from Wicked Local Norwoood
Facing abysmal conditions only a duck or a fish could love, Bay State Conference football foes Norwood and Milton grappled Saturday afternoon in Week 4 of a season that had both programs desperately seeking an elusive second win.
Under driving, drenching rainfall at Westwood’s Flahive Field, the Mustangs edged Milton 20-14 on Kevin O’Sullivan’s 26-yard touchdown to Sean Keady with 21 seconds remaining in the contest. (Read the full story here.)
On October 14th grades 10 and 11 will be taking the PSATs. In order to ensure an appropriated test environment, Grades 9 and 12 will be starting school later in the morning. According to the notice:
Students in grades 9 and 12 will start school at 11:15 a.m. by going to their 5th period class. If a student has first lunch then he/she will go to lunch and then go to his/her 5th period class. There will be no block days this week.
Click on the “Continue reading . . . ” link for the full text of the notice.
There have been news stories all week regarding September tax revenues for Massachusetts being below estimates.
Friday Governor Patrick announced that the shortfall would be $243 million below expectation. The Globe reports; “Revenues have slumped despite several tax increases this year, forcing state officials over the next two weeks to downgrade revenue estimates for the remainder of the fiscal year, which began just three months ago. That process will probably force Patrick to make deeper cuts to the state’s $27 billion budget, possibly slashing the local aid sent to cities and towns.”
Not good. Though how bad this will be for Milton is hard to predict.
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ROAD CLOSURES AND ADVISORIES
Arlington On-ramp to I-90 (MassPike) West: Nighttime Ramp Closure
The Arlington on-ramp to I-90 (MassPike) West will be closed at night Wednesday, October 7, 2008 through Thursday, October 8, 2008 from 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM the next morning.
Traffic should use the Copley on-ramp. This closure is to allow for inspection and repair work.
HOV Ramp from I-90 (MassPike) West to the South Station Transportation Center: Early Morning Ramp Closure
The high occupancy vehicle (HOV) ramp from I-90 (MassPike) West to the South Station Transportation Center will be closed early mornings (Thursday night) Friday, October 9, 2009 from 1:00 AM to 5:00 AM.
Buses and other HOVs familiar with the area should go to Exit 25 to South Boston from I-90 (MassPike) West to Congress, D and Summer streets. If drivers miss Exit 25, they will be directed to the U-Turn at Exit 20 near Allston/Brighton and will take Exit 24-A, South Station, on I-90 (MassPike) East. This closure is to allow for allow for tunnel maintenance.
The fall session of the Milton Adult Education program is registration schedule has been announced. Courses in digital photography, computer applications, cooking, foreign languages and more are available.
You can review their fall course offerings here.
Fall 2009 Registration Information
Walk-in Registration Nights
WHEN: Monday, October 5, 2009 6-9 pm
Tuesday, October 6, 2009 6-9 pm
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 6-9 pm
LOCATION: Milton High School Main Office – 25 Gile Rd
Some reasons why Milton matters
It was all good fun.
No amount of rain was going to dampen the enthusiasm and joy of the folks who organized and the residents who attended Celebrate Milton!
It was just fantastic!
One gym was jammed with vendors and community organizations, another gym was filled with activities for kids, the cafeteria had FAME (Friends and Advocates of Music Education) serving a variety of meals and refreshments and this was also the venue for numerous community musical and dance ensembles.
We had a table and asked people to contribute their thoughts in words and pictures about why Milton Matters. Well – we filled up 4 banners worth of those thoughts. A couple are pictured here and are representative of the prides and love the community feels. French immersion, the blue hills, sports, the town’s parks all received mentions.
To view some additional pics of the day, please click on the “Continue reading . . .” link.
These include shots of residents who were awarded Community Builder Awards: Graham Strang & David Corbett who recruited and trained numerous young people in delivering support to the Milton Food Pantry, Beirne Lovely who has been in a variety of public service roles for longer than many of us have been alive (he is currently on the School Committee), Dr. Bob Chen, who has worked to improve the quality of science education (he was not on hand at time we took pics) and not the least, Lori Bilewicz, President of the Board of Advisors for Celebrate Milton. Congratulations all and Yay Milton!
More reasons Milton matters
Yesterday a check book went missing from a Dorchester Health Center.
The woman who stole evidently showed up at a bank in Milton and cashed a check for $6,000.
You can learn more here.
“Cans for Cats” is a monthly bottle and can drive to support Milton High School Athletics.
It is held at the front of Milton High on Gile Road. Please pay them a visit on one of these dates and save those cans!
The parent coordinator for this initiative is Joan Goltz. You can reach her at joangoltz@comcast.net.