi.
COVID-19: December 4, 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. Holliston’s positive totals in this week’s public health report can be found below:
Holliston: 243 (+22 from last week)
A Safe Town Meeting is Planned by Select Board
Friday evening, December 4th, the Holliston Select Board (below) held a brief but important meeting to review all the safety precautions in place to confidently hold a safe Town Meeting on Saturday, December 5th.
Roger Steven Gandini at 77
Roger Steven Gandini of Brewster, MA passed away on November 29th, 2020 after a long and hard-fought battle with Leukemia.
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Library Trustees Gather for Short December Remote Meeting
The Wednesday evening remote meeting of the Library Trustees was opened by Chair Nancy Baron at 7 PM, with all Trustees present. Minutes from the November meeting were approved, and then Baron turned to Leslie McDonnell, Library Director, for her monthly report.
COVID-19: December 3, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
Because the way we gather and report COVID-19 data has changed so much since the pandemic began, it can sometimes be difficult to make apples-to-apples comparisons between our current state of affairs and the information we had in March and April. This is especially true when comparing new case numbers, as we are testing far more people than we did at the beginning of the pandemic (which is good) but does ultimately result in higher case numbers.
Project 351 Food Drive to Support Holliston Pantry Shelf
A local High School freshman is Holliston’s Project 351 Ambassador, has organized a food drive to benefit the Holliston Pantry Shelf. The drive runs from December 5 – 13. See the flyer below for details.
Holliston Public Schools Lunch Update
A message from Holliston Public Schools Food Services Director Susan Palefsky regarding how school lunches work during the current school schedule.