Holliston localtownpages
Vol. 3 No. 12
By J.D. O’Gara
Our Lady of Fatima Shrine in Holliston, located at 101 Summer Street, will present its holiday lights from 5-9 p.m. daily (barring heavy rain or sleet) through December 27. Photo courtesy Fr. Rocco Puopolo.
Summer Street, Rte. 126, Holliston, home of The Xaverian Missionaries. The holiday displays are a 55-year-old tradition at the Fatima Shrine, with lights
covering well over half the 30acre shrine.
FATIMA
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The Holliston Rail Trail will once again come alive in anticipation of the New Year, with the “First Night Trail Walk,” ready to take place for the third year in a row. Last year, the event drew about 1,000 people, twice the number who attended the first year. People are encouraged to dress for the weather and come on down again this year on December 31, from 5-8 p.m. “We’ve changed the name from ‘Lantern Walk,’” says Ed Daniels, of the Friends of Holliston Trails, “because some people mentioned that there were no lanterns,” he laughs. The family-friendly celebration, however, remains the same. “Our plans are still to have food and music playing down at a lit-up Phipps Tunnel underneath Highland Street,” says Daniels, who says that the
group added a third fundraising event to the mix this year with a successful 5-mile trail run that garnered about 120 runners and raised about $6,000 between runners and sponsors, says Daniels. “We just basically pipe in music, and we also have some surprise guests come and do some caroling, including a mystery guest from last year,” says Daniels of the walk. Although this is a free event, says Daniels, “We do ask for generous donations to be given to our Friends of the Holliston Trails group. We are always trying to raise awareness of the trail, as well as to raise funds to assist the Trails Committee on improving on it and making things better.” Nothing is sold at the event, he says. Last year, donations from the event went to fund Summer Street crossing lights and safety
FIRST NIGHT
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Holliston is once again a little brighter and busier this Christmas season as hundreds of visitors make their way to Our Lady of Fatima Shrine, 101
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