from Wicked Local Milton
The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $500 million – the largest top prize in the game’s 20-year history – and Massachusetts residents have bought millions of Powerball tickets hoping for a win that would change their lives. (Read the full story here.)
from Milton High Happenings
Congratulations to the students who were selected to perform in the Eastern District Festival in January! Also, thank you to everyone who made the auditions at MHS possible.
During the month of December, two local artists will install their combined work in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Public Library. Jamaal Eversley’s art consists of rich colorful paintings in pursuit of creating visual grammar that genuinely communicates breezy materialism. Nicole Pilgrim’s work presents impressionistic representations of the natural world and detailed explorations of the beautiful New England countryside.
from The Patriot Ledger
The yearly property taxes alone would eat up two-thirds of the median income of a Massachusetts wage earner, but a 23-room mansion just listed on the real estate market wasn’t exactly built with the commoner in mind.
Le Petit Trianon, an estate at 88 Milton St. that was modeled on Marie Antoinette’s royal cottage at Versailles, is on the market for the first time since 1996. (Read the full story here.)
from The Patriot Ledger
Milton resident Mary Nee has been named president of the Animal Rescue League of Boston. (Read the full story here.)
This is Bennie and he would love to spend the holidays with you. He is an 8 year old neutered male lhasa apso He is currently at the Milton Animal League. Pay her a visit. You can learn more on their web site.
News Release from First Parish Church
The service on November 11th began as it does every week at First Parish in Milton. However, when it came time for the offering, parishioners were in for a surprise. A pair of ushers circulated the room with collection plates, but this time the congregation was not asked to put money in. Instead, they were invited to take money out.
Rabbi Alfred Benjamin of Temple Shalom of Milton will lead a discussion on the topic “Who were the Earliest Christians and Why?” at a pre-Hanukah Pot Luck Dinner and Shabbat Service on Friday evening, December 7, 2012. The event is hosted by Paul and Sue Etkind at the Great Hall of the First Congregational Church, 495 Canton Avenue.
from Wicked Local Milton
A woman escaped unharmed from a fire in her home early Friday, but the house sustained an estimated $100,000 in damage and is uninhabitable, fire officials said. (Read the full story here.)
Interested in manga, anime, and all things Japanese? Join us at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 4 for the next meeting of the Milton Public Library’s Teen Anime Club! This month we will make origami gift boxes, enjoy Japanese snacks, and watch anime.
Dust off your best literary-themed costume and wear it to the Milton Public Library on Dec. 8 from 2-4 p.m. for a “Come in Character” party for local teens and tweens. This celebration of our favorite stories and the characters we love will feature a book-themed trivia game, a costume contest with prizes, and craft and activities inspired by favorite books, including The Hunger Games,