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Music abounds in the Milford area

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by Terry Rogers     Milford has many options for live music and for musicians to have an outlet for their talent At a recent Milford Conversation, the Music School of Delaware led a discussion about the wide variety of musical performing arts in the Milford area. Representatives of the music school, Milford Public Library, Milford Community Band, First State …

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Music in the Park returns to Milford Library Amphitheater

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Music in the Park returns this summer, starting on June 30 Welcome Back to Milford Public Library’s Music in the Park 2021, sponsored by the Friends of the Milford Public Library. The concerts are free and held each Wednesday, starting June 30  and running through July 28. Concerts begin at 7:00 PM in the Milford Library Amphitheater. The lineup for …

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Milford Library holds spring scavenger hunt

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Downtown Milford was filled with families searching for the answers to clues provided by the Milford Public Library on March 27. The library held a downtown scavenger hunt to encourage people to visit the downtown area “We wanted to do something with COVID that was more spread out since we couldn’t have that many in-person events at the library yet,” …

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Kay Hudson announces retirement

Terry RogersCulture

After 44 years with the Milford Public Library, Kay Hudson announced recently that she plans to retire. She began her career at the library in 1977 and became the director in 2000. “I decided that at my age, it was probably time,” Hudson said. “My husband retired 23 years ago. My children have kind of been pushing for it telling …

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Milford Library provides annual report to City Council

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The Milford Public Library provided its annual report to Milford City Council, giving an brief synopsis of what the library had done over the past year. According to Kay Hudson, Director, the library has continued to operate during the pandemic. “We tried to determine how we could help people while we were closed due to the governor’s orders,” Hudson said. …

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Land exchange approved between City, Library

Terry RogersGovernment & Politics

On Feb. 22, Milford City Council voted to complete a land exchange between the city and the Milford Public Library. This exchange was related to a survey prepared in 2009 filed with the Sussex County Recorder of Deeds. “The northern part of the library parking lot is owned by the city while a portion of the amphitheater is owned by …