The Board of Selectmen will be meeting on Tuesday, 2/24, in the Cronin Conference Room at Town Hall at 7:00PM. The agenda includes but is not limited to a discussion of the FY16 budget, capital needs recommendations, and a public safety update. You can find the full agenda here.

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.

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Yesterday, the Boston Public Library held a ribbon cutting for the first phase of the library’s redesign. The children’s room, teen space, and nonfiction collections received a complete makeover. Milton resident Sindu Meier, who was the project manager for the architecural firm William Rawn Associates, which led the design effort, was on hand to celebrate the event. WBUR described the new space as “sleek, colorful, mod, with lots of sunlight streaming in.”

The Boston Globe has coverage of Ed Duffy’s resignation from the Milton Planning Board:

Longtime Milton Planning Board member Edward Duffy has resigned from the board, two months before his term was due to expire.

“I had enough of it,” Duffy said last week about his Feb. 12 surprise announcement. He said he was frustrated by the board’s failure to deal with what he perceived as potential traffic problems in East Milton from a proposed new restaurant on Adams Street. “It’s going to be wild,” he said. (Read the full story here.)

Town Hall Notice rec’d 10:26PM 2/21

DUE TO SNOW ON THE ROOF, ULIN RINK IS CLOSED. SNOW REMOVAL WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW.

Milton among teams to watch in upcoming tourney. You can find the Boston Globe story here.

The Neponset hasn’t completley frozen over . . . yet This photo of the river is from Tom Palmer. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.

 

Over two hundred people came together at the Neighborhood Club in Quincy on Thursday, February 5, 2015 for the sixth annual reverse raffle and gala auction to raise money for the Saint Rock Haiti Foundation (SRHF). The event raised over $200,000 to expand primary care services at the Saint Rock Clinic and was sponsored by Saint Agatha Parish (Milton/Quincy) Global Outreach Ministry.

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by St Mary of the Hills 6th grader, Maureen Shea

This winter season can be tough for everyone, especially for those who don’t have a home to stay warm in. St. Mary of the Hills School wants to keep everyone safe and warm this winter season. As part of the “Service Day” for Catholic Schools week, SMH students decided they wanted to help out the homeless by donating socks and sandwiches to a local shelter.

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from The Boston Globe

First she heard the cracking sound.

A split-second later, Cheryl Zamaloff’s face was sliced by a three-foot-long icicle that gave way from the side of her Milton home. (Read the full story here.)