It’s back!. Rob Milt is no doubt one of many for whom this rolling antique is a sight for sore eyes. The trolley started up earlier this week ahead of schedule. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Rob Milt
Chase Old Man Winter away when the Quincy Choral Society swings into spring this March. Tap your feet to the music of George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, and Jimmy Van Heusen. The concert will be held at Quincy Catholic Academy Auditorium (formerly known as The Sacred Heart School) on Sunday, March 15. The afternoon includes a silent auction and bake sale to benefit the chorus.
The Fontbonne Academy Varsity Ice Hockey team defeated Martha’s Vineyard last night 3-1!. The team moves on to play Methuen High School this Saturday. The teams face off at 1:10PM at Methuen High School Rink (1 Ranger Road, Methuen, MA)
In March and April, the Milton Library will offer a series of four yoga classes after school for tweens and teens (ages 11-18). Classes will be held March 11, March 18, April 8, and April 15 at 3pm. Jill Pokaksi, who also teaches yoga for children at the library, will teach the series. Advance registration is required
Riverside Theatre Works in Hyde Park is proud to present Celtic music trio Curragh’s Fancy in concert on Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 pm. This Boston-based trio has performed at concerts, festivals, pubs and coffeehouses from Maine to Florida.
Winter Fest Judges
Despite bone chilling temperatures, more than 200 people turned out to thumb their nose up at Mother Nature at the 4th Annual Blue Hills Winter Fest Tuesday night. Sponsored by the Friends of the Blue Hills and Blue Hills Ski, the event featured piping hot chili, foot-stomping Irish music, beer, winter crafts and discounted skiing.
We grabbed this photo from the Milton Police Dept’s Facebook page. The officers received these letters and notes of gratitude (over 100) from the students at the Glover school. As one notes, “It’s snow joke,” a small bit of humor that casts a little warmth amidst all the whinging and whining. We’d like to add our voice to theirs. Thanks MPD and DPW and MFD and Town Hall for doing your best through a very difficult time.
The Milton Rotary Club is pleased to announce that it will continue to sponsor a Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) program for Milton students in the coming 2015 – 2016 academic year. We are seeking eligible families to host a visiting student for a few months out of the year. This past fall, students from Milton High School were selected to spend their next school year abroad as part of the Rotary International, RYE program. In turn, a student from another country will come to Milton.
Notice from Town Hall
Due to public safety concerns, Ulin Rink will remain closed. A snow-slide off the roof could cause damage to the lobby and locker room, and potentially injure anyone inside. Crews have been working since last Thursday to remove snow, which is 3-4 feet deep on the center portion of the roof.
by Frank Schroth
At last night’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen department heads from the DPW, Fire, Police, and Consolidated Facilities updated the board on recent measures being taken in the ongoing efforts to deal with overwhelming amounts of snow and concerns about public safety.