Milton Times

Update 6/21/26 5:34 p.m. released by the Norfolk DA's office:
"The missing swimmer was later pronounced deceased at the hospital...
The incident remains under investigation by the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and MSP H-Troop Detectives."
The swimmer was an 18 year old Quincy man.

The Norfolk District Attorney 's office has just released the following statement:

"A teenaged male, who went missing while swimming at Houghton’s Pond in Milton tonight, was taken to a Boston area hospital, Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey said.

The state police detective unit assigned to the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office is conducting an investigation with MSP H-Troop detectives.

State police from the Milton barracks were called to the pond shortly after 7 p.m. The search for the missing swimmer was conducted by the MSP Underwater Recovery Team and Marine Unit and other area fire department assets.

No further information is being released at this time as this is an active and ongoing investigation."

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Lower Neponset River Superfund Site Public Meeting
Scheduled for April 21, 2026

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting a public meeting for the Lower Neponset River Superfund Site to update communities about progress and work planed at the site and answer questions.

Attend in person:
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Pryde Community Center
59 Harvard Ave, Hyde Park, MA 02136
Public parking is available across the street from the Hyde Park Branch of the Boston Public Library or on the street around the Pryde Community Center.
Those unable to attend in person can join via Zoom:
https://usepa.zoomgov.com/j/1609617554?pwd=4nzJq4wqHvYVKtEgYa3Nn8MTguL555.1

Need to dispose of your electronics and small appliances?
TUES., April 21
Electronics and appliances recycling event

Milton Academy invites Town of Milton residents to participate in its commitment to environmental sustainability. In celebration of Earth Day, the school will host an electronics and appliances collection event on Tuesday, April 21, from 2 to 3 p.m., and then 4 to 5 p.m. The school’s community is pleased to open the opportunity to Town of Milton residents. Last year, residents helped the school nearly fill two 30-foot trucks with e-waste.

“Milton Academy maintains a strong institutional commitment to environmental sustainability,” said Heidi Vanderbilt-Brown, Milton’s Chief Financial and Operating Officer. “Appropriate collection and recycling of electronics and appliances helps protect our environment by limiting the release of harmful toxins into the soil, reducing climate emissions, and preserving natural resources. Inviting our Town of Milton neighbors to participate in our e-waste recycling event will make this important effort have an even bigger impact.”

Participants can drop off and recycle unwanted electronics and appliances, including computers and computer parts, flat screen televisions, cell phones, camera/video and audio equipment, microwaves, toasters, and more. A full list of items eligible for drop-off — free of charge — is available on the school’s website at www.milton.edu/recycle. The school asks that Town residents use the noted time windows to avoid congestion with dismissal traffic.

Eco-friendly junk removal companies estimate that e-waste recycling events of a similar nature can divert between one and two tons of e-waste material from landfills.

Town of Milton resident vehicles should enter via the campus’ Chapel Road entrance off of Centre Street and follow signage to the school’s Wolcott House parking spaces near the Robert Saltonstall Gym. Drop-off will be permitted through 5 p.m. (excluding 3 to 4 p.m.) or until the recycling truck is full. Vehicles may exit campus via Academy Road.

Electronics and Appliances Collections Event - Milton Academy Milton Academy Electronics & Appliances Collections Event Tuesday, April 21, 2026 2 – 3 p.m. and 4 – 5 p.m. Milton Academy • Wolcott House parking spaces near Robert Saltonstall Gym Town of Milton Residents Invited to Participate! Milton Academy’s Sustainability Committee has organized a tru...

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