Frank Schroth

Obit: Ruth A. Donovan

DONOVAN, Ruth A. (Buckley) Age 90, of Milton, March 6. Beloved wife of the late James F. Jr. Devoted mother of Joanne M. Walker and her husband Michael of Clover, SC, Barbara A. McCone and her husband Thomas of Hanover and James F. Donovan and his wife Cheryl of Hinckley, OH.

Goodbye to all that

photo by Frank Schroth

photo by Frank Schroth

Note – any resemblance to a well loved children’s book is purely intentional.

by Frank Schroth

Goodbye to All That

In the great outdoors

There was a ton of snow

And streets full of ice

And a parade of

snow plows at quite a price

Privatized rinks freezing out the public

from The Boston Globe

In Milton, skaters take a back seat to the needs of Curry College.

Families loved the Max Ulin Ice Rink, a place where they could skate for free, get rental skates for growing feet, and buy a cup of hot chocolate at the snack bar while the Zamboni machine polished the ice. Back in 2009, when the state still ran the rink, records show that managers opened the doors for 40 hours of public skating during December school vacation. (Read the full story here.)

Milton students well represented in Scholastic Art Awards

Congratulations to this year’s Boston Globe Scholastic Art Award winners. Milton students from both public and private schools were recognized. Lesley Davison, the awards coordinator from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, said more than 8,000 students submitted nearly 20,000 works — 1,750 written pieces and 18,000-plus artworks — for review.

Photo for the day 03.05.15

Can you believe your eyes? Thank you Martha Cosgrove who grabbed this shot of a crocus and daffodils fighting the good fight! There’s hope. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.

photo by Martha Cosgrove

photo by Martha Cosgrove