Archive 2008 - 2019

Yvette Cain

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October Programs and Activities from the Holliston Public Library

by Yvette Cain 9/27/2019

Leslie McDonnell, Director of the Holliston Public Library, shares the activities at the Library for the month of October:

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Share the Road—A Friendly Reminder

by Yvette Cain 9/25/2019

Now that school has been in session over three weeks, we’re sharing the roads more frequently with school buses.  Mornings and afternoons, carefully trained bus drivers carry their crew of riders from home to school, school to home. 

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Council on Aging Reviews Recent Facility and Events Updates

by Yvette Cain 9/21/2019

At the September meeting of Holliston’s Council on Aging, Chair Kevin Robert (Bob) Malone noted the improved condition of the Senior Center (bathrooms especially noted), a result of funding supported by Sen. Karen Spilka and Rep. Carolyn Dykema.

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Civics Sunday: Celebrate Holliston Honors 2019 Citizens of the Year

by Yvette Cain 9/15/2019

Celebrate Holliston, a town fund-raising non-profit organization established in 1991, honors volunteers Bea Hait and Ken Henderson as its Citizens of the Year. It seems only logical since Celebrate Holliston donates its time, energy, and financial support to worthwhile town projects that it would seek out those among us who volunteer their time and energies to make our community a better place to live.

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School Committee Plans for School Start Time Forum

by Yvette Cain 9/14/2019

The first meeting following the School Committee’s summer break not only entertained an ambitious agenda, but also necessitated an evacuation when a fault in the fire alarm panel triggered an alarm.

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Holliston Youth Advisory Committee Meets

by Yvette Cain 9/11/2019

The Holliston Youth Advisory Committee returned from its summer hiatus with many important items on its agenda.

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Real World Work Experience for HHS Seniors

by Yvette Cain 9/6/2019

At what point in your life did you know what you wanted to be when you grew up?  What if someone offered you the opportunity to “try out” a career before you had to commit to it?

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The Last Free Fun Friday Offerings for 2019

by Yvette Cain 8/26/2019

Can you believe we’ve reached the last of the 10 weeks of Free Fun Fridays? How many different places supported by the Highland Street Foundation did you visit this summer?  With one hundred museums, trails, gardens, and other cultural sites, you’ve certainly had a great opportunity!  We hope that the Holliston Reporter has helped to make your summer memorable by publishing weekly accounts of Free Fun Friday offerings. 

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School Committee Meeting Draws Crowd

by Yvette Cain 8/24/2019

Thursday night’s School Committee meeting drew an audience of about 50 residents for its first meeting since June.

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Free Fun Friday Program: August 23 Activities

by Yvette Cain 8/19/2019

MA Cultural Attractions for Your Summer Enrichment This week’s offerings for Free Fun Fridays include a great line-up of institutions, trails, and gardens, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation. Admission, but not parking or transportation is free!

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Civics Sunday: The Citizenship Test (Different Questions)

by Yvette Cain 8/18/2019

We find ourselves experiencing yet another week when scheduling an interview with one of our elected board or committee chairs was not possible.  We hope to be back soon with another edition of Civics Sunday:  The Interviews. In place of an interview, we bring you a different selection of questions from the US Civics Test for citizenship.  Based on feedback from the first set of questions, some readers were heading back to their history books!  Let's see how you do this time.

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Free Fun Fridays - August 16 Activities

by Yvette Cain 8/12/2019

This week’s offerings for Free Fun Fridays, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation, are fabulous!  Skim the list below for a favorite place or a place you’ve never been.  The best thing is…admission is free this Friday, August 16th!

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Inaugural Meeting for the Market-Affordable Housing Committee

by Yvette Cain 8/9/2019

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Free Fun Fridays - August 9 Activities

by Yvette Cain 8/5/2019

This week’s offerings for Free Fun Fridays, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation, include another 10 winners for fun and enrichment.  You alone, with a friend, a child or grandchild will find hours of cultural entertainment awaiting you at your desired location. Below are links to each website and a brief description from the individual sites. 

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Mid-summer Senior Garden Update

by Yvette Cain 8/1/2019

While many of us swelter with temps bringing us “the air you can wear,” the plants in Holliston’s Senior Center garden burst skyward with veggies, flowers, and herbs. 

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Breaking News from the Writers' Group

by Yvette Cain 7/31/2019

A Writers’ Group meets monthly at Holliston’s Senior Center, each writer having composed a piece in response to a given theme.   July’s theme was “Breaking News.”  Writers may use any genre they would like.  A poem, a memoir, a personal essay, a dialogue, a short piece of fiction…whatever strikes their fancy.

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Free Fun Fridays: August 2nd Activities

by Yvette Cain 7/29/2019

MA Cultural Attractions for Your Summer Enrichment What a variety of institutions for this week’s Free Fun Fridays, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation.  Will it be the Shark Center in Chatham, a Tanglewood visit, or the Volleyball Hall of Fame? Or another of the 10 weekly offerings?  Select a favorite, or try some place you’ve never been.         

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Civics Sunday: The U.S. Citizenship Test

by Yvette Cain 7/28/2019

The U.S. Citizenship Test

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Free Fun Fridays: July 26th Activities

by Yvette Cain 7/22/2019

Do you know you can see a free play this week at the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company? Or become a “Senator-in-Training” at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute! Who wouldn’t want to make giant bubbles at the Fitchburg Art Museum? Check out this week’s offerings for Free Fun Fridays, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation. Select a favorite, or try some place you’ve never been.   Go alone, or grab a friend or two.

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2019 Free Fun Fridays: July 19th Activities

by Yvette Cain 7/15/2019

MA Cultural Attractions for Your Summer Enrichment This week’s offerings for Free Fun Fridays, courtesy of the Highland Street Foundation, include 10 winners for fun and enrichment.  You alone, with a friend, a child or grandchild will find hours of cultural entertainment awaiting you at your desired location. There is a link to each website and a brief description of each.  Check out some of the links, as sometimes a location has an entire day’s schedule planned for Free Fun Friday.

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