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Hidden Gems
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Explore Milford’s hidden gems from shore to forest. By Makayla Silva
Departments 4 Publisher’s Letter 6 Readers’ Letters 8 Milford Spotlight 12 At your Service 16 Milford Green 18 Family Time 24 Education Notebook 28 At Home 40 Milford Morsels 44 Around Town 48 Historical Perspective 54 Greetings From Milford 58 Congratulations 60 This Season 62 Expressions 64 Where is It?
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SPRING 2020 VOLUME 17 • ISSUE 1 Publisher/President Suzanne Cahill Suzanne@milfordliving.com
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readers’ letters I look forward to each issue and love getting
Please include Lauralton Hall in some of your
do an article on the history of football in
for 400 girls 9-12.
Milford...from Milford H.S, Jonathan Law,
Foran H.S.? I would love to see an article on the Arnold College football team. Hall of
Fame N.Y Giant Andy Robustelli went there along with Alan Webb.
—William Riley, Capistraino Beach, CA
Thanks for your suggestion. We have mentioned
articles. Lovely old mansion and vibrant school
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—Sharon Brennon, Lauralton Hall, Class of 1965
Thanks for your feedback Sharon. We have
Walnut Beach has the extension at the end.
the years, but the interest in the school never
the sun setting in the west.
done numerous articles on Lauralton Hall over wavers. Look for something in the future.
Also, in the right side of the photo you can see —Doug Edo, Milford, CT
Arnold College in several stories over the years
The About the Cover [Winter 2019] states
You are correct, Doug. The cover of the winter
football players. We’ll add it to the list!
looks more like Gulf Beach pier. I don’t believe
Beach pier. Good catch! Apologies for the error.
but have never focused on their role in grooming
the location as the Walnut Beach pier, but it
issue of Milford Living was, in fact, the Gulf
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Art is Everywhere
W
inding your way around Milford you can take in all the sites: the Green, the boardwalk, the beach, the harbor, historic homes, lovely shops and restaurants…and art. Aside from all the New England charms afforded to us, Milford
is lucky to have a thriving arts community. Fortunately, if you can’t make it to an exhibit all you
Look for the sculptures that commemorate
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need do is look around… art is nearly everywhere you turn. The statuary was created by artists who cast
the history of our fair city. The bronze
them piece by piece and welded them together
monuments that dot the downtown area were
to produce steadfast reminders of our past.
are stones as old the 1600s. Prior to machine
carefully cast to honor the achievements of
Another spot you may not expect to view
tools, gravestones were all hand carved. The
citizens who did their utmost to keep us free.
art is at the Old Milford Cemetery where there
Milford Historical Society offers fascinating tours that explain the meaning of symbols carved into the stones and the stories behind unusual sculptures…including one hauntingly beautiful weeping lady. Take a stroll along the boardwalk at Walnut Beach. Aside from the spectacular views and fresh salt air, be sure to look for the ad hoc art that dots your surroundings. Many visitors have taken to creating sculptures with what they come across; shells are lined up to form shapes and driftwood is stacked creating interesting forms. Rock sculptures abound, withstanding the sometimes-rough elements
Rock sculptures, murals, and monuments around town...art for all to see.
at the beach. The transient nature of this art makes it all the more special. Murals adorn a number of buildings
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throughout Milford. The Washington Bridge is depicted on the side of the Bridge House, the American flag on the VFW Post in Devon, and sailing ships on the Ship’s Store at Milford Boat Works. Several others were created in a project spear headed by the Milford Arts JJ RICHARDS (2)
Council (MAC). The Firehouse Gallery at
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Walnut Beach is one of the most recent murals in town. The MAC also overseas the work installed
within the Bill Meddick Permanent Art Collection, which is on view at the Parson’s Center. The works of local and worldrenowned artists line many of the hallways, and each year additional art displays are created and exhibited by Milford students. The MAC has encouraged public art for decades. Projects such as Submarines on Parade (2000), once dotted downtown, with one of the artistic renditions still located at Milford Landing. One submarine sculpture Stethacanthus was stolen from the Green. (It was created by the writer of this piece, who would love to get it back…no questions asked.) MAC’s upcoming public art project, “Meet
Milford Yacht Club “Not your grandfather’s club”
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The glass-encased life sculpture of the weeping woman in Milford Cemetery is a stunning work of art.
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milford spotlight Me at the Bench” will see unique benches installed throughout the downtown area. Artists have been submitting their concepts for what will become some of the
Look forward to seeing unique
most practical art in town! Paige Miglio,
benches around town this autumn thanks to
Executive Director of MAC is looking
MAC’s Meet Me at the Bench project.
excited about this project and the way it’s
Chances are you’ve been enjoying art
helping bring MAC’s vision for ‘creativity
around town without even realizing it. Take
happening everywhere’ to life,” she says.
the time to glance around when you stop into
“The benches will be mapped out for people
Parsons, keep an eye out for murals, admire
to stroll bench to bench and enjoy the
the bronze statuary on the Green, and snap a
art. They can sit, reflect on the work, and
picture of those intricate rock sculptures along
enjoy it with friends and neighbors.” MAC
the boardwalk…they may not be there after
received a state grant to run the public art
the next storm.
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Stethacanthus, from Submarines on Parade was
Art truly is everywhere in Milford.
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A Mission to Inspire Change
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ut of a personal tragedy, Donna Cimarelli has created a life-affirming opportunity. Her daughter, Maren Victoria Sanchez, lost her life during an attack while attending Jonathan Law High School on April 25, 2014. In the aftermath of this tragic event, Donna has channeled Maren’s indomitable spirit into a force for positivity and change. “I know that she would never want us to sit around and cry, but to get up and make things happen just the way she did when she was physically among us,” Cimarelli says. In 2016, she founded the Maren Sanchez Home
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at your service
Maren’s spirit lives on through volunteers who make it their mission to educate young women about emotional and physical manipulation. awareness of the truth about manipulation and physical violence, while simultaneously helping those at risk to recognize red flags and warning signs. “It’s never too early to educate girls and young women about the dangers that face them in this world,” says Cimarelli,
“It’s never too early to educate girls and young women about the dangers that face them in this world.”
Foundation (MSHF), whose main mission is to educate and empower girls and young women
foundation—all of the good that we are doing
who serves as CEO and president of MSHF. “All
to defend themselves against emotional,
and will continue to do in her name.”
women are at risk of being victims. The earlier
psychological, and verbal manipulation and
Though workshops, classes, special events,
physical violence. “As her mother, I believe
online tutorials, and educational initiatives,
their own safety, the better. We need to raise
that Maren wants us to celebrate her and our
this Milford-based foundation strives to raise
our girls differently. They need to understand
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they learn how to help advocate for and ensure
what it looks like, what it feels like, and how to
from manipulative relationships at the first
avoid it.”
sign of danger.” Numerous MSHF initiatives are offered year-
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how to protect to themselves and turn away
At present, MSHF is forming a partnership with Southern Connecticut State University to
round. “We created a workshop that features
bring the HER-Self Defense classes and HER-Self
keynote speakers and lifesaving activities for
Awareness lectures to campus in unison with
young women, and partnered with the Wood-
the SCSU Police Department. Cimarelli points to
ruff Family YMCA to offer lectures and our
the MSFH “advisory boards, which ensure that
Instructors work one-on-one with young
signature HER-Self Defense Classes,” Cimarelli
we are well informed and educated about the
women to teach them lifesaving self-defense
reports. “During this intensive two-hour course,
topics that we teach. We’re partnering with Dr.
techniques.
young women not only learn lifesaving
David Bernstein (a national threat assessment
self-defense techniques but gain confidence
specialist) and Officer Rob Cippola of Wilton,
confidence to come forward without fear of
and self-esteem. Parents can sign their children
along with local therapists and teachers”.
repercussion is essential. Cimarelli believes
up for our classes and workshops where we
Whether at school, at home, or in their
that “more programs with mentorships should
address all issues concerning manipulation…
workplace, equipping young women with
be available. This is a key to safety with young
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at your service people—emotionally, psychologically, and physically.” Sharing these concepts with private and public institutions is equally important. “Schools, companies, and HR departments can visit the MSHF website (www.marensanchez-
“We are very grateful to Trinity Point Wealth of Milford for believing in our mission and helping us to change the world one girl at a time.” ing us to change the world one girl at a time.”
On the MSHF webpage the words EDUCATE
homefoundation.org) or Facebook page
This Milford-based non-profit has grown
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swiftly. “Right now, MSHF is expanding their
posed over silhouettes of four women posing
our upcoming events,” Cimarelli says. “Any
work to educate thousands more girls and
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the community. “Our team is proud to support
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Caring for Mother Nature
A
fter witnessing first-hand the devastating environmental impact of an oil spill in Santa Barbara, California, Senator Gaylord Nelson teamed up with Congressman Pete McCloskey with an idea for a “National Teach-In on the Environment”. Thus, the first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970. The wellcoordinated event was a smashing success. Twenty million people, fully 10 percent of the population of the United States, participated. There were lectures across the country. That very successful “teach-in” began a movement that will celebrate its 50th Anniversary this year. To commemorate the milestone, Milford will
“We are trying to get the word out of how
host “Fighting for our Future…Milford Earth Day
important it is for all of us to protect our home,
2020 and Beyond.” Ann Berman, a longtime
the Earth, for which we are totally dependent,”
from the City of Milford, the Board of Alderman,
environmental advocate and one of the
Berman says. “We want people to see our
the Environmental Concerns Coalition, Milford
organizers, is excited about the event. “Though
connections between not only the obvious—
Speaks Out, Milford Trees, and the Milford Land
many of us see the climate in crisis, we want this
having clean air, water, soil, and scenic
Conservation Trust,” explains Joseph Alling,
event to be joyous…to celebrate our Earth which
beauty—but with all life forms and species, be
co-chair of Milford Earth Day 2020 committee.
has so much beauty.” The goal, she affirms, is
they bugs, bats, clams, oysters and lobsters. We
“Our event, scheduled for April 25, from 9:30 am
to celebrate what Mother Nature has bestowed
are all connected.”
to 3:30 pm, will be focused on helping celebrate
upon Milford: “our Long Island Sound, our parks,
The Earth Day 2020 event has everyone
the accomplishments of the environmental
our mostly clean air, our drinking water, and
pitching in to help. “The Milford Earth Day
movement while promoting action toward
especially the many recreational advantages we
2020 committee is made up of Milford
a more sustainable future for Milford.” This
have here in Milford.”
conservationists, including representatives
family-friendly event will feature many
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activities. “Poet laureate Mick Theebs will
focused on encouraging plantings. Their
be composing a poem to read and local
new initiative is to reach a milestone of 100
band FastBack will provide live music.
million trees planted by 2022. You can help
Environmental projects, such as cleanups,
them reach that goal by taking out a $10
will also be taking place at locations
membership. In return you receive ten trees
around Milford,” says Alling.
seedlings of your choice for you to plant. Join at www.arborday.org.
has deep roots. In 1594, the Spanish
Caring for our environment is
village Mondoñedo had the first
something every individual can do every
documented arbor plantation festival.
day. Plant a tree. If you don’t have a green
In the U.S., Arbor Day was first held in
thumb, volunteer for a beach cleanup. You
Nebraska in 1872 and has since become a
can recycle, use reusable containers, not
way to encourage tree planting. Held at
run water while brushing your teeth—it
different times of year depending on the
all helps.
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family time specimens at the observatory and explore mounted specimens at the museum using a field guide.
Marine Biology Camp
Summer Camp Planning T
here was a time when summer camp meant exploration, sitting by the campfire roasting marshmallows, and making friends. Today, summer camp can mean movie making to lacrosse, theater to coding; here in Milford there is no shortage of summer camp offerings!
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Campers will learn about the art of archaeology and Native American culture. They will explore an ancient village site and have three full days of “digs.”
Bird Identification Camp Campers will have the opportunity to view live
Coastal Center at Milford Point
203-878-7440 www.ctaudubon.org Fostering a love for curiosity and exploration, the Connecticut Audubon camps offer summer programs for kids ages 3-14 to explore nature all summer long.
Milford Yacht Club Sailing
203-783-0060 www.milfordyachtclub.com Open to youth ages 5-18
in science. These camps grant
tions can begin as early as April
busy and happy this summer.
Archaeology & Native American Culture Camp
Connecticut Audubon Society Camp
Milford Marine Institute — Gulf Pond Museum Camps 203-874-4000
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Campers study marine habitats and cetaceans using posters, live, and rare museum specimens. Among other things, they’ll collect, label, and mount a marine mollusk collection.
Girl Scouts of CT Camp Katoya
203-877-7214 www.gsofct.org On a beautiful setting of 57 acres in Milford, campers can try out the traditional camping experience, including outdoor cooking, environmental education, fire building, and more.
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(members and non-members) who want to learn to sail. Program includes adventure sailing, race training, and field trips with the goal of building lifelong sailors.
Cub Scout Camp at Eisenhower Park
Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Yankee Council 203-876-6868 www.ctyankee.org Packs, Dens, and individuals are all welcome to register for Connecticut Yankee Council’s Day Camps for a week of outdoor adventure packed
with archery, field sports, nature, STEM, Scout skills, and more.
ART, MUSIC & THEATER
Do you have a budding Picasso or Mozart in the family? How about a young actor or ballerina? Check out these offerings for art and music camps in and
Pantochino Productions Summer Camp 203-843-0959
www.pantochino.com Presented by the Milford Arts Council, this is a summer theater program where in five-day sessions, kids will perform in an original music written just for Pantochino’s summer program.
Milford Recreation Art Camps
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chance to create their own masterpieces.
Young artists will stretch their imagination by making pots and other creations by hand and on the pottery wheel.
SPORTS
No matter what the sport, there’s probably a camp for it in
Creative Crafts
Campers will have fun making a variety of crafts while making friends and getting a little messy!
Fashion Design Camp
Campers will learn to draw and design fashion, measure, cut, and sew fabric, and create seasonal clothing and accessories for a doll or stuffed animal.
Milford. Here is a list of indoor and outdoor sports camps for
Krafty Kids
Campers create fun tie-dyed projects that they will be taking home at the end of the week!
movie making while writing scripts, creating storyboards, and filming scenes with their fellow campers.
Movie Making Camp
Painting Picassos
Aspiring young actors and directors experience the art of
Campers will learn about famous artists and get the
your budding athlete.
Cartwheels, Ect.
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203-501-1000 www.gcaofct.com/milford GCA offers a variety of gymnastics, ninja, dance camps and activities for children ages 3-16.
Milford Indoor Tennis
203-876-1776 www.milfordindoortennis.com Camps for players ages 5-17 who are looking to improve or learn to play tennis. The focus is on developing a love for the game as well as helping build happy and healthy athletes.
Milford Recreation Sports Camps
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GCA Milford CT
Golf Academy
Learn the game of golf at a top learning facility, Great River Golf Club. Clinics will focus on skill development, rules, and etiquette.
High School Volleyball Camp
Taught by Foran High School head coach Julie Johnson, players will work on basic skills,
offensive and defensive drills, and team situations.
instruction from former CT Coach of the Year, Brian Adkins.
Lacrosse Camp Clinics
Outdoor Summer Basketball Camp
Recently added to both Foran and Jonathan Law High Schools, this clinic includes 12 hours of
The clinic is for boys and girls ages 6-12 and will stress the
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FUNdamentals of basketball with Coach Steve Schuler.
Skyhawks Academy Summer Sports Camps
Campers choose from a multi-sports camp or a specific sport camp including baseball, basketball, beach volleyball, flag football, golf, soccer, or track & field.
Softball and Volleyball Camp Clinic
Taught by Foran High School head coach Julie Johnson and staffed by varsity players of the
softball and volleyball teams.
Summer Playground Program
Fun activities and events for kids aged 6-12. Held at West Shore Recreation Center, Milford Academy, and Orchard Hills
School, campers play games and enjoy weekly bowling and movie theatre trips.
Sports & Enrichment for Kids! Lauralton Hall 203-877-2786
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Woodruff Family YMCA
203-878-6501 www.cccymca.org YMCA campers will gather with their groups at the tents, play games in the fields, and climb to new heights on our climbing wall. The natural woodlands are home to our high ropes course, amphitheater and archery range. —Makayla Silva
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The Milford Living Kite Fly has become a springtime tradition in Milford. It is a fun, family friendly day at the beach. The ConnectiKiters will be joining us again this year with their high flying, dazzling kites. Fly your own kite or just sit back and enjoy the show!
The Milford Living 13th Annual Kite Fly is free and open to the public. Pack a picnic lunch and join us. We hope to see you there!
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Senora Lapham reads a Spanish version of a book commonly used as “mentor text” during English literacy instruction. pace without the need for a specialized world language teacher. They have been able to redirect funds to other school needs while still supporting a world language curriculum.
Embracing World Language
COURTESY MILFORD BOARD OF EDUCATION (BOE)
Currently, students in grades 5-8 use their
W
ith the expansion of global markets and increased cultural diversity comes the need for school districts across the country to reevaluate world language offerings and instruction to students. Educators have long known the benefits of learning a second language. These include greater ability to acquire knowledge, improved memory, increased achievement on standardized tests, student’s greater understanding of how they fit into the surrounding world, and a more positive attitude about other cultures. In the long term, the impact multilingualism can have on one’s job marketability is undeniable. The optimal age to begin learning a second
Chromebooks and a headset to access the program with supervision from the regular classroom teacher. While online programs offer the capability for students to learn more than one language, Saint Mary’s current focus is on Spanish. The school is looking at other online resources that will allow expansion of world language into its lower grades. This year, Milford Public Schools began teaching Spanish to students in grades K-1, joining a handful of Connecticut public schools offering world language to its youngest learners. Expansion to include all elementary grades is anticipated. Designed
turned to a non-traditional way to offer world
language has also been debated. Educators
language and now uses Rosetta Stone, a
generally understand that earlier is better.
familiar online program that utilizes patented
And yet, with school budgets stretched thin,
speech-recognition technology. Principal Frank
finding the money to fund such programs can
Lacerenza sees many benefits of this innovative
be challenging.
model. Students can progress at their own
school is something Milford public school
The Academy, Milford’s alternative high school,
parents have long wanted. Saint Mary School,
celebrated “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead).
serving children pre-K through grade eight,
Students researched and prepared a presentation
has offered it in various forms for more
for a school-wide assembly which included food,
than 20 years. Several years ago, the school
music, and a variety of interactive activities.
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World language instruction in elementary
as a Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) program, the focus is on the acquisition of language through the development of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. An important component of FLES enhances the understanding of other cultures and their connection and relationship to COURTESY OF MILFORD BOE
one’s own. Students receive instruction for 25 minutes every other day in a co-teaching model with both a Spanish teacher and the regular classroom teacher. Ninety percent of instruction is in Spanish and includes a variety of fun activities such as games, puppets, music, and dance designed to keep the class
Senora Junkins and students talk about the temperature before learning a Spanish song about
interesting and relevant.
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education notebook James Maciag, a first-grade student at
what he is learning.” His older sister, who
Pumpkin Delight School, looks forward to
did not have the benefit of this early Spanish
Spanish class. His favorite game, Find the
instruction, gets in on the fun, too, when
Llama, helps build vocabulary. “We have to say
James teaches her new words and the games
what a picture is in Spanish and pick up the
he plays in school. Milford Public School educators are
it. If we find the llama, we get to hide it. It is
equally happy to see the transformation
really fun learning the words,” he explains.
that has occurred with the expansion of
James’ mother shares his excitement, saying
world language. Jamie Whitaker, principal
she loves that he uses his new vocabulary
of Calf Pen Meadow Elementary School is
in context both in and out of school. “When
astounded by the carryover throughout the
he encounters a word in English that he has
school day when she hears students using
learned in Spanish, he tells us how to say it
Spanish naturally and accurately. East Shore
and how the teacher introduced the word to
Middle School principal Shannan Carlson
him. Overall, I think it has been very beneficial
agrees. “Students in these courses experience
Senora Trombetta and students discuss
for him and I love how excited he gets to share
and study real-world cultural comparisons,
upcoming weather conditions in Milford.
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customs, and traditions and engage in
Foran, students can become members of
allow them to explore the rich value of other
speaking and listening activities in the target
three different societies. Latin, the largest,
cultures while learning how to communicate
language. Our middle school students now
inducted 20 students this year, followed by
with people in the community in a positive and
enter high school with greater knowledge and
Spanish with eight students, and French
meaningful way.”
interest in world languages as well,” she says.
with six students.
Amy Fedigan, assistant superintendent
The school district’s foreign language
James Messina, an instructional supervisor
for the school district and a former world
curriculum is progressive and follows the
for Humanities in Milford Public Schools, sees
language teacher, sums it up nicely.
natural sequence of language learning, from
the need for robust world language study,
“Learning a second language boosts children’s
initial exposure to mastery of the language
saying universities are driving the conversation
cognitive development as well as enhances
by graduation. In middle school, students
that students leave high school able to speak
their social and emotional development. It
learn both French and Spanish. In high
and understand a second language. “Milford
helps children to develop empathy and grow
school, Latin is also offered, with expanding
Public Schools is preparing students for college,
an appreciation for cultures and experiences
interest. French 5 is available to those
career, and life readiness. Students are going
beyond their own. Learning a language
who desire to advance their learning even
to be living and working in an increasingly
beyond one’s native language opens doors to
further. World Language Honor Societies
diverse world. Our dynamic world language
endless possibilities.”
have also become popular. At Joseph A.
staff provide students with experiences that
—Susan Glennon
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at home
When styling your table, remember the rule of “decorating in threes,” and make sure a candle is one of the three.
Candles are Always on Trend J
KATIE GEDDES(3)
Lighting is everything, so don’t forget about
ust because winter has come to an end doesn’t mean its time to put the candles away. I can say with absolute certainty that decorating with candles will never, ever go out of style. How many things can you say that about? There’s something quite entrancing and cocooning about the warm glow and wafting scent of a wax-filled vessel. It’s luxurious and cozy and an absolute must when styling your home. Here are four favorite ways to integrate candles into your decor. Mix real with fake. I like candles everywhere, but I also want my home to feel safe. So in certain areas (especially a
(Make sure all towels and shower curtains are far away!) The room literally glows, and it’s a unique decorating touch that every guest will comment on. Try grouping candles into two categories:
room where they will be unattended), I will
affordable candles that you burn on the
use battery-operated flicker candles and tea
stove daily to give your home a pleasant
lights. They look real and provide the same
overall smell, and nice candles that you
ambiance.
burn on special occasions and have on
If you’re entertaining and the bathroom
display. These nice candles look beautiful
that will be used has a tub in it, fill the
on coffee tables and side tables when
tub with a few inches of water and place
paired with items such as books, greenery,
a handful of floating candles in the water.
decorative bowls, items of curiosity, etc.
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your hallways! Having a candle flickering in a dark hallway (and here is where to use the faux version for safety) feels very primitive and alluring. Want to take it to the next level? Check out your local antique store for a vintage metal swing arm sconce. It’s the perfect perch for a
“I fell in love tonight with the candle flicker dancing in the moonlight on my old wood table.” — Atticus candle and will cast it’s glow up and fill the
love and gives the added benefit of actually
space. It’s a game changer!
neutralizing pollutants in your home and
If you’re looking to purchase some nice
cleaning the air. Plus, beeswax candles burn
candles, look no further than Milford!
brighter, cleaner, and 2-5 times longer than
Inside Living Style at 80 Broad Street has a
other candles…what’s not to love? To get your
wonderful selection of candles with different
hands on one of these gems, you can reach out
style vessels and scents. The ladies at SEANOE
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Keep the flame burning!
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There’s just something about the springtime; you know...that added daylight, those baby animals, the sweet smell of the greenhouses that have once again opened for a new growing season. What better way to savor the spring than explore some of Milford’s hidden gems from shore to forest? Take a walk over the
Milford Harbor.
vernal pools, and
to a pond and forms a
Hotchkiss Bridge for
Nestled alongside the
forested areas through-
small island connected
the best waterfall
Wepawaug River,
out its 200-acres of
by bridges where there
views. Then stroll along Eisenhower Park
woodlands. Flowing the
are always creatures to
Founder’s Walk and
encompasses three
entire length of the park, discover and streams to
enjoy a serene view of
miles of trails, wetlands, the Wepawaug diverts
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dip your toes in.
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Located at the Western-most
inside and out. Buffered by
a curved peninsula, offering a
the shoreline, walking in the
tip of the city, the Coastal
an expanse of sea grass dunes
safe nesting haven for shore-
water, and marveling at all of
Center at Milford Point
stretching to the end of the
birds like the piping plover and the seashells glimmering like
harbors all types of wildlife
point, the sandbar extends into egret. Spend hours combing
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tiny beach tokens.
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Tucked just south of Milford
The 47-acre park features a
From the shore of Silver Sands,
tidally submerged sandbar.
Harbor, the sheltered waters at
beach, a restored salt marsh,
particularly at low tide, it’s
This particular spot unearths a
Silver Sands State Park make
and a three-mile boardwalk
difficult to resist the lure of
trove of beach treasures from
this seaside park a great spot for stretching from the end of East
Charles Island, only a half-mile
mermaid slippers to scallop
families and treasure hunters.
walk from shore along the
shells and handfuls of sea glass.
Broadway to Walnut Beach.
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A hidden treasure on Milford’s
created in the 1950s. The main
watching all year round. (About
species of concern.) Butterflies,
west side, the Mondo Ponds
trail loop is a perfect under-an-
175 birds have been documented
dragonflies, and damselflies can
Nature Preserve offers 36 acres of
hour walk. There are places to fish at Mondo Ponds including
trails to explore around five ponds in the warmer months and bird
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endangered, threatened, and
also be discovered just alongside the pond edges.
The crescent-shaped, sandy Gulf Beach and its fishing pier with views of Charles Island is one of the best-kept secrets of the city. When everyone is headed west to Walnut Beach come summer, Gulf Beach offers the best of both worlds with onsite parking, bathrooms, and the only beach-front snack stand serving up burgers, dogs, and 25 flavors of soft serve. Plus, there’s a pretty awesome drum circle gathering on select Sunday evenings during the warmer months. Opposite the beach, Gulf
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Pond is a haven for shorebirds with viewing platforms on both Gulf Street and Buckingham Avenue. And the sunsets…they never get old.
Sail the Connecticut River aboard Onrust! A replica of Adriaen Block’s 1614 exploring ship-the first European vessel to sail up the Connecticut River.
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Discover New England’s Great River
Photo by Pim Van Hemmen
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Late Night Dining
T
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21 Daniel Street, Milford 203-693-2555 https://elisrg.com/tavern Open Sun-Mon 4:00pm–1:00am; Tues–Thurs 4:00pm–11:30pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am–2:00am
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burgers, sandwiches, entrees, and more, Eli’s
of high-end small plates, flatbreads,
customers enjoy their late-night dining.
BRIDGEPORT FLYER DINER 249 Bridgeport Avenue, Milford 203-878-5121 www.bptflyerdiner.com Open 24/7 Open around the clock, this classic American diner is a popular Milford eatery. Serving a wide variety of classic diner fare as well as healthy Greek cuisine—all with generous portions—generations of MARIO RECUPICO
Milfordites have made “The Flyer” their go-to for middle-ofthe-night meals.
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1061 Boston Post Road, Milford 203-713-8887 www.mexicotipicoct.com Open Sun-Thurs11:00am–1:00am; Fri-Sat11:00am–2:00am.
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COLONY GRILL 36 Broad Street, Milford 203-876-1935 www.colonygrill.com Open Mon-Wed 11:30am–12:30am; Thurs 11:30am–1:00am; Fri-Sat 11:30am– 2:00am; Sun11:30am–11:00pm Pizza is often a late night go-to food, and
For those preferring their late-night
Colony Grill is the go-to place for those
meals to have a Mexican flair, Mexico
looking for a delicious pie. Pizza is served
Tipico is the place to go. A full menu is
until 11:00 pm most weeknights and until
served Sunday-Thursday until 10:30 pm,
12:30am Fridays and Saturdays. The crave-
and Friday and Saturday until 11:00pm,
worthy 12-inch pizzas make perfect late-
and a Happy Hour menu is available
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While many local restaurants
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Something’s Brewing!
A
popular German drinking song states, “In heaven there is no beer, that’s why we drink it here.” By “here” they just might mean Connecticut. The craft beer industry—small, independent brew pubs and microbreweries—has exploded in the last few decades, and Connecticut has become a major player in the U.S. beer boom. In 2011, Connecticut had only 16 breweries; now there are almost 100.
and Weichner both attended brewing school
Connecticut’s beer industry contributes $3.1
in Germany and met while working at New
billion to the state’s economy and supports
England Brewing. O’Neil, a childhood friend
21,347 jobs, with craft beer contributing 700
of D’Agostino, worked in the sales side of the
million. Hemmed in between two of the
business. Together, they renovated a 10,000
state’s brewing giants—New England Brewing
square foot warehouse and built the bar and
Company in Woodbridge and Two Roads
furniture themselves.
sadly without a brewery…until now. Thirsty for a home of their own, a handful of
but proud of what Tribus has accomplished. “We’re new, and compared to larger breweries we’re babies in the game, but we’ve really
out in the hopyard whispering “If you build it,
grown by leaps and bounds. We just recently
they will come.” So, with malted barley dreams
won a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer
and a ton of hard work, Milford Point Brewing,
festival for our Session IPA which is really
Tribus Beer Company, and the soon to be open
special,” says McKay.
Tribus Beer Company at 100 Raton Drive, was
As for the competition and battle for local market share, McKay says, “This business is
founded when friends Sebastian D’Agostino,
really kind of a brotherhood, and everybody in
Sean O’Neil, and Matt Weichner got together
the industry sort of knows each other. The guys
over buffalo wings and beers at Archie Moore’s
from Milford Point come in with beers for us
and decided to make their collective dream
to try, so if there is any competition, it’s really
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find one that best suits their taste.
Tap room manager Sean McKay is nothing
businessmen and local brewers heard a voice
Dockside Brewery and Beirgarden were born.
brews to choose, Milford residents are sure to
of owning a brewery a reality. D’Agostino
Association and the Beer Institute,
Brewing Company in Stratford—Milford was
beer revolution. Offering many varieties of
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According to the National Beer Wholesalers
Milford leads the pack in Connecticut’s craft
only in the realm of competing with ourselves to create the very best beer and environment GERRY MCGUIRE (2)
we can.” The guys from Milford Point Brewing McKay mentioned are Chris Willet and Jerry Candido. They chose the auspicious date of April 7, 2018 to host their grand opening, not knowing it happened to be National Beer Day. Clearly the
Milford Point Brewing became a reality four years after co-owner Chris Willet took home the top
fates were aligned. Even though their original
prize in a 2014 home brewer’s contest with his Silver Sands Summer Ale.
tasting room was roughly 1/8 of the size of their brewery today, and despite the fact that their
Willet and Candido met through their kids’
With his brewing know-how and Candido’s
license at the time only permitted them to pour
softball team and discovered they both shared
background as an electrician and all-around
8-ounce beers, they still had a line going out
a love of craft beer. Willet was an avid home
handyman, they decided they had what it takes
the door and through the parking lot at 230
brewer who had won the 2014 home brewer’s
to start their own brewery. Having expanded
Woodmont Road.
competition at Cask Republic in Stamford.
the brewery since their early days, the extra
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around town Cris-Craft boat—will welcome beer
comedians, acoustic music acts, and
lovers to sample the 35 beers on tap.
trivia nights.
The selection will include many
When it comes to Connecticut’s growing craft beer industry, Willet’s approach is the more the merrier. “Here
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space has enabled them to host standup
local CT favorites and new suds that Brewmeister Andy Schwartz of Stony Creek-fame will create
in Milford, it’s almost perfect for groups,
Milford Point Brewing’s founders Jerry Candido and Chris Willett have
birthday, or bachelor or bachelorette
grown their business quickly and have plans for further expansion.
parties to do a beer trail from one end of
on site. Hoping for a grand opening in March, co-founders Dan
the town to the other. If the product is good and
Avenue in Devon. Sitting on three acres of
Bagley and Bob Chicoine have been working
you have a fun atmosphere and your location is
riverfront property, the 43,000 square foot
on the brewery since 2016. “We hoped to have
easily accessible, people will be excited to go out
brewery will feature an outdoor beer garden
opened sooner but we had a lot of renovation
and try what their local breweries have to offer.”
and 70 slips for boaters as well as showers and
to do and we’re trying to make sure everything
The newest addition to Milford’s beer boom
laundry facilities. Inside, nautical motifs—
is perfect,” explains Chicoine. A former stock
will be the Dockside Brewery at 40 Bridgeport
including the mahogany bow of an iconic
trader, Chicoine’s 15 trips to Oktoberfest in
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The main word in craft beer is not beer,
involve beer. He became part owner of Engine 15
but craft. Brewing is not just throwing the
Brewing Company in Jacksonville, Florida and
right ingredients into vat. Making a good
then set his sights north to Milford. “Connecticut
beer takes trial and error, education, and time
really has a great craft brewing culture and
to master. From sours to stouts, to pilsners,
Milford was just the perfect place. I want our
IPAs, and the old reliable lager, Milford’s
brewery to be the gateway to Milford,” he says
brewers have taken their love of beer and spent both their time and personal fortunes
boaters as far away as Maryland, excited at the
to craft brews they hope will be enjoyed and
prospect of motoring up to Milford for a visit
appreciated.
and a cold one. “I want this to be a destination.
So, the next time you’re feeling thirsty and
A place where people come from all over and
want something with a little heart and soul,
visit Milford and Devon and really take in how
visit your local Milford brewery and see what
great an area this is. We couldn’t have asked for
they’ve been brewing up.
a better location.”
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—Gerry McGuire
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historical perspective Women workers at Flagg & Baldwin pose for a group shot. Notice the hat forms behind them.
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sparked the idea for the company.
Hat’s off to the Flagg & Baldwin Straw Hat Factory
T
hroughout its few centuries, downtown Milford has been the site of countless businesses that have risen and fallen. For a time, the Flagg & Baldwin Straw Hat Factory was one of the most profitable and successful.
In the mid-19th century, approximately 2,450 people lived in the Milford community. At the height of Flagg & Baldwin’s success in 1868, they employed as many as 700 workers, accounting for more than 30 percent of the local workforce. The factory attracted workers from all over New England, as people were transitioning from farm work to manufacturing jobs due to the Industrial Revolution. Arthur Stowe, a Milford historian, recalls his greatgrandmother made the trek to Milford from Maine to be employed at Flagg & Baldwin. A big part of the success of the business was attributed to Miss Mary Mills, later Mrs. Isaac Green. Mills was brought over from England to work at the factory, and taught employees to sew straw braids into the hats that created the finished product that would be sold globally. Though Flagg retired in 1860, the company continued with Baldwin and George Furman as its shop superintendent. Baldwin was often described as a boss who was sympathetic,
Flagg & Baldwin was created in 1848 when
the financial distresses of 1837. In 1841, at the
affable, and intelligent, and took the time to
Nathan A. Baldwin and Elisha Flagg went into
age of seventeen, Baldwin met a straw goods
get to know each of his employees and clients
business together. The factory was constructed
dealer by the name of Charles Miles, which
personally. Baldwin was very involved in the
in 1851 by Daniel Buckingham and operated on Factory Lane where Archie Moore’s Bar and Restaurant and Spinnaker Wharf THE DANIEL E. MOGER PHOTO COLLECTION
Apartments are located today. The factory officially opened in 1852, producing straw hats that were shipped from Milford Harbor worldwide, with a large consumer base in Europe. The factory was one of the many manufacturing industries that opened in Milford during a period that saw businessmen attempting to recover from
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A view of the Flagg & Baldwin factory as seen from Milford Harbor.
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ways to improve efficiency himself. He followed Flagg into retirement in 1892. Nathaniel S. W. Vanderhoef, the businessman behind the majority of straw hat sales in New York at the time, leased the Flagg & Baldwin factory in 1880, and for many years following it was rebranded as Vanderhoef & Company. The factory continued producing straw hats until 1916 when Vanderhoef & Company dissolved. According to former Milford mayor Joel Baldwin (1973-77), the factory was torn down
Factory workers seen sporting the hats they had a hand in creating.
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historical perspective sometime in the late 1950s or early ‘60s. “Businesses like this went under as the fashions went out of style or someone made them cheaper somewhere else,” says Baldwin. “I suspect the latter is responsible in this case.” COURTESY OF THE DANIEL E. MOGER PHOTO COLLECTION
A boarding house that was located on the corner of Factory Lane and South Broad Street housed many of the workers of Flagg & Baldwin. Over the years this building has housed many businesses in town, including Cornwall’s Store, Kreiger’s, Josie’s Bridal Shop, and Cloud 9 Day Spa. —Brian Creevy Photo and old caption of a boarding house that was home to many Flagg & Baldwin factory workers.
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n Monday, March 2nd, the
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Signal Rock flagpole which had flown Old
Glory since 1895. The flagpole was originally a “signal post” placed by the Connecticut Shellfish association in 1881. In 1895, the
Woodmont Association decided to replace it with a flagpole. The actual pole was salvaged from a mid-1800’s tall ship.
Crews worked in concert to complete the project in a race against time during the two-hour low tide window. One crew in place. At 44-feet high, the pole is built to
brought to shore by a 175-ton crane with a
weather 180 mph winds.
256-foot reach. The second crew worked to
The top portion of the old pole will be saved
salvage the old pole. A third crew of steeple
for a local museum. The remainder will be
jacks and riggers worked to put the new pole
sliced and the sections will be etched with a
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picture of Signal Rock and sold as a fundraiser. It was a tremendous team effort that will have the Stars and Stripes flying for decades. Long may she wave! —Edward W. Bonessi Jr.
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Visit the MAC for the annual Milford Photo Expo April 2- May 29. Build a bluebird house. Cast out for the Children’s Trout Derby at the Duck Pond on May 2nd. Listen for spring peepers on a vernal pool walk at Beaverbrook. Clean our coastline and volunteer for Mackenzie’s Annual Beach Clean Up, May 2nd. Play a tune on the Milford Street Piano on the Green. Have a picnic at Silver Sands State Park. Stroll down the Milford Green during the Milford Artisan Market on Mother’s Day weekend. Stop for an ice cream cone after work. Come fly a kite at Walnut Beach during the annual Milford Living Kite Fly, May 16th! Count the tulips in bloom on the Milford Green. Look for rainbows over Charles Island after a rainstorm. Catch the Led Zepplin Tribute Show at the Milford Performance Center May 16th. Take in a ball game at one of Milford’s many recreation fields. Kayak through the Charles Wheeler Salt Marsh. Go strawberry picking at Glendale Farms after June 1st. Swing on the swingset at the playground at Eisenhower Park. Tee off at the Orchards Golf Course. Become a community gardener at the Benson Crump Community Gardens.
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Spring in Bloom his is my favorite coastal bloomer. I stop every year, mid to late May, to see this grove of beach plum at the Connecticut Audubon Coastal Center with it’s leading path to the shore. The prolific delicate blossoms make a stunning foreground to soft blue skies.
Photographer: Nancy Wierzbicki
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The Governor’s Monument on the Jefferson Bridge across from the lower duckpond waterfall.
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