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Written by HH The city of Milford begins to open up and Connecticut has eased mask requirements. In this episode of Minute with the Mayor, Ben Blake is joined by Milford Health Director, Deepa Joseph, to discuss the recent adjustment in COVID-related protocols. Watch the latest episode of Minute with the Mayor here.

Milford will drop its tax rate for the sixth year in row, mayor says Saul Flores FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 The Milford Board of Aldermen vote on the 2021-22 municipal budget at the board’s April 5 meeting.Zoom screen captureShow MoreShow Less 3of3 MILFORD — The city’s tax rate will decrease for the sixth consecutive year, according to the mayor. The 2021-22 city budget passed by the Board of Aldermen contained few modifications from the package approved by the Board of Finance in March, b...

Milford’s Memorial Day events this year will include a concert, wreath-laying and...

Milford Oyster Festival set to return in August Saul Flores FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Extreme performs to a huge crowd at the Milford Oyster Festival Aug. 17., 2019.File photoShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Volunteers, from left to right, Jose Valdez, Peter DeRosa and Chip Giorgi, shuck oysters at the Annual Milford Oyster Festival Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. After a one-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the festival is set to return this summer.Jill Dion / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of6 4of6 ...

This Milford ice cream shop owner helped turn Walnut Beach into a destination Pam McLoughlin FacebookTwitterEmail Susan Patrick, owner of Walnut Beach Creamery in Milford, a popular handcrafted ice cream shop.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media MILFORD - At the height of the pandemic on April Fool’s Day 2020, Susan Patrick opened her Walnut Beach Creamery homemade ice cream shop a month earlier than usual, and it turned out to be a banner year for sales. “People couldn’t go on vacat...

Thrice cursed Charles Island now a sanctuary Kendra Wingate FacebookTwitterEmail Charles Island, a 14-acre island located approximately 0.5 miles off the coast of Milford, boasts a long and storied past. The unassuming island is steeped in decades of history, is said to be “thrice cursed,” and is a now cherished state resource for native wildlife. The first curse was said to have been laid upon the land by a Paugusset chief in 1639 when he lost the land, which he believed to be home to the ...

Minute with the Mayor, Milford Mayor and Deepa Joseph Discuss Lifting of COVID Restrictions Beginning Tomorrow Written by HH In this weeks episode of Minute with the Mayor, Milford Mayor Ben Blake talks with Deepa Joseph, Milfords Health Director, about the lifting of COVID restrictions by the State of Connecticut.  As the rate of infection of COVID-19 continues to fall, Governor Lamont has begun a phase-out of most restrictions, beginning tomorrow, May 1 st. A second phase of easin...

Treasury Wine Estates is launching a £1m campaign for its Australian wine brand Lindeman’s. The “Step into The Sunshine” campaign aims to drive awareness

Steelpointe Harbor developer welcomes tenant, eyes Bridgeport coal plant FacebookTwitterEmail 1of6 Brian Doyle sews tack webbing onto a sail that is 43 meters tall and 14 meters wide at North Sail in Milford.Johnathon Henninger / For Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less 2of6 Matthew Hunt, a 4 year worker at North Sail in Milford, waits for the tream to be ready to move the Wally 80 sail on April 7, 2017. At this point the sail is just a "blank," one single sheet of carbon fiber...

Milford budget hearing adjourns after five minutes, no comments Saul Flores FacebookTwitterEmail The Milford Board of Aldermen adjourn the April 14 budget hearing after five minutes and 24 seconds.Zoom screen capture MILFORD — A planned public hearing into the city’s 2021-22 municipal budget adjourned after less than six minutes April 14 after the Board of Aldermen opened the floor for public comment and not a single person raised their hand. Chairman Philip Vetro adjourned the meeting afte...