Haitian relief agencies and information

from WBUR

With our attention turned to Haiti, here are some resources to allow you to help out:

Additionally, for those looking for information about relatives in Haiti, the U.S. State Department’s telephone hotline is 1-888-407-4747.

WBUR Topics: Haiti
Also – from Rep Forry “The SEIU is setting up a Haitian resource center at 149 Mount Vernon Street. It will be open tomorrow morning. Contact 617-284-1199.” You can also learn more on local government efforts from her homa page here.

From American Red Cross:  How to Get Help

Haiti: Looking for Loved Ones
U.S. Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services		 1 (888) 407 4747
Haiti: ICRC family linking Web site Search and Register
Safe and Well List Yourself Here
Local Information Contact Your Local Chapter

Hanover Mite-B2 hockey scores dramatic win over Milton

from Wicked Local Hanover

The Hanover Mite B2 team played Milton who is one of the top teams in the league and pulled off a dramatic 5-4 win in a huge game for the team.

Patrick McDonald was absolutely phenomenal in goal for Hanover. Patrick’s performance in goal and Owen Porter’s Hat-Trick highlighted the amazing Hanover win. (Read the full story here.)

Meeting tonight to discuss Haitian relief effort

Tonight at 7PM at Holy Cross Cathedral (1400 Washington Street – South End)

from Rep Linda Dorcena Forry

I ask everyone to pray for those in Haiti and those of us here.  All of us and all the great friends of Haiti we have in Massachusetts are affected by these horrible events.

For those of us with family and friends in Haiti- all of us are understandably upset- but we need to stay calm.  This is going to be a monumental rebuilding effort and the U.S. can and should take the lead.  This is the time to step up- especially Haitian Americans- and respond to a great human tragedy.  We have to do it earnestly and quickly, but it’s also important that our response be well-planned and carried out.

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Milton School Committee member calls for colleague to step down after drunken-driving arrest

from The Patriot Ledger

In their first public discussion since a fellow member admitted that there were sufficient facts to find him guilty of drunken driving, members of the Milton School Committee agreed that the arrest was a “teaching moment,” but they clashed over what the next step should be.

During the committee’s meeting Tuesday night, member Mary Kelly called on Christopher Huban to resign. It was she who initiated the discussion of Huban’s New Year’s Day arrest. (Read the full story here.)

Milton leader Rabbi Nathan Korff dies

from Wicked Local Milton

Rabbi Nathan Korff, the longtime leader of Congregation B’nai Jacob on Blue Hills Parkway in Milton, died Monday. He was 91.

Rabbi Korff served the Jewish communities in Milton and Boston for nearly 60 years, and for decades was the spiritual leader of the Milton synagogue. (Read the full story here.)

Warrant Committee votes to recommend Shalom article to Town Meeting

After a brief but vigorous discussion the Warrant Committee voted last night to recommend the zoning overlay article that will be on the Special Town Meeting warrant in February by a vote of 7-3.

Tom Hurley, chairman of the Warrant Committee, began the discussion by having Emily Innes of the Planning Board join them to answer some outstanding questions from the previous session. These pertained to how the current proposal compared to the Fruit Center Marketplace regarding the size of the commercial footprint and parking spaces. The Fruit Center is approximately 32,826 sq ft including both floors and has about 222 parking spaces.

It was also confirmed that:
  • the overlay would also apply to two other properties in Milton;  St Mary’s (the school not the church) and St Elizabeth’s (on both sides of Reedesdale). These properties both satisfy the criteria specified
  • this is the first change from commercial to residential to come before the Planning Board. The Fruit Center did not come before the Planning Board. It was handled by Board of Appeals.

Milton Animal League Profile: Tazjah!

Here is a video compilation on Tazjah, the Milton Animal League’s 3 1/2 year old pit bull mix who has been waiting too long for a home. She went on a home visit with a shelter volunteer – so here she is in a home setting. If you know someone looking for a wonderful, well behaved dog, please consider Tazjah. Thank you. Visit the Milton Animal League web site here for more information or call 617-698-0413.



Holder swears in first woman and Hispanic US attorney in Mass.

In our round up of notable Milton events we made (at least) one glaring omission; the nomination of Milton’s Carmen Ortiz as the first woman and Hispanic US attorney from Massachusetts. She was sworn in yesterday by US Attorney General Eric Holder.

from The Boston Globe

They met 30 years ago when he was a junior lawyer in the US Justice Department in Washington and she was a George Washington University Law School student with a summer internship in his unit.

Today, Eric H. Holder Jr., the nation’s first black attorney general, officially swore in Carmen Milagros Ortiz as the first woman and Hispanic US attorney in Massachusetts. The ceremony was held at the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse before hundreds of judges, dignitaries, lawyers and supporters of Ortiz. (Read the full story here.)

Milton has rough time against Newton North

from The Daily News Tribune

Sophomore Luke Westman sparked the Newton North boys basketball attack with three straight 3-pointers in the first quarter, and the Tigers added a 24-point second quarter, to pull away in their 67-49 win over Milton Friday night. (Read the full story here.)

Attorney General in Boston for New U.S. Attorney from Milton

from Wicked Local Milton

Attorney General Eric Holder is in Boston today for the installation of Carmen M. Ortiz of Milton as the new U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts.

The ceremony was scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at the Moakley Courthouse in South Boston. (Read the full story here.)