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5 Ways to Connect With Holliston Patch

Here are some tips on how you can get the most out of Holliston Patch.

In today's digital age, news comes our way through any number of channels: e-mails, websites, social media, online forums. At Patch, it's our goal to deliver local news across all the various platforms that exist, giving you an opportunity to get the latest info wherever you are, all while keeping in touch with me, your local editor. We mean it when we say we want to make life "ridiculously easy" for you, the residents of the Newport community. Here are five key ways to stay connected: 1. Find us on Facebook Get our latest stories right in your news feed, and engage with other Newport residents, by following our Holliston Patch Facebook page. To stay tapped in whenever you're signed on, be sure to click the "Like" button at the top of the …

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Become a Blogger on Holliston Patch

Holliston Patch is looking for your opinion on Holliston happenings. Become a blogger and have your voice heard.

Since the beginning of May, Holliston Patch has been making room for local bloggers on the site. We're looking for bloggers who can riff on various topics, share their personality and engage our readers in discussions. Patch is more than a news site, it's an online conversation about our community. Then, we want to hear from you. This isn't a reporting job. It's blogging. You write what you want to say when you want to say it. Do it on your schedule, whether that's posting multiple entries per day or a couple times a month. Patch won't own what you post, so you can repost your entries to your other blogs. Much like The Huffington Post has done, Patch is providing local bloggers an online platform to have their words seen by a larger …

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What We Learned on Patch

End of 2011 Brings Changes for 2012

This week at Patch we spent much of our time reviewing the past year and looking forward to the new year.

This week on Patch we spent a lot of time reminiscing about Hopkinton Patch’s first year of existence. We gave you our list of top olice log entries, as well as a list of some of the top stories for the year. We also spent a lot of time planning what’s going to happen next year. We’re looking ahead to the Boston Marathon in April, A big national election in November, and the end of the world in December (maybe). We’re going to be trying some different things in the new year. We really want to start telling the stories about the people that make Hopkinton such a great place to live and work. We also want to get more readers involved in the conversation regarding town both on the site and off. Blogging is not only a great way to tell your …

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Patch Facts

5 Things You Need to Know Today: Dec. 12

Yoga can be a great way to de-stress around the holidays.

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1.  The HPTA winter extracurricular registration runs through Dec. 15. Check out Amy Ritterbusch’s blog for all of the details. 2. If you’re looking for ways to relax and de-stress this holiday season, bCalm Power Yoga and Absolute Yoga both have classes daily. All of the information, including cost, can be found in their listings and on their websites. 3. Today the Parks and Recreation Committee will meet at 7 p.m. in Town Hall;the Zoning Advisory Committee will meet at the same time, also in town hall. 4. We want to see your holiday pictures! You can add them to any …

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