Holliston November 2019

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Holliston Newcomers & Neighbors 

Thanksgiving Basket Drive 

Many families in our town 

depend on the generous donations 

of all the fixings to create 

their special holiday meal. Last 

year, Holliston Newcomers & 

Neighbors coordinated the donations 

and assembly of over 

150 Thanksgiving Baskets that 

were distributed by the Holliston 

Pantry Shelf as well as 

Head Start and other Holliston 

organizations. Thanks to all the 

generous donations, the baskets 

included all the fixings including 

canned & fresh vegetables, 

coffee & tea, mixes for brownies 

& breads, a fresh pie and a gift 

certificate to buy a turkey. 

Many thanks are due to the 

local organizations and companies 

that have already committed 

to doing their part. Boston 

International will donate the 

napkins, Table Talk Pies will 

donate the pies and the Holliston 

Historical Society will 

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Welcome the Season November 30th 

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Small Business Saturday will 

mark this year’s Holliston Business 

Association Annual Holiday 

Stroll, which has become a beloved 

holiday tradition in town. 

The family-friendly event will 

run from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m., 

with music, magic, dance, puppetry, 

sweet treats, crafts and 

fun, trolleys ready to take strollers 

from one end of town to the 

other – and best of all, a friendly 

visitor from the North Pole! 

Local businesses will offer specials 

that day, which truly offers 

something for every Holliston 

resident. 

During the daytime, special 

performances will take place. 

At Town Hall, Aspire Dance 

will perform from 12-12:30 

p.m., followed by the return 

of Fran Flynn, the Magician, 

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from 1-2 p.m. Vesta Real Estate 

Group will also be hosting 

a Cookie Decorating table at 

that location, from 12-4 p.m. 

Don’t worry about running 

home for lunch, because out in 

front of Holliston Upper Town 

Hall this year, four food trucks 

will be stationed from 11:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. They include Birdsnest 

Italian Street Eats, Uncle E’s 

BBQ Express, Baja Taco Truck, 

and, for dessert, whoopee pie 

from The Whoopie Wagon. 

At St. Mary’s Church, at 708 

Washington Street, Henry Studios 

will offer photos with Santa 

from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., Puppets 

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BASKET DRIVE 

continued from page 1 

again give us the use of the barn 

for the week of the basket assembly. 

Plus, many local churches, 

scout troops, and businesses have 

offered to collect the needed nonperishables 

within their groups as 

well as be drop-off locations. 

Even with all this help, we still 

need more donations to satisfy all 

the needs of these deserving families. 

You can support our efforts 

through monetary & non-perishable 

item donations by either 

shopping during our food drive 

at Shaw’s in Ashland on Saturday, 

Nov 2nd (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) or dropping 

items off at one of our many 

Holliston locations. All donations 

large and small go a long way. 

For monetary donations, 

please visit the HNN Thanksgiving 

Baskets webpage http:// 

www.hollistonnewcomers.org/ 

thanksgiving-baskets or if you 

would prefer to mail your donation, 

please send a check made 

out to Holliston Newcomers & 

Neighbors to Katrine Giroux, 

147 Mohawk Path, Holliston. For 

non-perishable item donations, 

there are many drop-off locations 

around Holliston. Here is the list 

of needed non-perishable items 

and drop-off locations. Drop-off 

deadline is Sunday, Nov 17th to 

allow time to get our final count 

and fill-in where needed before 

assembly day. Plus, gift cards to 

Shaw’s or Market Basket are always 

welcome. 

• Non-perishables we are 

collecting: 

• Large Roasting Pan (Turkey 

size) 

• Can or Bag of Ground 

Coffee 11-16 oz 

• Box of Black Tea Bags 

• Canned or Jarred Gravy 

• Bag or Box of Stuffing 

• Box of Brownie Mix 

• Box of Cranberry or 

Pumpkin Quick Bread Mix 

Non-perishable donation 

box Holliston locations: 

• Katrine Giroux, 

147 Mohawk Path 

• Debbie Colburn, 

922 Highland Street 

• Christine Charette, 

102 Robert Road 

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• Stucchi Landscaping, 

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• Jensen-Sheehan Insurance, 

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If you have any questions, 

please email thanksgivingbaskets.newcomers@gmail.com. 

The Holliston Newcomers & 

Neighbors Thanksgiving Basket 

Committee - Debbie Colburn, 

Katrine Giroux, & Christine 

Charette - thank you in advance 

for your support! 

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Meeting November 4 

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Women (NEW) Monday, November 

4, 2019, 8:30-10:30 a.m. 

at Cheryl Cohen Mosaics, 360 

Woodland St. 2nd floor, Holliston, 

MA. Mastermind Discussion: 

De-stressing the holidays. 

Holidays CAN be meaningful 

and fun. What are ways to bring 

back the joy of the holiday season? 

Light breakfast provided. 

Guests welcome; free admission 

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HCAT Receives National Award for “Heartbeat of Holliston” 


They’re busy covering all the 

news in town, but did you know 

your own Holliston Cable Access 

Television (HCAT) recently 

won an award? In July, Melissa 

Kaspern, of HCAT traveled to 

Portland, OR, for the Hometown 

Media Festival, where they 

accepted the Hometown Media 

Award in the news magazine 

show category on behalf of 

HCAT’s monthly magazine news 

show, “The Heartbeat of Holliston” 

from the Alliance for Community 

Media (ACM). 

“That’s our national organization,” 

says Don Cronin, HCAT 

Production Manager, who explains 

that August was the mark 

of the show’s seventh season. “It 

covers local news, events, and 

happenings, with a lot of resident 

profiles and in-studio guests.” 

“The Heartbeat of Holliston” includes 

pre-taped segments, which 

Cronin says are called “packages.” 

“Mary Greendale actually 

started the show, and Chryso 

Lawless took over from Mary 

Greendale. Both are on our current 

board of directors,” says 

Cronin. “Chryso writes the script 

and has all the stories the anchors 

are reading. I have a separate column 

on the script, the director 

column.” Other volunteer crew 

members include Tom Cady, Bill 

George, Bill Binette, Christian 

Buday, Melissa Kaspern, Paul 

Saulnier, Deborah Moore, Brian 

Winston, Jay Wyman. Also, staff 

members are: Bruce Gilfoy, Lisa 

Hedrick, Chris McKnerney. 

A specific episode of the show 

(6:3, which means, 6th season, 

3rd episode) won the award for 

Best of Informational Talk Show 

Series Access Center Professional. 

The story featured “a woman 

from Holliston who had donated 

part of her kidneys to a friend’s 

mother, who needed a kidney 

transplant,” explains Cronin, 

who points out that folks can 

see the episode at HCAT’s website, 

www.hcattv.org, where all of 

HCAT’s videos are available on 

demand. HCAT also has a presence 

on Facebook, Twitter and 

Instagram. 

Cronin who’s been with 

HCAT nine years, has a lot of 

TV production experience, and 

he wants to emphasize that Holliston 

residents can come in and 

learn aspects of directing, producing 

and editing shows, all for 

free. 

“My training is all hands on,” 

says Cronin. “We’re able to offer 

training on everything offered 

in the studio.” Cronin says the 

majority of folks want to learn 

to operate the portable cameras. 

Cronin explains that trained 

community members “could produce 

their own show, or become 

qualified to tape segments for 

“Heartbeat of Holliston.” Cronin 

will teach setup and operation of 

the camera “in terms of framing 

camera shots, testing audio levels, 

connecting the microphones, the 

white balance in the camera, and 

of course, the recording process,” 

he says. It takes about an hour 

and a half, to learn to set it up 

and break it down, and he’ll do a 

mock interview where his student 

will run the operation. Afterward, 

he’ll critique it. 

“It’s hands-on, practical experience 

in every aspect of production,” 

says Cronin, who adds that 

training times are flexible to meet 

the trainees’ schedules. 

Cronin says he hopes people 

in the community will not only 

find this free training valuable, 

but that they’ll consider honing 

and refreshing those skills by 

volunteering on HCAT shows. 

“Our role is to train people on 

how to use this equipment,” says 

Cronin. “And then it’s up to them 

to produce shows that are of general 

interest to Holliston. With 

‘Heartbeat of Holliston’ and 

‘Just Thinking,’ we have anchors 

that help out that we rotate, but 

we have a shortage of reporters, 

people who can find stories. It’s 

a volunteer operation, and we 

would love to have people come 

in, even from home, or look at 

different (news) sources, related 

to school, town hall—not just 

hard news, but we’ve interviewed 

people who have a unique skill 

or talent. (That type of story) is 

custom made for ‘Heartbeat of 

Holliston.’” 

The experience is great for 

students who will attend or have 

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“Sure, you can get an internship 

(at a larger TV station),” 

says Cronin. “But they’re going 

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of scripts. To get hands-on experience 

at this level is extremely 

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directing and editing.” Students 

under 18, however, must get a 

permission form signed by their 

parents or guardians that allow 

them to use the equipment. 

Volunteers, says Cronin, “can 

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they want,” he says. “It might be 

two hours a month. Others like to 

keep their skills updated.” 

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Heating your home can be 

an expensive endeavor, but for 

more people this year, a local 

fuel assistance program run by 

SMOC, (South Middlesex Opportunity 

Council, www.smoc. 

org), can help. 

Kate Fennyery, MA LSW, 

social worker for the outreach 

department at the Medway Senior 

Center, wants to spread the 

word about the program. Fennyery 

wants to highlight that the 

income guidelines to qualify for 

fuel assistance have gone up this 

year. If you didn’t qualify last 

year, you might qualify this year. 

“That’s a big deal in terms of 

helping much more people,” says 

Fennyery, who says the program is 

not just for Medway residents, but 

for residents of all 37 towns served 

by SMOC. In fact, in addition to 

the 74 households that received a 

total of $65,815.93 in assistance 

in Medway in Fiscal Year 2019, 

the program helped 61 households 

($55,418.51) in Millis, 80 

households ($65,941.03) in Holliston, 

76 households in Hopedale 

($79,718.38), 196 households 

($127,860.15) in Ashland and 

310 households ($231,297.15) in 

Natick. 

“We know there’s more out 

there (that need help),” says 

Fennyery, who’d like to see more 

people take advantage of the 

program. “We need more people 

to realize that they can be 

helped, and the income limit has 

gone up quite a bit.” 

Residents who are in danger 

of being evicted from their 

homes or have recently lost 

housing in their town can apply 

for assistance directly through 

SMOC, she says. “Even if you 

have an apartment, and your 

heat is included in your rent, 

you can still qualify for this,” 

says Fennyery. 

To qualify for the program 

this year, household annual income 

for those in towns served 

by SMOC (South Middlesex 

Opportunity Council, www. 

smoc.org) must be below the 

yearly income limits of: 

• $37,360 for one-member 

households 

• $48,855 for two-member 

households 

• $60,351 for three-member 

households 

• $71,846 for four-member 

households 

• $83,341 for five-member 

households* 

*These limits are subject to 

change. 

Amanda Foster, fuel assistance 

program director for 

SMOC, explains that typically, 

town senior centers conduct intakes. 

In smaller towns, including 

Medway, Millis, Holliston 

and Hopedale, the local council 

on aging or senior centers welcome 

applicants of ANY AGE 

whose incomes qualify them for 

assistance, and for towns like 

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“The fuel assistance program 

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Applications for the program 

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SMOC payments are made directly 

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The following lists where Local 

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find help applying for this fuel assistance, 

by appointment: 

Medway: Medway Council on 

Aging, (508) 533-3210, Medway 

residents, any age 

Millis: Millis Council on 

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Holliston: Holliston Senior 

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Hopedale: Hopedale Senior 

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Hopedale residents, any age, 

and Milford Catholic Charities 

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Blackstone, Grafton, Hopedale, 

Mendon, Milford, Millville, 

Northbridge, Upton, Uxbridge 

Ashland: Ashland Senior 

Center, for seniors in town and 

Ashland Human Services (508) 

881-0140, for Ashland residents, 

any age 

Natick: Natick Human Services, 

(508) 647-6519, Council on 

Aging (508) 647-6544, and Natick 

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Natick residents, any age 

Foster adds that if residents 

qualify for fuel assistance, they 

likely qualify for another program 

SMOC runs, the SMOC 

Weatherization program, which 

has run since 1972. 

“It’s an excellent program,” 

says Foster. “We’re helping people 

to stay warm in the wintertime 

but also to make sure they’re 

homes are running efficiently. It’s 

similar to the Mass Save program 

in making sure their appliances 

are running efficiently, and things 

like that, so it’s part of our intake 

procedure. We ask if they’re interested 

and notify the Weatherization 

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if someone is approved. Then, 

assessors look at their property.” 

At no cost to clients, says Foster, 

the weatherization program 

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appliances such as refrigerators, 

washers, dryers and windowunit 

air conditioners. “It’s really 

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home that receives full weatherization 

should save approximately 

20% on annual heating 

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Light Up Holliston Funding 

Campaign Up and Running! 

Following up on its initial 

launch last holiday season, the 

Light Up Holliston fund me 

campaign is up and running. 

Residents can go to https:// 

www.gofundme.com/lightupholliston?member=772574 

website to help contribute to this 

year’s downtown holiday lights. 

Last year, more than 3,800 feet 

of lights were purchased through 

community and sponsor funding 

to light up downtown Holliston 

in white lights for the holidays. 

This year, funding will be used 

to purchase “snowflakes” for the 

downtown center light poles. 

Plans again are to feature the 

lights at this season’s Holliston 

Holiday Stroll scheduled for Saturday, 

November 30th. 

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Holliston Interfaith Thanksgiving 

Service November 24 

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“We’ve given to charity, written 

a check,” says Juliana Rocha, 

owner of CleanlyPro Maid Service, 

“but when I saw this, I was 

so excited. I could be part of it 

as a business owner, but my staff 

could be part of it as well.” 

The Holliston-based cleaning 

company, established in 2006, 

has begun to take its philanthropic 

efforts a step further this 

year, teaming up with Cleaning 

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nonprofit serving cancer patients 

through free house cleanings. 

Rocha got the idea from a colleague 

in Georgia. 

“I went out there to visit his 

business, and he has this beautiful 

poster on the wall, with a tally 

of how many free cleanings he’s 

provided for cancer patients,” 

says Rocha. “He has over 200 

marks on that wall. That was the 

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Shortly afterward, Rocha 

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organization, Debbie Sardone. 

“When I got to hear her story, 

it became more personal,” says 

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So far, CleanlyPro has done 

about a half dozen free cleanings, 

matched up through the 

nonprofit with a patient in need. 

Rocha pays her seven employees 

the same rate they normally get 

for their services, but the cost is 

a company donation. The cleaners, 

she says, enjoy taking part. 

“They are going into these 

people’s homes, so they get to 

see them and are very moved by 

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$500 – 211 Emergency support with basic needs (clothes, 

bedding, blankets, toiletries, housewares, and more) 

$1,000 – Provide Holiday meals for local residents including 

those with gluten-free needs 

$2,000 – 50 Filled backpacks for children 

Go to www.projectjustbecause.org to donate 

Your generous donation is tax deductible. 

Tax Exempt Number 17053189055004. EIN# 06-1728553


Your Money, Your Independence 

Tax Loss Harvesting: Be Thankful & Mindful 

Time to give thanks for family, 

health, pumpkin pie and finding 

tax losses in portfolios. 

How can you be thankful 

for selling something at a loss? 

Through a strategy called taxloss 

harvesting, losing investments 

can offset realized profits 

as well as up to $3,000 in noninvestment 

income each year. 

While IRS doesn’t reference 

“tax-loss harvesting”, there are 

plenty of rules for the strategy 

and need to mindful Form 8949, 

Schedule D and these items: 

Know your cost basis. Unless 

entire investment was purchased 

at a single time without dividend 

reinvestment, then the price is 

varied. Good news is firms record 

cost basis and make available 

online to view before taking 

action. 

Short-term and long-term capital 

gains. Short-term is sale of investment 

owned one year or less 

and taxed at your ordinary income 

rate (up to 37%); long-term 

is sale of investment held more 

than one year and taxed at either 

0%, 15%, or 20% for 2019. 

Short-term losses are deducted 

against short-term gains, 

next long-term against longterm, 

then remaining net losses 

of either type can be deducted 

against the other. If still more 

losses, can deduct up to $3,000 

against income. Still more? Then 

carry to subsequent years against 

capital gains and/or $3,000 of 

income. 

Avoid a wash sale. A realized 

loss is disallowed if, within 30 

days of selling the investment (either 

before or after) you or your 

spouse invests in something that 

Charles River Bank Begins 

Annual Holiday Food Drive 

A long-standing holiday tradition 

at Charles River Bank is 

the annual Food Drive. Every 

year during the months of November 

and December, Charles 

River Bank branch offices set 

up donation tables in their lobbies 

for customers, community 

members, and bank staff 

to make food donations to the 

Medway, Bellingham and Mendon 

Food Pantries. The donations 

are brought to the food 

pantries just before the New 

Year to help restock after the 

holidays. 

Items most needed by the 

Food Panties include: canned 

meats, soups, stews; dry 

foods such as cereal and pasta; 

other non-perishable food 

items; paper goods, diapers and 

personal hygiene items. Bring 

is identical or “substantially similar” 

to the one you sold. This is 

across accounts as well, meaning 

if you sell something in taxable 

brokerage and buy it in an IRA, 

you can’t use the realized loss. 

Value of rebalancing. Have 

a diversified portfolio based on 

your risk level and goals in 2009, 

2013 or even to start this year 

and practiced “buy-and-hold”? 

It’s out of whack. Rebalance 

back to your target allocation, 

or at some point economic and 

market cycles unmercifully will. 

More to consider beyond this 

limited space, including the role 

of your tax bracket, how to redeploy 

cash to good use and opportunity 

costs. 

To learn more, talk with your 

tax professional or Certified Financial 

Planner. 

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your donation to your local 

Charles River Bank branch November 

1st through December 

27th. Branch locations can be 

found at www.charlesriverbank. 

com. 

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 a Holliston resident 

and owner of PlanDynamic, LLC, 

www.PlanDynamic.com. Glenn is a 

fee-only Certified Financial Planner 

helping motivated people take control of 

their planning and investing, so they can 

balance kids, aging parents and financial 

independence. 

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Annual Holiday Stroll 

Crafts will take place all day long at the Holliston Public Library, at 

752 Washington Street, while right behind it, in the parking lot of the 

Grapevine, Mike the Balloon man will perform from 2-4 p.m. 

Families with small children might want to linger in that lot right 

around 3 p.m., because at 3:15 p.m., with the help of the Holliston Fire 

Department, the Jolly Old Elf himself will take time out of his busy pre- 

Christmas schedule to visit with the children of Holliston. As he does 

each year, Santa will read the children the well-loved ‘Twas the Night 

Before Christmas, by Clement Clarke Moore. 

As strollers make their way through town, they’ll want to stop at the 

many businesses decking their halls and offering specials to make the 

night memorable. Some of the fun local purveyors have in store include: 

• All Day Activities at Aesop’s Fable from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

• Product testing & Music at Arcadian Farms from 1-3 p.m. 

• Sampling at the Candy Cottage from 11-6 p.m. 

• Face Painting and Thinking Putty Party at Fiske’s, from 1-4 p.m. 

• A Raffle for a FREE Granite Birdbath at Granite Landscapes, all day 

• Henry Studios, Photos with Santa from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (at St. 

Mary’s) 

• 25% Off All Sales at Holliston Antiques 

• Free Ear Piercing with Purchase of Piercing Studs at Holliston Jewelers, 

11 a.m.-6 p.m. 

• Free Pretzels (while supplies last) at Holliston Superette 

• Honey and Beeswax items by Little Beehive Farm (at Town Hall) 

• Raffle at Record Genie, 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. 

• Raffle All Day, Henna Tattoo at Soul Spirit Studio, 12-4 p.m. 

• Letters to Santa’s Mailbox at Twice Upon a Time 

• Cookie Decorating with Vesta Real Estate Group, 12-4 p.m. 

Don’t get started too late, or you’ll miss the treelighting 

ceremony at Blair Square, where the Boy 

Scouts will be serving up s’mores to the hungry 

crowd from 3-6 p.m. A candlelit procession down to 

Blair Square from Fiske’s General Store parking lot 

on Central Street will begin at 5:15 p.m., and the tree 

lighting will follow. 

All that strolling can be exhausting, so thanks to several sponsors, two 

free trolley trolleys will be running from 12:30 – 5 p.m. Trolley route #1 

goes to Village Plaza, Jordan Hall, Upper town hall and Washington 

Street, and trolley #2 will take folks down Norfolk St., Railroad Street, 

Central Street and downtown. 

Make sure to look nice for the holiday revelry. Holliston Local Access 

Television (HCAT) will be broadcasting all day long! 

The Holliston Business Association (HBA) thanks its 2019 Holiday 

Stroll sponsors, who include: 

• Bar Athena 

• Boudreau’s Automotive 

• The Holliston Reporter 

• Lamb & Associates 

• Middlesex Saving Bank 

• Friends of The Holliston Library 

• State Representative Carolyn Dykema 

The Candy Cottage 

Chocolates • Truffles • Fudge • Gift Baskets 

Nut Free and Dairy Free Chocolates 

Chocolate Turkeys • Advent Calendars 

Merckens Melting Caps 

Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 to 5, Thurs. 10-5:30 

Call Ahead for Holiday Hours 

44 Central Street • Holliston, MA 01746 

(508) 429-5544 • thecandycottage1950@yahoo.com 

www.TheCandyCottage.biz 

Holliston Gingerbread House 

Decorating Party December14th 

Reserve Your Spot Now! 

Join the Holliston Newcomers 

& Neighbors for a Gingerbread 

House Decorating Event 

on December 14, 2019, from 

10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Mt. Hollis 

Lodge. Bring your family 

or friends and join HNN for a 

festive decorating party. Gingerbread 

houses and decorating 

supplies will be provided. 

Tickets cost $40 per house, and 

multiple people can work on one 

house. Seatings are at 10 a.m., 

11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. Space 

is limited, so make sure you buy 

your ticket in advance. 

Last year, HNN also accepted 

ticket donations, so Food Pantry 

families could join in. Even if 

you cannot make it, please consider 

donating tickets so families 

in need can attend the event. 

Proceeds from this event will 

benefit the Grant Fund of the 

Holliston Newcomers & Neighbors. 

The Grant Fund, a program 

dedicated to advancing 

HNN’s commitment to community 

investment by funding 

programs and organizations that 

help Holliston thrive. 

To reserve your house, visit 

our website at www.hollistonnewcomersclub.org 

or visit our 

new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/HollistonNewcomersAndNeighbors!


Holiday Stroll Map 

24 

Granite 

FT 

Landscapes 

Town 

Hall 

DOWNTOWN HOLLISTON 

Green St. 

U 

Hollis St. 

6 

23 

Arcadian 

S 

Washington St. 

7 

S 

Shea, Diamond, 

Rico & Murphy 

LLP, Estate 

and Family Law 

Attorneys 

1 

2 

Janine’s 

Jewelry 

Design 

SERVING LOCAL BUSINESSES 

AND THE COMMUNITY 

HOLLISTON BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 

2014 SPRING ST 

Sponsored by Holliston Business • Associatio 

Ventriliquist - Kevin Driscoll 

U 

Charles St. 

12 

Smith Row 

Linden St. 

Saturday, May 3, 2014 

from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m 

Downtown Holliston 

13 

F F 

Church St. 

1 

2 

The Candy 

Cottage 

Record Genie 

Farms 

FOOD TRUCKS 

FT 

2 

1 

T 

3 4 5 

St. Mary’s Church 

• Puppets 2 Go 

T 

L 

8 11 10 

• The Henry Studio 

- Photos with Santa 11-3 

16 17 18 

T 

22 

Debra’s 

Flowers 

9 

3 

Hills Antique 

Clocks 

Fire Station 

•Equipment Demo 

• Aspire Dance 

• Magician - Fran Flynn 

• Vesta Real Estate Group 

– Cookie Decorating 

• Little Beehive Farm 

Elm St. 

Maeder Row 

14 

15 

3Studio D 

Jordan Hall: 

Artistic Novelties 

Early Childhood Council 

B 

Exchange St. 

21 

Twice Upon 

Girl Scouts of America 

Holliston Athletic Boosters Assoc. 

Holliston Music and Arts Parents Assoc. 

Knights of Columbus 

Mangia 

Mary Kay Cosmetics 

Relay for Life of Ashland and Holliston 

Thirty-One Gifts 

T Rose Bows 

Usborne Books 

Central St. 

4 


Superette 

a Time 

Blair Square 

• Boy Scouts S’mores – 3-6 

• Candlelight Procession – 

5:30 pm from Fiskes 

Parking Lot 

• Tree Lighting – 5:45 pm 

UPPER TOWN HALL 

Fruit St. 

T 

The Refinishery 

T.C. Scoops 

Janine's Jewelry 

Design 

Sunstone Hypnosis 

The Happy Retriever 

Shea, 

1 

Diamond, 

Rico & Murphy 

LLP, Estate 

and 19 Family Law 

Shea, Attorneys Diamond, 

20 


Rico & Murphy 

LLP, Estate 


Attorneys 

2014 SPR 

Sponsored by Holliston Busines 

4 

5 

Superette 

The Green: 

Newfound Farm Saturday, May 

Balanced Rock Investment Advisors 

FireGoddess Glass 

from 

Sponsored 

11 a.m. 

Little Beehive Farm Downtown H 

Lil' Folk Farm 

Sponsored 

Moon Baby Gifts Jordan H 

People-to-People Artistic Student Novelties Ambassador 


Rico & Murphy 

8 9 7 10 13 14 

7 

22 23 24 

21 

1 

2 

The Candy 

Cottage 

Rico & Murphy 

LLP, Estate 

and The Family Candy Law 

LLP, Estate 


Attorneys 

2 

3 

1 

2 

The Candy 

Cottage 

Attorneys Cottage 

1 

2 

The Candy 

Cottage 

Union St. 

Gracefully 

Restored 

20 

Coffee Haven 

Grove St. 

Kamala 

Boutique 

TROLLEY STOPS 

Railroad St. 

B 

5 

6 

19 

Soul Spirit 

Trolly Route 1 

T Washington – St Mary’s T 

T 

Trolly Route 2 

Washington – St Mary’s 

Woodland St. 

6Kamala 

Boutique 

Studio 

Upper Charles River Rail Trail 

Norfolk St. 

Woodland – Arcadian Farms 

Woodland – Central 

T 

3Studio D 


Jewelers 

Central St. - Fiske’s Parking Lot 

Fiske’s Parking Lot 

16 17 18 

Tough Love 

Massage 

Soul 2 Sole The Grapevine 


True Value 

Gilfoy Art 

& Framing 

15 

HCAT Live 

Broadcast 

11 12 

Holliston Mindful 

Fiske’s 

The Candy 

Antiques Recovery General Store 

Bar Athena Cottage


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Holiday pricing available. 

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• Full Back or Beard, including 

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Cosmetics and acne… To use or not to use? 

By Lisa Massimiano, 

Licensed Esthetician, 

Certified Acne Specialist 

Owner Skin Smart Salon 

Cosmetics and skincare products 

can cause breakouts in teens 

and adults who are genetically 

acne prone. This breakout is referred 

to as cosmetic acne. 

Cosmetic Acne appears as 

whiteheads across the cheeks, 

Susanne Odell Farber sue@sodellconsult.com 508.954.8148 

chin and Newspaper: forehead. However, 

these bumps may not show up 

Client: 

immediately. It can take up to six 

months before cosmetic acne develops. 

Because of the time lag, 

users don’t necessarily associate 

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Why makeup can be 

problematic for acne 

prone skin. 

To enhance appealing texture 

and easy application, often cosmetics 

contain fatty acids which 

wreak havoc on acne prone skin. 

Many popular cosmetic brands 

promoting “acne safe” products 

contain pore clogging ingredients. 

Beware of “oil-free” claims 

and other advertising hype like, 

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as an emulsifier and surfactant, 

it helps makeup go on smoothly 

and gives it a slick, sheer feel. 

However, this oil penetrates 

deeply into the follicles and is 

highly comedogenic. 

Sodium Laureth Sulfate. A pore 

clogging ingredient used in facial 

cleansers and shampoos. 

D&C Pigments. These pigments 

are used for red tints in 

blushes. The D&C colors con- 

are marketing terms created to tain coal tar derivatives which 

sell products. I advise you to always 

are comedogenic and can cause 

check the ingredient label white bumps across the cheeks. 

before choosing a product. 

Here are a few key ingredients Oils. Coconut oils, often found 

to avoid in your make up if you in “natural” products, and aromatherapy 

are acne prone. 

oils are irritating to 

Isopropyl Here Myristate. are the This two is 

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acne prone skin. However, mineral 

oil, which is given a bad rap 

in 9” and 10” lengths: 


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clog pores and is perfectly safe for 

acne prone skin. 

So what’s a makeup 

wearer to do? 

Loose mineral foundation 

and blush is safe for acne prone 

skin and provides good coverage. 

Also, eye makeup is usually 

not a problem since there is no 

oil producing glands around the 

eyes. But, be careful what you use 

to remove it. Mineral oil is a safe 

way to remove eye makeup. 

Questions about acne? Email 

me at Skinsmartsalon@aol.com. 

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Holliston Senior Center November Highlights 

“Come and Be 

Your Creative Self” 

Fridays 9:30 a—11:30 a.m. 

We have everything from knitting, 

macramé, crocheting, sewing, 

quilting, and, crafts. Bring 

your projects in and we will all 

work together. We will also be 

working on Holliston Love Projects 

and other Special Projects. 

SNOWMAN FAMILY 

PROJECT 

Friday, November 15th 

and 22nd 

Learn how to start your own 

Snowman Family. You will be 

shown how to make two snowmen. 

Sign up for 1 or 2 weeks— 

$2 donation each week helps 

cover supplies. 

Monday Evening— 

Mindful Meditation, 

Monday Evenings at 6:30 p.m. 

We will resume meeting 

weekly for an hour of meditation 

and community each Monday 

evening. We will continue 

exploring downloaded guided 

meditations, music and an occasional 

guest facilitator to help us 

release the stress of the day and 

bring greater clarity, awareness 

and acceptance to the present 

moment. Please call the Senior 

Center at (508) 429-0622 to register. 

Thanksgiving Luncheon 

with Storyteller, Davis 

Bates 

Wednesday, November 13, 

2019, 12-2 p.m. 

Join us for our annual Thanksgiving 

Luncheon. We will be 

serving the traditional turkey 

dinner with all the fixings and 

apple or pumpkin pie for dessert. 

To sign up, please call the 

Senior Center by November 7th 

at (508) 429-0622. A $6 donation 

is requested (Must be paid in advance.) 

Does not include periodontal gum disease treatment. 

Not to be combined with insurance coverage. 

• Full set of X-rays 

• Professional cleaning 

& polishing 

• Comprehensive 

dental exam 

• Personal consultation 

$ 

337 .00 Value 

A special Thank You to the 

Holliston Cultural Council for 

sponsoring Davis Bates’ performance. 

GOLDEN YOUTH TECH- 

NOLOGY TRAINING 

Thursdays, November 14th, 

November 21st, December 12th 

at 2:30 p.m. 

Students from the Golden 

Youth Program at the Holliston 

High School will come to the 

Senior Center to help you learn 

how to use any of your devices— 

Cell Phone, Tablet/iPad, Computer, 

etc. Please call the Center 

at (508) 429-0622 to register 

ahead of time. 

Holliston High School 

Play & Dinner— 

MAMMA MIA! 

Wednesday, November 20th at 

6:30 p.m. (No Charge) 

Join the Holliston High 

School Theatre 370 for their 

dress rehearsal of Mamma Mia 

and the National Honor Society 

for dinner at the High School. 

Dinner will begin at 6:30 and 

the play will start immediately 

after. Sign up by November 12th 

by calling the Senior Center 

Combination 

Packages 

Available Also! 

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30 min. - $35 60 min. - $60 

90 min. - $90 120 min. - $115 

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30 min. - $40 60 min. - $60 

90 min. - $90 120 min. - $115 

Reflexology (Foot Massage) 

30 min. - $30 60 min. - $45 

90 min. - $70 120 min. - $90 

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SENIOR CENTER 


Attorney Arthur 

Bergeron 

“MAKING THE LAST YEAR 

OF YOUR LIFE AS GOOD 

AS IT CAN BE” 

Wednesday, Nov. 20—1 p.m. 

Oftentimes, prior to death, 

seniors start to decline in the last 

year or so of their lives. The good 

news is that with modern medical 

technology, doctors are now able 

to detect a decline in health well 

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make this remaining time as good 

as it can be? Join elder law attorney 

Arthur Bergeron and his guests, 

including a geriatric care manager 

and other professionals in your 

area, as they discuss the options 

available within your community. 

Please sign up with the Receptionist 

at (508) 429-0622 for this 

presentation. 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN 

Calling All Pool Shark 

Wanna-Be’s 

New Program to be held on 

two Wednesdays each month 

from 1 to 2 p.m. 

Want to learn the basics of 

playing pool or do you already 

know the basics but would like 

to learn how to play better. Make 

an appointment for a free 1-on-1 

lesson with one of the instructors 

here at the Center. Call the 

Senior Center to schedule your 

30-minute lesson. 

HOLIDAY FLOWER 

ARRANGING 

Thursday, Dec. 5th at 10 a.m. 

Due to popular demand, we 

will once again have a holiday 

wreath making / flower arranging 

class with Linda M. 

Participants will have a choice 

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of making a silk holiday arrangement 

or wreath. Please call by 

November 25th and let us know 

what you would like to make 

when you sign up at (508) 429- 

0622. Cost is $5 to help cover the 

cost of the supplies. 

BALANCE, STRENGTH & 

EDUCATION FOR FALL 

PREVENTION 

Tuesdays 2:45 pm—3:30 p.m. 

Patty Osten, PT, is back! Any 

age can participate in this free 

class that focuses on balance, 

strength, and education to prevent 

falls and fall-related injuries. 

Funding for this program is 

through grant funds provided 

by the Executive Office of Elder 

Affairs 

GARY HYLANDER presents 

PEARL HARBOR 

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019—1 p.m. 

Presentation Sponsored by 

Timothy Daniels House 

Please sign up with the Receptionist 

at (508) 429-0622. 

Also remember to sign up for 

our “You-Pick-Two” lunch for $2 

served at noon before the presentation. 

Brad Jackson, Superintendent 

of Schools 

Monday, November 4 at 1 p.m. 

Brad Jackson, Superintendent 

of Schools, will be visiting the Senior 

Center to introduce himself 

to you. Please come by to hear 

about what is going on in the 

Holliston school system. Learn 

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about potential opportunities 

in substitute teaching, and any 

other topics you may want to ask 

about regarding the school system. 

Please sign up by calling the 

Senior Center at (508) 429-0622. 

Lunch & Movie - 12 p.m. 

Thursday, November 7th ~ 

Yesterday—PG13 

A bus accident knocks out 

aspiring singer-songwriter Jack 

Malik. Upon waking up, he discovers 

that he’s living in a world 

where The Beatles never existed. 

As a result, he’s able to pass off 

their songs as his own. Starring: 

Himesh Patel, Lily James, Sophia 

Di Martino 

Coffee with Holliston 

Police 

Sergeant Glenn Dalrymple 

and other officers will join us at 

the Senior Center on the following 

dates for some coffee and 

conversation: 

Thursday, Nov. 14 at 9:30 a.m. 

BASIC FIRST AID / 

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Call the Senior Center at 

(508) 429-0622 to sign up, or stop 

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us in community, friendship and 

support please join us on the 

2nd Monday of each month. 

Please register with our Receptionist 

in advance so that we 

can have enough supplies on 

hand at (508) 429-0622. 

Holliston Police 

Association Annual 

Holiday Luncheon 

Mon., December 2nd, 12-2 p.m. 

Join the Police Association for 

their annual Holiday meal at the 

Senior Center. Get a chance to 

meet some of our officers and 

thank them for their service while 

they serve a hot turkey dinner 

prepared by Outpost Farm. 

Please bring a donation for 

the Holliston Food Pantry. 

There is a limit on how many 

we can seat at this free event, so 

please call the Senior Center by 

November 25th to sign up at 

(508) 429-0622. 

GIFT DONATIONS 

WANTED 

Would you like to help your 

friends and neighbors this holiday 

season? The Senior Center 

is accepting donations for seniors 

who are alone or in need. Items 

such as hats, gloves, blankets, personal 

care items, puzzle books, 

candy, and gift cards to grocery 

stores, pharmacies, etc. are a few 

suggestions. 

If you have questions, know 

someone in need, or want to 

donate, please see any staff 

member. Please drop off all donations 

by Wednesday, December 

11th. If you would prefer to 

make a cash donation, checks 

can be made out to the SSF. 

Thank you for making this a 

happier holiday season for everyone! 

DAY TRIPS 

Complete details on these 

trips will be available at the Senior 

Center. New trips will be 

added soon for 2020. 

SOME TRIPS REQUIRE REGISTRA- 

TION UP TO 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE 

EVENT. IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH 

PEOPLE SIGNED UP, THE TRIP MAY BE 

CANCELED, SO PLEASE CALL EARLY. 

Twin River Casino, Fri., Nov. 15 

—$15, Sign up early; space is 

very limited for this trip. 

Wright’s Farm & LaSalette 

Lights, Fri., Dec. 6—$69, Transportation, 

Luncheon, Light Display 

& Concert 

Look for information on 

OVERNIGHT/EXTENDED 

TRIPS offered through the Senior 

Support Foundation and 

Collette Travel, including an 

8-day trip to Canyon Country 

in May and a 13-day cruise to 

Alaska in August! Details will be 

available at the Senior Center. 

Holliston Senior Center Monday 

and Wednesday Lunch Menu 

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BAKED HAM—Tossed Salad, 

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Roll, Cheesecake 

Wednesday, November 13th- 

THANKSGIVING DINNER 

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ROASTED TURKEY— 

Mashed Potatoes, Squash, 

Corn, Cranberry Sauce, Stuffing, 

Gravy, Roll, Pie (Suggested 

Donation $6.00) 

Monday, November 18th— 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LUNCH 

BEEF STEW—Caesar Salad, 

Biscuit, Green Beans, Roll, 

Cupcakes 

Wednesday, November 20th 

(Bingo at 1:00) 

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a drink, roll, and dessert 

(unless noted). 

*Birthday Lunch—no charge if 

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Holliston Lions Breakfast with 

Santa Sunday, December 8 

The Holliston Lions Club will 

be holding our annual breakfast 

with Santa on Sunday, December 

8 at the Placentino/ Miller 

Cafetorium, 235 Woodland 

Street, Holliston from 8 AM to 

11:30 AM. Join us for breakfast 

fare consisting of pancakes, 

eggs, bacon, sausage, fruit, and 

hot and cold beverages. They 

will be musical entertainment 

and of course photos with Saint 

Nick. 

Admission is $7 for ages 12 

and over, $5 for ages 2-11, and 

free for ages under 2, with a 

family maximum of $20 (immediate 

family only). Tickets will 

also be available for pre-sale at 

Fiske’s and the Holliston Grill. 

Tickets purchased before November 

30th will be discounted 

by $1. 

Once again, we will be accepting 

donations of toys for 

Toys for Tots and non-perishable 

food items and paper goods 

for the Holliston Pantry Shelf. 

Patrons who bring donations 

will be given a $1discount off 

their photos with Santa. 

All proceeds will benefit local 

community groups and charity 

organizations such a Holliston 

Pantry Shelf, Holliston Music 

and Arts Parents Association, 

and scholarships for high school 

seniors, as well as our annual 

club donation to support eye research. 

For more information about 

breakfast with Santa please 

contact Kevin McAteer kjmcateer20@gmail.com. 

For more 

information about the Holliston 

Lions Club please visit our 

website at hollistonlions.org. If 

you are interested in becoming 

a Lion, please contact our 

membership chair Steve Apesos 

at membership@hollistonlions. 

org. 

Sunday, December 8th 

8:00am - 11:30am 

Tickets 

$7 Ages 12+ 

$5 Ages 2-11 (Under 2 Free) 

“Advance Ticket Discount” get $1 off per ticket if you 

purchase at Fiskes or Holliston Grill before Nov 30th 

Proceeds to support Lions Charities and 

Holliston Music Parents Association 

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Every year, Charles River 

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the Adopt-A-Family Program 

offered through the Salvation 

Army of Milford. The bank 

pledges to adopt between 30 and 

40 children each holiday season. 

Bank employees, as well as generous 

customers and community 

members, are matched up with 

various children of local families 

in need. 

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Sponsors are then given a 

wish list that a child has created 

and purchase items specifically 

requested by that child. Wish list 

tags will be available in Charles 

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Stock Up for the Holidays at 

Ashland Farmers Market, Nov. 23 

By Cynthia Whitty 

Ashland Farmers Market 

(AFM) will host a Pre-Thanksgiving 

holiday market, Saturday, 

Nov. 23, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 

at the Ashland Middle School 

cafeteria, 87 W. Union St. (Rt. 

135). Shoppers can stock up on 

foods for the cold months from 

21 food vendors and order pies 

and cakes for their Thanksgiving 

table. In addition, 11 artisans will 

bring winter accessories, jewelry, 

candles, lavender, pottery, and 

holiday-themed specials to make 

finding the perfect gift just a little 

bit easier. AFM gift certificates 

will also be available from the 

market host table. 

Visitors can lunch, snack, and 

shmooze with their neighbors 

and friends at a special seating 

area. Crepe-maker La Maison a 

Gateaux and baker and chocolatier 

Dulce D Leche will offer 

lunch and snacks. 

Bringing their fall harvest are 

Arcadian Farms of Holliston, 

Long Life Farm of Hopkinton, 

and Upswing Farm of Ashland. 

Shoppers can stock up with 

honey, maple syrup, mushrooms, 

sauces, cheeses, pasta, fish, pickles 

and jams, meats, healthy 

snacks, and of course, a variety 

of sweets. 

Upswing and Long Life farms 

off the Healthy Incentives Program 

(HIP). The market host 

table matches the Supplemental 

Nutrition Assistance Program 

(SNAP) up to $20 per day. 

For up-to-date information, 

visit AshlandFarmersMarket.org. 

Ashland Farmers Market will hold its annual Pre-Thanksgiving holiday market on Saturday, Nov. 23, 9 a.m. to 

1 p.m., at the Ashland Middle School. (Photo/courtesy AFM) 

Medway/Ashland/Holliston/Millis 

Girls Hockey to Host HS Tournament 

The boosters of the Medway/ 

Ashland/Holliston/Millis Girls 

Co-Op hockey team will be hosting 

the regions first High School 

tournament at the Hopedale- 

Blackstone ice rink. The tournament 

will start on December 

29th with Natick vs. Algonquin 

at 5:30 p.m., and after that, the 

home team vs. Mansfield/Oliver 

Ames. The event will conclude 

on the 30th with the consolation 

game at 4 p.m., and then the 

championship after. 

“We are hoping to get a nice 

turn out from the community 

and showcase the sport of girls 

ice hockey in the Metro-West” 

said Medway’s Head Coach Karl 

Infanger. 

For more information, or if 

your business would like to help 

support/sponsor the event please 

email Karen Norton donzy73@ 

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Holliston Pantry Shelf Announces 

Winner of Snack it Right Slugfest 

Holliston Girls Field Hockey 

Beats Holliston Football 

High School Field Hockey 

scored a victory by collecting 

845 snack items at a recent home 

game to benefit the Holliston 

Pantry Shelf. Holliston Football 

collected 360 snack items, bringing 

the total collected to 1,205 

items with an estimated value 

of more than $3,000. Snack 

it Right, a Holliston studentled 

organization, organized the 

competition along with coaches 

and student leaders from the two 

athletic programs. This recent 

competition was the third HHS 

Slugfest sponsored by Snack it 

Right, and the most successful. 

“We are overwhelmed with 

the success that Snack it Right 

has had in bringing high quality 

snack food items to Holliston 

families in need,” said Steve 

Bradford, President of Holliston 

Pantry Shelf. “It’s truly 

remarkable that these students 

have partnered so effectively 

with HHS athletic programs to 

achieve such terrific results.” 

Holliston Field Hockey also 

credits its recent opponent, 

Dover Sherborn, for bringing 

snacks to the game to help Field 

Hockey top the Football program. 

“We spread the word to girls 

we knew at Dover Sherborn, 

and along with their parents, 

they also colletcted snacks to 

bring to the home game that 

day,” said Kaelin Trombly, HSS 

Field Hockey Captain. “It was 

exciting to see how supportive 

our opponents were of this great 

cause.” 

Holliston Pantry Shelf, 

founded in 1993, serves more 

than 200 families. Holliston Pantry 

Shelf, located at 73 Charles 

Street, is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit 

food pantry that serves Holliston 

residents. For more information 

about Holliston Pantry Shelf, 

please visit www.hollistonpantryshelf.org 

From left to right the Slugfest winning field hockey team coach 

Healey, Coach Hickey, Captain Senior Kaelin Trombly and sophomore 

player Lauren Geary. 

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to see their former flame, 

Sophie hopes to unravel the biggest 

mystery of her life! 

With 3 exes showing up unannounced, 

Donna turns to her 

closest friends and former singing 

partners, Tanya and Rosie, 

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The guests are all arriving 

and the past is at the forefront for 

Sophie and Donna. Will mother 

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With famous songs like, 

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one we chose and the one we are 

born with, Mamma Mia! is sure to 

be a joyous time! 

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Fall Clean Up: Lions Recycle for a Cause 

The cooler weather seems to 

have arrived long before any of 

us were fully prepared, yet here 

it is! It’s time to start digging out 

fall and winter clothing including 

sweats, warm socks and coats. 

Unfortunately, some of those 

items may no longer fit, or be 

“fashionable,” and that means 

you will be interested in figuring 

out what to do with them. 

Lions Environmental Program 

This year, the Holliston Lions 

Club has made a point to participate 

in more environmental programs. 

During the most recent 

Celebrate Holliston, Lions gave 

away more than 100 tote bags 

and Holliston Leos gave away 

100 Norway Spruce tree plugs. 

We are not stopping there! 

You can help us not only continue 

our environmental programs 

but help others in need 

and help us raise a few extra dollars 

for Pennies for Sight. Here’s 

how: 

On Saturday, November 2, 

2019, the Holliston Lions Club 

will be at the Holliston Senior 

Center from 1pm to 4pm. During 

these hours, we will be collecting 

the following items: 

Gently used coats – winter 

coats of all sizes will be collected. 

Men’s, women’s and children’s 

winter coats which are in wearable 

condition will be accepted. 

We’ll make sure these coats are 

cleaned and donated to someone 

who might not otherwise have a 

coat to keep them warm this year. 

Clothing for everyone – we 

will also be collecting all types 

of used clothing. From infants 

to the largest person you know, 

we’ll take all your used clothing 

and we’ll take that clothing and 

turn it into cash! We’ll use the 

proceeds to fund Massachusetts 

Lions Eye Research Fund, Inc. 

which in turn will use it to help 

researchers fund top of the line 

research into causes of eye disease 

which can lead to blindness. 

No undergarments please unless 

they are in unopened packages. 

Children’s Books – we are 

looking for gently used children’s 

books for distribution during 

our “Reading Action Program.” 

We’re particularly interested in 

books for very young children 

and teen readers. We all have 

that one bookcase that’s full of 

them, this is your opportunity to 

help us help others learn the joy 

of reading! 

There’s Still Time to See WSP’s Triumph of Love 

Chamber Musical by Washington St. 

Players November 1, 2 & 3 


If you didn’t catch it at the 

end of October, there’s still time 

to catch Washington Street Players’ 

rendition of Triumph of Love, 

a musical based on a book by 

James Magruder, with music by 

Jeffrey Stock and lyrics by Susan 

Birkenhead. The play will take 

place at Holliston Town Hall, 

703 Washington St., Holliston, 

on November 1st and 2nd, at 8 

p.m., and Sunday, November 

3rd, at 4 p.m. Tickets to Triumph 

of Love are $20 for students and 

seniors and $25 for general admission. 

They will be available at 

the door or at http://washingtonstreetplayers.org/. 

In this musical adaptation of 

the Marivaux farce, Triumph of 

Love, Spartan princess Léonide, 

falls in love with Agis at first 

sight. This is made more difficult 

by the fact that her throne was 

wrongfully wrested by her family 

from the object of her affection. 

“It will be such a pleasure 

to watch,” says WSP Director 

Cindy Bell, one of the founders 

of WSP. “It’s a piece that I’ve 

loved for many, many years, and 

it’s sort of like a bucket list play. 

It’s called a chamber musical, 

with seven fully-developed characters 

and no ensemble.” 

Bell explains the play is farcical, 

with a lot of laughable moments. 

“There are a lot of mistaken 

identities, people pretending to 

be who they’re not,” says Bell, 

“but the play is very moving. It’s a 

delight, because I love it, and the 

cast has been wonderful. They’ve 

brought their own stamp of who 

these characters are.” 

The cast of Triumph of Love 

includes: 

“Hesione” - Stephanie Mann 

“Hermocrates” - Joel Hersh, 

from Framingham 

“Dimas” - Randy Divinski 

“Corine” - Chrissy Petersen, 

teaches in Holl 

“Harlequin” - James Parr, 

from Framingham 

“Princess Leonide” - Jennifer 

Paxton, of Medway 

“Agis” - William Annand, from 

Ashland 

“I think the audience will 

have a good time,” says Bell. “It’s 

For those of you who have 

those jars of pennies laying 

around the house collecting dust 

(or you found a bunch of change 

in your chair cushions!) we will 

also be collecting “Pennies for 

Sight.” Our goal this year is to 

reach $2,000 for this program. 

Help us reach that goal. 

Help us continue to fund 

unique ways to support a cleaner 

environment while helping others 

live a better life because of 

the donations we make. We 

would like to extend our never 

ending thanks to the community 

for their support. If you 

have any questions please feel 

free to contact us via our website 

at hollistonlions.org or email 

president@hollistonmalions.org. 

funny. It’s bawdy. It’s touching, 

and it’s musically very appealing. 

I think they will also take away 

the importance of love in any 

endeavor.” 

In addition to the cast, Triumph 

of Love will be produced 

by Karen Dinehart. The music 

is directed by Mike Jones. Rich 

Greeves is lighting director and 

also working on the set, designed 

by Nancy Stevenson. Bianca 

Guzman has designed the costumes, 

Ed Council is the sound 

director, and Neeghan Nolasco 

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goes to Nate Callahan. 

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9:30 Coloring & 

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11:00 Yoga 

12:00 Lunch*** 

1:00 Brad Jackson, 

Superintendent 

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1:30 GAME DAY 

6:30 Mindful 

Meditation*** 

CLOSED 

9:30 Tai Chi 


Coffee 

11:00 Yoga 

12:00 Happy 

Birthday 

Lunch*** 

1:00 Grief & Loss 

Support 

Group*** 

1:30 GAME DAY 

6:30 Mindful 

Meditation*** 

9:30 Tai Chi 


Coffee 

11:00 Yoga 

12:00 Lunch*** 

1:30 GAME DAY 

REMINDER 

Holliston Board of Health 

Free Walk-In Flu Clinic 

Saturday, October 26, 2019 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm 

Placentino Cafetorium, 235 Woodland Street 

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9:00 Blood Pressure 

9:00 Pilates 

10:15 Writers’ Group 

10:30 Energy Focus Mvmt 

12:30 Zumba Gold 

2:45 Balance, Strength 

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Fall Prevention 

4:00 Pool Tournament 

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9:00 Monthly 

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10:00 Chair Massage*** 

10:00 Legal Hour with 

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10:00 Legal Advice with 

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November 2019 

“The Senior Center is the Place To Be...” 

9:30 Walking Fitness 

11:00 Yoga 

12:00 Lunch*** 

1:00 Bingo 

1:00 Introduction to 

Pool Playing*** 

9:00 Podiatry*** 

11:00 Yoga 

12:00 Thanksgiving 

Luncheon with 

Davis Bates*** 

2:00 COA Meeting 

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11:00 Yoga 

11:00 Habitat for 

Humanity Office 

Hours*** 

12:00 Lunch*** 

1:00 Bingo 

1:00 Introduction to 

Pool Playing*** 

1:00 “Making the Last 

Year of Your 

Life as Good as 

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6:30 High School 

Play & Dinner 

“Mamma Mia”*** 

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11:00 Yoga 

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9:30 Watercolor 


12:00 Lunch & Movie*** 

12:00 You-Pick-Two 

Lunch*** 

12:30 Photography 

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9:30 Coffee with 

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10:00 SSF Meeting 



Lunch*** 


2:30 Golden Youth 

Technology 

Training*** 

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Lunch*** 


2:30 Golden Youth 

Technology 

Training*** 

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9:30 Creative Crafts 

9:30 Holliston Love 

1:00 Tune Timers 

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1:30 Book Club 

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Philanthropy Programs 

Do you know a high school student 

who is interested in making an impact in 

their community and becoming a civic 

leader? The Foundation for MetroWest 

is currently accepting applications for 

their Youth in Philanthropy (YIP) program 

to take place this coming Spring 

(Jan-May) in Needham, Sudbury, 

Wellesley, and Weston. High School 

students who live or learn in MetroWest 

communities are eligible and welcome 

to apply. Dates, times, and meeting locations 

vary by program. Program details 

and applications are available online 

at www.yipmetrowest.org/students. Priority 

deadline to apply is November 15; 

rolling admissions follow. 

A unique experiential learning program, 

YIP, provides participants the 

knowledge to become engaged and informed 

civic leaders in our community 

by learning the importance of philanthropy 

and the needs that exist in our 

backyard. YIP also helps local youth 

develop valuable 21st century skills, 

including critical thinking, understanding 

budgets, public speaking, consensus 

building, and case-making. Ultimately, 

the group of 20 students work together 

to evaluate grant applications and distribute 

funds to worthy nonprofits working 

to serve youth in our communities. 

“YIP is a truly amazing program 

that has taught me an array of useful 

skills and has given me a new perspective,” 

said a recent YIP graduate. “This 

program has allowed me to have a new 

and improved outlook on my community 

and how I can help.” 

“I honestly can’t believe how impactful 

YIP has been in such a short time,” 

says the parent of another recent graduate. 

“Our daughter keeps talking about 

the site visits and has been so inspired 

by the entire experience that she is now 

going to volunteer at a non-profit this 

summer to learn more about how one 

operates. Beyond that, the experience 

of asking questions of the non-profits 

has given her more confidence and she 

told us she is raising her hand more 

often at school!” 

Since launching in 1997, the Foundation 

for MetroWest’s Youth in Philanthropy 

program has educated over 

1,800 students who have granted over 

$1.2 million to over 200 MetroWest 

youth development organizations. The 

Foundation for MetroWest is proud to 

be running one of the largest youth 

philanthropy education programs in the 

country. For more information about 

the Youth in Philanthropy program, 

visit www.yipmetrowest.org. 

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Community Events 

November 1 

Washington Street Players 

present musical, Triumph of 

Love, 8 p.m. Holliston Town 

Hall, for more details visit 

www.washingtonstreetplayers.org 

or find them on Facebook 


Holliston Newcomers 

& Neighbors food drive for 

Thanksgiving Basket Drive, 9 

a.m.- 4 p.m., Shaw’s, Ashland, 

or make monetary donations 

at http://www.hollistonnewcomers.org/thanksgiving-baskets 

or mail check made out 

to Holliston Newcomers & 

Neighbors to Katrine Giroux, 

147 Mohawk Path, Holliston 

Holliston Mills Open Studios, 

11 a.m. – 4 p.m., 24 

Water St., Holliston. 34 artists 

to share their work, including 

7 guest artists, 11 a.m. – 

2 p.m. Holliston native, fine 

artist and singer-songwriter 

Erica Leigh will perform; 

2:30-3:30 p.m. Mill artist and 

cellist Sara Stalnaker will perform. 

Free. www.hollistonmill. 

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Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. 



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Network of Enterprising 

Women (NEW) meeting, 

8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m., 

Cheryl Cohen Mosaics, 360 

Woodland St. 2nd floor, 

Holliston, Mastermind Discussion: 

De-stressing the 

holidays. Light breakfast. 

Free Admission for 1st time 

guests, $20 for all others. 

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Morning Book Club, 11 

a.m., Holliston Public Library, 

752 Washington St., 

Holliston, Beneath a Scarlet Sky 

by Mark Sullivan 


THANK YOU VETERANS 

Veterans luncheon at 

Upper Town Hall presented 

by American Legion Post 47, 

V.F.W. Post 8507 and Holliston 

Lions, 12 noon, preceded 

by a procession from Blair 

Square following a ceremony. 

at 10:30 a.m. For questions, 

please call Bobby Blair (508) 

429-6763 or Stephen Bradford 

(508) 446-1201 


Theatre 370 Presents 

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Movie Monday, 12:30 

p.m., Holliston Public Library, 

752 Washington St., 

Holliston, Maiden, rated PG, 

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History Book Club, 11 

a.m., Holliston Public Library, 

752 Washington St., Holliston, 

The Statesman and the Storyteller, 

John Hay, Mark Twain and 

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St. Joseph’s 41st Annual 

Christmas Market & Bake 

Shoppe, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., St. 

Joseph’s Parish Center, 145 

Holliston St., Medway 

RE/Max Charitable Foundation 

Annual 5K, 8 a.m. bib 

and t-shirt pickup, 9 a.m. race 

start, followed by breakfast 

buffet, Hopkinton Country 

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Movie Matinee & Thanksgiving 

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Holliston Interfaith 

Thanksgiving Service, 4 p.m., 

First Congregational Church, 

725 Washington St, Holliston, 

Joint choirs and clergy from 

Holliston houses of worship. 

All are welcome. 


Holliston Holiday Stroll, 

11 a.m. – 6 p.m., trolleys 

12:30-5 p.m., events/specials 

at Town Hall, St. Mary’s, 

The Grapevine, Blair Square, 

Fiske’s and other participating 

businesses, Santa at Charles 

St. at 3:15 p.m. to read to children, 

Tree lighting 5:30 p.m. 

at Blair Square 


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Sports 

Brown Grew into His Holliston Cross Country Passion 

By Christopher Tremblay, 

Staff Sports Writer 

Growing up with not one, 

but two older brothers who were 

both excellent track, it was only 

inevitable that younger Sasha 

Brown would also venture into 

running for Holliston High 

School. Rick, who is four years 

older than Sasha, holds a couple 

of high school records, while 

Chris (three years older) not only 

ran track but cross country as 

well for the Panthers. 

According to the younger 

Brown, all three brothers have 

different aspects in their running, 

but in the long run things 

all equal out. 

“Rick has achieved more in 

sprinting, but I’m more of a distance 

runner,” he said “Chris, on 

the other hand, may not be the 

most talented runner, but he is a 

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Sasha Brown stuck with cross-country, and now, the young captain 

sees running as a lifelong pursuit. 

ethic makes him better.” 

His two older brothers being 

both good at the sport didn’t 

mean that young Sasha would 

follow in their steps, and he found 

that out right from the beginning. 

“It was really hard at the start. 

In fact, it was horrible getting 

used to it,” he said. “When I saw 

the notice about registration I 

signed up for the cross-country 

team, and that was it until the 

very first practice. I waited as 

long as possible before I started 

running. Cross country is a very 

scary sport.” 

While Brown couldn’t stand 

the sport at the beginning, he 

now finds that he loves it. He 

loves it so much that he uses running 

as a de-stressor in his life 

and considers it a hobby more 

than a sport. 

Getting involved with running 

for the first time in the seventh 

grade, he has had a love/hate relationship 

with the sport. 

“In seventh grade it was horrible, 

but by the eighth grade, I 

started to like it,” Brown said. 

“Entering high school, I found 

that I hated it again, as we had 

to run longer distances, and it 

was much more painful, but then 

again, I came to like the sport last 

year as a sophomore and still like 

it now as a junior.” 

Brown’s ability to continue 

running cross country and track 

all fell on the shoulders of Carter 

Mikkelsen, who was a year older 

and was a fantastic runner according 

to Brown. 

“When I met him, cross country 

had a family feeling to it,” 

Brown said. “He was not only 

a big influence, but he was an 

achiever so I used him as a goal 

and tried to stay with him on the 

course.” 

Brown feels running cross 

country is something that he enjoys, 

especially pushing yourself 

to get better. In fact, he feels the 

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sport calms him down. 

“Having graduated a lot of seniors 

from last year’s team, Sasha 

put in a lot of miles over the offseason 

to get ready for this year,” 

Holliston Cross Country Coach 

Aaron Ladd said. “He runs an 

eighteen minute 5K and is usually 

our top runner. He brings a 

lot of energy to the course and 

is known throughout the league.” 

As only a junior, he was 

elected captain by his teammates, 

which says a lot about his character 

on and off the course. Being 

named a captain shocked the junior 

although his coach believes 

he deserves it. 

“It was amazing being named 

captain, but it came as a surprise,” 

he said. “As a captain, 

I want to keep the family atmosphere 

alive. When I was a 

freshman, we only had about 14 

kids on the team. This year, the 

group is much bigger, around 

25-29 kids, and I’m responsible 

for making sure they enjoy themselves.” 

Individually, Brown would 

like to get his 5K time under 17 

minutes by the end of the season 

and feels it is accomplishable if 

he continues working on it. 

“I just need to push myself. 

When I’m out in front by myself, 

I feel that I don’t always run 

as fast as I should be running,” 

Brown said. “But when you have 

someone there with you, it clicks. 

There is a fire that is lit, and you 

run faster, so hopefully there will 

be a lot of competitive runners to 

keep me moving.” 

If Sasha does push himself, 

Coach Ladd sees good things for 

his junior runner. 

“At this point, he’s on the 

fringe of being an All Star,” the 

coach said. “His goal is to push 

himself, so that he can accomplish 

that goal. He continues to 

get better one day at a time.” 

While Brown still has two 

years left at Holliston, he is already 

thinking about running in 

college and beyond that. 

“I definitely want to run in 

college,” he said. “But it will not 

be over when school is finished 

for good. Running is a continuous 

sport that you can do anytime 

and hand down to your 

children to do.”


Sports 

Cotting’s Defensive Ability Big Plus 

for Holliston Booters 

By KEN HAMWEY, 

Staff Sports Writer 

Tyler Cotting is a dynamic 

asset for the Holliston High 

boys’ soccer team. 

A center back for the last 

three seasons, the 6-foot, 185- 

pound senior not only is technically 

skilled, but he also possesses 

a plethora of strengths that 

made him a Tri Valley League 

all-star last year. He’s also a twotime 

captain for the Panthers. 

“Tyler has great instincts, and 

he’s fearless,’’ said his coach, Jay 

Dupuis, one of the area’s veteran 

soccer mentors. “Tyler is 

big, strong and fast. He’s always 

in the right position, and he’s a 

great teammate. I rate his as the 

best defender in the TVL.’’ 

Cotting’s tenacious defensive 

ability has been a major plus this 

fall, just like it was last year when 

Holliston won the TVL Large 

Division title, then rolled to 

the Division 3 South Sectional 

championship. At Local Town 

Pages deadline, the Panthers had 

a 7-2-2 record and were in first 

place in the TVL Large Division. 

“We’re a younger team than 

last year’s squad that got to the 

State semifinals, but if we continue 

to play well and play together, 

we could be in the mix 

for the State crown,’’ Cotting 

said. “It’s realistic, because we’ve 

got good talent, and we can play 

with any team.’’ 

A native of Holliston, Cotting 

has other admirable goals. 

“I’d like to win our remaining 

matches and capture the Large 

Division title again,’’ he emphasized. 

“My personal goals are to 

keep striving to be the best captain 

I can be, become a league 

all-star for the second time and 

prepare the younger players to 

carry the torch, so that Holliston’s 

rich soccer tradition can 

be maintained.’’ 

The Panthers defense was 

superb in last year’s Sectional 

playoffs. Holliston won the title 

by blanking Norton, 1-0. Unfortunately, 

they bowed in the 

State semifinals by a 2-1 margin 

to Wayland. 

“It was disappointing to lose 

a close match in the States,’’ 

Cotting said. “I wish we could 

have won the State title for 

the seniors. But, the Sectional 

championship meant a lot. The 

entire team played well, and our 

back line was solid. We were in 

position and in sync to defend 

effectively and shut out Norton. 

We rose to the occasion.’’ 

What makes Cotting such a 

top-notch competitor is the passion 

he has for playing center 

back. His field vision is superb, 

his positioning is excellent, and 

he likes the action that goes with 

being the last line of defense before 

the goalie. “I like blocking 

and tackling, and making stops 

is enjoyable,’’ he said. “Preparation 

is the key, because if our opponents 

penetrate our line, then 

there’s a 50-50 chance a goal 

will be scored.’’ 

Cotting’s preparation even 

extends to offense. At Local Town 

Pages deadline, he had three 

goals and three assists and was 

third on the team in scoring. On 

defense, he’s sparked Holliston 

to five shutouts in its first 11 

games. 

Relying on a physical style 

and refusing to give an inch, 

Cotting isn’t timid about defending 

in a tenacious manner. 

And, he’s bullish on Holliston’s 

three underclassmen who round 

out the back line — juniors Idrissa 

Smith (center back) and 

Ryan Katz (right back) and 

sophomore Brendan MacLeod 

(left back). 

“Idrissa likes contact, he’s 

technically sound and is a solid 

one-on-one defender,’’ Cotting 

noted. “Ryan is an intelligent 

player who gets position and 

doesn’t fear contact. Brendan 

wins lots of headers, can pass 

and is also a terrific one-on-one 

defender.’’ 

Cotting, who is a six-year veteran 

of club soccer, is delighted 

to be one of the Panthers’ four 

captains and admires his senior 

colleagues on the leadership 

team — midfielder Evans Djohan 

and strikers Carter Mikkelsen 

and Thomas Sojka. 

“They’re phenomenal captains 

and outstanding at their 

positions,’’ said Cotting, who 

hopes to lead by example and 

by communicating with and 

supporting younger players. 

Cotter also lauds the soccer 

savvy of Coach Dupuis, “Coach 

Dupuis is a terrific motivator,’’ 

Cotting said. “He adjusts well 

to all situations, is very strategic, 

and he’s able to analyze all aspects 

of the game.’’ 

An honor-roll student, Cotting, 

who also plays varsity basketball, 

would like to continue 

playing soccer in college. Planning 

to major in criminal justice, 

he’s considering four schools — 

Marist, Roger Williams, Saint 

Anselm’s and Westfield State. 

For the present, however, the 

18-year-old Cotting is focused 

on the tourney and helping his 

teammates prepare for the nuances 

that accompany post-season 

play. 

Cotting, who stresses the 

importance of practice, also 

has learned some valuable life 

lessons from sports, and it’s no 

accident that he’s a two-year 

captain. “I’ve learned how to be 

a leader,’’ he said. “Athletics also 

Tyler Cotting shouldn’t have any problems maintaining lofty 

standards, because he’s a rare breed soccer player. 

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Stony Brook STEM Series – Scoop 

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