from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
A developer wants to tear down the long-vacant Hendries Ice Cream plant and replace it with a structure housing 38 condominiums and about 4,000 square feet of commercial space, according to Milton Planning Director William Clark. (Read the full story here.)
We thought the hard-fought, narrowly won elections were behind us. Then The Milton Times arrived on our doorstep last Thursday with a profile of Selectman Bob Sweeney. It is a good profile of a good man who has a history of service to the town. A couple of comments, however, gave us pause to reflect.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
For the second time in five years, vandals set fire to the picturesque bridge at Popes Pond earlier this month, and selectwoman Marion McEttrick wants to do more to protect the popular conservation area. (Read the full story here.)
Following is an article from today’s Wicked Local on school residency. This is an issue that has been percolating in Milton for a while. Town Meeting Member James Mullen first raised the issue a few years ago. Ms. Gormley’s administration has focused attention on it and we sat down with Assistant Superintendent Phelan earlier this year to review the status.
from The Patriot Ledger
While home sales surged again in May as buyers raced to complete deals in time to secure federal tax credits, price increases in the state moderated to only modest gains last month. (Read the full story here.)
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
About 16 hours into a hijacking that made world news in September 1970, in-flight director John Ferruggio knew he would have little time to evacuate the passengers on Pan American World Airways Flight 93 once the jet landed. (Read the full story here.)
The Milton View is a local web site offering commentary by Phil Matthews on the political and financial issues facing Milton.
from The Milton View
Dear Representative Timilty,
I heard with dismay your comments at the Milton Board of Selectmen Meeting on the subject of the Ulin Rink. You stated, and Representative Scaccia agreed, that you would not support Senator Joyce’s 25 year lease because it could lead to “privatization” of the rink. It’s very important to use words carefully, especially when they might mislead people about issues. (Read the full letter here.)
The Board of Selectmen convened a hearing during their recent meeting to solicit resident feedback regarding the DCR’s plans to extend the bike/pedestrian path from Central Avenue to Mattapan Square. The extension will link the existing path, which runs from Pope John Paul Park to Central Avenue, with the one that is being built between Mattapan Square and the Martini hatch shell in Hyde Park.
Two Milton residents made the news recently. One as the member of a winning crew team and another for his civic service.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
The Zoning Board of Appeals has rejected T-Mobile’s request to put a 120-foot tall telecommunications tower at a Boy Scout camp at the edge of the Blue Hills. (Read the full story here.)