Fall 2016 City of Milford Update – Mayor Bryan Shupe

  From the Desk of Mayor Bryan W Shupe Fall is in the air, the kids are back at school and families are excited to shop small and support local. Autumn is my favorite season of the year. It is a chance to refocus on family, friends and be thankful for the strength our challenges have provided us and the …

Milford Selected for Downtown Development District

Downtown development program adds 5 communities  Scott Goss, The News Journal 7:40 a.m. EDT August 11, 2016 Thank ou Scott Goss of Delaware News-Journal for discussing Milford’s DDD designation from the State of Delaware. Read the full article at http://www.delawareonline.com/…/downtown-developm…/88519038/ Milford, meanwhile, has invested significant money and resources in recent years on improving the Mispillion Riverwalk Park, which straddles the Mispillion …

Touch of Italy to Open in Downtown Milford

  Touch of Italy Announces Newest Location in Downtown Milford, Del. Jun 30, 2016 | Posted by Lauren Holloway | DelmarvaLife Bob Ciprietti shows off the new Touch of Italy building (Photo: Lauren Holloway)  Downtown Milford, Del. recently gained a new restaurant. On Wednesday, June 29, owners of Touch of Italy, with the help of city officials and M&T Bank, showed off the restaurants newest location …

Milford Helps Homeless with Code Backpack

Full article can be found at http://www.doverpost.com/news/20160602/milford-helps-homeless-with-code-backpack By David Paulk David.paulk@doverpost.com @paulkatdover Posted Jun. 2, 2016 @ 4:10 pm The success of Code Purple, which earned a name for itself by providing shelter for the homeless during extremely cold weather, is rubbing off. The residents of Milford have been galvanized to start Code Backpack, a three-way partnership between the city, …

Bayhealth Breaks Ground on Southern Campus

WBOC-TV 16, Delmarvas News Leader, FOX 21 –   Bayhealth broke ground on a health campus project today that will transform the way healthcare is delivered in southern Delaware. More than 200 community members, physicians, state and local leaders, and Bayhealth team members gathered to celebrate the milestone event. Bayhealth President and CEO Terry Murphy, FACHE, spoke to the project’s …

Bayhealth Breaks Ground on Southern Health Campus

“Today will be memorable for all of us. In a few years, when the health campus project is built, we can all say we were here when it all began. With one scoop of earth, we’ll begin a new phase of the town’s development. For almost 20 years, Bayhealth has been part of Milford. Since the 1997 merger, Bayhealth has …

Remembering Those Who Gave All

By Mike Finney Milford Beacon Received on Tuesday, May 24, 2016 Memorial Day is equated with the start of summer, trips to the beach and a time for relaxation with family and friends. However, the annual Milford Memorial Day ceremony is a reminder of what the holiday is all about. It will take place on Monday, May 30, at 10 …

Your Town – Milford Mayor Shupe

Thank you Lisa Bryant and Jim Hoppa for the invitation to be on WBOC TV 16 Delmarva’s News Leader’s DelmarvaLife. I had a lot of fun talking with you about our great city of Milford.

DE Turf Breaks Ground on Sports Complex

Sports teams all over the East Coast will soon have a brand new place to play in tournaments and have incredible experiences in Delaware. Project leaders and local officials kicked off the construction process of the DE Turf Sports Complex (Kent County Regional Sports Complex) in Frederica at the site’s groundbreaking Thursday morning. The 84-acre, state-of-the-art facility, conceived as an …

Shupe Sworn in for Second Term

Thank you Mike Finney, of the Milford Beacon, for covering the swearing in of Mayor and Council last week. The Honorable William J. Walls Jr. swore in Shupe to a second two-year term as mayor at the city’s annual organization meeting Monday night. Judge Walls also swore in City Council members Arthur J. Campbell (1st Ward), Lisa Ingram Peel (2nd Ward), …