by Adrienne Sullivan
Girls 4+: State Vice Champs!
Congratulations athletes and coaches! Milton High School Crew participated in the Mass. Public School Rowing Assoc. Fall Championship on Sunday, Oct. 27 at beautiful Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. What an amazing way to end the Fall 2013 Season!
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Fall Town Meeting could get spooky this evening, especially when articles 12 &13 come up. They concern the town-owned portion of the Hendries property — that eerie parking lot that sits vacant and dark. What is spooky about these articles? Well, the town might make progress with a plan for moving forward. There’s a scary thought.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Last August at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Chair Keohane announced that “the Connellys are on board” with an effort to revive a mixed use development at the Hendries site. They would be holding two neighborhood meetings in September at which their attorney and Cheryl Tougias, a local architect, would present the revised plan. Those meetings did not happen. That is not all that hasn’t happened.
by Frank Schroth
There has been a serious multi-alarm fire on Eliot just down from Oak Road. Two people were rescued from the blaze. Crews are still on the scene. A portion of Eliot Street is closed to traffic. Details to follow as they become available. Please click “Read more” for video footage courtesy of NECN.
by Frank Schroth
Correction: an earlier version of this post reported that Ms. Everett and Ms. Tuitt were absent from the event. They were present.
Governor’s Councilor Bob Jubinville, Selectman Denis Keohane, Candidate Dan Cullinane, Senator Brian Joyce, and Governor Duval Patrick
Dan Cullinane the Democratic nominee running for the 12th Suffolk district seat, which represents Milton Precincts 1 and 2, is not taking anything for granted.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
The summary provided by the Chair of the Board of Selectmen Denis Keohane regarding the Hendries property was welcome news to the neighborhood and town. A signature property that is a gateway to the town and could serve as the anchor in a small commercial pocket that is beginning to thrive thanks to the efforts of the merchants there may actually develop into something to be hoped for and desired: a mixed used development that delivers attractive public amenities (businesses and open space) on a scale that is compatible with the surroundings and financially rewarding to the developer. But as Senator Joyce, who resusitated this, knows, the devil is in the details.
by Frank Schroth
The redevelopment of the Hendries building is largely an enigma to the neighborhood. The residents do not know what is happening. Does anyone? There are three issues or strands dangling unresolved. The Building Inspector issued a demolition order which was affirmed by the Board of Selectmen late last year (see related post here); but there the building sits. There are at least two reasons for that.
from PatriotLedger.com
Milton detective Louis Bullard. Bullard responded to a shooting in January, in which would-be assailants from Boston fired at a bystander near Union and Oak Streets who they mistook for their intended target. (Read the full story here.)
by Frank Schroth
Most of the candidates for town wide office appeared for the third and final forum of the campaign season yesterday morning at the Council on Aging. The Council on Aging debate is unique in that the questions for the candidates come from the audience, which makes it interesting especially when Gene Irwin asks a question or three.
from Paul Yovino, this letter was also submitted to the Boston Globe
Letter To The Editor:
Regarding the proposed flight changes at Logan Airport which would bring departure flights over Milton I have read that proposal’s defining document , The Boston Logan International Airport Runway 33L Area Navigation Standard Instrument Departure Environmental Assessment Draft , several times and it seems purposely vague as to the airplane noise impact on the variously affected cities and towns.