We are sorry to report the passing of Bob Foster a long time Town Meeting Member who had a never ending interest in this town and its well being.
FOSTER, Robert Elliot 87 of Milton, died June 14, 2014. Beloved husband of Eleanor (Botti) Foster of Milton. Loving father of Robert E. and his wife Susan of Milton, Peter F. and his partner Dan Britton of Brookline and Janice F. (Foster) Mitiguy and her husband Dana R. of Cumberland, ME.
Letter from Bonnie Abbott
These nightly displays of fireworks are getting very tiresome. I live in the Tucker neighborhood and am just fed up with my children being kept up and my dog being frightened by all the noise. This isn’t some town having a celebration. These fireworks are being set off by individuals who buy fireworks out of state and set them off illegally. This area does not have the wide open spaces of a beach, empty field or parking lot. This is an area full of trees, houses and people.
The third annual Milton Reads is here and the 2014 book selection will be unveiled at the Milton Library’s Summer Reading Cookout on June 26 from 4-6 p.m. at the library. You know our methods. Bring the family to the Milton Library, 476 Canton Avenue, and enjoy grilled hot dogs, strawberries and cream and be present for the big reveal! Milton Reads, sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library,
from Boston Business Journal
Property taxes are a common measure of a community’s affordability, but what few realize is that property-tax rates in some communities are more transparent than in others. To be sure, what you might expect to pay and what you’re likely to owe can vary quite a bit, depending on your ZIP code. (Read the full story here. Click “Read more” for a snapshot of Milton from BBJ).
from Wicked Local Milton
Gary Higgins/The Patriot Ledger
Fourteen dogs competed in the second annual “Dogs and Dogwood Days” dog show at the Wakefield Estate in Milton. The Kousa dogwoods were in full bloom and the dogs all won a prize. (Read the full story here.)
The Milton Music Festival and Fireworks celebration is this Saturday, June 21st at Hutchinson’s field (event schedule here). It will be followed on Sunday with a Celtic Concert (view the list of performers).
Tuesday, June 17th 9am to 12 noon at Fuller Village in the Function Room 1372 Brush Hill Road Milton
The morning begins with a continental breakfast at 9:00amfollowed by opening remarks from Deborah Felton, Executive Director, Fuller Village, Peter J. Healy, President & CEO, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton and Michael W. Morrissey, Norfolk District Attorney at 9:30am.
Members of the MHS Wildcat crew team capped a successful season in Saratoga Springs last week end. The 2nd boys boat placed third in the National Schools Championship Regatta. Here are the bronze medal winners (and their nifty shirts).
Boys Varsity Bronze Medal winners:
Shane McLaughlin, Lucas Campbell, Coxswain Kip Melcher, Nico Gilmore, Paul Corcoran
by Frank Schroth
At their meeting as Trustees of the Governor Stoughton Trust the selectmen voted to approve a proposal to have a archeological firm withe expertise in Native American history assess the town farm property. Pulte was aware that residents have voiced concerns that the property may be the site of burial grounds. Pulte has received a proposal from Archeological and Historical Services.
The Massachusetts Senate has passed the General Government Bond Bill with an amendment sponsored by Senator Brian A. Joyce that would authorize the state to potentially spend $2.5 million for improvements to John L. Kelly Field on Brook Road, $2.5 million to restore the historic Department of Conservation and Recreation stables located on Hillside Road (which could possibly be used as an animal shelter), and $2 million for further improvements to parking, lighting, ball fields, and the construction of a well at the Houghton’s Pond recreation complex used by Milton’s youth sports leagues.
by Frank Schroth
Last Sunday the New England Aquarium hosed an Ocean’s Day event featuring a number of organizations and companies that are working to protect and preserve our oceans, specifically Boston Harbor. A chef demonstrated cooking tecnhniques and recipes that featured sustainable seafood, their were robots that photographed the ocean floor, and there was an amazing geodesic dome created by Sustainable Milton and Artspace Milton with plenty of help from attendees. Here is a video of the construction.