Friday, July 25th, is the last day for the backpack/school supplies drive at the Milton Public Library for the 500 children served by the Interfaith Social Services (ISS) food pantry in Quincy each month. ISS is one of the largest food pantries in Greater Boston, serving 20,000 South Shore families a year.
Milton Music Teacher Faces Child Enticement Charge
from Boston.com
A Milton freelance music teacher who worked with students at some Boston-area Catholic Schools has been arrested and charged with enticing a child under 16, the Boston Globe reports. (Read the full story here.)
Milton’s Child Play Family Childcare celebrates reopening
Teddy Bear Picnic/Reunion/Open House on July 26
Longtime Milton resident Bonnie Abbott is reopening Child’s Play Family Childcare on Churchill Street. Abbott is kicking off the reopening with a reunion and an open house.
Google maps Milton’s gas leaks
by Frank Schroth
Click on image for interactive map
Google in partnership with the Environmental Defense Fund has been mapping methane leaks in the Boston area. Their efforts have been reported in various publications including Boston Magazine.
Town issues invitation to bid on demolition of Hendries at 0 Central Ave
The town is inviting bids for the demolition of that portion of the former Hendries Building located at 0 Central Ave, Milton, Ma, 02186 owned by the town. Bids will be accepted until 4:30 P.M. Thursday, August 7, 2014. Bids can be dropped off at the office of the Milton Board of Selectmen, 525 Canton Ave, Milton, Ma, 02186. You can find the full text here.
Free Film: Sherlock Holmes at the MPL
Robert Downey, Jr. breathes life into the great detective. Sherlock Holmes (2009) will play in the Milton Reads series on Tuesday, July 29. The free film will air at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. This free event is sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Library and is part of the Milton Reads special events.
A perspective on standardized testing
Testing is a big issue in education. It measures achievement, points to where progress needs to be made, and provides some accountability. The BBC recently reported on a letter sent by a teacher, Rachel Tomlinson of the Barrowford primary school in Lancashire, to her students regarding their standardized test scores. One of parents posted the letter to Facebook where it went viral. Here is the letter.
Woman crashed car in Milton after reaching for sandwich
from Wicked Local Milton
One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries after she crashed into a utility pole in Milton Thursday morning. (Read the full story here.)
Meeting: Board of Selectmen
The Board of Selectmen will be meeting in the Cronin Conference Room at Town Hall on July 21 at 6:30pm. The agenda includes but is not limited to: Discussions with Senator Joyce (Roadway intersection redesign), DPW Director Joe Lynch (follow up on Water/Sewer forum), Caroline Kinsells, Board of Health (airplane noise, substance abuse preventions), and Emily Innes, Planning Board (Housing Production Plan). and a discussion/update of the Hendries site. You can find the full agenda here.
MPD apprehend wanted fugitive
The Milton Police Department posted the following on their Facebook page
This morning Sgt. Det. Dan Brown observed a brown sedan exit Rte. 93 at Granite Ave. He noticed that the car was moving at an excessive rate and had major damage to the rear end. He noted it was emitting sparks from the undercarriage. He attempted to stop this vehicle which immediately fled off Squantum St. into the Christopher Drive/California Ave neighborhood. The operator attempting to evade police, lost control on Lochland St and came to rest on the front lawn of a home at the corner of California Ave.
Funds for Blue Hills Deer Culling Included in Environmental Bond Bill
News release from the office of Senator Brian Joyce
The Environmental Bond Bill recently passed by the Massachusetts Senate contains a provision authored by Senator Brian A. Joyce to address the overcrowding of deer in the Blue Hills. The legislation directs the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) to develop and implement a plan to control deer populations in areas where they exceed 50 per square mile.