from The PatriotLedger.com
‘Tis the season of joy and Bob Schmidt shares his with anyone who comes to his home.
In the front window, Dan and Rollie, two animatronic penguins, emcee a variety show of comedy and holiday music. Decorating the house, hundreds of lights flash, fade and change color in time to songs sung by Frank Sinatra, Jackie Evancho, The Trans Siberian Orchestra, and others. (Read the full story here.)
The MIlton School Committee will be meeting in the library at Milton High School on Monday December 16t at :00pm. The agenda includes but is not limited to a votes on the FY15 budget and the annual report. The full agenda for this and all town meetings can be found here.
The Board of Selectmen will be meeting in the Cronin Conference Room at Town Hall on Tuesday, December 17th at 6:30PM. The agenda includes but is not limited to budget approvals for Group Insurance and the Conservation Commission.
“I’ve been in the hallway from the day Sandy Hook reopened, and I’ve observed these people. I’m in awe of the day-to-day courage, responsibility and kindness. When you have the chance to see kids in January — then February — then March — then April, you can see little changes . . .. And you really are taken back by the complexity of the human spirit.”
– John Reed, Superintendent of the Newtown Public Schools
Mary Truslow took this picture of St Michael’s Church at night. St Michael’s invite all to their Christmas services.
Photo by Mary Truslow
The City of Quincy recently installed its first bike lanes on Adams Street, stretching from Beale Street (near the Milton line) to Furnace Brook Parkway.
Bike Milton and their friends and neighbors at Quincycles cordially invite you to join them at 10 AM this morning, Saturday, at Montilio’s to celebrate the new bike lanes with coffee and muffins and a brief bike ride.
by Frank Schroth
At Thursday’s meeting of the Planning Board, zoning to allow Bed & Breakfast establishments and medical marijuana facilities as well as the status of the housing production plan were discussed. In addition, they signed site plan approval for renovations to be made at 480 Adams Street by East MIlton Realty Trust and deferred any decision regarding the removal of the blue spruce in from to the Henry House on Eliot Street.
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Milton residents have been calling in complaints about airplane noise for months, frequently dialing the Massachusetts Port Authority Noise Complaint Line. (Read the full story here.)
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
by Frank Schroth
The Granite Ave Park & Ride Committee met Wednesday night to carry on with their charge of identifying potential revenue generating uses for the Department of Transportation’s Park & Ride lot on Granite Avenue should the town secure the property. They met with members of MassDevelopment, heard from concerned residents, and reviewed options that have been identified to date.
from Wicked Local Milton
A four-year legal battle over a proposed 140-foot cellphone tower near the Blue Hills Reservation has wound up back in the U.S. Court of Appeals. (Read the full story here.)