Lou Gehrig Mariners capture city championship
The Milford National Lou Gehrig Little League Mariners defeated the Milford International Little League Angels, 9-4, to win the Majors Division City Championship on June 18. On June 21, the Mariners...
View ArticleI-84 will be closed this weekend
Interstate 84 will be closed in both directions for 56 hours this weekend, and the Connecticut Department of Transportation is warning motorists that major traffic delays are anticipated. The road will...
View ArticleFirefighters rescue kitten from inside of rental car’s engine compartment
Firefighter Luke Kyer and Christina Cannistraci, with the kitten that firefighters rescued from the motor of Cannistraci’s rental car. Christina Cannistraci of Milford got more options than she wanted...
View ArticlePost 196 putting things together in Zone II
Milford Post 196 completed a 2-2 Zone II weekend with an 8-6 loss to Hamden Post 88 on Sunday, June 22. Milford entered the weekend 0-3, before losing to Ansonia on Friday and winning a home...
View ArticleMADD DASH 5K to take place at Short Beach
The MADD DASH 5K will be held at Short Beach in Stratford on Aug. 16. Co-sponsored by the Town of Stratford and the Stratford Police Department, this is the 25th year that the race, in the memory of...
View ArticleBeach Avenue, band with Milford ties, on NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’
The band Beach Avenue got its start in Milford in 2011, when the band members were living on Beach Avenue. (Photo courtesy of band website) Local New Haven area band Beach Avenue, with ties to...
View ArticleColleges announce Milford student graduates
The following Milford residents received degrees at the 91st commencement exercises at Albertus Magnus College May 18: Bachelor of Arts: Jonathan K. McClintock; Shelley M. Mirmina, cum laude; Sarah M....
View ArticleMovie makers seek funding for Christy Romano film
Milford’s Christy Romano will begin filming her new movie in August. Christy Romano is set to star in a new romantic comedy that begins shooting this August in the Poconos in Pennsylvania. The film,...
View ArticleCaitlin Prete to captain Albertus volleyball team
Caitlin Prete was named tri-captain of the 2014 Albertus Magnus College’s women’s volleyball team. A rising sophomore for the Falcons, Prete made the Dean’s Honor roll in both semesters with a 3.918...
View ArticleRed Cross says blood donations needed to maintain supply
The American Red Cross asks blood and platelet donors to help prevent a summer shortage by making an appointment to roll up a sleeve around the Independence Day holiday. With blood and platelet...
View ArticleEastbound holds auditions for one-act plays
Eastbound Theatre, a division of the Milford Fine Arts Council, in collaboration with the Westport Community Theatre, announce auditions for Eastbound Summer 2014: “One For The Road”. Auditions for...
View ArticleObituary: Sally A. Cooper, 79, of Milford
Sally A. Cooper, age 79, of Milford, beloved wife of Henry Cooper for over 50 years, died on Friday, June 27, 2014. Daughter of the late Henry and Margaret Kinsella Orce, Sally was born in New Haven on...
View ArticleObituary: Arthur Conrad Streit, 82, of Deep River, Bethany and Milford
Arthur Conrad Streit, Arthur Conrad Streit, age 82, of Deep River, Bethany and Milford died on Thursday, June 26. He was the beloved husband of Barbara “Bobbie” Mae (McCarthy) Streit for 58 years....
View ArticleObituary: Norma Zimola Clark, 94, of Trumbull, CT and Sun City Center, FL
Norma Zimola Clark, 94, of Trumbull, CT and Sun City Center, FL died on June 25, 2014 at Bridgeport Hospital in CT with her loving family by her side. She was born in Brno, Czech Republic on June 24,...
View ArticleNo change in trash pickup schedule July 4
The July 4 holiday will not affect garbage pickup in Milford. If Friday, July 4, is your regularly scheduled garbage/recycling day, pickup will remain on schedule and not be postponed due to the...
View ArticleLetter: Resident raises opposition to cell tower on Eel’s Hill
Letter to the Editor: Attention residents of Settler’s Ridge, Settler’s Woods and any one else who resides within a half mile of Eel’s Hill in Milford, Connecticut. You are about to become guinea pigs...
View ArticleMilford defeats New Britain in 8U tourney
The Milford Blue Thunder out of the Junior Major League outscored New Britain by an average 5-2 runs per inning in a second-round 8U Beth-Wood Tournament and will next play Newtown at a time and date...
View ArticleKim Rose elected president of VFW Post 7788 Ladies Auxiliary
State Rep. Kim Rose of the 118th district was elected president of the Travis C. Kitchen VFW Post 7788 Devon Ladies Auxiliary last week in Milford. Rose has been a member of the Ladies Auxiliary in...
View ArticleFourth of July bell ringing ceremony Friday on Milford Green
The Milford Volunteer Fire Department and Troop 721 of the Boy Scouts of America in Milford, in conjunction with the City of Milford and with the support of the Milford Girl Scouts, will conduct the...
View ArticleWhere to watch fireworks this Fourth of July holiday
There are no official July 4 firework displays in Milford this year, but here is a list of area firework shows: Fireworks displays throughout Connecticut Thursday, July 3 Danbury, Danbury Fair Mall at...
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