Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Is your mulch where it should be? A new fire safety regulation that took effect Sept. 1 affects where a business can place its mulch, to prevent structure fires that begin in wood chip piles. [See attached PDF] Over the summer, several mulch fires were reported in Milford. The new law requires business owners and landlords of rental complexes (more than six units) to place the mulch at least 18 inches from the …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The town of Milford continues to remain in rock-solid financial shape. The town will use $1 million to defray the 2013 property tax rate, Milford Selectmen announced this week. And every item placed by selectmen on the Oct. 22 special town meeting warrant, with a financial component, will be recommended for approval. 2. The new stoplight coming (Oct. 1) to Water and Prospect streets is a state project, and it's costing…
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The town's most notorious intersection will soon get its own stop light. The state has announced it will start installing a traffic light at Water and Prospect streets on Oct. 1. In an informal poll, Milford Patch readers chose this spot as the most dangerous in town. 2. What do the New England Patriots do in their down time? They help the Greenleaf Garden Club plant some mums. Town officials learned Monday that at …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Milford Selectmen will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. The agenda includes consideration of the license for Scioli's Pizza Bar. The restaurant recently learned it had lost an appeal before the state's Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission of a town decision to suspend its liquor license for three weeks. The town Selectmen acted following an altercation outside the restaurant in which a bar employee is accused of assaulting two…
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Those dimes and quarters add up: change put into vending machines at Milford High School generated $19,900 this year for student programs, a slight dip from the previous year. The revenue fell by about $1,000, School Committee members were told, possibly because it was stocked with different, (meaning, more healthy) choices. 2. Two Milford schools — Brookside Elementary and Milford High school — have received the NFL …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The Milford School Committee meets at 7 p.m. Thursday night, and the agenda includes discussion of security procedures at the schools, goals for the superintendent, and an update on the French language program, at Stacy Middle School. 2. The 6th annual Taste of the Town is Thursday, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Portuguese Club. The event will include samples from 18 restaurants in Milford and surrounding towns. The fee …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Walkers and runners of every ability are encouraged to take part in the 8th annual Road Race & Walk Saturday, starting at Milford High School, to benefit the Milford Special Olympics Program. The event is sponsored by the Milford Community Use Program. Registration is available online. 2. As we head into the fall, and winter, make a note of this National Grid website. It allows customers to track whether their …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Do you have a coin collection, and wonder if it's worth more than the face value? Coin expert Mark Bruni will discuss ways to spot fakes, and help people determine the value of their coins, as part of a speaking event Monday, Sept. 24 at the Milford Town Library. 2. Volunteers are needed to help at the Sept. 24 Fall Classic Golf Tournament in Millis, presented by the Milford Area Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers are …
1. Even though it's only Monday, it's never too early to start thinking about the weekend! If you're going to be in Milford this coming weekend, consider stopping by Sunday afternoon for a celebration for the General Draper statue, which sits across from the Police Department. The statue was presented to the town a century ago. 2. If you're a fan of the Roaring 20s, there's a program you might want to put on your calendar this week. The Milford Town Library is hosting a 45-minute slide presentation at 7 p.m. Wednesday; it is an overview of the 1920s, showcasing world events, political events…
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. A reminder that traffic-haters should avoid cutting through downtown today. As was the case yesterday, parking is prohibited and traffic is being detoured because of paving that starts before the morning commute and continues through the evening. 2. The Tasting Room, an Italian wine shop in the Westview Plaza on Route 140, is offering a 20 percent discount this month on all wines under $45 a bottle as part of its grand…
1. Because of downtown construction, there is no parking allowed on Main Street from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and tomorrow. This will allow the street to be paved. The ban starts at the Water Street intersection and continues to the intersection of Main and Beach streets, near Sacred Heart of Jesus Church. Milford Police strongly encourage motorists to seek alternative routes during the paving construction, which will affect both morning and afternoon commuter traffic. Motorists traveling on Main Street today and tomorrow can expect delays on both days. 2. A blood drive for Boston Children's …
1. This Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, Milford firefighters will walk the yellow line on Main Street to Fill the Boot for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. "I know with all the construction many have avoided Main St. PLEASE...take a ride through and drop some change in the boot, say hello to the brothers and donate to a great cause," firefighters wrote on the union's Facebook page. 2. Milford High seniors (and parents of seniors): baby pictures and pictures for the "Younger Years" section of the yearbook are due this Friday. Put your pictures in a ziploc bag labeled with your …
1. It's the 11th anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. We couldn't find any formal ceremonies in town this year; however, Milford resident Michael Shain and fellow area volunteers will host the Thanks to Yanks dinner for local military families at Medway VFW Post 1526. Where were you on Tuesday, Sept. 11, eleven years ago? 2. Flags will be flown at half-staff today in rememberance of the attacks and lives lost on 9-11. 3. Milford High Softball Coach Brian Macchi has asked the town for permission to put up signs throughout town to recognize the varsity softball team's state championship …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Registration for the Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts is from 6:30 to 8:30 Monday at the Milford Youth Center. There are several Troops and Packs to choose from on each level for boys and girls, which meet different days and times. All families and children are welcome to join. See the announcement here for more detailed information. 2. A reminder for residents in the neighborhood around Godfey Lane: spraying for…
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The Milford Varsity Softball team will take a special road trip on Friday, to Fenway Park, where the girls will be recognized on the field at the Red Sox game for winning the state championship last year. 2. The Milford Varsity Boys Soccer team and the Varsity Football team both have home games Friday, on the new athletic field at Milford High School. The soccer team plays at 4 p.m. against Taunton, and the football …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. The Massachusetts Primary Election is today. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the three polling sites in Milford. Don't forget, if you are filing an absentee ballot, they need to be returned to the Milford Town Clerk's Office by the end of polling hours. Questions? Call the Clerk's Office at 508-634-2307. 2. Would you like to start a blog on Patch? You may have seen the blog posts these past few weeks, and …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversation. 1. The Milford Youth Center has started its after-school program. The center will be open from 2 to 6 p.m. daily on weekdays. Youth must bring a filled out and signed registration form in order to attend the center. Click here for the September calendar. The Milford Youth Center offers a variety of free services for local youths, ages 8 to 18, including tutoring, sports, fitness and nutrition programs. 2. The Milford High …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Pre-school children will have a first day of school today in Milford Public Schools. 2. The Milford Planning Board meets at 7 tonight, and the agenda includes a revised definition for sheds. The old definition would be struck out, and replaced with a setback requirement, instead, for accessory structures. 3. The Friends of the Milford Trail will meet at 7 tonight, and the agenda includes election of directors (at large…
The Labor Day holiday began to recognize the American worker, but not all workers get the day off. Here are a few things open and closed in Milford. If you are a business, feel free to add your status to the comments section to let readers know. 1. Milford Town Hall and all state and federal offices, including the U.S. Post Office, are closed today. 2. Garbage and recycling in Milford will not be collected Monday. Collections will be delayed by a day all week. 3. Liquor stores are allowed to open, leaving it up to them. Hickey's Liquors will be closed Labor Day. But some, including JP's …
Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations. 1. Here's a fun, unique volunteer job that involves football: the Milford Scarlet Hawks football team needs volunteers to work on the "chain gang," the three people who work each game to place the down markers on the field. One person is needed for the marker, and two for the chains, for each of the seven home games. If you are interested, contact Athletic Director Richard Piergustavo at rpiergustavo@milfordma.com. 2. A …
