from The Patriot Ledger
Lots of young men and women find it hard to settle on a single career. But not Michael Devin. He already has two.
As the 24-year-old Milton native settles into a job with Quincy District Court’s victim witness services program, he’s also preparing for a future tour of duty in Afghanistan, as an infantry lieutenant with the Marine Corps Reserve. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
On June 21, the first day of summer vacation, several children from the Bunton Street neighborhood in Milton got quite a surprise. (Read the full story here, along with pic of the surprised group.)
Two Milton residents were in today’s Sunday Globe; Jeff Mullan, CEO of the Department of Transportation, and Pauline Wells, singer and officer in the Cambridge Police Department.
Henry Stein Hudson, the urban planning firm retained to evaluate the Parking Situation, will present at a hearing on Weds, 7/14 @ 7:00pm. This is part of the an ongoing effort by The East Milton Business & Citizens Advisory Comittee.
There hearing will be in the Keys Community room at the Milton Public Library.
Related links – Henry, Stein Hudson web site
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
A developer wants to build five houses on a 5.5-acre estate off Brush Hill Road and sell them for more than $1 million each, said town planning director William Clark. (Read the full story here.)
from The Patriot Ledger
The Quincy Shore Drive eastbound ramp to Marina Bay and Commander Shea Boulevard is scheduled to close at 11 p.m. July 19 for reconstruction of the Neponset River Bridge. (Read the full story here.)
The most interesting item discussed at last night’s Planning Board session was regarding The Milton Hill House and whether or not it might be included in the Milton Village business zone or possibly its own business zone. This brief and informal discussion among the board, that came at the end of the meeting,
Mac D’Allesandro, a Milton resident who is challenging Steven Lynch for Congress from the Massachusetts 9th district in the upcoming Democratic primary, will be barnstorming Milton next week (Thursday July 15th).
Wherever you look, whatever you read, be it business or pleasure there is the word “green.” It is an adjective that qualifies a wide range of issues and topics: energy production and use, food manufacturing and distribution, housing design, diet and lifestyle, etc. On 7/7 the State House had no fewer than 3 “green” items on its schedule: Global warming and climate change hearing, a gathering of supporters of the bottle bill, and a tour of state-owned buildings specifically regarding their energy efficiency systems.
Here in town Milton currently has several initiatives underway.
There are currently three candidates for the state senate seat up for grab this November. Two hail from Milton, the incumbent, Brian Joyce, and Richard Livingston, who will square off against Bob Burr in the Republican primary. There was a recent article on the three candidates in the Ledger.