On October 14th grades 10 and 11 will be taking the PSATs. In order to ensure an appropriated test environment, Grades 9 and 12 will be starting school later in the morning. According to the notice:

Students in grades 9 and 12 will start school at 11:15 a.m. by going to their 5th period class.  If a student has first lunch then he/she will go to lunch and then go to his/her 5th period class.  There will be no block days this week.

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ROAD CLOSURES AND ADVISORIES

Arlington On-ramp to I-90 (MassPike) West: Nighttime Ramp Closure

The Arlington on-ramp to I-90 (MassPike) West will be closed at night Wednesday, October 7, 2008 through Thursday, October 8, 2008 from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the next morning.

Traffic should use the Copley on-ramp. This closure is to allow for inspection and repair work.

HOV Ramp from I-90 (MassPike) West to the South Station Transportation Center: Early Morning Ramp Closure

The high occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp from I-90 (MassPike) West to the South Station Transportation Center will be closed early mornings (Thursday night) Friday, October 9, 2009 from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM.

Buses and other HOVs familiar with the area should go to Exit 25 to South Boston from I-90 (MassPike) West to Congress, D and Summer streets. If drivers miss Exit 25, they will be directed to the U-Turn at Exit 20 near Allston/Brighton and will take Exit 24-A, South Station, on I-90 (MassPike) East. This closure is to allow for allow for tunnel maintenance.

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It was all good fun.

No amount of rain was going to dampen the enthusiasm and joy of the folks who organized and the residents who attended Celebrate Milton!

It was just fantastic!

One gym was jammed with vendors and community organizations, another gym was filled with activities for kids, the cafeteria had FAME (Friends and Advocates of Music Education) serving a variety of meals and refreshments and this was also the venue for numerous community musical and dance ensembles.

We had a table and asked people to contribute their thoughts in words and pictures about why Milton Matters. Well – we filled up 4 banners worth of those thoughts. A couple are pictured here and are representative of the prides and love the community feels. French immersion, the blue hills, sports, the town’s parks all received mentions.

To view some additional pics of the day, please click on the “Continue reading . . .” link.

These include shots of residents who were awarded Community Builder Awards: Graham Strang & David Corbett who recruited and trained numerous young people in delivering support to the Milton Food Pantry, Beirne Lovely who has been in a variety of public service roles for longer than many of us have been alive (he is currently on the School Committee), Dr. Bob Chen, who has worked to improve the quality of science education (he was not on hand at time we took pics) and not the least, Lori Bilewicz,  President of the Board of Advisors for Celebrate Milton. Congratulations all and Yay Milton!

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Yesterday a check book went missing from a Dorchester Health Center.

The woman who stole evidently showed up at a bank in Milton and cashed a check for $6,000.

You can learn more here.

from The Boston Globe

Struggling to make ends meet in the toughest economic climate in years, some communities south of Boston are taking a tougher stance against tax delinquents, whether they are behind on property taxes, water and sewer bills, or fees for trash collection.

Holbrook has adopted tougher guidelines on collecting property taxes, Milton has discovered that publicizing the names of delinquent property owners helps, and Randolph is collecting water and sewer bills with renewed vigor. And in some communities like Walpole, tax collections have actually increased, officials say. (Read the full story here.)

NECN does a nice tribute to students in Boston towns and communities.

Yesterday meteorologist Matt Noyes on Tuesday has the My School Forecast for Ana Fahy from Glover Elementary in Milton, Massachusetts who had celebrated her birthday a few days earlier.

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from Channel 7 news

A hearing on Beacon Hill today was aimed at increasing penalties for people found using marijuana in Massachusetts. Some police claim pot smokers are getting a free ride because of deficiencies in the state’s new law decriminalizing possession of small amounts of marijuana. 7’s Jonathan Hall uncovers, what some are calling, a flaw in the law.

It’s no longer a crime to smoke pot in the Bay State. Voters sent the old law up in smoke and now the punishment is a fine. The problem: most people just aren’t paying and they’re getting away with it.

Jonathan Hall, 7News
“When you and I grew up, if you got caught with a joint,that was going to be a big deal.”

Chief Richard Wells, Milton Police Department
“Correct, it was arrestable.” (Read the full story here.)

The Milton Pop Warner A-2, C-2, and I-2 pop warner football teams all fell to their Mansfield opponents.

The A-2 was shut out 28-0. The C-2 fared better and came close losing 13-12. The I-2 team lost 14-6.  You can read more on the games from the Sun Chronicle article here.