Wicked Local Milton has some nice photos of yesterday’s commencement ceremony at Milton High School. You can find them here.
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Milton takes on Duxbury tonight in baseball tournament play
The Milton Wildcats are in the hunt. Coming off a 5-0 victory over Stoughton, the Wildcats will take on Duxbury at 6:00pm tonight (6/7) in quarterfinal tournament play for MIAA Div 2 South. They play in Duxbury at Chandler Field. You can find directions here. You can find the complete South tournament bracket here.
Today is a big day
Why? Because rain or shine the Milton School Class of 2010 is going to graduate and if it is anything like any graduation it is going to be just great. Great for the parents, the administration and faculty, and, of course, and most especially, for the students.
The graduation will take place this afternoon at 2:00pm. There will be 275 graduates, 96% of whom are going on to college, 3% are joining the workforce, and 1% are enlisting in the military.
Milton Road race registration still open
Milton Road Race 2010
If you are a runner or jogger in Milton, this is the event of the year. It is a very fun and challenging run. You can still register and support Junior Women’s Club and their causes which include a scholarship for Milton High School students. Get out there!
Library gala stirs up wind-power tempest in teapot
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
It was the boycott that never was, much to the relief of supporters of the Milton Public Library.
But for a while, the organizers of the library’s major fund-raising event — the Sixth Annual Literary Gala — worried their plans might be blown off course by the controversy swirling around a town initiative to build a windmill near the Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills. (Read the full story here.)
Sports Update: MHS baseball moves on, softball knocked out
The MHS baseball team shut out Stoughton yesterday 5-0. They take on Duxbury Monday. (See Patriot Ledger coverage along with some nice photos here.)
Things did not go as well for MHS softball team, as Wicked Local Milton reports. They were knocked out of tournament play by Braintree 7-6. You can find the full story here.
Senior tax “work-off” program up for renewal
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
About 25 senior citizens work for the town in exchange for money off their property taxes in what one local official calls a “wonderful, win-win program.” (Read the full story here.)
Easton officials: Joyce part of solution, not problem
Senator Brian Joyce’s involvement with a 40B development in Easton has received quite a bit of media attention. Several press accounts have questioned Joyce’s legal representation of the firm that eventually won the contract to develop the property.
Art: Pegasus flies!
This is the latest in a series of art works from students of FAVA (The Friends and Advocates for the Visual Arts). This week’s work is Laura Braithwaite’s depiction of Pegasus, the Winged Horse. Pretty amazing.
Milton medical care group elects director from Duxbury
from The Patriot Ledger
Children Without Borders, a nonprofit organization that provides medical care to poor children, has elected Megan Greenstein of Duxbury as its first executive director. (Read the full story here.)