from Wicked Local Milton
BOSTON — With 22.5 seconds remaining in the Division 2 girls South Sectional final, the Fontbonne Academy basketball team had the lead, the ball, and a spot in the state semifinals wrapped up. (Read the full story here.)
Tough loss as Milton falls to Falmouth 51-50 for MIAA south championship
Final score - photo courtesy of Julia O'Brien
It was a defensive, hard fought game. As the Patriot Ledger noted, “You fight every game to get back to where you were last year, and everyone else fights to stop you.”
Click the “Read more” link for complete coverage of the game from Boston media sources and a Patriot Ledger video.
Stop & Shop shoppers will still be able to stop and shop
A possible strike has been averted at Stop & Shop. Two thousand workers approved a new three-year contract. And everyone is relieved. You can find Boston Globe coverage here.
It was an eight-hour drive to the ballot box for Milton resident
from The Patriot Ledger
Most people cast ballots a few blocks from their home.
For Jawad Shakarchi, voting in his first election required an eight-hour drive. (Read the full story here.)
Milton officials battle privatization of rink
from The Boston Herald
Milton officials are turning up the heat on the state agency that runs public skating rinks as part of a growing battle over the possible privatization of a popular public skating rink. (Read the full story here.)
Youth Mathematics
Learn more about Senior Seminar Editorials here. View a list of previous editorials here.
A Senior Seminar Editorial by Colman Flanagan, MHS 2010
A common misconception is made way too often among scientists regarding the study of mathematics in children before the age of five years old. For the last century, the vast majority of scientists and educators believed that the brain of a child younger than five years old was simply not ready to do any type of mathematics.
MHS Debate Team off to fantastic start!
It is before 7:00am on a Saturday and there’s a group of students who together with their coaches are about to depart to take part in a competition in Shrewsbury. And it is not the hocky team. It’s the Milton High School Debate and Speech team.
Board of Appeals approves 36 Central Ave height request
36 Central Ave
The Boad of Appeals recently approved the request by the developers of 36 Central Avenue to increase the height of the building by an additional 12 inches. This will allow the ceilings in the residential units to be 9 feet.
Spec Town Mtg – Day5: It’s unanimous, fund the wind turbine
There were two articles remaining for Town Meeting to address, but before they could make an appearance the issue that has roiled Town Meeting for 4 nights came back for an encore.
Sen. Brian Joyce on thin ice
Watchdog steps into fight over Milton skating rink – from The Boston Herald
Massachusetts Inspector General Gregory Sullivan is weighing in on a bitter feud that has pitted scores of Milton parents against Brian Joyce, the town’s five-term state senator. (Read the full story here.)