During their 3/17 session the Board of Selectmen heard received an update from the MWRA on the status of water main work. The good news is the work from Adams to Squantum is done and they will be repaving the road. The bad news is that there is plenty of work left to do going north on Adams through Milton Village, Lower Mills, and stretching west on Washington and River Streets as well as east on Adams past the Dunkin Donuts. “It won’t be pretty,” according to MWRA representative Mike Hornbrook.
Rotary Club of Milton to host Information Night
The Rotary Club of Milton is hosting an information night at the Milton Public Library. All are invited to learn about the Rotary, its mission, and activities. In an open letter to the community they note, “We dare to dream big and we do big things!”
Math + Basketball fun
March Madness! for grades 3 – 8. Escape the snowy winter and make your way to the Milton Puclic Library. Hone our math skills and hae fun while participating in team challenges: Shoot for Success, Double Dribble, Percent Pivots, Rebound Rates, Likely Layups and much more!
WHERE: Milton Public Library
WHEN: Saturday, March 19th @ 2:00pm.
Local artist is going to have a “great grand big opening”
Fontbonne senior suspended from state championship game after hit
from MyFox Boston
It was supposed to be a teenager’s final game as a senior in the state championship this weekend at the TD Garden, but a suspension for a questionable hit means she’ll have to watch from the bench. (Read the full story here.)
Town up in arms over felling of oak tree
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
The Hendries oak is dead and chipped into little bits, but its controversy lives on.
Both the town’s Planning Board and its Conservation Commission are grappling with whether the big tree was removed for good cause; the commission is considering whether fines are in order. (Read the full story here.)
Registration now open for Discovery Schoolhouse Summer Art Workshops
3 Milton residents to be honored at Fontbonne 12th annual gala
Fontbonne Academy will host its annual dinner and auction gala on Saturday, March 26 at Lombardo’s in Randolph. Evening of Stars, which has grown over the years to include Stellar Awards honoring the stars in various facets of the Fontbonne eductational experience, will also include dinner, silent and live auctions.
BikeMilton promotes annual Neponset River Greenway Spring Cycle
This sounds like fun and a great way to kick off spring!
BikeMilton invites you to celebrate the coming of spring from the seat of your bike on Saturday, 3/19. The ride will start at 10:00 from Paul’s Bridge (intersection of Neponset Valley Parkway and Brush Hill Road). Parking is available at the intersection and at the nearby Milton Healthcare site just to the south on Brush Hill Road.
Milton art students nail local and national awards!
MHS Senior James Gallagher is really good. In fact, he is a first.
Gallagher enjoys photography and over the Memorial Day Week end he will be on the stage of Carnegie Hall accepting a national award for his work. He is the first Milton High student to receive a national award for his art work. But he is not the only Milton student with talent.