from Wicked Local Milton
Quincy police plan to seek an assault and battery charge against a deputy police chief on the Milton Police Department who allegedly struck a woman in the face late Thursday night.
Quincy Police Chief Paul Keenan said the woman sought and was granted a restraining order Friday afternoon in Quincy District Court against Milton Deputy Chief Paul Nolan. (Read the full story here.)
Stop & Shop is offering discounted flu shots in select pharmacies.
As of yesterday dn through Nov. 26, the supermarket chain is offering its affinity card holders $10 off on a $30 immunization.
Shots will be administered by store pharmacists. You can learn more here.
Someday I may tell the story of how I came to be stuck on the tarmac of O’Hare International Airport on 09/11/01 and two of my business colleagues and friends, sadly, did not; but that day is not today.
However, the day and the terrible loss must be remembered. Some of us were touched more directly and feel the loss more deeply. But we all shared that heartbreaking event and in the sharing of it a bond was born among us. The resilience and fortitude and courage and sense of caring that was demonstrated in the days that followed give us hope.
So, remember the day; both the tragic loss and the unspoken renewed commitment we made to each other.
Tonight Milton resident, Pauline Wells, is singing at the Wilbur Theater in a benefit for Cops for Kids with Cancer in 9/11 remembrance. You can find ticket information here.
from The Patriot Ledger
Bob Bancroft and Jim Bowes have one thing in common. On Friday, both will be leading their football teams onto the field as for the first time as head coach. Bancroft is leading the Pembroke High School Titans, while Bowes is the new head coach at Milton High School.
As for where they came from, the two couldn’t be more different. (Read the full story here.)
Mary Gormley, Superintendent of the Milton Public Schools, has published her most recent update to the school’s web site.
In it, she discusses a variety of issues. They include: health precautions to take to prevent H1NI flu virus, a reorganization to the curriculum team, updates from school committee, etc She makes a special call out to the upcoming fundraiser, the Walk-a-thon:
The date for the Walkathon has been set for Saturday, September 26 from 3 to 5 p.m., rain or shine.
Both Laura Kessler, along with Don & Kristan Bagley Jones have agreed to head up this effort once again, but they need parent volunteers. A meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, September 10 from 7 to 8 p.m. at Milton High School. Please consider donating time to this worthy effort, which allows our sports program and extracurricular activities to continue. For more information, contact LKessler@ifb.org or the Jones family at 617-696-7751.
While the organizational meeting already took place, I suspect there is still room to volunteer.
You can find the full text of Ms. Gormley’s update here.
from The Patriot Ledger
A 27-year-old Dorchester man has been arrested and charged in April bank robberies in Milton and Quincy, police said, after his girlfriend identified him as the apparent culprit.
Robert Hart was ordered held without bail at his arraignment Wednesday in Quincy District Court. The arrest, on two counts of armed robbery, put Hart in violation of the terms of his release from jail in May, when he was arrested for allegedly trying to rob a CVS Pharmacy in Randolph of prescription drugs. (Read the full story here.)
Before she was Taniya Nayak, spunky, grinning designer on the HGTV series “Designed to Sell,’’ or even Taniya Nayak, designer on ABC Family’s teen decorating show “Knock First,’’ she was Taniya Nayak, Boston bartender extraordinaire. For 13 years, she shook martinis and muddled limes at dearly departed local hot spots such as Avalon and Mercury Bar. It’s a skill that comes in handy on this particular summer evening as she stirs together a few random, boozy ingredients before giving a tour of her newly renovated condominium. (Read the full story here.)
from The Daily News Transcript
“Merger” is not the appropriate word to describe the union of the First Baptist Church of Milton and the First Baptist Church of Norwood, the Rev. Norman Bronson says.
“The term ‘merger’ means that you start with a new constitution and we didn’t do that,” said Bronson. “We didn’t start with a new constitution, we just brought the two churches together.” (Read the full story here.)
You have probably been by the house on Canton Avenue a hundred times. It is the attractive, grey colonial building with the white sign proclaiming it the home of the Sufflolk Resolves.
On September 6, 1774, Joseph Warren introduced the Suffolk Resolves. Three days later, on this day, September 9th, they were edited and approved here in Milton, MA. The document denounced the Intolerable Acts, or Coercive Acts, that had recently been passed by the British Parliament, and specifically resolved to:
You can learn more from the Wikipedia entry here.
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Milton native Jenny Slate joins the cast of “Saturday Night Live” this fall.
Slate was valedictorian of her Milton Academy class in 2000.
In her valedictorian address, she talked about the power and importance of memories. (Read the full story here.)