Snowy Owls to Saw-Whet Owls to be presented by Norman Smith, Director of the Blue Hills Trailside Museum on Thursday, January 29, 2015, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Come and learn all about Snowy Owls, including their incredible winter migrations, why so many of them fly to Logan Airport, what hazards they face, and what you can do to ensure the survival of this and other species of owls.
from Wicked Local Milton
More than 1,000 people turned out for the annual First Day Hikes in the Blue Hills Reservation, sponsored by the state Department of Conservation and Recreation. This is the 24th year of the hikes, which were started in the Blue Hills by Pat Flynn of Braintree in 1990 and have gone national.(Read the full story here.)
First Day Hikes 2015 today (Thursday, January 1st) – Free hot & hearty soup at noon – All hikes begin at 1:00 p.m.
Meet at the Houghton’s Pond main parking lot at 840 Hillside Street in Milton. Celebrate the New Year in the Blue Hills.
David A. Bosworth, of Milton, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was the beloved husband of Dorothy (Dacey) Bosworth;
This came in to us from our neighbors to the north. Congrats Willie!
L to R: Emily Mitchell, Russell Lan, Willie farmer, Joanne McMahan and Jin Cheng
Dorchester resident Willie Farmer got a special surprise during the Boston Senior Home Care Annual Supportive Housing Holiday Party on Dec. 18. The party, which took place at Codman Apartments
You can find this quote etched on a granite bench at the crest of Little Blue Hill.
And this our life, exempt from public haunt,
Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,
Sermons in stones, and good in everything.
— Act II, Scene 1 – As You Like It, Wiliam Shakespeare
from Wicked Local Milton
Here are some of the top stories from Milton in 2014:
Police had known for 18 years who probably killed 23-year-old Rolando Coxon on Christmas Day 1995. Young investigator John King, now the town’s deputy police chief, found Coxon’s bloodied and bound body, wrapped in a blanket and plastic, on the side of Walnut Street, within sight of town hall. (Read the full story here)
As the Milton Police recently noted on their Facebook page, Neighborhood Scout, which performs data analysis on neighborhoods, had listed Milton in its top 100 safest cities for the 3rd year. They annually research:
On Saturday, January 17 from 9am to 1pm, join Kaplan and the teen department for a FREE college prep event and take full length practice test of the SAT. All of their practice tests are proctored like an actual test, except your scores won’t go on record. You will receive test scores back 1-2 weeks after the exam.
Blue Hills Bank invites YOU to our Milton branch to help ring in the new year! Join us for face painting, balloon animals, a photo booth, crafts, snacks and the offi cial countdown to 2015 at noon! It happens on Wednesday, December 31st from 10:30am to 12:00pm at the Blue Hills Bank (480 Adams Street, Milton)