from Wicked Local Milton
They live in expensive homes in the nicest sections of town.
They are also Milton’s top five tax delinquents, collectively owing the town more than $600,000 in overdue property taxes, water and sewer bills and other charges. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
A judge has denied public access to a restraining order against a high-ranking Milton police officer, an order that was issued to a woman who had accused him of assault.
Brockton District Court Judge Paul Dawley impounded the temporary restraining order and extended it until Oct. 21 after reviewing written motions filed by two lawyers in the case on Friday, when it was due to expire. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Walpole
Last year, junior quarterback Sonny Mastromatteo repeatedly and decisively reminded the rest of Massachusetts that the state champion Walpole High football team was not all all-scholastic Ryan Izzo.
Mastromatteo moved on to a private school, but it took no time for this year’s senior quarterback and first-year starter Peter Bowes to echo the sentiment. (Read the full story here.)
CONGRATULATIONS CARMEN!
from The Boston Globe
President Obama has nominated Carmen M. Ortiz, who grew up poor in New York City’s Spanish Harlem neighborhood and became a state and then a federal prosecutor in Massachusetts, as the next Massachusetts US attorney.
Ortiz , 53, of Milton would become the first woman and the first Hispanic US attorney in the state. (Read the full story here.)
from The Daily News Transcript
The freshmen combo of Robbie Schallmo and Tyler Goncalves teamed up to push the Norwood High boys soccer team past Milton yesterday, 2-1, at Father Mac’s Field. It was the Mustangs first Bay State Conference win since Oct. 15, 2007, snapping a 0-21-1 skid. (Read the full story here.)
from The Boston Globe
Charged with planning for the future of the state’s parklands, officials ranked all of its recreation properties and concluded that their number one priority was the Blue Hills Reservation. The 7,000-acre woodland park, which traces its origins to the creation of Boston’s Emerald Necklace in the 1890s, is number one with the people who use it regularly, too. (Read the full story here.)
The state released MCAS scores yesterday and a large percentage of Massachusetts schools are failing to make the desired level of academic progress in their student populations.
Milton is not one of them. Milton’s passing rates for Grade 10 are as follows:
| ‘09 | ‘08 | |
| English | 97 | 98 |
| Math | 96 | 93 |
| Science | 97 | 94 |
The Boston Globe has comprehensive coverage of the MCAS results and links to resources here.
Last spring the faculty of Milton High School staged a talent show in support of student sports and activities.
It was arguably the most fun the performers and lucky audience had all year. Thanks to Brian Kelly, host of Talk of the Town on Milton Access, a video of the performance is available. You can witness a History class in action and learn a lot of important facts. For example, many of you may not know that WWI came before WWII. There is Mr Rodosta and his amazing dog and a number of fantastic musical acts.
It is a great testament to the commitment these teachers have for their students.
Click on the “Continue reading . . . ” link to view the video.
You can see more of Brian Kelly’s videos on his YouTube channel here.
from Wicked Local Milton
Suzeanne Greene swiped tens of thousands of dollars in children’s lunch money. As the school system awaits the former cafeteria director’s first court-ordered restitution payment, there is talk of swiping Greene’s pension money.
Greene, who was indicted on theft charges following a police investigation in 2008, reached a plea agreement while on probation in June. It requires her to repay $47,000 to the Milton schools within five years. (read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Milton resident Marianne F. Mitchell won the 44th grand prize of $1 million on the Billion Dollar Bonanza Game from the Massachusetts State Lottery.
She received her first of 20 annuity checks for $50,000 before taxes Tuesday at Lottery headquarters in Braintree. (Read the full story here.)