from Wicked Local Milton
A motorcycle driver was killed in a Monday afternoon collision with a truck on Granite Avenue. (Read the full story here.)
News
Holmes is back in “Scandal in Bohemia” at the MPL
Sherlock Holmes matches wits with Irene Adler in the film, A Scandal in Bohemia (1984). The one-hour episode from the TV series, “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes,” will play on Tuesday, August 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library and is part of the Milton Reads special events.
MPD Update: Bank robbery suspect sought
from the Milton Police Department
On Monday 8/11/14 about 1255, an unknown suspect (black male, 6’0”, thin, clean shaven/bald, wearing a checkered plaid blue/grey button up collared shirt, blue jeans, designer sunglasses, carrying a black Converse sneaker box, robbed Citizen’s Bank 420 Granite Avenue Milton, MA.
Update: East Milton parking & design – slip lane should stay
by Frank Schroth
Slip lane indicated in red on map
A public hearing was held on the East Milton Parking & Design project. The focus was on traffic. A key recommendation made by the consulting team, Howard/Stein-Hudson, is that the slip lane, which allows traffic flowing eastbound on Adams to turn north onto Granite Avenue, should stay.
Manet on the front lines of health care revolution
from The Patriot Ledger
In the past year alone, Manet Community Health Center has opened a sixth medical facility in Taunton, opened new administrative offices in Milton and started a major expansion of its North Quincy branch. (Read the full story here.)
Boosters are registering approval of historic places
The other day we linked to a slide show of south shore properties being considered for the Register of Historic Places from the Boston Globe. The Eustis Estate here in Milton was among the properties in the list. The Globe published an article on them today. You can find it here.
Photo for the day 08.10.14
Here is a shot of Turner’s Pond on a summer’s afternoon. I may be mistaken but I think that attractive flower in the shot is also an unwelcome invasive species loosestrife. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Gene Boylan
Vacation in a “country villa” or “antique farmhouse” right here in Milton!
by Frank Schroth
When my wife and I visit southern California we find a place to stay using Flipkey or Airbnb. These online services handle booking and payment for people who want to rent out their homes, condos, or a room to out-of- towners. You can find interesting places to stay at reasonable prices like this spot we stayed in a couple weeks ago in the Berkshires. Not surprisingly, there are offerings here in Milton.
Brief bit: Bid for demolition of town-owned Hendries site comes in high
by Frank Schroth
Yesterday was the deadline for bids to an RFP issued by the town for demolition services to remove the portion of the Hendries building owned by the town. The town received one bid for the job. Aside from being the only bidder, there are three notable items regarding the bid.
The Cahill Report – 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.