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A Primer from Diverse Holliston Town Meeting: Monday, May 11, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. | Holliston High School Read the full May 2026 Town Meeting Warrant → Town Meeting is one of the most direct forms of democracy we have. Every registered voter in Holliston has a seat, a voice, and a vote. And while the warrant can feel dense — full of legal language, finance committee footnotes, and references to obscure Massachusetts General Laws chapters — what's actually being decided affects e

Holliston's 2026 ballot is short, but the stakes aren't. With a brand-new superintendent stepping in on July 1, the high school building project officially underway, and another teacher contract negotiation on the horizon, the people we send to School Committee this year will shape the district through one of its biggest transitions in decades. This is the only contested race on the ballot. Three candidates—two incumbents and one newcomer—are running for two three-year seats.

A few weeks ago, my 10-year-old played in a soccer match against a team who was abnormally aggressive. There were two players on the other team who were actively elbowing and shoving our players to the ground, and they were doing so when they were sure the ref wasn’t looking. It was purposeful, ill-intended, behavior. As parents, we are not allowed to say anything to the referee, so we found ourselves in the dilemma of wanting to protect our children from harm, while also fol

Volunteer The CASA Allies is a group of MetroWest residents who work with the MetroWest Worker Center-CASA to support their work with immigrants. We deliver food, provide or refer for legal services, drive immigrant children to school, provide bond sponsors (the state supplies the money), accompany people to appointments and work with LUCE to observe and document ICE activity. If you want to volunteer, email volunteerteam@mwc-casa.org to speak with someone about the different

Diverse Holliston aims to engage residents in key issues affecting our town, particularly those impacting our ability to be welcoming and inclusive to current and future residents of diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that creating denser, more affordable housing would be a positive step for our town and for those who live and work here. Diverse Holliston is looking for volunteers to monitor the 5 Projects that have been proposed so that residents can be informed

The Intensive Supervision Appearance Program (ISAP)—an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Alternatives to Detention (ATD) program designed to monitor non-detained immigrants—has an office in Framingham to which immigrants are now regularly being sent to have ankle bracelets attached to their bodies and app installed on their phones. Some of these individuals are required to check in on the app at a specific time on specific days and upload a picture of themselves. Othe

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