Holliston-Hopkinton Scholarship Semifinalists + COVID-19 Updates

Good morning, people of Holliston-Hopkinton! Christine Charnosky here with your Thursday issue of the Holliston-Hopkinton Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Possible light rain in the morning. High: 73 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories in Holliston-Hopkinton today:

1. Hopkinton Students Among National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists (Holliston-Hopkinton Patch)
2. Holliston Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist (Holliston-Hopkinton Patch)
3. Holliston Schools Report 9 Coronavirus Cases (Holliston-Hopkinton Patch)
4. Hopkinton Schools Report Only 2 Coronavirus Cases (Holliston-Hopkinton Patch)
5. Wu and Essaibi George will advance as top candidates in historic race for Boston mayor (The Boston Globe)
6. Moose Hit By Car In Worcester, Wanders Away, But Then Captured Safely (CBS Boston)

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Today in Holliston-Hopkinton:

• BOH MEETING-Remote - Town of Hopkinton, MA (6:00 PM)

Holliston-Hopkinton Patch Notebook

• The Michael Lisnow Respite Center: "The Respite Center makes us all feel like we have a super power!!! Happy Toddler Tuesday!" (Facebook)
• Hopkinton Middle School: "Grade 7 scientists learning about systems" (Instagram)
• Holliston Panthers Boys Soccer: "Holliston 2 Hopkinton 2 It was a great game yesterday between undefeated rivals. Holliston jumped out to a lead with a pretty header by Ben Sigel off of a nice ball in from Owen Burke. Hopkinton came right back to tie it up 1-1 before th..." (Facebook)
• HCAM Television: "Watch Now: Hiller Girls Soccer defeats Norwood and Holliston Hopkinton Hillers Girls Soccer has been on a role in their last 2 games defeating Norwood on Friday, September 10th and Holliston on Monday, September 13th. View the latest hig..." (Facebook)
• HCAM Television: "Hillers Soccer Update and Week 2 NFL Picks.. On Sept 15th HCAM Sports Talk! Our 45th edition of HCAM Sports Talk takes place on Wed, September 15th 2021 at 2pm. In the episode, we'll show you the latest happenings with Hiller Boys and Gi..." (Facebook)
• HCAM Television: "Check out these great events coming up soon in town!" (Facebook)
• Holliston Cable Access: "The Town of Holliston Finance Committee Meeting on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. Remote Participation Only." (Facebook)
• Hopkinton Public Library: "See what's new this week at the Hopkinton Public Library at: *** http://wowbrary.org/nu.aspx?fb... *** There are 15 new bestsellers, six new movies, 13 new audiobooks, 28 new children's books, and 71 other new books, including 42..." (Facebook)
• Hopkinton Public Library: "Join us on Sept 21 at 7pm for Fall Cleaning with Jenna Elliott of the Naked Flower. Learn how to prepare your home for winter. Register for the Zoom link at http://bit.ly/HPL-events" (Facebook)
• Hopkinton Public Library: "Today is the first day of Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month. Use our Pinterest board to pick out something by a Hispanic or Latinx author, or read about Hispanic or Latinx culture: https://www.pinterest.com/hopkintonplma/hispanic-latino-her..." (Facebook)
• Holliston Public Library: "Virtual Journaling Program with Emily Kokidko: Sept. 22 from 7-8pm. Emily will show us show to get started in journaling to explore feelings and manage anxiety and stress. Register at https://bit.ly/3k4H5EA to get your Zoom link before t..." (Facebook)
• Faith Community Church: "The disciples may have been impressed when Jesus calmed the seas with his voice, and we are sure every parent of a toddler is in even more awe. While we joke, there is a lot from this story we can take away as parents. When there is a st..." (Facebook)

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— Christine Charnosky

About me: I am the freelance editor covering Grafton, Hopkinton-Holliston, Northborough, Shrewsbury, and Westborough. I have worked as a journalist for the Daily Hampshire Gazette, Westfield News, and Country Journal in Western Mass.; the Butler Eagle in Pittsburgh; and The Reporter and Intelligencer in Philadelphia.

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