Downtown Master Plan

…Residents Are Asked To Join Planning Process Yesterday, Downtown Milford Inc. and the City of Milford Parks & Recreation Department held the 12th Annual Bug & Bud Festival in downtown Milford. It was an honor to represent my hometown for the first time as Mayor during this special occasion that celebrates Arbor Day as well as our State Bug, the …

Milford May Be the Next Great Boomtown

Most people’s experience of Milford is a blip on their drive to the beach. Next time, peel off the highway. You will be surprised. BY MARK NARDONE PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVIN FLEMING Milford is booming, thanks to a renewed interest in the South Walnut Street shopping district. If ever there were a household name in Milford, it’s Gwen Guerke. Except for …

Petermans remember daughter with hope, kindnes

Milford Beacon Received at http://www.milfordbeacon.com/article/20150311/NEWS/150319951/2025/NEWS By Mike Finney mike.finney@doverpost.com @MikeOnMilford Posted Mar. 11, 2015 at 1:17 PM Carrie Peterman was tired of feeling so sad and depressed when her daughter Madison’s birthday rolled around every March 25. But it had been almost impossible for the Peterman family not to feel overwhelmed on that day considering that Madison, her grandmother Sandy Peterman …

Milford Customer Service to make big move downtown

Milford Beacon Received at http://www.milfordbeacon.com/article/20150318/NEWS/150319839 By Mike Finney mike.finney@doverpost.com @MikeOnMilford The City of Milford’s billing department has already undergone a name change this year. Now it’s getting ready to change addresses. The move is intended to make it more convenient for the community to connect with the department. Milford City Council voted on Jan. 11 to change the name of the …

Bayhealth moves forward with new medical campus

Article received from Cape Gazette, http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/bayhealth-moves-forward-with-new-medical-campus/1308441 By Maddy Lauria | Mar 05, 2015 MILFORD — Just three months after Bayhealth announced plans for a new $250 million medical campus in Sussex County by 2018, two firms have been selected to design the new campus and repurpose Milford Memorial Hospital on Clarke Avenue in Milford. CannonDesign, an international architecture and engineering firm that …

Milford Chamber Celebrates 25 Years

By Mike Finney mike.finney@doverpost.com @MikeOnMilford Posted Jan. 14, 2015 at 7:08 PM Angela Dorey, who is now in her second year as president of the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford (CCGM), says she wants to know more about the organization’s past. Meanwhile, David Burton, who served as CCGM’s first president a quarter of a century ago, said he feels …

Reflecting On 2014, Welcoming 2015

The latest newsletter from the Mayor’s office. Hope you have a Happy New Year ! Please do not hesitate to share your ideas with us. I commit to the residents of our city that my office and mind will always remain open.  http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Reflecting-on-2014–Welcoming-2015—City-of-Milford-Update-.html?soid=1115603422252&aid=NZleyR7vQvM. As we look forward to 2015, I encourage our residents to stay in constant communication with their …

Sweet Success In Milford As Project Pop-Up Business Opens

Article Shared on Delaware.gov, The Official Website of the First State Date Posted: Monday, December 22nd, 2014 MILFORD, Del. (Dec. 22, 2014) – Something tasty just popped up in downtown Milford. City, state and other local officials celebrated the arrival of Patty Cakes, a participant in this year’s Project Pop-Up program, with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 …

Bayhealth To Open Milford Health Campus

      Fellow Milfordian, Along with Bayhealth CEO Terry Murphy and Governor Jack Markell, I am extremely proud to announce that Bayhealth will begin a new chapter in healthcare in Delaware. Expecting to break ground next year, Bayhealth will open an innovative new health campus in Milford to serve the growing needs of the people of Kent and Sussex …

City of Milford Hires New City Manager

Milford City Council voted unanimously to appoint Hans Medlarz as Milford’s City Manager beginning January 1, 2015. Mayor Bryan Shupe is pleased to officially announce his hiring stating that “Hans has tremendous skill set and is the most obvious person to fill this position. His former positions provide valuable experience in the public services essential to the health, safety and …