Pierce music ensembles travel to Great East Festival

Every spring the Pierce music ensembles pile onto buses and head the the Great East Festival.

The Great East Festival affords the enembles to perform in a “non-threatening adjudicated setting.” (You can visit the Great Festvials web site here.)

The festivals take place near amusement parks. After giving a performance to the judges the kids get to take off and have some fun.

It is a great opportunity for the students to get an objective assessment of their ability as an ensemble. Both band and strings were awarded gold medals.  Congratulations!

Talk of the Town host Brian Kelly videotaped the performances. Click on the “Continue reading. . . ” link to view the videos.

You can view Talk of the Town shows as well as other Milton videos on Brian’s YouTube page here.

Read more

Part of Chickatawbut Road will be closed on summer Sundays

from Wicked Local Milton

The state Department of Conservation and Recreation will be closing a section of Chickatawbut Road in Milton and Quincy to all vehicles on Sundays this summer.

“Sundays in the Park” will close the road between Route 28 in Milton and Willard Street in Quincy from 8 p.m. Saturdays until 7 a.m. Mondays from June 21 through Aug. 30. (Read the full story here.)

Sarah Snyder Memorial Service

A memorial service for Sarah Vaughan Snyder will be held at 11:00 am on June 20th at the First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church on Canton Avenue in Milton.

After the service a reception will be held at the Hoosic Club on Central Avenue in Milton

Not too late to register for Fish Tales! NepRWA Annual Meeting

NepRWA Annual Meeting 2009

Join us for delicious food – and a smorgasbord of food for thought – as we explore the health of local migratory fisheries and the significance of the Neponset River to their future, with Featured Speaker Kristen Ferry. Learn about the restoration stories of some of the Commonwealth’s most recognizable migratory fish, and discuss NepRWA’s current projects. Conservation awards also will be presented, and we will hold our yearly kayak raffle!

Visit their web site for more information and raffle opportunities. You can find their web site here.

Milton Animal League: June’s dogs

The Milton Animal League is one of the more technically savvy organizations here in town. After reading the piece in today’s Globe on abandoned pets we did a little digging around and learned that the Animal League periodically profiles the dogs under their care.

Following is the most recent video. You can find the Milton Animal League’s web site here.



Abandoned pets on rise in hard times

The Blue Hills becomes a popular dumping ground for pets no longer wanted

from the Boston Globe

The beagle mix puppy wiggled around Dawn Savery’s legs in the large gravel and grass cage at the Lakeville Animal Shelter recently, blissfully unaware that he is part of a growing trend.

“You are a cute little one,” Savery, who lives in Middleborough, said to the animal gnawing at her shoes. “I feel bad for you. Yes, I do.”  (Read the full story here.)

Troubled mom identified as burn victim

from The Boston Herald

The body found smoldering this weekend at the Blue Hills Reservation was identified as a 42-year-old mother of four who had a history of being at the wrong place at the wrong time, authorities said.

Kristyn Genereux of Plymouth was identified by the medical examiner, thanks in part to the tips that poured in after pictures of three of her rings were publicized, said Norfolk County District Attorney William Keating. (Read the full story here.)

The Governor’s house is going up for sale

With his children grown Governor Patrick and his wife have decided their house here in Milton is more than they need.

The Boston Globe reports today that the house will go on the market for just shy of $2 million. According to one realtor, it is “absolutely magnificent” with 5 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths and 9 fireplaces.

Naturally, questions were asked about the governor’s personal financial situation. He deflected those simply saying he is “blessed” and that there is no urgency in selling.

You can read the full Globe story here.

Runners rule!

The 23rd Annual Milton Road Race, sponsored by the Junior Women’s Club, took place early this evening. While the weather was not great for spectators, it was almost perfect for runners. And run they did.

Having run this race in year’s past, I can tell you it is not an easy course. The runners did great and should be commended. Congratulations all! Here are the top 15 finishers. You can get the full race results here.

PLC    Time  Pace  PLC/Group  PLC/Sex Bib#   Name                     Town, State       Spec.  Team
   1   33:33  5:25    1 30-39    1 M   280 Mark Pogozzelski            Edgartown,MA                                                  
   2   33:56  5:28    2 30-39    2 M   203 Roger Donaghy               South Boston,MA                                               
   3   34:15  5:31    1 40-49    3 M     1 Jason Cakouros              Milton,MA                                                     
   4   35:19  5:42    1 18-29    4 M   201 Ross Nickerson              Famouth,ME                                                    
   5   36:39  5:55    2 40-49    5 M   137 Michael Vitelli             Marshfield Hill,MA                                            
   6   36:52  5:57    3 30-39    6 M    19 Justin Renz                 Milton,MA                                                     
   7   38:14  6:10    4 30-39    7 M   277 Thomas Shaw                 Somerville,MA                                                 
   8   38:26  6:12    1 18-29    1 F   536 Julie Spoliodoro                                                                       
   9   38:33  6:13    1 50-59    8 M   379 Robert Chasen               Weymouth,MA                                                   
  10   39:04  6:18    2 18-29    9 M    50 Kevin Manning               Milton,MA                                                     
  11   39:13  6:20    3 40-49   10 M   431 John Winchers               Arlington,MA                                                  
  12   39:25  6:21    2 18-29    2 F   330 Erin Heslin                 Newton,MA                                                     
  13   40:59  6:37    5 30-39   11 M   299 Greg Anderson               Hanover,MA                                                    
  14   41:02  6:37    4 40-49   12 M   300 James Shaw                  Charlestown,MA                                                
  15   41:07  6:38    6 30-39   13 M   507 Michael Lamoucut            Milton,MA

For shots of the race, please click the “Continue reading. . . ” link.

Read more

Obituary: Milton resident Sarah Snyder; Globe reporter, editor was devoted to her family

from The Boston Globe

A rapid ascent in journalism left Sarah Vaughan Snyder poised to move into ever more responsible editing jobs on The Boston Globe’s city desk, but she was grasping for a different prize.

When Benjamin, her first child, was born in 1992, she and a colleague began splitting an assistant Metro editor job, blazing a trail in the newsroom for women who wanted to keep their careers while devoting as much time as possible to their children. (Read the full obituary here.)

Buyer rescues Milton stables

from Wicked Local Milton

The news that the home of Horseplay Stables was to be sold from under her had farm operator Terri Hoy shaking in her riding boots.

But not anymore. (Read the full story here.)