DPW Employees Charged in Alleged Assault on Unhoused Person

Two Holbrook Department of Public Works employees are facing charges in connection with an alleged assault on an unhoused person, according to the town's police chief, in the most significant news to hit the town in recent days.

TOWN HALL

The Randolph/Holbrook Joint Water Board announced the startup of the new Tri-Town Water Treatment Plant, a milestone project serving the two communities, according to the town's website. Details on the plant's operations and its impact on residents' water service were posted to the town homepage this month.

Separately, the town has relocated its yard waste dumpsters to what officials describe as a more secure location at the bottom of the hill, a change residents who use the drop-off site should note.

Several town boards have meetings on the calendar this week, including the Holbrook Housing Authority and the Finance Committee, both scheduled for Thursday, July 9.

ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS

"Holbrook DPW employees accused of attack on unhoused person" — Two town Department of Public Works employees face allegations of assaulting an unhoused person in Holbrook, according to the local police chief, NBC Boston reports (read it at https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/holbrook-dpw-employees-charges/3977823/).

"Massachusetts man dies in Fiji after becoming critically ill on sailing trip" — A Holbrook man identified as Scott Winslow died after falling critically ill during a sailing trip through the South Pacific, his family told WBZ-TV, according to a CBS News report (read it at https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/scott-winslow-fiji-sailing-holbrook-massachusetts/).

COMING UP

The Holbrook Housing Authority and the Finance Committee both meet Thursday, July 9. The Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee meets Monday, July 13, and the Conservation Commission meets Monday, July 20.