from The Patriot Ledger
The Milton High girls’ volleyball team snuck into the Div. 2 Central Sectional tournament with an even 10-10 record last season before losing to Canton in the first round. (Read the full story here.)
Halloween Movie for teens @ MPL
On Friday, October 26 at 3 p.m., the Teen Services department of the Milton Public Library will screen a movie for middle and high school students. In honor of Halloween, students will have their choice of one of four scary movies: The Addams Family (1991), Cloverfield (2008), The Haunting in Connecticut (2009), or When A Stranger Calls (2006).
Chief Richard Wells Sr. has left us
Notice from the Milton Police Department
Chief Richard Wells Sr.
The Department is sad to announce the death tonight of retired Police Chief Richard Wells Sr. Chief Wells joined the department in 1949 and served the Town for 43 years. He was Chief of Police from 1987 until his retirement in 1992. The photo depicted here was taken when he attended this years National Night Out Event in August and viewed the new Police Interceptor cruisers. It would be his last visit to MPD headquarters. For all of his life he maintained a great pride in the men and women of the Milton Police Department. May he rest in peace…he will be missed.
Mtg Notes: School Committee 09.19.12 – Time Committee presentation; French Immersion discussion goes on
“The union president is not my legal counsel as a school committee member.” — SC member Mary Kelly
“Here is a labor relations tip: when you have the union, the leadership team, management – all lined up . . . you take the deal.” — SC member Leroy Walker
Walpole 34, Milton 3: Rebels roll in the rain
from Wicked Local Walpole
Neither the weather nor the Milton Wildcats were able to slow down the Walpole High football team Friday night as the Rebels rolled to a 34-3 victory at Turco Field. (Read the full story here.
James Sullivan, first Executive Secretary of Milton
James Sullivan was Milton’s first Executive Secretary. He served from 1966 to 1968 before moving on to become the Town Manager in Cambridge. He had come to Milton from Watertown, Connecticut where he also had the distinction of being their first Town Manager. The screening committee there determined him to have the “perfect temperament” for the rigors of town government. You can find his full obituary here.
Mtg Notes: Plan’g Brd 09.28.12 – Hendries decision signed; Warrant articles revised
At their 9/27 session the Planning Board signed the decision denying Connelly Construction a special permit to develop the Hendries site and approved revisions to the text of two articles that will appear on the October Town Warrant among other business.
Case of Milton firefighter against Robert O’Connell to resume
from Wicked Local Quincy
Now that the criminal case against the man who shot him is over, a civil lawsuit seeking $1.5 million filed by Joseph Fasano against the son of a wealthy Quincy family can proceed. (Read the full story here.)
KILLER PARTY: Local literati congratulate authors on latest murder mystery novels
from The Patriot Ledger
A group of people who plan murders for a living came to Milton for a party. No arrests were made because the partygoers are crime fiction writers – plotters and planners of fictional murder and mayhem. (Read the full story here.)
Voter registration deadline for state primary is 10/17
Notice from the Town Clerk’s Office
The LAST DATE TO REGISTER FOR THE STATE PRIMARY is Wednesday, October 17, 2012. The Office of the Town Clerk will host a registration session on this date and will be open from 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. You may register in person or by mail.
Genealogy and the 1940’s Census, Milton Public Library
Researching genealogy using the 1940’s Census and ancestry.com will be presented by expert Michael Brophy on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at 7 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Public Library located at 476 Canton Avenue, Milton.