Channing Seideman gracefully rides her 1,000-pound horse, Perla, at Batavia’s Majestic Farm. Nearby is a different animal: Seideman’s service dog, Bishop. Bishop watches to make sure his 30-year-old owner is safe. The golden doodle can run for help if Seideman gets sick. He can even detect if Seideman is about to have a seizure and […]
The Milford school board is set to consider an updated policy across its schools. That policy would require staff to ensure all learning environments are free from content, items or conduct that could create an “intimidating, hostile, or offensive educational environment,” as proposed in a revised policy set for consideration Monday night. Such subject matter […]
A Milford man was arrested Saturday after allegedly running down a bystander with his car, police say. Alejandro Gonzalez, 28, is facing charges of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, marked lanes violation, leaving the scene of a personal injury and operating a motor vehicle negligently so as […]
BOSTON — The House has passed a $58 billion budget proposal for fiscal 2025, and it includes three amendments totaling $325,000 that would benefit Mendon. The amendments were among nine filed by state Rep. Brian Murray, D-Milford, and would address planning for Providence Road, the Taft Public Library and the Mendon Senior Center. “I didn’t […]
MILFORD — Annual Town Meeting is almost here. This year, Town Meeting members will vote on 31 articles, including one that allows for Milford Public Schools to take the next step in making improvements or additions to Milford High School. These steps are laid out by the Massachusetts School Building Authority, and require town approval. […]
On the brink of cannabis culture’s high holiday, April 20, West Milford officials called to oust the town’s unregulated cannabis retailers. Council members this week urged strict enforcement of local regulations regarding cannabis distribution, saying the prevalence of unlicensed shops has become a nuisance. As the only upper Passaic County town that permits cannabis retail […]
MILFORD — The groundhog lied. It’s been a long winter. But with April break and the weather getting warmer, ice cream spots like Bertie’s Creative Creamery in Milford are starting to see more business. Jillian King, floor manager at Bertie’s, said business picks up after the April school break. She has worked at Bertie’s for […]
MILFORD — Want to know what the weather forecast is for the day of the solar eclipse on April 8? The answer is, that it’s too early to know for sure. But there are some promising early signs in Eastern Massachusetts. A solar eclipse will occur above the U.S. on the afternoon of April 8. […]
Authorities arrested a Milford school bus driver on Wednesday accused of having a collection of child porn at his home. 27-year-old Robert Nolan is charged with possession of child pornography and disseminating photographs of sexual or intimate parts of a child. Milford Police Detectives along with the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task […]
Jan. 29—The Texas man accused of stabbing 26-year-old Jacob Lough to death in his Milford Street home waived his right to a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday morning in Monongalia County Magistrate Court. The case against Jonathan Ramirez, 23, of Watauga, Texas, will now be transferred to Monongalia County Circuit Court, where he will face […]
A Milford woman is recovering after allegedly being bitten by a break-in suspect early Sunday morning. Officers responding to the Milford Police Department lobby to assist a female with a deep facial laceration around 3:17 a.m. found the victim had been attacked by another female and two males at her residence, according to police. The […]
A village of tiny homes like the one in Georgetown for people experiencing homelessness has been proposed in Milford. A public hearing on the plan by the nonprofit Springboard Collaborative is scheduled at the Milford City Council meeting, 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22, at City Hall, 201 S. Walnut St. Springboard has requested that the […]