To the Editor: Benjamin Franklin said, “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” In honor of National Public Health Week 2014, I would like to stress the importance of emergency preparedness as a year-round family activity through the use of emergency plans and ...

To the Editor: The Colonial Garden Club, of Hollis, raises money through our annual plant sale and garden tours in order to provide scholarships, maintain town plantings and to help fund worthwhile community endeavors. We are presently seeking projects in need of funding. The projects ...

To the Editor: I would like to thank everyone who voted for me in the recent town election. I look forward to serving town residents as a library trustee for the next three years. The library has much to offer Brookliners, and I welcome the opportunity to assist the other members of the ...

To the Editor: In the recent election, the results for the two races for the Hollis School Board were extremely close. In the one-year position, no recount was requested. After the recount period expired, Tammy Fareed was declared the winner. The final count was Tammy Fareed with 400 votes ...

To the Editor: I am writing today to celebrate a young woman who has become my inspiration and hero… When one learns that their mother has cancer, one can handle it many ways … sorrow, denial, anger. Emily Rezzarday, a 19-year-old resident of Brookline sought to raise ...

To the Editor: Apportionment is too important and complex an issue to be decided emotionally. At the Cooperative School District meeting, we were presented with figures based on 100 percent average daily membership (ADM) and 50 percent ADM and 50 percent equalized valuation. In reality, ...