from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Rich Hill, the pride of Milton, is 1-0 with a 3.38 earned-run average in seven relief appearances for the Pawtucket Red Sox. After signing with the PawSox on June 30, the 30-year-old lefty shined in his debut on July 1, striking out three and allowing one hit in 2 2/3 innings. Since then, he has allowed four runs on 11 hits, struck out 10, and walked 11 batters in eight innings. (Read the full story here.)
The Planning Board is holding a public hearing on August12th @ 7:00 pm in the John Cronin Conference room at Town Hall regarding the mixed use site plan proposed for the Hendries building.
Milton got big efforts from Willie Archibald and Matt O’Neill in beating Brockton 9-4 in yesterday’s American Legion sectional playoff. They now move on to the state tournament.
There is a lot going on today: Farmer’s Market, DCR site walk on the bike path extension, a reception for those two guys who have done a great job of caring for the Suffolk Resolves House, a concert on the Town Green and . . .
“Catch” some “reel” fun at Houghton’s Pond this summer! Join the DCR rangers and instructors from MassWildlife to learn the basics of fishing in this free clinic.
The Milton Police invite you to their National Night Out Celebration to be held at the Milton Police Headquarters.
It was an up and down day for the Milton American Legion baseball team. After dropping a game to Brockton 5-4 in a game that went into extra innings; they bounced back against Sandwich and eked out a win 9-8.
This is not in Milton but it is very close and very cool. The DCR is sponsoring an outdoor family film series with the Boston Narural Areas Network. The newly refurbished Martini Hatch Shell in Hyde Park and Pope John Paul Park in Dorchester (Neponset Circle) are the venues. They’re right around the corner!
There is a weed folks in Milton should be aware of. It is called mile-a-minute weed because it can grow 6 inches in a day. The story from WBZ includes pictures and a video. It has shown up on the cape, in Littleton, Milton, and Canton. Canton is experiencing the worst problem.
from WBZ – State conservation officials are trying to stop a runaway weed that is swallowing up native plants, shrubs, and trees like wildfire. (Read the full story here.)
The most interesting agenda item at last night’s Board of Selectmen’s meeting was arguably Citizens Speak. Residents voiced concerns on three issues and urged the Selectmen to act.
Steve Freedman of Gulliver Street argued that the Selectmen should move forward on designating the Stoughton Land known as the Town Farm as historic.
On July 1 enforcement of the Open Meeting Law was centralized under the Attorney General’s Office.
It was a topic at last night’s Board of Selectman’s meeting. The law “supports the principle that the democratic process depends on the public having knowledge about the considerations underlying governmental action.