from The Patriot Ledger
A game in which strong pitching and defense held sway came down to a single play Monday at Cunningham Park. (Read teh full story here.)
Stoughton land: Is the Weston proposal worth a 2nd look?
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Of the proposals for Stoughton Land recently made public, the one from Weston Associates would seem to us to warrant serious consideration. At their last session the Stoughton Trustees stated that the candidates were down to two: Pulte and Copeland. Why no Weston?
MBTA GM: Greenway project ‘moving forward’
from The Dorchester Reporter
The general manager of the MBTA said last week that the planned expansion of the Neponset Greenway will go through Mattapan, after officials from the mass transit agency, the Department of Conservation and Recreation and the State House met in an attempt to move ahead with the project. (Read the full story here.)
Milton Congregational Church holds Family Fest
Wicked Local Milton has a nice photo gallery of yesterday’s Congregational Church Family Fest. Sounds like (and looks like) everyone had a great time.
You can find the pictures here.
Mtg notes: Selectmen 06.23.11 – Reprecincting topic of Citizens Speak
At last Thursday’s Selectmen’s meeting there was only one speaker for Citizens Speak, but the topic is one that is under discussion across the Commonwealth – reprecincting.
Kris Hodlin, a Town Meeting Member from Precinct 3 and member of the Board of Library Trustess, voiced her concerns about the reprecincinting plan recently presented by the Town Clerk James Mullen and approved by the Selectmen at their previous session.
Mtg notes: Plan’g Brd 06.23.11 – Hendries back on track; design to be revisited
For a Planning Board meeting last night was short and sweet.
Steven Connelly appeared before the board regarding the extension he has requested. Connelly had asked to postpone appearing before the board until he had an oppotunity to evaluate the zoning and address specific points that the board had flagged regarding the design. It appeared that there might be a difference of opinion on interpreting zoning as it applied to this development.
Apparently that has been resolved.
Many first-timers on Milton High’s inaugural crew team
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
This past spring Milton High School had a crew team for the first time, following hard work by a handful of men committed to bringing rowing to Milton.
The team consisted of 16 students, most of whom were rowing for the first time. Head coach Tim Huth said only two people on the team had any experience. (Read the full story here.)
The police log: streaker at the academy; hit with an egg
from Boston.com- Your Town Milton
The following are excerpts from arrest and incident logs provided by the Milton Police Department. All suspects are presumed to be not guilty until proven otherwise in a court of law.
On June 12 at 12:08 p.m., a caller reported her vehicle on Eliot Street was broken into sometime overnight and a large amount of blood was left on the car. (Read the full story here.)
A summary of the Stoughton Proposals
In 1701 there was a Milton, but there was no United States. There were no planes, trains, or automobiles, no internet, no stock market. Milton had no areas of commerce to speak of. All that would come with time. But Milton did have something then that is still with us today.
Fuller Village to offer swim lessons for local children
Beginning the first week of July, Fuller Village is offering a summer series of swim lessons for children. Lessons are held Monday through Thursday for a two week period from 2:00 – 2:30pm or from 3:00 – 3:30pm. Please click “Read more” for specific session information.
Bulger captured – Winter Hill gang had Milton ties
It’s quite a coincidence in light of the capture of Whitey Bulger but just the other day an article ran in the Taunton Daily Gazette regarding the Bulger’s Winter Hill Gang on the south shore. The Squantum area in Quincy and Milton were both featured.