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John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan

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Citizens of the Year for 2013

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 8/12/2017

Celebrate Holliston 2017 is on September 19th This is an encore presentation of the Citizens of the Year for 2013 Volunteerism took center stage Saturday morning, as Linda Ahronian and Mike Tyman were honored as Holliston’s Citizens of the Year for 2013 at Goodwill Park.

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101 Baseball Places to See Before You Strike Out

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 4/16/2015

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Base Ball by the Lake is an old Holliston Tradition….

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 8/8/2014

                              (Mudville Base Ball Classic Poster) July 25, 1857 – The vicinity of Winthrop Street was a lively spot on Saturday afternoon.  A numerous concourse of our people was gathered to see the contest between the Holliston and Medway players.  We are not able, in the Editor’s absence, to report particulars; but we hear that the balance was in favor of the other side.

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Mudville Takes Manhattan

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 7/4/2014

The play of the day occurred in the first game when a Mike “The Ripper” DeFazio to David “Hops” Robinson throw to the plate cut down a sliding Gotham attempting to score

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Rocket's Red Glare

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 7/2/2014

Peter Alderman, former Hollistonian has released The Rocket's Red Glare, the history of the writing of our National Anthem.

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Roy Orbison Stumps for HCAT

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 11/28/2013

Anything you want, you got it, Anything you need, you got it, Anything at all, you got it, Baby!  Little did Roy Orbison know that when he sang those lyrics in the final days of his life, that their spirit would live on in the daily mission of Holliston Cable Access Television.

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Softball Supremacy

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 11/4/2013

 The St. Louis Browns and Montreal Expos, baseball teams separated by time and league association, never had the opportunity to face each on the diamond. But it was a different story last weekend when teams bearing those names, met at Damigella Field to decide Holliston fall softball supremacy. The Exos are the Champions 

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Mudville Maims Melrose in Finale

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 10/2/2013

It would have been easy for our “boys” to raise the white flag so as to descend upon the nearby Ipswich Ale truck.

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Celebrate Holliston Parade and Field Day 2013

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 9/22/2013

Holliston holds onto its farming roots.

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Mudville Team in California

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 8/14/2013

Three Years ago: The Holliston Mudville baseball team visits the Stockton, California, Mudville team... The team tours San Francisco via the historic cable cars after the big game.

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Mudville Baseball Club Travels to Cleveland

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 6/27/2013

Two games describe the true purpose of the trip.

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Mudville Baseball Club

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 5/28/2013

Holliston’s very own vintage base ball team, the Mudville Base Ball Club, will be exchanging their familiar red, white and blue uniforms this upcoming weekend, as they appear as the Boston Red Stockings Vintage Base Ball Club at the Weston 300 celebration on Saturday.

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Alumni Game Photos

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 5/23/2013

The 2013 Holliston High School Alumni Team

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Well Rounded? Yes Indeed.

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 10/14/2012

When it comes to well rounded, there are few who fit the bill ... A presentation by Rep. Carolyn Dykema on Cormier's 25th year in business.

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Mudville Team Travels to Colorado

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 8/20/2012

Mudville boys take three out west in championship tournament.  

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Softball League Championship Game

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 6/28/2012

Dalton Road faced Braggville Sunday night in the Old Man Softball League championship game, and for four innings, it looked like a page out of a very familiar book. 

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A Team, a Jacket and a Postcard

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 6/18/2012

Having successfully courted the lovely Suzanne back in 1978, I felt no need to relive those heady days and politely declined her offer to watch the season premiere of Love in the Wild.   Instead, being bored yet too awake for bed, I escaped to the sanctuary of my basement office, where nestled behind my computer I embarked on some internet exploring.

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No Smoke Signal Necessary

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 5/28/2012

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Catfight Between Aging Starlets

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 5/15/2012

Two years ago they were the class of the league and fought for the league championship.  However this past Sunday evening at Damigella Field, the game more closely resembled a catfight between aging starlets, with the same team emerging victorious.  (Dennis Ferreira doesn't let his advanced years slow him down)

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Braggville Soft Ball's Player of the Week

by John "Choo-Choo" Shannahan 5/9/2012

For about a dozen years, Scott Moore has been a strong and quiet force on the Braggville softball team.

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