from the Office of Senator Brian Joyce
GOVERNOR PATRICK ANNOUNCES FEDERAL FLOOD AID ON ITS WAY
Financial Assistance Available for Individuals & Businesses in 7 Counties
BOSTON, MA – Governor Deval Patrick announced this evening that federal aid will become available to Massachusetts individuals and businesses hardest hit by the most recent flooding events. The assistance was...
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Archive for March, 2010
President Obama authorizes assistance to 7 MA counties including Norfolk
Milton police investigating robbery at ATM
ATM suspect
from Wicked Local Milton
Police have released a surveillance photo of a man suspected of robbing a woman at gunpoint at the ATM at the Bank of America on Eliot Street.
The black male was about 6-feet, four-inches and 240 pounds with a mustache and wearing a black...
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Rhode Island Author to Discuss Book Growing Up Italian
Fuller Village welcomes Dr. Edward Iannuccilli, author of Growing Up Italian, Grandfathers Fig Tree and Other Stories on Monday, April 5th at 2:00pm in the Function Room at 1372 Brush Hill Rd.
The public is invited to attend.
Dr. Iannuccilli is a distinguished physician, educator and innovator, especially in...
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Greenwood proposes improving access to property information
the following was contributed by Todd Greenwood
My name is Todd Greenwood, and I am running for a seat on the Milton Board of Assessors.
I am running because I believe our current Board could be doing a significantly better job in terms of delivering cost-effective services to the town that reflect:
Value
Efficiency, &
Convenience
At present, it is...
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Former Fallon Ambulance headquarters in Milton has new tenants
from The Patriot Ledger
A pastry shop and a foundation that supports environmental groups are helping to revive the former Fallon Ambulance Service headquarters in Milton. (Read the full story here.)
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Milton school veteran Stephanie Nephew appointed to be Glover principal
The choice for a new principal at the Glover Elementary School went to an internal candidate, Stephanie Nephew.
Superintendent Mary Gormley announced the appointment in a letter to Milton parents, facculty and staff. In her letter Ms. Gormley writes:
“I am confident that Ms. Nephew’s experience and education combine to make her immensely qualified...
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Globe OpEd: The old guard beats back change, and a good idea gets nixed in Milton
from The Boston Globe
NIMBYISM IS the official religion of Massachusetts. Other religions are free to reach God through prayer, provided they don’t come too close to the neighbor’s property line. The Not In My Backyard belief system thrives in Milton, (Read the full story here.)
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A note about the advertising & letters to the editor
We are pleased and proud to begin running advertisements.
Advertising is a fundamental part of many media efforts. Online it can be just about the most annoying experience imaginable. That will not be the case here.
You will not see pop ups or large ads that hog the screen for two reasons a) it is a...
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A frank talk with Cheryl Tougias, candidate for Planning Board
Cheryl Tougias
Cheryl Tougias likes a good cup of coffee.
The topic came up in discussing her professional background. Tougias is an architect and founding partner of Spalding Tougias, a firm that often works on structures whose original purpose has fallen out of use. I asked if the Brewery Building in JP, which houses the killer...
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Blue Hills Trailside Museum receives $175,000 grant
from Wicked Local Milton
The Blue Hills Trailside Museum has been awarded a $175,000 grant by the Department of Conservation and Recreation’s Partnerships Matching Funds Program. Trailside’s grant is part of $1.34 million awarded to 29 capital projects across the state. (Read the full story here.)
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