Calendar of Events

Youth Groups in Milford are offering a Can & Bottle Collection.

Bring your redeemable cans & bottles (with labels on!).

Drop off from 9:30 AM-11 AM 

A tour of the Old Milford Cemetery will be given by members of the Milford Historical Society on Sat., Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. beginning from the DAR Chapter House parking lot, best accessed by its driveway at 55 Prospect St. (Rain date: Sat., Oct. 20.)

Donations of $5 for adults may be made the day of the event; children accompanied by adults are welcome free of charge; students free. Tickets may also be purchased at the Canvas Patch, 5 River St. or from any Society member.

Parking is limited so it’s best to come early. Tours are given in groups of 15 to 20 and will begin as soon as the first group is formed. This popular tour has been given every October since 2012.

There will be costumed re-enactors at the graves telling the stories of people who lived hundreds of years ago.

Donations of $5 for adults may be made the day of the event; children accompanied by adults are welcome free of charge, as are students. Tickets may also be purchased at the Canvas Patch, 5 River St. or from any Society member. Parking is limited so it’s best to come early. Tours are given in groups of 15 to 20 and will begin as soon as the first group is formed. This popular tour has been given every October since 2012.

There will be costumed re-enactors at the gravesites telling the stories about people who lived here hundreds of years ago.

Italian American of the Year – Vincent J. Lambiase Jr.

Special Achievement – Diane Candido

Special Recognition – Senator Gayle Slossberg

2018 Scholarship Recipients

Abigail R. Huebner

Michael A. Sciancalepore

Julia R. Bryant

$100.00 per person

Black Tie Optional

Italian “Family Style”

Open bar

6:30 pm – 10:30 pm

Music by

Rich DiPalma and Sound Alternative

Dancing

7:00 pm to 11:00pm 

SABOR LATINO Please join us on Sunday October 14, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for a fun event, celebrating the Sussex County Latino culture:  Good food, fun music and dancing and a silent auction.   

Location:  The Clubhouse at Baywood in Long Neck DE.   

For tickets go to www.laesperanza.org.  $50 per person.  

Enjoy cuisine from:  Bluecoast Seafood Grill & Raw Bar; Papa Grande's Coastal Taqueria; Harvest Tide Steakhouse; Matt's Fish Camp; Northeast Seafood Kitchen; 501 North; Calderon Market & Bakery; Chimole Mexican Grill; Cilantro.  

Wine and Beer provided by Mispillion River Brewing and Wes OC Bottle Shop & Bar. 

Event sponsors:  SoDel Concepts & M&T Bank.  Media Sponsor:  The Voice Radio Network

On Wednesday, November 7, Continuum of Care is hosting a wine and beer tasting at our administrative office, in partnership with Orange Street Liquor Shop. The evening will feature samples of wine, beer, and non-alcoholic ciders that guests can order, hors d’oeuvres from Continuum’s new Grassroots Deli, and live music. 

Visit www.continuumct.org/tasting to register, donate, or to purchase sponsorship. Registration is required by Friday, November 2.

Milford Alive! was formed to celebrate, educate, and support local business.

It's our belief that small local businesses dont get enough recognition, and in many cases get no reconition.  We aim to change that!

For October we present the "Over the Hump" Award.  The premise is this:  A large percentage of businesses fail in the first 3 years.  Another chunk fail between 3 and 5 years.  If you've made it past 5 years in business, some would say you are "over the hump" and you business might actually survive and become successful! Congratulations are in order.

The award criteria are as follows:

1. Business should have been established etween 2005 and 2013, between 5 and 15 years as an established business.  

2. Be a Milford based business.   Having locations outside Milford is okay but the business' primary operating location should be Milford

These recognitions are provided through a partnership with Milford Alive! and Milford Economic & Community Development.  Honorable Mayor Benjamin G Blake will be handing out the awards.

Awardees are encouraged to bring a guest.  Guests could be a mentor, supporter, or the owner of a business inspired or helped out in some significant way.  

Food is provided for the awardees by Joey C's Restaurants and lunch for guests and attendees is generously sponsored by Liberty Bank. 

In October, we'll be discussing Dark Places by Gillian Flynn.

Copies of the book are available in advance at the Reference Desk. 

            The Milford Senior Center Flu Shot Clinic is scheduled for Wednesday, October 17^th 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Center, 9 Jepson Drive.  To pre-register, contact our insurance specialists, Laura Daneault or John Cornelius, at 203 877-5131 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Please have your insurance information available when you call.

The Health Department will offer Fluzone High Dose for individuals 65 years of age and over at their Flu Clinics this season, including the Senior Center Flu Clinic.  Fluzone High Dose is the first and only influenza vaccine designed specifically for people 65 years of age and older.  Persons in this age group have a higher risk of complications from influenza.  Aging can decrease the body’s ability to have a good immune response after getting the influenza vaccine.  A higher dose of antigen in the vaccine helps provide older adults a better immune response and therefore better protection against the flu.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details that each year more than 425,000 related hospitalizations and up to 36,000 flu-related deaths occur.  It is estimated that 52% of the hospitalizations and 78% of the deaths occur in people 65 years of age or older.

To register for a flu shot at the Senior Center, contact our Insurance Specialists John Cornelius or Laura Daneault at 203-877-5131 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.  Please have your insurance information available when you call.

            The Milford Health Department’s Annual Flu Shot Clinic will take place at the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, Wednesday, October 17, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

            Please do not arrive at the Senior Center before 9:00 a.m.

            Further information will be available and published in the Milford Senior Center’s September Bulletin and local media. 

Come to a ribbon cutting ceremony and Harvest Welcome event to celebrate the official opening of a new Program Services building at Boys & Girls Village. The building will become home to many community-based services aimed at helping at-risk children and families create healthy developmental pathways.

At 3 pm, members of the executive team and dignitaries will cut the ribbon on the new 15,000 square foot building with representatives from the State of Connecticut and organizations who assisted with the planning, design, and construction of building. 

Self-guided tours of the new facility will be offered, as well as the opportunity to see the expansion of the Charles F. Hayden School, serving grades K-12. An installation documenting the organization’s 75-year transformation into a leading comprehensive behavioral health agency will also be on view.

Refreshments will be served, courtesy of Meatball Heaven, one of three youth-run businesses in the organization’s Work to Learn program. There is no charge for this event, and everyone is welcome. Boys & Girls Village is located at 528 Wheelers Farms Road in Milford, CT.  For additional details, visit https://www.bgvillage.org/or call Ashley Keller, 203-556-9695.