Taniya Nayak, the home interior guru who serves as a designer-host on HGTV as well as Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible,” will join more than 10,000 women, including Lowe’s Heroes from across the country, to volunteer at Habitat for Humanity construction sites in recognition of National Women Build Week, May 3-11. Now in its seventh year, National Women Build Week challenges women to devote at least one day to help build affordable housing in their local communities.
Letter: Public Discussion to be held on condominium development
Letter to the editor from Alex Whiteside, Chairman, Milton Planning Board
To the Editor:
In the warrant for the May Town Meeting Article 38 (a citizens’ petition for a zoning change) seeks to add a provision to the zoning bylaws to permit development of condominium residences at a certain site in the Residence B zoning district. The Planning Board adopted a recommendation that this proposed site-specific zoning provision be referred by Town Meeting to the Board for further study.
Poem for the day 04.25.14 – Ars Poetica #100: I Believe
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Ars Poetica #100: I Believe by Elizabeth Alexander
Poetry, I tell my students,
is idiosyncratic. Poetry
is where we are ourselves,
Reminder: Green Homes Fair this Saturday
Green Homes Fair at Cunningham Hall – Saturday noon – 4 PM
In addition to an array of green home and lifestyle vendors with money saving options, a local foods cooking demo with chef/cookbook author Didi Emmons, LIVE critters to play with/learn about, FREE raffles and more…
Wotiz Gallery to feature work by Chuck Sullivan
During the month of May, the Milton Public Library will host local painter Chuck Sullivan in the Wotiz Gallery. When Mr. Sullivan painted his first still life at the age of 43, he realized that he made a terrible mistake in trying to fulfill other’s hope for his life. In that moment, he found his place in the world and began to understand the need, the calling, and the passion to paint.
DCR Traffic Advisory: Unquity Road Maintenance
WHAT: Beginning Thursday, April 24, 2014, from 7:00 p.m. until 4:00 a.m., the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) will be conducting road maintenance along Unquity Road in Milton. To assist with this project, Unquity Road will be closed, and detours will be set up to Hartland Street in Milton. The work will continue on Friday and Sunday during the same overnight timeframe.
Mtg notes: Selectmen 04.22.14 – 3rd demo order on Hendries postponed
by Frank Schroth
At last Tuesday’s session of the Board of Selectmen the board and Brian McDonough, attorney for Carrick Realty agreed on one thing: the two buildings they respectively own that together are the Hendries plant need to come down at the same time. That is about all they agree on.
Poem for the day 04.24.14 – Wynken, Blynken, Nod
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod by Eugene Field
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe–
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
Dorchester Bike Festival to Help Ring in Boston’s Cycling Season
Bike Milton is one of the key sponsors of this week end’s Dorchester Bike Festival. The festival is offering free bike tuneups, discounted helmets and lots of fun. You can learn more here.
“Voices Lifted for Israel” Concert
An exciting family concert of A Cappella music is on the program as Cong. Beth Shalom of the Blue Hills and Temple Beth Abraham of Canton host “Voices Lifted for Israel,” a free musical celebration in honor of the two synagogues’ Passport to Israel programs, on Sunday morning, May 4th.
Now you see it . . . now you don’t
by Frank Schroth
photo by Frank Schroth
Sadly, the building that housed the Milton Woman’s Club is no more. By tomorrow afternoon this will likely be an empty construction lot. Some houses will go up and some folks will move in and memories will fade. But something had to happen.