Updated: Cutler Heights Seeking Applicants

As published in the MetroWest Daily News, the Cutler Heights housing projects is seeking applicants for two- and three-bedroom apartments.

The project is expected to be done by the end of February and will open in March.

Holliston residents are encouraged to apply through Corcoran Management at 508-429-0099 or at www.CutlerHeights.com.

The project will be operated and maintained by Corcoran Management. According to state law, Corcoran must hold a lottery for applicants with Holliston residents given preference for up to 70 percent of the apartments.

The rent — which includes heat and hot water — is $1,191 for a two-bedroom apartment and $1,372 for three bedrooms.

SOUP's STILL ON

Despite the weather forecast, the will still hold their 5th Annual SOUPer Bowl this Saturday night at Upper from 5—8 p.m. There will also be some local "celebrities" helping serve the soup this year. Among those scheduled to help out are:

• State Rep. Carolyn Dykema
• State Sen. Karen  Spilka
• Head Coach Todd Kiley and seniors Sean Mayo and Tom McCarthy from the 2010 Holliston football team
• Mark Ahronian — 2010 Celebrate Holliston Citizen Of The Year
• — President Holliston Lions Club
• Al Scaramella — President Holliston Knights of Columbus

The following businesses are donating a wide variety of soups sure to satisfy all:

• — Sausage Soup
• — Chicken Noodle
• — Tomato Vegetable
• — Smoked Mussel Chowder
• Whole Foods — Mushroom Barley
• Adirondack Club — Roasted Vegetable Chili

Tickets are still available at , and the 's Office. Complete ticket information for the event can be found on the attached flier. If you have any other questions, call Amy Porter at 508-429-4754.

THERE'S HOPE FOR JOEY

Every once in a while, we have the opportunity to help someone who is more use to helping us.

Joey Griffith is the 18-month old son of Officer Dan Griffith. Two weeks before Thanksgiving, Joey suffered a seizure, which was determined to have resulted from a malignant brain tumor. “Hope for Joey” is a fundraising event scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25, to benefit the Griffith family, Children’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute.

Christina’s on Route 1 in Foxborough will be the site of this event, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Featuring hors d’oeuvres, raffles and a silent auction, tickets cost $25.

Donations can be made to “The Joey Fund” and mailed c/o Tom Kelley, Box 685, Mansfield, MA 02048. Tickets are also available at the door. For more information, contact Tom Kelley at 508-922-8305.

LOYA REVEALS PLANS

In a relatively brief period, Jonathan Loya has made himself a familiar face on the local political scene.

A year ago, while studying as a sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, he announced his candidacy for the 8th Middlesex State Rep. seat held by Carolyn Dykema. Running as an Independent, he was soundly defeated by Dykema in November’s election. Since then, rather than disappearing, he has been a constant presence at numerous events and meetings, in Holliston as well as adjacent towns.

A month ago, Loya hinted on Facebook of a potential upcoming change in direction. In released last week, Loya unveiled his plan to run this May for the , for a seat presently occupied by . Engel recently announced his intention not to seek re-election.

In the letter, Loya sites the importance of balance, common sense and transparency in leading the board in the right direction. He believes through a number a ways, the Planning Board needs to be more accessible to town residents.

A 2008 graduate of , Loya is scheduled to graduate from UMass-Lowell with Political Science degree in 2012.

For the first time ever, Holliston Patch has named the Holliston Lions Club Super Bowl Brunch its “Top Pick,” for Sunday brunches served throughout New England. The club will be conducting this event on Sunday, Feb. 6 at from 8 a.m. — 12 noon.

Your humble culinary savant has awarded this prestigious honor based on years of behind-the-scenes research. Posing as a typical club member, I have witnessed the extreme care and dedication involved in the production of what has become a premier event.

Every pancake, every scrambled egg, every slice of bacon has been skillfully prepared by a Lions Club member, who unlike their counterparts laboring at overpriced hash houses such as Top of The Hub, Sel de la Terre, and the Blue Room, dedicate their entire yearly brunch efforts to serving their friends and fellow citizens on this one occasion.

Offering raffles, prizes and more, tickets are $6 for adults and $4 for children. Such a deal!

Is your New England Patriots 2005 Super Bowl Champions T-shirt starting to look a little ragged? Does the size of your belly invite ridicule when adorned in the shirt awarded for your 86^th-place finish at that 5k race you ran in 2003? 

Fear not all ye Holliston fashion slaves. The time has arrived to update your wardrobe while supporting a true championship team. Holliston Panthers Champion T-shirts are now available at in all appropriate sizes.

The shirts are made available through the Friend’s of Holliston Football and cost $15 each.

You might see me at Town Meeting

In the front all prim and proper.

Where I don’t need prepared speeches

Or Obama’s Teleprompter.

I graduated from BC,

And am a double Eagle.

If you see me running down the street,

It’s not from something legal.

Who Am I?

I’ve played a lot of softball

And I coached a lot as well.

The parents thought me pleasant

And the players thought me swell.

You might see me in Medway

Where I am the Tire King.

They call me that in Mudville

For they’ve seen my ferocious swing.

I am not Jerry Mathers.  I am Kevin “King” Conley.

Who wants a pancake,

Sweet and piping hot?

Good little Grace looks up and says,

"I'll take the one on top."

Who else wants a pancake,

Fresh off the griddle?

Terrible Teresa smiles and says,

"I'll take the one in the middle

— Shel Silverstein

Holliston’s Boy Scout Troop 14 will be holding its annual Super Bowl Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 6 from 8 a.m. — 12 noon. Being held at , the $5 admission charge entitles hungry ticket holders to a fantastic breakfast, sure to satisfy the heartiest of appetites.

Scouts in uniform can eat for free. Adults trying to squeeze into their old uniforms will be discovered and suitably embarrassed. Should Mike Tyman be discovered working the event, please direct him to the other end of Hollis Street where his services are also desired.

MASONS SERVE UP SUPER TREAT

The thought of seeing Jack Olson with a knife in his hand would usually alarm me. But never on Super Bowl Sunday.

Jack is a dedicated Mason of the on Washington Street, and for the 19^th year, the Masons will be selling Philly-style Hoagie Sandwiches (yes, I know that’s redundant) on that  Super day for the benefit of the Angel Fund, the and other charities.

Years ago, club members would actually drive to Philadelphia and return with authentic Philly made sandwiches. Having at some point returned to their senses, they now carefully craft their splendidly scrumptious submarine-shaped smorgasbord of delights from deep within the bowels of their sacred retreat. In a word, they are absolutely fabulous (ok, that’s two words).

Sandwiches are $7.50 each and can be ordered in advance beginning February 1 at 508-429-1621. Leave a detailed message (name, phone number, time of pick up, number of sandwiches, and whether you want “hots” added) or order on the club’s Facebook page.

Trusting that my boss the esteemed editor Mr. will grant me a degree of literary license: Do yourself a favor and buy one of these Hoagies. I am not a Mason and I happily pay for my own. These things are packed and absolutely great.

BASEBALL HALL REJECTS BALL

As if our heads weren’t fat enough.

The Mudville Base Ball Club was informed this week that certain items related to its Mudville (MA) vs. Mudville (CA) game in Stockton, CA last summer will be accepted for inclusion in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s permanent collection.

Tim Wiles, Director of Research for the Hall, informed the club via email that the Hall’s two accession committees had decided to retain the game’s official scorebook, program and related newspaper clippings. Wiles had initially made contact with the club last summer, through his association with Holliston baseball guru Joanne Hulbert.

After six years of good natured newspaper and Internet jousting, our Mudville boys traveled to Stockton last July to defend Holliston’s claim as having provided the inspiration for Ernest Lawrence Thayer’s classic American poem, “Casey at the Bat.”

In a game for the ages, they challenged the Amador County Crushers, defenders of Stockton’s similar claim, in a stunning battle of vintage base ball prowess. And though the younger, studlier Crushers prevailed, it was to Holliston that the game ball travelled.

And here in our Mudville, it shall stay. Safely preserved, clutched tight within the bosom of a loving, nurturing neighborhood, it is a timeless relic, conceived in the belief that through sport, divisions between communities, no matter how distant, could be bridged. Understanding that men of different mind but equal honor can settle their discord not by slings and arrows, but with bat and ball. Foretelling, a time when people of mutual commitment and understanding, will find a common cause in which to unite.

This ball shall remain in our possession as a treasured reminder of this team and this time. Future historians will wonder how we, the simple Sons of Casey came into possession of such a prized artifact.

The Museum didn’t want it.