Moira Downes captured this shot of a flag waving over “Mount Kellymanjaro” which I can’t wait to have turn into Mount Puddlemanjaro. We welcome your photos. Please email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Milton Public Schools Preschool Registration Open
Preschool registration is now underway for the Milton Public Schools. There are three separate programs offered by the Milton Public Schools for children age 3-4 years old to attend. Each program has similarities and differences. Families are encouraged to carefully read and understand the basic structure and routine of each program.
State Senators discuss issues at Fuller

L to R: Senators Donnelly, Rodrigues, Lovely, Joyce, Keenan, Brownsberger, Rosenberg, Hedlund (left to right).
On Wednesday, February 25th, Deborah Felton, Executive Director of Fuller Village and Marvin Gordon, president of Milton Fuller Housing Corporation along with Senator Brian A. Joyce hosted the members of the Massachusetts Senate at a luncheon during their tour of South Shore Towns. Senator Joyce invited Council of Aging Directors to the luncheon to discuss issues critical to seniors.
Spies, Patriots, and Traitors: American Intelligence in the Revolutionary War
On Thursday, March 26, 2015 the Milton Historical Society will host a talk by retired CIA officer Kenneth Daigler on several Revolutionary War personalities. The talk will be at the Milton Public Library from 7-8:30 PM.
In Spies, Patriots, and Traitors, retired CIA operations officer Kenneth Daigler reveals the intelligence activities of famous personalities such as Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Nathan Hale, George Washington, and Benedict Arnold,
3D Modeling Workshop with Empow for Teens
On Monday, March 16 from 6 to 8pm, the Milton Public Library will host a 3D Modeling Workshop led by Empow Studios for local teens in grades 6 to 8. Hyper-realistic 3D graphics are now within your grasp. In this workshop we will be using the tool Sculptris for a quick jaunt into 3D sculpting.
Obit: Dr. Janet Elizabeth Lapey
Janet graduated from Harvard/Radcliffe College in 1959 followed by the University of Rochester School of Medicine in 1963, one of but four women in a class of sixty. Always the trailblazer and ahead of her time, she was board certified in Pathology and worked/taught at the New England Deaconess Hospital and Harvard Medical School. After 20 years, she retired to focus on what always mattered most, her family.
Booster Can & Bottle Drive
The MHS Boosters are sponsoring a can & bottle drive on Saturday, March 7th to benefit athletic team fundraising. The wrestling team will run the ‘Cans for Cats’ drive from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at Milton high school. The team will be at the front entrance of the high school, 25 Gile Road, to collect your 5 cent cans and bottles to redeem them for cash. Please stop by and support your Wildcats.
$7M Milton Mansion Pops With Color
from Boston.com
Located at the end of a private Milton street is this vast, 14,000 square foot estate that sits on 4 private acres. The interior features exquisite craftsmanship, plenty of color, and lots of attention to detail. (Read the full story here.)
Photo for the day 02.28.15
On and on it goes. Tom Palmer captured this shot a couple days ago of a crew clearing snow from Blue Hill Terrace. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Video: Milton Snow Removal Operations
Brian Kelley, host of Talk of the Town, recently produced a video of snow removal operations here in Milton. It captures the scope of the effort.. Please click on “Read more” for the video. Thanks Brian.