There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Agatha Church, Milton, Fri. morning at 10:30. Family will receive relatives and friends at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., MILTON, Thurs. 4 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to the Boston Higashi School for Autism, 800 North Main St. Randolph, MA 02368. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200

Driver charged with killing woman held on bail

from Wicked Local Milton – 08.11.09

A judge Monday ordered Eric D. Lum, 29, of Randolph, held on $100,00 bail after Lum pleaded innocent to driving high on heroin and killing a Milton woman.

Lum was arraigned in Quincy District Court. in front of Judge Mark Coven.(Read the full story here.)

Father apologizes for son’s role in fatal Milton crash

from The Boston Globe – 08.10.09

Ronald Lum apologized today on behalf of his son, who is accused of stealing the family car, using heroin, and killing a 25-year-old woman in a head-on crash early Sunday in Milton.

His son, Eric Lum, had struggled with a heroin addiction for seven or eight years, but had seemed to be recovering, Ronald Lum said, describing him as hardworking man from Randolph. As parents, Ronald Lum said that he and his wife, Mary, had tried everything to help him, including “tough love.” (Read the full story here.)

Andrea Mora of Milton was a member of team Make-a-Wish which participated in the 37th annual Cigna Falmouth Road Race. They raised $13,000 for the Massachusetts Make-A-Wish Foundation from family and friends to make the wishes of two children with life threatening illnesses come true. Great work!

You can learn more about the Massachusetts Make-A-Wish Foundation here.

from The Boston Globe

A 25-year-old Milton woman was killed just past midnight Sunday morning after a man high on drugs drove a stolen Ford Explorer across the yellow center line on Route 28 and struck two cars then fled into nearby woods, police said.

Alison Regan was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center. (Read the full story here.)

A Woburn man was arrested on assault and weapons charges stemming from an argument over money owed in a drug deal, police said.

Officers went to a Wood Street home at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday after being told that someone had been hit with a baseball bat. They found a 22-year-old Bridgewater man with several deep cuts on his head. (Read the full story here.)

Milton can now boast of two restaurants; 88 Wharf in Milton Village and Abby Park in East Milton Square. Abby Park opened this week and while we have not had an opportunity to check it out in person, it looks great! The have lunch, dinner and bar menus in addition to custom cocktails and desserts. The dinner menu is extensive and varied. There is a nice selection of steaks (rib eye, sirloin, and flank) as well as pizzas, burgers, and a creative variety of entrees: Lobster Cavatelli, Grilled Lamb Two Ways and Braised Short Ribs are just some of the selections. Creativity characterizes the menu. This is not the place for a conventional pizza. For example, they offer a lobster, potato, and sweet corn pizza. Say what? No matter what you call it, it sure sounds good.

You can find out more at their web site here.

from Wicked Local Milton

Several years ago, Boston teenager Ray McKinnon joined his mother, Jean McKinnon, as a TrailWatch volunteer in the Blue Hills State Reservation, helping out the public with maps, trail information and safety tips.

McKinnon went on to become a seasonal park ranger in the 7,000-acre Blue Hills; now he’s a full-time ranger. On Tuesday evening, he and other rangers welcomed about 30 TrailWatch volunteers, including his mother, to the annual appreciation barbecue. The state Department of Conservation and Recreation hosted the event. (Read the full story here.)

We are on vacation for 2 weeks. We will continue to post as time allows but will not be back in town until 8/16. Hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

Bryan Marquard of the Boston Globe covered Jennifer Kelly’s funeral service for the Boston Globe. In today’s online Metro Desk section he has written  a follow up article reflecting on his vocation in general and Ms. Kelly’s service in particular.

He begins:

I am a professional funeral-goer. Sure, now that I’m middle-aged, I go to my share of memorial services for family and friends. But usually I attend funerals to gather information, as was the case Monday with the Mass for Jennifer Kelly of Milton.

You can read the full story here.

from Wicked Local Milton

When it comes to managing the resources of the Blue Hills Reservation, a 7,000-acre expanse that contains trails, ponds, ski slopes, wildlife, a golf course and much more, the most important things are clearly a matter of opinion.

About 80 people packed a stuffy room in the Massachusetts Audubon Society’s Trailside Museum on Wednesday to offer opinions and ideas on the state’s efforts to write a Blue Hills Resource Management Plan. (Read the full story here.)