File Photo: Rosa DeLauro in her New Haven office.

Rose DeLauro, who represents Milford, has introduced the Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax (SWEET) Act to tackle the dual epidemics of obesity and diabetes by discouraging excessive sugar in beverages. The SWEET Act would institute a tax of 1 cent per teaspoon of caloric sweetener, such as sugar or high-fructose corn syrup.

“People want to be healthy and they want their kids to be healthy. But we are in the midst of dual epidemics, with obesity and diabetes afflicting our nation and the related, astronomical health care costs,” DeLauro said. “There is a clear relationship between sugar-sweetened beverages and a host of other health conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, obesity and tooth decay. We are at a crucial tipping point and the SWEET Act will help correct the path we are currently on.”

DeLauro said the revenue raised by the SWEET Act would be used to fund initiatives designed to reduce the human and economic costs of obesity, diabetes, dental problems and other health conditions related to sugar-sweetened beverages. This includes prevention and treatment programs, research and nutrition education. Such diseases are responsible for an estimated $190 billion in annual health care costs, over 20 percent of which are paid by American taxpayers through Medicare and Medicaid, she said.

DeLauro said the bill is supported by several public health and consumer groups.

Also, DeLauro sent a letter to Food and Drug Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, supporting her decision to keep added sugars as a stand-alone line on the proposed revised Nutrition Facts panel.

Obesity and diabetes rates have skyrocketed since the late 1970s, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting more than one-third of American adults were obese in 2012. Scientific research overwhelmingly shows a link between sugar-sweetened beverage consumption and such diseases.

Housatonic Community College has received a $200,000 National Science Foundation grant to enhance the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math courses with the aid of 3-D solid modeling software.

The modules will allow students to create three-dimensional objects through the use of 3-D equations, bringing the educational experience from the theoretical realm to the real-world.

This will enable students to see the results of their equations in 3-D on computer screens. Then, using 3-D printers, the students will be able to create an object they can hold in their hands, representing the equation they just developed.

Similar to real-world practices

The use of this software in multidisciplinary courses mirrors real-world practices. In industry, the design of a product is a multidisciplinary effort in which engineers and technologists integrate the laws of physics, optics, chemistry and thermodynamics and use algorithmic technical computing to analyze the design.

The modules being developed will be tested, assessed and disseminated to the state’s 12 community colleges and four state universities. Ultimately, this method of instruction and learning will be spread to Connecticut high school students and educators.

Housatonic Community College is located in downtown Bridgeport and serves the surrounding region, including Bethany, Orange and Woodbridge.

Firefighters sent this photo of a car that drove off an embankment in the Morningside area Sunday morning.

A car drove over a seawall at about 11 a.m. Sunday in the Morningside area, falling about 30 feet before landing on its roof.

Firefighters said they received a call Sunday about a vehicle that had gone over the seawall in the Morningside section of the city.

The first arriving crews found a vehicle at the bottom of the seawall, which was about a 30-foot drop, and it was on its roof with one person still inside.

Once reaching the vehicle, Fire Department personnel checked the driver for injuries and then began a complicated removal due to the person being upside down and wearing a seatbelt. The driver, who was conscious and alert, was safely removed and reevaluated for any injuries, then carried up to the awaiting ambulance and transported to Yale – New Haven Hospital for further medical evaluation.

All Fire Department personnel were cleared from the scene at 12:55pm.

A free workshop called Long Term Care Changes and Choices will take place Wednesday, Aug. 13, 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Milford Library, 53 New Haven Avenue.

The program will review what Medicare and Medicaid do and do not cover and what resources are out there to protect assets from the skyrocketing cost of custodial care and/or the “spenddown to Medicaid.”

Refreshments will be served. Call Hannah Smith Wolfgang at 203-605-2623 to reserve a seat.

A motorist who let his teenager on rollerblades hold onto the back of his car while driving on Pumpkin Delight Road was arrested Friday and charged with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment.

Police said they responded to Pumpkin Delight Road and Pomona Avenue Friday at 7:30 p.m., where a 15-year-old had reportedly been injured.

Police said that Jose Rivera, 34, of Harrison Avenue, had let his 15-year-old bumper-ride — hold onto the vehicle while wearing roller blades. The teen lost his grip and fell to the ground as Rivera drove down Pumpkin Delight Road, sustaining injuries that required medical treatment, police said. The teen was brought to an area hospital and was treated for a non-life threatening injury.

Rivera also was charged with permitting a rider on the outside of a vehicle. He was released from police custody on a promise to appear in court Sept. 2.

Milford police arrested a Seymour woman on Sunday, Aug. 10 for DUI after she crossed the centerline of the road at the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Chaucer Court, striking a motorcycle head on and injuring the rider.

Police, who received the complaint of a serious motor cycle accident shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, accuse Hali Bristol, 22, of Seymour of crossing the centerline of the road as she round the corner just before striking Dawn Dobbin, 46, of Derby.

Police say Dobbin sustained serious injury and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where she required emergency surgery. Bristol was found to be driving while intoxicated and was taken into custody. Dobbin was wearing a helmet at the time of the Accident.

The Milford Police Traffic Division is continuing the investigation into the crash.

Bristol is charged with DUI and failure to drive right. Bond was set at $2,000.

I-95 North was closed at Exit 35 shortly before 2 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11, after a tractor trailer rolled over.

One lane was briefly open.

Details will be posted as they become available.

The car is lifted from the seawall Sunday.

The Milford woman who accidentally backed her car down a seawall in the Morningside area of town Sunday morning received minor injuries and a warning for unsafe backing.

Police said Sheila Richards, 73, was backing her car out of her driveway at about 11 a.m. when the car crossed the seawall and fell about 30 feet before landing on its roof.

The first arriving firefighters found the vehicle at the bottom of the seawall, with Richards still inside.

Once reaching the vehicle, Fire Department personnel checked the driver for injuries and then began a complicated removal due to Richards being upside down and wearing a seatbelt.

Richards was conscious and alert, and she was safely removed and reevaluated for any injuries, then carried up to an awaiting ambulance and transported to Yale – New Haven Hospital for further medical evaluation of minor injuries.

All fire department personnel were cleared from the scene at 12:55 p.m.

Milford’s 375th Anniversary Committee and the Walnut Beach Arts and Business Association will host a family night at Walnut Beach on Thursday, Aug. 21.

The Walnut Beach Art Stroll kicks off the evening at 6 p.m. with a glimpse of the Milford Education Foundation’s Chair-ity Auction chairs.

Residents can view the hand painted and crafted Adirondack chairs and take a selfie to send to the Milford Education Foundation Facebook page.

Food trucks will line the corners of Broadway and Naugatuck Avenue, including Streetside Hot Dog Cart and Spud Stud.

The night will be filled with music and art.

Visit the archway where DJ Brian Smith will kick off an outdoor dance party  with hula hoopers from Violet Orchid Hoops as well as students from the Creative Movements Dance Company. Designer hula hoops will be for sale.

Local business such as Beach Gallery will offer activities. Wild Expressions will have local musician Gene Grenier starting at 6 p.m. Firehouse Gallery has a show opening starting at 6 p.m.

After enjoying art, music and dancing, residents can grab some blankets and stick their toes in the sand and then head to the Walnut Beach pavilion for a showing of “Shark Tale,” which begins at 8:30 p.m.

Food trucks, Ruff’s Wood Fire Pizza and the Walnut Beach Creamery will begin serving at 7 p.m. near the Walnut Beach Pavilion.

For more details visit the Walnut Beach Arts & Business Association Facebook page or milford375.org.

The crowd at Foley headquarters watches John McKinney’s concession speech. (Donald Eng Photo)

Tom Foley promised “Change is coming” while accepting victory in Tuesday’s Republican gubernatorial primary.

Foley, former ambassador to Ireland, was declared the winner over State Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield at 9 p.m. by the Associated Press.

The victory earns the Greenwich resident a rematch against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the former Stamford mayor who prevailed in a tight race in 2010.

Foley said Tuesday that Malloy has had four years, and thanked voters for choosing a “new direction.”

“Dan Malloy has had his chance and change is coming,” Foley said on the podium in Waterbury.

He said an “overwhelming number” of people he talked to around the state are “upset over where Connecticut is, and they should be.”

“I’m not part of the problem,” said Foley, who has portrayed himself as an outsider with business experience who can improve the state’s economy.

“I’ll end the tax and spend policies that have put a stranglehold on our state,” Foley said.

Conceding the race, McKinney said he would do everything, and urged voters to join him, in putting Foley in the governor’s office.

Moments after the race was called for Foley, Democrats issued statements saying that it was Malloy whose policies were saving Connecticut.

“Elections are about choices, and the choice facing the people of Connecticut couldn’t be more clear: do we want to continue the progress that’s been made over the past three and a half years, or hire someone who will stop this progress dead in its tracks, make a sharp u-turn, and take us right back to the failed policies that drove us into the ditch Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman have been digging us out of?” Malloy’s campaign senior advisor, Mark Bergman, said in a statement.

Bergman added that Foley “would take Connecticut’s progress and shift it into reverse. He has spent his career making millions while destroying jobs. This is the same Tom Foley who in July told workers in Eastern Connecticut that it was their fault their factory closed. And, instead of telling Connecticut what he would do, he’s spent the last three years chirping from the cheap seats, rooting for Connecticut to fail, and avoiding specifics, tough questions and details.”

With turnout among Republicans low, Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy DiNArdo referred to Tuesday’s primary as a “snoozefest.”

“With extraordinarily low turnout, today Republicans showed their lack of enthusiasm for the candidates running,” DiNardo said. “For the few Republicans who did show up, they selected Tom Foley, who has run a campaign avoiding the tough questions and totally devoid of specifics and details.”

Electing Foley, DiNardo said, would “roll back the clock.”

Tuesday, 9:27 p.m.: Sen. John McKinney has reportedly conceded the Republican gubernatorial primary to Tom Foley.

Tuesday, 9:13 p.m.: The Associated Press at 9 p.m. declared Tom Foley of Greenwich winner of the Republican gubernatorial primary over State Sen. John McKinney of Fairfield.

Foley, former ambassador to Ireland, will challenge the Democratic incumbent, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, and Jonathan Pelton, running a third-party campaign.

Lynne M. McNamee, Republican registrar of voters in Milford, reported a 15.6% voter turnout at the polls Tuesday in Milford for the Republican Primary.

Turnout was at about 10% much of the day, with a push later in the day that drove the percentage up.

Republicans in Milford number about 6,900.

On the ballot were Tom Foley (the party-endorsed candidate) and John McKinney for governor; Penny Bacchiochi (party-endorsed), Heather Somers and David Walker for lieutenant governor; and Sharon McLaughlin (party endorsed) and Angel Cadena for state comptroller.

The Woodmont Farmers Market, photo courtesy of market website.

The Woodmont Farmers Market is canceled for today.

The popular market at Robert Treat Farm takes place on Wednesdays.

But due to anticipated bad weather, the market is canceled today.

“We have been closely tracking the weather and due to the potentially extreme weather conditions we have decided to cancel today’s market,” according to a statement market organizers posted. “This was a very tough decision to make, but for the safety of everyone involved we feel it is the right thing to do.”

Bret Michaels will headline the entertainment at this year’s Milford Oyster Festival.

When the 40th Annual Milford Oyster Festival comes to town this weekend, Bret Michaels will be heading the entertainment.

The committee said it wanted a special performer to celebrate the 40th year of the festival and Michaels fit the bill.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for fans to enjoy a free outdoor concert in our beautiful downtown harbor area,” said Paula Smith, festival president, an earlier press release.

Bret Michaels is a multiplatinum global superstar who has turned his passion for music into a multi faceted brand that encompasses record breaking touring sales, Reality TV stardom, legendary songs that have sold over 32 million records, product endorsements as well as being a devoted philanthropist, all supported and followed by three generations of loyal fans, according to the Oyster Festival website.

The performer rose to fame as the front man of Poison, one of rock’s most iconic and enduring bands. He helped define the 80s rock n roll scene on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles.

His solo career has charted its own course with multiple solo albums. His last album, Custom Built, topped the charts, reaching #1 on Billboard’s Hard Rock list. His new CD, Bret Michaels: Good Songs and Great Friends, was set to be released in June and features a myriad of legendary artists.

Michaels will take the stage at 3:45 p.m. The first band on the main stage will be the Red Not Chili Peppers, a tribute band, starting at 12:20 p.m., and then Frank Viele at 2:15 p.m.

The 40th Annual Milford Oyster Festival will be held, rain or shine, on Saturday, Aug. 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition to the main stage entertainment and live local bands, the event includes the Children’s Stage at Fowler Pavilion, the Harbor Stage and Festival Car Show at Lisman Landing, Armory Square Big Toys, 200 Arts & Crafts vendors on the green, amusement rides, schooner cruises, canoe & kayak race, and 30,000 oysters from the East Coast Shellfish Growers Association.

Oyster Eve, the festival kick-off event, will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, from 6 to 10 p.m. at Lisman Landing. The featured band will be  Beatles Faux Sale, a musical tribute to live Beatle concerts.

Police expect large crowds at this year’s Milford Oyster Festival. The festival takes place Saturday, Aug. 16 in Downtown Milford.

The 40th Annual Milford Oyster Festival will be held on Saturday, August 16, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the Milford Police Department is offering the following information to assist citizens, merchants and visitors with traffic, parking and other matters regarding the festival.

Access to the Milford Center area will be restricted from the hours of 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The streets which will be closed and/or have limited access include; North Broad Street, South Broad Street, Depot Street, New Haven Avenue (from Gulf Street to Daniel Street), Prospect Street (from Cherry Street to New Haven Avenue), River Street (from Darina Place to New Haven Avenue), Armory Lane, Factory Lane, Shipyard Lane, Center Street and High Street (from Jepson Drive to Helwig Street).

Access to the Railroad Station parking areas for railroad patrons will only be allowed from High Street. On street parking will be restricted within the festival boundaries between 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Handicapped parking will be provided at the following locations; Milford Senior Center, Harborside Middle School and Wasson Field parking lot adjacent to West Main Street.

There will be senior and handicap access shuttle transportation to and from these locations. Access to the city boat launch on Shipyard Lane will be restricted from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Pets and coolers will not be allowed within the festival boundaries. Shuttle buses are being provided for festival patrons which will be picking up/dropping off at two locations in Milford; Jonathan Law High School and the Westfield Connecticut Post Shopping Mall. The shuttle services will operate from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be free Police K9 demonstrations for the public being held across from the Milford Public Library during three separate times; 11:30 a.m.,1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.

A mass notification message will be sent through the “Milford Alerts” system advising area residents and businesses of the parking and traffic restrictions during the festival hours. Residents and merchants not registered with the citywide notification system can register by visiting milfordpd.org and click on the “Milford Alerts” banner. For further information regarding the Oyster Festival please visit their website at milfordoysterfestival.com.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro with VFW District Commander Dick Kennedy and World War II vets Jim Morgia and Nick Angelicola at the local VFW on Aug. 6. (Greg Reilly photo.)

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) last week held the second in her “Honoring the Greatest Generation” appreciation series. The event, held at the Stratford VFW, honored Stratford and Milford World War II veterans.

The first in the series, held in March at the Hamden American Legion, honored World War II veterans from Orange, Hamden and West Haven.

DeLauro presented each of the World War II veterans present with a challenge coin as a sign of her appreciation. DeLauro also shared photographs of her trip to Normandy on the official Congressional delegation for the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion.

“The Greatest Generation fought to rid the world of terrible tyrannies, during the most destructive conflict this world has seen,” DeLauro said. “In the fields of Europe and across the Pacific, they stood up when their nation needed them, on behalf of our values and freedoms. Being able to present Connecticut’s World War II veterans with a challenge coin, and hosting this series of events, is an honor and a privilege. Their service and sacrifice shall never be forgotten.”

Veterans were encouraged to share their stories through the Veterans History Project, which is run through the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The Veterans History Project collects, preserves and makes accessible the accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the realities of war. Any veteran who is interested in participating can contact DeLauro’s office at 203-562-3718.

“These accounts are more than just a valuable educational tool,” DeLauro said. “They help ensure that we, as a nation, never forget the service and sacrifice of our heroes, or the enduring American values they fought for.”

The city’s next bulk trash collection will be in September.

If your garbage day is Monday your bulk pickup day is Sept. 3.

If your garbage day is Tuesday your bulk pickup day is Sept. 10

If your garbage day is Thursday your bulk pickup day is Sept. 17

If your garbage day is Friday your bulk pickup day is Sept. 24.

Call 203-783-3265 th Monday before your pickup if you have white goods, such as stoves, refrigerators, dishwashers, hot water heaters, etc.

Items set out for collection are to be placed at the curb no sooner than the Saturday prior to the scheduled date of the collection and all items are to be at the curb by 6 a.m. on the scheduled pickup date.

The homeowner must properly prepare and separate the bulky waste. Metal must be separated from burnable items. Yard waste should be placed in disposable containers or bags. Brush and wood must be cut to four-foot lengths and tied in bundles.

No more than four passenger car tires may be included in the items set out for collection. Where possible, similar items should be placed together in containers, which the homeowner wishes to discard. All acceptable items placed at the curb will be taken, including containers.

Certain items are prohibited from the bulky waste pickup program. These are: Batteries, commercial items, logs and stumps, concrete or cement, any item requiring more than two men to pick up, hazardous waste, liquid waste, oil based paint, motor oil, propane tanks, grass clippings, sheetrock and demolition material.

Sheetrock and demolition material may be brought to Waste Conversion, 211 Old Gate Lane. It will no longer be accepted at the Transfer Station.

Congregation Sinai, 1000 New Haven Avenue, an 85-year-old Egalitarian synagogue, is having a membership drive and invites potential members to come meet the congregation at Simcha Shabbat services Friday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. For information call 203-301-0558 or visit congsinai.org.

Check fraud

Milford police arrested Aqil Russell of the Bronx, NY after they received a complaint regarding a person attempting to cash a fraudulent check at a Chase bank located at 370 Boston Post Road on Aug. 4. Police accuse Russell of attempting to cash a counterfeit check in the amount of $1,000. Police also discovered that Russell attempted to cash another check for $1,000 at a second Chase bank located at 1651 Boston Post Road in Milford. Russell is charged with two counts of fifth-degree attempted larceny and forger in the first-degree. He was held on $60,000 bond.

Weapon in car

Milford police arrested Neftali Rivera, 26, of Bridgeport for possession of brass knuckles after an officer stopped a vehicle on Bridgeport Avenue Aug. 5.

Police say they stopped the vehicle for failing to signal properly. Rivera was a passenger inside the vehicle. He is charged with weapon in a motor vehicle and was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 2.

DUI

Milford police arrested Linval Dillon, 30, of West Haven for DUI after an officer observed an operator of a vehicle not signal properly on Old Gate Lane on Aug. 5.

During a stop of the vehicle, police found that Dillon was under the influence. Dillon is charged with DUI, failure to signal properly, operating a vehicle with a suspended license and no insurance.

Bond was set at $500.

Stolen car

Milford police arrested a Danbury woman on Aug. 5 on after they observed her driving a vehicle that was reported stolen to the Danbury Police Department.

Police say they spotted Janelle Fako, 27, of Danbury traveling in the stolen vehicle on Naugatuck Avenue. During a stop of the vehicle, police found that Fako was in possession of heroin and related drug paraphernalia.

Fako is charged with second-degree larceny, possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia.

She was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 2.

Strangulation

Milford police arrested Robert Stevens, 26, of Milford after they received a complaint of a disturbance in a home on Baxter Lane on Aug. 6. Police are accusing Stevens of choking his mother during a dispute.

He is charged with third-degree strangulation, disorderly conduct and violation of protective order.

Bond was set at $5,000 for court on Aug. 7.

Strangulation

Milford police received a complaint of a disturbance in a home on Lamplight Lane. Investigation led to the arrest of Donald Young, 20,  who is accused of choking another male who resides in the residence.

Young is charged with third-degree strangulation and disorderly conduct.

He appeared in court on Aug. 7.

Cocaine

Milford police arrested Juan Cortes, 29, of Bridgeport on Aug. 8 after they stopped Cortes for a motor vehicle violation and subsequently found cocaine in the vehicle he was operating.

Cortes is charged with possession of narcotics.

He was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 2.

DUI

Milford police arrested Virginia Hudak, 63, of Shelton on Aug. 9 for DUI after they stopped her for a motor vehicle violation and found her to be driving while intoxicated.

Subsequent her arrest, an intoxilyzer test indicated she had an elevated blood alcohol content. Hudak is charged with DUI.

She was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 4.

Bumper riding

A motorist who let his teenager on rollerblades hold onto the back of his car while driving on Pumpkin Delight Road was arrested Friday, Aug. 8 and charged with risk of injury to a minor and reckless endangerment.

Milford police said they responded to Pumpkin Delight Road and Pomona Avenue Friday at 7:30 p.m., where a 15-year-old had reportedly been injured.

Police said that Jose Rivera, 34, of Milford, had let his 15-year-old bumper-ride — hold onto the vehicle while wearing roller blades. The teen lost his grip and fell to the ground as Rivera drove down Pumpkin Delight Road, sustaining injuries that required medical treatment, police said. The teen was brought to an area hospital and was treated for a non-life threatening injury.

Rivera also was charged with permitting a rider on the outside of a vehicle. He was released from police custody on a promise to appear in court Sept. 2.

DUI

Milford police arrested a Seymour woman on Sunday, Aug. 10 for DUI after she crossed the centerline of the road at the intersection of Anderson Avenue and Chaucer Court, striking a motorcycle head on and injuring the rider.

Police, who received the complaint of a serious motor cycle accident shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Sunday, accuse Hali Bristol, 22, of Seymour of crossing the centerline of the road as she round the corner just before striking Dawn Dobbin, 46, of Derby.

Police say Dobbin sustained serious injury and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital where she required emergency surgery. Bristol was found to be driving while intoxicated and was taken into custody. Dobbin was wearing a helmet at the time of the Accident.

The Milford Police Traffic Division is continuing the investigation into the crash.

Bristol is charged with DUI and failure to drive right. Bond was set at $2,000.

Assault

Milford police arrested Dave Steele, 45, of Milford after they received a complaint of a disturbance in a home on Lucille Drive. Investigation led to the arrest of Steele who is accused of grabbing a female during a dispute.

Steele is charged with third-degree assault and disorderly conduct.

He was released on a promise to appear in court on Aug. 11.

Disorderly conduct

Milford police arrested Spencer Turtoro, 23, of Shelton after they received a complaint of a disorderly male as SBC during the early hours of Aug. 10.

Investigation led to the arrest of Turtoro who is accused of creating a disturbance when he was asked to leave the establishment. Turtoro is charged with disorderly conduct.

He was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 2.

Breach of peace

Milford police arrested Daniel Lagasse, 38, of Milford on Aug. 10 after they received a complaint of a neighbor dispute at a residence on Park Avenue. Investigation led to the arrest of Lagasse who is accused of causing multiple disturbances with his neighbors after being warned by police earlier in the evening. Lagasse is charged with breach of peace. Bond was set at $7,500.

Jonathan Law High School will hold an orientation program for the incoming Class of 2018 and their parents on Tuesday, Aug. 26 beginning at 1 p.m. in the Jonathan Law High School cafeteria.

The program will begin with a “Welcome to Jonathan Law” luncheon in the cafeteria at 1 p.m. followed by an orientation at 2 p.m. in the auditorium. The program will conclude in the old gymnasium where students and parents will get to visit the Student Activity Fair and check out the many opportunities for students to get involved in at school.

All incoming 9th grade students and their parents and new registered students and their parents are welcome to attend. Lunch will be provided by Subway of Devon. The program will end at approximately 4 p.m.

Those planning to attend should call 203-783-3574 ext. 5002 to reserve a spot.

The Milford Fire Department will hold an emergency medical technician certification course.

The program will prepare people to work in the field of pre-hospital emergency care for the sick and injured. This course is 100-plus hours of classroom and hands-on practical training.

The course meets the 2010 DOT guidelines. People must complete all portions of the program with a minimum score of 75% and have demonstrated competency in all aspects of delivering high quality pre-hospital emergency medical care to test for the National Registry EMT certification.

A minimum of 20 students is needed to hold the course.

The course is scheduled for Sept. 10 to Dec. 19, Wednesdays and Fridays, at the Margaret Egan Center, 35 Matthews Street, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m.

Cost is $700.

For more information and to register call 203-783-3750.

The City of Milford and the Milford Arts Council are asking Milford residents to submit iconic photographs of Milford for use at the Milford Train Station.

Currently, flyers and tape litter the blank kiosks but soon the space will be filled with photos of Milford, a community board as well as a map of Milford.

“We look forward to platform enhancements, made all the better by local photographers and thank the Department of Transportation for its support. This beautification project will be a great invitation to those who pass by Milford on the train,” said Julie Nash, economic and community development director.

Guidelines include:

• Submit six photos each.

• Deadline for photos is Aug. 22 at 5 p.m.

• Photo must be at least 300 DPI.

• Final photos will be 48×124, 85×92 and 16×96.

• Photos should be indicative of Milford.

• Submit to Paige Miglio at pmiglio@milfordarts.org and Julie Nash at jnash@ci.milford.ct.us.

For information contact Paige Miglio at 203-878-6647 or Julie Nash at 203-783-3230.