Senior Calendar: July 26 — Aug 4
Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, offers a variety of activities for seniors; annual membership is $10. For more information visit milfordctseniorcenter.com or call 203-877-5131. Friday, July 26 —...
View ArticleSenior Calendar: July 24— July 28
Wednesday, July 24 — 9:30 Rhythm and Blues, Intermediate Tai Chi, beading class; 10 band rehearsal, country western line dancing; 10:30 beginners Tai Chi; 1 French class, bingo, Wii bowling; 6-8 open...
View ArticleReader bids farewell to Wanda
To the Editor: Good-bye Wanda, we all will miss you. My girls are in their 30s and 40s now, but when they were little the highlight of any day for them was to take our Irish Setter Lady and their money...
View ArticleGoodness in a troubled world
What’s the measure of a great man? The length of his obituary in The New York Times, if he’s prominent enough to make the Times? The awards and honors he has accumulated on his vita, however...
View ArticleSays we should take care of our Historic District
To the Editor: Why do we take interest in our past history? Why bother with these “musty old houses” in Milford’s Historic Districts? The reason is because a person who would take no interest in the...
View ArticleCalls for new historic home mandates
To the Editor: I lived in Connecticut at one time and have seen the Sanford/Bristol home in person, as well as knowing the beautiful neighborhood. As an artisan and traditional timber wright, not only...
View ArticleA successful MHS All-Class Reunion
To the Editor: Through your newspaper we would like to convey our thoughts to the 1,400 plus Milford High School alumni and their guests who gathered on the former football field June 29 to enjoy the...
View ArticleHoopsters raise money for troops
Joe Meade, Northeast Regional College Scout for the NBA’s Utah Jazz, recently hosted Hoops for the Troops Basketball Clinic at the Parsons Gym. Meade is a professor in the sport management department...
View ArticleCity will unload two old fire stations
The Planning and Zoning Board voted recently to accept the recommendation made at the June 26 meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners to remove two retired fire stations from city ownership. The...
View ArticleVisiting Nurse Services celebrates with clambake
More than 150 staff, friends and supporters of Visiting Nurse Services of Connecticut gathered at Costa-Azzurra Restaurant in Milford in June for the agency’s 12th Annual Clambake. This year’s event...
View ArticleCity awarded class action funds
Mayor Ben Blake announced last week that following extensive negotiations, the City of Milford has secured an award of $72,379.48 from the settlement of a class action lawsuit. The filing of the city’s...
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Vin Sarullo Jr. living the dream—umpiring LL World Series
Vin Sarullo Jr. of Milford will be one of the umpires at the 67th Little League World Series to be held Aug. 15-25 in Williamsport, Pa. Vin Sarullo Jr. will be packing his bags a little earlier this...
View ArticleSupporting local agriculture is fun
In the early 21st century, Connecticut has been getting back to its family farming “roots.” Environmentalists promote family farming as wise land-use policy, especially in Milford, blessed with prime...
View ArticleObituary: Philip Derasmo Jr., 44
Philip Derasmo, Jr., age 44, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 18, 2013 at West River Health Care. Born on December 22, 1968 in Yonkers, NY, He was the son of Philip and Judith...
View ArticleObituary: Rose Lillian “Buddy” Leahy, of Milford
Rose Lillian “Buddy” Leahy, a resident of Milford, CT for the past 60 years, passed peacefully on July 25, 2013 after a brief illness, but a long and wonderful life. Born at Bridgeport Hospital, the...
View ArticleSenior Trips
Single travelers presentation — Wednesday Sept. 11, 6 p.m. Light supper and a chance to meet other singles looking to travel. RSVP please. 2014 tours presentation — Monday Sept. 16, 6 p.m., Southern...
View ArticleForan names honor students
The following students were named to the fourth quarter honor roll at Foran High School: High honors Grade 9 — Chelsea Aliberti, Joseph Bartone, Brian Brown, Mark Duffy, Patrick LaPenna, John Leiper,...
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Safe house raises concerns in Woodmont
A lone fisherman casts his line into the Woodmont waters. Some residents say the quiet New England borough, where houses are close together, is not the right place for a battered women’s shelter....
View ArticleObituary: Peter G. Sotere, 91, of Milford
Peter G. Sotere, age 91, longtime resident of Milford and beloved husband for 58 years to the late Dorothy M. Culbert Sotere, passed away on Sunday, July 28, 2013 in Yale New Haven Hospital, St....
View ArticleObituary: James A. Schofield, age 73, of Milford
James A. Schofield, age 73, longtime resident of Milford and beloved husband to Caryl Stirk Schofield, passed away on Monday, July 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bridgeport...
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