There is another citizen group in the works that is putting forward a proposal to farm the Town Farm. They seek to engage students from Milton and surrounding communities in an agriculturally based curriculum initiative that will provide educational, health, and potentially financial benefits to the town and be in compliance with the wishes of Governor Stoughton.
Another great Milton Road Race!
These are the 2011 race results. The 2011 results can be found here.
The annual Milton Road Race organized by the Milton Junior Women’s Club was run early this evening under gorgeous skies. The club did an outstanding job and it was all good fun. Proceeds go to fund high school scholarships. Here are the top finishers for both the 5K and the 10K.
Youngsters ride to raise money for cancer fight
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Trikes and bikes are welcome at the Pan-Mass Challenge Milton-Dorchester Kids Ride on June 13 at Pope John Paul II Park.
The ride, which is not a race, is open to children ages 3 to 15. Proceeds go to cancer research and treatment at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. (Read the full story here.)
Meeting notes: Selectmen 06.03.10 p1 – Ulin rink conundrum continues
At last Thursday’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen the topic of the Ulin rink came up not once but three times and much like the skaters that patronize the rink, the discussion at times seemed to go in circles.
Duxbury High baseball team edges Milton to reach South Sectional semifinals
from Wicked Local Milton
Duxbury’s Connor Inglis beats the throw to Milton first baseman Kevin Lemere.
There’s a first time for everything.
There are also people who like to roll as many first times as possible into just one time.
Pat Sweeney qualifies. (Read the full story and view more photos here.)
Photo Craig Murray; Gatehouse News Service
Stolen car leads police on 3-town chase, crash in Milton
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
A police chase through three towns ended with the stolen car crashing on Blue Hill Parkway, sending the driver and two passengers to the hospital, police said.
“This kid just wasn’t going to stop,” said Holbrook Police Chief William Marble. “It’s just lucky he didn’t kill anybody. He was driving wrong-way on one-way streets, going across medians. He needed to be stopped before he hurt an innocent bystander.”
(Read the full story here.)
Lost dog alert – did you spot Kojac?
Kojac
If you find this dog please contact David. Contact info and description of the dog can be found here.
Richard Livingston in the running for State Senate
Milton resident Richard Livingston has formally announced that he is in the race for State Senate. He is one of two candidates seeking to unseat incumbent Brian Joyce, also a Milton resident. The other candidate who has announced is Canton Selectman Bob Burr.
MHS Class of 2010 Graduates!
Wicked Local Milton has some nice photos of yesterday’s commencement ceremony at Milton High School. You can find them here.
Milton takes on Duxbury tonight in baseball tournament play
The Milton Wildcats are in the hunt. Coming off a 5-0 victory over Stoughton, the Wildcats will take on Duxbury at 6:00pm tonight (6/7) in quarterfinal tournament play for MIAA Div 2 South. They play in Duxbury at Chandler Field. You can find directions here. You can find the complete South tournament bracket here.
Today is a big day
Why? Because rain or shine the Milton School Class of 2010 is going to graduate and if it is anything like any graduation it is going to be just great. Great for the parents, the administration and faculty, and, of course, and most especially, for the students.
The graduation will take place this afternoon at 2:00pm. There will be 275 graduates, 96% of whom are going on to college, 3% are joining the workforce, and 1% are enlisting in the military.