Run Milton Will Bring Running Community Together to Support the Friends of the Milton Council on Aging Transportation Fund
After speaking with the Milton Police Department, the Run Milton Committee has decided to postpone this year’s half-marathon event to Sunday, Oct. 4 (from April 12).
News from BI Deaconess Milton
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (BID-Milton) has named Stephanie L. Truesdell, vice president of philanthropy and communications.
In her new position, Ms. Truesdell will oversee BID-Milton’s Development and Public Relations Offices.
According to the Boston Globe 100+ is the number of panicked Milton residents who called authorities on the evening of April 1, 1980, after a Channel 7 news report that 635-foot Great Blue Hill was erupting?—?complete with archival clips of flowing lava from Mount St. Helens and President Carter and Governor Ed King expressing worry; the program’s producer is fired on April 2. You can find “April Fools’ Day pranks: The good, the bad, and the ugly” here.
Governor Baker is convening a series of forums throughout the state to discuss the opioid issue. This is an opportunity for the working group to gather feedback from the community and ideas on the best ways to halt this epidemic.
There is a serious car fire on Truman Pkwy just up the road from Blue Hill Pkwy intersection. Best to avoid if at all possible. Police and fire are on the scene. Witnesses report a multi-car accident and characterize the situation as “crazy.”
by Frank Schroth
The Planning Board met last Wednesday and Thursday. They also discussed two citizens petition articles that are on the Annual Town Warrant. One deals with a revision to a condo bylaw article and the other to a moratorium on lit signs. (The primary topic of business was an ongoing hearing for a special permit to allow Thayer Nursery to operate a landscaping business from their Hillside location. That topic will be covered in a future post.)
Work by Michael Wyatt
Talented Milton High School artist Michael Wyatt has been named a National Medalist in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and was awarded a National Gold Key, which is the highest honor the program gives out.
The Milton Public Schools’ K-12 Art Department is presenting the 2nd Annual Passport to the Arts at all of the schools. Students and their families are encouraged to attend multiple exhibits and have their “passports” stamped by the art faculty at each school. Families can pick up passports at any of the events below.
Good Friday, April 3, at East Church (610 Adams Street, East Milton) — East Church extends an invitation to the community: Our Labyrinth, painted on the parking lot behind the church, will be open and unobstructed during daylight hours. If you come by car, please park in the adjacent parking lot on Granite Place.
The MHS Boosters are sponsoring a can & bottle drive on Saturday, April 4th to benefit athletic team fundraising. The boys tennis team will run the ‘Cans for Cats’ drive from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Milton high school.