This article from Boston.com – Your Town Milton includes statements from Ms. Gibbons, Milton’s Union President, on why they elected not to participate.
Milton schools won’t get a piece of the $250 million in federal education money awarded to the state last week because the union representing Milton teachers refused to participate in the Race to the Top program. (Read the full story here.)
The Dorchester Reporter has a good follow up article on the status of the “Greenway trail” (the extensin of the bike path from Central Avenue to Mattapan Square). It makes referene to a porposal from The Neponset Greenway Council that features a “spur” close to Capen Street.
from Wicked Local Milton
A Weymouth man was arrested on two warrants after he crashed his car into a tree in the Temple Shalom parking lot, Milton police said. (Read the full story here.)
Housing prices are at a dramatic low. The Commissioner of Education has notified school districts of plan for bullying intervention. And Massachusetts comes out on top in “Race to the Top” program; but Milton opts out.
Not surprisingly there are significant puddles in town this morning. There is a small pond where Brook Road intersects Adams Street. Drive carefully.
from Wicked Local Milton
As part of an ongoing water main replacement project, Adams Street will be closed to traffic from Squantum Street to Pleasant Street from 7 a.m to 5 p.m. every day, beginning Wednesday, Aug. 25. Traffic will be diverted to Brook Road. (Read teh full story here.)
The Patriot Ledger reports today that in a conversation with Senator Joyce they were informed that the DCR is no longer considering trail options that cut over at Capen Street.
What question would you ask Congressional candidates Stephen Lynch and Mac D’Alessandro to answer if you had the chance?
The Kohl’s Corporation has a program called Kohl’s Cares which benefits a number of social issues including health, the environment etc. Currently one of those initiatives is focused on education . . . Kohl’s is going to dontae $10 million dollars to 20 schools ($500K per school). and YOU CAN HELP!The program is running on Facebook. You can find out more here.
As of 8:15AM this morning (8/24) East Milton is in a bit of traffic snarl. Sections of Admas Street and Centre Street are closed and the result is traffic backed up on Brook from St Agatha’s to the light at Pleasant Street. Edge Hill is not much better withtraffic backed up to Governor’s Road.