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Forbes House Museum hosts Victorian easter egg hunt

from Wicked Local Milton

GARY HIGGINS/THE PATRIOT LEDGER

About 100 children spent a snowy Saturday searching for pastel-colored plastic eggs on the front lawn of the the Forbes House Museum at the fifth annual Victorian Egg Hunt. (Read the full story here.)

Talk of the Town sits down with Suzanne Lombardi of The Plate

Our media colleague at MATV, Brian Kelley, host of Talk of the Town, recently sat down with Suzanne Lombardi chef/owner of the Plate. Ms. Lombardi is in the process of opening a second eatery, The Plate at the Milton Marketplace. She discusses here plans and her passion for food with Brian. Please click “Read more” for the video.

Photo for the day 03.29.14

Doesn’t this look like fun? They seemed to be enjoying themselves. They passed me up and back at least 3 times as I strolled up to the Blue Hills Weather Observatory. Ah spring . . . we welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.

photo by Frank Schroth

photo by Frank Schroth

Mary Parker, Noble & Greenough/Harvard women’s hockey

from The Boston Globe

Elan Kawesch/Harvard Universtity

Mary Parker was a driving force behind one of the most successful seasons for the women’s hockey program at Harvard. The 5-foot-9 junior wing from Milton pumped in 17 goals and added 22 assists for a team-leading 39 points as the Crimson captured the Beanpot crown, the Ivy League title, and the ECAC championship. (Read the full story here.)

Eire Society of Boston to honor Dr. Catherine B. Shannon at annual Gold Medal Dinner

Dr. Catherine B. Shannon, center, on the grounds of Forbes House Museum with Curry College interns, Megan Birden and Julian Weiss

Dr. Catherine B. Shannon, center, on the grounds of Forbes House Museum with Curry College interns, Megan Birden and Julian Weiss

The Eire Society of Boston will hold its 78th Gold Medal Dinner on Saturday evening, 25 April at 6pm at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. This year, the Gold Medal Honoree is Dr. Catherine B. Shannon, Professor Emerita of History at Westfield State University.

It’s just a little snow

The road up to the Blue Hill weather station

The road up to the Blue Hill weather station

it’s going to be okay

it’s just a little snow

I know

it comes at a difficult time