from The Boston Globe
Braintree (1-2) nearly pulled off an upset of defending Division 2 state champion Milton (3-1), but a last-second bid by the Wamps’ P.J. Douglas bounced off the rim and the Wildcats pulled out a 57-55 victory. (Read the full story here.)
from The Boston Herald
Police have cited a Quincy man in a hit-and-run that left a 63-year-old Milton man dead.
Police and the Norfolk District Attorney’s office announced yesterday that 61-year-old Paul Daly faces charges including motor vehicle homicide due to negligent operation and leaving the scene of an accident causing death. (Read the full story here.)
The Spirit Pear
Based on a highly exaggerated view of reality, Wild Things by Milton artist Abby Zonies is a series of large-scale, raucous, colorful still lifes and landscapes. While rooted in traditional subject matter, the paintings often emerge more from the imagination than from observation, incorporating a deeply saturated personal color palette to invoke a romantic and modern sensibility. Wild Things will be on view in the Newton Free Library Gallery from January 5-28 with an opening reception on Wednesday, January 6 at 7:00 pm.
Zonies writes, “In this series of paintings, I have looked back at some of my favorite painters and have incorporated the aspects I admire most about their work, the intense color of the expressionists, the gesture of the abstract expressionists and the romantic sensuality of the Dutch still life painters. Color has emerged as the guiding sensibility of my work. By having looked backward I have moved my work forward.”
Abby Zonies has a BFA from Boston University and a MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts. She currently teaches painting at the Museum School and in 1981 was the recipient of a Massachusetts Foundation Fellowship award. She won Best in Show at the Springfield Art League National Exhibition in 1992. Her work has been shown extensively in the New England area and is included in many private and corporate collections.
Gallery hours are Mon – Thurs from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm; Fri from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sat from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and Sun from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. All programs are free and open to the public, parking is free.
The most recent issue of the Milton Times (issue date 12/24/09) has an update on MHS soccer coach, Mike Madden and it is all good. Mike was partially paralyzed and unable to walk after back surgery. A group of his friends here in town and colleagues from Verizon formed a group, Friends of Mike Madden, that helped provide the Madden family assistance and support. It was a tremendous effort outdone only by the efforts of Mike himself and his unrelenting sense of positive determination. He is back on his feet and back at work.
This is great holiday news. Merry Christmas to Mike and the Madden family! You can read the full Milton Times story here.
from The Boston Globe
The family of the Milton man killed in an apparent hit-and-run in Quincy earlier this week spent Christmas struggling to come to terms with the tragedy, while police continued to search for the driver and the vehicle that struck him.
Paul F. Moore was three weeks past his 63d birthday when police discovered his body on the snow-covered sidewalk on Robertson Street Thursday morning with what authorities described as severe trauma to his upper torso. (Read the full story here.)
from The Patriot Ledger
A Milton firefighter who was shot in the stomach in a high-profile case two weeks ago is out of the hospital, police say.
Joseph Fasano, 30, was allegedly shot on Dec. 12 by 40-year-old Robert O’Connell, a member of a prominent and wealthy Quincy family, in what police are calling a road rage incident. (Read the full story here.)
Here is a brief video with some pictures from the year gone by.
from Wicked Local Milton
Win games? Yes. That was part of the mandate. Win hearts and minds? Yeah, there was probably some of that, too, at least initially.
The Milton High School girls hockey team wasn’t a happy bunch in September when wildly successful coach Christine Gurskis left town. Technically, she resigned, but many felt that she was nudged out the door, having lost the confidence of some school administrators outside the athletic department. (Read the full story here.)
from The Patriot Ledger
His team had dug itself out of a monumental first-quarter hole and was poised to snatch a big win in an enemy gym. Oh, but there was P.J. Douglas elevating on the right wing for a potential game-winning three-point shot at the buzzer.
Never a good sign. (Read the full story here.)
from The Boston Herald
Gov. Deval Patrick is getting a firsthand look at the Bay State housing market’s recent woes.
Patrick has temporarily pulled his Milton house off the market after a $200,000 price cut and nearly six months on the Multiple Listing Service failed to attract a buyer. (Read the full story here.)