from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
The parents of a Milton woman killed in a July 2008 car crash are suing The Kraft Group and the town of Foxborough, contending that security at Gillette Stadium failed to prevent ticketless underage drinkers from partying and consuming alcohol in the stadium parking lot during a rowdy annual music event before getting behind the wheel to drive home. (Read the full story here.)
Walter L. McDermott, who has literally been doing a lot of the heavy lifting in town, is retiring after 40 years of service. It is rumored that he can bring a fire truck back from the dead and do more with a coat hanger and duct tape than most men can do with a garage full of tools.
from Wicked Local Canton
Two years ago, state legislators gave the go-ahead for the state to solicit private contractors in order to manage the popular, but dilapidated Ponkapoag Golf Course, designed by legendary golf architect Donald Ross. It was their hope that a new manager, in partnership with the state, could take control of the facility, known as Ponky, and restore some of its past glory. (Read the full story here.)
from NECN
Late last week, police in Milton, Massachusetts say three men went to Milton to buy a television that was listed on the Internet Web site Craigslist. When they got to the house to pick up the TV, one man was dragged inside and attacked, then robbed.
from The Bay State Banner
The state’s plans to extend a walking and biking path along the Neponset River has shown that more than a shallow waterway separates Mattapan and Milton. Some of the suburbanites fear the city neighborhood, which they associate with crime. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Milton police expected about 1500 people to walk across the police station lawn Wednesday night, as part of a nationwide message that neighborhood crime would not be tolerated. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Shaking soil off a sunflower, Felicia Harewood, 18, seemed to be as much a cheerleader as a young farmer. “Shake, shake, shake. Shake that dirt off!,” sang Harewood of Milton, an intern with the City Harvest Youth Program at Powisset Farm in Dover. “Go Esther! Go Nia!” (Read the full story here.)
Consistent with statements made over the last several months, Temple Shalom of Milton, which recently celebrated its 65th anniversary, has begun the process of looking for a location in Milton to build a new, energy-efficient, handicapped accessible building.
from The Patriot Ledger
Bail was set at $15,000 for a Milton man who police said lured three people to a vacant house that was in foreclosure with a Craigslist advertisement, then robbed them. (Read the full story here.)
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
As US Representative Stephen F. Lynch basked in the glow of former president Bill Clinton’s endorsement last Thursday at a union hall in South Boston, the underdog who is trying to unseat him in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary did what he has done with regularity during the dog days of July. (Read the full story here.)
Note: MyTownMatters interviewed Mac D’Allesandro. The interview will air on MATV Friday 8/6 @ 7:30 & repeat Sat and Sun.