Milford Fire Department to Cut Nighttime Staffing as Budget Falls Short
Milford police and fire chiefs warn of staffing and equipment cuts as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget tightens under a state aid shortfall.
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Milford Planning Board sends two zoning fixes to Town Meeting, approves gym parking waiver
MILFORD — April 7, 2026 — Milford Planning Board advances two zoning bylaw cleanups and approves a fitness center parking waiver. The board voted favorable recommendations to Town Meeting on two housekeeping amendments: one aligning minimum lot widths with frontage requirements in the RB, RC, RD, and IB zoning districts, and one
Milford Select Board Approves Leaner Fire and Police FY27 Budgets
Milford Select Board unanimously approves constrained FY27 fire and police budgets, accepting service reductions.
Milford Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets, Identifies $271,000 Revenue Gap
MILFORD — March 25, 2026 — Milford Finance Committee opens FY27 budget season with a $271,000 shortfall and five departments flagged for deeper review. Blackstone Valley Technical School Superintendent-Director Anthony Steele presented a $33,031,281 FY27 budget — a 2.5 percent increase achieved by cutting $1.52 million, including
Milford Appoints Christofoli as First Director of Municipal Services
Milford Select Board unanimously creates Director of Municipal Services post, names Highway Surveyor Scott Christofoli to fill it.
Milford Planning Board Pulls Food Truck Bylaw From Spring Town Meeting Agenda
MILFORD — March 17, 2026 — Milford Planning Board shelves food truck bylaw from spring Town Meeting, questions whether zoning is the right framework. The board, meeting March 17, reached informal consensus that mobile food vending at events like Celebrate Milford and the Tuesday night bandstand should be governed by a general
Milford Capital Subcommittee Hears Cemetery and Highway Requests, Approves Nothing
Milford's Capital Planning Subcommittee heard cemetery and highway wish lists totaling well over $1 million but approved nothing, citing a constrained $175,000 capital budget.
Select Board Unanimously Appoints Crema to Council on Aging
Milford Select Board unanimously appoints new Council on Aging member and takes up a student transit proposal at brief March 9 session. Chair Paul Mazzuchelli and members Thomas J.
Milford Planning Board rejects two ZBA applications, advances food truck bylaw
Milford Planning Board sends unfavorable recommendations on two ZBA applications and advances food truck bylaw update. Member Joseph A.
Milford Select Board Approves $480,000 Street Safety Grant, Fireworks Deal
Milford Select Board unanimously approved a $479,923 Complete Streets grant and a 9.9 percent health insurance rate hike at its February 26 meeting. Town Administrator Richard A.