by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Feb 22, 2010 | Blog
On Thursday, February 25, at 1:00 p.m. in State House Hearing Room 1-A, the Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture will hold a hearing on two bills that may determine the fate of the Ponkapoag Golf Course, an integral part of the Blue...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Feb 4, 2010 | Blog
The cell tower that was successfully opposed by Friends of the Blue Hills and Milton residents last year is trying to rise from the dead.First some background: Back on May 21, 2009, Green Mountain Realty Corp. (GMR) filed an application with the Milton Board of...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Dec 4, 2009 | Blog
The Patriot Ledger has posted some great photos of North Bennett Street students working on rebuilding the Brookwood Farm barn. Click here to check out the photos and electronic version of the below article. (Photo: students cutting the ‘cogs’ that the...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Nov 16, 2009 | Blog
For the last couple of weeks, North Bennet School students have been re-building a model of the English 18th century barn that was originally on the site. The students are practicing replicating the original two-bay building with wide pine vertical siding, shake roof...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Aug 20, 2009 | Blog
Last night the three-member Milton Zoning Board of Appeals upheld the scenic value and integrity of the Blue Hills by voting to oppose the construction of a 140-foot cell tower on the off-ramp to Route 93 at Houghton’s Pond. The Friends of the Blue Hills would...
by Friends of the Blue Hills - Admin | Apr 9, 2009 | Blog
For the on-line version, click here. Public considers future uses for Indian Line Farm, former airport siteBy Jay Turner, Citizen Staff Defenders and promoters of the need for more open space in the town of Canton may one day be rewarded with a pair of natural...