Members of East Congregational Church partnered with the Friends of Crane Field to organize a fun block party for the second year on Saturday, October 18.
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Milton Library to Host Public Forum on Library Grounds
The Milton Public Library Board of Trustees will be holding a Public Forum to discuss plans for the Library grounds. The meeting will be held in the Trustees Room of the Milton Public Library on Monday, November 10th at 6:30.
Milton Residents Appear in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”
News from Riverside Theater Works
Three Milton residents have featured roles in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” coming this November to Riverside Theatre Works in Hyde Park.
2014 Fall Town Meeting – Day 1: $5.4 million for water storage; Master Plan mission to continue; and what a difference a missing comma makes
by Frank Schroth
If you enjoyed the discussion of whether the “E” in enterprise should be capitalized or not at last spring’s town meeting, you would have loved last night’s grammatical wrangling with a missing comma.
At the first night of the 2014 fall Town Meeting members voted on articles 1 through 8 and 13. All passed with one exception. (You can find a copy of the the warrant here.) Following is a summary of some of the key votes taken.
Photo for the day 10.28.14
And now for something completely different. Last night’s town meeting saw it’s share of sidebars. Here town officials huddle to craft revised language for an article. Photo courtesy of Brian Kelley with editorial commentary by Izzie Phoreal.
Now *That* was a monster of a MONSTER DASH! and the winner is. . .
by Frank Schroth
Mario directing traffic . . . kind of.
This afternoon’s running of the Milton Monster Dash set records for runners, attendance, and fun! Organizers report that over 850 people registered for the race – close to double last year’s number. And the winners were — for the men it was Timothy Murphy of Milton with a time of 18:23 and for the women Alicia Fannon with a time of 19:27 (and second place overall!).
Photo for the day 10.27.14
Bald eagle sited in Milton! Last week Ed Duffy mentioned to me that a birder had seen a bald eagle down at Milton Landing. It was perched near the Neponset. Today this photo came in from an alert Matthew Sullivan. Keep your eyes peeled.
photo by Mathew Sullivan
Quote for the day 10.27.14
“We believe the proposed committee will enliven the Plan and through constant involvement prevent its slow death on a dusty shelf.”
– Warrant Committee Comment on Article 13 of 2014 Town Warrant regarding the formation of an implementation committee for the Master Plan
Correction: MHS ranking
Earlier this morning we reported on high school rankings in Newsweek. As several readers pointed out, we incorrectly stated that Milton High ranked 320 — it was Milton High School in Alpharetta, GA that made the list not Milton, MA. We apologize for the error and the confusion it caused. You can view the list here.
Milton going Independent
by Frank Schroth
An article in today’s Boston Globe reports that Boston suburbs are seeing a significant rise in unenrolled or independent voters. 156 out of 158 communities north, west, and south of Boston have seen an increase in registered independents since 2006. The only communities that did not have an increase are Brookline and Marblehead. Milton ranks among the top 20 with an increase of 22.36%