News

Good grief – snow is not in the forecast for this week but. . .

from the Boston Globe

It may be time to break out the ear muffs — and the umbrellas.

High winds and cooler temperatures look to make it a cold four-day work week, according to the National Weather Service, which reported today that temperatures will drop each day, culminating in a possibly rainy, 40-degree Friday.

“Temperatures are going to be averaging around 10 degrees below normal for this time of year,” said weather service meteorologist Neal Strauss in Taunton. (Read the full story here.)

In a somewhat related story, Brian Tang, staff meteorologist with The Tech reports that Milton is in fact the true windy city. You can find his article here.

MHS Sports scores for week of 10.05.09

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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 DATE SPORT OPPONENT SCORE

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 10/6/2009 Varsity Golf Needham N/A

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 10/6/2009 Boys Varsity Cross Country Weymouth L 16-48

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 10/6/2009 Boys Varsity Cross Country Needham L 16-48

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 10/6/2009 Girls Varsity Cross Country Weymouth W 24-31

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 10/6/2009 Girls Varsity Cross Country Needham W 23-32

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 10/6/2009 Girls Varsity Volleyball Framingham NA

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 10/7/2009 Boys Varsity Soccer Framingham L 5-0

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 10/7/2009 Girls Varsity Field Hockey Framingham T 1-1

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 10/7/2009 Girls Varsity Soccer Framingham L 3-0

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 10/8/2009 Varsity Golf Natick W 48.5-59.5

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 10/9/2009 Boys Varsity Soccer Norwood NA

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 10/9/2009 Girls Varsity Soccer Norwood W 2-1 Senior forwards Deirdre Finn and Morgan Sumner scored the goals for visiting Milton.

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 10/9/2009 Girls Varsity Field Hockey Norwood NA

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 10/9/2009 Varsity Football Weymouth L 32-23


Milton Commuter Alert: notes, news, and I-93 closures for 10/11

NEWS ITEMS

Mass. Turnpike Authority Comes To End Of The Road – from WBZ 10.11.09

ROAD CLOSURES AND ADVISORIES

I-93 South Approaching and through Downtown: Nighttime Multi-lane Closures

Two-to-three lanes of I-93 South will be closed at night approaching and through Downtown Sunday and Monday, October 4 and 5, 2009 and Wednesday and Thursday, October 7 and 8, 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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Heads up: Traffic issues – Expect delay, closures on Zakim Bridge on Sunday

If you are planning to go into Boston today, you might find it a bit hard to get around. There is the Red Sox game of course; their is the Boston Half Marathon and a Columbus day parade. You can find a Globe story here.

and then there is this bridge issue:

from Channel 7

The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority is warning motorists to avoid Boston’s Zakim Bridge on Sunday afternoon between the hours of 3 and 5.

The reason?

Tom Cruise plans to land a helicopter on it. (Read the full story here.)

Weymouth football shows its depth against Milton

from Wicked Local Milton

Streaks, good and bad, remained intact Friday night in the football match-up between Weymouth High and Milton High Schools.

Though Weymouth was sloppy at times with the ball, it broke several big plays on the ground which proved to be difference-makers in a 32-23 victory. (Read the full story here.)

Meeting notes: Planning Board 10.08.09

Following are some highlights from the Planning Board meeting of 10.08.09.

36 Central Avenue – Developers were looking for a variance regarding the height of the building. The board did not feel that there was sufficient cause. Mr. Whiteside said that the reasons given by the developer (e.g. units will be more saleable) did not meet the requirements for a variance. However, he did suggest that the ground floor could be amended, reducing it from 11 feet to 9.5 feet and use the difference to increase height of the top floor. “We have gone to extreme lengths to accommodate you,” Whiteside stated. They also requested an easement which no one had objection to.

540 Harland Street – This is a knotty issue that has to do with redrawing property lines, preserving open space and maintaining neighborhood character.  Complicating this further was the fact that recently amended plans had not been recorded. It appears that the amended plans yet to be recorded were going to be amended again. “I’m speechless,” said Alex Whiteside. Whiteside said the failure to record the plan “makes this a legal mess.”

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Book Signing for “The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History”

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Anthony Sammarco will be signing copies of his newest book, “The Baker Chocolate Company A Sweet History”  and giving a lecture at two convenient locations:

October 13    Cunningham Park, 75 Edge Hill Road, Milton   7:00 PM
Sponsored by the Milton Historical Society

October 15      Lower Mills Branch, Boston Public Library
27 Richmond Street, Dorchester    6:30 PM

Chocolate! That creamy, rich, delicious confection we adore is something that few of us can resist, refuse or deny ourselves. Yet this sweet and decadent delicacy is something far different that what was enjoyed by our ancestors just a few centuries ago when it was a delicious and flavorful drink referred to as the “Food of the Gods.”

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Selectmen sponsoring photo contest: What I LOVE about Milton!

The Milton Board of Selectmen is sponsoring a photo contest, “What I LOVE about Milton!”

The subject of the photo should be what you love about Milton.  No single or family only portraits are allowed. Group shots are fine (e.g. teams, classes, groups that congregate for a purpose or mission). Similarly, images of single businesses; but a shot of East Milton as a business district is fine.

Entries will be judged on content and composition. All entries are due by 11/15. The winner may be featured on the next Milton Annual Report. In addition, there will be a student award of a one time $125 scholarship.

You can find the complete rules and submission form here.

So get out there and good luck!

Milton golfers share crown

from The Patriot Ledger

Thanks to the effort of its three top golfers, Milton High finished as co-champions of the Dan McKenna Bay State Conference Championship Tournament at the par-71 Wellesley Country Club Monday.

Milton’s top three shot a combined 240 over 18 holes, which tied them at the top with Needham. The teams were scheduled to face each other today. (Read the full story here.)

MHS Sports schedules for 10.04.09

The girls varsity teams had a good week last week.

The cross country team defeated Natick, the field hockey team beat Ursuline, and the soccer team won out over Fontbonne.

You can see all last week’s scores here.

For a schedule of this week’s games click on the “Continue reading . . .”

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