from Wicked Local Milton
One day, pale, purple buds will fill the fields at Hilltop Farm in Lakeville.
Milton Academy teacher Darlene Anastas plans to plant 12 acres of lavender on the former Rotch family farm, converting one section into a walkable lavender labyrinth. (Read the full story here.)
At last night’s Planning Board meeting Rich Kleiman, Chairman of the Wind Energy Committee, continued the discussion of special permit for the construction of the wind turbine on town property that abuts the Granite Links golf course and presented a revised report.
Phil Matthews of Milton View endorses Cheryl Tougias for Planning Board in his most recent article titled appropriately enough, “Planning Board Endorsement.”
from The Milton View
This is a difficult endorsement. Difficult because the incumbent, Ed Duffy, is a good man. We’ve been on the same side politically often, and occasionally on opposite sides, as with the Tucker Village proposal. Between his employment and years on the planning board, he’s given half a century of service to the town he was born in and loves. He deserves our sincere thanks. (Read the full commentary here.)
The Milton Players will present Ken Ludwig’s well-loved farce, Leading Ladies, beginning Friday, April 16.
from The Boston Globe
Far more successful than he could have imagined when he was growing up with seven siblings in a Dorchester three-decker, P. Leo Corcoran was in his late 50s when a brush with a serious illness prompted him to look more closely at his life and those around him. (Read the full story here.)
The most interesting moment of yesterday afternoon’s Candidates forum at The Council on Aging (COA) came not from one of the candidates but from the Town Clerk.
Murray Regan is blunt. He says what he means and means what he says and he will be the first to tell you, “I am not a politician.”
from Wicked Local Milton
An inning and a half into the Quincy Wood Bat Baseball Tournament first-round nightcap between Quincy and North Quincy high schools, all of the lights went out, casting Adams Field into nearly a half hour of darkness. (Read the full story here.)
Kathy Fagan is one busy woman. She is the mother of two, who is actively involved with Cradle to Crayons, a non-profit that equips homeless and in-need children with the basic essentials they need to feel safe, warm, ready to learn and valued, and is a current member of the Milton Board of Selectmen. And she is running for re-election. It makes for a busy day.
Fuller Village welcomes Diane Rapaport on Friday, April 30th at 2:00pm in the Function Room at 1372 Brush Hill Rd. The public is invited to attend.
A couple of Milton runners who planned to run in last Monday’s marathon, were profiled in a piece in Wicked Local Milton; Josh Nemzer and Steve Murray. They discuss what they think about when they run, how they prepare, etc. You can find the story here.