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Page 4 Holliston Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com November 2018 Artist Spotlight: Stevie Leigh Andrascik Stevie Leigh, originally from upstate New York, has been sewing since she was 11. She studied fashion design in New York city, which she says wasn’t a huge jump to the city to attend school. “I’m an environmentalist in general, always someone who made my own stuff and reused, recycled. Sustainability really piqued my interest.” Fashion, she learned was one of the most polluting industries. “It’s wasteful. Extra dye, all that water runoff, the water used in making the materials even when you cut the fabric just making a t-shirt. All of that extra fabric they just throw away. Between five and 10% of good material is just gone,” she says. The world we live in, says Stevie Leigh, seems to be moving in a direction in which people are “thinking about the world in general, like H&M and their ‘conscience’ line.” Following graduation, Stevie Leigh started working in a Metrowest Mass. tailor shop. “All this good denim goes to waste. We just throw it out,” she says. Starting last year, she began to design clothing using the wasted material. “I make a whole bunch of apparel out of denim scraps that would have been thrown away,” she says. The Hopkinton resident estimates she saves about 20 lbs. of denim from the shop in which she works and a few others in the area. Her style is to dive into her work. “I’m not someone who sketches a lot. I like to see the material, play with the material, work with it in 3D from a big bag of denim scraps,” she says. “I’m very much inspired by music in general, and I kind of have a little bit of a punk look, with distressed denim, band t-shirts and logos and stuff. They’re one of a kind. No one else is going to have them, and they’re genderless, good for a man or a woman, multifunctional, and most things are reversible as well.” Stevie Leigh says she doesn’t bother to follow too many designers, but she looks around at current trends. Still, she says, “I kind of just go my own way all the time, regardless. I’ve always been someone who stands out.” Andrascik’s work is functional, wearable art, she says, something you interact with every day. “There’s a lot that goes into making a garment, just starting with finding the right material,” she says. For her, she must first sew scraps together to make usable material. “Each square is probably 4-5 inches, she says, “so you need many of those to fit a body. I catch them all together to make my fabric.” Stevie Leigh sometimes takes the fabric right to the dress form, or she makes paper designs, creating the bodice, the sleeves, the collar. Then she must sew it together and add such items as zippers, pockets, and buttons. “There are many steps to make custom design like I do,” she says. “I really like just being creative and just listening to whatever I want to express.” #REMIX by Stevie Leigh can currently be found at various Arts Markets in the Boston. In fact, this summer she had a table at the artisans’ market at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. You can find her at the Open Studios, or online at http://itsmestevieleigh.com/ or https://www.instagram.com/ ItsMeStevieLeigh/. localtownpages Published Monthly Mailed FREE to the Community of Holliston Circulation: 5,722 households & businesses Publisher Chuck Tashjian Editor J.D. O’Gara Advertising Sales Manager Lori Koller (508) 934-9608 Production & Layout Susan Dunne Michelle McSherry Advertising Department 508-533-NEWS (6397) Ad Deadline is the 15th of each month. Localtownpages assumes no financial liability for errors or omissions in printed advertising and reserves the right to reject/edit advertising or editorial submissions. Send Editorial to: editor@hollistontownnews.com © Copyright 2018 LocalTownPages We beat ALL competitor pricing. 774-287-1133 Dumpsters AvAilAble let us CleAn Out YOur unwAnteD Junk Serving Metro-West and Beyond! $25 off a full truck or dumpster if you mention the local town pages Not to be combined with any other offer see website fOr DetAils $299 15 Yard Dumpster Not to be combined with any other offer AffordableJunkRemoval@gmail.com www.TakeAwayJunk.com 508-429-2535 Propane Open Sat & Sun Gas Grill Tanks Filled Neil Lazzaro ASE Technician 1292 Washington Street, Holliston Tires & Alignment Suspension & Steering Exhaust & Brake Air Conditioning Factory Scheduled Maintenance Mass. State Inspection Station
November 2018 Holliston Local Town Pages www.localtownpages.com Page 5 State Election November 6 Early Voting Available in Holliston through November 2 Early Voting will be available for Holliston Voters at Town Hall, 703 Washington St. Holliston. You can vote in person at Town Hall through November 2, 2018. EARLY VOTING AVAILABLE AT TOWN HALL: Thursday Nov 1 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Fridays Nov 2 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Election Day voting on November 6th will take place at Holliston High School, from 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Town Clerks Office at (508) 429-0601 Christmas Fair at Fatima Shrine On Sat., Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sun. Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Xaverian Mission League’s Christmas Fair will be held in Xavier Hall. Featured this year will be a yard sale of Holiday clothing and entertaining/serving items, a large bake sale as well as hand-fashioned one-of-a-kind Christmas “silk” wreaths, mini-trees and centerpieces. A children’s craft (frosting a cupcake) will be held on both Saturday and Sunday. Your Money, Your Independence HSA & HDHP - Alphabet Soup of Work Benefits Fall brings football, hearty soups and dreaded acronyms in open enrollment for work benefits. Americans know the importance of medical coverage and retirement programs, yet less than 50% eligible participate in the triple tax advantages associated with saving for health care expenses through a health savings account, or HSA. What are HSAs? Introduced through the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003, HSAs are tax-exempt savings plans paired with a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) meeting certain criteria. For 2019, this means individual coverage at least $1,350 in annual deductible and no more than $6,750 in annual out-of-pocket expenses. Family coverage is $2,700 and $13,500, respectfully. Key HSA Facts • In 2019, an individual can contribute $3,500 and a family up to $7,000. • If age 55 or older, you can contribute additional $1,000. • Contributions are taken out pre-tax or tax-deductible, if self-employed. • No federal taxes on money spent on qualified health care expenses. • Interest or other capital earnings from the account grow tax-free. Thus, unlike any other taxadvantaged savings plan, the HSA can offer “triple tax benefits”: tax-free contributions, tax-free earnings, and tax-free distributions. Enrollments Below 50% Driven by companies shifting costs onto employees and individuals seeking to control premiums, HDHP enrollments in private insurance for those under age 65 has risen since 2010 from 25.3% to 47.0% through March 2018 per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet, less than half (45.8%) participate in a HSA. Surprising, given many employers now contribute funds to incentivize employees to enroll. Best Practice Consider contributing at least your annual deductible each year with a 4-year goal to accumulate a HSA balance exceeding annual out-of-pocket expenses. Remember, medical expenses happen and funds will be used, so be flexible with your plan. If You Leave You own the HSA, there are no limits on amounts carried over each year or when funds are used. If leaving your company, bring it with you. Need help on how? Speak with a benefits coordinator or your financial planner. The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific advice or recommendations for any individual. Glenn Brown is an Ashland resident and owner of PlanDynamic, LLC, www.PlanDynamic.com. Glenn is a Certified Financial Planner, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and fee-only fiduciary helping families, business owners and Sandwichers evolve their financial independence. PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER M A I N S T R E E T P E D I A T R I C S My Town Publishing is looking to hire a Full Time/Part Time Sales/Marketing Professional to coordinate existing customer accounts and establish new sales for Medway, Sherborn, Dover, Holliston, and Medfield town’s telephone and Business directories. • 30k - 50k guaranteed from existing customer accounts annually • Salary up to 40k annually + commission. 1+ years of previous experience in sales, marketing, customer service, or related field My Town Publishing is a telephone and Business directory publishing company with good base accounts established since 1972 and currently a sub-division managed by Vigiboss Inc a Computer Software Services company. We are looking for a motivated individual who could sell the Ads for the directories along with IT services such as Website design, Social Media Marketing, etc. email your resume to: rj@mytownpublishing.com Main Street Pediatrics would like to announce that Matthew Wylie, MD has joined our practice and will be seeing patients as of November 6, 2018. Dr. Wylie is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and completed his residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. Dr. Wylie is board certified in Pediatrics and has a special interest in newborn medicine, early child development and adolescent medicine. He is accepting new patients of all ages. Please call 508-435-5506 for an appointment. 77R West Main Street, Hopkinton
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