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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, but did change the tax rate, from 27.67 mills to 27.65 mills. “Milford’s mill rate, already lowe...
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 The crowd dances to the band Badfish during the 2019 Milford Oyster Festival Aug. 17.Jill Dion / Hea...
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 vacation (because of the pandemic), but they could get an ice cream,” Patrick said. “It was a very go...