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Milford Based Boost Oxygen Continues Annual Donation To Connecticut Food Bank: During the early stages of the pandemic last April, Milford's Boost Oxygen donated $5,000 to the Connecticut Food Bank. When schools closed during the pandemic and millions lost employment, food banks across the country were still there to supply daily meals to those
Center for Family Justice Acquires New Safehouse Property; Seeks Donation Support: Domestic violence victims desperate for immediate refuge from systematic and often murderous physical and sexual abuse can soon breathe slightly easier. The Center for Family Justice (CFJ) has acquired a 9,000-square-foot property intended as a safehouse. The new safehouse doubles the current location’s
Lamont Announces Plans at Connecticut State Parks for the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Season: Governor Ned Lamont and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes today announced that Connecticut’s State Parks system and boat launches are planning to return to providing full services to visitors during the 2021 season, with some
Beardsley Zoo Invites the Public to Its Party For The Planet:  Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo invites residents to join the Zoo in celebrating with a Party For The Planet, a number of virtual and live activities designed to mark the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. Plans include interpretive talks via Zoom about some of the
SHU Develops Program to Help Food Insecure Students: FAIRFIELD, Conn.—The Sacred Heart University community is showing great support for a new initiative, SHU Shares, that combats food insecurity on campus and ensures students remain well fed and focused on their academic and professional goals. In mid-March, when organizers began accepting
Drug Take Back Day in Milford on April 24: The Milford Prevention Council, in partnership with the Milford Police Department, is holding its Spring Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24 from 10am to 2pm at Milford Senior Center. This is an opportunity for residents to return their unwanted, unneeded,
Milford Mayor Ben Blake and Health Director Provide COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Minute with the Mayor - COVID-19 Vaccine Update In this week's installment of Minute with the Mayor, Milford Mayor Ben Blake talks with Director of Public Health about the COVID vaccine rollout plan. Beginning tomorrow, April 1, the State of Connecticut
Mayor Blake Announces Spring Bulk Waste Pickup Schedule: Mayor Ben Blake announced Milford’s Spring Bulk Waste Pickup Program schedule.  This residential pickup service requires the homeowner to prepare and separate the following acceptable bulky waste items. Similar items should be placed together in bags and containers. All acceptable items
Woofgang & Co. Taps Amiee Turner of Bridgeport as New Exec Director: Team Woofgang & Co., a local nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young adults with disabilities through learning a variety of vocational skill sets by producing, packaging, marketing, and selling high quality pet treats, toys, apparel, and accessories, has selected Amiee
Connecticut receives first FEMA mobile vaccination unit in the nation, launched today in Bridgeport: Connecticut is the first state in the nation to receive one of FEMA’s newly created mobile vaccination units, which will help the state in its ongoing efforts to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to people who live within socially vulnerable neighborhoods.

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