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Good morning to you Holliston! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• See where Holliston firefighters and EMTs were dispatched last week.
• Holliston remembers longtime middle school educator and principal Robert "Bob" Frey.

Also on today's calendar: Access Film Festival and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 51 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 47.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fire/EMS Logs 09/25 - 10/01/2026 (hollistonreporter.com) — Recent Fire and EMS logs detail a busy week of medical calls, alarm checks, and downed wires on familiar Holliston streets like Washington, Hollis, and Central. Crews transported several residents to area hospitals, coordinated with Eversource and the Holliston DPW, and provided mutual aid to nearby towns, offering a clear snapshot of recent public safety activity.
   

• Robert (Bob) Frey (claytodayonline.com) — A former Holliston Middle School teacher, assistant principal, and principal who dedicated 42 years to local students has passed away in Florida. His obituary recalls his love of boating, biking, tennis, and community groups, and invites friends and former colleagues to honor his memory with a late-October celebration of life and suggested memorial donations.
   

📸 Around Holliston

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holliston

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday October 10
• Access Film Festival →
  Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
  10:00 am
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
Monday October 12
• Columbus Day Early Opening at PINZ →
  PiNZ, 110 S Main St, Milford
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday October 7
• Holliston Nonprofit Fair →
  Upper Town Hall, 703 Washington St, Holliston
  6:00 pm
Friday October 9
• EXPERIMENTAL: Exhibition by Courtney Fern →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 34 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA, 01748
  6:00 pm
• Larry, The Big-Time Broadway Producer →
  98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Adult & Child Ceramics Workshop →
  34 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  1:00 pm
• Larry, The Big-Time Broadway Producer →
  98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  7:30 pm
Sunday October 11
• Handweaving Workshop →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  9:00 am
• Sunday Jazz Jam →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  9:00 am
Friday October 16
• Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  9:00 am
• Creative Mornings for Little Artists (Ages 3 to 5) →
  Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hello I am seeking afterschool care for the school year for my two children ages 13 and 10.
  They are self sufficient, but need some help here and there with staying on track with homework and mostly getting to and from sports and activities… (Nextdoor Highland/Orchards)

• Dunkin' posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Ashland. Apply here.
• Stop & Shop posted a job opening for Customer Service Manager in Milford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holliston here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ashland

• Human Primary Cell Culture Market To 2035: Cell Therapy Demand and Predictive Toxicology Drive Growth (indexbox.io)
• Who is the Daily News Football Player of the Week for Week 4? (metrowestdailynews.com)

Milford

• Longtime Milford Youth Center Coach Honored (patch.com)

Hopkinton

• Hopkinton, MA Select Board — October 2, 2026 (meetingwatch.org)
• 'I definitely couldn't breathe': Hopkinton man indicted in alleged drowning attempt (nbcboston.com)
• Planning Board, Select Board discuss street acceptance policy for private ways (hopkintonindependent.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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