What We Learned on Patch This Week

Each week, we provide a Saturday rundown of the most popular and most important stories on Holliston Patch from the previous week. 

This week, an HHS junior football player showed how an idea can grow into something big in just a few short months. A Holliston farmer showed federal and state agricultural officials and lawmakers that being a farmer isn't easy, but can be rewarding. A local reported seeing a wolf on the side of the road and the town bid farewell to a longtime resident and a faithful servant to the town for decades.   

1.  HHS Junior Max Athy took a leadership project and turned it into an outpouring of support for the Timothy McConnell Foundation. 

2. .  U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern brought his Farm Tour to Arcadian Farms and heard about the plans to expand the farm stand operatinos in the future.  

3.  Police checked out the report and found nothing, but a passerby was convinced she had seen a wolf--and not a coyote--on the side of Hollis St. 

4. . J. Michael Norton said Friday he'd be willing to talk to the town about options for moving forward on his plans to build 200 condominiums on the former Bird Property. But the town is still keeping its next legal moves under wraps. 

5.  Donald "Bud" Rawson was laid to rest with a solemn and moving sendoff from local veterans and firefighters.