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HB Letters

Friends thank everyone who helped make library book sale successful

To the Editor: The Friends of the Hollis Social Library held their most successful annual book sale on May 10 at Hollis Town Hall and realized $3242.50. The Friends would like to thank Laurel Lang, Joni LaBombard and Ann Russell, who used their great experience of library book sales to lead a ...

Hollis to hold Memorial Day ceremony

Hollis to hold Memorial Day ceremony To the Editor: Attention, all Hollis residents, businesses, groups, organizations, schools and clubs. The Hollis Memorial Day ceremony is an evening ceremony at the Hollis Town Common. All participants and attendees should assemble at 5 p.m. at the Town ...

Thanks to community after house fire

To the Editor: We would like to thank the Hollis-Brookline community, the Captain Samuel Douglas Academy parents and staff, and the Hollis and Brookline fire departments for their generous support, thoughts, prayers and professional service after our house fire on Jan. 17. We moved to ...

Student raises awareness about pandas

To the Editor: Hello! My name is Hayden Wink, I am a seventh-grader at Hollis Brookline Middle School. I am sending this email so you can put it into your great newspaper to help spread awareness about the poaching of red pandas. These adorable animals are vulnerable and soon to be ...

Horses deserve to have rescue farms, not sent to slaughter pens

To the Editor: My name is Emma Armstrong, and I am a grade 7 student at Hollis Brookline Middle School. I am sending this email to raise awareness towards the mystery of what happens to racehorses that reach the end of their careers, or simply horses that just don't get the love and affection ...

Comparing teachers’ salaries to industry

To the Editor: Hollis and Brookline voted to increase co-op teachers' salaries by 6 percent over two years. The reason: equalize the elementary school and co-op pay. We were given stats: 100 percent graduation, 94 percent college, teachers working diligently at substandard income and personal ...