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Beyond sales, Boston publisher’s devotion speaks volumes

from The Boston Globe

Pat Greenhouse / Globe Staff

Boston publisher (and Milton resident) David Godine likes to say he specializes in books nobody buys, and that includes the works of French writer Patrick Modiano, whose novels about memory and war earned him the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Read the full story here.)

Photo for the day 11.18.14

Here is a shot of MIlton Station that was taken in August of 1955. We lifted it from the City of Boston Archives Facebook page. Thanks to Bike Milton for sharing.

photo courtesy of City of Boston Archives

photo courtesy of City of Boston Archives

Judith Arons, at 67; studied relationship between mothers and infants

from The Boston Globe

As a social worker and psychotherapist, Judith Arons counseled children, teenagers, adults, and couples. She was also a teacher and innovator with a keen interest in women’s health issues, and in the relationship between mothers and infants. (Read the full story here.)

Milton Rotary wishes all a healthy holiday season along with some tips

by Michael Maholchic

On the eve of the holiday season, the Milton Rotary Club received the insights of Jen Erbe Leggett, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with The Leggett Group in Roslindale on November 12.  Her advice was to follow these five tips and get more out of our holidays by approaching them mindfully.

BOS FairSkies Meeting

 The next meeting of the BOS FairSkies Coalition will be on Thursday, November 20 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the  Milton Public Library, Canton Avenue, Milton, MA
Contact Sheryl Fleitman for more information: Muzikspal@gmail.com or 339-987-0499

Residents voice concerns on East Milton restaurant plan; BoA to hold hearing 11/18

by Frank Schroth

The Falconi Companies held a public meeting at the Milton Art Center last Friday to update the community on plans to open a restaurant at the location of the old Milton Cinema on Adams Street in East Milton and to receive comments and questions from the community. And receive them she did. There were concerns voiced over traffic and parking impacts to the area overall and adverse light and noise on immediate abutters.

Mtg notes: Selectmen 11.12.14 – Injunction sought against FAA; MPEG contract approved; funding approved for Hendries demo

by Frank Schroth

The Board of Selectmen heard from the Airplane Noise Advisory Committee at their meeting on November 12th. The committee, co-chaired by Roxanne Musto and Denis Keohane, is unanimously recommending that the town file an injunction to slow down the effort by the FAA to implement the 4L RNAV at Logan. Ms. Musto described a RNAV as a “highways in the sky, a concentrated flight path” and the committee is seriously concerned about the health effects such additional traffic over town would create.