A weekly recap of key events and items of interest to the Milton community:

Run up to the Milton 2009 election

Milton goes to the polls April 28th. And last week voters got an opportunity to hear the candidates first hand a the Milton League of Women Voters Candidate debates. You can also read summaries of the candidates. Please see the links below. Note that Mr. Gunning a candidate for re-election to office of Assessor, and Peter Casey, candidate for Housing Authority did not appear at the LWV debates.

Town Treasurer:  LWV Debate | Candidate Summaries

Assessor:   Candidate Summaries

Park Commissioner:  LWV Debate | Candidate Summaries

Library Trustee:  LWV Debate | Candidate Summaries

New Web Site for Milton Public Schools

It officially launched this morning; but in fact, the new wesb site for the Milton Public Schools has been up and public since last Friday. It is a great improvement. It is clean in design, intuitive and easy to navigate. You can find it here:

Web Site of Milton Public Schools

Note: the Edline will still be available

A Conversation with Janet Lorden

Janet Lorden, candidate for Town Treasurer, sat down with us last week to discuss her candidacy. You can find the conversation here. Next up will be Charlie McCarthy. We also hope to speak with James McAuliffe. He has not yet responded to requests for an interview.

The Week’s Sports Scores

The Boys varsity Lacrosse team is struggling early in the season. They were blanked by Braintree 12-0 last Wednesday and also lost 12-4 to Norwood last Monday. The girls varsity is faring better. They beat Braintree 9-6.

In tennis, Wellesley topped MHS girls varsity 4-1.