MPD Lieutenant recognized by Paige’s Kindness Project

Terry RogersHeadlines, Police & Fire

Lt. Ed Huey of Milford Police Department receives a gift from Paige Howell of Paige’s Kindness Project On December 9, Audie Marino shared a post on social media recognizing a kind act performed by Lieutenant Ed Huey of the Milford Police Department. When Paige Howell, who operates Paige’s Kindness Project, learned of his selfless act, she wanted to recognize Huey …

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MSD and Milford Church of God Partner on Empty Stocking Project

Terry RogersHeadlines

by Terry Rogers     Bags of goodies are ready to be delivered to students in need thanks to the Empty Stocking project Six years ago, Milford School District was approached by Milford Church of God pastor Andy Stevens as well as the editor of the Milford Chronicle, Darrel LaPrade, with a vision to create something they called “The Empty …

Seven Fishes Feast planned at Mama Maria’s

Terry RogersBusiness, Food & Dining, Headlines

by Terry Rogers     Mama Maria’s will celebrate Christmas Eve with their Seven Fishes Dinner, an Italian tradition For the fourth year, Mama Maria’s will hold their Feast of the Seven Fishes dinner on Christmas Eve, an Italian tradition. Growing up in Italy, Franco Laragione explained that his family celebrates Christmas Eve with this traditional meal every year. “Growing …

Mama Maria’s to giveaway gift bags to thank the community

Terry RogersBusiness, Headlines

On December 23, Mama Maria’s will giveaway 1500 pannetone similar to this as a thank you to the community by Terry Rogers   In April 2020, in the very early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Franco and Sal Laragione, owners of Mama Maria’s in Milford and Dewey Beach, began giving away meal kits at no cost to help those who …

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Street projects planned in Milford

Terry RogersGovernment, Headlines

Two I95 exits will close over the weekend; Barley Mill Road will close Wednesday. Photo by Nico Smit/Unsplash The City of Milford has several streets projects planned over the next few years, several of which will begin this month, according to City Engineer James Puddicombe. Some of the projects will be performed in partnership with DelDOT while others are city …

U.S. Postal Service Introduces Pen Pal Project

Terry RogersEducation, Headlines

USPS creates penpal program The U.S. Postal Service is working with WeAreTeachers to introduce The USPS Pen Pal Project, a free educational program for students in grades three to five, this 2021-2022 school year. The USPS Pen Pal Project will provide 25,000 classrooms across the country the opportunity to partner with matched classes to write 1 million letters with the …

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Holiday Stroll a success

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

by Terry Rogers   Milford’s Holiday Stroll, sponsored by Downtown Milford Inc., was a success for 2021. The stroll was replaced with a holiday market in 2020 in order to meet guidelines to protect people from COVID-19. For the first time, the stroll was held on Saturday rather than Friday. This year’s stroll included a Holiday Market with vendors, specials …