Community Corner
🌱 Patch AM: How you can help Holliston neighbors enjoy Thanksgiving this year
And check out Access Film Festival on the Holliston Patch calendar

Hi Holliston! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How you can help Holliston neighbors enjoy Thanksgiving this year
- Holliston remembers longtime middle school principal Robert "Bob" Frey
Also on today's calendar: Access Film Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 60 and low of 34 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 65, low: 51.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 73 and low of 47 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• It's Never too early to think about Giving for Thanksgiving! (hollistonreporter.com) — Holliston residents are being asked now to help neighbors facing food insecurity by supporting the Holliston Pantry Shelf and local partners with Thanksgiving gift card donations and handmade cards. Holliston Newcomers & Neighbors and the Lions Club are coordinating meals for seniors, with options to give online, by mail, or via a local Highland Street drop-off bin.
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• Robert (Bob) Frey (claytodayonline.com) — Longtime Holliston Middle School educator and principal Robert "Bob" Frey, who spent 42 years serving students in town, has died at age 82. Now living in Florida, he is remembered for his love of boating, biking, and community life, with a celebration of life planned later this month in Green Cove Springs, Florida.
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📸 Around Holliston
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holliston
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★ Featured events ★
- Access Film Festival →
Village Hall on the Common, 2 Oak St, Framingham
10:00 am - 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
Saturday October 10
Sunday October 11
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Other local events
- Finance Committee →
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7:00 pm - Open Space Committee →
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7:00 pm - Story Time with Maggee →
Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington St, Holliston
10:15 am - EXPERIMENTAL: Exhibition by Courtney Fern →
Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 34 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton, MA, 01748
6:00 pm - Next Size Up Kids' In Person Consignment Event →
Portuguese Club, 119 Prospect Heights, Milford
5:00 pm - Interfaith Book Club 25th Anniversary Celebration →
Islamic Center of Boston, Wayland, 126 Boston Post Rd, Wayland
2:30 pm - Chop's Diner: Dine on the Dark Side →
MetroWest YMCA Family Outdoor Center, 45 East St, Hopkinton
7:30 pm - Wee Wicked Dash →
Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
9:45 am - HNN Great Pumpkin Trail Walk Fundraiser →
Blair Square, Upper Charles Rail Trail (Holliston), Holliston
10:00 am - HCA Wicked 5K 2026 →
Hopkinton Center for the Arts, 98 Hayden Rowe St, Hopkinton
10:00 am
Tuesday October 6
Wednesday October 7
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
Saturday October 17
Saturday October 24
Sunday October 25
📣 Holliston Shout Outs!
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dunkin' posted a job opening for Opening Crew Member in Framingham. Apply here.
- CVS posted a job opening for Store Associate in Framingham. 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
- Milford Woman Receives 2026 Latino Excellence Award (patch.com)
- Longtime Milford Court Clerk-Magistrate Retires (patch.com)
Hopkinton
- Hopkinton Today for Monday, Oct. 5: Trails Committee completes shared-use paths connecting schools to other trails (hopkintonindependent.com)
- MEDWAY: Sheila Ann (Bradley) Szczypinski, (town.news)
- Julie Burke, 56 (hopkintonindependent.com)
Ok Holliston! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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