Beach Babies Childcare to hold ribbon cutting for new Milford location

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On Tuesday, December 20, Beach Babies Childcare will hold an open house and ribbon cutting at their new Milford location. The new childcare facility is located 6251 Radian Circle in Milford, just off of Marshall Street. A ribbon cutting will be held at 11 AM. “We will be cutting the ribbon with the Milford Mayor, the Chamber of Commerce and …

Milford electric rates remain third lowest in state with upcoming 1.7% power cost adjustment

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics, Headlines, Milford Headline Story

The City of Milford, a community electric utility powered by the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC), will be increasing the current Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) by $0.00238 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for a total of $0.01438 beginning in January.  Customers will see this increase on their February City of Milford utility bills. This power cost increase is primarily due to a …

Milford Wellness Village receives education grant

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Milford Wellness Village recently announced that they were the recipient of a $675,000 grant from the Administration for Community Living. The grant, which was provided to Education Health and Research International, the non-profit arm of the Milford Wellness Village, will be used to teach self-management education to those with chronic illnesses or those who care for someone with a chronic …

Field hockey award named for Ellis

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The Milford School District Field Hockey team recently renamed their outstanding leadership award. The award will now be known as the Jan Ellis Leadership Award after the team’s long time coach who passed away in January 2022. “I am beyond proud and grateful for naming this leadership award after Mom,” Gayle Parola, her daughter, said. “She would be very humbled …

Rigby honored by Milford School District

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On Wednesday, December 14, Roy Rigby was honored with a plaque by Milford School District for his support of the district’s wrestling team as well as his dedication to helping students reach their full potential. Rigby was head coach of the wrestling team from 1977 to 1982. “Coach Rigby’s ability to connect with wrestlers of all ages and empower them …

Milford High School using electronic ticketing for winter sports

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At a recent school board meeting, Milford School District Superintendent Dr. Kevin Dickerson announced that the district was now using an electronic ticketing option through GoFan for all Milford High School winter sports. Dr. Dickerson explained that other schools had moved to an electronic ticketing system with much success. “It gives us an idea of what type of crowd we …

Learning Collab officials are hoping to get all districts to vote on their involvement in their October board meetings.

Board hears details on Equity and Inclusion efforts in MSD

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Dr. Brittany Hazzard, Supervisor of Equity and Support Services provided to students to the Milford School District Board of Education. Dr. Hazzard provided a definition of educational equity and what an inclusive educational environment meant. Educational equity means that each child receives what they need to develop their full academic and social potential. And their potential is our goal. Our …

Regency Ball to benefit Milford Museum

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On February 4th, 2022, the Milford Museum will be hosting its very first gala event at the Milford Senior Center from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM. The gala, which is being called the Regency Ball, is inspired by the hit television show “Bridgerton,” and will feature a regency era theme that encourages guests to dress in semi-formal to formal historic …

Harbor Freight looking forward to Milford store opening

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In September 2022, Harbor Freight announced that it planned to open a new location in the former Peebles building, located at 642 North Dupont Boulevard. At the time, the company could not release finalized plans for the location, but now say that renovations are underway with a plan to open the new store in early summer 2023. “This will be …

MSD issues new inclement weather policy

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At the most recent Milford School District Board of Education meeting, Dr. Bridget Amory, Director of Student Learning, provided the board with details on the district’s new inclement weather policy. Effective this year, students will be permitted a regular snow day without classroom learning only on the first day of a weather event. Starting on the second day, however, students …