A reader sent in a poem, Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye. Here are the opening lines:
Before you know what kindness really is
you must lose things,
feel the future dissolve in a moment
like salt in a weakened broth.
What you held in your hand,
what you counted and carefully saved,
all this must go so you know
how desolate the landscape can be
between the regions of kindness.
You can read the full poem here.
A free movie, Inside Man (2006) will play at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton in the Keys Community Room (lower level) on Monday, July 22 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
from Wicked Local Canton
Friends of the Blue Hills organized volunteers to remove an invasive plant called Mile-a-Minute from Fowl Meadow, the northwestern portion of the Blue Hills in Dedham and Milton. (Read the full story here.)
This morning the Boston Globe featured an article on MWRA rates and the increase in homeowner costs despite a decline in use. Milton. Milton’s annual homeowner cost is on the low ($656) end according to data reported in the Globe.
from Boston Globe
The amount of water used by people across the state every day is dropping, driven by an increasing concern about the environment and nudges from the government — even as the price of water continues to climb rapidly. Residents are using 10 gallons less per day on average, according to state numbers between 2006 and 2011, the most recent available. That is enough to fill two standard office water dispensers. You can find the full story here. Note the article is free to subscribers only.
There were 75 car breaks, and 75 of the cars were unlocked.
– Chief Richard Wells of the Milton Police Dept as quoted in the Boston Globe, 07.21.13 regarding increase in car theft and need to lock vehicles.
from The Boston Globe
Mary Grassa O’Neill, the first lay superintendent of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, will be stepping down next month after five years. (Read the full story here.)
On Saturday 7/13/13 an unknown black female used a stolen credit card at Target (South Bay Plaza). The credit card is the result of multiple break and entries within Milton. Any information in regards to the identity of the suspect and/or incident, please contact Detective Lou Bullard Milton PD 617-898-4813 or lbullard@mpdmilton.org
Incident
from The Patriot Ledger
Norfolk County District Attorney Michael Morrissey says “a medical episode” led to a three-car crash in Milton on Tuesday.
“Fatigue, dehydration and extreme temperatures contributed to my loss of consciousness,” Morrissey said in a prepared statement he released Thursday afternoon. (Read the full story here.)
Commentary by Senator Brian A. Joyce
An important but little known committee has been meeting lately discussing a serious issue facing the residents of the Commonwealth: the extraordinary amount of debt we are carrying.
At the end of last year, Massachusetts was $21.182 billion in debt. According to the 2010 Census data, this works out to $11,309 for every man, woman and child in the Commonwealth.
Here is a fellow looking for a home. Nutty Buddy is a four year old neutered male domestic medium hair. He is currently staying at the Milton Animal League and would prefer a change of scenery. see if you can help him out. For more information please contact the Milton Animal League at (617) 698-0413 or pay them a visit. You can also learn more on their web site here.
On Thursday, July 25 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm Milton Reads will host a free ice cream social at the Milton Public Library at 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. Available for sale will be discounted copies of the Milton Reads’ 2013 book selection, The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World’s Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser.