The corner of Crown and Blue Hill Terrace is passable. And that is a great thing. Working to make sidewalks passable is a challenge but improves safety especially now that school is open (at least for today). Please do what you can.
photo by Tom Palmer
The first meeting for East Milton Neighborhood Association will take place at 7pm on Wednesday Feb 4 2015 at the Milton Art Center. Hope to see many East Milton residents there. Bring along your ideas, energy, and leadership skills! For more information please contact Cindy Christiansen at cLcMilton@gmail.com or 617 322 9323
from Wicked Local Milton
A Chelsea man has been indicted in connection with a Milton bank robbery in which he allegedly stole $80. (Read the full story here.)
The MHS Boosters can & bottle drive on Saturday, February 7th to benefit athletic team fundraising HAS BEEN CANCELLED. The girls and boys basketball teams 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.
The Boston Business Journal has an online tool for researching 2015 tax rates for communities in the Commonwealth. Milton’s average property tax bill is $7880. According to the data (from Dept of Revenue) this represents a 1.8% average increase over 2014 and a 67.2% increase since 2003.
from Wicked Local Milton
Six days after one of the worst blizzards in the history of southeastern Massachusetts, the South Shore has had 6-12 inches of snow on Monday.
Now get ready for the big chill. (Read the full story here.)
Look familiar? Thanks Daryl. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Daryl Warner
from The Boston Globe
Milton’s own Jenny Slate (right), star of the film “Obvious Child,” was honored with a Virtuosos Award at the 30th Santa Barbara International Film Festival in California on Sunday. (Read the full story here.)
The Milton Public Library will have a delayed opening today, Tuesday 2/3. They will open at 1:00PM.
According to Meeting Calendar the Board of Selectmen have cancelled their meeting for tonight.
from Wicked Local Milton
Six days after one of the worst blizzards in the history of southeastern Massachusetts, the National Weather Service predicts 6-10 inches of snow for Norfolk, Plymouth and Bristol counties on Monday.
Snow was falling heavily by the morning rush hour. (Read the full story here.)