Interspersed with many medical calls, HFD investigated several situations and responded to a car fire.
COVID-19: October 20, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
Today marks two weeks to Election Day, and I continue to receive occasional questions from constituents about how COVID-19 has impacted our voting system and what Massachusetts voters’ options are for safe, socially-distant voting.
Noreen B. Fitzgerald at 69
Noreen B. Fitzgerald, 69, of Millis, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2020. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 23rd from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Chesmore Funeral Home of Holliston.
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Select Board Meets October 19, 2020
Select Board Chair, John Cronin called the Monday, October 19, 2020 meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Having had last week off, this week’s agenda was jam packed.
COVID-19: October 19, 2020 Update from Representative Dykema
This evening, you may receive or may have already received a Wireless Emergency Alert via the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA). This alert will be sent between 5 and 10pm today to all cell phones in areas around several persistently high-risk communities. Although our towns are not among those being notified, it is likely that residents in communities near Worcester and Framingham will receive alerts as well.
Holliston Happenings: Week of October 19, 2020
Early in-person voting takes place all week during regular Town Hall business hours in Upper Town. Several Board / Committee meetings are planned for the coming week.
New Installations Thanks to Friends of Holliston Trails
Holliston Rail Trail has some awesome friends. While the pandemic slowed the Friends of Holliston Trails (FOHT) down this past spring, they are busy this fall bringing more amenities to trail users. They have purchased and installed equipment for three exercise stations with money received from two sponsors.
Women’s March Features Representative Dykema
State Representative Carolyn Dykema spoke to the crowd gathered on Hopkinton Common for the 8th Middlesex District’s Women’s March on Sat., Oct. 17.
School Committee Met Thursday Evening
Following an Executive Session addressing collective bargaining strategies with the Holliston Federation of Teachers and with non-union personnel, Chair Stacey Raffi began the remote open session of the School Committee (SC) at 8:09 PM, October 15. Members of the SC addressed the remote audience with several points of interest.
Civics Sunday: Early In-person Voting Has Begun
About 100 voters cast ballots on Saturday, the first day of in-person early voting in Holliston. Town Clerk, Liz Greendale, her staff, and volunteers ensured that the polling place was safe and secure.