My friend and I were out for some exercise in August around 6:45 p.m., heading down Pleasant St. As we approached the Dyer St. intersection, we saw a car with a police cruiser behind it with the lights on. It is most certainly disappointing when you get pulled over on a Tuesday night, most likely coming home from work. But alas, that was not the case.

As we moved around to the side, there lay Sergeant Roy of the Millis Police Department on the ground positioning the car jack!!! He was in full uniform, including his vest and gun belt. The driver had a flat tire and Sergeant Roy was working to change it.

The point of the story is that if Millis is looking for an example of an individual who personifies community policing, look no further than Sergeant Roy. As I said to him at the time, a patrol sergeant changing a flat tire on the side of the road is very impressive.

Regards,

Bill Buccella

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Dear Editor,

I wanted to share a story about how our Medway students are making a direct impact. On June 30, they spent the day in Boston supporting people experiencing homelessness. We split into three teams: one handed out care packages directly to unhoused individuals, one worked a meal shift in the kitchen at Rosie's Place, and one delivered supplies to Rosie's Place and Pine Street Inn.

All told we brought $3,352.77 in supplies, funded entirely through community fundraising. "My favorite part was watching the volunteers realize the true impact of what we do whether they were dropping off supplies at real shelters or serving food to unhoused women at Rosie's Place."

We're a student-led 501(c)(3) that started as a club at Hopkinton High and now runs in four towns Hopkinton, Westford, Holliston, and Medway with 56 volunteers.

Thanks,

Madhav Saxena

Founder & President, Advocacy for the Unhoused (HAU)