Next weekend a push-chair duo competing in the 2014 Boston Marathon to raise funds and awareness for Best Buddies Massachusetts will be selling bracelets after all masses at St. Mary’s. Masses are at 8:00 a.m, 10:15 a.m., and 12 noon.
Notice from the Milton DPW
Please be advised the first yard waste collection for 2014 begins Monday April 7, 2014 – Friday April 11, 2014
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In honor of national poetry month we will be posting a poem a day for the month of April. If you have a favorite poem (or two or three) that you would like to share, please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com. The following was chosen as the cherry blossom trees are now in full bloom in Japan.
Cherry blossoms by Toi Derricotte
I went down to
mingle my breath
with the breath
of the cherry blossoms.
Chris Lenane with class
The Milton Early Childhood Alliance would like to congratulate Chris Lenane of the Adams Street Early Learning Center for winning our ninth annual Professional Recognition Award!
Local naturalist Tom Palmer captured this great shot of a red backed salamander crossing a road on Saturday night. We welcome your photos. Please email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Tom Palmer
On Monday, April 14 at 7 p.m., the Milton Public Library will host a creative writing workshop led by Kathryn Burak for local teens. Ms. Burak is a Milton resident, a teacher at Boston University, the poetry editor at YARN (yareview.net), and the author of the Edgar Award-nominated young adult novel, Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things.
There will be three opportunities for voters to hear from candidates first hand starting this Monday evening. The independent forums, which have become routine events on the election calendar, are somewhat different in format. They are sponsored by Milton Access TV, the Council on Aging and 02186 / MyTownMatters. Here is the schedule:
The Board of Registrars is announcing that the last day to register to vote for the Annual Town Election is WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 2014. The Office of the Town Clerk will remain open until 8:00 P.M. on that evening to assist Milton residents who are not presently registered to vote and wish to vote in the Annual Town Election on Tuesday, April 29, 2014.
If you have any questions regarding your voter status, please contact the Office of the Town Clerk at 617-898-4859.
An exhibit of Watercolors by T. Nicholas Phakos, A Lifetime of Paintings, will run at the Milton Art Center from April 1st through May 3rd. The gallery will be open during classes and every Saturday from 12pm to 4pm for viewing. A free special opening will be held on Friday, April 11 from 6:30 to 8:30pm to commemorate this exhibit and distinguished Milton artist.
Rugby is a relatively new sport at Milton High but it is going very well. The shot is by Roy Chambers. You can find more of Roy’s sports photography here.
photo by Roy Chambers