Mispillion Art League (MAL), Milford’s community art resource, is pleased to announce it is once again hosting the internationally acclaimed The Big Draw Festival! On Saturday, October 8, from 9 am to 3 pm, gather with us to celebrate the joy of color. MAL will offer free, family-friendly art activities on Park Avenue in downtown Milford. Save the date and …
A vacancy exists for the Area B Seat on the Milford Board of Education for a temporary term until the conclusion of the 2022-2023 fiscal year, set to expire on June 30, 2023. Interested persons shall submit a formal request for consideration of appointment with a letter of interest, accompanied by a resume of the applicant’s education and professional background, …
Shervaun Hinton will join the administrative staff of Milford High School as their new assistant principal. Hinton’s initial career was as a Rehabilitation Counselor before she moved into education. “Education is actually my second career,” Hinton said. “Prior to education, I worked as a Rehabilitation Counselor. In doing so, I regularly visited schools providing vocational counseling to students with disabilities. …
“Whoever is in charge of public beautification in Milford deserves a raise,” a Facebook post from Isaiah Glen Shields read on Sunday, August 7. An incredibly picturesque and lovely historic downtown complete with a river walk, brick sidewalks flowers, trees, memorials, etc. What a lovely space they have created here.” Shields was walking through Milford on a cross country trek …
Logan Huey began searching for an Eagle Scout project in January of 2022, struggling as many Boy Scouts do to find a project that he could accomplish and that would keep him interested. He heard that the City of Milford Public Works department was looking for assistance in refurbishing fire hydrants in town, he jumped at the chance because it …
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council reviewed plans for the new Milford Corporate Center which will be constructed on what was the Fry Farm. The city purchased the land at the corner of Milford Harrington Highway and Canterbury Road in 2021. “Over the last couple months, we have started to put some concepts behind the business,” Mike Riemann of …
Milford City Council heard from the president of Davis, Bowen & Friedel, Ring Lardner, regarding plans to redistrict the wards throughout the town. DBF assisted with the plan at the request of City Council and Mayor Archie Campbell to be sure that the city was meeting requirements under code. Lardner presented a map with new ward lines drawn and explained …
Milford City Council awarded Jaquez Concrete Company a contract in the amount of $380,760 to complete the remaining sidewalk repair and replacement project throughout the city. City Engineer James Puddicombe explained that staff decided to cover all four wards in areas that were not addressed in the first round. “As part of that we requested bids regarding sidewalk replacement and …
Milford’s Public Works Department has identified several issues with one-way traffic on Southwest Front Street. Many of the issues, according to Mark Whitfield, City Manager, are at the intersection of Walnut Street. For this reason, the department consulted with DelDOT and Century Engineering to develop solutions. “The city went ahead and had Century Engineering do an evaluation of that and …
Mispillion Art League recently announced their newest exhibit. Love flowers? Then don’t miss the Mispillion Art League’s (MAL) new exhibit, “Flowers Don’t Tell…They Show!” Summer conjures warm weather, outdoor activities, vacations, kids home all the time (yikes!). And flowers are really showing us their “stuff”–colors, blooms of all sizes, pollinators everywhere. And those lovely vegetables! There will also be a …
