Frank Schroth

Patrick’s older daughter to marry

from Boston.com – Your Town Milton

Sarah Baker Patrick, the older daughter of Governor and Mrs. Deval Patrick, will marry Marco Morgese, a former Italian soldier, at “a private wedding” in Massachusetts next summer, Patrick’s office announced today. (Read the full story here.)

Award winning writer, Joan Leegant, to speak at Temple Shalom

Temple Shalom Speaker series to feature author Joan Leegant, author of the novel Wherever You Go, published in July 2010, and a collection of stories called An Hour in Paradise. This collection won the Penn/New England Book Award, the Wallant Award for Jewish Fiction, and was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award.

InSync offering arts classes for the holidays

In Sync Center of the Arts is gearing up for a festive season of creative arts education! Fantastic art teachers will be conducting classes to inspire creative minds and create wonderful holiday keepsakes and gifts in a number of workshops throughout this holiday season.

State ponders installing pond in Blue Hills

from Wicked Local Milton

The Department of Conservation and Recreation laid out its plans to build a pond at one of four possible sites in the Blue Hills Reservation on Monday night. The project would fulfill a 10-year-old permit obligation to replace wetlands lost when the Quincy Quarries were drained of water and plugged with landfill in 2000. (Read the full story here.)

A movie to look forward to (maybe)

And now or something completey different. This looks like it will be a fun film for kids but also of interest given the nearby locale. It looks like things have changed at the Franklin Park Zoo since the last time I was there . . .