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Departments 4 6 8 12 16 20 24 28 46 50 52 54 56 58 62 64

Publisher’s Letter Readers’ Letters At Home At your Service Milford Wildlife Milford Spotlight Art & Artisans Milford Morsels Education Notebook Family Time Senior Corner Historical Perspective Greetings From Milford This Season Expressions Where is It?

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readers’ letters I love the magazine. You should do an article

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you’ve listed as well as many more. Keep the

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A story on the Ahrens program at the Senior Center. They do such good work and are

heaven sent for caregivers like myself. Patricia Ryan, Milford, CT

We featured an article on the Ahrens

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Program a few years ago, focusing on how

It is great to see the K9’s in action. As it

with cognitive impairments. But it is, as

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it brings respite to caregivers of seniors

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dog so it was interesting to see what they

mentioned in the article, don’t approach them perform demonstrations in town from time to time, which are definitely worth attending. Love the postcards! The pictures are nifty

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Gardening with Native Plants

relies on milkweed as its sole food source,

1. Bee balm

winged visitors, removing a portion of non-

is a prime example. Two non-native

2. Bloodroot

native species and adding selected natives is

perennial vines from Europe, black swallow-

3. Echinacea

a wonderful way to start. Research the native

wort (Vincetoxicum louiseae) and pale

4. Blue false indigo

plants that are used as host food for their

swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum),

5. Milkweed

caterpillars and plant those.

grow very aggressively, choking out all

If the focus of your garden is on attracting

The vibrantly beautiful Monarch butterfly, whose host-specific caterpillar

nuts. The soft greens of jack-in-the-pulpit

Connecticut Invasive Plant List. Although

(Arisaema triphyllum) and the unfurling

related to milkweed, swallow-worts are toxic

of the cinnamon fern (Osmundastrum

to livestock, deer, and Monarch butterfly

cinnamomeum) call the Earth to life. The

larvae. Female Monarch butterflies can

other-worldly eruption of the mayapples

mistakenly lay their eggs on the toxic leaves,

(Podophyllum peltatum) is a sight to behold,

resulting in 0% egg hatch.

as it’s umbrella-like leaves spread open and

Native plants, deciduous plants,

colonize deciduous woodland areas. Other

flowering trees, shrubs, and vines

ephemerals like bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), trout lily, (Erythronium

and birds by providing nectar, pollen,

americanum), and fringed bleeding heart

larval host leaves, fruit, seeds, and

(Dicentra eximia) gently unfold and supply

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plants, including milkweed, and is on the

provide food and shelter for insects

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ative plants and insects have co-evolved over many years, each working to ensure the other’s survival. Some insects have become the sole pollinators for certain species of plants, and some plants provide the specific host food for the larval stages of insects. Some 90% of native insects have developed specialized relationships with native plants and have adapted to our soils and climate.

our native bees with life-giving nectar

and butterflies, and in late fall to

and pollen.

winter, goldfinches. Native trumpet

As the leafy clumps of columbine (Aquilegia) enlarge and send up their glorious flower stalks, bluestar (Amsonia),

honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens) draws countless hummingbirds, bumbles, and honeybees. Sweet-smelling garden

camas (Camassia), blue false indigo (Baptisia

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australis), and golden alexander (Zizia aurea) join in. Unlike the introduced plants, each

phlox (Phlox paniculata) has all types of DO

butterflies coming. Summersweet (Clethra

CAN TO

alnifolia) and sweetspire (Itea virginica) fill

native plant has native bee species that have

the mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia), fragrant

the air with their sweet scent. The towering

become specialists in their pollination. The

cherries (Prunus), furry willows (Salix), and the

splendor of New York ironweed (Vernonia

spring blooming trees are abuzz with many

drooping catkins of birches (Betula).

noveboracensis), Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium),

species of bees, parasitizing wasps, butterflies,

Dozens of native flowers bring a dazzling

and moths. These include the lovely flowering

succession of colors and life to the garden in

boneset (Eupatorium) and the pollinator magnet, mountain mint (Pycnanthemum

dogwood (Cornus florida), the amazing (the

summer. Bee balm (Monarda) brings bees,

virginianum), are all beautiful and perfect for

blooms come out of the bark!) eastern redbud

butterflies, and hummingbirds. Blazing

a sunny open space.

(Cercis canadensis), the reliable serviceberry

star (Liatris spicata) and purple coneflower

(Amelanchier), our Connecticut state flower,

(Echinacea purpurea) attract many bees

Glowing goldenrods (Solidago) are excellent sources of pollen and nectar for

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stems make an ideal place for many of

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provide abundant food as well. Hollow

“species” plants are best, as many cultivars

the sunflower family (Helianthus)

aster family (Symphyotrichum) and

damage, and it does not discriminate. Basic and hybrids have been developed for increased petals or color pattern, but have little or no valuable pollen and nectar. Not all

our tiny wasps and moths to overwinter,

non-natives are barren or invasive, but with

so, if possible, bend stems over and don’t

so many glorious native choices, you can

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make the decision to maintain the balance in

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The Coastal Center’s nesting area of plastic gourds has helped re-establish the purple martin population throughout the state.

The Core of Conservation

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addition to its popular summer camp program,

the center offers a Little Naturalist series for children ages 2-4, hosts birthday parties, offers badge programs for Boy and Girl Scouts, and works with area schools on the Science in Nature outdoor education program. That’s a huge part of the mission for both the Audubon and the team at the Coastal Center. “We’re providing the service of educating the children and allowing them to get out in nature and learn in a very hands-on experience,” says Greenblatt. “Sometimes with our programs it’s the first time that kids really experience nature, learning about birds, learning about their habitat and how to protect them.” Anyone who has been to the Coastal Center—

an you imagine Milford without its beaches? Without the natural coastal

located within the 8.4 acres of the Smith-Hubble

beauty that has nurtured and sustained its human inhabitants since the

Wildlife Sanctuary—knows that it’s a special

city was founded almost 400 years ago? Of course not. It’s an integral

place. “We’re in a unique location because

part of the Milford experience, the essence of who we are as a community.

we’re on the marsh, we’re at the mouth of the Housatonic River, we’re sort of the gateway to

To make sure that future generations get to enjoy those same elemental feelings of con-

environmental protection and preservation.”

the Charles E. Wheeler wildlife refuge, and we’re

Charged with overseeing operations and

on Long Island Sound. It’s not only an extremely

nectedness to the land and sea around us, each

staff at the Connecticut Audubon’s Coastal

popular space for birders all over the state, but

member of the Milford community should be

Center at Milford Point (as well as the Fairfield

also for fishermen as well,” says Greenblatt.

a conservator of that environment—a person

Nature Center and Birdcraft Museum),

Within the Center’s peaceful confines, it’s easy

responsible for its preservation. And that

Greenblatt also works with the Coastal Center’s

to forget the world outside, which is one of the

commitment to conservation should begin at a

seasoned naturalist educators on programs

reasons it’s a great place for kids to learn.

very young age.

specifically designed to “instill a sense of appre-

“It starts with children,” says Shari Greenblatt,

ciation and conservation” in young minds. In

“Our clients are the people in our surrounding community,” says Greenblatt. “It’s the schools

the southwest regional director for the Con-

around us.” In service to that community, the

necticut Audubon Society. “If we can instill an

Coastal Center’s Science in Nature program—

appreciation for nature in kids when

delivered both at the Center as well as in

they’re young, it stays with

classrooms and school yards—aims to support

them and they have

educators through hands-on activities. “Our goal

an affinity for

is to enhance the curriculum they’re already working on to help them meet state science, math, and literacy standards,” says Greenblatt. This is touchy-feely science, or in academic parlance, “hands-on, inquiry-based activities that teach aspects of earth and life sciences,

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ecology, scientific observation, and conservation.” For instance, students can get their hands (and usually their feet) wet learning about “Life Between the Tides,” searching for snails, crabs, seaweed, and learning how these organisms adapt to their ever-changing habitat. Or they

“We’re providing the service of educating the children and allowing them to get out in nature and learn in a very hands-on experience. Sometimes with our programs it’s the first time that kids really experience nature, learning about birds, learning about their habitat and how to protect them.”

study the unique characteristics of birds by

as part of their efforts to increase the species in

Young minds are engaged. Interest is peaked.

examining feathers and nests and observing

Connecticut. Since martins nest only in human-

It’s a perfect example, says Greenblatt, of

birds up close. (These are only two of the 15

made structures (boxes or gourds), conservation

how the Coastal Center meets its community

topics offered.)

efforts are essential. The Coastal Center has one

mandate. “Conservation through education

of the largest purple martin colonies in the state,

and advocacy are the two pillars of how we try

learning about bird banding and they were

“We had a group of kids here and they were

and thanks in part to their efforts, the birds are

to achieve our goal of environment conserva-

amazed,” says Greenblatt, referencing the

no longer on the state’s threatened species list.

tion and habitat protection for the birds and

Coastal Center’s successful program of housing

The kids are fascinated learning how the band-

other habitat.”

and banding purple martins (a type of swallow)

ing helps conservationists track the colonies.

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opportunities at the Coastal Center that appeal to older residents, from guided bird walks, to the tranquility of the Pollinator Garden, or birdwatching from one of the three observation platforms or the 70-foot tower. Adult conservationists make up the bulk of the volunteers that keep the Coastal Center humming. “We really could not survive without volunteers,” admits a grateful Greenblatt. “We’re very reliant on them for their time and their support.” Among the

A licensed volunteer holds a purple martin and affixes a band to the bird’s leg so that it can be

many projects completed last year, volunteers

tracked. In 2018, 128 nestlings were fitted with identifying leg bands, up from 79 in 2015.

created a milkweed garden as part of the Audubon’s efforts to help the monarch butterfly

“The older generation is doing it for the

population, which has been decimated over the

younger generation,” says Greenblatt of all their

last two decades.

efforts. And rightfully so. Coming generations

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deserve a chance to experience the natural beauty that is Milford. —Ann McGuire

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milford wildlife

hooded mergansers, a smaller species more likely to be seen in coastal estuaries than deeper coastal waters. Other meat-eating ducks such as goldeneyes, buffleheads, and

Canada goose

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long-tailed ducks (formerly called old squaws) are fun to look for as they dive for mollusks and crustaceans. Common and king eiders show up farther east in places like New London or Rhode Island but have been known—in rare

ilford is south for our wintering avian friends. When northern lakes in Canada and northern New England freeze, and woodlands are buried in 1-2 feet of snow, many bird species instinctively migrate south to places such as Milford where coastal estuaries remain ice free as tides ebb and flow.

circumstances—to visit Milford. Years ago, we used to see thousands of greater scaup, commonly called bluebills, off Milford’s shores. Scaup, like loons and grebes, have legs towards the rear, unlike the more common mallards, gadwalls, and black ducks—

Off the Milford coast, birdwatchers in

divers with legs and feet placed in their stern

called dabblers—that have legs towards the

winter and early spring look for common

for easier propulsion through coastal waters

middle of their bodies. Dabblers are tippers and

loons with their thick, straight bills, and red-

while chasing prey. Rocky coastal areas such

vegetarians that look for seeds, roots, and other

throated loons with their thin upturned bills.

as Gulf Beach and Woodmont

Birders also look for several species of grebes

are areas where dozens of

in coastal waters. Both horned and red-

brant geese, a carnivorous

necked grebes—like loons—are carnivorous

short-necked ocean species can be found. Longer necked Canada geese, year-round residents,

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golfers and golf courses where they appear in large numbers. Both common and rarer duck species can turn up in Milford waters. Birdwatchers look for red-breasted mergansers with their narrow, serrated mandibles that are designed to catch, hold, and swallow fish. They also spot

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vegetable material. The divers are carnivorous,

seed-filled feeders. White-throated sparrows

enough south. Towhees, white-crowned

feeding largely on mollusks and crustaceans.

and juncos—called “snowbirds”—are the

sparrows, fox sparrows, and thrashers will

Perching birds or passerines migrate south to Milford and appear at our sunflower

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most colorful birds of all, the warblers, will

Wood ducks

Milford ponds in March before heading off to northern breeding grounds. Wood ducks

and wetlands. If no boxes are found, however,

nesting boxes. Let’s put up boxes so these

will show up, as will tree swallows. These

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Hamming it Up

or band they’re on. WARA’s president Ed Rhodes, a surveyor by trade, got into ham radio by chance after working on the annual Climb to the Clouds auto race on Mt. Washington that uses ham radio to communicate. He became an enthusiast and started teaching classes. After 12 years teaching adult ed, Rhodes and WARA vice president John Barrett decided to form a club. “I wanted it to be a place where anybody can come and learn about ham radio without fear, whatever their skill level of knowledge,” recalls

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Rhodes. “I emailed all the students I

n the 1999 film Frequency, NYC detective John Sullivan finds his late father’s old ham radio. On the eve of the 30th anniversary of his father’s death, a freak occurrence of the aurora borealis sparks the radio back to life. John ends up

chatting with a ham radio enthusiast who sounds kind of familiar. It turns out that John is talking with his deceased father who is still alive and well, but is in 1969. Broken laws of space-time and causal loop paradoxes ensue, creating a few dicey moments until everything is set right…all because of ham radio. In real life, there’s no inter-dimensional radio to solve long ago crimes or bring people back to life, but

With its mobile communications unit, WARA can take the

at the Woodmont Amateur Radio Association, otherwise known as WARA, they’re

show on the road and transmit from just about anywhere.

using the old-school technology of ham radio in some new and interesting ways. had ever had and said, ‘We’re gonna do this.’ Located on the 2 floor of the old firehouse nd

A form of amateur radio where people can

The rest, as they say, is history.”

that is Woodmont Borough Hall, WARA offers

communicate across allotted radio frequencies,

training, FCC certification, experimentation,

ham radio operators can speak with each other

a new club member. “I just got my license in

and camaraderie for those who already love—

across town, around the world, or even in

December, but I had been into radios since I

or are just getting interested in—ham radio.

orbital space depending on the radio frequency

was a kid,” he says. “I must have bought that

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Retired Hamden firefighter Kevin Shields is

technician book four times. Finally, I went

and PVC pipe. The transmitters are hidden

Milford, with the right equipment, can use the

online and I saw there was a class and I said,

in Eisenhower Park and teams hunt and

moon as a type of giant reflector and bounce

‘That’s it, I’m doing it.’ Got my license on my

find them using their antenna. On the more

his signal off the moon to communicate with

first try and I’ve already been talking to people

scientific spectrum, members into robotics

another person somewhere on Earth.

in Florida and New York.” The club’s youngest

use ham radio to control rovers. They are also

member is Arshaq Ahmed, a West Shore

working on a weather balloon. “We’re in the

uses its communications ability each

Middle School 7th grader, whose invention

process of building the hardware package,

year to help at the Woodmont 5k road

of a tracking device that uses ham radio

getting the micro-controllers to work and send

race and at both the New York and Boston

frequencies to locate missing people where

data and stream video,” says Rhodes. “We’ll

marathons, where they assist the medical

there is no cellphone signal won him third

make sure it all works before we let this thing

tents relaying information on injuries and

prize for his group at the National Invention

go to the edge of space.”

runners who drop out. They also do backup

Convention. Club members have different skillsets and

Speaking of space, one of the more exciting

As part of the greater community, WARA

communications for the town of Orange

aspects of ham radio is the ability to speak

if the town’s notification system fails.

interests, so projects and activities range

with astronauts aboard the international

After a tornado hit Hamden in May 2018,

from scientific to just plain fun. One of the

space station, whose location is tracked within

the Red Cross called WARA to assist with

latter is a transmitter hunt, where members

WARA’s headquarters. Then there is Earth

emergency communications. And best of

build antennas out of metal tape measures

Moon Earth (EME), where a ham operator in

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business from this passion was a way I could keep doing it.” Without any formal training, Wilcox learned about lettering by watching other artists. “When I look back at the stuff I first did it’s really, really, funny,” she laughs. “But you have to start somewhere. And I never thought I’d be able to write as well as I can now.” Thanks to lots of practice, word of mouth, and her Instragram account (@cat_wilcox), the wedding industry came calling. “I started doing place cards and wedding invitations and it all just snowballed,” she says. Now she works with brides from across New England (and as far away as California) to create one-of-a-kind wedding invitations and all the ephemera that goes into the big day. “Typically, a bride will come to me and I’ll

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at Wilcox works in a brightly lit home studio on a quiet street in Devon. The natural light that pours through the windows of the small cape on a sunny day brightens the work displayed on her drafting table and artfully pinned to the walls in the small but well-organized space. Cups of pens and brushes, bottles of ink, small piles of paper, and the occasional scrap of cloth all identify this as a working artist’s space: colorful yet soothing, restrained yet whimsical. Very much a reflection of the watercolor art and calligraphic lettering that is the artist’s specialty. for her children (she has four under the age

Wilcox of her artistic beginnings. “She was

of 12), and her hobby grew from there. In

good with detail work, but she wasn’t an

the beginning, “it was just making birthday

artist. She just kind of dabbled, so that’s what

invitations for people I knew. I’ve always

I did too. I never really took it seriously until

been a handwriting nerd, I guess. I really like

I had kids.” Wilcox began drawing pictures

to write things out. So, the idea of starting a

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“My mother was really into art,” says

do the whole package—invitations, place cards, table numbers, signs.” The process might start with sketches of the venue, a map of the area, or specific flowers that will be part of the theme…whatever the bride likes. Wilcox will typically sketch out two or three suites before the bride settles on what’s right ANN MCGUIRE

for her. “It’s never the first one,” she explains. “I like to do a bunch. It’s the reason I like to work with brides from the very beginning, so I’m able to create a relationship with them and know what they want and try to make

That was nice.” Without question she enjoys

do—I can erase it right off. I’ll use oil-based

them really happy.”

a good challenge, whether its inking seating

paint pens and Sharpies.”

Wilcox describes wedding season, which

assignments on shells and rocks, creating

Although working on weddings is her

for her runs from about March to November,

lettered table runners, or painting menus

focus, Wilcox “has all kinds of stuff I like to

as “order after order after order. It’s a lot of

on glass. “I like writing on mirrors because

experiment with and try out. I really like

addresses. Signs are really big too. I once did

everything’s erasable,” she shares. “If I make

the ability to be kind of funky and messy.”

a seating chart on this huge piece of wood.

any mistake—which I try really hard not to

These days she’s trying her hand at designing

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arts + artisans textiles (tea towels and baby blankets) with

That accessibility Wilcox mentions is one of

her designs and laying the groundwork for

the reasons that brush lettering has become

the next phase of her career…teaching.

so popular, and why calligraphy is making

“Having no formal training at all is one of the

a comeback. “You don’t have to have nice handwriting to have nice calligraphy,” she

I really feel like anyone can do it,” she says.

asserts. “My style is a little more messy than

“I honestly think it looks really nice when

other people’s. I’m not a perfectionist—I

you can hand letter. It’s assessable art. Some

happen to like things that look very organically

people might be intimidated and say, ‘Well

done. But when I started out, I spent a lot

I’m not gonna sit there and paint a portrait of

of time beating myself up for my work not

somebody.’ But there are lettering techniques

looking like all these other artists and thinking,

that are really accessible. I started with brush

‘I want it to look just like that!’ And while to

lettering and faux calligraphy just to make

some degree it must be very clean and neat, I’m

things look nice before I moved on. I still do

definitely a little bit of a messy person.”

brush lettering all the time. I have markers that I use but I also use my brushes and paints.”

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SHAILEEN KELLY LANDSBERG

Springtime Fresh Dishes

s the days grow longer and warmer, spring is heralded by new growth: grass turns green, trees grow new leaves, spring-fresh vegetables and lighter, fresher meals begin to grace our tables. Across Milford, chefs at local restaurants dish up delicious fare to welcome spring. Here are just a few of the many spring-inspired dishes currently being served around town:

GUSTO TRATTORIA 255 Boston Post Road, Milford Open for lunch and dinner MondayFriday, dinner on Saturday and Sunday 203-876-7464

of spring. The perfectly-cooked striped bass, brought in fresh each day, sits atop a colorful bed of roasted red pepper risotto, cooked slowly to a creamy texture and is accompanied by grilled seasonal vegetables.

PAN-SEARED STRIPED BASS OVER ROASTED RED PEPPER RISOTTO Flavor-forward citrus marinade makes this delicious fish dish pop and evoke feelings

($25.00)

STONEBRIDGE RESTAURANT 50 Daniel St. Milford Open seven days for lunch and dinner with brunch on Sundays 203-874-7947 MANGO SALMON WITH COCONUT RICE AND BABY PEA SHOOTS From the first bite to the last, this dish says, “Spring is here.” The bright

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tartness of the mango balances the

28 Milford Living • Spring

luscious richness of the salmon, and pea shoots bring an earthy crunch to the dish. Each grain of the coconut rice brings all of the flavors together to make this a springtime favorite. ($23.00)

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Taking advantage of the springtime

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artichoke season, Bin 100’s appetizer special

A generous portion of scrod, lightly

begins with the freshest artichokes. The

seasoned and broiled to perfection,

globes are filled with a savory bread crumb

is served alongside fresh seasonal

and parmesan stuffing and baked until the

vegetables and choice of potatoes in

stuffing is toasted. The sweet meatiness of

this popular dish. Light yet satisfying,

the artichoke flesh is a perfect complement

the fresh fish is fork-tender and with a

to the stuffing’s garlicky umami. Served in a

squeeze of lemon is bright as springtime

buttery dipping sauce, this special is sure to

sunshine. ($16.00)

please. ($12.00)

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186 Hillside Avenue, Milford Open seven days for lunch and dinner 203-693-2777 CAULIFLOWER RICE & BEANS Light and healthy, this vegetable-rich dish of riced cauliflower, red peppers, roasted corn, and

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shaved jalapenos, mixed with black beans and topped with avocado, is a colorful springtime medley of flavors and textures. The sweetness of the roasted corn balances out the slight southwestern flair of the adobo spice of the dish. For an added charge ($5 - $8) diners can add chicken, salmon, or hanger steak. ($16.00)

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34 Milford Living â&#x20AC;¢ Spring

OLD TIME ROCK ‘N ROLL

MILFORD GARAGE BAND MEMORIES

By Susan Carroll Dwyer

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Anyone who has ever strummed an air guitar or sung into a hairbrush could imagine his or herself performing for an audience with lighters aloft swaying to the music…or to a mosh pit full of punks…or a hall of head-banging metal fans. There are some Milford musi-

cians who have actually experienced those thrills. Although many Milford citizens have made music (far too many to name), there are some who rocked, and some who still do. Back in the day, former Connecticut Speaker of the House Jim Amann was more interested in playing gigs

Ken Sura, Jerry Becker &

than writing legislation. “I played with my brother Paul.

Burt Smith, a.k.a. Fatal

Our band Knockout practiced in my mother’s basement.

Desire, play The Grotto in

We played in grammar school, a Meadowside school

New Haven.

dance in 8th grade,” he recalls. “We played covers of The Beatles and The Turtles.” Remarkably the band still

2019 2018 • Milford Living 35

dances moved to the band shell behind the library. “It was packed,” says Amann. “Walt Wizzy concerts were held at Eisenhower Park. What was amazing is that so many kids were there and we never had COURTESYY OF JIM AMANN

too many problems.” In the 1980s, the band Obsession featured Bob Nunno, Ken Sura, George Bernard, and Angelo Nunno. “We played in my basement and rehearsed all the time. It was a high school band and it

exists, and according to Amann,

Above: Bill Bloxom and Jim Amann

was fun!” recalls longtime Mil-

“My brother still plays with them.

jam in the basement. Left: Local

ford music teacher Bob Nunno. “I

They still play together a couple

hair band House of Lords was

think the garage band itself isn’t

of times a year, usually around

one of many acts that played at

anything that was professional,

Thanksgiving.”

Rascals.

but it propelled me to continue

Amann continued to play

with music.” As Nunno explains

throughout his school years. “I

Apple.” Rascals was the last moni-

it, the band learned their songs

played with a couple of bands in

ker for the fabled club.

by listening to records over and

high school. Chris Bodner and a

Milford was a magnet for musi-

over again. “Learning your music

bunch of other guys, we were all

cians and hosted many events that

by rote, the repetition was all

neighbors in the gardens neigh-

Originally known as Gus’s Shore

made local music fans grateful.

you had, and a good ear was es-

borhood. Jim Bloxom and I were

Shack, the club had numerous

“Block dances were held next to

sential. It was the comradery of

B&C. We played local bars like

name changes: Merwin’s and

Harrison’s,” Amann recalls. “They

learning. Things are different;

Rohrigs and RR Bar. I also played

The Adams Apple, which, after a

would rope it off on Friday nights

in today’s world it’s all handed

with other bands with names like

fire, was referred to as “the Baked

for teens to hang out.” Later, the

to you. Back then you really had

The Glass Dead and Silver Blood. We played mainly rock like the Rolling Stones and The Doors. We played coffee houses at Saint Gabe’s hall. They would bring in bands to keep the teens off the streets,” Amann recalls. Amann owned the club Rascals COURTESY OF JIM AMANN

at Cedar Beach for a number of years during the late 1970s, early 1980s. The club hosted many local acts, some who went on to regional and national note, like House of Lords, Michael Bolton, and Craig MacGregor from Foghat.

36 Milford Living • Spring

Gus’s Shore Shack, the first incarnation of the legendary local music venue that ended its run as Rascals.

COURTESY ARMANDO PEREIRA, MILFORD, CT HISTORY & VINTAGE IMAGES

to work for it,” says Nunno. “You

“The band finished and I went up

college education. I made $14,000

A Walt Whizzy concert in

had to physically drop the needle

to the band and told them some-

playing on weekends at age 19.”

Eisenhower Park in the early ‘70s

again and again to hear it; it

thing was missing. They asked,

During his first four years teach-

was a totally groovy, way out good

made you better musicians.”

time man...

‘What?’ I said, ‘A saxophone.’

ing music in Milford schools,

Nunno began playing his first

They said, ‘We were thinking of

Nunno played with the Breakfast

professional gigs not long after

that.’” It was a great break for

Bunch on WPLR. He still plays in

ence. I played the bass I bought

high school graduation. “I was

Nunno. “I made twice as much

a couple of professional bands, as

from Larry Cox. I still use it daily

a freshman in college washing

money playing in bands than I

well as playing solo.

testing audio equipment.”

dishes at Aldarios,” he recalls.

did washing dishes; it paid for my

Obsession may have been

sion, Ken Sura, is the longtime

Sura’s first band, but it certainly

owner of Audio Nexus instru-

was not his last. “Fatal Desire

ment repair and resale shop

played more punk stuff like the

in Devon. “We played popular

Ramones and Joy Division. My-

garage-type stuff like The Cars.

self, Burt Smith, Joe Schultes, and

We played a couple a of dances at

Jerry Becker were in our early

grammar schools, mostly for fun,

20s. I played keyboards and sang.

but it made it a complete experi-

I got through it,” he laughs. “We

COURTESY OF KEN SURA(2)

Another member of Obses-

Left: Ken Sura still uses his old bass every day at the shop. Right: Obsession performs at a dance: Bob Nunno, George Bernard, Angelo Nunno, and Ken Sura as they were in the ‘80s.

2019 • Milford Living 37

Left: Audacity playing one of their two gigs: Jim MacFadyen, Andy Sardi, Dave Bennett, John MacFadyen, and Bob Cox. bers Mike Gourdier, Burt Smith, Flo Shephard, Larry Cox, George Bernard, and Dave Desing played rock and pop. “We did school dances, played mostly covers. My favorite was when we played at a deaf school for their Christmas

COURTESY OF JIM MACFADYEN

dance. They just told us to play

played The Grotto in New Haven

to use the word all the time.”

loud so the students could feel the vibrations,” Shephard recalls. “We played for a huge scouts camp one summer. That was awesome!” “I was the keyboardist for Spectrum, and we all sang,” says Shephard. “Mike took the lead

play then get back together in six

most of the time.” She went on to

and they wanted original mate-

“We came up with the idea

months,” MacFadyen recounts.

play with a couple of girl groups. “I

rial. We had some but snuck in a

for the band in Dave’s backyard

“I had an electric guitar that was

played with The Catholic Girls and

couple of covers.” Writing origi-

drinking from a keg while his par-

left in the closet by the previous

a cover band called Lipstik. I loved

nal music continued, however.

ents were out of town. We decided

owners of my parents’ house.

playing music. I love the feeling

“We started to make a record

to start a band…except that no

Everyone picked instruments and

music gives you, like anything is

about 10 years ago in a studio

one knew how to play any instru-

went off to learn to play them.”

possible. The energy of a good au-

with new material written me

ments. Only my younger brother

“Except for a party in my

and by Burt Smith. There’s still

John had been taking piano les-

parents’ yard that got broken up

time—maybe we’ll finish it one

sons. We decided to learn how to

by the police, the only other place

Formed in 1995, the founding

of these days,” he says. Music,

we played was a school party

members of The Navels—Steve

of course, is part of Sura’s daily

at Mary Ellen Cavallo’s house,”

Gourdier,

life. In addition to his business

recalls MacFadyen. “We spent a

D’Aurelio, and Steve Hannon—

he also plays tuba as member of

lot of time playing (or learning to

played together for years. In fact,

Connecticut Symphonic Winds

play) in Dave’s basement or my

they still play, with Mark Michek

and in a vintage brass ensemble.

parents’ basement. They were

taking over from Hannon. “We

“Do you have the audacity to

good sports for sure, and listened

do everything from oldies, classic

be talking in the back of my class-

to a lot of Led Zeppelin songs that

rock, love songs, country, to the

room?” In the 1980s, the band Au-

probably dove my father nuts.”

music of today,” explains Davies.

dience is addictive. You can never get enough of that.”

Lorrie

Davies,

Ron

Spectrum was another band

“We have a wide genre of music

teacher at Pumpkin Delight El-

that formed in the 1980s. Mem-

to keep many age groups happy.”

ementary School, Mr. Steadwell, by naming their band after him. “Dave Bennett, Bob Cox, and I all had him as a teacher,” says band member Jim MacFadyen. “Mr.Steadwell used

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COURTESY OF FLO SHEPHARD

dacity paid homage to it’s 5th grade

“When I was about 17, I went Spectrum poses for a photo; (from

to Steve Gourdier’s house, and

left) Mike Gourdier, Burt Smith,

auditioned for their band Ryder.

Larry Box, Flo Shephard, and

That band was together for many

Dave Desing.

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Recalling local halls of learning that are gone but not forgotten

BY CINDY PAPISH GERBER

Milford formed a Board of Education (BOE)

tional schools were underway, student numbers

mercial complexes, recreation centers, and town

in 1874 with the purpose of consolidating

began to decline “each and every year—for the

offices. A few morphed into middle schools.

twelve little wooden schoolhouses into

next 20 years.” By 1990, enrollments reached a

districts. It remained that way for a long

low point. Redistricting would initiate school

attend eight elementary, three middle, and

time. “Up through the mid-1940s, the

closings, resulting in structures that would be

three high schools. Here, we take a fond look

educational system had consistently been

razed, sold, and converted into housing, com-

back at the schools that are gone, but definitely

comprised of seven public schools, including

Presently, over 5,500 Milford students

not forgotten.

one high school and six elementary schools,”

Above: Devon Grammar School was built in

wrote Kathy Bonetti in a 2005 redistricting

1907. Below: The one room school house that

GRAMMAR SCHOOLS

report for the Milford Public Schools.

served the Wheelers Farm district.

CENTRAL GRAMMAR SCHOOL

“During the ‘boom’ years following World

This large red building was constructed

War II, Milford experienced an incredible

behind the old Central School in 1930. Central

population surge,” she wrote. Plagued

contained 24 classrooms, a kindergarten, and

by overcrowding, new construction was

auditorium. In 1940, a WPA mural, “They Shall

authorized. “Eight new schools were built

Pass This Way but Once,” graced the front

in a seven-year period,” Bonetti explained,

entrance. To keep up with increased enroll-

“bringing the total number of facilities to 15

ments, a new Central Grammar School (CGS)

by the end of 1955.”

opened on High Street in 1969. CGS became

Enrollment peaked at nearly 13,000 students

Harborside Middle School in 1990. The older

in 1970, making Milford Connecticut’s 10th larg-

CGS structure was demolished in 1986 and

est school district. But just as the plans for addi-

replaced by a parking lot.

40 Milford Living • Spring

CHOOL FORT TRUMBULL BEACH SCHOOL

LENOX AVENUE SCHOOL

for one year at West Main (1942-43). When I

Built in 1923, Fort Trumbull would be known

Milford’s BOE approved a bond of $246,000 to

was in 4th grade, the BOE moved everyone

for its portable classrooms. In 1944, it was one

build at 25 Matthews St. in 1947. Through the

north of the Post Road to West Main, but

seven schools in town bursting at the seams.

early 1950s, it housed grades K-3. After 1955, it

the following year moved us back to Central

“At 200% of its intended enrollment…290

accommodated students through 8th grade.

Grammar.” —Dick Platt (1938-47)

pupils were in the school built for 140,” wrote

Three years after winning the 1979 City-Wide

Kathy Bonetti, in a BOE document. Officials

Track title, Lenox Avenue was shuttered. It

DEVON GRAMMAR SCHOOL

approved a $75,000 bond to enlarge the school,

found new life as a recreation department

When construction of the two-story brick

but enrollment dropped in 1978-79. That same

facility named after the former longtime

building on Naugatuck Avenue was com-

year, it permanently closed and was later

Milford city clerk, Margaret Egan.

pleted in 1907, it was considered Milford’s

converted into the Fort Trumbull Landing

first modern school building. Additions

condo development.

“I attended Central Grammar School except

were added in 1919 and 1927. A WPA mural,

“My dad, John Malarkey, was named

“I had a great time with friends, loved the

outdoor activities, especially playing kickball

during recess. The school was only a block from

“The Purchase of Milford from the Indians,”

principal of Fort Trumbull School in 1964 after

where I grew up on Spring Street, so we played

was installed in the front hallway. In 1944,

teaching many years at Simon Lake, Meadowside,

and rode our bicycles on the school grounds.

cramped classrooms and double sessions

and Central Grammar. It was K-6, with one class

I still have my 8th grade graduating picture

prompted parents to protest school condi-

of each grade. He loved the small community…

and can remember most of the names of my

tions; one Devon teacher resigned because

knew all the students and families. If one of his

classmates. —Michael F. Clark (1969-77)

there were 65 pupils in her class. After

teachers needed to leave early for an appoint-

closing in June 1966, it was eventually sold

ment, he’d say, ‘Don’t take half of a day off; let me

POINT BEACH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

back to the city and several city departments

substitute for you.’ I know he was a great teacher

When a $500,000 bond was proposed to

relocated there.

from comments I hear, but also from the math

build Point Beach in 1947, this Melba Street

games and science experiments he did with us

property was still a cow pasture. The school’s

(8th grade). We didn’t know if we were going to

at home. He inspired my love of teaching, which

opening on May 9, 1949, ended the need for

be the last from Devon or the first from JFK. We

resulted in my 37 years teaching in the Milford

double sessions at Central Grammar and the

received two different class pins, one for each

Public Schools. —Beth Malarkey Maroney

“I graduated in the last class ever to graduate

possibility. Most of us realized we’d have that to distinguish us from everyone else.” —Ron Glifort

KAY AVENUE SCHOOL Kay Avenue opened in 1951 with additions

FANNIE BEACH SCHOOL

completed in 1955. Increases in enrollment

In 1970, the Woodmont School (see page

(1970-’71) caused the BOE to purchase two

43) was renamed Fannie Beach-Woodmont

additional acres of surrounding property.

School, dedicated in honor of its most famous

In 1991, Kay Avenue was converted and

longtime teacher and principal. It closed

renamed West Shore Middle School.

in 1979. Now known as the Fannie Beach

“I spent my entire K-8 elementary experience

Neighborhood Center, the building houses

at Kay Avenue Elementary and look back at

the borough’s civic and recreation facilities,

those days as magical. I remember the smells

The Ellen Aftamanow Woodmont Volunteer

of floor wax and mimeograph machine fluid;

Library, and The Literacy Volunteers of

chalk dust and food cooking in the kitchen.

Southern Connecticut.

Mr. Charles Hayden, our principal, who on the

“It was a real neighborhood school; most

exterior seemed so stern, was really kind, clever,

everyone walked and went home for lunch. My

and funny. We knew when we entered the doors

aunt was my 3rd grade teacher. I remember

that someone ‘had our back’, someone cared,

the WPA murals painted on the walls—Mother

and someone was there to cheer us on through

Goose scenes. I believe they’re still there.” —

our studies. Just thinking about it makes me

A painting of Point Beach School by Milford

Michael Krauss, (1950-56)

smile.” —Kathy Bonetti (1965-74)

artist William Meddick.

2019 • Milford Living 41

WALNUT BEACH SCHOOL Erected in 1916, this four-room two-story brick school was located at the intersection of Stowe and Naugatuck Avenues. A 1923 addition included nine rooms and a kindergarten. In the 1940s, classes were so crowded that brown baggers ate in the basement lunchroom (or at Laurel House on the beach). In 1949, “they moved 7th and 8th grade to the portable school where tennis courts are now,” says Cynthia Dale Kandrach. In 1980 the school was closed and developed into Above: Girl Scout Troop 383 at Seabreeze School, now known as East Shore Middle School.

apartments. “Every morning each class went to the

Woodmont School. Much to the dismay of

SIMON LAKE ELEMENTARY

basement where there was a wooden platform in

parents and students, Point Beach closed in

The Boys & Girls Club of Milford is now located

front of the utility sink. Each student would get

June 1982 and was subsequently converted

at this former school’s address at 59 Devonshire

on the platform to reach the bubbler attachment

into condominiums.

Road. Named for submarine inventor Simon

and the teacher would give him/her a cod liver

Lake, it opened in 1960. A nine-room addition in

oil pill. Those who couldn’t swallow the pill had

organizing a plan by which all students as-

the 1970s brought the classroom total to 29. In

to chew it! —Stan Claudia Kavan

signed to Point Beach Grammar School would

response to a budget shortfall, this was the last

be transported to and from Central Grammar

Milford school to close in June 2010. Students

WEST MAIN SCHOOL

School for afternoon sessions of instruction, and

were redistricted to attend the Pumpkin

Built adjacent to Boston Post Road in 1932,

students living within the boundaries of Central

Delight School.

the school provided instruction from K-6. It

“Joseph A. Foran was instrumental in

Grammar School would attend morning

“The layout was very easy to under-

featured a mural, completed in 1939, repre-

sessions. As a 6th grader, I felt this solution

stand. Fifth through 8th grade seemed like you

senting “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”

worked very well. Now known as Bay Point

were in a different building. Joe the custodian

When Merritt Brainard attended in the 1960s,

Village Condominiums, I am presently living in

with the big knuckles always kept the build-

“Stuart Sears was the principal,” he recalls.

the Point Beach Elementary’s principal’s office!”

ing spotless and loved all the kids. So many

“He was a kind, knowledgeable history buff

—Barbara Boudreau

teachers… influenced me to become a teacher

and dedicated educator, WWII vet, and Pearl

and I have been teaching for 19 years, 16 1/2 at

Harbor survivor.” Brainard credits West

Jonathan Law.” —Mark Robinson (1980-89)

Main as the first Milford school to “integrate

SEABREEZE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Built in 1952 on 240 Chapel Street, the original building occupied 26,689 sq. ft. and served students in Grades K-8. In 1991, the district adopted a middle school model, thus converting Seabreeze into East Shore Middle School (grades 6-8). “The cafeteria was the auditorium and gym all in one…the tables used to come out of the wall for lunch. In 8th grade, we were able to paint ourselves in a mural on the wall (prior to the remodeling). I made great friends and had amazing teachers who helped inspire me to pursue a teaching career.” —Heidi Krauss Domingue, (1979-88)

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Erected in 1916, the Walnut Beach School still stands but functions as residential condominiums.

children with special needs into mainstream

our 4th grade was housed in the 2 classroom/2

The old Milford High School was eventually

classrooms.” It closed in 1979 and was turned

lavatory building called ‘The Portable.’ Our 5th

repurposed for senior housing.

into a commercial property in 1985.

grade classroom had over 50 students amazingly

“It was an old building and the land was uneven—not very big for recreational activities. I was transferred to the newly built Mathewson School in 4th grade.” —Dan Worroll

controlled by one teacher, Rachael Freedman.”

grades 9-12, was renamed Milford High

—Barbara Boudreau

School, and graduated its last class in 1951

HIGH SCHOOLS

prior to the opening of the “new” MHS. After several turns as a storage facility, children’s

In response to intense overcrowding during

library, and overflow classrooms for the new

THE WOODMONT SCHOOL

the late 1960s, the need to build more high

MHS, the Yellow Building (as it has been

Katie Krauss Murphy detailed this K-5 school’s

schools led to the construction of Jonathan

called, as well as the Diane Toulson Building,

history in her 2007 book, Woodmont on the

Law High School (early ‘60s), followed

named for the former State Representative)

Sound. “The Woodmont School opened in 1918

by Joseph A. Foran High School (1973). Less

fell into disrepair. After renovations in 1993,

as a two-room brick schoolhouse on Center

than 10 years after Foran opened, Milford

it became the non-profit River Park Apart-

St. (now Dixon St.). A two-room addition

High School closed. The city renamed it

ments, a complex for seniors and disabled

was added in 1927, followed by a subsequent

the Thomas Parsons Governmental Center

citizens.

addition of a two-room portable building post-

building and relocated municipal offices into

WWII.” Sixth through eighth graders went to

the facility.

Seabreeze School after it opened in 1953.

“The old high school/yellow building did not have a gym. Home basketball games were played in the old Central Grammar School’s gym,

MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL

which was small and cramped. The balcony

non-attached building, part of which served

The beaux arts structure was built on its

jutted out over the playing surface on one side,

as Woodmont Bureau Administration Hall.

present site in 1908 as the Central School,

and a shot taken from the corner would hit the

There were no empty desks available for me;

housing grades 1-12. Eventually it served

underside of the balcony.” —Dick Platt

“My 4th grade classroom was located in a

2019 • Milford Living 43

PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES

York to Montreal. I played soccer; there was also

MILFORD ACADEMY

finest football teams in New England. —Bob

Brothers Samuel H. and Harris Rosenbaum

Granger (1969-1973)

a baseball team and, most famously, one of the

founded Milford Academy in 1916 as the Yale Preparatory School, grooming attendees for

WEYLISTER JUNIOR COLLEGE

entrance into Yale and other Ivy League schools.

(SECRETARIAL SCHOOL)

The 20-acre campus was comprised of the main

Founded in 1927 as a resident and day school

building (the former William S. Pond estate on

for young women from across the U.S., the

Gulf Street), classroom buildings, dormitories,

main building stood on the property where

outdoor athletic fields, and a gymnasium. “It

Reverend Bezaleel Pinneo once conducted a

was quite an academic school with a very strong

private school from 1800 to 1845. Weylister

sports program,” recalls Jim Coffey, a former

prepared students for sought-after secretarial

Milford alderman who served on the Milford

One of the Milford Academy buildings still in use

positions and was nationally recognized; the

Academy Board. “At that time, the Academy was

today as part of the Milford school system.

landscaped campus along West River Street

taking on a large debt…so the board decided to

included five dormitories. An advertisement

sell the property to the city of Milford in 2001.”

teachers. Around that time, they added 7th and

for The Weylister was placed in the January

Milford Academy reorganized and relocated to

8th grades. By the time I left they had added

1927 edition of Vanity Fair.

New Berlin, N.Y. The Gulf Street property cur-

a 5th and 6th grade. The school had maybe a

rently operates as The Academy, Milford public

total of 75 students in ‘69, and probably 100 by

Rutheva Baldwin Brockett, was a co-author

high school’s alternative education program.

‘73, so you would know the names of most of

of the WPA-sponsored, History of Milford,

the other kids there even if they were in other

1639-1939. As women’s career paths post-WWII

post-graduate class… boys only. In 1971, girls

grades. I was a local student, so I didn’t live in

changed, the school merged with University of

were admitted as students and women as

the dorms, which hosted students from New

Bridgeport in 1948. When the new Milford High

“In 1969 it was a 4-year high school plus a

One of the college’s most famous graduates,

The palatial home of the Wedylister Secretarial School occupied the same site as today’s Parson’s Complex.

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School (now the Parsons Building) was built in 1951, Weylister was demolished. ARNOLD COLLEGE Located in Point Beach, this was the nation’s first co-ed school of physical education. Originally the Brooklyn Normal School of Gymnastics, it moved to New Haven in 1886. As per the website America’s Lost Colleges, “Dr. E. Herman Arnold became the director of the school in 1900. In 1921, the school adopted a three-year program leading to a Bachelor of Science. In 1929 the program was increased to four years. At a later point, the school moved out to Milford, CT and took the name of its director.” In the late 1940s, student

Arnold College offered the nation’s first co-ed “gymnastics” or physical education program.

body totaled 300. Many graduates became star athletes, pros, and coaches, including

defensive football for the LA Rams (1951-55)

College graduated its last class in 1953 when it

Hall of Famer Andrew Robustelli, who played

and the New York Giants (1956-64). Arnold

became part of the University of Bridgeport.

2019 • Milford Living 45

COURTESY OF JONATHAN LAW HIGH SCHOOL

education notebook

‘‘H

aven’t you heard? ‘WEST IS BEST!’” shouts West Shore Middle School teacher Julie Fisher as she relays the motto students, staff, and parents of the school “live by.” The enthusiasm doesn’t end there. Jonathan Law High School principal Fran Thompson is visiting West Shore to join the celebration, handing out “Lawmazing” t-shirts and invitations to fun Law functions designed to help prepare students for high school. This is because, of course, Jonathan Law is simply “Lawmazing.” There is no shortage of school spirit in

a school’s culture and climate. The form the

Milford’s public and parochial schools. It’s

trend takes, however, differs depending on

considered an essential part of the day; a way

what school you visit and who you talk to.

to express pride, to motivate, and to improve

At the elementary level, school spirit

COURTESY OF HARBORSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL

We Got the Spirit!

Top: Jonathan Law students go all out to sup-

events tend to revolve

port their teams. Above: Harborside staffers get

around something

in on the fun on “Dress Like Mr. Gottlieb Day.”

youngsters are most in tune with—the immediate

family at Mathewson and truly build the

world around them—and

familial relationships that we want in our

often include pajama or

schools,” she says.

COURTESY OF WES SHORE MIDDLE SCHOOL

character days, a mascot,

School spirit activities also help encourage

and school or class colors.

student support of classmates and friends.

Mathewson Elementary

Meadowside School has HEART—monthly

School principal Melissa

gatherings celebrate the Honesty, Effort,

Currier loves to talk

Attitude, Respect, and Teamwork found at

about her “Top Dogs”

the school. Pumpkin Delight recently started

and explains the school’s

a pep squad of kindergarten and first grade

monthly assembly which

students, giving those newest to the school

recognizes many forms

the opportunity to be involved in creating

of student success and

a positive school climate. Their cuteness

contribution: “We feel

alone is contagious! Kailea is a member who

that this collaborative

likes using the pom poms and learning new

West Shore Middle School students regularly wear spirit gear to

community building time

cheers. “Everyone needs school spirit to feel

show their pride.

helps us to identify as a

happy and good,” she says. Austin believes

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COURTESY OF JOSEPH A. FORAN HIGH SCHOOL

spreading cheer is important for his school,

a little fun at its principal.

and he likes making new friends. The school’s

These events foster

teacher leader and pep squad coach, Jennifer

positive relationships

Ramey, sees the squad helping to build

between staff and

leadership skills at an early age and shows

students; it’s a group

that even the youngest students can make a

effort to decide what

positive impact.

activities will work best

A staple part of every school event, the Joseph A. Foran High School

to increase the sense of

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py, Easy Visits. very Time. Happy, Easy Visits. Special theme days are often used to

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community at the school.

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spirit. Sometimes staff members act as co-

Back at West Shore, students wearing

conspirators—showing their willingness to

Wildcat t-shirts are welcomed on Monday

get a pie in the face, or even have their head

mornings by the “West Shore Live” news

shaved—all in the name of team building.

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school spirit often revolves around athletics, where the traditional pep rally is still alive and well. But beyond that, as Jonathan Law

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principal Fran Thompson explains, “High

school community come

schools are driven by the pride, commitment,

together for a specific

and spirit of those who inhabit the halls each

purpose during a spirit week

and every day.” According to Foran teacher

or a pep rally. “That feeling

Lisa Farrell, school spirit is the backbone

is special and can often be

of any well-functioning school, fostering

emotional,” he says.

kindness, empathy, and a common sense of

COURTESY OF LAURALTON HALL

education notebook

Lauralton Hall students are always ready to dive in for a cause.

Bella McPadden, another

community among all. “Our students make

junior, sees school spirit as an opportunity

chance to have fun and show the pride we

this family complete and without the energy

to express thankfulness for the education

have towards Foran.”

they put into what they are passionate about

she is receiving. “It’s also a time to dress up,

Whether a pep rally, an athletic contest,

or without the energy of the staff in helping

have fun, and unite students together,” she

or an all-school gathering, a sense of pride

students find that passion, then we wouldn’t

shares. Her friend Corina Massey adds that

and community are important by-products

be the close knit Foran family we are today,”

high school is a time to find out who you

of school spirit events. The result, hopefully,

says Farrell.

are. “When everyone comes together over

is a happy and motivated group of staff and

one event, I think it helps bridge the age gap.

students who bring out the best in each other.

Foran students agree. For junior Lucas Burgard, it’s amazing to have the diverse

Personally, I love school spirit because it is a

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the new splash pad is an extensive network of trails that make up a good chunk up Eisenhower Park. Meandering alongside the wetlands, vernal pools, and forested areas, there are family-friendly flat trails to traverse, inter-

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here’s something about the springtime that makes people giddy with excitement, likely because of the noticeable changes all around us: the longer days, the warmer air, and the clean smell of a good spring rain. With those clues on hand, we know it’s a steady march into summer.

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secting nearly every portion of the 200-acre park. And the best part? You can dip your toes in the Wepawaug River that flows the entire length of Eisenhower Park. Part of the river diverts into Girl Scout Pond and forms a small island connected by bridges where there are always frogs to catch and turtles to discover. Bring a butterfly net and a bucket for hours of nature-inspired adventures.

Walk Across the Water Silver Sands State Park offers miles of preserved natural beach connecting the Walnut Beach and Fort Trumbull Beach neighborhoods. The 47-acre park features a

Heading outside into your own backyard, taking a walk in the woods, or perhaps getting

like piping plovers and egrets to nest. This is a great spot for young families; spend

your feet wet are wonderful ways to really

hours combing the shoreline, dip your toes in

soak in the springtime splendor. There is a

the water, and collect seashells glimmering

lot of magic to experience with your family

like tiny beach tokens. You’ll find oysters and

during the spring, so head outside and enjoy

conch shells, sea scallops, mermaid’s toenails,

the show at some of these great locations

and much more.

throughout Milford.

Sea Spray

Inside the Coastal Center, visit the snakes, turtles, and fish, or try and spot some shorebirds. Be sure to climb the spiral staircase to

For an afternoon of seaside exploration, head

the tower for spectacular views of the Charles

to the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center at

E. Wheeler Wildlife Area and Long Island

Milford Point, a hidden treasure at the Western-

Sound.

most tip of the city. Buffered by an expanse of sea grass dunes that stretch to the end of

Wet ‘n Wild Woods

the point, the sandbar extends into a curved

Tucked down the hill just beyond Bodie’s Place

peninsula, offering a safe haven for shorebirds

(the handicapped accessible playground) and

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three-mile boardwalk stretching from the

water and embark on a hunt for

end of East Broadway to Walnut Beach.

pirate treasure?

At low tide, it’s difficult to resist the lure of Charles Island. Only a half-mile stroll

Peaceful Ponds

from Silver Sands beach along the tidally

A hidden treasure on Milford’s west side, the

submerged tombolo or sandbar, Charles

36-acre Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve offers

Island is a 12-acre wildlife sanctuary serving

an easy trail around five ponds created in

as a haven for shorebirds. On a clear day,

the 1950s. The main loop is a perfect under-

you’ll see groups of beachcombers making

an-hour walk for kids. Pack a picnic and your

their way along the sandbar.

binoculars to view the waterfowl and other

there are plenty of well-documented legends surrounding the island, but none more exciting than the tale of Captain William Kidd landing in Milford and burying his final treasure. What better way to kick up the imagination than to walk across the

wildlife during the spring bird migrations. JENNIFER JOHNSON-SAUNDERS

Known as the “thrice-cursed island,”

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COURTESY OF EMMA DAVIS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MINISTRY

senior corner

The Ministry of Medical Equipment

mma Davis was a longtime member of Milford’s First United Church of Christ. She spent many years helping the less fortunate of Milford, and when she died in 1968, church deacons were moved to continue her ministry. Ever since, the Emma Davis Medical Equipment Ministry has been gathering and repairing used medical equipment and making it available free of charge to anyone in need. Made up of 14 caring church member volunteers, the group is dedicated to ensuring that those in need, many of them seniors, can borrow the equipment they need at no cost.

For more than 50 years, volunteers have kept the mission of the Emma Davis Medical Equipment Ministry alive. need and do everything within their abilities to provide aid to those who require assistance.” However, receivers of medical equipment from the ministry must occasionally be

“The ministry loans medical equipment to anyone who has a need,” says Thomas Isaac, who served as ministry chairman

equipment to nations in poverty, such as

reminded to return the equipment they have

Haiti, Nicaragua, and Nigeria.

borrowed after the duration of their loan has

The equipment that comprises this unique

elapsed so that someone else in need of medical

from 2003-2018. “The equipment includes

“lending library” is both new and used. “We

wheelchairs, transport chairs, transfer

accept donations of gently-used medical

benches, shower seats, walkers, rollators,

equipment,” explains Isaac, adding that

founding more than 50 years ago, the Emma

canes, crutches, commodes, and raised toilet

they also accept monetary donations. “We

Davis Medical Equipment Ministry is stronger

seats. Occasionally, we have other items, such

purchase new equipment and try to maintain

than ever and has continued to expand its

as ramps and over-the-bed tables.”

an inventory to meet the needs of our clients.

geographical areas of service. Each year, the

Last year, we loaned out 874 items and spent

ministry aims to lend equipment to more

ministry was filled by Lloyd Jacobs, a former

$3,717.85 on ministry expenses and new

people than ever before, and in so doing,

volunteer. The organization primarily serves

equipment.”

continue its mission of compassionate service to

In 2019, the position of chairman of the

communities from Bridgeport to West

Keeping it all under control are the volunteers

goods can use them. Having grown dramatically since its

the community.

Haven, but, he insists, the number one goal

who give so much of their time on maintenance,

of the ministry is to “help as many people

client-service issues, and record keeping. “They

as we can.” To that end, the ministry has

all manage the phone a week at a time to

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT INQUIRIES or donations can

teamed up with other organizations with

deal with people in need,” says Jacob. “These

be made by calling the First United Church of

similar objectives to send necessary medical

volunteers are placed in the trust of those in

Christ at (203) 877-4277.

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Remembering Reverend Walker S temming from a long history of strong community, Milford has always been home to a wide range of influential and prolific people. One of these was the writer, preacher, community leader, and innovator Reverend Charles D. Walker. A resident of Milford from the early 1960s until his death 1989, Rev. Walker was a influencial member of Milford society. A social progressive, he looked to the past for inspiration and, aptly, lived in a part of town once called The Africana Savin Hills. Located off what is now Forest Road (behind the old Howard Johnson’s), the neighborhood once thrived as a unique and productive sub-community of Milford, home to numerous free African American families before and after the Civil War. Born in the year 1903 in Triboro, North

COURTESY OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

DEREK JONES

historical perspective

Walker Pond was named in honor of Rev. Charles D. Walker for his many contributions to the Milford community.

as a butler for one W.H. Wheelock to

He served the community for almost 20

Carolina, Rev. Walker was orphaned by his

managing residential properties in Harlem

years before his retirement in 1980.

fourth birthday and raised by an uncle in

for Mr. Wheelock’s Wall Street firm.

Hampton, Virginia. Rev. Walker received

Perhaps as a result of the Great

Under his leadership, the church congregation grew from 28 members to

his schooling in the south until, at the age

Depression, Walker experienced a reversal

almost 100. Plans for a new building began

of 14, he decided to move north where he

of fortune and described the late 1930s

to form in 1965 under the foresight of

found worked as a butler and cook in New

and early 1940s as his “wandering phase,”

Rev. Walker and was completed in 1968.

York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. In 1923

before settling in the New Haven area in

The building stills serves the First Baptist

his writings helped him gain attention:

the late 1940s. In 1958, at the age of 55,

community today. The church is a featured

the New York Herald Tribune published an

Walker was called to ministry. He moved

stop on the Connecticut Freedom Trail

article about Walker along with some of his

from the Congregationalist Church to the

which highlights the history of African

poems. According to Rev. Walker’s papers,

Baptist Church, and in 1961, became the

Americans and their roles in Connecticut.

during the 1920-30s he went from working

pastor of the First Baptist Church of Milford.

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Rev. Walker was both a spiritual and

COURTESY OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

civic leader within the community. He issued a “Call to Conscience and Action” on civil rights for Milford in 1963 concurrent with the March on Washington. In 1976 he led the effort to commemorate the role of Connecticut African Americans in the Revolutionary War. Active in the Red Cross

The current home of the First Baptist Church was completed in 1968 during Rev. Walker’s tenure.

and an instrumental part of creating the Milford Senior Center, Rev. Walker was

community services he lent his time

a large sum of papers that included poems,

also a mason and served as vice moderator

towards. In 1995, a local pond was renamed

letters, sermons, and an unpublished

of the New Haven Association of the

Walker Pond in his honor. It sits on the

manuscript. A collection of his papers,

American Baptist Churches of Connecticut.

corner of Meadowside Road and Robert

scrapbooks, photographs, and audiotapes

Rev. Walker’s legacy lives on through

Treat Parkway and represents gratitude for

are housed at the New York Public Library’s

those he has taught and preached to at

Walker’s work on civil rights and the active

Schomburg Center for Research in Black

the First Baptist Church, and those he

role he played in the community.

Culture.

worked beside on the many projects and

A lifelong writer, Rev. Walker produced

—Patrick Torres

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