by Frank Schroth
The town accountant and Chair of the Capital Improvements Committee, Amy Dexter, appeared at the invitation of Selectman Hurley. She came bearing good news for proponents of redevelopment of East Milton’s parking and traffic. The Capital Improvements Committee revisited their initial recommendation and approved an additional request for $300,000
I would like to thank the selectmen for taking the time to listen too us and address more of the concerns regarding the proposed runway changes.
Joanna Weiss, a popular op-ed columnist for The Boston Globe, will speak at the Milton Library’s annual “Meet the Press” event. Celebrities – Lance Armstrong, Manti Te’o, Jonah Lehrer – were built up and undone by lies.
Notice from Town Hall
If you visit the Town of Milton’s website you will notice an icon on the home page that represents the town’s way of keeping its residents informed of current events. “Subscribe to News” allows interested residents to receive a copy of new event postings to the Town’s website in their personal Email box.
from The PatriotLedger.com
Forbes House Museum looked a bit like a scene out of the film “Lincoln” Sunday afternoon, but with a modern twist. A troop of Union infantryman marched among rows of cars while Mary Todd Lincoln, dressed in her finest bonnet and fur, mingled with families eating hot dogs and potato chips. (Read the full story here.)
A free movie, The Snows of Kilamanjaro, will play at the Milton Public Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton (02186) in the Keys Community Room (lower level) on Thursday, March 21, 2013, beginning at 6:15 pm with refreshments and a movie trivia quiz.
from The Boston Globe
A few things you should know about the new Lifetime movie “Restless Virgins.” 1. It was inspired by the 2005 Milton Academy student sex scandal. 2. It premieres Saturday night. 3. It was executive produced by Brookline-bred Michael Roiff, who also worked on the Keri Russell movie “Waitress”; (Read the full story here.)
Notice from the Milton Police Department
ATTENTION RESIDENTS IN THE CRAIG STREET AREA: An attempt has just been made to enter a residence on Craig Street. When the perpetrator realized that the resident was home they fled on foot. The person was described as a Tall White Male wearing a navy blue sweatshirt with a logo on the back wearing jeans and Timberlane boots. If anyone sees anyone matching this description or sees anything suspicious in this general area, please cal 911 immediately.
Yesterday fourteen teams from around New England converged on the Cunningham Collicot schools along with their remote controlled robots. The competition, sponsored by FIRST, lasted all day. You can find PatriotLedger.com coverage of the event here. Click “Read more” for a gallery of photos.
Milton is back on the charts with most recent “Best Places” list – this one from Boston.com. Milton is tagged as “Paris on the Neponset?” The brief profile notes “manicured neighborhoods” and the Milton Village district as highlights. You can find the profile here.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Several students from Milton schools won honors in the 2013 Boston Globe Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
This year’s competition marks the 90th anniversary for the national program and the 63d for the local contest. Locally, 7,768 students, in grades 7 through 12, submitted 13,776 images of student art and 1,559 pieces of student writing, both individually and within portfolios. (Read the full story here.)