MPD Notice: Central Ave construction to begin at 6:00AM on 6/30

Notice from the Milton Police Department

ATTENTION AM COMMUTERS and residents of the Central Avenue (Kerrigans Corner) neighborhood. The Central Ave. repaving project is in full swing. On Monday, June 30, we are allowing the contractor to begin work on the intersection of Brook Road/Central Avenue/Reedsdale Road at 6 AM. We feel that by allowing the early start for one or two days, will help expedite resurfacing this section. It will also allow the contractor a good hour and a half before the morning commute builds, to tackle this effort. Thank you for your patience and attention.

Milton Resident Awarded Fulbright

Herb Voigt

Herb Voigt

Herbert F. Voigt, Biomedical Engineering Professor at Boston University, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to work at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP) during the 2014-2015 academic year, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.

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Rookie Rugby registration open

Rookie Rugby: Join us this summer for some non-contact, flag rugby in Milton! Have fun learning and playing America’s fastest growing sport. Two age groups (Co-ed): 8, 9, 10 and 11, 12, 13. Good sportsmanship, teamwork and FUN are stressed, as players learn the basic rules of the game,

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Registration Open for Summer Art Lab

Artspace Milton Summer Art Lab at Milton High School is open for registration. Register for one week or all four! For kids entering kindergarten to entering sixth grade. Camp meets from 9-12 Monday through Friday and tuition is $150 per session.

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St. Michael’s Parishioners Donate Books to Benefit South African Children

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photo by Rev. Hall Kirkham

Parishioners at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church have collected more than 200 pre-school level books to benefit the Masakhane Trust, a South African organization dedicated to providing quality education to disadvantaged, young children. The books were collected this spring and the church plans to send the donations to South Africa in summer 2014.

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Now Enrolling: Riverside Theatre Works Summer Camps

Screen Shot 2014-06-26 at 7.32.02 AMThis summer, get ready to perform! Limited space is still available for Riverside Theatre Works’ Broadway Boot Camp, Summer Chorus Workshop,and Creative Dramatics summer camps, which give kids ages 4 to 13 a chance to sing, dance, play, and appear on the theater’s main stage.

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Brief Bits: Animal League retains counsel to move shelter forward; parking opportunity in East Milton;

by Frank Schroth

At last week’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen Animal League President and attorney Marion McEttrick appeared to propose the idea of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the town and league that would serve as a non-binding agreement that outlines the terms of operation for the shelter, roles and responsibilities. The Animal League, a local non-profit organization, has been struggling for years to identify a property and construct a new shelter. They have asked Ms. McEttrick to assist in developing a strategy to resolve the issue of a new shelter.

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Mike Collins has been “Coach” to generations of Milton kids

from Wicked Local Milton

Mike Collins is standing in his comfort zone, perched in the third base coach’s box. The 67-year-old Milton High freshman baseball coach, wearing a Wildcat’s windbreaker zipped tight to the neck on dark, dank late spring afternoon, peers toward the plate, flashes a sign at one of his charges, and gives a couple of rhythmic claps while shouting words of encouragement, “Just relax and hit.” (Read the full story here.)

Congratulations to St Mary of the Hills Kindergarten class

The kindergarten students sing together in front of their families and teachers, as they get ready to move on to the first grade

The kindergarten students sing together in front of their families and teachers, as they get ready to move on to the first grade

This past Thursday (June 19, 2014) the kindergarten class at St. Mary of the Hills School held the annual graduation celebration in the school hall. Lead by long time teachers Mrs. Field and Mrs. Farrell, the kindergarteners performed songs they sang throughout the year,

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Friends of Library Cookout today

The Friends of the Library are hosting their annual Summer Reading Cookout today, Thursday, June 26 from 4-5:30pm. All are welcome to join us for a hot dog and strawberries and cream to kick off a summer of great reading! And they are announcing this year’s title for Milton Reads.