• milton February 28, 2024 12:12 am

    Milton sued by Mass. after voting to not comply with MBTA housing law

    The Town of Milton is facing continued fallout for its non-compliance with a state housing law for MBTA communities, with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announcing on Tuesday that her office is suing the Boston suburb. The lawsuit was filed in the Supreme Judicial Court in Suffolk County, and seeks a judge to order the town to come into…

  • milton February 21, 2024 7:16 am

    Healey administration revokes Milton grant due to MBTA housing law noncompliance

    Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey’s administration anounced Wednesday morning that they have revoked state grant funding for the town of Milton because it is not in compliance with the state’s MBTA Communities Law. After weeks of campaigning, voters in Milton, Massachusetts, chose last week not to accept a zoning change that would add close to 2,500 housing units through town....

  • milton February 15, 2024 6:42 pm

    Milton residents vote against zoning change to comply with MBTA housing law: What happens next?

    After weeks of campaigning, voters in Milton, Massachusetts, chose Wednesday not to accept a zoning change that would add close to 2,500 housing units through town. As a result, the town is now out of compliance with the state’s MBTA Communities Law. “I’m very disappointed in the vote,” said Gov. Maura Healey. State officials quickly criticized the decision from...

  • milton February 15, 2024 12:00 am

    Milton residents vote not to comply with MBTA zoning law

    Voters headed to the polls in Milton, Massachusetts, Wednesday to determine if multi-family housing units should be added near MBTA transit stops, to bring the town into compliance with state law. This plan has divided residents in town. The Boston Globe reported Wednesday night that about 54% of residents had voted against it. “The Healey-Driscoll administration is deeply disappointed that…

  • milton February 16, 2024 12:24 pm

    Body found in Mass. river near yacht club

    A man’s body was found partially submerged in the Neponset River in Milton, Massachusetts, Tuesday morning, police said. First responders were seen at the Neponset Valley Yacht Club on Granite Avenue, near the Granite Avenue Drawbridge over the Neponset River, soon after the body was reported about 9:10 a.m. Divers pulled the body from the river near the small...

  • New Hampshire October 15, 2023 5:27 pm

    Search-and-rescuers find hunter missing overnight in NH

    A hunter who was reported missing by his family was found overnight in Milton, New Hampshire, after a three-hour search, officials said Sunday. The 83-year-old hunter from Lebanon, Maine, was reported missing about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, New Hampshire Fish and Game said. The man had started hunting around 4 p.m. on Saturday and decided to head home when it started…

  • milton October 12, 2023 5:21 pm

    Reward offered in search for Fla. man who disappeared in Mass. in August

    Two months after a Florida man was last seen in Milton, Massachusetts, police say a reward is being offered for information leading to his return. Police say 29-year-old Kevin Brennan was last seen Aug. 14 leaving Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. The Quincy Police Department announced a $5,000 reward on social media Thursday. Brennan is described as a white man with…

  • Massachusetts October 1, 2023 9:30 pm

    2 injured after car crashes on I-93 in Milton

    A car crashed on Interstate 93 in Milton, Massachusetts, on Sunday evening, sending two people to a nearby hospital. State police say the single car accident occurred around 4 p.m. on I-93 northbound just before Exit 11 in E. Milton. There was no word on the extent of the victims’ injuries, and police did not say what caused the crash.

  • milton September 14, 2023 8:53 am

    Medical emergency may have contributed to fatal New Hampshire crash, troopers say

    A 55-year-old man from Sanbornville, New Hampshire, was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash early Thursday morning after crashing his truck along an on-ramp to the Spaulding Turnpike in Milton, according to state police. The victim, Michael Riley, was driving a GMC Sierra the wrong way on the ramp at around 1:30 a.m. Friday, when the truck went…

  • milton August 31, 2023 9:50 pm

    Police search Milton pond for Florida man missing 2 weeks

    A search was conducted Thursday at a pond in Milton, Massachusetts, for a missing Florida man last seen more than two weeks ago. Authorities say 29-year-old Kevin Brennan was reported missing to the Milton Police Department two weeks ago. He had been staying in the Quincy area. According to police, Brennan was last seen leaving Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in…

  • milton July 20, 2023 8:17 pm

    Person in custody after police search in Milton

    A person was taken into custody in Milton, Massachusetts, police said, after a search near Milton Academy Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the search on Randolph Avenue — a Massachusetts State Police representative said they didn’t have more information beyond that a person was in custody after a search of roughly an hour. Footage showed that man...

  • milton July 13, 2023 6:10 pm

    Stanley Cup on display at event honoring Mass. teen killed in boating accident

    This year’s Stanley Cup made it to Massachusetts Thursday, the same one that former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy won with the Vegas Golden Knights last month. Cassidy raised the 2023 Cup during an event in Milton that was meant to be part celebration and part commemoration, with hopes of raising funds for a new charity – the Cassidy Murray…

  • milton June 30, 2023 3:10 pm

    Stanley Cup coming to Mass. in tribute to teen who died in Aruba accident

    Former Boston Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy is bringing the Stanley Cup to Massachusetts next month in honor of a friend of his daughter’s who died in an Aruban boating accident last year. Cassidy won the Stanley Cup as coach of the Vegas Golden Knights and is using his time with the famed trophy to help launch the Cassidy Murray...

  • milton June 25, 2023 10:42 am

    Massachusetts state trooper struck by vehicle on I-93

    A Massachusetts State Trooper was struck by a vehicle early Sunday morning in Milton, Massachusetts. According to authorities the trooper was responding to a car crash when another car that was driving by collided with them between exits 3 and 4 on I-93. Police say the trooper was standing outside his cruiser investigating the initial crash, when he was struck by…

  • milton June 25, 2023 6:08 am

    Massachusetts State Trooper Hit by Car in Milton

    The trooper was responding to a car crash when another car that was driving by collided with them, according to Police.

  • New Hampshire April 29, 2023 9:17 pm

    Motorcyclist Killed in NH Highway Crash

    A person was killed Saturday afternoon when their motorcycle left the highway and struck a tree in Milton, New Hampshire, state police announced. Troopers responded to the single-vehicle crash on Route 16 north around 3:20 p.m. and discovered the motorcycle off the roadway. The state Department of Transportation said there was alternating one-way traffic following the crash. The scene has…

  • Massachusetts April 28, 2023 3:41 pm

    Attempted Murder Suspect Arrested After Chase Across Boston Area, Police Say

    A man suspected of attempted murder led police on a chase for miles across the Boston area Thursday night that ended with him seriously injuring himself and being taken into police custody, authorities said. The police chase ended when Massachusetts State Police deflated his tires and boxed him in on Interstate 93 in Milton, the agency said Friday. Armed with…

  • Massachusetts March 19, 2023 12:05 am

    3 Teens Arrested After Police Pursuit From Avon to Milton

    Three teenagers were arrested and are facing charges following a police pursuit overnight from Avon to Milton, Massachusetts, officials announced.

  • milton March 6, 2023 11:47 am

    Stairs at MBTA Station in Milton to Be Torn Down

    Shuttle buses will replace trolley service along the Mattapan Line from 8:45 p.m. until the end of service, beginning Monday and continuing through Thursday.

  • milton March 6, 2023 5:58 am

    Milton MBTA Station Stairs to Be Torn Down

    The stairs have been in bad shape for years, and the closure of them blocked access from Adams Street. Access right now to the station is only through Wharf Street around the corner, or from the Neponset Trail, which some residents say is not practical and even unsafe.

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