from NECN
from The Boston Globe
School officials locked down Milton High School just after the dismissal bell rang on Wednesday, when a Watertown man carrying a gun tried to enter the school’s front door and a second male was found to have slipped through another entrance, police said.(Read teh full story here.)
Notice from Milton Police Dept Facebook page
Good evening,
This has been a busy two days for MPD. As many of you have watched on the evening news, MHS was placed in lockdown late this afternoon after an individual attempted to make entrance.
A quick synopsis of this event is listed here. At NO TIME was any student or staff member in danger. The suspect, who we have in custody is a 19 year old man from Watertown. At around 2pm, he entered the campus on foot and attempted to gain entrance through the main doors.
Thanks to Tom Palmer for reminding us of children’s endless fascination with animals. The Franklin Park Zoo is another great local asset. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Tom Palmer
from The Patriot Ledger
In January 1990, bookkeeper John Quinn Jr. was stabbed and beaten to death in the 4 Craig St. ranch house. A young neighbor, Kurry Harbour, was arrested and convicted for the killing.(Read the full story here.)
Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, along with The Thomas Crane Quincy Public Library and the Quincy Jewish Committee, invite all to a free viewing of “Rafting to Bombay” on Thursday evening, April 16, 7-9 p.m. at the Thomas Crane Library Community Room, 40 Washington St., Quincy.
The Department of Transportation will be holding a design meeting to review street scape changes to intersection of Canton Avenue and Brook Road. This is part of a Safe Routes to School grant intended to promote safe student walking and bicycling to school. The meeting will provide updates on design and listen to resident concerns. The meeting is Thusday March 26 at 6:30pm at Glover Elementary School.
Update – WHDH is reporting one individual who had a gun is in custody. Students are being released as of ~4:40.
Notice from James Jette, Prinicpal Milton High School
Dear Parents/Guardians
Milton High School is currently in a lockdown situation. At this point we are asking all parents/guardians to please refrain from coming to the campus as you will not be able to access the building.
photo by Roy Chambers
Stephen E. Wilkie, of Milton, passed away unexpectedly, in the company of his loving family, on Sunday, March 22, 2015. A life long Milton resident, Stephen graduated from Milton High School in 1972 and was a 25 year employee of Instron Corp., Norwood and a 15 year employee of College Town, Inc.
The following is from the Milton Police Dept Facebook page
This afternoon an incident took place on Craig St off Blue Hill Ave that drew significant resources into the neighborhood. Each day MPD fields all types of calls for service. Many calls are routine incidents, some are serious and every so often you receive a call for a scene that has the potential to endanger life. As the media has reported publicly, this incident is one that escalated very quickly.
from the Boston Globe
The Boston police bomb squad removed and disarmed an explosive device found in a home in Milton on Tuesday, authorities said.
Milton police called the Boston department for assistance at about 3:45 p.m. after the device was discovered in the house on Craig Street, according to David Estrada, a spokesman for Boston police. (Read the full story here.)