Poem for the day 04.08.14 – The House Was Quiet And The World Was Calm

Posted in celebration of national poetry month.  Following is a poem by Wallace Stevens who the literary critic Harold Bloom called “the best and most representative American poet of our time.” If you have a favorite poem (you’ve read or written), please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.

The House Was Quiet And The World Was Calm by Wallace Stevens

The house was quiet and the world was calm.
The reader became the book; and summer night

Was like the conscious being of the book.
The house was quiet and the world was calm.

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Forbes Museum to hold 4th Victorian Egg Hunt

The 4th Annual Victorian Egg Hunt will take place on the grounds of the Forbes House Museum on Saturday, 12 April, beginning promptly at 1pm. Children ages 3- 8 are welcome. Hundreds of eggs will be hidden on the east and west lawns of the estate. The Museum will hide colorful plastic eggs containing toy surprises!

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Vibrant Mixed Use Districts Roundtable

The next Master Plan Roundtable will be held on Wednesday, April 30 from 7 to 9pm at the Glover Elementary School, 255 Canton Ave. Please note: there will not be a Roundtable on April 15, as had been scheduled previously.

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Bereavement Workshop: Walking Through Grief

Have you experienced the loss of a loved one ?in the past year? You aren’t alone.

Sessions for those experiencing loss through death of a family member or friend begin Tuesday, April 29,? for 7 consecutive Tuesdays, ?ending June 3, 2014 from 6:00-7:30 pm.

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Laura Richards announces run for Board of Health

the following was submitted by the candidate

Today I am announcing my candidacy for the Board of Health. I am an attorney with over a decade of experience in public health law working with the Massachusetts Association of Health Boards.

I was appointed to the Board of Health in July, 2013 to replace Attorney Timothy Lowney. In my time on the board, I have observed, first hand, how helpful it is to have an attorney as a member, especially one with public health expertise.

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Poem for the day 04.07.14 – All The Way To The Top!

Posted in celebration of national poetry month. This poem is from 365 Day Subway: Poems by New Yorkers, a poetry project produced by Madeline Schwartzman in which she asks random strangers on the New York Subway system to pen a poem. You can find Today Show coverage here. Have a favorite poem, please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.

All the Way to the Top! by Lynette V.

As I ride the train
on my life journey I
sometimes think, “What
is my life purpose.” I live

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PeeWee C Hockey win Yankee Conference Championship

Congrats to the Milton PeeWee C Hockey team, coached by Rob Thomas and Mike MacKenzie, defeated Plymouth to win the Yankee Conference Championship. The final score was 3-1 at a game played at Hobomock Rink in Pembroke.

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Kieran Condon and Meghann Martin win Milton 1/2 Marathon!

by Frank Schroth

Two hundred and two runners finished Milton’s first 1/2 Marathon organized by Maureen Conlon of Milton Bootcamp and run to benefit the Council on Aging. Kiernan Condon of Milton finished first overall with a time of 1:18:23. That is under 6 minutes a mile if you’re curious. Meghann Martin of Jamiaica Plain was the first woman finisher with a time of 1:29:34. Sheesh

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Reminder: Tomorrow (4/7) is Nat’l Snapshot Day at the Library

National Library Snapshot Day is coming to the Milton Public Library on Monday April 7, 2014. We will join libraries across the Commonwealth and the nation to provide a “snapshot” of what happens in a day in the life of libraries. How many books are checked out? How many people receive help finding a job? Doing their taxes? Doing their homework? During Snapshot Day, libraries will collect data and photos that help demonstrate the value of libraries and raise public awareness that libraries are busier than ever.

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