photo courtesy of Briege O’Connell
It as a nail biting finish but the Milton Girls 4th Grade basketball team defeated Westwood won the Metrowest Championship yesterday in overtime. Congratulations girls!
from Boston.com
As some sidelined parents of young athletes have gained a stigma in recent years for becoming too involved in their children’s games, a national movement that encourages parents to focus less on winning has been steadily gaining traction in the Boston suburbs. (Read the article summary here. Full article available to Globe subscibers)
Good news for Milton riders of the T.
from The Dorchester Reporter — MBTA weekend service into the wee hours will start March 28, the Patrick administration plans to announce at a Cambridge subway station Thursday. (Read the full story here.)
Milton, Mass. Parents of current fifth-grade students who are interested in learning more about Pierce Middle School should plan to attend Information Night on Wednesday, March 19th at 6:30 pm.
from Wicked Local Milton
John King was just two months out of the police academy, working a Christmas shift, when an unusual call came into the Milton police station: A young couple, recently engaged, said they’d found a dead zebra that looked like it had been hit by a car behind the fire station. (Read the full story here.)
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Milton is hosting a series of open forums focusing on the similarities and differences between the Episcopal/Anglican tradition and the Roman Catholic tradition. During the forums, participants will explore the fabled Henry VIII and his separation from Rome, the mystery of the shared Catholic faith, and the substantive differences in structures and moral authority in each church.
Discussions provide information regarding resources at 33 One-stop Career Centers in Massachusetts.
Representative Walter F. Timilty (D – Milton), along with many of his colleagues in the House of Representatives, attended this annual event dedicated to informing legislators of the resources that career centers offer to both job seekers and employers.
by Frank Schroth
Among the agenda items at last Tuesday’s Selectmen’s meeting was a forum on two proposed 40B developments. The Selectmen were seeking public input in preparation of a response to the proposals. One is a 72 unit apartment complex to be built off Randolph Avenue near the current DPW yard. The other is at 131 Eliot Street, the Hendries building. Traffic, design, and density were among the issues raised regarding both.
Letter to the Editor from Bryan Furze, candidate for the Planning Board
Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L.) Chapter 40B was enacted in 1969 requiring the production of affordable housing in all communities to support the long term economic interests of Massachusetts. Under Chapter 40B, in any municipality where less than 10% of its housing qualifies as affordable under the law, a developer can bypass local zoning and density limits if at least 25% of the new units have long-term affordability restrictions.
Milton High School senior Jack Caljouw has been named a Finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
This honor is based on scores from the 2012 PSAT. Less than one percent of those who took the PSATs qualified as Finalists.
We were sorry to learn this news. Sharon Mulcahy a co-owner of Jackrabbit Design, a web development firm in East Milton that has provided design services to a number of local non-profit institutions including the Milton Public Schools and the MFE has passed away. The MFE in a Facebook post wrote, “It is with great sadness in our hearts that we find we must say goodbye to Sharon Mulcahy. A partner at Jackrabbit Design in Milton, Sharon played a key role in our fundraising over the years. From designing our website to creating stunning designs for our Celebration for Education events,