by Terry Rogers Small Business Saturday and the Downtown Milford Holiday Stroll were a huge success according to downtown merchants. The success has encouraged many downtown businesses who hope that people continue to shop locally throughout the holiday season. “The events were a success for us,” Eugenia Sparks of Irish Rose said. “Sales were up […]
by Terry Rogers Shopping and picking out the perfect gift for your loved ones may be the highlight of your holiday season. Seeing the joy on a loved one’s face when they open the gift they have been waiting for or surprising them with something they were not expecting can give many people […]
Read this week’s edition at https://milfordlive.com/review/Dec.%2010-2.pdf Headlines of the week: Nemours Pediatric, Senior Care Opens 2020; Fur Baby Expands in Downtown Milford; Support Local Businesses This Holiday Season; Downtown Celebrates 14th Holiday Stroll; Community Rallies Around Not Too Shabby; Trees Benefit Employee Assistance Fund; Avoid Overspending This Holiday Season; Forest Service offers free wildfire training; Lions […]
by Terry Rogers During the second week of October, Tatiana Akinfieva Dance Academy (TADA) moved into their newly renovated building. The dance studio took over the building that was previously home to Argo Linoleum. “There are so many amazing things about the space it is hard to pick just one,” Misty Yencer, Co-director of TADA, […]
by Terry Rogers On Monday, December 2, Lulu M. Ross Elementary School was presented with a 2019 Recognition School Designation at a ceremony held at North Dover Elementary School. Ross was one of 17 schools recognized by Secretary of Education Susan Bunting at the event. “It is my honor and privilege to be […]
By Terry Rogers The ten children of Cornelius and Cora Swain VanVorst always celebrated Thanksgiving dinner together, gathering at the VanVorst homestead until they outgrew that location. The dinner was moved to a daughter’s basement but, eventually, the basement grew too small for the growing family. “So, 50 years ago, the family moved the […]
Rev. Anthony Giamello Pastor, St. John the Apostle/St. Bernadette President John F. Kennedy was very fond of a particular story which he often used to close his speeches during his 1960 presidential campaign. It is the story of Colonel Davenport, Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives back in the year 1789. One day, while the […]
by Terry Rogers Over the past few weeks, members of the Milford Rotary Club visited Benjamin Banneker, Lulu M. Ross and Mispillion Elementary Schools in order to provide dictionaries to every third grader in Milford School District. According to Debbie O’Neill, a member of the Milford Rotary, this is a project she looks forward to […]
On Tuesday, October 29, Charles Gillean received a Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award. The award recognizes the contributions of volunteers who have made a positive impact in their communities. Gillean has been volunteering at Bayhealth for three years. “Although I have only been at Bayhealth for around three years, I have been volunteering most of my […]
by Terry Rogers Milford sisters Zaria and Hailey Willard believe that reading is extremely important and when they learned that not every child has parents who read to them, they went to their mother, Victoria, and asked if they could start reading to other kids on Facebook Live. Their mother agreed that it was a […]
