The next Milford Conversation will be held on May 4th 2023 starting a 8:30 AM. The presenter will be Mark Whifield, Milford’s City Manager and he will be talking about Milford’s Strategic Plan. The Milford Conversation is a free, family-oriented program open to the entire community. A question and answer period will follow the presentation by Whitfield. Milford Conversation is …
Council requests speed reduction on Route 113
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council authorized Mayor Archie Campbell to sign a letter to DelDOT requesting that speed limits on Route 113 through city limits be reduced to 40 miles per hour in any area where the speed is currently 45 miles per hour. According to the letter, on one section of 113, the northbound and southbound lanes …
Milford Library celebrates National Library Week
Milford Public Library celebrated National Library Week the week of April 24 through 29. The week was filled with fun events for all ages, bringing many visitors to the library. “This was such a fun week,” Carolyn Tabor, Program Coordinator for the library, said. “We held an “all that and a bag of chips” giveaway. For every item checked out, …
Milford High School Chorus calling for alumni
Calling all Milford High School Choir Alumni! You are invited to join the Milford High School Choir for the Spring Night of the Arts Concert May 24th at 7:00 PM. As part of the performance, the closing song will be a combined choir piece. We would love for any alumni to join us for this piece. We would like to see …
Public comment no longer restricted to agenda items at council
Milford City Council recently made changes to their public comment code to allow members of the public to speak about any city-related business during the 15-minute public comment period at the start of every meeting. Mark Whitfield, City Manager, explained that this was at the request of several council members who wanted to increase public input at meetings. “I think …
Electric rate increase approved by council
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council learned the results of an electric rate study conducted by Utility Financial Solutions (UFS). Dawn Lund, Vice-President of UFS, provided details on where the city’s electric funds were now and projections for what the funds would like in the future. After Lund’s presentation, council voted to approve a new electric rate ordinance at …
Elementary Student Code of Conduct discussed at board meeting
At a recent Milford School Board meeting, Dr. Jason Peel presented revisions to the Student Code of Conduct Grades K-5 for board review. Dr. Peel explained that representatives from each school, including teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals and discipline deans helped craft the new policy. “There were not a great deal of changes,” Dr. Peel said. “There were some revisions to the …
MilfordLIVE Weekly Review – April 25, 2023
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Michael’s announces new Milford store Culture Dogfish Head’s beer and spirit festival coming May-5-7 Business Sunmed opens in Milford Commons Government & Politics Council discusses strategic plan Education Education town hall focuses on woke agendas, parental rights Health Governor Carney decides not to veto …
Milford Corporate Center plan approved
At a recent meeting, Milford City Council approved the preliminary plan for the new Milford Corporate Center. The office and warehouse complex is planned for the corner of Milford Harrington Highway and Canterbury Road on what was known as the Fry Farm. “The site will also include the construction of a new water tower that will serve the northwest neighborhood …
Dolce under new ownership
Mark Dissinger is no stranger to Dolce. As a volunteer for Second Street Players for many years, he often joined the cast and crew on Saturday when they were working on sets at the coffee shop or grabbed treats for the crew. His daughter, Libby, worked at Dolce through the end of high school and most of college. “We would …









