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t’s been three years since the Milford Duck Race was held and the last yellow duck floated across the finish line…but that is about to change. June 9, 2018 will see the return of the fun family event, as the United Way of Milford and the Woodruff Family YMCA join forces to dump up to 10,000 yellow ducks into the Wepawaug River for what is sure to be an exciting race. The two agencies, evenly sharing both the expenses and the proceeds of the event, recently purchased the ducks and all the race-related equipment from St. Gabriel School. The school had sponsored the race for many years until it closed in 2016.
A prime viewing spot on the banks of the Wepawaug as thousands of rubber duckies head downstream towards Milford Harbor. If you have never heard of the duck race, participants purchase raffle certificates which are numbered to correspond with a number located on each duck. Sales of the certificates will begin in April, once all the permits and approvals are in place. $5.00 will get you a registration number for one duck and the chance to win one of 100 prizes. There will be five “top prizes” according to Johnson,
“We want to start small and create a fun
along with smaller prizes of gift certificates
United Way, cites declining revenues and
Gary Johnson, president and CEO of the
day for more than just those who are
and other donations, all due to the generosity
the desire to find some different ways to
participating in the race.” He notes that the
of many local sponsors. The organizers hope
raise money as an incentive to revitalize the
depth of the United Way Executive Board
to have an online option as well as locations
duck race.
and the breadth of the YMCA membership
around town where folks can “adopt” a duck.
makes the collaboration of the two agencies
You may even see a big yellow duck or other
event back to Milford. It’s a great community
a perfect fit. He is also appreciative of the
volunteers making their way to key sites and
project and encourages family involvement,”
support being offered by some of the key
events to drum up sales.
said Johnson.
people who ran the race for St. Gabriel School.
“We are happy to be able to bring this
Event co-chairman Tom Lawlor agrees, but admits the endeavor is a huge undertaking.
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The starting time for the race will be
“They were passionate about the event and
determined in the near future since it will
have been really helpful,” he said.
be dependent on the tide. Visitors can watch
the ducks make their way down the river from the starting point near Stonebridge Restaurant, passing under the Memorial Bridge and Hotchkiss Bridge, to the finish line “funnel” in the harbor near Fowler Field and Founder’s Walk. To get more information on race details visit https://milfordduckrace.com and submit your name and email address for updates. Then be sure to head down to the harbor on June 9th to cheer on the ducks as they paddle downstream towards the —Susan Glennon Volunteers pull the winning ducks from the harbor. Prizes are awarded to 100 lucky duck winners!
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50 Years of Fishing
their child fishing knows it can be a trying experience. All of the traits that make for a good fisherman/woman are usually lacking in children. Fishing, even on the best of days, can be a waiting game. And on the toughest days,
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when there is nary a nibble for hours, a good
any men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not
angler knows deep down that there could be a
fish they are after.” Anyone who has ever woken up before sunrise
monster out there just waiting; all you need is
to stand in a cold river or on a boat pitching and rolling through
one more cast or to change lures to Ol’ Lucky.
stomach-turning swells when more sleep in a warm bed was the more rational course of
Most kids just don’t have the patience. Cries
action, knows there is some truth to this quote often attributed to Henry David Thoreau.
of “How much longer?,” “There are no fish in this ocean!,” and the dreaded, “Everyone is
There’s more to fishing than just the catch.
of failure. Friends, families, strangers all fish
catching fish except meeee!” now scar once
There is something both primal and peaceful
side by side, laugh, joke, and tell tales, but
idyllic and boastful fishing tales.
about casting a line and watching it sink
in the end, it’s only your line that matters.
beneath the water, not knowing if there is
When a fish finally does choose you, it’s magic.
fish with your children hassle free, right in the
anything there. Not knowing if you will feel
Anyone who loves fishing, remembers that
middle of Milford.
a sudden, thrilling, tug or just sit there with
first catch, THE fish, the one that, no pun
your mind wandering, looking into the water,
intended, got them hooked. They can’t really
come to mean one thing to the city— the
staring at your line, thinking about everything
explain what was so great about it, it just was.
Trout Derby. On Saturday, May 5, 2018, the
and nothing. Knowing there’s a real chance
But parents, worry not, there is a fun way to
Since 1968, the first Saturday in May has
Alternately, anyone who has ever taken
Milford Striped Bass Club will mark the 50th anniversary of its premier event, a morning of fun and fishing for children 15 years and younger. The upper and lower duck ponds are stocked with trout and the only thing a child has to do is point his or her fishing rod in the right direction, drop the line, cross their fingers and wait…and if the fishing gods are on their side, within a few minutes, they’ll be yelling, “Fish On!” Jen Lalond and her husband Shawn have co-chaired the Derby for more than a decade. “One of the great things about the day is that COURTESY OF MILFORD STRIPED BASS CLUB
kids get to feel the excitement of catching a
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fish all on their own. It’s a great, fun way for kids to learn how to fish,” says Jen. While she doesn’t guarantee that every child will catch a fish, she says, “we make sure the ponds are well stocked. The odds are pretty good. We Kids and parents line up along the duck pond for the fishing derby.
don’t like to see upset kids, we want them to
out of a love for salt water bass fishing come to
come back year after year for more and get
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excited about fishing. My husband and I both
The Trout Derby began when former Milford
fished at the Derby as kids and we’re still here.
resident Bob Mahoney noticed that the ponds
She adds, “Our 11-year-old nephew Anikin loves
in town weren’t being used by the local kids for
it and says he can’t wait for it.”
fishing. He got together with fellow resident Pete Herbert and they came up with an idea.
are no fees and no registration required.
They both chipped in $50 to stock the pond with
And, like any good fishing day, the Derby
120 trout and put an ad in the local paper. They
starts early—6:00 am—and runs until 9:30
were expecting a few dozen kids at most, but
am. Beginning at 9:45 there is a casting
when 300 showed up, the Milford Trout Derby
competition. There are awards and trophies
was born. Fifty years later it is still going strong.
for largest catch and longest line throw. Prizes include tackle, tackle boxes, and fishing nets.
COURTESY OF MILFORD STRIPED BASS CLUB
The Trout Derby is open to all comers; there
For Milford’s Derby Day to be a success, and ensure there are enough fish for the
The Milford Striped Bass Club was started in the 1960s by 12 men with a common interest:
This happy fisherman shows off his derby
fishing for striped bass. So how did a club born
day catch.
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milford spotlight hundreds of families who turn out, the
shops around here, plus donations and all the
them and they will feel great joy. Maybe they
Milford Striped Bass Club uses the Harding
volunteers, we couldn’t pull it off.”
won’t really know why, but in 50 years when
Trout Fishery in Bethlehem, CT. The night
Early Saturday morning on May 5th, some
before the event, the hatchery loads about
kids will be catching their first fish. Their
800 brown, rainbow, and brook trout into
Moms and Dads and siblings will be with
the Trout Derby turns 100 years old, they will still remember that day. —Gerry McGuire
their custom truck and delivers them into Milford’s upper pond. Obviously, the cost of COURTESY OF MILFORD STRIPED BASS CLUB
stocking the ponds has increased over the years. “Every year the price for the fish goes up,” says Jen Lalond. These days, she says, “it costs about $9,000 just for the fish. Then we have trophies and prizes for the competitions and goody bags for the kids. We also have to have the ponds dredged to make room for the trout, so without our sponsors, like the City of Milford, Devon Rotary, Dulin Auto, Bobby J’s Bait & Tackle, and all the other tackle
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Spring into Action
Library. Her dedication to preserving Milford’s past was recognized by the United
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o you want to know what it takes to make Milford a better place to live? You, your
of Milford” Award for promoting education
thoughts, talents, and time. That’s what three individuals discovered when their
of the heritage of Milford.
volunteering became a way of life for them.
Make the Most of History As a past president of the Milford Historical
“Volunteering is important if you have time for it,” says Damicis, “and a passion for
grade at Orchard Hills.
history is easily transferrable.” For instance,
In 1997, Damicis began to coordinate
she suggests getting involved with the
Society, Ardienne Damicis realized long
school tours focusing on the historic houses
Milford Preservation Trust, an organization
ago that preserving the legacy of a city
of Milford. Now considered a highlight for
that protects historical homes such as the
is a team effort. Preserving and teaching
third graders, the program takes students
Baldwin house on Prospect Street. “Preser-
Milford’s history has been a passion, one
on a walking tour of downtown Milford and
vation of Milford’s history is important so
she’s embraced on many fronts and has
reviews the history of landmarks in the area.
people across generations can experience
successfully passed on to countless Milford
Damicis also coordinates and takes
the ways of life before theirs,” says Damicis.
residents. Her efforts began after retiring
part in tours of Old Milford Cemetery and
“If you find yourself drawn to the history of
from 34 years of teaching fourth and fifth
is involved with Friends of the Milford
Milford, reach out to the Historical Society, the Friends of the Milford Cemetery, or any local history group.”
Clean Up Your City Mackenzie Powers, with help from parents John and Joanna, works hard to save Milford’s environment. Their family organization, Mackenzie’s Beach Cleanup, began in 2007 when then 4-year old Mackenzie approached her parents with an idea. After seeing a program on TV with other kids her age picking up trash on a beach, she was inspired to help clean the beaches near her house. “It bothered me there was so much trash everywhere,” she remarks about the waste on the sandy shores she lived near. Her father John said that he and his wife brushed off the idea the first few times Mackenzie mentioned it, but soon realized she was serious. To get the ball rolling, John REBECCA PLATT
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Ardienne Damicis has been teaching Milford’s history for decades through her walking tours.
president of the Walnut Beach Association. Garbus suggested that the Powers come to the next Association meeting, where Mackenzie stood up on a chair and announced that she wanted to clean the beach. The idea was completely supported and the Walnut Beach Association agreed to fund the project right then and there. Only about ten people had attended a loosely organized cleanup the year before, so with Mackenzie’s family spearheading the project, changes had to be made. POWERS
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First, publicity was a must. Newspaper
the first Saturday of May, coinciding with
pictures of Mackenzie, articles about her
bulk trash pickup. In 2015, Mackenzie’s
mission, and flyers began circulating around
Beach Cleanup added Gulf Beach to its
the city. In particular, information was
cleaning day, so volunteers show up to
sent to grammar schools around Milford so
Walnut and Gulf Beach. Rain or shine,
kids like Mackenzie could get involved. The
people pick up trash and make our beaches
Powers also sought out sponsorships from
a little nicer for everyone. Mackenzie says
local businesses to help the cleanup. This is
she hopes to include even more beaches,
essential, says Mackenzie, so that “saving
private and public, and wants to establish a
the world isn’t expensive.” The Stratford
town-wide beach cleanup day.
Home Depot location donates supplies and
If you feel strongly about an issue, Mack-
manpower. The Key Club and other high
enzie suggests that you speak up and be a
school organizations bring students to the cleanup for community service hours.
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This year the annual cleanup is May 5th,
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part of the solution. “Don’t be shy about it...
everyone to give back, even in the smallest
providing people with the invaluable tool of
don’t be afraid to make change.”
way possible. At the Beth-El Center she
reading and writing English.
participates on various event committees and
When choosing where to give your time
Get Busy Helping
coordinates the meal services to “help cook
and energy she suggests, “Look at yourself and
Shaileen Kelly Landsberg is a generous woman
and serve delicious meals.” Her goals are “to
evaluate what’s important to you. Do some
who contributes much of her time and energy
move the organization forward” and ensure
research into organizations that can promote
to the community. Not only is she so active in
continued funding through both legislators
your values.” She recommends going to the
the Rotary Club that she was named 2016-17
and fundraising.
United Way as well as churches and religious
Rotarian of the Year, she also serves on the
For the Get in Touch Foundation, Landsberg
centers; these local groups are starting places
Board of the Beth-El Center. Her commitment
helps host the Milford Daisy Bowl fundraiser,
for further community service opportunities.
to these and other local organizations enriches
a football game that takes place on each
daily life for people across Milford.
Super Bowl Sunday at the Milford Academy
all different backgrounds can give back. “We
field. She also sits on the board of directors for
all have a responsibility not to do well in life,
whelming, but Landsberg says that she likes
Literacy Volunteers of Southern Connecticut
but to do good in life.”
to stay busy and help others. She encourages
where she fundraises and works towards
Dedicating time to a cause may seem over-
Landsberg’s philosophy is that people from
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milford wildlife
Don Goff, deputy director of the Beardsley Zoo enjoys a visit with Anur tigers Reka and Zeya. animals quickly became his calling and he never looked back. “I moved to Milford when I took on the General Curator position here at Beardsley. When we looked around the area, Milford was where we wanted to be.” Don continues. “My dad often encouraged us to move back to Florida but we love it here.” Don’s wife Janet is a vet tech and an experienced exotic cat handler. Together they have three dogs and two house cats. While Goff works with all species of animals, he began to focus on big cats. Beardsley currently has Canadian lynx, Brazilian ocelot, Amur leopard, bobcats, and
day at the Beardsley Zoo is always a fun and educational way to spend time, especially on Milford Day (discount!). Otters frolic in the water, a snowy owl keeps a watchful eye, monkeys monkey around, wolves stealthily pace, and peacock’s proudly display their magnificent plumage as they parade around the park. How lucky we are to have Connecticut’s only zoo so close by. It also makes for an easy commute for Milford resident Don Goff, Deputy Director of the Beardsley Zoo.
On November 25, 2017, Reka and Zeya were born. Their mother, Changbai (a first-time mother) rejected the cubs, so for the first time at Beardsley, the cubs had to be handraised. The odds were only about 40 percent that ANNA DOWNS
Eye of the Tiger A
two Amur tigers…make that four Amur tigers.
they would survive without their mother caring for them. It’s a testament to the around-the-clock care they received that the cubs are thriving. Reka (named after a river in Russian) and Zeya (named for a tributary of the Amur River) will enjoy their stay at the Zoo’s Animal Care Center until their space is prepared. “They will be with us for a while, likely a couple of years at least. The SSP (Species Survival Plan) meets once a year to develop a breeding and transfer plan.”
During college, while majoring in biology,
job cleaning out animal enclosures, but I
Don is the co-chairman of the Felid Taxon
Goff, as most students do, found a summer
really enjoyed it,” he recounts. “A full-time
Advisory Group (TAG) which oversees
job. But this was not your typical seasonal
opportunity became available and I jumped
conservation efforts in zoos across the country.
employment: Goff obtained a position as
at the chance. I worked as I continued my
“The birth of the cubs is significant for the
an animal keeper. “Initially it was just a
schooling.” He was hooked. Working with
species,” he explains. “As part of the SSP,
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our tigers offer genetic diversity to
Once know as Siberian tigers, Reka and
the species as a whole. The lineage of
Zeya are thriving, thanks to the love and
Chanbai and Petya, our Amur tigers,
care of the Beardsley Zoo team.
can be traced back for generations to wild-caught tigers in Russia. Both
a difference. Having two growing and
had ancestors that once resided in the
thriving cubs is exceptional.”
“Amur tigers were once known
Reka and Zeya are cared for by Don and the diligent keepers who had been
as Siberian Tigers. As their territory
hands-on since the beginning. Cute
is now limited to the Amur region
and cuddly, at eight weeks old the cubs
the name was changed,” says Goff.
weighed in at around 16-17 pounds
Since the number of tigers in the wild
and exhibited behaviors akin to your
has dropped by 95 percent, the SSP is
average house cat—purring, playful,
essential in the future of these felines.
and pouncing. By ten weeks it became
“The genetic diversity the cubs offer
hands off—the once playful predatory
the worldwide population can make
nature became powerful and potentially
ANNA DOWNS
Moscow Zoo.”
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milford wildlife painful. “Within 10 weeks or so we reduce our
Nearly silent, they can stalk prey unnoticed.
Tiger Conservation Campaign. We raised some
interaction with them. They learn behaviors
Watch for a while as they saunter about their
money to start planning for renovating and
from each other, and though small, they have
habitat; their motion is mesmerizing.
expanding the exhibit, so stay tuned. We will
formidable claws.” Tigers are sizeable: 9-12 feet in length and
Caring for these remarkable animals is Don’s job, but also his pleasure. All smiles as he
be starting a campaign to raise the dollars to do that,” says Goff.
weighing 300 to 650 pounds. Given their
interacts with the cubs, it is clear that he is truly
Siberian roots, the tigers are more than
dedicated to maintaining the species. At this
of the Beardsley Zoo. Your support can make all
comfortable in our Connecticut climate. The
past year’s meeting of Association of Zoos and
the difference. A pleasant day at Beardsley is a
cuddly cubs of today will become formidable
Aquariums (AZA), Don received a Certificate of
perfect way to help perpetuate the species.
felines when they reach adulthood at around
Recognition and Appreciation for his five years
three years of age. Since the cubs are female
of leadership and commitment to excellence in
and small for the species, they will most
the field of animal care and conservation.
likely grow up to be on the lighter side of
Zoos such as the Beardsley rely on the public
These fantastic felines are literally the face
—Susan Carroll Dwyer DONATIONS CAN BE MADE at the Beardsley Zoo website www.beardsleyzoo.org.
300 pounds. Were they in the wild their prey
to help with their continuing mission. “People
“If a man could be crossed with a cat it would
would be as small as rabbits or as large as
can support tigers just by coming to the zoo.
improve the man, but deteriorate the cat.”
mule deer or moose. They are clever hunters.
We use a portion of admissions to support the
—Mark Twain
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Who Needs Manhattan? We’ve got the MAC musicals, drawing, and reading. “There was always music playing in our house. My parents were into classical and jazz and the arts were interwoven in my life,” she says. After attending the Rhode Island School of Design and graduating with a BA in Illustration, Miglio’s career included work as an art director at Houghton Mifflin and DC Health publishers and managing a studio of international children’s book illustrators. She herself is an accomplished children’s book illustrator, having worked with author Rick Walton and publisher Harper Collins on a series of “bunny books,” the first of which was a “top 10” on the children’s booklist for the NY Times. Throughout her career she has combined artistic talent with a strong
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who worked in business,
here in Milford. Just walk down the eastbound train
philanthropy, and the arts.
platform to the Milford Center for the Arts, overseen by the Milford
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Arts Council (MAC) and led by the multi-talented Paige Miglio.
ingrained in me,” says Miglio. Her coworkers agree. “What
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location, Firehouse Gallery in Devon.
really sets Paige apart and Paige Miglio,
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120 performers and exhibits appearing each
me and I want others to appreciate,
the Milford Center for
understanding of and love for
year, this small venue boasts a huge calendar
and enjoy all we have to offer,”
the Arts.
the Milford community,” says
of high-quality events. There are art exhibits,
says Miglio, executive director of
dramatic plays, musicals, concerts, and even
the MAC since 2013 and Milford resident for
Lorie Lewis. “She wants to help expand and
a sand-sculpture competition. Gatherings for
over 20 years, her children having attended
transform the community, so her intuition
writers, dancers, and budding artists are all
Simon Lake School. She grew up in a shoreline
as a leader who partners and collaborates
on the schedule for the Center and its sister
community, Old Saybrook, loving classic films,
with her community is extraordinary. She
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for kids aged six and under will introduce
from the state along with donations from
them to classical and jazz music. For teens,
Stonebridge Restaurant, Milford Progress
she says the MAC will offer three or four
Inc., Total Wine, and the Downtown Milford
$1,000 scholarships this year to high school
Business Association that allowed the MAC
students studying the visual arts, thanks
to update and upgrade its venue last year.
to donations from the Milford Chamber of
A grant from Subway World Headquarters
Commerce and Devon Rotary.
will provide marketing and advertising
Membership to the MAC is open to anyone
opportunities outside of Milford to attract
and starts at $35 annually. In addition to
art lovers from New Haven, Fairfield County,
Art enthusiasts try their hand at the weekly
supporting the arts in Milford, membership
and even as far as Manhattan.
BYOB Paint Ins at the Firehouse Gallery.
includes two discounted tickets to MAC
Encouraging love for the arts in children
programs and discounted entry fees to
and teens is also a focus for the organization,
families and young audiences,” she adds.
MAC and Firehouse Gallery Exhibits. Visit
said Miglio, so student tickets to most MAC
Using her own childhood as the example,
MilfordArts.org to become a member.
events are $5. “We plan to offer more for
Miglio said that in the future, relaxed events
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Chef Edgar Hensley III of Rainbow Gardens enjoys preparing meals that customers love. unsatisfied, Hensley was drawn back to the kitchen. He joined the team at Rainbow Gardens, beginning in catering, and eventually learning all the stations in the
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eing a chef is a demanding and rewarding career. Even before getting into the kitchen to slice, dice, sauté, roast, and bake, hours are spent learning what customers like, developing menus, and ordering food and supplies. Making sure each meal that goes out is appealing and delicious is of the utmost importance. Milford is home to many creative, talented chefs who bring their expertise to the restaurant kitchens around town and provide scrumptious meals for their customers.
to become head chef, I jumped at the chance,” he says. “This is the best job I’ve ever had. The owners are not just bosses, but I consider them family.” ANNA DOWNS
Meet Milford’s Chefs
kitchen. “When the opportunity came for me
Chef Hensley’s favorite dishes to prepare are pastas and sauces; his penne with Sonoma sundried tomatoes over baby spinach is one he adds to the specials menu on a rotating basis. When asked about the best compliment he’s received, he proudly answers, “I had a customer tell me, ‘This is the best dinner I’ve had in my life,’ and that made me feel great!” CHEF BRETT KEATING has been the executive chef at Stonebridge Restaurant
CHEF EDGAR HENSLEY III, affectionately
footsteps of a beloved and admired uncle,
for 17 years. He began college as a pharmacy
known as Ekeka, has been cooking at Rainbow
enlisted in the Navy, and became a cook on a
major, but quickly realized it was not right
Gardens for 10 years. His cooking experience
submarine.
for him. After exploring the textbooks of a
goes back to being in a culinary arts program
After his naval service and a few jobs
friend in culinary school, Keating realized
in high school, after which he followed in the
unrelated to cooking that left him feeling
he wanted to become a chef. He enrolled in
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the Culinary Institute of America and
Waters, both chefs and restauranteurs
began his journey toward this goal.
famous for their vision of unique dishes
Two of Chef Keating’s inspirations in cooking are Thomas Keller and Alice
and locally-sourced food. Keating also strives to use as many local ingredients as he can, including much of the shellfish and produce that are contained within his dishes. Born and raised in Milford, Chef Keating is hard-pressed to choose a favorite cuisine to prepare. “I enjoy working with seafood, but really I like to prepare anything that makes the
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make for himself is a humble one. “I
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love to make myself a bacon, onion,
fresh local ingredients in his dishes.
and cheddar French rolled omelet. My
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Chef Antonio Calderon of Bin 100 has
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Chef Riccardo Mavuli of Gusto Trattoria prepares many traditional Italian recipes that celebrate his Sardinian heritage.
I cook for them. The best compliment for
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CHEF BENNY FAUSTINI is the chef and
dish he makes is veal savoya, veal in
owner of Costa Azzurra. He has spent
a red wine demi-glace topped with
most of his adult life working at the
cheese and asparagus.
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cheese. It’s delicious.” As for compliments, “I just got this one
chef. “She really inspired me and taught
a couple of weeks ago from attendees at
me well. She actually learned from a chef
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our restaurant.” Chef Faustini’s menu is
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were happy with the service, the room,
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HEADS OF THEIR CLASS
Milford High School All-Class Reunion BY CINDY PAPISH GERBER
On Saturday, June 30, 2018 more than 1,000 former graduates
will gather behind the Parsons Complex to attend the fifth Milford High School (MHS) All-Class Reunion. From 9:00 am registration until the 5:00 pm closing comments, there will be countless opportunities for classmates to mix, mingle, and reminiscence about what made their particular MHS years so unique. Some classmates will recall when the courtyard functioned as the old Milford High School football field. Others will remember attending classes at the original “Yellow Brick Building” on West River Street (currently the River Park Apartments.) All alums will sport name tags, swap contact info, and exclaim how their friends, frenemies, and ex-crushes “haven’t changed one bit!” “The very first All-Class Reunion was in 1983,” says Deb Franco Smith (Class of ‘75), which was the same year the MHS building (which eventually morphed into the Parsons Government Center) was shuttered due to declining enrollment. As co-chair of the 2018 reunion alongside her husband Win Smith (‘76), she credits Jim Rose, (’33), the “King” of the 2008 MHS AllClass Reunion, with initially suggesting “a reunion of all classes as a way to share our school spirit.” That first reunion in 2003 attracted an astonishing 10,000 attendees, included a parade through Milford center, and
the committee thought it might be better to have one every five years, as none of us were getting any younger,” Smith jokes. The committee members have been diligently working to create a program that will include food, music, classic cars, tours, “a cop bucket” (for photos), awards, and the ever-popular crowning of a King and Queen, customarily bestowed on the oldest attending alums. “We’ll have memorabilia from MHS set up in the old snack stand on the football field,” she says. There will also be balloons, flowers, banners, vendors, tents, tables, chairs, t-shirts, and hats for sale.” All proceeds after expenses—including revenues raised through the official event program—will go towards the Jim Rose MHS Scholarship, which is awarded to two graduating students from any Milford High School. Over the same weekend, individual classes will traditionally schedule their own mini-class reunions. Additionally, the town
featured a skydiver landing on the football field. “The original
of Milford will be holding a “Kick-off to Summer” celebration
plan was to have an all-class reunion every 10 years. But then
that will culminate with evening fireworks at the Harbor.
Left to right: A tribute to Class of ‘44 service members; MHS senior portraits; Jim Rose, Class of ‘33, voted King of the 2008 All-Class Reunion.
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Through the Decades Graduates of Milford High School
BERNICE ROGERS BOWDEN CLASS OF 1934
RUTH MILES HASSENMAYER CLASS OF 1948
At 101 years young, Bernice still lives independently in her Bethany, CT
Ruth Miles met Skip (Walter) Hassenmayer in history class during their
home that she shared with her late husband Carl. Her 79-year-old son,
senior year. He played football when Herb French was the coach. Their
Linwood Schulte, the veteran Girls Track Coach at Jonathan Law, “comes
first date was at Savin Rock, in West Haven, the popular amusement
in daily to check on me and sometimes stays for a home-cooked dinner.”
park destination where they “enjoyed meeting up with other gals and guys.” After school their gang would head down to Broad Street, where they could be found sipping on “nickel Cokes” at Mitman’s Confection-
go “way back though several generations,” she says, with her grand-
ery store.
mother graduating MHS in 1902. “When I was in high school, it was at
Academically, Ruth remembers “taking to Spanish,” barely surviving
the height of the Depression,” she recalls. “Everyone struggled, and it
Geometry during junior year, and “hanging around Devon Center with
took money to have fun.” Since her mother was unwell, Bernice would
my good friend and class president, Joyce Reed.”
come home right after school to help with housework. The caption next to Bernice’s yearbook photo says, “Calm and Quiet.”
With the implementation of rationing during WWII, “Our crowd was conditioned to be thrifty,” Ruth notes. Practicality and planning ruled
She says she never had any trouble with her subjects, was a “pretty
the day. “Skip wanted to give me a ring for Christmas, but I wanted to
good artist,” and a member of the Art Corps (a club). “Our class, which
wait.” On graduation day, Ruth was excited to meet Skip’s parents for
graduated from Town Hall, was the first that had caps and gowns,” she
the first time. Nearly one year later, in April 1949, they became engaged
remembers. “We rented them for two bucks and that was it. Before that
and were married in September at Devon Union Church. In due course,
year, the girls wore their own dresses.”
they would have “very busy lives” raising four sons together.
Bernice has fond memories of spending afternoons at her grandfather’s beach cottage (before it was Silver Sands State Park) and going to
FUN FACT: For many years, Ruth and Skip would host a reunion picnic
Myrtle Beach with Mary Zielinsky. Automobiles were rare. “My family
every June for their graduating class in their backyard.
bought our first junkie jalopy for $10, but girls never drove.” FUN FACT: Her uncle, Charles Rogers drove the first MHS school bus! FASHION: Hair permanents (influenced by Hollywood) POPULAR SONGS: Bing Crosby tunes on the radio
ADVANCED REGISTRATION for the 2018 All-Class Reunion (same price for classmates and guests) is $16 per attendee when paying in advance; $20 if paying on the day of the event. For more details go to: http://www.mhsallclass.com 38 Milford Living • Spring
BERNICE ROGERS BOWDEN AND RUTH & SKIP HASSENMEYER
One of five siblings, Bernice was “born at my parents’ home on Wheelers Farm Road, as Milford Hospital didn’t exist.” Her Milford roots
CHRISTOPHER CARVETH & RICHARD PLATT
RICHARD “DICK” PLATT CLASS OF 1951
CHRISTOPHER (CHRIS) B. CARVETH CLASS OF 1968
“Ours was the last class to go all four years in the old yellow building...
“The idea of being independent and having varied opinions on political and
on half sessions,” says Dick. “The new building (Parsons) was mostly
social issues,” are beliefs that Carveth can attribute to growing up amidst
finished during our senior year. We had our graduation exercises in
the turmoil of the 1960s. Both negative and positive events of the decade,
the new auditorium. While we were rehearsing, the seats had not yet
like the escalation of the Vietnam conflict, the assassinations of Martin
been installed. They were put in place just in time.” On graduation day,
Luther King, Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and the progress of the NASA
he was one of the honor speakers and “also played a solo on the eupho-
Apollo lunar program would make an impact upon Carveth. “I later became
nium.” The song? “The Evening Star” by Wagner.
a lecturer for NASA on legal issues in the procurement process,” he says.
Dick describes the crowd he hung out with (including his best friend
After graduating MHS, Chris attended the University of Bridgeport and
Andrew Beres), as “studious/nerdy and for the most part, members of
went to law school at Columbus School of Law, attended Catholic Univer-
the Pilgrim Fellowship at the First Church.” In addition to playing the
sity of America in Washington DC, spent an exchange year in London,
aforementioned euphonium in the school band, young Richard sang in
and then returned to DC to work in various US government departments,
chorus, was on the staff and business manager of the school newspaper
ultimately establishing a successful Milford law practice. Somewhere in
“Wetomhis,” belonged to the Honor Society, and went to Nutmeg
between, he got married (twice) had three daughters and one grandson.
Boy’s State. “I had no intention of joining the staff of the Wetomhis,”
At MHS he belonged to the Key Club, Concert Choir, Band, Boys State
he divulges, “but Mrs. Thomas, the faculty advisor, called me to see her
Delegate, Student Council, and Drama Club, where he landed the star-
and told me that I was going to be business manager because I would
ring roles in both junior and senior plays. He also won the New England
need credentials like that to get into college. One did not say ‘no’ to Mrs.
District Key Club Oratory contest and the Key Club International contest.
Thomas,” he says, admitting, “she also was my great aunt, by the way.”
“You know how lawyers like to talk!” he quips. “My trophies, along with
“The Korean War broke out at the end of my junior year,” he recalls.
other Key Club awards, are in the case in the Parsons Complex. As the
After graduation, he joined the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps
result of my Key Club involvement, I joined the Milford Kiwanis Club
while attending Yale (’55) and then spent four years in the Navy. After
in 1975 and I’m now in my 43rd year with that great civic organization. I
that stint, he taught history and computer programming at East Haven
continue to serve as president of River Park Elderly Housing (“The Yellow
High School, obtained a master’s degree at Wesleyan, became active in
Building”) and will open it to tours on the day of the All-Class Reunion.”
local Milford politics and education, helped start the Milford Preservation Trust, and served as City Historian for 14 years. “I now spend what
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Through the Decades Graduates of Milford High School Margaret Galeano (Class of ‘74) was awarded honors for her artwork. Anthony Vitalli (Class of ‘82) was a standout player on the basketball court, and has became an indelible part of Milford high school sports.
MARGARET KASPER GALEANO CLASS OF 1974
ANTHONY VITELLI CLASS OF 1982
A self-described “hippie” during her years at MHS, Galeano recalls her
Although events like the Iranian Hostage Crisis, escalating Cold War
emerging political awareness and anxiety over the war in Vietnam. “I
tensions, and the “Miracle on Ice” gold medal victory of US Olympic
was worried about the draft for my older brother and his friends,” she
Hockey Team over the Soviet team in Lake Placid, N.Y. would leave their
recalls. At the same time, she was also immersing herself in the iconic
mark, after 36-plus years, Anthony Vitelli feels most influenced by the
1970’s music scene. “I wrote the music column for the “Wetomhis” and
relationships he forged while attending MHS.
we saw fantastic rock concerts really inexpensively ($3.00!)” Her parents
“The thing that was special about Milford High School was that there
would drop Margaret and her friends (Donna Kwaak, Jody Melman, Deb-
was a bond between the students of the school and a bond with the
bie Richter, Carol Bonfoey) off at the now defunct New Haven Coliseum
alumni,” he maintains. “Everyone knew each other.”
where they saw “The Allman Brothers Band, Traffic, Jethro Tull, Frank
“My friends were not from one group,” he emphasizes, making sure
Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, Santana, Tower of Power, and
to list them by name: “Jeff Matchett, Robbie Shields, James Gray, Tommy
more. At the Waterbury Palace Theater we saw Queen.”
Kollar, Jeff Hall, Charlie Merk, Tom Poehailos, Frank Tondora, Mark
“In warm months we would hang out at the North Street duck pond,
Cunningham….”
play Neil Young and Bob Dylan songs on the guitar and sing along. We
Likewise, he lists his most memorable MHS teachers: “Mr. Greg
enjoyed local bands performing for free at Eisenhower Park and Fowler
Kovac, English, Mr. Jim Fahy, English, Ms. Cheryl Monterose and Larry
Field organized by “Walt Whizzy Productions.”
Shiffrin, Physics, Mr. Frank Griffin, English, Mr. Art Ceccarelli, Social
As for school, she “actually became sick from the smell of formaldehyde and the sight of dead frogs in Biology class, was declassed from
Studies, and Bob Tait, who I had for PE; I later replaced him at Foran as the athletic director.”
Honors Algebra, and ended up in the ER with third-degree burns on my
Each would wield a big influence on Vitelli’s life, inspiring him to
hands while cleaning up a science experiment,” she says. Her two most
choose teaching as his profession. He has taught in the Milford school
influential classes were Journalism (Mrs. Morse) and Art (Mr. Dodd)
system since 1987, beginning at Central Grammar, then moving to Calf
where she honed the drawing and keen observational skills she uses
Pen Meadow and East Shore Middle before becoming head basketball
today as a successful freelance graphic designer.
coach at Joseph A. Foran where he served for 11 years, and finally,
CLUBS, TEAMS & EC’S: National Honor Society, Wetomhis Staff, Ski
25 Foran Lions varsity and 17 sub-varsity teams.
Team (“I was a terrible, but it was fun”) AWARDS: Graduation: Art Medal
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MARGARET GALEANO & ANTHONY VITELLI
spending the last 12 years as the Athletic Director, proudly overseeing all
MHS ALL CLASS REUNION
2018 • Milford Living 41
eye on business
Nell Moll: Milford Icon M
ilford’s downtown landscape has continually evolved throughout the last two decades. But a few things have remained unchanged: Bob Shea is still giving guitar lessons on the corner of Daniel and River Streets, the Seven Seas still serves the best fish n’ chips in the county, and Nell Moll is still the person you go to with questions about, well, anything. The queen of coffee and conversation, a
every day from 4:30 am until 8:00 pm, so my schedule really didn’t lend to attending events. But Harriet knew that I knew a lot of people, that I talked to people all day long. She suggested working on the membership drive to get involved, so I did.” Moll teamed up with Mark Boyton who owned Town and Country Florist (now Milford Photo), and together they secured the most memberships that year, earning themselves a trip to Disney World. “Being that I would talk to people all day long, I
hard for us to take on the membership fee,”
Mayor Ben Blake
grand marshal, and even described as “the
recalls Moll. “Harriet talked about how it
presents the
heart and soul of Milford,” you might say
would get us exposure, but I really couldn’t
Distinguished Citizen
that Nell Moll has, over time, become a bit of
go to meetings because I was at the store
Award to Nell Moll.
a Milford icon. With her uncanny ability to connect the right people—whether offering a recommendation for a car mechanic or the best place for a meatball parmesan grinder— Moll believes deeply in getting to know and understand people through networking. Back in 1990, Moll planted her roots downtown when she joined forces with Patricia Dull and bought Issie’s Big News, a newspaper and magazine shop on River Street that sold coffee and tobacco and housed a pinball machine in the back corner. It was here that Moll became an integral part of the downtown business landscape. She drew customers with her easy conversation and love for the Milford community. It was contagious; it was her passion. Issie’s became the place to go to learn anything you needed to know: town events, happening artists, where to go for the best burger; anything really. No wonder the late Harriet Racz, former membership director for the Milford Chamber of Commerce, wanted Moll to join. “I was aware of the Chamber but it was
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would find people—different businesses
Chamber brings us all together, whether
they were in—and I warmed them up to
it be a global brand like Subway, or a
the idea of membership,” Moll says. “It was
small mom and pop shop,” she says. “Nell
always a matter of trying to connect people.
has such passion for Milford and that is
It’s all about customer service—no matter
evident in all she does for the community.
what industry you’re in, it’s finding out
She is always there in her official capacity
what someone wants and trying to help
and as a volunteer, neighbor, and Milford
them get there.”
cheerleader.”
In December 1995, Moll was forced to close
Cathy Gorman, office manager for Hughes
Issie’s due to business decline. When the
Nell Moll at Issie’s Big News, the once-famed
Brand Mix, first met Nell in 1994. “Nell is and
membership director position was left open
Milford spot for news and more.
always was so plugged into the community
at the Chamber, she decided to apply. And the rest is history.
and to the needs and desires of the memberMichele DiNello, director of Corporate
For more than two decades, Moll has served
ship of the Chamber,” Gorman says. “She’s
Communications for Subway World
inspiring and motivating. She could always
as the Chamber’s director of membership,
Headquarters, says Moll and her role at
make the appropriate introductions at
opportunities, and enthusiasm, now servic-
the Chamber stretches well beyond just
networking events so that it was a win-win
ing a member base approaching 500.
promoting business in the city. “The
for all.”
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eye on business Gorman calls Moll’s commitment to the
Armand Cantafio, president of Northeast
demeanor anchors the Milford community
Milford community unparalleled. “I chal-
Electronics Corporation, joined the chamber
“For those fortunate enough to know her,
lenge anyone to go to an event or fundraiser
35 years ago and has always been impressed
Nell Moll is the kind of person that occupies
in Milford and not see Nell there; whether
with Moll. “She’s a real person of choice
a very special place in your heart. Nell has
attending or working, she is always support-
because of her sincerity and eagerness to
this laser-sharp sense of knowing exactly
ing,” Gorman says.
help. Many tend to step back a bit later on in
what each person needs, precisely when they
their careers, but not Nell. Even with smaller
need it—whether they know it or not—and
social media continue to evolve, the chamber
businesses that are a one or two man show,
delivers it in way that only a mother can:
continues to roll out new networking
she does a fantastic job.”
instilling confidence, conviction, and concern
As communications, technology, and
platforms and initiatives. Still, according to
In fact, says Cantafio, “Anything you
for everyone’s well-being. I am grateful for
Moll, the concept of the chamber remains the
need—I don’t care who you are—she will go
knowing her and for the opportunity to learn
same. “We do continue to change with the
out of her way for you. And she is that way
from her wisdom and insight.”
times but there is—and always will be—a
with everyone.”
certain level of comfort and trust when you
Those sentiments are echoed by Milford
Dory Neilson, Moll’s longtime partner, says Moll’s incredible passion, intuition, and abil-
meet someone, shake their hands, and look in
Chamber of Commerce Executive Board
ity to connect people have lent themselves
their eye. That’s what makes you want to do
Chairman Dewey Forbes, who says Moll’s
to her successful career spanning more than
business with someone.”
selfless, caring, ambitious, and ever-positive
two decades at the Chamber.
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“She knows the contour of the landscape so well because she’s been around, she’s been in business. If you tell her that you’re new to town or if you’ve got a new venture you’re pursuing, she can get you from point A to point B because she knows the way… she knows the landmines, the speed bumps,” says Nielson. “Nell is always paying attention. She is so intuitive. It’s just part of her DNA.” In turn, Nell credits Dory for her success and community spirit. “Dory is always by my side, helping guide my way, she is there for me.” —Makayla Silva 2017 Grand Marshal of the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Nell celebrates with family, friends, and other past Grand Marshals.
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education notebook Pretty in pink: Betsy and Mary Nilan embrace their mom, the late Mary Ann Wasil. comfortable with her body, she was able to
Preventative Power
W
hen it comes to your health, the earlier you start, the more likely you are to form good habits that will carry you through a long, healthy life. Benjamin Franklin knew that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” and in that sense, not much has changed since 1736.
COURTESY OF GET IN TOUCH FOUNDATION (2)
detect it early on.” Nilan’s mother, Mary Ann Wasil, made it her mission to teach her young children to do breast self-exams and soon mothers in the community were begging her to spread the knowledge to them and their daughters. “My mom wanted to arm and equip my younger sister and I with everything we needed to be as strong as she was,” says Nilan. “When my mom realized there was not a program in place that taught girls how to do breast self-exams, she was motivated to start a program of her own.” Mary Ann initiated the Get in Touch Foundation, which received its official 501(c) (3) non-profit status in 2008. Nilan became a founding Board Member of the organization at age 17 while attending St. Joseph’s High School in Trumbull. As a member of the St. Joseph’s crew What has changed is how much today’s young men and women need to know to ensure they take the right steps and make
and specifically, how to complete a proper
team, Betsy rowed through high school and
breast self-examination.
during her college years at the University of
At 13-years old, Betsy Nilan was
Virginia, where she earned her degree in
the right decisions about their health. In
a student at St. Ann School in
Anthropology. Following graduation,
this, parents and teachers are aided by
Milford when she found out
Nilan was offered a scholarship at a
local and state government programs
about her mother’s diagnosis.
boarding school in England and moved
and, thankfully, countless nonprofit
“My mom found a lump on
to the UK to work as a teacher for a
organizations that work to educate kids on a
her breast and was diagnosed
year. Once her program concluded,
variety of health-related issues.
with cancer in 2004,”
Here are two of those Milford-based
Betsy returned to Milford.
says Nilan, president
“It was great coming home,
organizations focusing their best efforts
of the Get in Touch
especially after being away for
on teaching our kids the benefits of
Foundation. “She had
so long,” Nilan said. “I noticed
preventative measures.
been doing breast self-
that a lot had changed but I
exams her whole life,
The Get in Touch Foundation
so she knew what was
This global nonprofit focuses on educating
normal for her. Because
the public on the importance of breast health
she was familiar and
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Betsy Nilan, president of the Get in Touch Foundation.
was thrilled to see that the community was
Los Angeles. This job involves utilizing a lot of
still so open and involved.”
social media strategies while working toward
State University while working part-time as the operation’s coordinator Get in Touch. Now as the president, Nilan says that she
the organization’s vision of reaching as many people as possible.” The Foundation promotes its mission through the Daisy Wheel, an easy-to-use tool that outlines the eight steps necessary to
feels lucky to work in a serene and creative
perform a proper breast self-exam. Currently
office space, located around the corner from
being implemented in all 50 states and in
Walnut Beach.
34 countries, the Daisy Wheel is integrated
“What I love about my job is that it varies day-to-day,” Nilan says. “My calendar is all over the place; one day I could be focusing on
COURTESY OF GET IN TOUCH FOUNDATION
Nilan earned her master’s degree in Women’s Studies from Southern Connecticut
annually into health curriculums for students from 5th grade through high school. “Lauralton Hall and Pumpkin Delight
meetings and outreach and another day I could
were the first schools to order our program
Betsy Nilan attends events far and wide as a
be working on initiatives in New York City or
right from day one,” Nilan says. “Here we
breast health advocate.
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education notebook are today, and we just ordered a million
her, ‘I want to let you know that I’ve never
organization,” Nilan says. “For me to carry on
Daisy Wheels because we have such a high
checked myself before, but my daughter
her legacy and her life-giving mission, I know
demand. We want to make sure that by the
taught me how to do a breast self-exam. I
that I have big shoes to fill.”
time young girls grow up and turn 40, they
tried the Daisy Wheel that she brought home
Nilan’s mom would tell her, ‘I hope the
have already had 20-plus years of practice
and I ended up finding a lump on my breast.’
Foundation goes out of business one day
under their belts.”
Luckily after visiting the doctor the woman
because that would mean that there is a
Not only does the Get in Touch Foundation
found out that it was a cyst and that she was
cure for breast cancer.’ Through the free
reach girls who have access to the program in
cancer-free, but it taught her that she needed
education of the Get in Touch Foundation,
school, but those girls become health advocates
to be more familiar with her body.”
Nilan hopes that girls around the world can
by bringing their Daisy Wheels home to their
In April 2016, Mary Ann Wasil passed away.
mothers, sisters, grandmothers, aunts, and
As her daughter witnesses the growth of the
babysitters.
Foundation, she knows that her mother would
“A school nurse I met at a conference told me that one day she got a call from a child’s mother,” Nilan recalls. “The mother told
be proud.
incorporate breast self-exams into their daily routines. “We want people to do a breast self-exam as often as they brush their teeth,” she says.
“My mom definitely inspires me with the work she did to lay the groundwork for this
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The Milford Prevention Council
COURTESY OF MILFORD PREVENTION COUNCIL
Wendy Gibbons has always had a passion
the prevention department. Serving as the executive director of the MPC, an organization
for making sure that kids navigate on a
with the mission to reduce drinking and
healthy path.
substance use among young people, Gibbons
“I was originally a volunteer on the Milford Prevention Council (MPC) board back in the
says that a call to action was necessary. The MPC secured federal funding in
1990s, and I was seeing a rise in opioid and
2011 and since then has fully operated as a
heroin use,” says Gibbons. “At that time, one
coalition of volunteers who work closely
of the school principals in town noticed and he
with the Milford school system and local
sent out a letter to the community saying, ‘We
law enforcement to address and prevent
have a problem. It’s not an epidemic, but we
substance use among youth.
have a problem and we need to address it.’” Wendy has worked at Bridges Healthcare
Leading programs that include educational activities, community trainings, and
Wendy Gibbons and the winner of MPC’s
in Milford for 20 years as a Licensed Clinical
high school forums, the MPC partners
billboard contest, Sam Rzepko.
Social Worker and is the coordinator of
with businesses, parents, educators, law
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education notebook enforcement, and civic leaders in Milford. “We provide educational speakers in middle
who walk into the office with a new idea or initiative,” Gibbons says.
schools and we would certainly love to educate
Watching as passion for change builds
kids in elementary schools,” says Gibbons. “The
among the young people she works with,
earlier prevention is introduced to youth, the
Wendy strives to go above and beyond for the
higher the chance they will not be involved in
Milford community.
substance abuse.”
“The youth in Milford inspire me,” Gibbons
As a wearer of “multiple hats” at the MPC,
says. “I believe that to confront the challenges
Wendy says she loves that no two days are ever
our community faces, our youth voices can
the same.
define issues and develop strategies for
“A day can consist of giving a presentation to youth, meeting a new partner in the
prevention and sustaining healthy lifestyles.” Held in the fall and spring, the MPC-
community, planning a fundraiser, receiving a
sponsored “Drug Take-Back Days” provide
Wendy and Milford Prevention Council supporters
phone call from a parent who has a substance
Milford residents with a safe and responsible
work with local businesses to raise money and
abuse question, or collaborating with people
way to dispose of prescription drugs. On these
awareness.
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days, everyone is invited to drop off unused or expired medications at the Milford Senior Center. “We see a tremendous amount of medication being disposed of,” says
effect in other people going through similar circumstances. Suddenly, other people felt like they were no longer alone.” All are welcome to get involved in the MPC. Meetings are held at the United Way
Gibbons. “There was a day when 700
The billboard contest helps the Milford Prevention Council
of Milford (20 Evergreen Ave. in Milford)
pounds of medication was dropped off
raise awareness around town.
the second Wednesday of every month at
in four hours! We needed to look for a more permanent solution, so people
3:00 p.m. “I was contacted by a student at Foran
“The truth is, substance abuse is a
can now go to the police station 24/7 and drop
High School who lost her sister to a heroin
topic that people don’t want to talk about,
off their medications.”
overdose,” she recalls. “She wanted to create
but almost everyone is affected by it,”
awareness, but she had never talked about it
Gibbons says. “The Milford community is
contact the MPC and want to bring about
before. By sparking the conversation about
really beginning to rally and keep up the
positive change, Gibbons says that she is
her sister and holding a fundraiser with the
conversation to create change.”
amazed by their strength.
Foran lacrosse teams, the girl started a chain of
When young members of the community
—Alyssa Davanzo
2018 • Milford Living 51
senior corner conflicts have meant less time flying kites, but he still helps coordinate events like the annual Milford Living Kite Fly. “It’s not that I lost interest, it just suddenly didn’t fit my schedule,” says Zaleski. And for good reason. Around 1995, when his daughter Kristen was in high school, she started swimming with the Milford Operation Mainstream Special Olympics program as a way to stay active in the winter months. “Rather than just hang around and watch her practice, I started helping out,”
T
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Flying High he first time Larry Zaleski played a team sport he was 68-years old. His teammate was his daughter Kristen, then 40, and they were curling league champions.
For Zaleski, a longtime Milford resident
The ConnectiKITERS website lists 78
(Left) Larry sets his kite aloft at a kite flying festival. (Above) Larry not only flies kites, but makes them as well. Zaleski says. “Then I became a coach.”
with a deep smile and an animated laugh,
supplies for individuals to bring to kite sewing
curling is just one of several activities that
workshops, including a sewing machine,
swimming practice, Zaleski still coaches.
brings him joy. After moving to Milford
scissors, duct tape, and a cigarette lighter.
His team of 15 swimmers ranges in age
in 1980, he stumbled across a group flying
Zaleski has sewn so many kites that he had to
from teens to 60, and they practice every
kites at Bradley Point Park in West Haven.
get a new sewing machine. The first machine
Sunday evening.
The group was the ConnectiKITERS, a
“just decided it didn’t like sewing kites,” he
local chapter of the American Kiteflyers
chuckles.
Association with the motto, “Just for
Zaleski sat on the board of the
Now, more than 20 years after that first
The most surprising thing about Zaleski’s long swim coaching career? “Believe it or not, I can’t even swim that well,” he laughs.
the fun of it!” Zaleski got involved with
ConnectiKITERS for several years, leading
the group, soon attending kite flies and
workshops and giving presentations.
Olympics extends beyond the pool and
workshops.
Recently, health issues and scheduling
onto the ice. In 2008, after learning that the
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Zaleski’s involvement with Special
organization would begin offering curling
Olympics curling anymore, Zaleski
at the Nutmeg Curling Club in Bridgeport,
remains a club liaison. COURTESY OF NUTMEG CURLING CLUB
he and Kristen gave it a try. “She was having such a good time that we decided to join the club,” he says. The Zaleskis played in a laid-back Friday night league for several years. Each week they’d be paired with another duo to create a team of four that competed against another four-person team. “Curling is very social,” Zaleski says.
Nutmeg Curling Club members take to the ice
Games start and end with handshakes all
at the Wonderland of Ice rink in Bridgeport.
around, and the post-game ritual, called
In recent years, health complications have dictated that Zaleski spend more time inside and less time at the pool or on the ice. He misses fly-fishing and bike riding, and he thinks back fondly on the days when he participated in 100-mile bike rides along the New England coast. Zaleski’s approach to community involvement is simple: “To get involved
in kite flying, you go to a store and buy a kite and hope it flies.” But hope might
Broomstacking, can last long into the night.
and so forth. We sit around and discuss the
not be necessary; Zaleski has helped these
“The winners buy the first round,” Zaleski
game, and eventually the cards come out.”
programs soar.
says. “Then the losers reciprocate, and so on
While he doesn’t compete in Special
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at home Charlie Bell, the Fig Man of Milford, tends his fig trees with care. More than 300 cuttings will be
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growing in his backyard nursery this year. explains. “In the spring we stick the cutting in the ground and over the summer they will grow 5-6 feet tall. Some will produce figs.” The figs do require some upkeep, but the rewards are sweet. “We dig these up in late November and store them over the winter. Then in early spring, still dormant, like sticks with no leaves, we ship some
The Fig Man
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nyone who has driven down Lenox Avenue during the warmer months has seen the sign: “Fig Trees for Sale!” Charlie Bell, often referred to as the “Fig Man” by Milford residents, grows and sells trees from cuttings of his wide variety of fig trees. A family tradition passed down from generation to generation thrives in his yard. “My great grandparents came from Sicily with grapevines and fig cuttings,” Bell says. “I remember going up to their farm in New York. They had a table under the grape arbor and now I have one myself.” According to the Fig Man, keeping traditions alive “helps keep a family closer.”
out as bare roots and others will be potted. If planted in the ground, the tree will grow larger and bear more figs.” Bell boasts nine varieties of figs. “I have five trees in the ground and I plan to plant more in the ground this year, the rest in pots. When planting this year I hope to have 300-350 trees growing.” His favorite fig has a great story behind it. “The San Piero, also known as the Smuggler Fig, was named by us based on the story we were told from the lady that gave us
Charlie moved to Milford in 1983 after
me back in time, past my grandparents to my
the cutting. She told us the seeds were
he retired from the Navy. “I met my wife
great grandparent’s time and before. It’s has
smuggled between bed sheets and packed in
at the old Laurel Beach Hotel and we’ve
a connection to the beginning of time, back in
the luggage when her family immigrated to
been together ever since,” he explains. “My
the Garden of Eden. The fig has a connection
America from Italy. Her father planted the
wife and I have a passion for gardening;
to many people from many parts of the
seed here and grew the tree.”
we started growing plants and trees as a
world. When people come by to see, visit, or
As Bell tells it, “90 years later I was working
hobby. Well, in 2006 this hobby turned into a
purchase a tree, most all have a similar story
next door, was hungry, and saw the branches of
backyard nursery and on weekends we were
to tell me about a fig tree their family had
the tree with ripe figs. I picked a few and wow
selling plants, flowers, and trees from the
when they were young, in the yard, where
they were good. After working, I walked over
yard.”
they would climb and pick figs.”
and knocked on her door. She answered and we
“What I enjoy most is that somehow working with the fig tree kind of transports
54 Milford Living • Spring
“Hardwood cuttings are the cutting taken when tree goes dormant,” Bell
talked. She had thought the tree was dead after her father cut it down. ‘No, it’s alive,’ I told her.
Figs are technically not fruit, they are flowers.
If you think the best thing about growing figs is enjoying the fruits of your labor you’d be mistaken. “Fig are not fruit, they are flowers,” said Bell. “When you are looking at a fig you are looking at a flower inside out.” So, what are some of the best ways to enjoy this flavorful flower? “I like them
COURTESY OF MY ITALIAN FIG TREE
She gave me four cuttings and one survived.”
when they are tree ripe the best,” says Bell.
ancient inside-out flower, with recipes that
the grapevines in the summer and from
“We like to slice them and smear on some
are antediluvian or as fresh as your culinary
wherever I look, I see a fig tree. We feel truly
mascarpone cheese. Or slice the ripe figs in
imagination can create.
blessed.”
half and placed them on pizza dough with
As for the Fig Man, his love remains
—Susan Carroll Dwyer
goat cheese and balsamic vinegar, put it in
strong. “I always wanted a fig tree and
the oven, and when done sprinkle some olive
a grapevine growing in the yard,” says
YOU CAN LEARN more about Charlie’s fig trees at
oil on it.” The possibilities are endless for this
Bell. “After many years, now we sit under
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historical perspective
When 15 was st th a 1 in the 96
“Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t or that you’re not good enough. You are.”
—Diane Crump, 1970
W
hen Diane Crump was born in Milford in 1948, American horseracing, the “sport of kings,” often had queens in the stands, but never on the top-tier wagering tracks. Diane Crump was destined to rewrite that narrative.
The Milford native made history at Hialeah race track in Florida in 1969 as the first female holder of a professional jockey license
COURTESY OF DIANE CRUMP
th
Diane Crump’s lifelong love of horses led her to become the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.
election when both were referenced by
Diane Crump Equine Sales in bucolic Linden,
candidate Hillary Clinton in a viral tweet.
Virginia, Crump has acknowledged that her
Turning a still-active 70 this year, and
singular place in history did not come easy.
to compete in an American pari-mutuel
despite numerous and serious injuries that
Even after that pioneering effort, her historic
competition. Then, the 96th running of the
eventually ended a professional racing career
Derby ride did not guarantee her equal access to
fabled Kentucky Derby became the site of
in 1985, Crump has carried the mantle of her
the best tracks, horses, or competitions.
racing history in 1970 when Crump broke the
achievement in a gracious and low-key manner.
ultimate horseracing glass ceiling by becoming
Leaving Milford at age 12 when her family
While the ladies of the Derby culture—with their stylish hats and mint juleps in hand—
the first woman jockey to run for the roses
moved to suburban Florida, she discovered at
accepted and admired Crump’s groundbreaking
at Churchill Downs. Mud flecked, battered,
14 her passion for all things equine after, by her
effort, most men in the racing world did not.
but not bowed, Crump’s 15th place finish
own admission, sneaking into the Sunshine
The lady herself did not view her historic
enshrined her in the annals of sporting history,
Park race track hidden under a blanket. Her
achievement through the lens of the evolving
an achievement that continues to resonate to
involvement began with galloping owners’
equal gender rights movement. “I hate to say
this day. Her achievement and famous quote
horses, then riding, racing, training, rescuing,
it, but the women’s movement wasn’t really
(above), became part of the 2016 presidential
and breeding. Now the successful owner of
part of my mental process at the time…I was
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simply working hard at the track, galloping horses. Yes, it was going on, but was I actually part of it? Maybe, but it wasn’t something I was consciously trying to do. I was just a horseloving kid pursuing her dream.” Growing up in a then-more bucolic Milford
In her career Diane Crump racked up close to 230 wins, 1,682 starts, and earnings of $1,292,000.
remains a pleasant memory, unlike the memories of antagonism, disrespect, and
fourth place in the 2-year old filly stakes astride
lack of inside connections. Not being a “jockey
lack of major competitive opportunities that
Tanzanite. Riding Fathom in the final race of
or trainer’s kid” demonstrated to begrudging
immediately followed her Derby day. Though
the day was just a capstone to the excitement
members of the racing community that she
she finished near the back of the premier
of hearing “My Old Kentucky Home” and
was one who would succeed on her own merits.
Derby field that day, it was the earlier events
knowing that, “Hey, there’s always a chance!”
“If I got bucked off, I got back on and figured
of the day that showed the promise that would
Crump’s career remained, in her own words,
characterize her racing career. Riding in the first
a process of learning and perseverance. In
race of the day, Crump skippered Right Sean
many ways she attributes her final acceptance
to a first-place finish and followed-up with a
into what was a professional fraternity to her
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historical perspective and was later punctuated with endless days
Getting to the Derby in 1970 required much
of travel to far-off tracks. No early race stands
more than that history-making license; it called
out more than a match race in Puerto Rico
for a jockey of demonstrated courage and skill,
against a male jockey for whom chivalry and
and one touched by a stroke of fate as well. An
sportsmanship were words not found in his
elderly horse owner known to Crump and her
dictionary. Racing horse to horse with Crump,
then-husband had long held a dream to enter
he tried to grab her reins and toss her from the
one of his horses in the Derby. Though the
saddle. Unbowed, Crump took her riding whip
owner felt it might be an embarrassment to offer
and delivered a whack to his head. This display
Fathom for a slot in the Derby’s historic field, the
of churlishness on his part and bravado on hers
entry was accepted, and Crump was nominated
brought the enthusiastic female fans in the
to be the jockey who would rewrite the record
stands to their feet, followed by a barrage of
book. This epic effort came as quite a surprise to
jeers to his ego and tomatoes aimed at his head.
Diane’s brother Bert, then stationed in Vietnam, as he listened to the race on Armed Forces Radio.
Diane Crump is surrounded by escorts prior to
He later told Crump of the excitement the call
riding in her historic first race in 1969.
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Crump also recalled that she benefitted
and brokering. “Virginia is for lovers,” as the saying goes, and Virginians (like Nutmegers)
from the pioneering efforts of other female
love their horses. And who better than a
jockeys in those early days, several of whom
landmark figure like Crump, credited with 228
endured boycotts forcing race cancellations
professional wins over her active racing career,
and even physical threats from male jockeys.
to instill that love in equine enthusiasts of all
While such threats were never made openly
ages? Keeping in mind her thoughts of those
against her, the climate was ever-present in the
changing times, “I just looked straight ahead
early days and Crump feels that her landmark
and didn’t listen…it was what I wanted to do; I
achievement did have the effect of promoting
knew I could do it and I loved riding as much as
equality in more than just horse racing, for
anything else in life.”
which she is understandably proud.
Words to live by.
Following her races at Churchill Downs, Diane
—Christopher B. Carveth, Esq.
continued to race, train, and keep her name in the sporting annals until injuries lead her to
These days Diane lives happily in Virginia,
switch from racing to the business of breeding
surrounded by horses and grandchildren.
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