🌱 Patch AM: How one Holliston dad turned a brutal diagnosis into community hope

Good morning Holliston! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How one Holliston dad turned a brutal diagnosis into community hope
• Can Holliston bounce back in next week's showdown at Hopkinton?

Also on today's calendar: Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Clearing and cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 43 degrees.
• Sunday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 64, low: 50.
• Monday: Breezy with a shower in spots, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holliston man turns cancer recovery into hope for others at Jimmy Fund Walk for Dana-Farber (boston25news.com) — A Holliston husband and father is turning his recovery from central nervous system lymphoma into a community effort, organizing music-filled fundraisers in town and leading his BBC23 Underdogs team in Sunday's Jimmy Fund Walk. His family's experience at Dana-Farber, and the support they received in Holliston, now fuel his push to raise money, share survivor stories, and inspire others facing cancer.
   

• Balanced attack propels Bellingham football over Holliston (metrowestdailynews.com) — Holliston High's football team fell 17-7 at Bellingham in a Tri-Valley League crossover, with junior Nick Flannery scoring the Panthers' only touchdown on a 14-yard catch. Local fans can regroup quickly, as Holliston travels to Hopkinton next Friday evening, offering another chance to see how the team responds and competes on the road.
   

📸 Around Holliston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holliston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 3
• Coins, Stamps & Collectibles: Free Appraisal Day at the Spellman Museum →
  Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History, 241 Wellesley St, Weston
  10:00 am
• Sake Day East →
  Julio's Liquors, 140 Turnpike Rd, Westborough
  3:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 3
• Danielle Miraglia →
  Niagara Coffee Haus, 8 Exchange St, Millis
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Morning Book Club →
  Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington St, Holliston
  11:00 am
• Crafternoon →
  Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington St, Holliston
  2:00 pm
• Youth & Family Services Advisory Committee →
  1750 Washington Street, Holliston
  6:00 pm
• Select Board →
  Holliston MA
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• YMCA Project ABC Playgroup →
  Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington St, Holliston
  11:00 am
Friday October 9
• EXPERIMENTAL: Exhibition by Courtney Fern →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 34 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA, 01748
  6:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Abraham's Table Series: One Creator: Many Paths, Finding Common Ground →
  The Islamic Society of Greater Milford, 2 W Elm St, Hopkinton
  3:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Next Size Up Kids' In Person Consignment Event →
  Portuguese Club, 119 Prospect Heights, Milford
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Interfaith Book Club 25th Anniversary Celebration →
  Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Medway. Apply here.
• Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Inventory Control Coordinator in Milford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holliston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

• Press Release Healey-Driscoll Administration Opens Applications for $5 Million in Scholarships for Future Teachers (mass.gov)
• Costco Update (mysouthborough.com)

Hopkinton

• Hopkinton Today for Friday, Oct. 2: Residents express concern over proposed Amazon drone facility in Westborough (hopkintonindependent.com)
• Grand jury indictment returned for attempted murder in Sandy Beach case (hopkintonindependent.com)
• Gulls set to open new AHL season with new coaches (thestarnews.com)

Westborough

• Westborough Wellness Club Expansion Reaches Foundation Stage (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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