The Boston Globe South has a feature on the Milton Library building project.
The new library will weigh in at 50,000 square feet, almost double its previous size. There will be 32 publicly available computers, a large community room and a renovated reading room with a fireplace. And an ample parking lot will make it safer and easier to get in and out.
Read the full story here.
In a letter to Milton officials and residents, Senator Brian Joyce announced the Milton would receive $757,308 in special education funding and an additional $29,461 for preschool programs. This is one time funding that will take place over the next 27 months as part of the Massachusetts Recovery Plan.
Please click on the followng link for the full text of the letter.
In early February we had a post on Milton High freshman, Hugues Lamarre Jr. He was one of twelve young adults to win cable channel Qubo’s short film contest. His work was titled, “My Cat Ate My Homework,” and uses the Zimmer Twins characters and animation. His animated short was one of the top 12 chosen from the 44,000 submitted. It aired on Ion TV, the Qubo channel, and on NBC’s Qubo and Telemundo’s Qubo.
And now you can view it here. Congratulations Hugues!
Three Milton High School musicians will be performing in the All-State concerts to be held at the Seaport Hotel and Boston’s Symphony Hall. They are Marline Alexis, Elain Daiber, and Charlie Rosmarin.
This is an extraordinary achievement. Thousands of students compete for these opportunities. For a system of Milton’s size to have one would be amazing but to have three is outstanding.
But it does not end there. Dr. Noreen Diamond Burdett will be receiving the Visionary Lesdership Award given by the state organization, Adminstrators in Music Education.
The Library is going to be celebrating the opening of the new main branch.
Opening day is Thursday, April 2. There will be special children’s celebration on Saturday, April 4th and a Dedication and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Sunday, April 5th.
The library is seeking volunteers to assist with the celebration. You can fill out their volunteer form here.
And visit their web site!
The Patriot Ledger profiles Spiro Demakes who took over the Milton House of Pizza last October. He had spent 2 months researching locations and restaurants when he was alerted to the prime East Milton spot. Demakes, who lives in Chelsea, felt it was the right place at the right time. “What finally pushed me to make the big step were the people in this town,” he said. Read the full story here.
Milton recently received an e-Government Award from Common Cause. Milton is one of 118 Massachusetts municipalities to receive the award in recognition of their use of web sites to make at least six important local governance documents available to the public.
In their press release, they state, “The event is part of Common Cause’s on-going Massachusetts Campaign for Open Government, which periodically reviews the Internet presence of all 351 cities and towns in the state.”
You can read the full press release here.
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More than 70 people found out if their family heirlooms and treasures, from bowls to books, were worth a mint or belonged on the curb at a benefit for the Milton Council on Aging. (read full story here.)
from the Boston Globe
Milton Academy officials launched an aggressive investigation last month after receiving copies of Facebook photos sent anonymously that showed students drinking at off-campus parties. The officials warned that students could face harsh discipline for violating school alcohol policies, and some students were sequestered and even prohibited from sending text messages to their friends while they were questioned by administrators. (read the full story here.)
The Boston Globe ran an editorial on the efforts of Temple Shalom to redevelop their property on Blue Hill Parkway in an effort to remain in Milton and stay financially viable. It opens:
“”IN GOD’S HOUSE,’ declares a familiar religious adage, ‘there are many mansions.’ But the Town of Milton is struggling over whether there is also room for a drugstore and office building.” (read the full editorial here.)