from The Boston Globe
Watch out for mosquitoes! Wear long sleeves! Use insect repellent! Check your window screens!
Health officials in communities south of Boston are urging people to take these common-sense precautions because mosquito samples from Southeastern Massachusetts have tested positive for West Nile virus and Eastern equine encephalitis in recent weeks. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Local residents Tracey A. West and Kirk A. Sykes have been appointed to the board of overseers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Overseers act as good-will ambassadors within the communities served by the medical center. (Read the full story here.)
The MHS Walk-a-thon to support school activities that will be taking place this Saturday @ 3:00PM at the high school rain or shine, NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT . . .
How? Well, a couple ways. First, sponsor a student walker. If you don’t know one, go up to the school Saturday and find one. Trust me, there will be someone who would be glad to have YOU as a sponsor for, say, $10.0 0r whatever amount you are comfortable with.
Or – can you bake? Of course you can! The various activity advocacy groups have been asked to coordinate a bake sale. These groups include FAME (music), FAVA (visual arts), Drama, and the Boosters (sports). So make some cupcakes, cookies or muffins etc (ideally, nut free) and bring them up to the school and drop them off between 2:00 and 3:00.
For more information Karen Freedman-Hanna or Laura Kessler.
No one is happy about the financial situation we find ourselves in; but it is what it is. These are our kids, our schools, and our town. Please show your support!
from Wicked Local Milton
For five months, people had to pay more, simply because they got sick or hurt at the wrong time.
Now, Milton Hospital officials said they no longer charge emergency room patients an extra $30 for coming in from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. (Read the full story here.)
Milton’s defense was tough through almost all 90 minutes.
The first half ended tied at 0-0. In the second half Milton went up 1-0 when the Natick goalie failed to gather the ball. And amid a fair amount of pandemonium in front of the net; Milton pounded it in.
It appeared Milton was about to notch it’s first victory when in the 87th minute, Natick got a breakaway and scored the equalizer. Somewhat rattled, the wheels on the Milton defense, which had been strong, began to wobble. They couldn’t settle the ball and their play was somewhat frantic. Natick pressured but the clock ran out.
The Wildcats have kicked off their fall season!
The boys varsity soccer team will be taking on Natick at home tonight at Brooks field at 7:15. The girls varsity volleyball team will go up against Newton North at home on Wednesday at the Copeland Field House.
The football team is playing Needham this Friday night in Needham.
For a full schedule of all sports events this week, click on the “Continue reading . . .” link.
NEWS ITEMS
Boston’s Plan To End Its Bike-Unfriendly Image? More Bikes – from WBUR 09.21.09
Boston isn’t known as the most bicycle-friendly city. It’s been ranked not once, not twice, but three times as one of the worst places in the country to ride a bike.
But now the city is trying to change its reputation. And it plans to do that by — guess what? — putting more bikes on the city’s streets.
Curious About Cash Vs. Credit Gas Prices – from WBZ 09.17.09
The only thing worse than shelling out $30, $40 or $50 to fill up your tank, is finding out it would have been cheaper if you had enough cash on you. It’s an issue that has touched a nerve lately on wbztv.com with several people posting on our curiosity page.
Fires force evacuations of MBTA stations, disrupt commute – from The Boston Globe 09.16.09
Troubles continued to mount for the MBTA tonight as two fires forced the evacuation of hundreds of riders and shut down at least three T stations leading to chaos for travelers throughout the city.
ROAD CLOSURES
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, September 20, 2009 through Thursday, September 24, 2009 from 11:30 PM to 5:00 AM the following morning. These lane closures are for inspections and maintenance work.
In today’s Boston Globe (09.20.09) Bella English profiles the folks involved in the effort to provide relief to St. Rock, Haiti. You can find her article, Saving lives, and changing their own, here. You can find out more about the organization at their web site: saintrock.org.
Following is our original post:
from Perfect Pitch Communications
For more than five years, members of the Global Outreach Committee at St. Agatha Parish in Milton have been traveling to St. Rock, Haiti, to provide medical and humanitarian assistance to the impoverished residents of this rural mountain village near Port au Prince. On Saturday, September 26, the committee will hold a benefit to raise money for the St. Rock Clinic in Haiti. The evening will include silent and live auctions, raffles, light fare and music.
Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased by emailing Mary Gallagher at mgallagher@stagathaparish.org. Auction and raffle items are also needed.
The fundraiser begins at 7:00pm at St. Agatha Parish Hall, 432 Adams Street, Milton, MA. For more information, please visit their web site here.
Fowl Meadow
Photography by Christopher Link
I wish I could say I took this picture; but I didn’t. Christopher Link did. You can see this photograph along with more of his work taken in the Blue Hills at the Wotiz gallery at the Milton Public Library. The work will be on display until October 15th.
You can also view more of Mr. Link’s work at his web site here.