Talk:Milton, Massachusetts

message: There is no Edge Hill Park in Milton, Ma. It is called
CUNNINGHAM PARK, located on Edge Hill Rd, named after Mary Cunningham who donated the land to the town as part of her estate.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1017:B837:63C0:0:14:FC90:C301 (talk) 18:39, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

message: Note: I have cleaned up this talk page by putting all of the "East Milton Irish" stuff together.SaintCyprian  Talk 17:27, 24 February 2008 (UTC)
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message: I removed the statement in the first paragraph that suggested that East Milton has a higher Irish population than the rest of Milton. The references cited did not provide any information to support this claim, and that sort of information is inappropriate for an introduction in an article about the town as a whole.SaintCyprian  Talk 02:45, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Introduction

message: ===Continued===
There is little reason to believe that the Irish of Milton are mainly in East Milton. East Milton borders Quincy, not a traditional Irish community, whereas "Northern" parts of Milton are bordering strongly Irish communities in Dorchester.  I agree that the working class neighborhoods of East Milton could house a significant Irish population but it is a childish and unfair assumption that they are "mostly" in East Milton. Also, though I made the initial edit, the article Irish American claimed Marshfield, MA as the most Irish town in America with 48% of 26,000 residents as Irish. The Milton article is cited as having 38% of our 26,000 residents as Irish descent (a very similar figure), while the Marshfield, MA article lists a population of 24,200 with no emphasis on Irish descent, let alone "Most Irish".  I hardly think this was malicious but it is a mistake that should be corrected and enforced.
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I have deleted the end of the first paragraph which states that East Milton is a working class neighborhood for two reasons. Firstly, it cannot be sufficiently proven (the citation that follows it says nothing about any part of Milton being "working class"). Secondly, I fear that the statement has not been included in order to accurately convey the truth about the town, but in order to promote the nostalgic "Irish" views of a small demographic of Milton's inhabitants (namely a few High School and College students). In other words, it is unfair to the people who actually put work into the article that the first paragraph is being hijacked by townies. Also, given the sensitivity and vagueness of the term "working class", it is inappropriate to throw it around (you can see why it might offend people who are not from East Milton to effectively imply that they do not work). Because of this I am deleting the statement. If it reappears, the article may have to be locked to prevent further vandalism.
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*Being a Milton native of irish decent, and also a resident of East Milton as it where, I second the notion not to include the irish heritage and East Milton romance sections until they are cited by reasonable sources.  I grew up believing that the town did hold that distinction, but until that is cited in a reliable source, I will make sure it is not included.  Wikipedia is not a  place to romanticize the town, cited facts rule the day here.  Here is the only link I found...
http://www.epodunk.com/top10/irish/index.html  Dough007 (talk) 04:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The Irish and East Milton

message: *Being a Milton native of irish decent, and also a resident of East Milton as it where, I second the notion not to include the irish heritage and East Milton romance sections until they are cited by reasonable sources.  I grew up believing that the town did hold that distinction, but until that is cited in a reliable source, I will make sure it is not included.  Wikipedia is not a  place to romanticize the town, cited facts rule the day here.  Here is the only link I found...
http://www.epodunk.com/top10/irish/index.html  Dough007 (talk) 04:44, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Continued (for the last time)

message: I do think there should be a distinction between East and West Milton. East Milton is a blue collar neighborhood where most of the kids grow up and go to public schools. While West Milton is associated with Eastern Establishmenrt wealth and privelage. The neighborhoods are extemely wealthy, (Inidian Cliffs, Milton Academy) and mosy of the kids attend private schools. There should be a distinction noted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Brice44 (talk • contribs) 
:Growing up in Milton I have noticed that there is a huge wealth gap as well as very little geographical division between incomes (I don't believe the median and per capita incomes are a fair portrait of the majority of Milton's residents). Indian Cliffs is so secluded it would be inaccurate to label it part of West Milton, I know no one who would classify it as such. Both sides of Blue Hill Ave in West Milton, up and down Thatcher st., Blue Hill parkway and surrounding neighborhoods, especially towards Mattapan, certainly are comprised of 'blue collar' workers. While in East Milton you have neighborhoods running up and down Adams St which are very affluent. So the point is Milton as a whole is very heterogeneous and unlike many other towns, you can drive a couple of minutes (on both sides of town) from mansions to 2+ family housing. 63.76.234.51 16:44, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: All of this talk of East and West is nonsense. It is purely the opinion of the resident, whether they live "east" or "west", and has nothing to do with the actual geography. For instance, people living in the exact center of town say that they live in the "east side", and people who live in the north of town are said to live in the "west side". "East" and "west" have come to mean "rich" and "poor", at least to some residents, and neither of these generalizations are correct, as Brice44 has pointed out, above. It would be nice if all the ignoramuses living in this town would grow up and stop vandalizing the article with ridiculous unsourced statements that border on racism. Any and all vandalism, unsourced statements, opinions, rumors, and hearsay found in this article will be speedily deleted. Fuzzform 17:14, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Distinction between east and west

message: :All the schools have recently been renovated or rebuilt. Over the years the schools were not properly maintained and fell into a state of disrepair (Milton High in paticular, which was built in 1909). Work on Glover, Tucker, Pierce, and Milton High has been completed; whereas Collicot and Cuningham elementary schools are currently under construction.
This sounds slightly POV, and is also self-contradictory.  A correct, NPOV replacement which cites sources is needed. -- Beland 14:31, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
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message: Why is there a link to Retarc (which re-directs to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidence_crater) under Points of Interest?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.38.202.26 (talk) 04:28, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Retarc? 

message: Transportation
Cycling is a popular form of transportation and recreation in Milton. The opening of the Neponset River Greenway reconnected Milton with Boston Harbor via  via Port Norfolk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Norfolk)
link resolves to page about Port Norfolk Historic District in Portsmouth Virginia.
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message: Is there a local reason that Trade is capitalized? If speaking generally about trade with China, and in the absence of a company actually named China Trade, it seems to me that "trade" should not be capitalized. Can someone shed some light on this? Thanks! 1980fast (talk) 03:56, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Capitalization: "China Trade" or "China trade"?