DMI’s Design Committee is conducting a wreath fundraiser for “Milford in Bloom” Partnering with Three Rivers Wreath & Plant Company, Downtown Milford Inc.’s (DMI) Design Committee is offering fresh and fragrant wreaths, garlands, swags and kissing balls for the holiday season. The Design Committee created “Milford in Bloom,” which provides downtown with the annual installation of flowers on lamp posts …
Milford Pop Warner Cheerleaders are seeking funds to travel to Nationals in Orlando, Florida, in December. Pop Warner’s PeeWee Cheerleader Team are heading to Nationals to compete in a Level 3 Skills Routine after successful competitions at the Henlopen and Regional competitions. Nationals will be held December 4 through December 10. “It costs a significant amount of money for each …
Brian Zaragoza and Paige Cathell of Milford Center stand with certificates presented to them by the Mayors of Milford and Dover Milford Center, a skilled nursing facility affiliated with Genesis HealthCare, is proud to announce that Brian Zaragoza, the Center’s Executive Director, was honored by Milford Mayor, Arthur Campbell, for his achievement and contribution to the residents and families of …
The Holiday Stroll returns in 2021 on a new day of the week. For the first time in its 16-year history, Milford’s Holiday Stroll will take place on Saturday rather than Friday. The event is planned, snow or shine, on December 4, 2021, from 4 to 9 PM. “We decided to move to Saturday due to feedback from a new …
Todd and Lauren French continue to be optimistic about a new heart as friends rally around them. (Photo courtesy of GoFundMe) Todd and Lauren French are familiar faces in the Milford community. Both teachers, the two have touched many lives in their classrooms as well as on the soccer field. Todd served as head soccer coach in Milford while both …
Milford City Council held a public hearing on Monday, November 8 to provide information about the Delaware Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. The program operates with the cooperation of Sussex County Council, Kent County Levy Court, Delaware State Housing Authority and local municipalities to provide over $2 million in grants to low- and moderate-income property owners whose primary residences …
At the regular City Council meeting on November 8, Nirmala Samaroo was sworn in as Third Ward Councilperson. Samaroo will take the seat vacated by Doug Morrow when he resigned his seat earlier this year. Samaroo was the only candidate to apply for the seat which meant no election was necessary. The Honorable Noel Primos conducted the swearing in of …
Cindy Collins, an Air Force veteran and owner of Euphoric Herbal Apothecary, talks to State Representative Bryan Shupe and Governor John Carney On Tuesday, November 2, Governor John Carney visited four downstate veteran-owned businesses in recognition of National Veterans Small Business Week. The governor visited Elite Construction in Felton before heading to Euphoric Herbals Apothecary, CNU Fit and Lifecycle in …
The Vinyard Shipyard Task Force continues to work to create a tourist attraction at the shipyard location. Downtown Milford, Inc. (DMI) Vinyard Shipyard Task Force continues to work toward a private-public partnership that would expand the Mispillion Greenway. The task force, which has been working on the project for three years, hopes to create a tourism center for the city. …
By Kevin Eickman The just completed Milford field hockey season was not the greatest in recent memory, if you just look at the record (5-9-1). But if you look beyond the record and look at the effort that Milford put in after a slow start, you can see just how far it came as the season progressed. After an early …
