from WBZ
If you have children of a certain age, you’re probably familiar with the latest kids craze, Silly Bandz.
They’re colorful rubber band bracelets that are so popular stores are having a hard time keeping them in stock. (Read the full story here.)
from The Boston Globe
For many Milton Academy alumni, the notice in the reunion booklet appeared unremarkable: “Friday, June 18 — Alumni of Color Cocktail Party: Join friends and fellow alumni of color at a cocktail hour; 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.’’ But for several members of the class of 1955, which had no nonwhite students, the first-of-its-kind event was a call to action. (Read the full story here.)
WBZ reported on the Quarry Hills concern over the construction of a wind turbine on town land. Quarry Hills manages the Granite Links course. You can find the report here.
from Wicked Local Milton
Connor Lynch of Milton, a senior at Catholic Memorial School, has completed his first feature-length film at the school.
Called “Legacy: The Faces of Edmund Rice,” it is the second feature film produced by students at the school in recent years.
(Read the full story here.)
from L to R:Dante Knight, Keenan Byrne, Kareem Hamada, Rep. Timilty, Liam Sheedy, Joseph Morfin, Sam Papille, Nicholas Sommer, Enrique Brantley and Michael Eberhardt
On Sunday, May 16, 2010, nine Webelo Scouts from Pack 2 Milton received their Arrow of Light Award.
from Boston.com – Your Town:Milton
Every spring, Dr. John Knight starts having nightmares about prom and graduation parties.
“I know some kids are going to die, some are going to be terribly injured, and others are going to lose their future,’’ says Knight, founder and director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research at Children’s Hospital. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Three decades after Bradley St. George was imprisoned as the South Shore’s cocaine kingpin, the 54-year-old Milton resident has been charged with selling a pound of marijuana in Quincy. (Read the full story here.)
If you are alive then chances are high that you know someone who has died from breast cancer, survived breast cancer, or has breast cancer. It is a scourge.
This past week end thousands of walkers passed through Milton in support of cancer’s victims and in hopes of a cure. We tooks some pictures as they came by.
Curry College produced a nice video snapshot of their 2010 commencement ceremony. It was a beautiful day and a deserving rite of passage for the class. Congratulations! Please click “Read more for video and link to the commencement address given by Richard Daniels, CEO of Gatehouse Media.
Temple Shalom of Milton will hold an Open House for prospective members at the same time that it celebrates the conclusion of another successful Religious School year with a kosher barbecue and game day for the kids on Sunday, May 23rd, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Registration for the Milton National Little League is open now through May 21st.
There are a variety of programs open for ages 7 – 12. These include both travel teams and in-house leagues. Costs range from $50.0 to $120.00 .
For more information please visit the National League’s web site here.