St Mary’s of the Hills honor roll announced

Congratulations to the 8th grade students at St. Mary of the Hills School for having outstanding academic performance this past quarter. Nearly 75% of the 8th grade class earned their place on the Honor Roll by maintaining an academic average of 80% or above, or High Honors by maintaining an academic average of 90% or above in all subjects. St. Mary’s is proud to have such a hardworking class!

Top row L to R: Sean McA'Nulty, Neamhain Berry, Andrew Cole, Abby DaCosta, Clayton Cetkovic. Bottom Row: Ryan O'Sullivan, Catherine Mann, Ailish Flynn, Kritsen Burke, Rachel Clark.

Top row L to R: Sean McA’Nulty, Neamhain Berry, Andrew Cole, Abby DaCosta, Clayton Cetkovic.
Bottom Row: Ryan O’Sullivan, Catherine Mann, Ailish Flynn, Kritsen Burke, Rachel Clark.

Work will begin soon on overpass demolition at Forest Hills; public meeting to be scheduled

from The Dorchester Reporter

After a lengthy period of public discussion where few passions were left unnoted, the Casey Arborway Project has moved into the first stages of its operational phase with the awarding of the construction contract to Barletta Heavy Division Corp. (Read the full story here.) (note – the Casey overpass is the section of 203 that serves as gateway to Arboretum etc over Forest Hills.)

The Last Yard Waste Collection for the Season

Notice from Milton DPW

The Last Yard Waste Collection for the Season will be Wednesday and Thursday, December 10 – 11. If you have any questions please call our DPW line at 617-898-4900 and select the TRASH LINE Thank You!

Kaplan College Prep Event with the Teen Department at the Library

On Saturday, December 6 from 9am to 1pm, join Kaplan and the teen department for a FREE college prep event and take full length practice test of the SAT/ACT combo practice test. All of their practice tests are proctored like an actual test, except your scores won’t go on record. You will receive test scores back 1-2 weeks after the exam.

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Frank thoughts on the need for a new East Milton restaurant

Commentary by Frank Schroth

Last Friday the Falconis along with their attorney Marion McEttrick held a public meeting to discuss their proposal for a restaurant for East Milton and receive community feedback (see related post here). Ms. McEttrick reviewed the plan, which calls for a 160-seat high end restaurant at the location of the old Milton Cinema. They have plans to create a parking lot on Church Street, which together with their existing lot will provide ~60 spaces. It is a good plan, and while there are some legitimate concerns, they should not be showstoppers to a business that can bring the square and the town benefits that matter.

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Beyond sales, Boston publisher’s devotion speaks volumes

from The Boston Globe

Pat Greenhouse / Globe Staff

Boston publisher (and Milton resident) David Godine likes to say he specializes in books nobody buys, and that includes the works of French writer Patrick Modiano, whose novels about memory and war earned him the 2014 Nobel Prize for Literature. (Read the full story here.)

Photo for the day 11.18.14

Here is a shot of MIlton Station that was taken in August of 1955. We lifted it from the City of Boston Archives Facebook page. Thanks to Bike Milton for sharing.

photo courtesy of City of Boston Archives

photo courtesy of City of Boston Archives

Judith Arons, at 67; studied relationship between mothers and infants

from The Boston Globe

As a social worker and psychotherapist, Judith Arons counseled children, teenagers, adults, and couples. She was also a teacher and innovator with a keen interest in women’s health issues, and in the relationship between mothers and infants. (Read the full story here.)

Milton Rotary wishes all a healthy holiday season along with some tips

by Michael Maholchic

On the eve of the holiday season, the Milton Rotary Club received the insights of Jen Erbe Leggett, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with The Leggett Group in Roslindale on November 12.  Her advice was to follow these five tips and get more out of our holidays by approaching them mindfully.

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BOS FairSkies Meeting

 The next meeting of the BOS FairSkies Coalition will be on Thursday, November 20 from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the  Milton Public Library, Canton Avenue, Milton, MA
Contact Sheryl Fleitman for more information: Muzikspal@gmail.com or 339-987-0499

Residents voice concerns on East Milton restaurant plan; BoA to hold hearing 11/18

by Frank Schroth

The Falconi Companies held a public meeting at the Milton Art Center last Friday to update the community on plans to open a restaurant at the location of the old Milton Cinema on Adams Street in East Milton and to receive comments and questions from the community. And receive them she did. There were concerns voiced over traffic and parking impacts to the area overall and adverse light and noise on immediate abutters.

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