Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Latest reporting from the Community desk.
Community
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton opened its expanded Emergency Department the week of Aug. 25, nearly doubling bed capacity after a fundraising campaign raised more than $13 million and the Copeland Family Foundation contributed a $2 million naming gift.
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Milton residents Regina Kennedy, Ardith Myers and James Norris were inducted into Interfaith Social Services' Matti Lang Volunteer Hall of Fame at an Aug. 4 ceremony alongside 26 other South Shore volunteers.
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The Canton Farmers Market's SNAP Match program gives EBT and SUN Bucks cardholders up to $15 in free matching coupons each Sunday through mid-October, doubling their purchasing power for fresh food with no sign-up required.
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Milton's annual Household Hazardous Waste collection day is set for Sept. 26 at the DPW Yard, and a new pilot partnership with Dedham allows residents of each town to attend the other's event.
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Milton sculptor Damien Hoar de Galvan's daily home-studio practice of building one reclaimed-wood sculpture per day has expanded from the ICA Boston Foster Prize into international exhibitions reaching Tokyo.
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Milton artist Damien Hoar de Galvan completed 362 sculptures in a yearlong daily practice from his home studio, earning the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize and a major ICA Boston exhibition.
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Canton's Walk, Bike and Hike Committee meets Thursday evening via Zoom for its final session before a two-month break, with fall trail maintenance planning, the stalled Wentworth path project and open committee seats on the 13-item agenda.
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Milton Parks and Recreation opened registration for its Fall Youth Indoor Basketball clinic, a six-session Sunday program for grades K–3 starting Sept. 13, with spots available online for $100.
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The Canton Board of Library Trustees meets Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 786 Washington St. for its first session at the library since the building closed June 29 for an approximately $2.8 million interior renovation expected to last through fall 2027.
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The Milton Public Library offers a packed August lineup of free programs for adults and families, including Dungeons & Dragons sessions, a movie screening, virtual history talks and yoga, all sponsored by the Friends of the Milton Public Library.
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The annual David Chesnut Jazz Festival brings six acts to the Eustis Estate grounds in Milton on Saturday, Aug. 15, with music from 3 to 7 p.m., a Chesnut family exhibition, and food from Moyzilla Food Truck.
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Two Pence Market opened in late July at 2 Eliot St. in Milton Village, transforming a vacant 1929 bank building into a cafe, grocer, and community gathering space through a partnership between Steel & Rye's Dan Kerrigan, culinary director Brendan Joy, and developer JD Wild of The ELEVATED Companies.
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