The Milton Cemetery has a wonderful outdoor display of sculpture. A Globe story alerted us to it and gives some background to the works and the artists who created them. Swing by and have a look. It’s a treat.
Parking in East Milton is a never ending topic of discussion among merchants and town officials. A project is in development to convert a portion of the park over the expressway into parking. In addition, metered parking has been discussed. An article in today’s Globe discusses how south shore towns are tackling their parking issues. You can find the article here.
by Frank Schroth
After a period of relative calm in terms of criminal theft, there were three break ins this past week: One on Thompson Lane, one on Valley Road, and one on Lancaster Lane.
An article in Wicked Local Quincy lists vetoes in the state budget by Governor Patrick that affect South Shore communities. Included in the list are:
FYI as of 7:50am this morning (Saturday) Boston Police have completely closed off River Street from Central Ave to Adams/Dorchester Ave. Fox News reports a pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in Dorchester Saturday.
These enterprising girls, Ella Craghead-Goldman, Ada Mitchell, and Maxine Loranger-Milt, took advantage of the hot weather to set up a lemonade stand lat Thursday. And that wasn’t all. If you had the good fortune to run into them you could also get chocolate chip cookies and a rainbow loom bracelet. Sales were over $45 and they are donating it all to the Milton Food Pantry! Nice job girls!
from L to R: Ella Craghead-Goldman (age 6), Ada Mitchell (6), and Maxine Loranger-Milt (7)
A web site has been set up to solicit aid for one of the families displaced by the recent house fire on Central Avenue. You can learn more here.
The Senate passed a four-year, $1.7 billion Environmental Bond Bill that will benefit the state and the town of Milton.
The bill contains several initiatives by Senator Brian A. Joyce. These include:
“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.”
– Harper Lee, from To Kill a Mockingbird, published on this day 54 years ago
Here is a traffic advisory for those who travel Morton Street. The Dorchester Reporter reports that “For ten days next month – from Aug. 8 to Aug. 17 – the well-traveled section of Morton Street above the railroad tracks and near the Norfolk Street intersection will be closed to traffic as the state lays in place a new Morton Street bridge.” You can find the full article here.