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Vol. 3 No. 3
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Holliston Police C.A.R.E. about Residents
Is It Spring, Yet?
Second Annual Holliston AgCom Family Event March 22 at Breezy Hill By J.D. O’Gara
Department Launches Program to Inform Officers of Residents with Special Considerations
It’s been a really long winter. Members of Holliston’s Agricultural Committee, or AgCom, are asking a very logical question – “Is It Spring, Yet?” with their Second Annual Family Event welcoming the season on Sunday, March 22, from 12-4 p.m., to take place at Breezy Hill Farm, 583 Adams Street, Holliston. As it did last year, the event will feature baby animals and farm-related fun for the whole family, and the suggested family donation, which will support Holliston AgCom, is just $5. The Holliston Agricultural Commission’s Second Annual Spring Fam“This is just a fun event for ily Event, “Is It Spring Yet?” – is scheduled for March 22, from 12-4, at families in town, because the Breezy Hill Farm. Photo courtesy of Holliston AgCom. town is so supportive of agriculture,” says Paula Mark, member with a smile, that her small farm Animals – in fact, animal of the Agricultural Commission has grown from just chickens to families, are sure to be what who has lived in Holliston for now, bees, alpacas, a horse and Holliston kids and their own 12 years on land, she says, that’s rabbit. The 4H leader hopes her families are going to see at the been in her husband’s family place can someday be a place “Is It Spring Yet?” event. As it for generations. “When we got for “ kids to come to reconnect did last year the day is sure to be this property, it was inevitable to nature and learn how to act Spring that I was going to turn it into around animals.” continued on page 6 a farm,” she says, explaining,
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By J.D. O’Gara At times, we hear news reports of a beloved parent with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, who has wandered out the front door and into the woods, or other situations where a child or teen with Autism or a mental health issue has an unfortunate encounter with police officers who weren’t aware of the child’s special circumstances and fears. In these cases, a little knowledge can go a long way. The Holliston Police Department aims to arm itself with that knowledge and get to better know and strengthen its relationship with the community it serves and protects – and it needs community response to make it happen. In January, The Holliston Police Department launched
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the C.A.R.E. (Children and Residents Encounter) program, aimed at helping police gather information about member of the community with special needs, to help foster a relationship with the community. Lt. Craig Denman is overseeing the program, which was officially launched in January. “Basically, it’s something we became aware of and thought would be beneficial for people in our community, and so we decided to develop and adopt it and get it out there.” Examples of residents who might benefit from this program include, but are not limited to: • Children or adults with autism • Adults with dementia or Alzheimer’s Disease
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