Citizens for Milford

Citizens for Milford invites all Milford residents to attend its second annual Candidates Forum, which will feature candidates in Milford’s upcoming town election. The Candidates Forum will be held Thursday, March 19th in the Milford High School Davoren Auditorium. Candidates will be available to meet voters in the auditorium lobby starting at 6:30 p.m. The forum will start at 7:00 p.m. Citizens for Milford co-chairmen John Seaver and Steve Trettel will moderate the event.

“The forum provides an ideal opportunity for residents to meet the candidates and hear their ideas for Milford. We encourage all Milford voters to attend and ask the candidates their own questions,” stated  Trettel.

The forum will be video recorded and available for all to watch on Milford TV and from the Citizens for Milford website following the event.

The Town Crier is co-sponsoring the Candidates Forum. “As Milford’s local newspaper, delivered to all homes and businesses in town, the Town Crier is pleased to be co-sponsoring this event to encourage citizen participation in Milford’s town government,” said Publisher Alfred Holman.

For information about the candidates, click the TOWN ELECTION tab.

Citizens for Milford held its first public meeting of the new year on January 14th. Members updated attendees with the status of ongoing projects, shared news about upcoming events, and participated in an open discussion regarding other residents’ concerns, such as transportation for local seniors.

Events planned for 2015 include a Candidates Forum featuring the candidates in contested races in Milford’s upcoming Town Election and a Milford Beautification Day.

Read all about it in the meeting minutes, which you can download by clicking the MEETINGS tab. Our next public meeting will be April 8th. Please plan to join us!

Citizens for Milford invites all residents of Milford who are interested in working on projects that improve the community to attend our first public meeting of the new year on Wednesday, January 14 at 6:30 p.m. in the Granite Room of the Milford Town Library, located at 80 Spruce Street.

Agenda topics include the status of ongoing projects, as well as plans for our Candidates Forum in March, which will feature candidates in Milford’s 2015 town election.

In our inaugural year, Citizens for Milford hosted two Candidates Forums, organized volunteers to help plan new decorations for Main Street, and researched and published information  critical to area voters on our website. We hope you will join us on January 14th to hear what else we have planned for 2015! New members are encouraged to attend and share their concerns and ideas for additional projects.

The Milford Daily News recently reported that Milford Building Commissioner John Erickson has taken action against residences in violation of the town’s nuisance bylaw. Unsuccessful attempts to contact owners of property deemed unsightly or unsafe have been followed up with court action. Read more here.

Milford citizens are encouraged to contact the appropriate officials in Town Hall regarding derelict or unsanitary property conditions they see in town:

• If you see a property that seems to be  in a state of disrepair or that poses a safety hazard, please email your concern to Milford Building Commissioner Mr. John Erickson at jerickson@milfordma.com.
• If you see a property that seems to pose a public health hazard,  please email your concern to Milford Health Officer Mr. Paul Mazzuchelli at pmazzuchelli@townofmilford.com.

To see how Milford citizens voted in our recent November election,  click here.

The polls will be open this Tuesday, November 4th, from 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

• Precincts 1 and 4 vote at the Senior Center, 60 North Bow Street.
• Precincts 2 and 3 vote at the Italian American Vets Hall, 4 Hayward Field.
• Precincts 5, 6, 7, and 8 vote at the Portuguese Club, 119 Prospect Heights.

If you don’t know which precinct you are in, click here to find your polling location.

For a list of all the candidates and the ballot questions, click the ELECTION 2014 tab.

For answers to all sorts of questions about voting, click the VOTE! tab.

See you at the polls!

On October 23rd, Citizens for Milford presented a Candidates Forum featuring the incumbents and challengers for State Representative and State Senator  in Milford Town Hall. This event was open to the public and was attended by over 200 constituents in towns within the Worcester and Norfolk senatorial district, as well as in the Tenth Worcester district for state representatives.

The forum was divided into two parts. The first half of the evening featured the current State Representative John Fernandes and his Republican opponent Mark Reil.  The second half of the evening featured the current State Senator Richard Moore and his Republican opponent Ryan Fattman.

The Candidates Forum is airing on Milford TV (Comcast channel 11 and Verizon FIOS channel 40)  on the following schedule through Election Day, November 4th:

• Saturdays 6:00 AM and 9:30 PM
• Sundays 3:00 PM
• Tuesdays 7:30 PM
• Wednesdays 11:30 AM
• Fridays 10 AM and 7:30 PM

Websites and contact information for all candidates are listed on the Forum page. Just click the FORUM tab.

Citizens for Milford will be presenting a Candidates Forum featuring the incumbents and challengers for State Representative and State Senator  in Milford Town Hall (52 Main Street) on Thursday, October 23rd at 7:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Constituents in all towns within the Worcester and Norfolk senatorial district, as well as in the Tenth Worcester district for state representatives, are invited to attend.

Click the FORUM tab to learn more!

Public Meeting to be Held Tuesday, September 16th
at 6:30 p.m. in Milford Town Library

Are you interested in working on projects that improve our community? Then please join the members of Citizens for Milford for our next public meeting on Tuesday, September 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Granite Room of the Milford Town Library, located at 80 Spruce Street.

Highway Surveyor Scott Crisafulli will discuss the status of plans for adding year-round holiday decorations to Main Street. We will also be sharing our plans for a Candidates Forum to be held October 23rd, at which the incumbents and their opponents for state senator and state representative will speak, debate, and answer questions from the public.

We encourage anyone who is interested in learning more about our work and projects to come, listen, and share your own ideas for additional projects. Feel free to bring a friend or neighbor!