Milford News

Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection today announced that Charles Island in Milford and Duck Island in Westbrook will be closed to the public beginning today, May 24 through September 9, to prevent disturbances to nesting birds.

A compromise plan to hire school resource officers seemed to sway some aldermen as they were asked to vote on a 2013-14 budget.

The Colony Grill's newest location is open for business on the site of the old Harrison's Hardware at 36 Broad Street on the Green in downtown Milford, Conn.

A town woman saw more than squirrels and seagulls on her early-morning jog along Milford Point Road on Friday when an unknown man jumped from a bush and exposed himself, police said.

Andre and Roseann Santamaria at their place of business, Auto Glass of New England in Stratford, Conn.

SuzieCakes has only been in downtown Milford a short time, but the little boutique is already a celebrity shop.

That was before a month's worth of rain fell on the region, lawns got shaggy and unkempt and puddles grew to the size of small lakes.

The first summer season since storm Sandy kicks off on Memorial Day weekend, and the state's parks are ready, a state spokesman said Thursday.

Mayor Ben Blake gathers with his family on the steps of City Hall Thursday evening to announce he will seek a second term as mayor.

Traffic on I-95 southbound from New Haven through Milford is crawling, at an average speed of 5-10 miles per hour, from a combination of road work, rain showers, heavy volume and the usual drivers who are enjoying a leisurely breakfast on their way to work.

The Milford Board of Aldermen voted to add money to one grant allocation during this year's budget deliberations.

DEEP park maintainer Lea Church repairs heavy post and rail fencing destroyed during Hurricane Sandy at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, Conn.

Along the shore this weekend "sandy'' will revert to its benign, pre-storm meaning, with nearly all beaches and parks restored and ready for the unofficial start of summer.

Quinnipiac University recognized employees for reaching service milestones of ranging from 10 to 45 years during an annual ceremony held May 21, in the Athletics and Recreation Center on the Mount Carmel Campus.

Korean War vet Bob Vitale and wife Frances, of Stratford, get their meal at the Town of Stratford's 2013 Veterans Breakfast at Vazzano's Four Seasons banquet facility in Stratford, Conn.

Connecticut HealthBridge-managed facilities, including Newington Healthcare Center, will be able to impose temporary contract changes at least a little bit longer--the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey has granted the company an extension until the next court date, which has yet to be set.

The first Connecticut officer to be charged with murder while acting in the line of duty has been found dead at the age of 41.

The work will continue until 3 p.m. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 31 and 5, a distance of more than 25 miles through lower Fairfield County as rush hour winds down.

Liz Squillace, of Bridgeport, owner of screenprinter Paradox, Inc. opened her business at the Arcade building in downtown Bridgeport, Conn.

Milford has just celebrated Earth Day, America's only - and still unofficial - holiday for the environment.