Kathy Fagan, as is customary, showed up at town hall on the evening of the election after the results were in and conceded the election to Bob Sweeney who defeated her by just 32 votes. Click “Read more” to view a video of Ms. Fagan discussing her time in office and congratulating Mr. Sweeney on his election to office.
Milton native leads Boston Irish team up to help Haiti orphans
from The Dorchestor Reporter
A large group of Bostonians of Irish heritage, chaired by Winnie Henry of Milton and Pat “Doc” Walsh of Dorchester, have gathered to raise funds to support relief efforts for Haitian children orphaned by the January 12 earthquake in Haiti. (Read more here.)
Quincy looking to Milton, state, feds for help battling future floods
from The Patriot Ledger
City officials are exploring short-term moves to prevent more flooding, which damaged hundreds of homes and caused millions of dollars in property damage last month. (Read the full story here.)
Photos: Bob Sweeney on election day
Bob Sweeney at work
Bob Sweeney won election to the Board of Selectmen Tuesday night narrowly defeating the incumbent Kathy Fagan by 32 votes. There were 5920 votes cast. Mr. Sweeney won by 1/2 of 1%. It was close; but a win is a win. Congratulations Mr. Sweeney!
Milton budget spares teachers
from The Boston Globe
Talk of staggering cuts to the School Department has been circulating for the last several months, but Town Meeting members will get some good news on local schools Monday: All teachers currently in the system will keep their jobs. (Read the full story here.)
Canton Selectman challenges Joyce for state Senate seat
Blue Grass / Folk concert: “Two Old Friends
Mac McHale and Emery Hutchins play a combination of Irish and American country music telling a story in music of how immigrants came to this country from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain. Be prepared to stomp your feet and sing along!
Annual Town Meeting – May 3
Annual Town Meeting will take place at the Winchester Auditorium at Milton High School @ 7:30pm. The warrant largely concerns itself with the budget. In addition to approving department appropriations and authorizing fund transfers, town meeting will review and vote on two articles with regard to the establishment and funding of a Consolidated Facilities Department (articles 28 & 29).
You can find the full text of the Town Warrant here.
Sweeney squeezes by Fagan; Keohane joins Pavlicek on School Committee
The races for Selectman, School Committee and Planning Board were all very tight.
In the end, Sweeney (2976) won in a close race against incumbent Fagan (2944) in the Selectman’s race, winning by just 32 votes.
Results for highly contested Precinct 1 & 9 Town Meeting races
There were two precincts in town that had an extraordinary number of candidates; precincts 1 & 9. Both precincts have a current or pending land use issue.
Report spotlights wide disparities in what insurers pay hospitals
According to the Patriot Ledger, Milton Hospital had the fourth lowest reimbursement rate out of 66 paid by Blue Cross Blue Shield.
from Patriot Ledger
Suburban hospital executives long have argued their facilities provide care that can match their Boston competitors at lower costs. Their boasts might have been dismissed as marketing spin before a two-year study released last month by Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office backed many of their arguments. (Read the full story here.)