Your faithful columnist will miss the man in charge.
A few years back, I began to notice a familiar name as a byline on sports stories in our local newspaper. I had known Sean Jacquet for some time; we lived in the same neighborhood and he was friends with my son. I bumped into him at some point and told him I thought that he wrote well, and both of us having been journalism majors, we compared notes. Not quite a year ago, Sean contacted me to see if I had any interest in a new venture in which he was involved. He told me about Patch and its plans for Holliston, and when the site went online in November, I was on board. Since then, I have had the privilege of working with Sean, who I learned was understanding, perceptive and very smart. I have been given more freedom than I deserved in …
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Casey's Public House
81 Railroad St, Holliston, MA
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Town of Holliston: Selectmen's Office
703 Washington St, Holliston, MA
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Town of Holliston: Town Clerk
703 Washington St, Holliston, MA
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Holliston Police Department
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Welcome to our weekly column, which highlights trends, thoughts, and news from Facebook and Twitter.
Here at Holliston Patch, we take social media pretty seriously. The platform is one way we look to interact with you, answer your questions and get to see what's on your mind. Social Media Saturdays is a weekly feature where we highlight your questions and thoughts you've shared on Facebook, Twitter and other media throughout the past week. We'll also point you to some new and interesting pages you may not have known about before. Highlights of the Week Currently, we've got 279 fans liking us on Facebook (the same as last week) and 455 followers on Twitter (up eight), with numbers growing every day. Here are some highlights of what took place this week: Social Media Page of the Week FEARnet has given a six-episode series order for …
A new vintage base ball team has burst forth from the "Mighty Men of Mudville."
Having fully recovered from their mid-July Gettysburg adventure, the Mudville Base Ball Club returns to the field Saturday at 3 p.m. at the Spencer–Pierce Farm in Newbury, with an epic encounter scheduled against the Ipswich Brewers. Our beloved Mudvillians know little about the Brewers ability on the field. Last year, the two teams were scheduled to compete at the aforementioned farm, but the Brewers, sponsored by the Ipswich Ale Brewery, apparently spent too much time in the vicinity of the company beer truck and could not play. This year, it is hoped that both teams can spend time at the truck, but only after the game has been completed. The Mudville Base Ball Club is also delighted to announce the formation of a sister team: The Boston…
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Goodwill Park
Green Street, Holliston, MA
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Holliston Police Department
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