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Deer Prudence: allow small hunt in Blue Hills

Editorial from the Boston Globe

State officials should move quickly to address the controversial issue of deer overpopulation in the Blue Hills Reservation, the large woodland that serves as a backyard for Boston and surrounding cities and towns.(Read the full editorial here.)

Skiing the Blue Hills: cross-country and downhill opportunities await

This is timely – from the Boston Globe

When you think of skiing in the suburbs south of Boston, Blue Hills is the first place that comes to mind. The 635-foot summit in Canton has been a destination for downhill skiers since the 1930s.

And if you’re a fan of cross-country skiing, even more opportunities await.(Read the full story here.)

Atlantic Symphony to present Mostly Mozart concert

The Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, led by Music Director, Jin Kim, will present its
Masterworks After Hours: mostly Mozart concert on Saturday, January 31 with featured
soloist, Sam Boutris, unanimous winner of 2014 ASO Concerto Competition.

Time for a vote on Falconi proposal

Commentary by Frank Schroth — (updated 12:12pm – see comment below)

One would like to report that progress was made at last night’s session of the Planning Board, that the Faloni Company’s effort over the past several months to introduce a new dining establishment in East Milton had met with success, or that it was turned away for failing to comply with Milton bylaws.

But that was not the case. Milton’s hostile climate to potential business was in full bloom last night and, amazingly, it was not the applicant who in a moment of frustration and anger blurted out an expletive, but a member of the Planning Board.

Milton Library Teen Book Club Announces February Selection

The Milton Public Library’s teen book club has selected The Scandalous Sisterhood of PrickwillowPlace by Julie Berry as its February pick. “Seven very proper Victorian young ladies conspire to hide a murder from the authorities at their boarding school.”

Magic: The Gathering Draft Game

On Saturday, January 31 from 1 to 4:30pm, the Milton Public Library teen department welcomes avid Magic: The Gathering players Jon Rosa and Ross Gavlin in a Magic Draft card game.