from The Patriot Ledger
In January 1990, bookkeeper John Quinn Jr. was stabbed and beaten to death in the 4 Craig St. ranch house. A young neighbor, Kurry Harbour, was arrested and convicted for the killing.(Read the full story here.)
News
Screening in Honor of Holocaust Memorial Day
Congregation Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills, along with The Thomas Crane Quincy Public Library and the Quincy Jewish Committee, invite all to a free viewing of “Rafting to Bombay” on Thursday evening, April 16, 7-9 p.m. at the Thomas Crane Library Community Room, 40 Washington St., Quincy.
Dept. of Trans design meeting on Safe Routes to School project grant
The Department of Transportation will be holding a design meeting to review street scape changes to intersection of Canton Avenue and Brook Road. This is part of a Safe Routes to School grant intended to promote safe student walking and bicycling to school. The meeting will provide updates on design and listen to resident concerns. The meeting is Thusday March 26 at 6:30pm at Glover Elementary School.
Milton High lockdown lifted – Pierce program of studies night cancelled
Update – WHDH is reporting one individual who had a gun is in custody. Students are being released as of ~4:40.
Notice from James Jette, Prinicpal Milton High School
Dear Parents/Guardians
Milton High School is currently in a lockdown situation. At this point we are asking all parents/guardians to please refrain from coming to the campus as you will not be able to access the building.
Obit: Stephen E. Wilkie
photo by Roy Chambers
Stephen E. Wilkie, of Milton, passed away unexpectedly, in the company of his loving family, on Sunday, March 22, 2015. A life long Milton resident, Stephen graduated from Milton High School in 1972 and was a 25 year employee of Instron Corp., Norwood and a 15 year employee of College Town, Inc.
Update from MPD on Craig Street incident
The following is from the Milton Police Dept Facebook page
This afternoon an incident took place on Craig St off Blue Hill Ave that drew significant resources into the neighborhood. Each day MPD fields all types of calls for service. Many calls are routine incidents, some are serious and every so often you receive a call for a scene that has the potential to endanger life. As the media has reported publicly, this incident is one that escalated very quickly.
Explosive device is found in Milton house
from the Boston Globe
The Boston police bomb squad removed and disarmed an explosive device found in a home in Milton on Tuesday, authorities said.
Milton police called the Boston department for assistance at about 3:45 p.m. after the device was discovered in the house on Craig Street, according to David Estrada, a spokesman for Boston police. (Read the full story here.)
Police: Milton suspicious device intended to blow up home
from WHDH
Police in Milton said they discovered a device Tuesday that was intended to blow up the house it was located in.
Craig Street, where the home was located, remains closed as police continue to investigate the suspicious device, which was described as a container, wrapped in wires and located in a closet. (Read the full story here.)
2015 candidates unanimously support override for firefighter
by Frank Schroth
There was a wide variety of issues and topics discussed at last night’s Milton Speaks Candidate Forum; but there was a unanimous answer to a question Pat Desmond, publisher of the Milton Times, asked of all candidates for all offices. All candidates for all offices (Selectman, Library Trustee, School Committee, Park Commissioner) all endorse an override to fund the health costs associated with firefighter Antonio Pickens.
Milton Reads TriviaFest at ester!
by Annie Davis, Milton Reads Committee
The ever-popular TriviaFest is back! It seems that everybody is immersed in the the town-wide Milton Reads book selection The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, and everyone is clamoring for another TriviaFest. It’s been a long winter, and we’re ready for some fun. . .