by Frank Schroth
Herb Colcord, a WWII veteran and resident of Fuller Village, spoke at the Men’s Breakfast there yesterday morning. It was a simple story, plainly told of a man who turned 19 in a German POW camp.
Walk for Haiti a success!
On Sunday, May 18th, the St. Mary of the Hills community gathered together for the third annual Walk for Haiti. The Walk began 3 years ago when St. Mary’s students Jacob Martens, Janelle Saint-Eloi and Thalia Etienne returned from a leadership conference in Washington D.C.
88 Wharf: Seasonal Fare with a Focus on Upscale American Cuisine
from TableCritic
Updated 05.28.14 – 11:15am
Set on the banks of the Neponset River in Milton, 88 Wharf opened four-and-a-half years ago on the ground floor of a residential building — but it’s not only residents who have come to realize that this is a restaurant on the rise. (Read the full restaurant review here.)
2014 MHS Music Awards
photo by Gracie Burke
A celebration to mark the end of another successful year for the Milton High music department took place May 19th at the high school with a pizza dinner sponsored by FAME (Friends and advocates for music education) and followed by an awards ceremony.
MHS Crew State Champions!
The Wildcat crew team had several boats in last week end’s Massachusetts Public School Spring State Championship Regatta. The weather was not their friend. Poor conditions caused delays and in some cases cancellations. But MHS prevailed over the weather and some of the other 1300 rowers that competed. Here are the results:
Remember
Milton Cemetery 05.26.14
Two years, ten years, and passengers ask the conductor:
What place is this?
Where are we now?
from Grass by Carl Sandburg
Letter: Senator Joyce highlights Senate budget amendments
The Massachusetts Senate recently took final action on amendments to the 2015FY budget. The complete estimated local aid estimates (also known as cherry sheets) can be found here. Senator Joyce in a letter to Milton residents outlined amendments he prioritized and that will have an impact here in town.
Dear Neighbor,
The Massachusetts Senate passed a balanced budget that includes many of my priorities including tracking down and eliminating government overlaps and redundancy, paying down pension liabilities to save taxpayer money in the future, and supporting early childhood education, mental health and substance abuse treatment services, senior home care, and veterans’ services.
Use care
Not sure what happened here but it couldn’t be good. Other lights are working but be careful at intersection of Brook, Reedsdale, and Central.
photo by Frank Schroth
Milton falls to Brookline in State Rugby Championship
photo by Roy Chambers
You cannot do better than undefeated — which is what the Milton Wildcat Rugby team had until they met Brookline yesterday afternoon. Brookline wrote the season’s final chapter, defeating Milton 24-22 in a hard fought state championship game. It was a tough end to a tremendous season. Congratulations Wildcats on a tremendous season.
Memories of D-day – For one who lived it, invasion is still vivid after 70 years
from The Boston Globe
Herbert Colcord belongs to a vanishing breed.
As Americans mark Memorial Day, Colcord is among the few who can recall fighting alongside the troops who fell during World War II. (Read the full story here.)
Reminder: Milton Memorial Day Celebration
CELEBRATION OF HOLIDAYS COMMITTEE – TOWN OF MILTON, MASSACHUSETTS
The Town of Milton Memorial Day Observance is scheduled for Monday, May 26, 2014.
The American Legion Post #114 will begin its program with the raising of the flag and the placing of the wreath at 9:30 a.m. at Town Hall.