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Holliston Receives Grant to Fund HDAAC
By J.D. O’Gara Although the program is just getting started in Holliston, the Holliston Drug and Alcohol Coalition has made some definite strides in its progress, including getting funding. Thanks to a grant from the Metrowest Health Foundation, HDAAC will be able
tion. “Holliston’s Youth and Family Services is the department that applied for the grant, so they could help us get started. It’s a huge step, because it tells everybody, that the town is backing HDAAC and the town sees a need for the coalition. It’s a huge accomplishment
to move forward in addressing addiction and the opioid epidemic in the Holliston community. “Basically, it’s money for the town to start a coalition,” says Gina Stucchi, who heads up the effort to create Holliston Drug and Alcohol Coali-
knowing that the Selectmen are signing off on this.” Stucchi explains that some of the $8,700 the town received will be directed toward adding resources to the HDAAC
Super Bowl Title Capped Off Superb Fall Sports Season By Ken Hamwey The new year has arrived and winter is ready to flex its muscles. But if sports fans at Holliston High had their way, they’d probably like to stay in autumn mode after the way some of the Panthers’ squads immersed themselves with a plethora of success. Five of Holliston’s nine varsity
fall teams competed in post-season tournaments and the football contingent once again brought home a Super Bowl crown by defeating Holliston’s second Super Bowl Championship over Chicopee Comprehensive on December 5 capped a spectacular fall season for Holliston Athletics as a whole. Photo by Janet Ciummei/NortheastProPhoto
Chicopee Comprehensive, 27-6. The Panthers now own back-toback state titles after triumphs over Wahconah and Chicopee. The field hockey squad enjoyed a regular season of 12-3-3, then won two playoff games to advance to the sectional semifinals where it lost to
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Hanover, 1-0. Both soccer teams qualified for tourney play — the boys ousted in their opener, 2-1, on penalty kicks and the girls bowing out in their opener, 2-0, to Scituate. More success occurred when coach Diane Chester’s cheerleading team finished second at the Tri Valley League meet, qualifying for regional competition. Although the volleyball team, the two cross-country squads and the golf team finished under .500, those contingents, which had to undergo some rebuilding, improved as the fall season moved along. If the boys and girls crosscountry teams had each won one more meet, both would have ended their seasons at 3-3. “It was pleasing to see our fall
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teams perform so effectively,” said Matt Baker, the Panthers’ athletic director who took the administrative reins just before school opened. “Five teams were in tournaments, and football and field hockey went deep. Having dedicated coaches and committed athletes lead to success, and that creates a great culture.” Baker rates the football team’s second straight Super Bowl triumph as “extremely impressive,” because only a half dozen starters returned. “Seventeen seniors graduated after the school’s 2014 Super Bowl title,” Baker said. “Coach (Todd) Kiley and his staff got their players to turn in some dominating efforts, especially in the playoffs.” The Panthers defeated Apponoquet, Middleboro, Hanover, and Stoneham before drubbing Chicopee at Gillette Stadium on Dec. 5. Touchdowns by Brady Wells, Sam Ratcliffe, Tucker Ciaracello and Sam Athy were enough to give Holliston fans a relaxing afternoon. “The 2015 team grew up quickly,” Baker said. “They were good athletes, and they were focused. There’s no doubt the players made the day exciting, and
Coach Baker believes Holliston athletes can repeat some of the success of the fall in coming seasons.
they generated lots of interest. Half the town seemed like it was in Foxboro, just a huge crowd on hand. It was a great way to end the fall season.” Kiley noted that what was most impressive about his team’s second state title was an unselfish attitude that every player embraced. “Our kids brought an unselfish attitude to every practice and every game,” Kiley said. “They defined what it is to be unselfish. All they cared about was winning, and they could have cared less about individual statistics.” Kiley said he was extremely pleased for the seniors because they set their goal after the first
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Super Bowl triumph (when they were juniors) to return and “create their own legacy.” Junior quarterback Jack Barrett, who played despite a nagging leg injury, was selected by the Boston Herald and Boston Globe as an all-scholastic and Kiley earned the Globe’s Division 4 Coach of the Year Award. Barrett, Athy and Ratcliffe will return next year and Holliston’s Tri Valley League opponents might consider this quote from Baker — “Our freshman and jayvee football teams did well in 2015, too.” “We want to savor what our players did,” Kiley said “because next year will come soon enough.” Kiley emphasized that optimism is always present at Holliston because of the players’ character. “We’ve become a little spoiled because of our success,” Kiley said. “But, looking ahead, we’ll have four starters back on offense and four on defense. Others will have to step in, and our success will depend on how quickly new players adapt. We’re enjoying the back-to-back titles and want our players to continue to enjoy what they achieved. We were an inexperienced team for the most part but there were a lot of first-year seniors who got their opportunity and excelled.” Baker labeled the job coach Alyssa Wesoly did in field hockey as “a formula for success.” In 2014, the Panthers won only four games, but added 10 more last fall. And, the tourney appearance ended an 11-year drought. “Alyssa did a great job and she’s got a lot of experienced players returning,” Baker noted. “Goalie ‘Cat’ Berg will be graduating, but forward Caroline Werner, and midfielder Megan Burke will be back. Berg and Werner were TVL first-team all-stars and Burke was the league’s MVP. A victory over Dover-Sherborn during the regular season proved to be a catalyst for a successful season.” Baker liked the way Holliston’s
soccer teams competed in what is a super-talented TVL. The boys finished 9-5-5 and the girls were 8-6-5. “Jay Dupuis is a long-time coach who is very passionate about soccer,” Baker said. “The boys played Norton to a scoreless tie and they later advanced to the state tourney. The girls were solid and respectable under new coach Brielle Chadsey. Their tourney appearance is a good building block for the future.” The golf team finished at 6-12 but senior Mike Annese qualified for the sectional tourney. “Chris Murphy does a good job coaching and there were some underclassmen who gained experience,” Baker said. “Both cross-country teams improved as the season rolled along. Phil Ryan finished his 42nd year as boys coach, and Mike Kelley did a good job with the girls. Volleyball, which went 4-14, was in rebuilding mode and will have a lot of veterans returning. We’ve got volleyball teams at all three levels.” Baker is acutely aware that the Panthers’ success last autumn has little or no effect on the winter and spring teams, but he still can hope there’s a link. “I hope there’s some relationship,” he said. “Our fall athletes play both winter and spring sports. If we stay dedicated and committed, we can repeat some of the success of the fall.” Baker admired the way the fall teams created a festive atmosphere in town and drew sizable crowds to home games. “Students, parents and townspeople really got involved,” he said. “Parents set up senior nights and worked at the concession stands. We also got great support from our administration.” Baker said he’s in the process of evaluating all the fall coaches, stressing that their reviews will be positive and “glowing.” A few days after Holliston’s second straight Super Bowl triumph, Kiley emphasized that “the fall was a great time to be a Panther.”
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hill at Highland Street, others need to find work. They took jobs in factories, empowered local industry and transformed the town’s demography forever. • From PJ Kilkelly: In the day, all arch stones were split and chiseled to fit closely and to be strong without the use of mortar. Once the stones were in place, any open joints were grouted with mortar, not for structural value but to prevent water and vegetation from doing damage. (This is what has deteriorated.) The main components of each arch are two abutments and a keystone. The abutment stones are on either side of the arch and bear the weight and downward pressure. The keystone is the top center stone and is the last to be placed when building the arch. There is an old saying “The arch never sleeps”… meaning it is always under pressure to flatten out.
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website, www.hdaac.org. “Our goal is to have online resources available to help educate residents on prevention and crisis intervention. We would also like to create a solid recovery community within Holliston which will help reduce the number of relapses. ” says Stucchi. “Building our board is another thing,” says Stucchi. In order to spread awareness of HDAAC, the group will use some of this grant to fund a mailer to the whole town. “We’re just telling everybody who we are,” says Stucchi, encouraging residents to get involved. Stucchi is very excited that HDAAC will now have a home in Holliston, thanks to the town. “A big piece – the town, as part of their contribution to HDAAC, is giving us an office where Youth and Family Services are, at 1750 Washington Street,” says Stucchi. Stucchi explains that HDAAC is finishing up its assessment of the town’s needs in regard to addiction. “We’re finishing up with some
of our last stakeholder interviews, and most likely we will hire consultants to analyze what we collect and put together a strategic plan,” she says. “We’d like to bring as many people to the table as possible. The more people that can give us input, the better.” HDAAC is working closely with the Holliston Police Department, which has recently signed onto a nonprofit initiative created by the Gloucester Police Department, PAARI, or Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative, a nonprofit that aids other police departments in coping with opioid abuse in ways that focus on treatment rather than arrest. “Holliston Police has already signed on as a member of PAARI,” says Stucchi, and as such the police would have access to some of the $6 million in grant money for people that need treatment. “We a putting together a program with PAARI and the Holliston Police, but we haven’t developed what Holliston’s program is going to look like, yet,” says Stucchi, who is working with HPD Sgt. Matthew Waugh on the issue. In other areas, Stucchi says she is pleased that Holliston Public
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Standing Up Again, on the Other Side It’s been a journey for Holliston resident Gina Stucchi, president of the Holliston Drug and Alcohol Coalition. Her struggle with her own addiction brought a fairly public fall from grace in this small Massachusetts town, but now, when someone sees Stucchi, they can associate her visage with that of strength and recovery. That’s because Stucchi has allowed her image to be used in the Department of Public Health’s #StatewithoutStigMA advertising campaign. “I’m on the billboard,” says Stucchi, who says the ad campaign is about people telling their stories of how stigma gets in the way of their getting help. “I was in the public eye when I didn’t want to be,” she says, “For me to use that in a positive way now is awesome,
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New Hope, which exists to end domestic and sexual violence in our communities, is having a fundraiser this month. Its 8th Annual Moonlit Wine, Beer & Food Tasting will take place on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at 7 p.m. at a transformed Briggs Garden & Home, 295 Kelley Boulevard, North Attleboro, MA 02760. Beat the winter blues with an elegant night out to benefit New Hope!
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New Hope’s Mission New Hope is a 501 (C) (3) non-profit organization whose mission is “Ending Domestic and Sexual Violence in Our Community.” While some programs serve only domestic or sexual violence survivors, New Hope is a dual mission agency which addresses both issues together. Since domestic and sexual violence are often intertwined, our clients benefit from the full spectrum of programs we offer, allowing them to receive domestic and sexual violence services all in one place. New Hope offers a wide range of services which combine crisis intervention, violence prevention, life transition and self-sufficiency opportunities, while promoting behavioral and systemic changes to reduce violence at the individual and community levels. New Hope serves 54 communities and has two offices in central Massachusetts, including Worcester and Milford. Find them at www.new-hope.org or call its 24-hour hotline at 1-800-323-HOPE (4673), or email new-hope@new-hope.org.
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Children’s Events at the Holliston Public Library All events are at the Holliston Public Library at 752 Washington Street. The phone number is (508) 429-0619. Tales and Tunes for Tots ages 1.5-5, January 6, 13, 27, Wednesdays 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Enjoy themed stories and songs with Ms. Tracy Library playgroup: ages 0-5 Fridays 10:15 a.m.
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Book Clubs • One Thursday per month 4-4:45 p.m. • Participate in discussion while having a snack thematically tied to the book. Engage in an activity that further connects to the title. • January 14th Reading Rascals – Grades 1 & 2 • January 21st Wild Book Bunch – Grades 2 & 3 • January 28th Budding Bookworms – Grades 4 & 5 • Sign up at the Children’s Desk Lego Club ages 5 and up, Thursday January 7th and Tuesday, January 19th 4-5 p.m.
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Celebrate A.A. Milne’s birthday with songs, stories, games and crafts. Bring a picnic lunch to enjoy a winter picnic.
Oh No! It’s Keough, not Kehoe! In the December issue of the Holliston Local Town Pages, you may have read about a local pastel artist living in Holliston who creates detailed portraits. Due to some sloppy proofing, his name was misspelled. Doug Keough is the local artist (and musician) featured in the spotlight. We apologize for the error! If you are interested in commissions, original artwork or art lessons, please contact Douglas Keough at (508) 331-8524 or feel free to email him, Dkeough73@gmail.com.
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Holliston Dad Makes School Communication Simpler with New App
“You can share it in much the same way as you would share photos on Facebook, but it’s only accessible to parents in that class,” says Bolton. For now, The Chalkbird is designed for use by teachers, room parents and parents of K-5 students, and the free app is available for anyone to use regardless of whether they’re in Holliston. “I’m piloting it through Holliston school system,” he says, “because it’s my town, and I know a lot of people here. It gives me the opportunity to work really closely with parents and room parents to help refine it.” So far, Bolton estimates he has about 300 parents over 10 classes participating. “We just got a phenomenal response. Within, like, the first week, I already had 100 or so users right out of the gate.” Looking to the future, Bolton envisions expanding beyond the classroom, adding information from the PTSA and school districts “I feel like there’s a huge need,” he says. For more information on The ChalkBird, visit www.thechalkbird.com.
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By J.D. O’Gara Tom Bolton is making life easier for busy parents. The Holliston resident and software product manager and designer quickly learned, when his twin boys, Nate and Zack, were in Kindergarten (they’re now in 2nd grade), that communication with the school can be chaotic, especially on top of a hectic schedule. “At the time, I think both my
wife and I felt that communication with the schools was pretty chaotic. Schools don’t have a lot of money, at least not to splurge. They try to make do with whatever is out there that’s free. What both my wife and I wanted was the ability to see all the stuff possible about our kids’ education in one place. That meant that can include information from class websites, school websites, emails and RSS
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Singin’ in the Rain 2015 Holliston Holiday Stroll Wet, but Happy The weather was warm, but a little wet at the Annual Holiday Stroll this year, but Holliston residents came out just the same to see Santa and celebrate. Here are some of the 2015 festivities!
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A little wet weather can’t stop Santa from coming, especially with the help of the Holliston Fire Department. A crowd gathered to hear his annual telling of the Night Before Christmas.
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On the Jordan Hall stage, members of the Holliston Drug and Alcohol Coalition (HDAAC, at www.hdaac. org) created a gratitude chain. Mark Ahronian, Cherry Fenton and PJ Kilkelly sold a few smiles and some beautiful notecards to raise funds for Holliston in Bloom (www. hollistoninbloom.org)
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Living Healthy State Fire Officials Launch New Public Awareness Campaign Smoke Alarms – A Sound You Can Live With/ Replacing Aging Smoke Alarms When was the last time you replaced your smoke alarms, not just the batteries? State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan and Wellesley Fire Chief Rick DeLorie, president of the Fire Chiefs’ Association of Massachusetts, today announced the launch of a new statewide smoke alarm public awareness campaign – Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With – that focuses on replacing aging smoke alarms. Coan said, “Most people know they are supposed to have working smoke alarms, but the one thing most people don’t know is that they should replace their entire alarms about every ten years.” Major manufacturers of smoke alarms indicate they have a service life of about ten years and recom-
mend replacement after that. Chief DeLorie said, “Over the course of ten years, we all replace many home appliances such as toasters, coffee makers, even refrigerators. No home appliance lasts forever. It’s important to replace aging smoke alarms too.” The statewide campaign is designed to support local fire department education efforts and will include television and radio public service announcements (PSAs), transit ads, and social media. No Working Smoke Alarms in 36% of Fire Deaths in 1 & 2-Family Homes In 2014, you were more likely to die in a fire in a one- and twofamily home than in any other residence and one without a
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Living Healthy The Residence at Valley Farm Holds Grand Opening Independent, Assisted & Memory Care in Beautiful Suburban Setting More than 150 people gathered at The Residence Valley Farm Tuesday evening to celebrate the Grand Opening of Ashland’s newest assisted living and memory care community for seniors. Area officials and residents, staff associates, community residents and LCB Senior Living associates joined in
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Living Healthy Pore Facts By Lisa Massimiano, Licensed Esthetician, Certified Acne Specialist Owner, Skin Smart Salon and Acne Clinic Many of my clients ask me how they can improve the appearance of large pores. The truth is; most contributing factors to pore appearance are genetic. What are pores? What are commonly referred to as “pores” are the follicles in the skin which allow the sebum (oil) from our sebaceous glands to pass through onto the skin’s surface. The size and amount of sebaceous glands in our bodies, as well as the amount of oil they produce is genetic. When a lot of oil is produced the follicles expand to allow the oil to pass through. That’s why oilier skin types generally have larger pores than dry skins. What causes clogged pores? Oily skin on its own does not cause clogged pores. Sebum is an important factor in good skin health. It coats the skin protect-
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January Events at the Holliston Public Library The Holliston Public Library is located at 752 Washington Street, Holliston. Visit www.hollistonlibrary or call the library at (508) 429-0617 for more information about these events and others. • The Morning Book Club at the Holliston Public Library will meet on Monday, January 4 at 11 a.m. to discuss Euphoria by Lily King. Set in remote Papau, New Guinea in the 1930s, this is a fictionalized account of the brief collaboration of three reallife anthropologists: Margaret Mead, her then-husband Reo Fortune, and her future husband Gregory Bateson. The novel was on many top lists of 2014 and won the New England Book Award for fiction. King is a Massachusetts native. The reading group meets the first Monday of each month and participants are asked to read the selected book and attend a discussion, either adding their own thoughts or listening. Readers may attend as many sessions as they like. Refreshments are
courtesy of the Friends of the Library. Membership in the book club is free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not necessary. It will take place in the meeting room on the lower level of the library. Future selections are Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng on Feb 1 and The Girls of Atomic City by Denise Kiernan on March 7. • The Holliston Public Library is organizing an adult coloring book group, which will meet monthly beginning Wednesday, January 6 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Adult coloring books are top-sellers, and coloring is used to express creativity and reduce stress. All materials, including coloring pages, markers and colored pencils will be included and the group is open to adults and teens 13 and up. Teens are also invited to Crafter-School every Friday in January from 2:30 until 4 p.m., which includes crafts and coloring. Both groups are free and participants may attend as many sessions as they like.
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Community Events January 1 Jesse Hanson & the Foundation, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., Holliston, 8 p.m., Free, all ages January 2 Mondo Soul, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages January 4 Morning Book Club, 11 a.m., Euphoria, by Lily King, Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington Street, www.hollistonlibrary or (508) 429-0617 January 6 Adult Coloring Book Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington Street, www.hollistonlibrary or (508) 429-0617 January 8 The Fat City Band, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., $15, all ages January 9 The Walkin’ Blues Band, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages
January 10 Missions of Mercy: Celebrating the Year of Mercy, “Those Who Mourn,” Hospice Care presentation, 3:30-6 p.m. Fatima Shrine, Holliston, www.xaviermissionaries.org “Birds, The Epic Adventures of a Massachusetts Bird Photographer,” 7 p.m. The speaker will be wildlife photographer, Peter Cristoph, Holliston Public Library, 752 Washington Street, www.hollistonlibrary or (508) 429-0617 January 12 History Book Club, 6:30-8 p.m., A Covert Affair: When Julia and Paul Child Joined the OSS, by Jennet Conant, Holliston Public Library, Gilman Room, 752 Washington Street, www.hollistonlibrary or (508) 429-0617 HDAAC (Holliston Drug and Alcohol Coalition) meeting, 6:30 p.m., Holliston Fire Station meeting room, all welcome
Teen CrafterSchool Club @ Holliston Public Library! Do you like to make things for gifts or for yourself but don’t have enough time? Then CrafterSchool Club is for you! Holliston Public Library is hosting a crafters club for tweens and teens on Fridays in January! 5th graders and up welcome. Come at 2:30 for a snack and hot cocoa and then create to your heart’s content until 4!
Bring a friend! Drawing, duct tape and Washi, collage: even recommend something you like to do, and we might try it! All materials provided. Sign up at the main desk, email jkeen@minlib.net or call Jen Keen with any questions, (508) 429-0617, or email jkeen@minlib.net Sponsored by the Friends of the Holliston Public Library.
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January 13 Michael McArthur, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., $10, all ages January 15 Whiskeytone, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages January 16 Alexandria’s Funk, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages January 22 Craig Carter & Billy Sciore, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages
January 23 Exsultet! Around the World! 7:30 p.m., First Congregational Church of Holliston, musical journey follows story of a young woman exploring Europe, Africa and Asia. Features musical selections from different cultures around the world. General Admission: $15; Seniors (65+): $12; Youth (13-21): $12; and children (12 and under): free January 26 Groovestone, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages January 27 Loose Salute, Jasper Hill Café & Bistro, 770 Washington St., 8 p.m., Free, all ages
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Sports Luke Altobelli Steps Up for Holliston Basketball By Christopher Tremblay Last winter the Holliston boy’s basketball team managed to secure only a single win while losing 19 games – it was a season in which the Panthers would much rather soon forget. Looking to erase that lackluster season, which included a vast majority of underclassmen, senior co-captain Luke Altobelli took it upon himself to change things. “Our team was made up of a lot of young kids and I wanted to get everyone on the same page, so that we could have a successful upcoming season,” the senior shooting guard said. “This being our senior season, I wanted to go out on top while creating a bridge for the younger kids to the next season.” Altobelli was one of two captains selected by his peers, and the honor was rightfully deserving, said Holliston Coach Jenna Galster. “We had a very, very young team last year that returned like 10 total minutes of total varsity playing experience,” the coach said. “Luke, who was selected by his teammates as a captain, took center stage to make sure everyone worked hard at practice so that we could be successful. He showed his leadership and effort getting all the young guys together and ready for the season.” The Holliston small forward first picked up a basketball in the second grade. Having a lot of family members playing the sport, got him involved and once he was on the court, he wouldn’t leave it. Altobelli quickly fell in love with the sport, mainly because of the fast pace of the game. It wasn’t until he entered the Holliston Middle School, where he soon learned that he had a talent on the court. “When I first entered Middle School, I didn’t get that much of an opportunity to shoot the ball, but by the eighth grade, I started hitting my shots and soon found I wanted to shoot more and more,” he said. “With the opportunity to shoot I wanted to improve myself, so I started practicing.”
Senior co-captain Luke Altobelli took younger basketball players under his wing this year, hoping to give them experience and more importantly, the energy and enthusiasm they need to win.
During his first two years in high school Altobelli found himself playing for the freshman team as well as the junior varsity squad. It wasn’t until his junior campaign that he would earn a starting spot on the varsity team. “The (high school) game was different than anything that I have ever encountered. My freshman year I spent a lot of time getting use to playing the 3 (position); while my sophomore year I found the game to be much faster so I had to get faster and smarter,” Altobelli said. “I came into my junior year with an aggressive attitude and made the team. I was still playing the 3 that year and things started off slow – I was only averaging 5 or 6 points per game and added 6 or 7 rebounds, but as the year went on,
I got better and better.” Altobelli began to adjust to the speed of the varsity game and was knocking down his shots on a regular basis. By the end of the year he was averaging around 13 points a game, while adding numerous assists and steals to his resume. “On the court, Luke loved shooting to begin with, but was shooting more as the year progressed,” Galster said. “He has been working extremely hard at his game this off-season, and I hope that he lights it up this year.” The senior is hoping that attitude he brings to the court is infectious with the other athletes, and that the team is able to eclipse the single win they managed to secure last winter.
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“So far, we’ve looked really good as a team and this being my final year I’m hoping that we can make the tournament,” he said. “It’s not impossible as we have been getting better and should get stronger.” Outside of team goals, Altobelli is looking to keep the team positive while bringing energy to the team, something he feels that squad lacked last year. “If I can transfer my energy to the rest of the team, I definitely
think that we’ll get better. Energy leads to wins and wins create a successful atmosphere,” Altobelli said. Altobelli and the rest of the Panther basketball team are looking forward to this season, and if all seniors’ dreams come to fruition, Holliston will have no problem with earning a spot in the State Tournament and who knows may even win s few games once there.
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build firm for this, as the design will make or break this project. Benches, lockers, storage baskets, and clever use of space is a must for any mudroom! Luxury item recommendation: Radiant heat under the tile is a great touch and will help dry out wet boots and mittens in the winter!
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Enjoying a No Guilt Holiday Dinner! Adhering to a diet on special occasions has always proved challenging for Roy DeGrandpre. He was enthused when he joined New England Fat Loss (NEFL) on October 1, 2015 however, Thanksgiving Day loomed in the near future. When the big day arrived the 54 yearold had already lost 43 pounds and gratefully approached the event with a totally new outlook. “In the past, every time I’ve dieted, I’ve dreaded the holidays,” DeGrandpre said. “The holidays are about great family, great food and letting go, but this year was completely different. When I woke up on Thanksgiving, I told myself I was not going to go overboard, but if I saw something I wanted, I was going to try it and enjoy every bite.” Armed with a successful diet plan and a personal nutritional menu from NEFL, DeGrandpre allowed himself to enjoy a truly satisfying Thanksgiving knowing he had a clear direction for the day after. “The difference this time
was that I had full and complete confidence that starting the next day, I could just follow the program again and very shortly I would be right back to my Thanksgiving morning weight,” DeGrandpre said. “There was absolutely no doubt in my mind that I would accomplish that. It took me only two days.” At press time, DeGrandpre had lost an impressive 54 pounds just six weeks into the program. In addition to the weight loss he was also experiencing other physical benefits. For example, now carrying a lot less weight, he only requires 20 percent of his original insulin dosage to manage his diabetes. He also is experiencing quite an increase in stamina. “I have more energy than I feel I have had in years, as far back as I can remember,” DeGrandpre said. “A lot of that is because even when I was thinner and younger, I still wasn’t eating healthy. Anyone who is diabetic should be calling right away because your energy and health will benefit greatly.”
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The show, will play in the orchestra pit, although due to the complexity of with music and lyrics written prehensive Assessment System, By Grace allen by the music, “we have hired some By Grace allen Jim Jacobs and WarrenaCasey, the MCAS test. toughiswinter, After Do you know what tests your or professional musicians as well,” full of energy and includes Norfolk resident Patrick look forward to community cancomsays Christie. child is taking this spring? One edy, romance, and the great sounds Touhey would like to put the immersion that a week of nature local resident thinks parents are Lead roles were chosen by autest and of the 1950’s. The popular PARCC the rockon King The brakes snow. doesn’t involve uninformed about the new educadition, and these cast members inn-roll musical numbers, including force discussion of the new stanNational Honor Philip Science tion standards and the accompanyboth experienced and novice “Greased Lightning,” “We To- clude naturalist dards and whether or not the be hosting Society will Go ing tests being considered by the gether” and “Shaken’Nixon High theplayers. week of Norfolk and King Philip schools Brent at theduring state of Massachusetts. He hopes “I’ve School Hop” will have should implement them. Touhey audiSeveral eventsonly ever done acting at to 24. March 17the to bring the polarizing issue to the Medway ence moving toare andHigh School,” says Cam theplanned will be placing an article on the beat. for the schools forefront at Norfolk Town MeetSwan, cast in the role as “Danny.” “I’m really the Norfolk Town Meeting warrant excited to put area.on tri-town By renee ing and on the town election bal“I’ve never taken any voice lessons Common this production. It Nixon, Plant Core and to remove was something a renowned science lot. testing from the schools the students hadeducator, his life like that.” been angling for or anything has dedicated That is The United States is embark- PARCCWhile food vote. He is also The role, says Swan, is differin a anon-binding a number of years,” says director Turn, a where A Place To species research. basic need, and clothing to endangered ing on an unprecedented journey signa-are choice food ent fromin-anything he’s done in to get enough to residents many individuattempting and MHS English teacherforSpencer located in als struggle his high energy, pantry Known to unify education standards for all on the to question the past. community. in the MetroWest Danny is “kind of commake ends to place the tures Christie. “When terpretive Nixon help. The Natick, steps in the music science thereby director shows, meet, students in kindergarten through relying this to townonelection plicated, for the he puts on this show for ballot “The organizatio the kindness was foundedorganization, which (Kendra Nutting) promote of others and I extensively sat down to travels 12th grade. Known as the Comto in 1979 by started by all his friends, spring. n was In but when you really their most help them through residents over the summer, we thought iteducation. environmental mon Core State Standards Initiatrying times. these actions committedJoe and Edna Natick had just a Natick couple Touhey hopes was the perfectaddition who fit, the to returned Gillis, perfect his research work tive, these standards set common from a will send a message to local school emergency to helping provideis tion in the score.” education benchmarks across the Caribbean,” vacaand publications, Nixon has apfood and committees and the State Departsaid clothing Each spring the MHSonMusical GrEaSE TV, radio, and in print country in order to prepare stupeared Lambert believes that when a PlaCe ment of Education: “We don’t for his work, “His passion presents a full-scale musical comto turn continued dents for college and the workscientists on page 2 media. his topics, students actually meet agree with the PARCC testing and continued on force. The Naturalist-in-Residence knowledge about page 3 interact with them, science Core curriculum.” He Lam- and vivacious, entertaining, and Annsuccess The Common Core uses the Common local schools to return to the idea of Real Estate week was is our passion, your is our goal!! presentation becomes interesting and fun. wants the Partnership for Assessment of bert, a science teacher at KP and informational me think it Nixon’s expertise on wildlife and eduMassachusetts the pre-2009CELEBRAT ING for style was what made Readiness for College and CaHigh School and the advisor Home inventory isgreat opportunity for field research should prove eyecational state standards. would be a reers, or the PARCC exam, to test the school’s Science National to students who spend at a record low ! Touhey is part of a group KP students and community opening how well students have learned the Honor Society. Lambert hadandthe buyer ! bring him here,” said most of their time learning about if we could new curriculum. In Massachusetts, EduCaTioN traveled to Alaska on a cruise demand is strong!! IN BUSINESS the PARCC exam will eventually NaTuraliST continued on page 6 Serving and Nixon was the naturalist on Lambert. Massachusetts replace the Massachusetts Comcontinued on page 3 Get ahead of the board. for all
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