from Wicked Local Milton
The Milton High girls hockey team put itself on the map last season with an impressive underdog run to the Division 2 state quarterfinals. (Read the full story here.)
Happy Holidays Milton!
. . . and what a year it was . . . comings and goings . . . openings and closings. Here is a quick recap in pictures. MyTownMatters wishes all a happy and healthy holiday season.
MTM happy holidays 2014 from Frank Schroth on Vimeo.
St. Mary of the Hills School performs annual Nativity Pageant
The Pre-K and Kindergarteners performing in The Nativity
On Tuesday December 23rd, just before Christmas break, the Early Childhood Center at St. Mary of the Hills School put on their yearly production of The Nativity for families and friends. ECC Director, Mary Field, has been putting on the show for her entire tenure at St. Mary of the Hills– 21 years!
Flooding likely in heavy rain Wednesday, Thursday
from Wicked Local Milton
The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a flood watch for all of mainland Massachusetts for Wednesday through Thursday afternoon. (Read the full story here.)
Groundbreaking on Greenway extension
We ripped this off of Representative Cullinane’s Facebook page (hopefully he won’t mind). Yesterday was the groundbreaking for Greenway extension (see related post here). He leads his post with a great quote. Here is Rep Cullinane’s post:
“This is so much more than just a path for walking or biking. This is the realization of a vision of connecting our communities to one another.”
Poem for the day 12.23.14 – Leisure
It has been a while since we published a poem. Here is one, appropriate perhaps, at this time of year so filled as it is with frantic running about. We welcome your submissions. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Leisure
by William Henry Davies
What is this life is, full of care
We have no time to stand and stare.
No time to stand beneath the boughs
And stare as long as sheep or cows.
Photo for the day 12.23.14
This deer was one of four that had gathered at the Valley Road T stop (in search of a sleigh?). Thanks to Alexander Fernández for grabbing the shot.
photo by Alexander Fernández
Frank thoughts on suggested improvements to Town Meeting – Just do it & consider a state of the town address
Commentary by Frank Schroth
A cast of town officials assembled at the 12/11 meeting of the Board of Selectmen at the invitation of Chair Katie Conlon. Brian Walsh, Town Moderator, Sue Galvin, Town Clerk, Ted Hays, Chair of the Warrant Committee, Rick Neely, Chair of Government Study Committee, and Alex Whiteside, Chair of Planning Board were all present to discuss how Town Meeting might be improved in light of criticisms received after last fall’s town meeting. A couple of good ideas were raised, and now is the time to implement them.
A small bit of winter wonder
Where we live not far from Shields Park received little by way of snow yesterday; but Great Blue Hill was an altogether different story.
Greenway extension about to commence
Courtesy of DCR
by Frank Schroth
On Monday the DCR will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at the Ryan Playground in Mattapan to celebrate the beginning of construction on the extension of the Neponset River Greenway through Milton and Mattapan, This leg of the Greenway, more commonly referred to locally as the bike path, will extend from Central Avenue to Mattapan Square.
Milton Library Teen Book Club Announces January Selection
The Milton Public Library’s teen book club has selected The Fault in Our Stars by John Green as its January pick. “Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on loss, love, and life.”