Life is Good festival in Canton celebrates hope and optimism

from Wicked Local Milton

Bert Jacobs hesitated briefly before deciding to schedule the Life is Good Festival on the ninth anniversary of 9/11. But the two-day music benefit headlined by Ben Harper and Jason Mraz celebrates hope, and that’s a good reponse to 9/11. (Read the full story here. You can find a post on festival details here.)

Richard Livingston, candidate for state senate, interview with MTM to be broadcast

An interview with Richard Livingston, who is running for state senator in the Republican primary, will air this week end on MATV. You can watch it tonight (Fri, 9/03) at 7:30. Mr. Livingston discusses Milton, his ideas, and his candidacy. The program will repeat on Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 and again Monday at 6:30. You can find the complete MATV programming guide here.

Construction worker passes out in Milton

from The Patriot Ledger

Two construction workers were removed from a manhole on Adams Street in East Milton Square after one of the men passed out shortly before 8 a.m. Thursday. (Read the full story here.)

Trail site opinion? Patrick passes

from The Dorchester Reporter

Gov. Deval Patrick, who lives in Milton near the multi-use path along the Neponset River, has declined to weigh in on how the state should make the trail connect Pope John Paul II Park to the Hyde Park neighborhood and Mattapan Square to Milton’s Central Avenue. (Read the full story here.)

Milton mom starts Stroller Strides branch

from Wicked Local Milton

A Milton mom has started a new branch of Stroller Strides, a fitness program for mothers that gets their babies involved and uses their strollers as part of the workout.  (Read the full story here.)