Interfaith Social Services operates one of the largest emergency food programs in Greater Boston. Their food pantry, counseling center and other assistance programs have been serving South Shore residents since 1947. Interfaith’s 41st Annual South Shore Walk/5K on April 25th raised over $25,000 for their programs to assist South Shore families in need.
Nominate a book! Milton Reads Open House, May 19th.
Calling all book lovers! Coming off of a successful fourth edition of Milton Reads, featuring The Boys in the Boat, we are now looking to increase community involvement. You can help by joining the committee or nominating a book for Milton Reads 2016.
Yard Waste Collection Schedule
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF ALL SCHEDULED YARD WASTE COLLECTION DAYS REMAINING IN FY 2015:
WEDNESDAY – MAY 20
THURSDAY – MAY 21
FAA and Massport Webinar
The FAA/Massport and Logan Airport Citizen’s Advisory Committee (CAC) is holding a Webinar on Monday, May 18, 6-8pm on two proposed procedures to Runway 4L arrivals to Boston- Logan International Airport. The procedures involve RNAV (concentrated flight paths) approaches. One is an RNAV Visual Approach and the other is an RNAV GPS Instrument Approach.
2015 Annual Town Meeting – Day 3: Articles 31-37 pass; ~$41 million appropriated for schools; Savings plan to go to voters
by Frank Schroth
At the end of Day 2 the Town Moderator expressed the hope that Town Meeting would wrap up last Thursday. That proved to be a bit optimistic. Two articles took up substantial amounts of time: Article 31 – the school appropriation and Article 37 which would petition the General Court to enable the town to put out a ballot question seeking approval to establish a special purpose stabilization fund for replacement or renovation of the fire stations and DPW yard.
Milton Jr. Women’s Club Grant Supports Children’s Programming at Milton Farmers Market
Annually the MJWC provides more than $10,000 in grants to local organizations and charities. Each year the club chooses one organization that they believe merits special attention. This year, the Milton Farmers Market is well deserving of this recognition.
Photo for the day 05.11.15
Come spring some people plant flowers and others, like Cathy Smith, install a colony of honey bees. Thanks to Carolyn Newman for the shot. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Carolyn Newman
Milton Bicycle Advisory Committee hosts Used Bike Sale and Community Ride to Celebrate Bike Month
The Milton Bicycle Advisory Committee invites the public to attend the Used Bike Sale on Saturday, May 16.
Held at the DPW Day Open House at 629 Randolph Avenue from 10 AM to 2 PM, the bike sale is an opportunity to get great deals on used bikes for the kids. Some bikes for adults will also be available, as well as safety tips, local bike maps, tubes and other bike accessories, and a free raffle for a gift certificate to Dave’s Bike Infirmary.
St. Mary of the Hills takes Field Trip!
By Shay Sinnott
The 6th grade class and chaperones ride the duck tours at Sydney Joseph of Randolph has a turn to drive!
On May 5th, the sixth grade class at St. Mary of the Hills School was treated to a special Duck Tour field trip for the second year in a row. The class earned the field trip after classmate, Xavier Welch of Milton, won first place in the annual Duck Tours Writing Contest early this year. Welch’s essay, titled, The Stamp Act Crisis: Fuel of the Rebellion, was chosen as a first place winner.
The Cahill Report for 5/8/15 – a weekly update on the Milton real estate market
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Cahill Report, a weekly update on Milton real estate activity produced in partnership with Laura Cahill.
Following are a list of open houses this week end and recent real estate transactions.
Over 400 Turn Out for Milton Cleanup Day 2015
MHS students worked 4 hours and collected 14 bags of trash & 11 bags of recyclables at the high school and surrounding ball fields
If you’re around town this week and notice that the streets and parks seem to be cleaner, thank the over 400 Milton residents who came out for Milton Cleanup Day on May 2nd. Organized by Sustainable Milton in partnership with the Department of Public Works, the cleanup day is an annual event to help get our town ready for Spring.