Reminder: Granite Ave study committee invites public input

The Granite Avenue Study Committee, which has been tasked with identifying desirable revenue generating options of the Park and Ride lot on Granite Ave, is adding a “Citizen Speak” item to their agenda. All residents are invited to speak on their ideas for how the property could provide beneficial amenities and tax revenue for the town. The land currently belongs to the Department of Transportation and Senator Joyce has been in discussions for Milton to acquire it.

The Granite Avenue Committee meets Tuesday 11/19 at 7:00PM in the Baker Conference Room at Town Hall.

Interesting agenda for BoS mtg: Hendries, consolidation discussion, & more

by Frank Schroth

There are two discussion items on this coming Tuesday’s meeting of the Milton Board of Selectmen that may be of especial interest. One relates to their position on the potential award regarding a bid on the town owned portion of the Hendries property and another on the potential merits of consolidating operations between the schools and town hall.

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Milton Books for Milton Families – we want your books!

Recycle Your Family Books and Help a Family in Need

The Milton Public Schools are launching a drive to help Milton residents build home libraries. We are asking the public’s help in this effort and are hosting a “book drive” at Milton High School on Saturday, November 16th at the front door of Milton High School from 9-11am.

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Denis Keohane, Chairman of Board of Selectmen to speak at COA breakfast

On Thursday, November 21 @ 9:30 a.m. the Milton Council on Aging will be hosting our Monthly Breakfast. The guest speaker will be the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Denis Keohane. Denis has been a good friend of the seniors in Milton and he’ll be giving an update on what’s been happening in the town. He will be available following his presentation to answer any questions you might have. If there are any questions, please call the Council on Aging at 617-898-4893.

The Amazing Mr. Moonan . . . Milken Education Award Winner!

by Frank Schroth

The Amazing Mr. Moonan

The Amazing Mr. Moonan

The Milken award is special. And the accolades and the check (It’s a lot of money!) that accompany it are special. But what was really special yesterday was the spontaneous and exuberant cheer that rose like a roar from the students when Mr. Moonan, a Pierce Middel School math teacher’s name was announced and the humble, heartfelt remarks that he made. There were tears among some in the crowd – that’s how special it was.

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Reminder: Documentary, Searching for Sugar Man – at the Milton Library

Meet Rodriguez—and his fans—at the screening of the film, Searching for Sugar Man at the Milton Public Library, Thursday, November 14, at 6:30pm. Two record producers hear Rodriguez in a 1960’s night club in Detroit and immediately sign him to a recording contract, confident that he’s going to be America’s next and biggest rock icon.

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LEPC Notice: Preparing for the upcoming winter

Notice from the LEPC
We experienced two dramatically different winters last year.  During December and January Milton experienced very little precipitation.  The days were mainly sunny and we were looking at having a second green winter.  Then February and March hit us with a fury.  The town experienced multiple heavy snowstorms.  There were many power outages and school was cancelled on a few different days.

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