Woman charged with DUI after crashing into parked police car
Milford police arrested Tiarani Zaparta, 23, of East Haven for DUI on July 19 after a vehicle operated by Zaparta struck a parked police vehicle on New Haven Avenue. During the investigation police...
View ArticleWinners named in annual sand sculpting contest
Temperatures were moderate and pleasant Saturday at Walnut Beach, bringing out hundreds of people to create and view this year’s entries in the annual Milford Fine Arts Sand Sculpting contest. “I think...
View ArticlePolice locate missing Milford teenager
Tiana Williams. The Milford Police Department has located missing 16 year old, Tiana Williams of Milford. Tiana had last been seen at her residence in Milford on July 19. The teenager was found safe,...
View ArticleCity forms committee to study panhandler situation in Milford
Panhandlers in Milford may have to find a new place to operate if a committee that formed recently pursues legislation to ban them. Mayor Ben Blake said a committee of social service representatives,...
View ArticleLaw lists fourth quarter honor students
The following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll at Jonathan Law High School: High honors Grade 9 — Jillian Bendlak, Trisha Brady, John Corsa, Lexi Fisk, Sarah Golden, Katherine...
View ArticleMilford resident brings ‘Meet the Artists’ to Olde Mistick Village
Ronet Noe of Milford is one of the artists scheduled to be at the upcoming art show. The 41st juried Meet the Artists and Artisans show in Olde Mistick Village’s orchard will take place July 26 and 27...
View ArticleGroups collect backpacks for Milford students
The Salvation Army Milford Service Unit, along with several area churches and businesses, are working together to make sure all students have the necessary back-to-school supplies come September. The...
View ArticleForan names fourth quarter honor students
The following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll at Foran High School: High honors Grade 9 — Julia Astram, Ashlinn Casey, Jessie Coleman, James Cronin, Gino Esposito, Jordan Fox, Cody...
View ArticlePaying tolls to drive the worst roads in the U.S.
Did it come to anyone’s surprise that Connecticut roads were recently named “worst” in the U.S. in a White House study conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers? They told us what we already...
View ArticleAbsentee ballots are available to take part in primary day
Absentee ballots are available for any Connecticut voter who will be out of town or unavailable to go to their polling place and cast a ballot in statewide primaries on Aug. 12. Unaffiliated voters...
View ArticleWoodmont Day is today
Woodmont Day 2014 is today in Woodmont. The theme, according to the Woodmont Day website, is Circus comes to Woodmont. In addition to other events throughout the day, The Rum Runners will perform from...
View ArticleResident will star in Hamlet at Shakespeare Festival Theater
Milford resident Matthew DeCostanza will star as Hamlet beginning Aug. 2 at the American Shakespeare Festival Theater in Stratford. Milford resident and SUNY Purchase student Matthew DeCostanza, will...
View ArticleWinners named in annual sand sculpting contest
Temperatures were moderate and pleasant Saturday at Walnut Beach, bringing out hundreds of people to create and view this year’s entries in the annual Milford Fine Arts Sand Sculpting contest. “I think...
View ArticleGarden club seeks photographs of Milford’s official city flower
The official city flower, the Echinacea purpurea Magnus, commonly known as the Eastern Purple Coneflower. The Milford Garden Club is looking for photographs of the new official city flower for an...
View ArticleOrange Police: Man accused of killing his mother
A 22-year-old man is being held by police on charges he killed his mother. Orange police are investigating a murder that happened around 2 p.m. Thursday on Wild Rose Drive. The reported incident...
View ArticleFoley takes lead over Malloy in new poll of Connecticut’s gubernatorial race
A new poll has great news for Greenwich resident Tom Foley, putting him out to a lead in his quest to unseat Gov. Dannel Malloy. The poll, released Monday by the non-partisan YouGov group in...
View ArticleCity Clerk staff honored for pulling together during difficult months
The staff of the Milford City Clerk’s office lines up with Mayor Ben Blake, City Clerk Joanne Rohrig, Human Resources Director Tania Barnes and others during Tuesday’s event in the City Clerk’s...
View ArticleMilford’s community block grant coordinator resigns
Milford’s Community Block Grant coordinator Tom Ivers has resigned his job and his last day is Friday. Ivers has been involved in many projects in Milford, from securing grants for community projects...
View ArticleEmployee shot in leg during holdup at Quick Food Mart
The Milford Police Department is investigating an armed robbery at the Quick Food Mart, 305 New Haven Avenue, Monday at about 11 p.m., during which a store employee was shot in the leg. A preliminary...
View ArticleMilford man strikes firefighter during arrest
Milford police, responding to a complaint of an unresponsive person in a vehicle on West Avenue, arrested Robert Dube, 52, of Milford for assaulting a firefighter shortly after midnight on Tuesday,...
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