Mayor Blake presents budget plan: Finance board hearing is Wednesday
FILE PHOTO: Mayor Ben Blake Taxes on the typical Milford home with a market value of $357,000 will rise $263 next year under the current 2014-15 budget proposal, which Mayor Ben Blake said comes with...
View ArticleJury duty scheduled for Wednesday canceled due to approaching storm
Jury duty scheduled for Wednesday has been canceled due to the approaching storm. All jurors scheduled to appear in a state courthouse on February 5, 2014, have been cancelled,” according to a tweet...
View ArticleMilford schools closed Feb. 5
All Milford Public Schools will be closed on February 5, 2014.
View ArticleSkype connects Calf Pen students with Alaskan Iditarod in March
Third graders stand in the midst of a lot of fleece blankets donated by the Calf Pen community for dogs in the Alaskan Iditarod. The students of Calf Pen Meadow will be going to the Alaskan Iditarod...
View ArticleA snowy day in Milford: Four to six inches expected along the coast
A snow-covered Broad Street. Snow is falling heavily in Milford this morning, and that means another snow day for public school students. The Milford Board of Education canceled school due to the...
View ArticleAlternate side of the street parking in place until 5 p.m.
Milford’s alternate side of the street parking regulations will be in place until 5 p.m. Wednesday. Cars parked on city roads should be parked on the odd number side of the street today. This ban will...
View ArticlePolice Citizens Academy canceled for tonight
The Milford Police Citizens Academy session for Feb. 5, has been canceled due to the weather.
View ArticleCVS will stop selling cigarettes
CVS announced Wednesday that it will stop selling cigarettes, and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn) quickly issued a press release praising the company for its decision. “I applaud CVS for its...
View ArticleWest Shore Middle School announces honor roll
The following students were named to the first trimester honor roll at West Shore Middle School: High honors Grade 8 — Tristan D. Acosta-Pecina, Kristiana Caitlyn Amato, Arisha Bakhtiyar, Victoria...
View ArticleTax help available at senior center
Tax season is here and many people may not be aware about how to qualify for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). EITC is one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty programs, annually lifting over 6 million...
View ArticlePolice charge man who caused school lockdowns
Milford police, with the assistance of the West Haven Police Department, took custody of Corey Satterfield, 28, of Milford on two outstanding warrants for his arrest on Feb. 1. According to police, a...
View ArticlePolice arrest local man for alleged assault
Milford police arrested Matthew Quinn, 30, of Milford for assaulting police officers on Feb. 1 during a motor vehicle accident investigation on Bridgeport Avenue. Police say Quinn fled the scene of the...
View ArticleResidents may volunteer at Maritime Aquarium
Milford residents are invited to volunteer at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Interviews for potential volunteers will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11 and Thursday, Feb. 20, at 5 and 7 p.m. A training...
View ArticleTax credit applications due now through May 15
Applications for the State of Connecticut Homeowners Tax Credit Program and the City of Milford Local Tax Credit Benefit are being taken in the assessors office at the Parson’s Government Complex, 70...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists want open space manager’s job to be upgraded
Steve Johnson is Milford’s open space manager. If Milford’s open space manager, Steve Johnson, hadn’t been at two recent city meetings, his ears would have been ringing, because there were lots of...
View ArticleCity will build two new turf fields and a walking/biking trail
Milford’s aldermen voted recently to borrow $3.3 million to build two full-size synthetic athletic fields, one at the YMCA and the other at an adjacent property, something that local sports coaches say...
View ArticleMiss Emerald Isle and St. Patrick’s Day Parade grand marshal will be honored...
The annual Milford St. Patrick’s Day Parade has been set for Saturday, March 15, and the first in a series of fund-raisers is planned this weekend. The dinner fund-raiser will honor this year’s grand...
View ArticleWinter Storm Watch issued for late Wednesday into Thursday
A Winter Storm Watch has been issued from late Wednesday night through late Thursday night for Milford and the rest of the area. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), the approaching storm...
View ArticleLooks donates share to Go Red For Women
This year marks the 20 year anniversary of Looks Hair Design and the tenth year of The American Heart Association’s annual Go Red For Women campaign. For salon owners/stylists Diana and Mark Sullivan,...
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