from The Boston Globe
More than a week earlier than usual, Norfolk County got a head start on controlling the irritating buzzing and biting of springtime mosquitoes. (Read the full story here.)
Temple Shalom prepares to sell property
from The Patriot Ledger
Leaders of Temple Shalom intend to put the 4-acre property on the market after falling short in an attempt to get it rezoned for a retail development. (Read the full story here.)
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Milton historian Anthony Sammarco to give talk on local history of Howard Johnson
Howard Johnson Post Card
Howard Johnson: 28 Flavors
Howard Johnson created an empire of orange roofed restaurants that created a chain from New England to the South and on to the West.
Boston College wins fourth NCAA hockey crown
Milton’s Matt Lombardi, whose overtime goal in the Hockey East tournament sent Boston College to the Frozen Four, has another national championship. His Eagles knocked off Wisconsin, 5-0, to claim its second NCAA hockey title in three years. (Read the full story here.)
New hands likely to take over Milton rink, but whose?
from The Boston Globe
Change is coming to the state-owned Max Ulin Memorial Rink in Milton, says the town’s state senator.
The Senate last month passed a bill sponsored by Senator Brian A. Joyce allowing the Department of Conservation and Recreation to lease the popular rink to the town of Milton. (Read the full story here.)
Benefit Concert for Haiti Earthquake Relief: Baroque Sonatas & Concerto
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Will Hold Benefit Concert for Earthquake Victims in Haiti
the following was written and contributed by Robertstone Goodridge
As part of the parish’s ongoing music series, the Proteus Consort will perform a selection of trio sonatas by German composers Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frederic Handel on period instruments.
Catherine King enters the fray for Town Meeting Member in Precinct 1
Catherine King
The following was contributed by the candidate
I am Catherine King and I am running for Town Meeting Member from Prectinct 1. My husband, William, and I are Irish Immigrants, from Galway and are the parents of an 8 year old. We have lived in the Boston area since 1987. In the past 10 years, we have built our own business, which supports our family as well as several employees.
Two Milton natives part of BC quartet that lives up to expectations
from The Boston Globe
Things were pretty quiet yesterday morning in the captain’s suite on the fourth floor of Ignacio Hall on the Boston College campus. Three of the tenants, BC hockey captains Matt Price, Ben Smith, and Matt Lombardi, are in the Motor City . . . (Read the full story here.)
Hey, wait a Minute: Foes seeking to deny Lexington three-peat
There is a good preview of the Divison 1 High School softball season in today’s Boston Herald. Milto’s Brenna Callahan and Kelly Fahey are called out as players to watch. You can read the full story here.
Candidates square off during annual League of Women Voters debate
Last Wednesday night The League of Women Voters hosted their annual candidates debate at Fuller Village and there were actually a few sparks flying around . . . among the Assessor candidates no less!