by The Staff
12/31/2015

Who amongst us can forget the Winter of 2015? Snow plow drivers, plumbers and roofers were in short supply for the entire month of February.

This photo of the gazebo at Gooch's Corner was taken on March 4th. The cold weather continued right through April.

In April, author Josh Pahigian stopped by Casey's in April to promote his book 101 Baseball Places to Visit Before you Strike Out. The book includes a visit to Holliston as the home of Eugene Thayer's poem Casey at the Bat.

Also in April, Holliston hosted the Five Town Special Olympics.

Spring took a wild turn as the driver of this vehicle drove through MacArthur's Farmstand on Concord Street. We all have a bad day once in a while. There were no injuries in this dust-up except for a few broken roots and a number of deblossomed plants.

Memorial Day and the Class of 2015 were already memories as the Lion's Club Annual Carnival swung into town. A well deserved Summer after a torturous Winter was at hand.

Town Administrator Paul Le Beau retired after 32 years serving Holliston.

Jeff Ritter, above,  interviews to replace Paul and was the selected applicant.

Holliston in Bloom shows what a small handful of like-minded residents can do to bring out the best in our everyday surroundings. This year the group brought home a national prize from the America in Bloom Symposium held in Holland, Michigan.

There was the new attraction in 2015. In July, the Agricultural Commission opened a butterfly aviary, the inspiration of member PJ Kilkelly, behind the Clubhouse at Pinecrest Golf Course.

A Kiss the Pig contest to support the aviary was won by Brian Kramer, above, about to kiss the pig. The contestants that lost were pleased that Brian won!

There were losses in 2015. Holliston's last surviving POW Lou Paltrineri would pass away in May at age 90. Holliston's Greatest Generation who went off to war some seventy five years ago are quickly passing before our eyes.

In September, Robert Weidknecht and Kathy Shore were honored as the town's newest Citizens of the Year. "Don't ever question the value of volunteers. Noah's Ark was built by volunteers; the Titanic was built by professionals."  -- author unknown.

There were the annual events which happen each year in town such as the Historical Society's October Fest, Celebrate Holliston, Senior Class Auction or the Newcomers Craft Fair which makes Holliston unique and helps us mark time and slide from season to season.

Even our youngest have their own big nights to look forward to.

We can sometimes be reminded that we are mere mortals and often the best laid plans of men and mice can go askew. A modular house move in November at 938 Washington Street left egg on the driver's face when this home got bogged down loose gravel.

HPD's Citizens Police Academy graduated another 20 cadets who would appreciate what it takes to be a police officer in today's society.

The Holliston Drug and Alcohol Awareness Coalition and its sister organization THP Project Purple are putting a name to the scourge that took the lives of several young Holliston citizens this past year.

Bob Wheeler of Holliston was the winner of this Harley Davidson motorcyle.

Todd Kiley's Panthers turned the town red in early December bringing home their second consecutive Super Bowl Championship. It doesn't get any better than this in high school sports.

2015 would end on a terribly tragic note when resident Karen Ann Evers 57, was struck by a car in the town center on December 23rd. Evers, the mom of two teens, passed away the following day.