from Wicked Local Milton
GARY HIGGINS/The Patriot Ledger
A standing-room audience came to the Milton Public Library to hear forensic scientist Dr. Henry Lee Tuesday night, but he said little about the Simpson case that made him famous. (Red the full story here.)
by Jeff Stone
The Town of Milton was well represented on September 23rd with 14 participants at a regional conference on Prevention of Underage Drinking and Substance Abuse. The meeting was held at Linden Ponds in Hingham and sponsored by South Shore Hospital’s Youth Health Connections, Blue Hills Community Health Alliance and Cohasset Social Service League.
There will be a benefit 5K for Chris Lynch who is battling leukemia. I will be there and hope you will be too.
Update – The Board of Selectmen will not be attending this meeting
The Milton Planning Board will be meeting in the Blute Conference Room at Town Hall at 6:30 on September 25. The agenda includes but is not limited to a public hearing on Town Meeting articles, a discussion of the Housing Production Plan, and an update on the Master Plan. They will be joined in the Housing Production Plan discussion by the Board of Selectmen. You can find the full agenda here.
ATTENTION residents of Central Ave., School St., Eliot St., Columbine Neighborhoods. Last night, we had (1) attempted housebreak on Hinckley Rd. and (1) break-in on Herrick Drive
By Shay Sinnott, Get Fit, St Mary of the Hills (Updated 7:20 09.25.14)
If you’re out for a jog in Milton, St. Mary of the Hills School just may be your new destination.
In an effort to inspire a healthy lifestyle and to make fitness fun, St. Mary’s has installed an impressive new fitness trail in the yard. The trail includes ten stations in which students and families can learn new exercise techniques as well as perfect and strengthen basic skills. The trail focuses on important stretches to ensure safety in the fitness workout. It also concentrates on core strength, balance, muscle toning, cardiovascular conditioning, and new ways to challenge and take basic exercises like push-ups, to the next level.
The school was able to raise money for the Fitness Trail through the annual spring auction in 2013. It was installed in mid September by SMH’s Phys Ed teacher, Mr. Asadoorian (Mr. A) with the help of a team of parents and students who volunteered their time and efforts.
Shortly after the Fitness Trail was installed, Mr. A conducted an instruction session for the entire school to ensure that students use the trail in the safest most effective way possible. Students volunteered to demonstrate how to use each station in front of their classmates. “It is our hope that all of the St. Mary of the Hills community enjoys and benefits from this fitness program now that it is installed,” says the school administrative assistant, Eileen Paris.
Aine Farrell, an 8th grader at St. Mary of the Hills, volunteered with her whole family (Parents Claire and Sean, and brother Lorcan) to help install the stations. She explained her involvement in the project:
“It was really cool to work as a team with people who just wanted to help. We had volunteers with no construction background willing to learn how to accomplish this project.”
Aine’s father, Sean Farrell, of Sean Farrell Excavation, went so far as to bring a backhoe to help with the installation process, making the day much easier.
Mr. Asadoorian led the team as a big advocate in the Fitness Center.
“Installing these 10 Fitness Stations on our school grounds shows our commitment to a healthy school community. Students, parents and staff are all welcome to use the stations and they will help you get fit. These stations are now a part of our Physical Education curriculum and our chance to make a difference teaching our students how to love a healthy lifestyle.”
St. Mary of the Hills would like to extend special thanks to Mike Braga, the Burke family, the Farrell Family, Hannah Kilson, Andy Stuppard, Tory White, Darryl Houston, Ryan Foster, Harold Raymond, Dwane Barrett, Trish Hurley, the Keyes, the Burns, Patrick Grogan, 7th grade students Daneev, Alyssa, and Isabell, and Principal Mary Carberry for their amazing efforts in this project.
Board of Health Notice
Please Support the Milton Board of Health by attending your local public Flu Clinic on Thursday October 9th, 2014 from 4:30PM – 6:30PM at the Milton Council on Aging located at 10 Walnut Street.
Flushots and Flumist are available for ages 4 and above. Please bring all Insurance Cards.
from Wicked Local Milton
The Archdiocese of Boston will organize parishes in Braintree, Milton, Randolph, Weymouth and 14 other communities into 18 collaborative ministries as part of its ongoing restructuring, though church officials say all parishes will remain open and keep their own identities. (Read the full story here.)
Rev. Shelly Davis
East Congregational Church of Milton, United Church of Christ, has announced the arrival of Rev. Shelly Davis as the church’s new settled pastor. Rev. Davis began her pastorate at East Church in mid-August.
from Wicked Local Braintree
Movie sets have been popping up all over the South Shore this year, starting this summer with Johnny Depp filming “Black Mass,” the James “Whitey” Bulger biopic in Squantum and downtown Quincy, at the South Shore Plaza in Braintree and Vincent’s Nightclub in Randolph. (Read the full story here.)