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Special Town Meeting passes all 3 articles

All three articles before the Special Town Meeting on 10/19 passed. They were:

  1. To see if the Town will vote to decrease budget appropriations voted by the 2009 Milton Annual Town Meeting as described in warrant. It was an amount of $331,000. $110,591 came from the schools and $175,502 came from the police department. The amount to police department is result of state cut to officers who are awarded stipends for advanced educational achievement.
  2. To see if the Town will vote to increase the meals tax an additional .75% as allowed by state law. The Warrant Committee recommended this and estimated revenues to be ~$70,000 and thought that was a conservative estimate. They also acknowledged that the numbers available from the state were a bit of guesswork.
  3. To see what sum of money the Town will appropriate for payment of legally obligated medical expenses for public safety personnel resulting from injuries sustained in the line of duty. The Warrant Committee recommended that $450,000 be appropriated.

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MHS Bulletin for 10.20.09

National Teen Driver Week
Dear students, this week is National Teen Driver Week.  Did you know that having one passenger doubles your risk of having a fatal car crash, and that having more than 3 quadruples it?  Drive safe.

  • Habitat For Humanities:  Habitat For Humanities will have a meeting after school on today in room 232.
  • College Fair: The Quincy Public School’s Guidance Counselors will host a College Fair at the North Quincy High School Gymnasium, 316 Hancock Street, Quincy from 6:00 to 8:00 pm today, Juniors and Seniors from surrounding communities are invited.
  • Step Squad: The Step Squad will meet at 2:45 in room 239 today. This meeting is for steppers only and attendance is mandatory.

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Rush to get in on homebuyer tax credit

from NECN

Is the housing crisis over? Looking at the bidding wars and rush to get a federal tax credit, it sure seems so in Massachusetts.

Closing on a home takes time, but the push is on for first time home buyers, hoping to take advantage of low rates and the government’s $8,000 tax credit, with just six weeks left.

Josh Brodgadir from NECN spoke with potential homebuyers at an open house here in Milton. Click the “Continue reading . . ” link to view the video.

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Milton 35, Dedham 14: One quarter of the way there

from Wicked Local Dedham

Huddled together against a late fall cold snap, the Dedham faithful were warmed by the efforts of their Marauders during the opening ten minutes of Friday night’s game at Milton’s Brooks Field.

Scoring on the opening kickoff and then again, on an 8-yard run near the end of the first quarter, the Marauders jumped out to a 14-0 lead and looked like they were on the cusp of their first win of the year. (Read the full story here.)

Amateur historian binds slices of local lore into books

There is a nice profile in today’s Globe of Milton resident Anthony Sammarco. Mr. Sammarco has a new book out on the Baker Chocolate Factory. A cemetery trustee, he frequently give lectures and talks here in Milton and throughout the south shore.

from The Boston Globe

Anthony Sammarco is a big guy with a soft voice and a vast knowledge of Boston neighborhoods.

A dapper dresser, he speaks with a sophistication that betrays little of his Codman Square roots or his day job as treasurer of a trucking company.

History surrounds and fulfills him. (Read the full story here.)

4-alarm blaze destroys Milton home

from 7 News

A four alarm fire tore through a Milton home Sunday evening.

The fire broke out just after 5 p.m. at the multi-family home at 4 Kahler Avenue.

“I could barely see the house when I got here, and then shortly…momentarily thereafter I realized the entire, what appeared to be the entire first floor was involved in fire” said Deputy Chief John Foley, of the Milton Fire Department. (Read the full story here.)

Milton Commuter Alert: notes, news, and I-93 closures for week of 10/18

NEWS ITEMS

10 Boston subway rides you should consider skipping – Boston Globe 10.18.09

Security cameras come to trolleys – Boston Globe 10.17.09

MBTA bus cameras have seen it all – Boston Globe 10.14.09

ROAD CLOSURES & ADVISORIES

I-93 South approaching and through Downtown: Nighttime Multi-lane Closure

Two-to-three lanes of I-93 South will be closed at night approaching and through Downtown Sunday, October 11, 2009 through Thursday, October 22, 2009 from 11:30 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning. These lane closures are for inspections and maintenance work.

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MHS Sports scores for week of 10.12.09

Following are the sports scores we could obtain for last weeks games. If you have any additional information please email us and thanks!


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 10/13/2009 Boys Varsity Soccer Needham L 4-0

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 10/13/2009 Girls Varsity Soccer Needham L 4-0

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 10/13/2009 Field Hockey Needham W 4-1 Senior forward Brianna Kelly had two goals and two assists to help lead the Wildcats.

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 10/14/2009 Girls Cross Country Walpole W 17-41

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 10/14/2009 Boys Cross Country Walpole L 16-31

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 10/14/2009 Varsity Golf Weymouth W 85.5-22.5

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 10/14/2009 Varsity Volleyball Needham W 3-1

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 10/15/2009 Field Hockey Natick W 3-2 Senior Allie Houlihan scored two goals in the Wildcats' victory.

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 10/15/2009 Boys Varsity Soccer Natick L 2-0

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 10/15/2009 Girls Varsity Soccer Natick L 2-0

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 10/16/2009 Varsity Football Dedham W 35-14


Wildcat runners team up for win

from The Boston Globe

Milton’s Olivia Collins and Emily Hughes have developed a pack mentality.

The duo runs together almost every race, and yesterday helped push one another to personal bests and a Division 2 girls’ team victory at the Catholic Memorial Invitational at Franklin Park. (Read the full story here.)