Milton News

HINGHAM: Police believe a Milton man and Quincy woman targeted a Hingham neighborhood early Sunday morning to steal valuables from unlocked vehicles.

The Powerball jackpot will hit $350 million for Wednesday's drawing. Though not the largest Powerball cash payout, the jackpot is inching closer to the $384 million that was given out in November 2012 in Arizona and Missouri.

It's gardening season in Milton. The greatest indicator is this Saturday, May 11, at the Milton Public Library where the Milton Garden Club will host its annual Perennial Sale.

Braintree police said they believe a 48-year-old Milton man who was found slumped over the wheel of his vehicle on West Street at Five Corners at noon Saturday was highly intoxicated.

How much does it cost to run the Town of Milton for one year? Find out the answer tonight at 7:30pm at Milton's Annual Town Meeting, where 53 Articles will be discussed and voted on.

If you're a parent - or if you know anything about the judgment skills of teenagers - it's not easy to imagine a 15-year-old walking into a drugstore and walking out with a powerful birth control drug.

On a cold late winter morning, Daniel Lombard walks around a quiet Dedham neighborhood trailing behind Penny, a golden retriever, and Sammy, a yellow Labrador, who excitedly sniff at bushes and telephone poles.

The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department. At 2:18 a.m. Saturday, a 911 caller reported being the victim of a hit and run motor vehicle accident.

A Milton resident and a Dorchester resident were arrested for holding another teen at gunpoint and stealing a pair of sneakers on Sunday, April 21.

As many of you have heard, one of the fatalities of the Marathon Bombings was an 8 year old child named Martin Richard.

On October 2, 2012, Arnett L. Waters, 63, pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal contempt.

Milton voters will have two reasons to go to the polls on Tuesday, April 30 with the town election and special senate primary falling on the same day.

State Sen. Brian Joyce this week commended the passing two bills in an effort to ban the use of single-use plastic bags at retail stores larger than 4,000 square feet.

Editor's note: The following information is from police departments, courts and state agencies serving Patch towns.

Milton Historical Society member Richard Kenworthy recently donated a framed 19th century watercolor to the historical society at the Suffolk Resolves Open House.

About 100 Fontbonne Academy students, the junior class and the senior members of the National Honor Society, set out into the community on Wednesday, April 24, for a day of service.

A month and a half after signing on to call Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox games, Bob Socci's moving on to the Patriots.

Dr. Elaine McNeil-Girmai was appointed recently as the new prinicpal of Tucker Elementary School.

The following information was provided by the Milton Police Department . At 10:16 a.m. Tuesday, Quincy PD reported a party from Eliot Circle in Milton may have committed larceny in their city.

On a normal Friday, the parking spaces at the Milton MBTA Station would be full and patrons would be waiting to board the Mattapan Trolley at one of several Milton stops.