Milton’s Jewish congregation, Temple Shalom, is placing their property at 180 Blue Hill Avenue up for sale.
An article before Town Meeting for a zoning proposal that would have allowed commercial development of the property and provided the Temple with the financial resources to stay at that location failed to get the necessary 2/3 votes needed. Lacking any other viable options to address their financial pressures, the Temple is following through on “Plan B.”
If you are one of the hundreds of Milton commuters who take the Mattapan trolley into Ashmont then you are very familiar with the uncanny screech that the trolley produces as it makes the turn to head back from Ashmont to Mattapan. It’s painful. As a rider you it is a brief albeit acoustically jarring moment. Imagine if you lived nearby.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
A Milton man has pleaded not guilty to stealing money from the clerk’s office of the Norfolk Superior Court where he worked, according to the Norfolk district attorney’s office. (Read the full story here.)
On my way back from some chores the car thermometer read 99 degrees – that’s hot. Be careful. You can find precautions to take on the state web site here.
from NECN
At Houghton’s Pond in Milton, there was not much room left in the water.
For lifeguards and safety officials, the Fourth of July is a big one. And with all these people flocking to cool off, things can, unfortunately, go wrong.
from The Patriot Ledger
Teaching at a Providence high school during his college days, Paul Krasinski prodded struggling students into solving math problems by incorporating a study of NBA contracts into his lesson plans. (Read the full story here.)
Perhaps it is because we are entering what the Senator referred to in a conversation with Governor Patrick as the “silly season,” but our state senator Brian A. Joyce is everywhere. By “silly season” he is likely referring to the upcoming political campaigns.
A good day
Local sports photographer Roy Chambers shared some of his photos with us. Roy documented the event thoroughly and his photos are available for purchase from his web site.
Close to 200 runners competed over hill and dale in the 2nd annual MAD Scramble. With a route that takes runners around Turner’s Pond, up and over the lower hills of Canton Ave. and along Pine Tree Brook Trail past Pope’s Pond, it is one of the more interesting community runs in town.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
The town got more money from the state than it expected in the 2011 budget just signed by Gov. Deval Patrick – a $40,000 windfall to his hometown. (Read the full story here.)