A new group, Invest in Milton, has formed here in town. They are a group of local residents “who want to preserve town services and protect their investments in their homes.”
Co-chaired by local residents, Jeff Cruikshank, Julio Varela, and Mary Ann Rule, they are advocating for a YES vote on the special town election to be held June8, 2009.
You can learn more about the group at their web site. Visit their web site here.
Here is the recent debate for the office of Library Trustee hosted by the Milton League of Women Voters.
Here is the 2009 Milton Election Treasurer Debate on Milton Speaks
The Suffolk Resolves House here in Milton will hold an open house in honor of Patriots Day. You can read the Suffolk Resolves here.
WHERE: The Suffolk Resolves House / 1350 Canton Ave / Miltn, MA
WHEN: April 19th from 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Here is the recent debate for the office of Treasurer hosted by the Milton League of Women Voters.
Boston Magazine has included Milton in its round up of Best Places to Live 2009. It it listed along with Hopkinton, Newton, and Duxbury as one of the “Teflon Ten.” These are towns whose real estate values are holding steady.
The median home price in Milton is $456,000. You can find the list here.
There are 6 candidates running for 3 Library Trustee openings They are:
You can find summaries of the candidates here.
from Patriot Ledger
A 15-member screening committee is interviewing eight finalists for the job of school business administrator in Milton.
School Superintendent Mary Gormley told the school committee Tuesday night that 25 people applied for the job. The screening committee reviewed the applications and selected eight for interviews. (read full story here.)
Now is a good time to do a little spring cleaning. Get those cans & bottles out of the garage and drop them off at Milton High School. The Wildcats want them!
WHERE: Milton High School / Gile Road / Milton
WHEN: Saturday April 11, 2009 9:00 – 12:00
The School Committee met last night and among the issues and items discussed were:
Meeting with recent Boston Globe Scholastic Art winners who attended the meeting the Art teacher Patricia Turner from the Pierce Middle School.
Luke Pastore gave perhaps the most refreshing description of his work when he said, “This guy was a failed project.” Clay Baker riffed on some portrait of Ronald Reagan titled, “Would You Buy a Car From This Man,” and Ken Lee Mercury redefined a checkerboard that had Classical vs Rock music. It was all rather wild and wonderful. And they were selected from ~12,000 (that’s TWELVE THOUSAND) entries. It is highly competitive and a fantastic achievement. In addition Milton students Philip Wikina and Elizabeth Hiss from Pierce and Linda Li and Elizabeth O’Connor from the high school also won awards.
The work will be included in an art exhibit of ACE work on June 1rst at the Pierce Middle School.
Sean Walsh previewed the new Milton Public School web site. What an improvement! The staff worked with local design firm Jackrabbit Design to evelop a more intuitive and user friendly site that made information “1 click away.”
The site will launch Monday at http://www.miltonps.org. Edline will still be available.
Glen Pavlicek gave an update from the finance subcommittee. He focused principally on stimulus funds. There are two awards in play; one for special ed and one general education. He had two cautions in terms of how they viewed the money: 1) both awards require that a significant portion (50% in case of spec ed) go to new programs and 2) it is at best 2 time money (i.e. it is not an ongoing source of funding but a one or two time payout that will dry up in next year or two). Consequently, it will not prevent layoffs only delay them. Mr. Pavlicek stated that, “It is a moving target. . . very fuzzy. . . the stimulus is saving us from anything.”
April 28th Milton voters will go to the polls to elect candidates to the following town wide offices: Town Treasurer, Assessor, Park Commissioner, Housing Authority, and Library Trustee. Each of the eleven town precincts will also be voting for town meeting members as appropriate.
There is now a page “Election 2009” posted here that will be a clearinghouse for information on the election. It is available from menu bar at the top of the page. Currently, there are candidate summaries for the office of PARK COMMISSIONER and TOWN TREASURER. Summaries for the other town wide offices will be added shortly.
Here is coverage from Wicked Local of last night’s debate hosted by The Women’s League of Voters:
All three candidates for Milton town treasurer in the April 28 town election said their background makes them the best choice for the job. The treasurer candidates addressed about 50 people Monday night during a candidates’ forum at Fuller Village. Sponsored by the Milton League of Women Voters, it also included candidates for library trustee and park commission. (read full story here.)
Check back early and often and don’t forget to vote!