Red Sox sign Milton’s Hill to minor league deal
The Red Sox have signed lefthanded reliever Rich Hill, the pride of Milton, to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to spring training. (Read teh full story here.)
Xmas tree pickup
Christmas trees will be picked up the week of January 17-21.
NOTE: Pickup will be delayed one day due to Martin Luther King Holiday.
Milton man charged with breaking into cars in Quincy
from The Patriot LedgerI
A Milton man was arrested early Friday morning for allegedly breaking into a car on Russell Street in Quincy and stealing a power tool and a school faculty ID card. (Read the full story here.)
Cooks and Books with Miss Debbie
from Wicked Local Milton
The world of the literary and the culinary came together on Thursday as the Milton Public Library hosted Cooks & Books.
Debbie Alsebai aka “Miss Debbie” has struggled with weight issues for many years, so she decided to put together a class that would teach children how to prepare healthy meals from scratch. (Read the full story here.)
Teen Anime and Manga club forming at Milton Library
Interested in manga, anime, and all things Japanese? Join us on January 26 from 6-8 p.m. for the inaugural meeting of the Milton Public Library’s Teen Anime Club. We’ll be screening the movie Metropolis, based on the comic book by Osamu Tezuka.
Milton police, investigating domestic situation, close part of Clapp Street
from Boston.com MetroDesk
Yesterday Milton police detoured traffic on a side street near the Pierce Middle School while they continue to investigate a domestic situation in one of the homes. (Read the full story here.)
Quincy woman, 76, a regular at Milton gym, will be missed
from Wicked Local Milton
Elaine Butler was a morning person.
Five days a week, through rain or snow, the 76-year-old Quincy woman would leave her home near Faxon Park at 4 a.m., walk two miles to Quincy Center and ride two buses to her Milton gym. (Read the full story here.)
Mamasteph performs at Milton Library
from Wicked Local Milton
With the craziness of the holidays we could all use a few moments of calm or “turtle time” as Mamasteph calls it.
“I think kids are very excited this time of year, they’ve been hyped up for a while,” said Stephanie Chase who performs as Mamasteph “it’s kind of nice to take a nice deep breath and slow it down a little bit…I think everyone needs a little bit of a turtle time.” (Read the full story here.)
Curran hat trick leads Milton over Quincy 12-3
Milton put a bit of a beating on Quincy in the championship game of the Quincy Youth holiday Tournament. Senior Matt Curran had a hat trick and fellow seniors Michael Grant and Matt Levasseur eatch had a pair of goals to lead Wildcats to a 12-3 victory. You can find a complete wrap up of hockey tournament play on the Hearld web site here. You can find Patriot Ledger coverage here.
MyTownMatters wishes all a happy and healthy holiday
Please click “Read more” for a brief slide show of faces, events, places, and scenes from the year about to end. Thanks to all who contributed photos to Milton 365. Happy New Year!