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Zoning Board approves West Street variance, denies petition

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a West Street variance and denied a repetitive animal petition. Chair David R. Consigli led the August 13 hearing as the board unanimously approved a variance for Rudolph Lioce III at 294 West Street (Route 140) for building modifications including garage

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Government · Youth Commission

Youth Commission lacks quorum, defers all voting

The Milford Youth Commission met without quorum on August 10 and could not vote on pending warrants. Chair Martin Montoya convened the meeting with four members present in person (Jonathan Capece, Gail Jussaume, Jason Vaz) and one remotely (Christina Wiech), falling short of the threshold needed

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Government · Select Board

Select Board authorizes Worldband IT contract negotiations

Select Board authorized the Town Administrator to negotiate contract terms with Worldband for full information technology services. The board voted unanimously on the authorization, which excludes the school system from the arrangement. Worldband owner Lawney Tinio told the board his 20-person firm

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Only One of 10 Milford Property Sales Lists Price in Late July

Milford recorded 10 property transfers during the period ending Aug. 8, all dated July 10, but only one deed had a sale price recorded: $487,400, in a transfer from Sara Rakesh to Middlesex Savings Bank. With consideration amounts missing from nine of 10 filings, the reported price range and median

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Government · Select Board

Select Board explores outsourcing IT Department to reduce costs

Milford's Select Board discussed outsourcing the town's IT Department for potential annual savings of $330,000. The town currently spends $360,979 in annual salaries, $51,670 in health benefits, and approximately $300,000 on Worldband services for IT support to all town buildings except schools.

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Cemetery trustees approve June minutes

Milford cemetery trustees unanimously approved June meeting minutes at their August session. Chairman Michael Lenza led the five-member board, with Trustee Scott Crisafulli absent. Cemetery Administrator Philip Greenstein reported completion of new water lines installed by Emerald Irrigation with

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Milford Records 11 Property Transfers in July as Most Sale Prices Are Not Yet Recorded

Milford recorded 11 property deeds between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only two had a sale price recorded: $35,000 for 5 W Pine St. and $328,142 for a Milford property with no listed address, producing a median of $181,571 across those two transactions. The month's highest-priced recorded sale went from

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Milford Woman Helps Save Drowning Child In Holliston

Milford's Vanessa Gomes helped save a young child from drowning during an outing in Holliston. Gomes called 911 while her friend Beatriz Souza performed CPR at Stoddard Park on July 26, reviving the child within minutes, according to a Milford Daily News account republished by AOL. Sepa…

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Government · Select Board

Select Board backs $58M Waters renovation with TIF agreement

Milford Select Board unanimously backed a $58 million Waters Corporation renovation with a Tax Increment Financing agreement. Christopher Givner, Waters senior director of global real estate, and consultant Lynn Tokarczyk outlined the deal, which grants Waters a $3.5 million tax break over 15 years

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Maersk to Open Hopedale Fulfillment Center, Bringing Nearly 1,000 Jobs

Maersk will open a new fulfillment center in neighboring Hopedale, bringing nearly 1,000 jobs to the region, the Milford Daily News reports. The shipping and logistics giant's plans, detailed in a July 21 report, would make the facility one of the larger employers along the Milford-Hope…

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