Two teams from Fontbonne Academy competed against other local high schools on May 3 in the Babson College Boston Cup at Babson College. The regional competition follows a year-long entrepreneurial program taught at Fontbonne after school by a Babson faculty member.
News
Ex-Red Sox farmhand Alex Hassan enduring baseball purgatory
Out thanks to the reader who sent in this story about Milton native Alex Hassan.
from The Providence Journal
To everyone else, it’s a line of agate type, an afterthought in a list of transactions, just a minor part of baseball’s arcane rules governing player movement.
To Alex Hassan, it’s been a nightmare. (Read the full story here.)
Milton Historical Society Annual Dinner to feature Frederick Law Olmstead
Celebrate the legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted at the Milton Historical Society’s annual dinner on Thursday May 21, 2015, at the Neighborhood Club of Quincy, 27 Glendale Road, Quincy.
Frederick Law Olmsted was a pioneer in the field of landscape architecture who understood the concepts of vistas and how people interact with nature.
Hillside Neighbors chose to roll dice on 40B
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Town Meeting may be shorter thanks to the a group of residents from the Hillside neighborhood. At a recent meeting of the Planning Board Paul Krasinski informed the board that the residents had voted against accepting terms from a developer to build 12 homes on a 15 acre lot. They took exception to a condition that requested their support for a citizens petition article in the warrant that would approve a bylaw for townhouses on the property.
Izzie Phoreal’s Seating Chart of Town Meeting
Our arts and culture correspondent, Izzie Phoreal, has drawn a seating chart of town meeting. It’s accuracy should be taken with a grain of salt. Click on the image for a larger view.
Izzie’s Town Meeting Seating Chart
Milton View shares thoughts on election turnout and strong Town Administrator
Boston 2024 Olympic Bid Comunity Meeting
Learn about the Boston 2024 Olympic bid proposal, ask questions and learn how to get involved.
Where: Milton High School Auditorium, 25 Gile Road, Milton, MA
When: Wednesday, May 6th 2015 from 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Contact: Boston 2024 617-960-3122
For more information, visit 2024BOSTON.ORG
Growing family gets new home, expanded kitchen in Milton
from The Boston Globe
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL J. LEE
The homeowners loved their convenient Coolidge Corner condominium. But when their fourth child came along, it was time to move to bigger digs outside the city. “They bought a home less than a block from Milton Center that still had the walkability they enjoyed when they lived in Brookline,” says interior designer Stephanie Sabbe. (Read the full story here.)
The Cahill Report for 5/1/15 – a weekly update on the Milton real estate market
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Cahill Report, a weekly update on Milton real estate activity produced in partnership with Laura Cahill.
Following are a list of open houses this week end and recent real estate transactions.
Housing market rebounds in Boston-area suburbs
from The Boston Globe
Vera and David Denmark knew what they wanted: a house in Milton, with plenty of room for children. It had to be renovated, move-in ready, in their price range, and on a street with a neighborhood feel.
They picked Milton for the schools, and because the town was about halfway between their jobs, as physicians at area hospitals.(Read the full story here.)