At last Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen the topic of the Ulin rink came up not once but three times and much like the skaters that patronize the rink, the discussion at times seemed to go in circles.
Duxbury High baseball team edges Milton to reach South Sectional semifinals
from Wicked Local Milton
Duxbury’s Connor Inglis beats the throw to Milton first baseman Kevin Lemere.
There’s a first time for everything.
There are also people who like to roll as many first times as possible into just one time.
Pat Sweeney qualifies. (Read the full story and view more photos here.)
Photo Craig Murray; Gatehouse News Service
Stolen car leads police on 3-town chase, crash in Milton
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
A police chase through three towns ended with the stolen car crashing on Blue Hill Parkway, sending the driver and two passengers to the hospital, police said.
“This kid just wasn’t going to stop,” said Holbrook Police Chief William Marble. “It’s just lucky he didn’t kill anybody. He was driving wrong-way on one-way streets, going across medians. He needed to be stopped before he hurt an innocent bystander.”
(Read the full story here.)
Lost dog alert – did you spot Kojac?
Kojac
If you find this dog please contact David. Contact info and description of the dog can be found here.
Richard Livingston in the running for State Senate
Milton resident Richard Livingston has formally announced that he is in the race for State Senate. He is one of two candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Brian Joyce, also a Milton resident. The other candidate who has announced is Canton Selectman Bob Burr.
MHS Class of 2010 Graduates!
Wicked Local Milton has some nice photos of yesterday’s commencement ceremony at Milton High School. You can find them here.
Milton takes on Duxbury tonight in baseball tournament play
The Milton Wildcats are in the hunt. Coming off a 5-0 victory over Stoughton, the Wildcats will take on Duxbury at 6:00pm tonight (6/7) in quarterfinal tournament play for MIAA Div 2 South. They play in Duxbury at Chandler Field. You can find directions here. You can find the complete South tournament bracket here.
Today is a big day
Why? Because rain or shine the Milton School Class of 2010 is going to graduate and if it is anything like any graduation it is going to be just great. Great for the parents, the administration and faculty, and, of course, and most especially, for the students.
The graduation will take place this afternoon at 2:00pm. There will be 275 graduates, 96% of whom are going on to college, 3% are joining the workforce, and 1% are enlisting in the military.
Milton Road race registration still open
Milton Road Race 2010
If you are a runner or jogger in Milton, this is the event of the year. It is a very fun and challenging run. You can still register and support Junior Women’s Club and their causes which include a scholarship for Milton High School students. Get out there!
Library gala stirs up wind-power tempest in teapot
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
It was the boycott that never was, much to the relief of supporters of the Milton Public Library.
But for a while, the organizers of the library’s major fund-raising event — the Sixth Annual Literary Gala — worried their plans might be blown off course by the controversy swirling around a town initiative to build a windmill near the Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills. (Read the full story here.)