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Soul Singer Gordon Michaels performs at Riverside Theater Works

One of Boston’s most seasoned soul singers, Gordon Michaels, is coming to Riverside Theatre Works for a one-time-only performance on September 27.

Michaels will sing your heart happy in “Blast of Broadway,” a cabaret show that he
will soon take to New York. Featuring show-stopping songs from The Wiz,
Dreamgirls, Ain’t Misbehavin, Smokey Joe’s Café, and more,

Children’s programs 9/14-9/20 @ MPL: Cooks ‘n Books

School may have started, but the fun for kids continues all year long at the Milton Public Library! In addition to our regular storytimes on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, we have these exciting programs for the young people in your life happening during the week of September 14 – 20:

Don’t Miss Brookwood Community Farm’s annual Farm-to-Table Harvest benefit!

Brookwood’s second annual Farm to Table dinner will take place Sunday, September 21, 4:00-7:00pm at the Bradley Estate, just down the road in Canton. This not-to-be-missed event will feature a chef-prepared farm-to-table dinner featuring all locally sourced food, craft beer, local wine and live music. I hope you’ll join us for this important event that support Brookwood’s mission.

MHS Girls & Boys Basketball Car Wash

Stop by the Cunningham school from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Saturday, September 20th and get your car washed by your super wildcat athletes. The girls and boys basketball teams will wash your car to raise money for their teams. All funds earned go directly to the basketball teams.

Norwood thumps Milton in field hockey

from Wicked Local Milton

Gary Higgins/The Patriot Ledger

The Milton High Wildcats fell to Bay State Conference rival Norwood at home on Thursday, 5-0. You can find a portfolio of photos of the game here.

Obituary: David Coen

David J. Coen, 43, of Boston, originally of Milton, passed away unexpectedly in Montego Bay, Jamaica, August 30.

Born in Boston, he was raised in Milton and has lived in Boston since 1999. David attended St. Agatha’s School in Milton, Boston College High School, and went on to graduate from the University of Massachusetts Lowell.

Milton’s ReBelle braces herself for the big time

from The Boston Globe

Hustling has always been synonymous with hip-hop: not in the slang sense of the word, though that also has its place, but in the general idea that relentless self-promotion and a ubiquitous presence within the scene are basic requirements for contemporary success. From a distance, Dutch ReBelle might seem a paragon of those virtues. In the past year, the Haiti-born, Milton-raised rapper has quickly risen from promising newcomer to legitimate star, (Read the full story here.)

Remembering 9/11/01 on 9/11/14

To all those here who 13 years ago said good bye to friends and family who would not return; to those in the west waiting for friends and family who would never arrive; to all those who through duty, or conscience, and out of bravery and sacrifice helped get us through a terrible trial – we remember.