Following New York’s action, the MBTA in Boston is suspending services all day Sunday.
from MBTA (view updates here.)
After a careful review of the most recent information from the National Weather Service, the MBTA has decided to suspend all modes of service for the entirety of Sunday, August 28th.
The staff of Milton Hospital ask you Join them on September 26 at the Wollaston County Club as they take to the links in support of Milton Hospital at their 17th Annual Tee Off Golf Tournament!
Notice from the Milton Police Department
Irene’s projected track has shifted significantly westward since yesterday; it now shows the center of Irene passing over the Outer Banks on Saturday, making landfall on western Long Island Sunday evening, and passing through central and western Massachusetts Sunday night and Monday morning as a Category 1 or 2 storm, or possibly a weak Category 3. Irene is still several days out, however, and the projected track could potentially be off by as much as 200 miles and the projected timing by 6 to 8 hours.
from The Patriot Ledger
On Wednesday children at the Milton Public Library achieved their goal of helping the less fortunate-by reading.
During the summer over 185 children took part in the library’s “One World, Many Stories” summer reading club, where members kept track of their reading minutes and reported it on the club’s website. (Read teh full story here.)
from The Boston Herald
Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s controversial plan to reroute fuel tankers around Boston would cost 1.9 million South Shore gas customers $59 million a year in added expenses, an industry study has found. (Read the full story here.)
The Patrick Administration has proclaimed this Farmers’ Market Week and it is a good time to introduce yourself to (or go back to) the Milton Farmers’ Market which takes place every Thursday from 1:00 – 6:00 down on Wharf Street in Milton Village.
from Boston.com
Standing in the shadow of the Green Monster, Alex Hassan felt more at home than most minor leaguers. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
Over 200 people came to Brooks Field on Thursday night to take in some rugby as the Boston Barbarians took on the Dungannon Rugby Football Club. (Read the full story here.)
Skip Sullivan and his partner Theresa Trujillo were eliminated from Love in the Wild after they finished the adventure in last place and subsequently lost the Couples’ Choice Ceremony’s dating game which determined the competition’s final two pairs during last Wednesday night’s episode of the new NBC reality dating series.from Reality TV World
Obituary from Munson Lovetere
Born May 28, 1984 she was the Beloved daughter of Jonathan and Nancy Ayre of Woodbury, Connecticut. Beloved sister of Amanda and Abigail, Beloved granddaughter of the Reverend and Mrs. A Russell Ayre of Woodbury, CT and Village of Golf, FL and the late Edgar and Harriette Redington, Beloved girlfriend of Brian Cote and their dog, Dover. (Read the full obituary here.
from Boston.com – High School Sports blog
John Magliozzi’s decision to honor his commitment to the University of Florida was not a difficult one.
The Milton resident and recent Dexter Academy graduate was drafted in the 35th round by the Tampa Bay Rays and was looking to sign for a bonus “in the $1 million range.” The Rays never came close, though, and the standout righthanded pitcher’s decision was made for him. (Read the full story here.)