Holliston-Hopkinton, MA|News|
Holliston To Receive Nearly $10.5 Million In State Budget
The budget, which passed on Monday, allocated around $8.7 million in public school funding and more than $1.8 million in unrestricted aid

I am a Local Editor covering Dedham, Norwood, Braintree, Framingham, Natick, Hopkinton and Holliston, MA.
I am a Boston native who began my journalism career in 1994. I graduated from Boston University, where I simultaneously received bachelor's degrees in journalism and political science. In 2002, I graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a master's in public administration. I am a 1994 Pulliam Fellow, a national award given to 10 graduating college seniors who are pursuing careers in journalism. I also began pursuing a graduate degree in journalism at Northeastern University.
I previously was a staff reporter for Gazette Publications, Inc., The Dedham TImes, The Daily Transcript and The Parkway-West Roxbury Transcript. Over the past five years, I have been a freelance reporter at Bulletin Newspapers, Inc. covering Boston and Norwood; Gannett, Inc.; and The Hopkinton Independent.
The budget, which passed on Monday, allocated around $8.7 million in public school funding and more than $1.8 million in unrestricted aid

A Place to Turn serves 20 MetroWest communities. Now it is turning to the community in the final push of a fundraising campaign to expand.
People experiencing a crisis can dial 988 nationwide for support for mental health issues, suicidal thoughts, substance abuse or distress
Sousa, the School Committee chair, is running for state representative in the 6th Middlesex District. She announced this endorsement Monday
Neiriane Pereira-Da Silva, 30, of Framingham died as a result of multiple sharp force injuries, according to the medical examiner's office
Alex Leombruno, a Framingham High School alumna, used the skills she honed in school to create her film called "I Love You Don't Leave Me"
A vacuum truck truck is expected to arrive by 3 p.m. to clean up an oil leakage after an excavator caught fire Monday morning.
Sabbyjory Jean-Baptiste, 18, of Braintree, was arraigned Monday in Wrentham District Court on a charge of shoplifting
Founder Herb Chasan established a youth center in South Framingham 10 years ago. Now he hopes to create a teen center.
The accident occurred at The Chateau Saturday night at 10:21 p.m. when a school bus drove up the front stairs and into the front door
From chocolate to butter pecan to cookies and cream, celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday with your favorite flavor.
From chocolate to butter pecan to cookies and cream, celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday with your favorite flavor.
The Senate passed the legislation on Thursday with amendments by Sen. John Keenan. $1 million was proposed for Braintree projects.
From chocolate to butter pecan to cookies and cream, celebrate National Ice Cream Day on Sunday with your favorite flavor.
Blue-green algae called cyanobacteria have been detected in Fiske Pond and the South Pond of Lake Cochituate
On Sunday, Dedham police will be providing $500 to Ron's Gourmet Ice Cream to pay for ice cream for kids from 2-4 p.m.
While the trend has not occurred in Natick yet, police caution it's "only a matter of time."
Tiago Xavier, 18, of Framingham, was arrested Friday afternoon and will be arraigned Monday
The clinic is run by VaxAbilities, a public-private partnership that offers disability-friendly vaccination clinics
Eric Carty, the town's water and sewer department manager, announced the water main break on Claflin Avenue, off of Main Street at 5 p.m.