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Smoke Detectors Alert Sleeping Resident in Beach Avenue Fire
A Beach Avenue resident escaped an early-morning house fire unharmed after working smoke detectors woke him in time to get out, the Milford Fire Department said. Crews responded just after 4:00 a.m. to find heavy fire on the building's second floor and struck a second alarm. No injuries were reported.
Milford Schools Are Educating Fewer Students at Higher Cost. Here's What the Numbers Show.
The Milford Board of Education has proposed a $118,952,091 operating budget for the 2026-27 school year — a 4.328% increase over the current year. At the same time, the district projects enrollment will fall to 5,042 students, down from 5,397 in 2020-21. The cost per pupil has risen 30.5% over the same six-year period. Here's what the budget document itself says is driving the numbers.
Milford Fire Marshal's Office Seeks 40% Permit Fee Increase; Adds New Permit Categories
Milford Deputy Fire Marshal Tim Suden told the Board of Fire Commissioners at its May 19 meeting that the Fire Marshal's Office is proposing to raise the percentage it charges on top of building department permit fees from 25 percent to 35 percent, a 40 percent relative increase that would not require Board of Aldermen approval. The change would generate roughly $17,000 to $20,000 in additional annual revenue based on current permit volume, with Suden arguing the office requires significantly more staff to meet national fire safety standards. The proposal also adds new permit categories for underground fire service mains and LP gas storage, and a paid fire extinguisher training service.
Domestic Violence Dominates Milford Police Blotter; One Suspect Arrested Twice in 24 Hours
Eight of the twelve arrests Milford Police made between May 5 and May 11 involved domestic violence, harassment, or violations of protective orders, according to the department's daily press release dated May 14. One Milford man was arrested twice within 24 hours for two separate violations of the same no-contact protective order — first for threatening the victim with a knife, then the following day for arriving at the residence with a facsimile firearm. Another suspect faces eight separate counts of protective order violations from a single arrest.
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