Nice set of photos on Wicked Local of MHS girls volleyball team beating Dedham to make playoffs. You can find them here.
Riverside Theatre Works Presents Special Concert to Honor Veterans
Riverside Theatre Works will present Stage Door Canteen, a musical tribute honoring the heroes of World War II and all American warriors, then and now, on Saturday and Sunday, November 16 and 17.
DPW Notice: Water Main Breaks
WATER MAIN BREAK – UPDATE
2:00 P.M. OCTOBER 30, 2013
MILTON HAS EXPERIENCED 2 LOCALIZED WATER MAIN BREAKS TODAY. REPAIRS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE BY 4:PM TODAY.
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE!
2013 Fall Town Mtg Day 2 – Hendries cleared to be put out to bid – again; another PB article referred back
by Frank Schroth
Town Meeting resolved the remaining 7 articles on the fall warrant with surprisingly little fuss. Articles 12 and 13 received the lion’s share of attention from town meeting members. They were hinged in that taken together they unshackled the town owned portion of the Hendries property from a article passed in 2007 Town Meeting and allow the Board of Selectmen (BoS) to sell that property to someone other thanCarrick Realty Trust. Carrick Realty owns the adjacent portion of the parcel. As Town Counsel John Flynn noted, “It’s a little complicated.”
Dry weather blamed as brush fires plague parts of Mass.
from The Boston Globe
A fire at the Blue Hills Reservation in Quincy that began Monday night burned for much of Tuesday and continued to smolder into the night, firefighters said. Firefighters also responded to a blaze on Bald Hill in Beverly, and one in Boston’s Stony Brook Reservation, where firefighters returned for the fourth consecutive day. (Read the full story here.)
2013 Fall Town Mtg Day 1 – Articles get mixed results; Goodbye Mr. Cunningham and thanks
Updated 10.29.13 19:31am
by Frank Schroth
Town Meeting made it through Article 8 before calling it a night at about 10:00pm giving members time to catch the end of game5 of the World Series. Of the articles taken up: One passed as written, two passed after being amended, 3 were defeated, and 2 were referred back for further study.
Photo for the day 10.29.13
The Ginkgo in the back yard is finally turning.
photo by Frank Schroth
Quincy firefighters battling brush fire
from The PatriotLedger.com
Firefighters are battling an early morning brush fire near the Braintree split at Interstate 93 and Route 3. . . Firefighters said the blaze is located off Chickatawbut Road, in the Blue Hills Reservation. (Read the full story here.)
Here’s a scary thought. . .
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Fall Town Meeting could get spooky this evening, especially when articles 12 &13 come up. They concern the town-owned portion of the Hendries property — that eerie parking lot that sits vacant and dark. What is spooky about these articles? Well, the town might make progress with a plan for moving forward. There’s a scary thought.
Ben Richman of Milton elected 2013 UMass Homecoming King
Ben Richman
Ben Richman of Milton and MHS graduate of class of 2011 was crowned the Homecoming King for the University of Massachusetts where he is in his junior year. According to the UMass web site, “the Homecoming King, Queen, and Court represent UMass Amherst with honor, integrity and ample school spirit.
It was a great day for a run — and a lot of Monsters did!
by Frank Schroth
About to go
Tom Shaw of Boston (and a MHS Physics teacher) took first place in the men’s division of today’s Monster Dash. Candy Angle of Weymouth was the first women’s finisher on a day that turned sunny with a perfect temperature for running.