Plans to renovate Georgia’s boat launch might remain underwater this year since the town again received a lone too-high bid for the project that’s already spent a decade in the hopper. After receiving a $66,000 estimate from Don Weston Excavating, … Read more
It’s hard to hear over the whirs, whooshes and whams that erupt from Gray Rock Quarry in Milton, but those mechanical sounds signal business is healthy for the rock-crushing plant – and it’s getting better. The Milton company, in its … Read more
Before Milton students traveled to New York City, many for the first time, they had no idea how last October’s Hurricane Sandy impacted the city that never sleeps. In fact, it brought some areas to a grinding halt. And eight … Read more
It was summer 2011, and Congressman Peter Welch stood on the Moorings Marina deck in Colchester to rally for the elimination federal ethanol subsidies he said were spiking food prices and corroding small engines. Nearly two years later, Welch returned … Read more
WRITTEN WARNINGS 17 TICKETS 8 Uninspected vehicles 5 Speeding 2 Regulations in municipalities 1 Driving on roadways laned for traffic 1 Driving with license suspended 1 Failing to drive to the right 1 Misuse of number plates 1 Passing on … Read more
In 2007, local writer J.P. Choquette attended a pandemic flu training session at the Northwestern Medical Center. While listening to a doctor speak, she had that moment that occurs to anyone with a writer’s brain – what if? She began … Read more
Milton’s first win of the baseball season was a payoff for pitcher Luke Covey as much as it was for the team. Covey’s first varsity start resulted in a 3-2 victory for Milton, ending a string of seven straight losses … Read more
Saturday’s J.M.M.Y. Run brought more than 200 runners to the country roads of Georgia for 5K, 10K, half-marathon and kids’ Fun Run races. The second annual event raised about $5,000 for the J.M.M.Y. Center, a youth center associated with the … Read more
Kara Donaldson had two hits and Logan Sweeney struck out five Monday as Milton won its second straight softball game, 9-4 over visiting Rice. Donaldson had a double and a single in three at-bats for the Yellowjackets, who improved to … Read more
So. Hero – Robert I. Rooks, 80, died Monday morning, May 14, 2013 at the Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington. Robert was born March 28, 1933 in Winthrop, Mass., the son of Col. John and Mary (Black) Rooks. On … Read more
Milton – Sandra J. Griswold, 73, of Griswold Drive, passed away peacefully Friday, May 10, 2013 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Sandy was born March 11, 1939 in Milton, the daughter of the late Earline Slocum Cleveland. … Read more
Milton – Delberta B. Brace, 74, of Milton, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 9, 2013 at her home following a long illness. Del was born July 27, 1938 in Burlington, the daughter of the late Delbert and Shirley Mashtere Trayah. … Read more