Poem(s) for the day 10.25.14

Today is St. Crispin’s Day.It was on this day the English, though vastly outnumbered, defeated the French in the Battle of Agincourt.

from the St. Crispin’s Day speech, Henry V – read the full text here.

This story shall the good man teach his son;
And Crispin Crispian shall ne’er go by,
From this day to the ending of the world,
But we in it shall be remembered-
We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;

It is also the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade famously commemorated in this poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

Wind and rain pummeled Milton

Milton bore a significant brunt of last week’s storm. Milton received over 5″ of rain, experienced gusts of wind up to 59m.p.h. and sustained winds of 36m.p.h. You can find a chart of weather conditions. Following is a chart courtesy of the Boston Globe.

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A peek at the production of “Legally Blonde”

Yesterday there was a post on the upcoming production of Legally Blonde at Milton High School. MATV has produced a glimpse of the show and a brief profile of some of the performers. Their excitement and enthusiasm for the show come through and the joy they take in working together hint at what promises to be a great performance. There will be performances 11/6 @ 7pm and11/8 @ 2pm & 7pm. Pre-sale tickers are available at th MHS main office and Pierce Main office between 9 and noon on weekdays. Go have some fun!

 

Mtg notes: BoS 10.21.14 – Selectmen debate Hendries demolition bid

by Frank Schroth

There are three selectmen and there were three points of view on what action to take with the demolition bid made to take down the town owned portion of the structure that sits at the corner of Central and Eliot. They debated the issue at their meeting last Tuesday. It is a long standing issue (see a related post from 11/12 here.)

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Legally Blonde the Musical Comes to Milton High School

by Julio Varela

Screen Shot 2014-10-23 at 6.42.02 AMThe very fun and lively Legally Blonde the Musical will grace the Charles C. Winchester Auditorium next week with three performances by Milton High School students.

The musical, a Broadway hit inspired by the popular movie starring Reese Witherspoon, will premiere Thursday November 6 at 7pm,

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