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Town Hall

★ Zoning Board of Appeals, October 21: Board deliberates on the Lowland Street comprehensive permit, leaning toward approval with conditions (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved) :

★ School Committee, October 22: Schools’ FY28 budget vote must come by March 18; Town Meeting is May 10, 2027 (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Committee, October 22: Draft 2027-28 school calendar has first day September 1 and last day June 16 with no snow days (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Planning Board, October 22: South Street 40Y district: staff work plan, eight starter homes, due in November (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Zoning Board of Appeals, October 21: Lowland Street permit talks resume October 28 at 6 p.m., ahead of a November 4 deadline (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Committee, October 22: High school adds ESL literature course, raising EL teacher from .6 to .8 FTE (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Zoning Board of Appeals, October 21: Draft Lowland decision sets 30-day review for final plans and earlier pre-construction meeting (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Sewer Commission, October 19: Sewer district is opt-in for limited downtown properties, not a town-wide system (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

Around Town

Five Holliston High juniors teach adults from across the country at a national conference (Holliston Reporter)

Overnight street parking ban runs from November 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027 (Town of Holliston)

Dog park group seeks signatures; no town approval, site or funding yet (Friends of Holliston Dog Park)

Highway Department seeks a Tree Supervisor and is taking applications now (mma.org)

Fire officials urge residents to check smoke and CO alarms when clocks change this weekend (Holliston Reporter)

Holliston schools launch English Learner Parent Advisory Council, with first meeting in December on Zoom (Holliston Public Schools)

Fire and EMS logs for October 16 to 22 show frequent medical calls and several alarm checks (Holliston Reporter)

Holliston beats Norwood 20-14 in Tri-Valley League Large football game (facebook.com)

Holliston School Committee member David Keim sits down with host John Cronin on cable access (hcattv.org)

Honor Society students collect canned goods door to door for the Holliston Pantry Shelf (myfmtoday.com)

Happenings

Tuesday, October 27

• Leave a bag of canned goods on the doorstep: NHS collects for the Food Pantry, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

• Board of Health weighs groundwater protection bylaw changes at 7 p.m. Zoom meeting

• Envisioning Future Holliston Committee, 7 p.m.: 1999 Master Plan and FY27 strategic plan items on agenda

• Conservation Commission, 7:30 p.m. on Zoom: 100 Linden Street spillway and park hearing at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, October 28

• Fire Chief Cassidy reads at fire-themed story time, Children’s Room, 10:15 a.m.

• Zoning Board deliberates on Lowland Street comprehensive permit at 6 p.m., remote only

• Holliston High School holds Opportunities Night for Grade 8 and HHS families, 6 to 7:30 p.m., HHS Auditorium

• Opportunities Night for Grade 8 and high school families is at the HHS Auditorium, 6 p.m.

Thursday, October 29

• Registration is open on the Advantage App for Patriot Place trick-or-treating, 4:30 to 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 1

• Overnight parking ban begins: no on-street parking 1 to 5 a.m. through March 31

• Butterfly Garden reunion planned at Our Lady of Fatima Shrine

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Town Hall

★ Board of Health, October 13: Held a public hearing on proposed cigar pricing and oral nicotine pouch limits; the regulations stay unchanged for now (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Building Committee, October 14: Committee defers vote on adding non-voting student, teacher and public safety seats (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Building Committee, October 14: Feasibility study budget breakdown requested by MSBA; next meeting November 17 (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Economic Development Committee, October 14: EDC asks members to pull permit data on by-right versus special permit projects (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

School Committee approves superintendent’s goals, hears RAMS ranks in 91st accountability percentile

★ Economic Development Committee, October 14: EDC to start outreach for a business directory built on a Google form and QR code (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Conservation Commission, October 13: Continues the Linden Street park and invasive-removal plan to October 27 for a site visit (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

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Around Town

Firefighters’ relief association seeks $10,000 for Holliston Firefighter Keith Knowles and his family (Holliston Reporter)

Water bills due Tuesday, November 16 at 7 p.m.; $10 late charge after that (Holliston Reporter)

Quarterly water bills are mailed Friday, October 16 (Town of Holliston)

Medway beats Holliston 3-1 in field hockey (x.com)

Early voters head to Upper Town Hall, 703 Washington Street, for in-person voting (Town of Holliston)

Fire and EMS logs for October 9 to 16 show ambulance calls, alarm checks and two water main breaks (Holliston Reporter)

Holliston beats Nashoba 3-1 in high school roundup (sentinelandenterprise.com)

Holliston cross country teams fall to Hopkinton in regular season finale (tvlsports.net)

Holliston boys soccer loses 1-0 at Hopkinton on Monday, October 19 (tvlsports.net)

Holliston girls soccer edges Hopkinton 1-0, MetroWest Daily News photos show (x.com)

Holliston Cultural Council is accepting grant applications for local ideas (Holliston Town News)

VFW Post 8507 launches student essay contests, with entries due Saturday, October 31 (Holliston Town News)

Holliston Pantry Shelf asks residents to think about Thanksgiving giving now (Holliston Town News)

Happenings

Tuesday, October 20

• Library’s Tuesday Matinee shows “Remarkably Bright Creatures” at 12:30 p.m.

• Select Board preps for Town Meeting at 6 p.m. session in High School Library

Wednesday, October 21

• No registration needed: Little Builders Story Time at the library’s Gilman Room, 10:15 a.m.

• Red Sox historian Herb Crehan talks World Series history at the library’s Gilman Room, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, October 22

• Planning Board hears the 385 Prentice Street Scenic Road application at 7 p.m. on Zoom

Friday, October 23

• Dance Party with Stacey Peasley in the Gilman Room at Holliston Public Library, 11 a.m.

• Family fun and line dance event at Placentino-Miller Cafetorium, 7 p.m.

Saturday, October 24

• Goodie bags go out at 9:30 a.m. at the library’s Halloween Trick-o-Treat

• Kids read aloud to therapy dog Molly Bird at the library’s Children’s Room, 10 a.m.

• SEPAC Trunk-or-Treat runs 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.; admission is $5 per child, $25 family cap

• Pink Granite Pedalers bring their ride back to Holliston trails

Sunday, October 25

• HNN’s Great Pumpkin Trail Walk fundraiser, for ages 0 to elementary school, runs 10 a.m. to noon

• Great Pumpkin Trail Walk is Sunday, October 25

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Town Hall

Town Meeting is Monday, October 19th in the Holliston High School Auditorium., 7 p.m.; arrive 15 to 25 minutes early

★ Sewer Commission 2, October 8: State denies the full $4.7 million MassWorks request for the sewer project (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Committee, October 8: Reviews 2026 MCAS results: all schools meet state ratings, English learners decline (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Planning Board, October 8: Groundwater bylaw would add seven prohibited uses; 22 existing businesses may be affected (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ School Committee, October 8: Approves acceptable-use policy change covering AI and enhanced technology tools (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Envisioning Future Holliston Committee Wellhead Bylaw Subcommittee, October 8: Grant reapplication planned; RFR expected to open in February and close in March (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

★ Envisioning Future Holliston Committee Wellhead Bylaw Subcommittee, October 8: Wellhead bylaw: pre-existing uses can be grandfathered, including on sale (from the meeting recording; minutes not yet approved)

Around Town

Monday holiday pushes trash and recycling pickup back a day, starting October 12 (Town of Holliston)

Holliston Panthers football defeats rival Hopkinton Hillers in first TVL League game (tvlsports.net)

Schools superintendent seeks more volunteers for PTO, HEF and other groups; Site Council meetings are open (Holliston Reporter)

Holliston High School posts AI deepfake guidelines tied to Massachusetts law (hhs.holliston.k12.ma.us)

Bates College Class of 2026 includes Holliston graduate Sophia Cocchiarella, psychology major (Holliston Reporter)

Newcomers & Neighbors seeks Thanksgiving donations for Holliston Pantry Shelf and others (Holliston Reporter)

Shirley B. Gifford, 98, formerly of Holliston, dies; private service, burial at Lake Grove Cemetery (Holliston Reporter)

Happenings

Tuesday, October 13

• Farmers market at 24 Water Street is open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

• Board of Health hearing at 7:05 p.m. on limiting nicotine pouch sales to adult-only tobacco stores (town site)

• Conservation Commission meets by Zoom at 7:30 p.m.; hearings on two Prentice Street homes follow (town site)

• School Committee communications panel votes on newsletter at 8:30 p.m., online only (town site)

Wednesday, October 14

• Economic Development Committee meets at noon on Zoom to discuss Master Plan and bylaws with Town Administrator (town site)

• School Building Committee meets at 6:45 p.m. in Town Hall Room 105 or on Zoom, with public comment (town site)

• Planning Board, 7 p.m. by Zoom: hearing resumes on Groundwater Protection District by-law change (town site)

Saturday, October 17

• Free flu and Covid-19 clinic runs 9 a.m. to noon at 235 Woodland Street

Friday, October 23

• Holliston Panthers face Norwood Mustangs in varsity football at 6 p.m.

Saturday, October 24

• SEPAC Trunk or Treat set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at 235 Woodland Street

Tuesday, October 27

• Board of Health meets remotely at 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 1

• Metrowest Symphony opens its season with Beethoven’s Fifth at Framingham State, 2 p.m.; seniors $10

Monday, November 2

• Business owners can meet state and federal resource agencies at Upper Town Hall at 5 p.m.

• Small business owners can meet SBA and state officials at Town Hall, 5 to 7 p.m.