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
About 20 students from Milton High School’s Rotary Interact Club took to the streets on Friday morning, May 3 to spruce up Route 7 in advance of the statewide Green Up Day on Saturday. The morning cleaning spree served as … Read more
Need some yard work done? The Milton Family Community Center might be able to help. The center’s all-new fundraiser, Helping Hands for Hire, auctions off six teams to perform springtime chores in Milton and immediate surrounding communities. Home and business … Read more
Since the four wind towers were erected atop Georgia Mountain this fall, they’ve become a focal point both in the landscape and in conversation. But aside from analyses on the wind farm’s aesthetics, the question the Milton Independent hears most … Read more
They’ve talked about it forever, and it’s finally here: Milton taxpayers can now pay their bills online, Town Clerk/Treasurer John Cushing and Assistant Clerk Paulette LaFond said last week. The town contracted with Xpress-pay.com, an online bill-paying system used by … Read more
Pilar Paulsen imagines a day where families pack up a picnic, grab some paintbrushes and head to one of Milton’s scenic lookouts to make art. The Milton artist’s pastoral picture will become reality on May 18, Outdoor Art Day in … Read more
An anonymous donor has pledged to fund the financially flailing Milton Village Cemetery $40,000 this year with perhaps more to come. Cemetery Treasurer George Nelson reported this to audible gasps from a small crowd at the association’s meeting last Wednesday, … Read more
Less than a month before an important deadline in the tax-assessing year, Milton’s Selectboard terminated Assessor Bill Hinman, seven months before his contract expired, without cause. The unanimous vote passed after a 25-minute executive session on March 7, the board’s … Read more