Welcome to this week’s edition of the Cahill Report, a weekly update on Milton real estate activity produced in partnership with Laura Cahill.
Following are a list of open houses this week end and recent real estate transactions.
Fuller Village Fair Committee Seeks Craft Vendors
The Fuller Village Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 22nd from 10am – 2pm at 1372 Brush Hill Rd. in Milton. The Fair Committee is looking for individuals that are interested in selling their crafts at the fair. The cost is $40 if you bring your own 6 foot table and $50 if Fuller Village provides the table, as well as a $25 retail donation of the product line. Contact Nancy Kearns at nkearns@fullervillage.net.
Photo for the day 10.05.14
Ducks landing at Turners Pond. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Frank Schroth
Reminder – Celebrate Milton! is today
Celebrate Milton is going to be held on the grounds of the Pierce School rain or shine tomorrow, Sunday 10/5 from noon to 4:00pm. There will be entertainment, food, and table and exhibits from a wide range of Milton organizations and businesses. Stop by!
Downey-Duvall film shot in Quincy, Milton, Plymouth
from Wicked Local Stoughton
Various South Shore locations masquerade as Indiana in “The Judge.” Starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall as purveyors of jurisprudence, the film, opening Friday, makes judicious use of the Plymouth and Dedham district courts, a Milton residence, Adams Field in Quincy and a lakeside cabin at Myles Standish State Forest. (Read the full story here.)
Photo for the day 10.04.14
This is Henry Thomas with one of his great “freak of nature” pumpkins, grown in his garden on Randolph Avenue. Some of Mr. Thomas’ hobby efforts will be seen around town starting next week, as he’s donating some of his great, orange monstrosities to the Milton Police Department and Milton Public Library. The remainder will be shared with the Great Pumpkin Club in Warren, RI, where members vie for “biggest” (which Mr. Thomas took with his 600 lb specimen) and ugliest pumpkin. Until, then they’re on display for all to see in his front yard.
photo by Diane Higgins
Photo for the day 10.03.14
Sports photographer Roy Chambers caught this shot of Alex Toyias taking the opening kickoff for about 80 yards for Milton’s first score against Dedham last night winning the game 35-14. You can find more of Roy’s sport photography here. You can find Wicked Local coverage of the game here.
photo by Roy Chambers
Historian and author Anthony Sammarco to discuss “Lost Boston” at MPL
Author and historian Anthony Sammarco talks about his new book entitled Lost Boston on October 8th at 7:00pm at the Milton Public Library. His new work is a nostalgic journey back in time to visit some of the disappeared Boston buildings and places in all their grandeur, before the wrecking ball and decline set in.
Ex-Head of Guidance at MHS charged with larceny
by Frank Schroth – updated 09:10 pm 10.03.14
Kenneth Aubert, the recently retired Guidance Director at Milton High School, has been charged by the Norfolk County District Attorney’s office with 5 counts of larceny. The larceny counts involve funds collected for Advanced Placement testing fees from 2009 – 2013. Aubert is alleged to have taken “roughly $30,000,” according to the DA’s office.
Schools push to offer 21st-century technology
The other day our photo of the day featured students using technology at MHS from a portfolio in the Boston Globe on technology use in area schools. The corresponding article was published in yesterday’s paper.
from The Boston Globe — With the new school year underway, many area districts are upgrading their technology to supplement and support student learning, but some are struggling with the high cost of building the infrastructure, paying for devices, and training teachers how to use them. (You can find the full article here.)
Board of Appeals 40B Hendries hearing: Traffic data update requested
by Frank Schroth
The Board of Appeals resumed a hearing on Carrick Realty’s comprehensive permit application to develop a 57 unit apartment building at the site of the old Hendries factory Tuesday night (09/30). At a previous session the board had requested peer reviews of engineering and traffic/parking impacts. Those reviews were completed, submitted to the applicant for comment, and presented and discussed last night. The consultants performing the peer review, Janet Bernardo of the Horsley Witten Group, and Jennifer Conley of Conley Associates, largely concurred with the plans, methodology, and analysis of the Carrick Realty’s team.