The Milton Players will hold auditions for the drama, “The Importance of Being Ernest” on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00 – 9:00pm at Cunningham Hall 75 Edge Hill Road.
Auditions “will consist of cold readings from the script. British accent encouraged, but not required.” You can find out more information along with character descriptions at their web site here.
The town is facing a shortfall of $330,000 due to the most recent reduction in state aid.
To make up for this the Warrant Committee unanimously approved the following cuts to town departments:
The Police Department bear the lion’s share of the cuts because of the state’s no longer contributing to the Quinn bill, a bill that provided officers with salary increases tied to receiving academic degrees. Approximately half of the $330,000 the state cut was specifically for the Quinn bill.
Town departments have not yet identified what steps they will take to meet their respective revised budgets. The Special Town Meeting to review the article will be held October 19th.
Milton residents have a new nearby shopping mall that is starting to grow slowly but surely.
L.L. Bean was the first store to open at Legacy Place, the new retail center that is taking shape in Dedham. P.F.Chang’s the Chinese bistro is also open and the largest Whole Foods market in the area is scheduled to open on September 2nd.
Additional stores will be opening between now and the spring of 2010. They will include a Legal Seafoods, Williams Sonoma, Banana Republic and a whole lot more. You can find a complete store directory here.
One of the larger tenants will be a 15 screen Cinema de Lux from National Amusements scheduled to open August 28th.
You can read more at The Patriot Ledger.
The Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health announced today that its latest testing has revealed mosquitoes infected with Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) in the city of New Bedford and in the town of Easton. There have been no human cases of EEE identified so far this summer, but public health officials are urging residents to take precautions against mosquito bites.
Here are precautions that you can take:
Avoid Mosquito Bites
Mosquito-Proof Your Home
More information is available on the DPH website:www.mass.gov/dph/wnv. Information about West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis is also available by calling the DPH recorded information line at 1-866-MASS-WNV (1-866-627-7968), or the Epidemiology Program at 617-983-6800.
from The Patriot Ledger
High school football players will be starting fall practice on Monday, many on new synthetic-turf fields where temperatures can be 60-70 degrees hotter than on grass fields.
The artificial-turf fields can present other health hazards, said Nancy Alderman, who is president of the nonprofit Environment &Human Health organization based in Connecticut. (Read the full story here.)
Come see the New England Revolution take on the Seattle Sounders at Gillette Stadium.
Tickets are $30 and include one ticket, VIP parking, and one Mike Madden T-Shirt. For an additional $15, join us in a pre-game BBQ including hamburger/hot dogs, chips and soft drinks/water. The tailgate begins at 5:30 and the game is at 7:30.
To order tickets please download and complete the order form here.
If you are unable to attend but would like to make a donation, please click here.
For more information on this event and The Friends of Mike Madden, please visit their web site here.
WHERE: Gillette Stadium / Foxboro, MA
WHEN: Saturday, September 26th @ 7:30pm
The Irish youth music ensemble, The Artane Band, will be performing at Milton High School Thursday September 3rd @ 7:00 pm.
The Artane Band known as the “biggest little band in the world” was founded in 1872 and is a “household” name in Ireland where they frequently play at sports events at Coke Park.
Brian Kelly, host of Talk of the Town recently interviewed Mary Swanton of Milton who is coordinating the Artane Band’s visit to the US along with Chief Wells and Seamus Mulligan who has an Irish music program on WROL. (Click on the “Continue reading . . . ” link to see Brian’s interview with Ms. Stanton, Chief Wells, and Mr. Mulligan.
The concert will also feature Pauline Wells, the Boston Police Gaelic Column, and the Milton High School String Ensemble.
Tickets are available at the Irish Cottages in Braintree and West Roxbury and also at Greenhill’s Bakery in Dorchester.
from Wicked Local Milton
Not many young adults can claim to have most of their future figured out. Johnny Magliozzi can.
A junior and star pitcher at The Dexter School who transferred from Milton High School, Magliozzi has already gone through the college selection process, turning down five spectacular schools in favor of a commitment to the University of Florida. The thought of directly entering the pro game if he’s drafted never crossed Magliozzi’s mind. (Read the full story here.)
There will be a Funeral Mass at St. Agatha Church, Milton, Fri. morning at 10:30. Family will receive relatives and friends at the Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, 326 Granite Ave., MILTON, Thurs. 4 to 8 PM. In lieu of flowers expressions of sympathy may be made to the Boston Higashi School for Autism, 800 North Main St. Randolph, MA 02368. www.alfreddthomas.com Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home Milton (617) 696-4200
The Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America is holding an information meeting about Team Challenge; the Foundation’s half marathon training and fundraising program,. This August, the New England team will begin training locally for the Rock N Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon on December 6, 2009. Join us at the meeting to learn the details of the program, meet the coaches and register for an experience of a lifetime! Learn more and RSVP at the Team Challenge website.
You can find the web site here.
WHERE: Keys Conference Room / Milton Library / Canton Ave. Milton, MA
WHEN: 08/13/09 @ 5:00 pm
Driver charged with killing woman held on bail
from Wicked Local Milton – 08.11.09
A judge Monday ordered Eric D. Lum, 29, of Randolph, held on $100,00 bail after Lum pleaded innocent to driving high on heroin and killing a Milton woman.
Lum was arraigned in Quincy District Court. in front of Judge Mark Coven.(Read the full story here.)
Father apologizes for son’s role in fatal Milton crash
from The Boston Globe – 08.10.09
Ronald Lum apologized today on behalf of his son, who is accused of stealing the family car, using heroin, and killing a 25-year-old woman in a head-on crash early Sunday in Milton.
His son, Eric Lum, had struggled with a heroin addiction for seven or eight years, but had seemed to be recovering, Ronald Lum said, describing him as hardworking man from Randolph. As parents, Ronald Lum said that he and his wife, Mary, had tried everything to help him, including “tough love.” (Read the full story here.)