Despite the governor’s pledge to hold harmless the towns charged with shorting the Education Fund, the municipalities identified in last year’s tax increment financing district audits all owe a sum back to the state, legislation passed this session states. Much … Read more
“Once in a lifetime”? That’s what they thought. Five Milton Elementary School students are again headed to the White House, this time to help First Lady Michelle Obama harvest the garden they helped plant last month. Will Muzzy, Cassie Allen, … Read more
Milton’s School Board unanimously approved a new FY2014 budget proposal at its meeting May 6 and set a revote date for Tuesday, June 4. The $24,559,459 budget is a 5.46 percent increase over FY13’s bottom line. The budget that failed … Read more
Neither the busy 104A/Route 7 intersection in Georgia nor a narrow, nearby bridge are state priorities, but officials hope a forthcoming report will prove upgrades are necessary. Project engineer Greg Bakos outlined potential solutions for both during a meeting at … Read more
WRITTEN WARNINGS 18 TICKETS 7 Speeding 2 Unregistered vehicles 1 Driving with license suspended 1 Stop sign violation 1 Uninsured vehicle ARRESTS 4 Driving with criminally suspended license 1 Burglary 1 Operation without consent 1 Unlawful mischief TOTAL CALLS 158 … Read more
Six teams of volunteers from the Milton community spread out at various worksites on Saturday, May 18 during Milton Family Community Center’s inaugural Helping Hands for Hire Chore Day. People with work to be done bid in an online auction … Read more
The Milton Community Youth Coalition was excited to once again sponsor the annual “Spring Into Service” community volunteer event on Saturday, May 18. Fifteen volunteers from the high school, middle school and community joined forces to do some spring cleaning … Read more
Milton artist Cheryl Alwine sits on a rock in the Lamoille River to get the vantage point she desired to create a pastel drawing during the Milton Artists’ Guild’s Outdoor Art Day, held in town on Saturday, May 18. The … Read more
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