The Milton High School Athletic Hall of Fame is actively seeking nomination applications for the 2014 class of inductees. The sixth induction ceremony is scheduled for November 1st, 2014.
There are four categories of inductees: Athletes, Teams, Coaches and Friends/Supporters.
A special sale of gently used books for children of all ages takes place at the Friends of the Milton Public Library Book Shop, 476 Canton Avenue, for two weeks starting Saturday, March 15. Board books, picture books, chapter books in fiction and nonfiction, and young adult selections, are sale priced at 4 for $1 (usually 2 for $1.)
Now Hiring Teens Age 15-18 — Don’t waste your summer inside- Work as part of a team outdoors!
Position: Youth Conservation Corps Member
Team and Location: Neponset Greenway Crew: Dorchester and Mattapan Square
Responsibilities: Youth will be part of a crew with 10-12 other youth and will engage in physical work projects to improve parks and natural areas.
Wildcats beat a tough Sharon team in a nail biter 71-69. Next up Boston Garden.
by Frank Schroth
Two important town committees that have been dormant can now begin to resume their respective missions. The Town Government Study Committee will be meeting this evening for the first time in months. At the fall town meeting last October an article was passed that authorized the Town Moderator to make 5 appointments of the 9 members. The Board of Selectmen make 4.
To the Editor:
It happens at high school concerts (like last night). And town meetings. And open house nights. And football games. And dozens of other “big” events at Milton High School.
People park on Gile Road, on both sides, and leave very limited room for traffic to flow in both directions. Last night, we didn’t need Chris Christie to create some traffic problems, we did it to ourselves.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Death happens everyday. But it is never routine. When a manager of Milton Cab collapsed and died at town hall during a routine meeting of the Board of Selectmen it was a shock and tragedy. There are the man’s family and friends burdened with a sorrow that has come too soon and those who witnessed an event the memory of which they most likely would rather forget.
News release from the Office of Sentor Brian A. Joyce
Senator Brian A. Joyce has announced the availability of matching funds for the preservation of historic objects, sites, and document collections that are significant to the history of the Civil War. The Massachusetts Sesquicentennial Commission of the Civil War is accepting applications until April 1, 2014.
by Frank Schroth
Last night’s meeting of the Board of Selectmen was short but traumatic. While receiving an update from Richard Wells, Chief of Police and Chair of the Traffic Commission, a gentleman in the gallery suffered cardiac arrest.
The inspiring story of Rick and Dick Hoyt, the father-and-son team who compete together in marathons and triathlons across the country, has been told on countless television shows, newspaper articles and social media sites. But students at Collicot Elementary School in Milton got a first-hand account from these two men, who visited the school last week.
The Milton Public Library invites you to a special showing of “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has To Travel” on Monday, March 24th, promptly at 6:30 p.m. in the Keys Community Room (lower level) of the library, located at 476 Canton Avenue in Milton. This free event, sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library, is open to the public.