Milton Teens in Need is a group that has also helped organize a prom dress exchange and assisted families with holiday gifts. Milton Teens in Need has already funded over $2,500 for holiday gift cards to family this year and has provided over $5,000 in support for students and families over the last three years. They are hosting a fund-raising event Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the Hoosic Club on Central Avenue in Milton from 7 – 11 pm.
Cindy L. Christiansen Announces Candidacy for 1-Year open seat on Milton Board of Health
Cindy L. Christiansen, PhD, is Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at Boston University School of Public Health. She has over 20 years experience in health, medical, and health policy research and teaching. She believes that improvement to population health requires collaborative approaches.
Photo for the day 04.11.14
The rectory at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church hosts a “Russian” snowman donning a Soviet Ushanka hat. Victoria (age 6) and Edmond (age 3) Kirkham, and their father The Reverend Hall Kirkham built the snowman in honor of the Olympic winter games taking place in Sochi. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Mary Truslow
Milton Democratic Caucus announces delegates to State Convention
The Milton Democratic Caucus held on February 8th elected twenty delegates and four alternates to represent Milton at the State Convention on June 14th in Worcester Massachusetts. The winners are:
A GOOD AGE: Remembering Rita Welch of Duxbury and Mary Ferson of Milton
from Wicked Local Milton
The last time I saw Mary Ferson was a month ago at Tippett Home hospice in Needham – a much more somber occasion, but still with a sense of celebrating life. She spoke with great love for and pride in each her six children. “This is the most important of everything I have done,” she seemed to be saying. (Read the full story here.)
Massachusetts ranks 4th in Advanced Placement exam scores
from WCVB
Massachusetts ranks fourth in the nation in the percentage of 2013 public high school graduates who scored 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams. (Read the full story here.)
Town Meeting Member Candidate races taking shape
The precinct level town meeting candidate races are beginning to take shape. Of 91 incumbents up for re-elections, 55 have filed cards with the Town Clerk confirming they plan to run for re-election. Three members have declined and 7 new candidates have pulled papers. Please click “Read more” for a list of candidates supplied by the office of the Town Clerk.
Milton High School Mock Trial Team Concludes Great Season
Milton High School’s Mock Trial team recently concluded their season with a strong showing at the Framingham Court House on February 4th. The team scored 100 points – a season high – during the mock trial. The civil trial was a wrongful death suit, in which the family of a man who was killed doing an airplane stunt sued the airplane’s manufacturer.
South Shore legislators suggest ways to address housing crisis
from Wicked Local Milton
2013 Patriot Ledger file photo
Hire more legal aid lawyers to help low-income renters fighting eviction; build more multi-family housing that’s affordable for working families and the working poor; and beef up daycare subsidies for low-wage workers. (Read the full story here.)
Photo for the day 02.10.14
NIce photo of a snow covered outcrop in the Blue HIlls from Tom Palmer. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Tom Palmer
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