The Milton High School Athletic department will be a bottle and can drive at the front of the high school on December 4th from 9:00 – 12:00. Great opportunity to clean up from all those Thanksgiving festivities!
Large brush fire still ablaze along Route-128 between Braintree and Milton
from The Patriot Ledger
A large brush fire has broken out along the highway off Route 128 between Braintree and Milton, according to the Canton Fire Department. (Read the full story here.)
A natural link between communities
from Boston.com
RODNEY BENDER just may kill suburban opposition with love of urban nature. The state is proposing an extension to the Neponset River recreation trail, to be shared by Mattapan and Milton. The police chief of wealthy Milton classically worried this summer that the bike path will provide opportunities “for criminal perpetrators to now have an easy opportunity to cross into’’ his town. (Read the full story here.)
Bike trail plan meant to bridge runs into divide
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Rodney Bender hiked a nature trail on the Mattapan side of the lazy Neponset River, as an afternoon sun shimmered on the water’s edge. The scene was serene, but the future of the riverbank is steeped in controversy. (Read the full story here.)
Mass DOT repairs Ponkapoag bridge in Milton
This may be more than you want to know about the repairs on the Ponky bridge that have detoured traffic all summer; but it is a good effort by the DOT to be transparent and inform the community about what we done.
The Eco-Team challenge is underway – but it is not too late to join in
from Sustainable Milton
The 2010 Eco Team Challenge has begun! Fourteen teams have been started, and several have held their first meetings already. All participants are on their way to learning more about saving energy and saving money.
A GOOD AGE: At 95, she uses her scooter at Fuller Village in Milton
from Wicked Local Milton
The cheerful card arrived unexpectedly in the mail, hand-written, stirring memories of 30 years ago. It was from Eleanor Reidy, who lived in Quincy most of her life, from age 8 until she was nearly 90. I met her in the 1970s, when I did my banking at Presidential Cooperative Bank; she was the secretary for Frank McCauley, the bank’s president. (Read the full story here.)
East Congregational Church to hold “Blue” Christmas Service
The East Congregational Church will be holding a “Blue” Christmas service, a simple service designed for those who have difficulty embracing the excitement and heightened celebrant joy of the season due to the experience of loss over the past years.
Boy Scouts launch wreath sale
If you need a wreath, the boy scouts can supply it. They are selling wreaths today and next week end at two locations: the Gas Station, 940 Canton Ave., Cunningham Park along Edgehill Road and at St. Mary’s of the Hills Church from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Update: THANKSGIVING: Braintree 20, Milton 19
A bright Milton moment
from Wicked Local Milton
The records haven’t always been great. The games have been, though.