from Wicked Local Milton
For nearly the entire regular season, it took much more than three runs to take down Milton Post 114. Yet Needham Post 14, behind a stellar pitching performance from starter Matt Dunn, defeated the District 6 East powerhouse, 3-0, in the first game of the best-of-three series in the opening round of the American Legion baseball playoffs. (Read the full story here.)
from Wicked Local Milton
The mother of a 3-year-old boy found wandering alone on Blue Hills Parkway late Monday afternoon has been charged with endangering her child, police said. (Read the full story here.)
from The Patriot Ledger
Despite summer weather that never seemed to cooperate, eight local teams have qualified for the American Legion baseball playoffs.
Milton Post 114, Braintree Post 86, Morrisette Post 294 and Holbrook Post 137 will compete in the District 6 playoffs. In District 10, Hingham Post 120, Hanover Post 149, Plymouth Post 40 and Whitman Post 22 will take the field in the postseason. (Read the full story here.)
CNNMoney.com has ranked Milton, MA 5th out of 100 “Best Places to Live” in their annual survey of American towns!
You can read their profile of Milton here.
Just a few miles from downtown Boston, Milton is full of historic homes, tree-lined streets, and well-tended gardens, plus lots of parks and playgrounds.
— from CNNMoney.com profile
Of course we couldn’t agree more. This is just a great tribute to our town officials, town departments, and of course our community. Congratulations all!
Home page for “Best Places to Live” is here.
You can find Boston Herald coverage which includes a conversation with Selectman Fagan here.
A weekly recap of key events and items of interest to the Milton community:
A frank talk with Selectman Fagan
Kathy Fagan sat down with us to discuss the role of the selectman in town government and her reflections on what she has learned in her time in office to date. She also shared her thoughts on the achievements of the past year and what lies ahead. You can read the original post here.
Joseph Lynch is Milton’s new Director of Public Works
The town of Milton has seen quite a few personnel changes in the last year of so. We have a relatively new police chief adn town administrator and , a new fire chief, John Grant, just took over a couple of weeks ago from Chief Larson. Most recently, the Board of Selectmen unanimously selected Joseph Lynch to be the director of public works.
School cuts identified and town survey results posted
The school department has identified the staff cuts that will be made to meet FY 2009 budget. You get a link from the original post here.
Also, the Panning Board has released the results of the survey they conducted to understand residents attitudes to issues such as green space, commercial development etc. You can find a link to the survey results from the original post here
from Wicked Local Milton
Milton officials have proposed combining water-main replacement projects to save the town $500,000.
State Rep. Walter Timilty, D-Milton, and Selectmen Chairman John Shields met with House Speaker Robert DeLeo to seek his support for the plan, which would include replacing a nearly century-old town water main. (Read the full story here.)
Author Julie Hahnke blends fantasy with historical fiction in a dynamic format with illustrations that help tell the tale. She will share her new title The Grey Ghost as well as describing the research that goes into the creation of a fantasy world. Oh, and she’ll bring along her bagpipes and claymore! Children grades 3 and up are invited to this special event. Register in the Children’s Room beginning June 19.
WHERE: Milton Public Library / Keys Community Room/ Canton Ave. / Milton, MA
WHEN: July 14th 10:30 – 11:30am
Contact: Children’s Librarian 617-698-5757 eweischedel@ocln.org
Monthly meeting of Sustainable Milton Book Club
WHERE: Conference Room / Milton Public Library / Canton Ave. / Milton, MA
WHEN: 7/13/09 @ 7:00pm
Contact: Kathy Doyle 617-524-0222 Doyle.Kathy@comcast.net
6:00 p.m.
Meet at Truman Pkwy. & Fairmount Ave., Hyde Park
See where the new section of Greenway is being built this summer from Mattapan Square to Martini Shell, and learn about the vision of the entire Greenway. Join us for this 10-mile exploratory bike ride led by Doug Mink, Greenway Council member and cycling enthusiast. Helmets required. Registration recommended. To register, contact BNAN at 617-542-7696 or info@bostonnatural.org Co-sponsored by MA DCR.Co-sponsored by MassBike.
“Catch” some “reel” fun at Houghton’s Pond this summer! Join the DCR rangers and instructors from MassWildlife to learn the basics of fishing in this free clinic. Equipment is available or bring your own if possible. Crafts, games and other fishy activities too! A guaranteed good time.
WHEN Saturday, July 25 10 am – 3 pm
WHERE: Houghton’s Pond (Take Rt. 93 to exit 3 and follow Fish Festival signs to picnic site 5 on the west side of Houghton’s Pond. )
The Milton Planning Board has posted the results of their recent survey asking residents for input on town wide planning.
They wrote up a synopsis of the results and also posted the raw results.
The cumulative answers to the survey (synopsis) can be found here.
The complete responses to the questioniare can be found here.