Milton Library Provides eBook Workshop

Staff at the Milton Public Library will teach a workshop introducing library patrons to the library’s ebook services at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, January 15.

“Ereaders are a very popular gift this holiday season,” said Emily Calkins, the library’s Young Adult Librarian. Ms. Calkins will lead the workshop. “Many people don’t realize that the library offers ebooks for checkout, so this is an opportunity for all those people who received ereaders for Christmas to get an overview of the ebook services we offer.”

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Picture for the day 12.29.12

Carolers strolled Blue Hill Terrace this past holiday. Photo courtesy of Tom Palmer. Please click on the image for a larger version.

photo by Tom Palmer

photo by Tom Palmer

Library to host free monthly film series

Milton middle school teacher Jeff Stoodt offers up a new monthly film series in 2013 featuring famous male actors throughout the years. There will be a fun movie screened each month, starting January 17th, and Jeff will also give a trivia quiz with prizes for the winners. Here are the upcoming titles:

  • January 17th It Happened One Night (1934)
  • February 28th In A Lonely Place (1950)

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St Agatha’s to host young adult event

Saint Agatha Parish, 432 Adams St. Milton will host an event for all Young Adults in Milton/Quincy on Thursday evening, January 10 at 7pm in the Gathering Space located in the lower church. Admission is free. Kenny Carberry will provide live music. Join Kenny, college students home on break, and other young adults across Milton for some time to hang out, reconnect and listen to live music.

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Notice: Delay in Trash Collection

Notice from the DPW

Due to the New Years Day Holiday on Tuesday January 1, 2013 there will be a one delay in service starting on Wednesday 01/02. Monday December 31, 2012 will have a regular trash/recycling pickup.

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Milton violent crime stat

The Boston Business Journal has compiled a database of violent crime statistics by town. They developed this with 2011 crime data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Using that database they created an interactive map. The article and map can be found here. Please click “Read more” for a snapshot of Milton’s statistics.

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Clicking on the map will also take you to the article which explains the color coding.

“Catholicism” to be screened at St Agatha Parish

St Agatha Parish, 432 Adams St. Milton will show the DVD series “Catholicism” by Father Robert Barron Episode 1 on Tuesday January 8. There are two showings: First at 9:30 am and Second at 7 pm. Both showings are in the Gathering Space in the lower church.

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