Throughout December, watercolor paintings by the late Mary “Polly” M. B. Wakefield will be on display in the Wotiz Gallery of the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. This collection reflects work done over dozens of years, right up until Polly’s death in 2004, while studying with esteemed painter Nancy Sargent Howell.
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East Church “Reading Changes Lives” Holiday Book Fair and Story and Craft Time
In conjunction with Milton’s Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and “Visit from Santa” in East Milton Square, East Congregational Church (two blocks away at 610 Adams Street) will present a literacy event entitled “Reading Changes Lives” on Sunday, November 30, 3:30 – 6:30 pm This fun and family-friendly event will feature a story time with some new and some classic Christmas and holiday stories, enhanced with homemade cookies and milk. Craft activities will be offered in the church’s Fellowship Hall.
Joyce Encouraging Residents to Attend Second Amazon Hiring Fair
Senator Brian A. Joyce is encouraging residents to stop by the Stoughton High School, 232 Pearl St. in Stoughton on Saturday, Nov. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. for another hiring fair that Amazon is holding for their new sorting warehouse in Stoughton.
Teen Creative Writing Workshop
On Monday, December 8 at 7 p.m., the Milton Public Library will host a creative writing workshop for local teens led by teen librarian Amy Rosa this month. The writing workshops focus on tips and techniques for writing fiction with this month’s topic being character development.
Congrats to the Milton Squirt A on tournament win
The hits keep coming for Milton hockey teams. The Milton Squirt A hockey team won the Green Mountain tournament at Jay Peak, Vermont this past weekend, ending with an 8-2 victory over the East Coast Wizards in the championship game. Congrats to team and coaches!
Players are Jack Vaughan, Declan Walsh, Patrick Schultz, Timmy Busconi, Braeden Ritchie, Tommy Halloran, Joe Pender, Tommy McGettrick, Liam Capplis, Owen McHugh, Barry Burke, Owen Radley, Kevin Mignosa, and Nick Reason with coaches Tom Ritchie, Sean Capplis and Chris Busconi
St Mary’s of the Hills honor roll announced
Congratulations to the 8th grade students at St. Mary of the Hills School for having outstanding academic performance this past quarter. Nearly 75% of the 8th grade class earned their place on the Honor Roll by maintaining an academic average of 80% or above, or High Honors by maintaining an academic average of 90% or above in all subjects. St. Mary’s is proud to have such a hardworking class!
Top row L to R: Sean McA’Nulty, Neamhain Berry, Andrew Cole, Abby DaCosta, Clayton Cetkovic.
Bottom Row: Ryan O’Sullivan, Catherine Mann, Ailish Flynn, Kritsen Burke, Rachel Clark.
Work will begin soon on overpass demolition at Forest Hills; public meeting to be scheduled
from The Dorchester Reporter
After a lengthy period of public discussion where few passions were left unnoted, the Casey Arborway Project has moved into the first stages of its operational phase with the awarding of the construction contract to Barletta Heavy Division Corp. (Read the full story here.) (note – the Casey overpass is the section of 203 that serves as gateway to Arboretum etc over Forest Hills.)
The Last Yard Waste Collection for the Season
Notice from Milton DPW
The Last Yard Waste Collection for the Season will be Wednesday and Thursday, December 10 – 11. If you have any questions please call our DPW line at 617-898-4900 and select the TRASH LINE Thank You!
Kaplan College Prep Event with the Teen Department at the Library
On Saturday, December 6 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/ACT combo practice test. 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.
Frank thoughts on the need for a new East Milton restaurant
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Last Friday the Falconis along with their attorney Marion McEttrick held a public meeting to discuss their proposal for a restaurant for East Milton and receive community feedback (see related post here). Ms. McEttrick reviewed the plan, which calls for a 160-seat high end restaurant at the location of the old Milton Cinema. They have plans to create a parking lot on Church Street, which together with their existing lot will provide ~60 spaces. It is a good plan, and while there are some legitimate concerns, they should not be showstoppers to a business that can bring the square and the town benefits that matter.