from Milton Police Department
Congratulations to officers Joseph Bennett, Liam Roper, Russell Withrow and Sgt. Tom Wilson for an excellent piece of police work apprehending and identifying a Boston man on Ridge Rd at 1:00 am last night. The suspect had broken into cars on Willoughby Rd, Eliot St., and Eliot Circle. Many items recovered. Nice work, a commendable job!
South Shore school of Theatre presents “The Drowsy Chaperone” at Eastern Nazarene College featuring Milton Residents Connor Walsh, Leah Hainline, Garret Sager, Tansy Massey Greene, Griffin Lloyd, and Devan Callahan.
Don’t miss Fontbonne Academy’s Musical Theater Camp’s performance of “Kids on Broadway” on Friday, July 29, at 6 p.m. at Fontbonne Academy.
FAVA (The Friends and Advocates of the Visual Arts) are concluding their final art workshop this week.
Town Clerk James Mullen recently notified the Milton Library Board of Trustees that Ingrid Shaffer had chosen to resign as a member of that board.
You may have herd that the US Post Office is reviewing 3,600 outlets for closure. Of those there are 43 in Massachusetts. An article about the closures from today’s Globe can be found here.
Neither of the Milton Post Offices (Milton Village and East Milton) are on the list. You can find the list of possible closings here.
West Nile was found in Quincy according to Patriot Ledger. So it maight be worth reviewing precautions. Please click “Read more” for information from Department of Public Health.
If you commute into Boston you may be interested in new bike sharing program scheduled to start today. Stations around the city will have bikes available for public use.
It is on eof Boston’s efforts to go green and provide city residents with a low cost effective transportation option. Bike sharing programs exist here (Washington DC, Portland) and abroad (Paris, Montreal).
You can learn about the Boston program here.
from Wicked Local Milton
When the Boston Bruins skated to their first Stanley Cup in 39 years this year, it brought back memories for Harry Richard of Milton.
In the early 1970s, Richard was a young man cheering Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Derek Sanderson as they led the Bruins to two Stanley Cups. (Read the full story here.)
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
Four Boston College student-athletes, including Hannah Mulvey of Milton, recently traveled to Vietnam to teach middle school students and inspire them to strive for higher education under the aegis of the Coach for College program. (Read the full story here.)
from Boston Herald
As a player, Jim Madigan was best known as “Mad Dog,’’ a testament to his keen competitive nature.
Yet, ask any rink rat who has crossed paths with the former Northeastern winger these days and the term “gentleman’’ will most often be used. (Read the full story here.)