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This Week in Milton: Jun 15 - Jun 21
5 stories from Milton News this week.
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Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 15, 2026 through Sunday, June 21, 2026
One Milton obituary was published during the week of June 15–21, 2026: McGrath, Irene, who died June 16, 2026. The notice, handled by Alfred D. Thomas Funeral Home, identifies her as a Milton resident and lists her husband Robert McGrath and three children — Anne Ingoldsby of Milton, Ch…
Sports
Milton sports roundup, June 15 to June 21
Milton Recreation's summer aquatics programs at the Lieder Family Pool are the week's top story, with open swim running Mondays and Wednesdays through July 29 ($3/person), swim lessons in Session 1 wrapping June 18 and Session 2 opening June 22, and the MRec Summer Marlins team practici…
Government · Other Committee
Milton Panel Preps Climate Leader Status Bid
Milton's Climate Action Planning Committee pressed toward state "climate leader" status and flagged rising building costs.
Government · Other Committee
Park Commission Backs $4M Tucker Playground
Milton Parks and Recreation Commission voted to support a $4 million Tucker Elementary playground overhaul with a Community Preservation Committee letter. Tucker PTO representatives said the playground, unchanged in over 20 years, has caused repeated injuries: "We've had kids in the emergency room."
Government · Other Committee
ZBA Continues Gardner School Sign Variance Hearing
The Milton Zoning Board of Appeals continued a hearing on sign permits for the Gardner School at 675 Blue Hill Avenue, finding insufficient hardship evidence for a request to set the project's monument sign 6.2 feet from the road instead of the required 15 feet.
Government · Climate Action Planning Committee
Climate Action Planning Committee Forwards Reappointments, Advances Climate Leader Application
Milton's Climate Action Planning Committee forwarded reappointments for the 2026-2027 term to the Select Board, with three members departing and two associate members advancing to voting seats.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves PMA Consultants as school project manager
Milton Select Board approves PMA Consultants as school project manager. The Board voted 4-0 to accept the School Building Committee's recommendation to hire PMA Consultants as Owner's Project Manager, with Peter Obersheimer, the Board's SBC representative, highlighting PMA's MSBA experience and
Government · Select Board
Milton Select Board Unanimously Approves PMA Consultants as School Project Manager
Milton Select Board unanimously hires PMA Consultants to manage MSBA school building project.
Government · Other Committee
Milton Cemetery Trustees Elect New Chair
Milton Cemetery Trustees elected Joseph Reardon as the board's new chair and renewed Superintendent Lisa O'Hearn's contract at their June 16 meeting.