MHS students enliven Milton Reads! event

by Frank Schroth

Over 25 MHS 9th graders attended the firsts drop-in book discussion group hosted by Milton Reads! 2012. They joined other adults in a discussion of the book To Kill a Mockingbird led by Pierce teacher Jeff Stoodt. The conversation ranged from favorite scenes to Atticus Finch as a father and the role of the past.

Meeting of Milton Democratic Town Commitee

Milton Democratic Town Committee Meeting.
Wednesday, October 3rd @ 7:00PM 41 Deerfield Drive \ Milton, MA

All Democrats and Independents are invited.

For more information contact Judy White Orlando (email or call 617-698-1336).

Revolution Field Hockey Camps for girls Gr 1 – 9

Milton Youth Field Hockey Camps will be offered by revolution Field Hockey for athletes in Grades 1- 5 at Tucker Elementary School Gym.

Oct 3,10,17 & 24
Nov 1,7 & 14
6- 7PM – Grades 1 – 4 – $100
7 – 8:30PM Grades 5 – 9 $175

Revolution Highlights include:

Ship comes in for Forbes House Museum in Milton

from The Patriot Ledger

Retired Superior Court Judge George N. Hurd Jr., 92, has a house full of historic treasures. Then there is the Chinese junk model, sent home by his grandfather in the 1930s.

His mother never knew quite what to do with it, and it ended up in the garage for many years. (Read the full story here.)

DA: Counselor ignored pleas of choking disabled woman

from The Boston Herald

A former counselor at a state Department of Mental Health group home in Milton is facing manslaughter charges for coldly walking away from a disabled client who died while pleading for help as she choked on a piece of steak, authorities said today. (Read the full story here.)

Robert O’Connell sentenced to serve 7 months for Quincy shooting

from The Patriot Ledger

Robert O’Connell, the son of one of Quincy’s most prominent developers, has reached a plea agreement in a case in which he was charged with shooting an ex-Milton firefighter in the stomach after a traffic confrontation in 2009. (Read the full story here.)

Milton Public Library Anime & Manga Club

Calling all teenage anime and manga fans! On Tuesday, October 16, from 6:30-8:00 p.m., join other fans of Japanese art and animation at the Milton Public Library. We’ll watch hang out and enjoy Japanese snacks while talking all things anime and manga.

Milton resident discusses jobs issue on WGBH

by Frank Schroth

WGBH is running a daily series on Campaign 2012 issues . For their 30 Issues Report: #1, Job Creation they spoke to a variety of people regarding their experience with and opinion of job creation efforts. One of them was local resident Elizabeth Thomas who now works at the new Mattapan Health Center. You can listen to the story here.