by Annie Davis, Milton Reads Committee
The long-awaited Big Reveal of the next selection for Milton Reads is here. For the fourth season of the highly popular Milton Reads, the town-wide read at the Milton Public Library, the selected book is The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown.
Thanks to Joan Gancarski for this shot. At least someone has a smile on his face. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytonwmatters.com
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photo by Joan Gancarski
Photo of Abraham Lincoln taken February 27, 1860 in New York City by Mathew Brady, the day of his famous Cooper Union speech
The following is from Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union speech. His call to “duty” is being made to his fellow Republicans, a call to fight the expansion of slavery through their votes.
Neither let us be slandered from our duty by false accusations against us, nor frightened from it by menaces of destruction to the Government nor of dungeons to ourselves. Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith, let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.
– Abraham Lincoln, Cooper Union speech
from Wicked Local Milton
Dennis Kane of Stoughton said he didn’t send his youngest daughter to Curry College so she could call home crying, afraid that a ceiling would fall onto her head. (Read the full story here.)
Te Milton Planning Board will be meeting on 2/12 at 6:30PM in the Cronin Conference Room. The agenda includes a discussion of the special permit for 2 Adams Street, a continuation of the special permit for Thayer Nuresery, and site plan approval for 556 Adams St (new East Milton restaurant). You can find the full agenda here.
Delayed Opening for Thursday, February 12th and Friday, February 13th
There will be a two hour delayed opening for students at all Milton Public Schools for both Thursday, February 12th and Friday, February 13th. More information. There will be NO DELAY in Kindergarten Registration on Thursday, February 12th.
Special Message from Milton DPW regarding Solid Waste Collections for the week Wednesday and Thursday – February 11 and 12, 2015).
To All Milton Residents,
Please be advised that due to the unprecedented snow storms of the last 2 weeks, our solid waste collection efforts are being hampered by both the weather and by road conditions. While Milton DPW is making every effort to clear our streets of snow and ice, many roadways are still not fully accessible by motor vehicles.
by Frank Schroth
Co-chairs of the Working Group on Condominium Development, Alex Whiteside and Bryan Furze, appear to be at loggerheads over the purpose of, and progress being made by, their committee. The men, both members of the Planning Board, gave differing accounts of a recent meeting of the group. Mr. Whiteside wrote in an email that the discussion at the session was “positive.” Mr. Furze in a phone conversation characterized the entire process as “a fiasco.” That is not all they disagree on.
This photo sums it up beautifully. Thanks to Tom Palmer for the shot. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Tom Palmer
News from Milton High School
In response to racial injustices over the last year, Milton High School is hosting a distinguished panel of African American leaders in Massachusetts to discuss civil rights in the United States and the Greater Boston area. Fletcher “Flash” Wiley, Attorney, will moderate this discussion panel.