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TABLE OF CONTENTS Features

34 The Summer of ’76

Remembering the Bicentennial

By Susan Carroll Dwyer

40 Reel Milford Memories

The History of Milford’s Stage and Screen

By Cindy Papish Gerber

Departments 4

Publisher’s Letter

6

Readers’ Letters

8

At Your Service

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This Season

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Milford Spotlight

22

Milford Fit

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Arts and Artisans

46

Milford Morsels

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Historical Perspective

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Milford Memories

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Congratulations

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Where is it?

M i l f o r d L i v i n g Milford is for Living

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readers’ letters I’ve lived in the Naugatuck Gardens for years now. I love hearing our neighborhood mentioned in the magazine! Everybody in Milford needs to know about Mondo Pond, and Milford Living provides that.

—Joe Davis, Milford Milford is home to so many beautiful areas, some, like Mondo Pond, hidden in plain sight.

It truly is a town for all seasons with beauty everywhere you look.

As a mom with two kids working all summer, your Water Works piece in the last issue saved me from a lot of stress—and money. I wish I had utilized the Milford Recreation Department sooner. Now we have new walking trails to choose from and

the boys even started paddle board lessons.

I can’t wait to see what summer fun options come out in the next issue.

—Kristen Walker, Milford You’ll find lots of ideas for summer fun within these pages, and hopefully a little more stress reduction as well!

Love your magazine. Know any history of Edgefield Ave. area?

—Nancy Shirley, Milford Thanks for loving us Nancy. Merwin Avenue changes to Edgefield Avenue right at the intersection where Oscar’s (formerly Sloppy Jose’s) resides. The name changes to Melba Street at Atwater Street. Edgewater runs for

only about a mile through Woodmont up to Morningside, and both have been featured in past issues. Check the Spring 2015 issue for a wonderful photo essay by a resident who grew up in the neighborhood in the 1970s and the Autumn 2013 issue for a closer look at the history of Morningside.

I loved reading more about the Milford Arts Council. I went to the open mic night last summer and had a blast! I look forward to the summer season at MAC. —Wilma Forster, Milford Who doesn’t love the MAC? Be sure to keep up with all the many programs going on by visiting www.milfordarts.org.

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at your service “Our Rotary Foundation allows the club to do long-range, charitable giving that requires large amounts of money,” explained Paul Otzel, an attorney in Milford since 1980 and Rotary member since 1981. The Foundation’s first project was to pay for the Emergency

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Room waiting area when Milford Hospital was renovated, a $50,000 donation. The group is funding two new projects next: the walkway to Fowler Field (to the right of Milford Library) where a garden, walkway, and community information board will be built; and facilitating renovations to the gymnasium at the old Fanny Beach School for the city’s recreation department.

Each year the fifty-six member group awards $20,000 in scholarships to high school seniors in addition to supporting other organizational events and their own fundraising efforts.

They have participated in and sponsored the

If you have admired the tallest flagpole in the state on the Milford Green, then

Boys & Girls Club Dodgeball Tournament and

you have seen their work in action. If you ever sat in the shade of the pavilion

Pumpkins on the Pier; donated dictionaries

at Walnut Beach, you have benefited from the Devon Rotary’s dedication to

and other books to the Literacy Volunteers of

the group, you have benefited from their generosity to our younger citizens. “Our charitable giving is over $1.25 million since 1987,” said Devon Rotary president Henry Jadach, a twenty-

Devon Rotary Members pictured here in front

five year member. He has also been the director of Milford Transit for thirty years.

of the Devon Clock Tower.

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bettering our city. If one of your children or grandchildren has received a scholarship from

Left: Devon Rotary members assist Mayor Ben Blake in preparing and serving food at the Beth El Shelter. Bottom left: Octoberfest has become an annual Milford tradition. Bottom Right: Liberty Rock Park in Devon was redeveloped by members of the Devon Rotary.

to be.” Otzel agrees. “The friendships I’ve made since joining are among the best things about this club for me and my wife. I’ve never regretted it.”

Milford actually has two Rotary Clubs, Devon and Milford. The difference? Meeting schedules for one, said Jackson. “Milford meets for lunch and Devon meets for breakfast each week.

We both do similar things, though,” she adds.

Otzel says the breakfast meetings are familyfriendly for their younger members who have a hard time leaving work for lunch or dinner meetings. Membership dues for Devon Rotary are $150 per year, plus the cost of breakfast at the meetings which takes place at The Bridge GREYSON SCHWING (3)

House restaurant in Devon. Membership information and applications are available on their website, www.devonrotary.org.

Rotary International (RI) is the governing body of our local chapters and outlines the group’s national goals and objectives. RI

Southern Connecticut; restored and constructed

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promotes the following “test” to help guide

the Liberty Rock historical park near the

based here in Milford. “Everyone is generous

Rotarians in their professional and volunteer

entrance to I-95 in Devon; served as annual host

and wants to promote philanthropic activi-

roles: “Of the things we think, say or do: 1. Is

of Milford’s Oktoberfest each year; supported

ties,” she said. New members are invited to

it the TRUTH? 2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

the Get In Touch Foundation in their efforts to

join the group by a current member, but all

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER

educate girls on the importance of breast self

have common ambitions: to give back to

FRIENDSHIPS? 4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to

examinations. Members also serve lunch at the

Milford, donate funds raised to good causes,

all concerned?” The national board also

Beth El Shelter and pay for cleaning services

and take on leadership roles to achieve this.

gives twenty reasons to join Rotary on their

once a month.

Jadach recalls, “I was new to my job here when

website, www.rotary.org

“I love the friendship and community

a friend invited me to a Devon Rotary meeting.

“We’re a welcoming group and it’s a good

spirit of our club that brings people together,”

It was a great way to meet some of the best

feeling to do something that matters,” said

said Tamara Jackson, president-elect of the

people in town,” he said. “Once you realize

Jadach.

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what you’re involved in, it’s a satisfying place

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this season

The Milford Audubon Coastal Center is a perfect vista for observing the natural wildlife of the Charles E. Wheeler Salt Marsh.

Audubon As Milfordites we appreciate the tidal marshes that surround Milford Point. With a view unmarred by houses or people across acres of untouched land, we take pride in this natural landmark.

Observation Decks

The Milford Audubon Coastal Center, located at 1 Milford Point Road, serves as a

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sanctuary to hundreds of species of birds.

he town of Milford, complete with its shimmering marinas and “feel at home” downtown scene, numerous walking trails, and wandering forest paths, lends itself to the sense of getting lost in true New England fashion.

During summer downtime, you may find yourself looking for a quick getaway—an escape into serenity. This guide to Milford’s observation decks presents to you the best sightseeing spots—reminding you just why we call this place home.

People flock to this Connecticut Audubon Society (CAS) site like the majestic birds they are there to catch a glimpse of in their natural habitat. The Audubon provides sightseeing access from their two observation decks: one at ground level next to the bird nesting sites and the other atop the spiral stairs overlooking the marsh.

Wilcox Park Deep behind the Milford Library, far behind the tennis courts, is a quaint observation area in Wilcox Park for Milford Harbor spectators.

An observation deck at the end of the woodsy trail overlooks the harbor where cruising boats and squawking geese can be found at play. The deck, usually occupied by young

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lovers and boaters, juts out over the water

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A unique harbor view can be had at the scenic overlook from the observation area at Wilcox Park.

A view of the harbor at low tide from the Wilcox Park observation deck.

reminding us that, like life, nature is always and is shaded by hanging tree branches,

changing. The deck is hidden behind tall trees

making for a cool summer spot.

and shrubbery but you can find it across the street from the Gulf Beach parking lot.

Gulf Pond The semi-circle deck situated on Gulf Pond across the street from Gulf Beach provides

Gulf Pond is a thriving habitat for many species

visitors a mixed view of water and wetlands,

of fish and fowl.

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this season Gulf Beach pier provides a picture perfect view of Charles Island and the Long Island Sound.

Memorial Bench—an experience of what Milford is all about. Gulf is more than just a beach, for some people it’s also a connection

Gulf Beach

view Charles Island with its endangered

Many Milfordites already know the pier at

birds and pirate tales, the Gulf Beach pier

Gulf Beach—an early morning fishing spot

gives Milford visitors and residents alike

Caswell Cove

shared with some friends—but everyone

a relaxed, uninterrupted moment to take

Caswell Cove features a gazebo that provides

knows the Gulf Beach pier. This observa-

it all in—the sun, the fresh air, maybe a

shelter to relax and take in a beautiful scene

tion deck offers more: a perfect spot to

book from the Little Library, or a rest on the

when one ventures out to the point. Many

to the past.

fishermen claim it as their favorite spot for stripers, while others are content to enjoy the view. The marina full of boats across the water overlooks the Cove in its island-like presence.

Caswell Cove is a popular fishing spot for locals and offers sweeping views of the Housatonic

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Walnut Beach to Silver Sands State Park

forms a direct path to Charles Island for a

The boardwalk, spanning from Walnut Beach

a quarter, you can use the classic viewer to

to Silver Sands State Park, guides runners,

put yourself right next to those adventurous

strolling families, and sightseers as they

few who brave the trombolo and wander out

traverse the beach; it is the epitome of the

on a sunny summer day. The boardwalk has

Milford seaside. During low tide, the sandbar

become the go-to spot in town for a stroll

casual walk around the deserted island. For

with a view. Connecting two of Milford’s major beaches, the boardwalk is a mainstay of classic summer beach days.

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The Boardwalk that connects Silver Sands State Park and Walnut Beach provides two different unique perspectives from the Milford shoreline.

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Memorial Benches

bench program to Milford?’” Joining forces with former recreation director Bill McCarthy and community development director Bob Gregory, Fabian began researching similar programs and launched the city’s Memorial Bench Dedication Program in 2008.

The very first memorial bench was dedicated on September 30, 2008. “Sixty people showed up to that first dedication.

People who are connected to this area, who were connected to her,” Fabian recalls. “Every year on September 30th we gather here and remember our dear friend and the memories we had.” Gulf Beach is now home to six memorial benches dedicated to a group of families, all of whom were part of the close-

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he loved this spot, she loved this life,” reads a small brass plaque marking a blue slatted wood bench that overlooks Long Island Sound on Beach Avenue. There are about a dozen benches along the walk from Anchor Beach to Woodmont Beach that memorialize longtime Woodmont residents—a small, yet meaningful way to remember a loved one from the close-knit borough.

knit beachside community.

On the west side of town, there are 15 memorial benches lining the Walnut Beach Boardwalk that stretches into Silver Sands State Park. These park-style benches pay homage to many local Milfordites like Morissa Barrette, a graduate of Jonathan

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Law High School, who tragically lost her

and installed for $1,200, and pre-existing

life in a car accident in 2013, and Harriet

benches can be refurbished and dedicated for

Racz, longtime Milford bureau chief of

$600. “It’s a way to honor someone from the borough, a longtime resident, or events that individuals and special events, the

have passed,” Del Vecchio says.

When Ann Fabian, a longtime resident

Woodmont Beautification Committee began

of the Gulf Beach area and vice chairman

offering memorial dedication benches in

of the City’s Recreation Department for

2013 along the popular walkway connecting

eight years lost a close friend to cancer, she

Anchor and Woodmont beaches. The

began thinking of memorial dedications.”

program has since dedicated 10 benches to

I was inspired by the city of West Haven’s

community members with an additional six

memorial bench program along the

benches available. Woodmont Beautification

boardwalk on Ocean Avenue,” she says. “I

Committee chairperson, Pat Del Vecchio, says

immediately thought, ‘How can I bring this

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DEREK JONES (3)

In an effort to help commemorate

the Connecticut Post, assistant to Mayor

the “Chicken Lady’’ who became a heroine

Stock lost her battle to cancer, her family and

Alberta Jagoe, and membership director of

of sorts in the early 1970s after the state took

members of the community rallied to install

the Chamber of Commerce. Another bench

her small beach cottage through eminent

two memorial benches, one at Town Hall and

honors Doris Gagnon remembered locally as

domain and tore it down to make way for

the second on the Walnut Beach Boardwalk.

the park. Gagnon snubbed the $15,000 the state paid her and instead moved onto the beach itself where she lived in a trailer and raised chickens for the

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“Linda loved the city, she loved the people

lawyers and law enforcement to remove

here,” Elliott says. “They wanted to put a

her. A memorial bench now honors the

bench at Walnut Beach as a place for people

“chicken lady” legacy. Rose Elliott, assistant

to go to remember and honor her. It’s a place

city clerk, says after the late city clerk Linda

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There have been 29 benches installed

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In an effort to help revitalize the

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The third annual Charles Island Y-Tri, being held this year on July 31, is another of Milford’s premier fitness/race events. Hosted by the Woodruff Family YMCA, this Sprint

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Triathlon includes a half-mile ocean swim, a twelve-mile bike ride, and a three-mile run along the coast, starting and ending at Walnut Beach. Alisha Williams, health and wellness director at the Woodruff Family YMCA, cited

ilford is known as “a small city with a big heart.” Two years ago Milford

the Y’s mission for “youth development,

doubled down on this idea when the Board of Aldermen approved a

social responsibility, and healthy living” as

“Charter of Compassion,” calling upon all city residents to use that big

some of the motivation for hosting the event,

heart to promote and inspire compassion as a way of life. That endeavor is seen in many

and said that all of the proceeds from the $70

ways throughout our city, but perhaps nowhere is it as evident as in the numerous charity

registration fees will go to benefit the YMCA’s

races hosted here during the spring, summer, and autumn months when a variety of physical fitness events make use of Milford’s unique and lengthy shoreline to protect this valuable natural resource, to promote health and fitness in our city, and to support many important local organizations that form the backbone of Milford’s compassion. a half-mile youth race, all of which are open

On June 19 (Father’s Day), the relatively new,

to paddle boards, kayaks, outrigger canoes,

second annual “Charles Island Sup Cup”

and surf skis, the day also featured surfer

race was held, co-sponsored by Scoot and

bands, a DJ, interactive demonstrations by the

Paddle of Milford (a shop in Walnut Beach

Kaiholunuie Polynesian Dance Company, a

annual giving campaign. The campaign

that rents paddle boards, kayaks, and other

demonstration by the Manu’iwa Outriggers

provides money for scholarships for those

water craft) and Surfrider CT (a grass roots

and Canoe Club, a yoga and wellness tent, a

needing financial assistance to offset the cost

environmental organization whose aim it

children’s craft tent, food trucks, and more.

of pre-school, before-school and after-school

is to protect waterways and open spaces

The proceeds from this event were donated

YMCA programs, once again providing

near beaches). According to Tina Pritchard

to small, local charities, including the Milford

evidence of Milford’s compassion and big-

of Scoot and Paddle, the goal of the event is,

Environmental Protection Initiative, which

heartedness.

“to develop a community and camaraderie

provides modest environmental grants to local

in the sport of stand-up paddle boarding and

people and organizations.

to raise awareness of the need to care for our coastline.” However, the Charles Island Sup Cup

In July…

COURTESY OF YMCA

In June…

In August…

Later in the summer, on August 7, the eleventh Annual Walnut Beach Ice Cream Run 5K

A relatively new event in town, and returning

(registration $20) will be held as part of the

community family event bringing the paddling

on July 9 for the third year, is the Literacy

Walnut Beach Festival. Megan Altomare,

community together as well as providing a

Volunteers of Southern Connecticut’s (LVSCT)

executive director of the Boys and Girls Club

great day at the beach for locals and visitors to

Neon Night Run 5K. With a $35 registration fee

of Milford, said that the goal of this race is,

the area.” In addition to a five mile elite race, a

and proceeds to benefit the LVSCT, this unique

“to offer a healthy community event and, of

two-and-a-quarter mile recreational race, and

event begins in downtown Milford at dusk

course, to raise funds for the BGCM operating

is much more than just a race; it is a “fun filled

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JJ RICHARDS

budget.” According to their website, the Boys

September 17 the Shoreline Sharks will be

and Girls Club of Milford, “provides a safe,

hosting the sixth Annual Gulf Beach Half

structured and positive environment for

Marathon, and on September 18 Bridges of

young people after school, during holidays,

Milford will sponsor Folks on Spokes and Folks

and summer vacation.” Hosted by a number

on Foot. Bridges of Milford provides mental

more leisurely often walk the scenic seaside

of local sponsors, the race includes a free run

health and addiction services to many area

route. The original goal of Folks on Spokes/

for children under the age of twelve and free

residents who otherwise might not have

Foot was to raise awareness of and fight the

ice cream from the Walnut Beach Creamery

access to these from private providers. The

stigma connected to issues of mental health

for all participants! Later in the month will be

bicycle race, which was originally started

and addiction. Now in its twenty-fourth

the Milford Oyster Festival Canoe and Kayak

by several Bridges board members, is open

year, it has grown to be the agency’s primary

Race on August 20, a much loved feature of the

to cyclists of all levels, with several mapped

fundraiser, adding between $25-30,000

well-known annual Milford Oyster Festival.

routes of twenty, forty, fifty, and sixty-six

annually to Bridges of Milford. According

miles, as well as a five- or ten-mile Family

to Marcy Hotchkiss, Bridges director of

Fun Ride. Runners can take part in an official

development and communications, Folks on

September looks to be a busy month for

5K, and there is a one-mile Kids Fun Run as

Spokes/Foot, “is a great show of camaraderie

runners and racers in Milford this year. On

well. Other Folks on Foot who want to be

and Milford spirit. It attracts people from all

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over the region, and we appreciate all the businesses that provide sponsorship, as well as all the participants in the event.”

charitable giving; and whether one likes

opportunity such participation provides

to run, bike, kayak, paddle, swim, canoe, or

us to join the ranks of those who want to

walk, participation offers many benefits. It

serve and support Milford’s mission to be a

enables us to develop and practice health

community of compassion and to thrive as a

and fitness, and to raise awareness and

small city with a big heart, all while having

show support for protecting and sustaining

a great time!

our environment. Equally important is the

—Nancy A. Herman

More information and registration details about any of the events listed above can be found at the following websites: NEON NIGHT RUN 5K: www.lvsct.org

CHARLES ISLAND SUP CUP: scootandpaddle.com

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Year round…

These are just a handful of the many community events held each year in Milford that combine health and fitness with

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Masters of their Craft

F

rom a baker to a glass blower, Milford has some pretty talented people: people who

Woodcarver Bob Hall in his workshop.

have a vision and can execute it; people who take their time handcrafting their work—be it a scone or an engagement ring; people who are inspired, people who

inspire, people who are masters of their craft.

top honors for some of his carved pieces.

Using about thirty or forty different types of knives and sanding his pieces down from

The Woodcarver

100 to 2,000 grit sandpaper, Hall says an

When former Milford Police detective Bob

average piece like a spoon takes about 300

Hall took a woodworking class on a whim

hours from start to finish. “I love the finished

in 2005, he never thought it would become

product,” he says. “I love taking a piece of

his life’s passion. “I had always loved the

wood and saying ,‘What’s the best thing that

adult education classes. I took small engines,

I can make from this?’ and doing it to the

photography, keyboarding but hadn’t tried

best of my ability.”

woodworking,” he says. “I had never thought I would have that talent.”

SHERRY JOHNSON (3)

Completing his first hand carved letter

26 Milford Living • Summer

Hall took a seven year break beginning in 2007, but is now back at his craft, working on more elaborate pieces and with harder woods

opener crafted from pine and walnut in that

like walnut and butternut. He says that up until

Milford Adult Education class sealed the

last year he gave all of his pieces away. “It’s

deal. “That first year I made twelve pieces,”

time that I keep some; that I make some for my

he says. Hall began entering shows like

wife,” he says.

the Orange Country Fair, Mystic Carvers, and Bristol Carvers, where he would win

And will he sell his pieces? “That would take the fun out of it,” he says.

“

Here, it’s not the cookie-cutter stuff you might see in the mall or online that is mass produced.

It’s made start to finish here in this building.”

”

handcrafted pieces are designed with gold, silver, and platinum with an extensive range of precious gemstones. Specializing in contemporary designs, Hutter says he prefers jasper, tourmaline, and agates from the four corners. He also uses marble sourced from the old Milford marble quarry located where the current Walmart shopping plaza stands today. “I love the design aspect of the process which has evolved throughout the last decade,” he says.

With a shift away from classic design,

SHERRY JOHNSON (3)

Hutter says technology has changed the way jewelry is crafted. “In the past there were more model makers and now it’s computerized with 3D printers designing and casting molds for designs,” he says. “Laser welders have replaced torches for repairs

The Jeweler

Vincent Hutter creates unique pieces of jewelry

and manufacturing.” Hutter sticks to the

Vincent’s Jewelers, at 23 New Haven Avenue,

from a variety of gems and minerals.

basics: hand-carving wax molds, cutting

has been handcrafting custom jewelry down-

his own stones, and casting his custom-

town for more than three decades. Three

nity. Hutter has spent the last thirty-three

designed pieces. “People don’t want the mass

locations and one downtown landmark

years perfecting his craft.

produced, they want the custom designed,”

location later, Vincent Hutter, the proprietor

Studying at the Gemological Institute of

and artisan behind Vincent’s Jewelers, is still

America in the early 1980s, Hutter, a former

you might see in the mall or online that is

at it, in spite of a shifting industry and an

marine, is a certified gemologist, specializing

mass produced. It’s made start to finish here

ever-changing downtown business commu-

in gemstones and diamond grading. Hutter’s

in this building.”

he says. “Here, it’s not the cookie-cutter stuff

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DEREK JONES

arts + artisans

The Baker

The Potter

Lesli Flick and her team of bakers provide some

Scratch Bakery was founded in 2010 as “A

For some, art is a lifelong passion; for others,

of the tastiest treats in town.

bake shop in a small city with a big heart.”

art is something you might discover along

Using organic, locally grown season ingredi-

the way. For Josh Gold, a longtime Milfordite,

pottery is his livelihood, for me, it’s a side

ents, owner Lesli Flick says Scratch Bakery is

art came in the form of pottery about twen-

thing; there’s no pressure,” he says. Working

“an artisanal bakery, where artisanal means

ty-five years ago. Gold says he was inspired

about twelve or fifteen hours each week,

comfort.” Everything at Scratch Bakery from

by his cousin to enroll in some lessons local-

Gold crafts beautiful, yet functional pottery

brioche to stadium pretzels, oatmeal maple

ly for a few years before landing at George

with Early American flare. “Ninety percent

pecan scones to bread pudding muffins are

Street Studio in New Haven. Under the

of my work is function—stuff you can use

baked from, well, scratch. Just making crois-

direction of Maishe Dickman, a professional

in your kitchen or on your kitchen table,”

sants alone is a three-day process.

lifelong potter, Gold says he has worked in

he says. According to Gold, everyday life

the studio for more than a dozen years. The

serves as an inspiration for his work, which

With a menu that changes daily, Lesli Flick and her Scratch team offers everyday staples

studio offers a workspace for Gold and allows

with some changing specials, like challah

him to come and go as he pleases, working

Josh Gold stands by his pottery moments be-

bread on Fridays and Saturdays, honey flax

only for pleasure, not for profit. “For Maishe,

fore it enters the kiln.

loaves Tuesdays through Sundays, and breakfast sandwiches on Thursdays. Flick says her business began at farmer’s markets in Milford, Hamden, Trumbull, and Monroe before she decided to open shop at her current River Street digs. Celebrating six years of business this November, Flick says she wants Scratch to be a small, neighborhood bakery in bring my vision to Milford,” she says. “People are always stopping by to say how much they love the shop and how great it smells.”

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DEREK JONES

the downtown community. “I am happy to

(Left) Potter Josh Gold at the wheel; (right) Ren Farnsworth at the torch creating her signature glass beads. tend to stick with colorful yet simple and functional pieces,” he says.

Though Gold says pottery is a passion, not his livelihood, he does sell his work twice a year, once at the George Street Studio holiday

often features mugs, plates, bowls, and other kitchenware. “Styles have changed. Mugs

end of his driveway. “I never thought about art

TOAD SMITH

DEREK JONES

show and once on Labor Day Weekend, at the until my cousin introduced me. For me, it’s like playing in the mud like a little kid; it’s light and artistic grandmother who taught me how to

fun,” he says.

paint when I was little. We painted things, we

have gone from really oversized to smaller

The Glass Blower

more dainty styles. Sometimes I grow tired

Growing up in a small seaside community in

of a shape and try something new. Over the

Mt. Desert Island, Maine, Ren Farnsworth says

early teens, learning from her mother who

years, pottery has gotten very funky and I

she always had an artistic side. “I had a very

was a master seamstress, and by her early

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arts + artisans Ren Farnsworth prepares her materials that will twenties she owned her own clothing design

soon be transformed into glassware.

business in Portland, Maine. When she moved to Connecticut, Farnsworth says she began

September of 2011, Farnsworth began

working with glass, designing stained glass

producing enough beads to begin selling in

pieces from quilting patterns. “I always enjoy

trade and trunk shows across six states. She

learning a new craft,” she says. But her true

says her flower garden is largely the inspiration

calling was just on the horizon.

for all of her work. “We all have to find our DEREK JONES

“A girlfriend called me to see if I would be interested in going to a lamp work bead demo where I was able to make two glass beads.

The instructor said, “Wow you really get this,’”

little niche in the world and mine is flowers,” she says. “Poppies, peonies, ranunculus; flowers are really inspirational to me.”

Farnsworth teaches a glass on glass mosaic

she says. “Lamp work is the most peripheral,

it is molten hot and then manipulate it into the

class at Art Fish Gallery in Walnut Beach and

challenging, all-encompassing thing I have

shapes of flowers. “I don’t use a lot of molds, I use

has a Milford studio with a space to teach

ever done.” Using a stationary torch and soft

pliers and knives to craft the shapes,” she says.

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Ah…the summer of 1976.

Anyone who is old enough to have experienced it looks back upon it with great affection...so many special memories.

The Boston Celtics won their thirteenth championship, the Concorde made its first supersonic trans-Atlantic flight, Frampton Comes Alive topped the charts, and Jaws was in the second year of its blockbuster run at the Post Mall Cinema. Girls sported Dorothy Hamill haircuts and cartwheeled across lawns inspired by Nadia Comaneci’s perfect “10” at the Montreal Olympics. Fashion for men hit an all-time low with the leisure suit while ladies sashayed about in maxi skirts and short shorts. The Fonz was rocking his leather jacket, and the Six Million Dollar Man ran in it was America’s Bicentennial; a summer when the nation came together to celebrate our 200th year and to remember the revolution that truly changed the world.

34 Milford Living • Summer

CATHI BRUHN

slow-motion across our television screens. One other thing…

JJ RICHARDS

2016 • Milford Living 35

something to remember.

the year. Ten train cars held

Headquartered at St. Peter’s

over 500 artifacts for citizens

Episcopal Church’s Parish Hall,

to view. Items ranged from

the committee set out to honor

George Washington’s copy

Milford’s long and storied

of the Constitution, to Judy

history, most especially its

Garland’s Dorothy dress from

revolutionary connections.

The Wizard of Oz, and even

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Richard Platt recalls, “I

Ten years prior, Congress

states and cities to help them

established the American

plan the party of all parties,

Revolutionary Bicentennial

and it was a rousing success.

Commission (ARBC). This

Then Mayor Joel Baldwin

included Joe Frazier’s boxing

think, if I remember correctly,

trunks and a moon rock. Over

that we started the Commis-

seven million people toured

sion (and the planning) as

the train throughout the

early as 1973.” According to

course of its year-long voyage

Platt, “many organizations

across the land. Milfordites

took part in planning and

considered themselves lucky

volunteering to staff events.”

to live along the Metro-North

The dozens of events held

railroad, the train’s passage

throughout the year were

into the Northeast.

There were sewing machines whirring around town as colonial patterns were selling out at local fabric stores.

group realized there would

and Bicentennial chairman

be no single event but tens of

Richard Platt worked with

thousands of events—66,000

thousands of volunteers

was the final official count.

throughout Milford to make

diverse. “A Bicentennial

The commission worked with

America’s 200th birthday

fashion show was held at

Schoolhouse Rock interstitial

Howard Johnson’s. It’s hard

television program, was

to say how many people

created in conjunction with

were wearing 18th century-

the ARBC. Premiering in 1975,

inspired fashion. Jane [Mrs.

the history-themed segments

Platt] made ours, and some

aired between Saturday morn-

people rented them.” There

ing cartoons. With a captive

were sewing machines whir-

audience of kids (cartoons

ring around town as colonial

didn’t have their own network

patterns were selling out at

then) the catchy and memo-

local fabric stores.

rable shorts taught kids about

Nationally the ARBC

WIKI COMMONS

coordinated The Freedom

36 Milford Living • Summer

America Rock, part of the

U.S. history and the workings of our government.

Train. Most impressive with

Souvenirs were boundless:

its red, white, and blue paint

buttons, t-shirts, commemo-

scheme, it traveled to the 48

rative spoons, medals, mugs,

contiguous states throughout

and plates. Anything and

COURTESY OF DICK AND JANE PLATT (4)

Store you will find they still sell them along with other charming gifts of the past.

In celebration of the everything that could be em-

Bicentennial, commemora-

bellished with a logo, flag, or

tive coins were issued and the

monument were sold by the

coveted two dollar bill was

millions and Milford was no

printed. The quarters can be

exception with a hankering

found now and again, but the

for all things Bicentennial.

Top left: Children march in the costume parade. Top right: The Free-

two-dollar bills were virtually

“There was also a Milford t-

dom Train makes a stop in Milford. Bottom left: The memorial stone

taken out of circulation by

shirt which was dark blue and

dedicated to Milford’s African American soldiers who fought in the

citizens stashing them in

had the Milford logo, and an

Revolutionary War. Bottom center: Milfordites all decked out for the

memory boxes as keepsakes.

image of the City Hall tower

George Washington Ball.

The Woman’s Club

with fireworks bursting over it,” recalls Dick Platt.

handled the painting of the braided rugs and bellows

home proudly displayed a

fire hydrants—most were

were placed by the fireplace.

reproduction Declaration of

painted as soldiers—it was

rage; punched tin lanterns

The Early American Shop

Independence in a prominent

all the more red, white, and

twinkled light around the

on Naugatuck Avenue kept

spot in their home. Reproduc-

blue around town. Privet

rooms replete with matching

Milfordites in 1700s style,

tions of the Declaration, as

hedges were painted with

wall candle sconces and

offering finely crafted

well as original plot plans

stars and stripes as well. Bun-

reproduction antique buckets

reproductions at reasonable

and old maps of Milford, were

tings adorned porches along

for magazines. Pewter mugs

prices—a store that was

sold by the Historical Society

with the obligatory milk cans

and plates adorned hutches,

truly of its time. Nearly every

and if you visit their General

sporting eagles clutching an

Early Americana was all the

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DEREK JONES (2)

in the day—many of these games are also available at the MHS General Store— get your young ones to unplug for a bit.

Milford also created a new memorial to pay tribute to the African American soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War. “We had a committee which commemorated Milford’s black

“It’s always a treat to see the quilt. We don’t display it often as its prolonged exposure to the environment will cause it to deteriorate.”

E Pluribus Unum banner.

make a point of view it in

soldiers in the Revolutionary

person to admire up-close the

War. We had a special

care and attention the ladies

parade honoring them in

took in creating it.

May. Sam Roberts was chair

Colonial games were held

and most of the coordination

in June. Kids romped about

was by the Rev. Charles D.

town just as their counterparts

Walker. We also installed a

in the 1700s. Trundling hoop

special stone in front of the

& roll may seem easy but it

First Baptist Church with the

tions to come. “It’s always

is deceptively difficult. Blind

names of the soldiers.”

The Milford Bicentennial

a treat to see the quilt. We

man’s bluff, cat’s cradle, jacks,

quilt was crafted by volun-

don’t display it often as its

and tops were all played to

was one for the books: chil-

teers to depict scenes of town

prolonged exposure to the

give kids a glimpse of fun back

dren marched proudly in their

back in the day. The quilt is

environment will cause it to

remarkable in its attention

deteriorate” said Ardienne

to detail, the colors are bright

Damicis, education chairman

and it is truly a work of art.

at the Society. “The careful

It now resides in the Milford

storage has kept the colors

Historical Society collection,

nearly as bright as when it

still as beautiful as ever, lov-

was stitched together.” It is

ingly preserved in secure and

on display approximately

climate-controlled storage,

once every ten years or so.

preserving it for genera-

The next time it is displayed

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The Memorial Day parade

mob caps and tri-corn hats;

largest national events on

the eye could see, fireworks

the Fife and Drum Corps kept

July 4th.

sparkled in the night sky.

it extra lively, firing muskets

The fourth was a busy

The beautiful, clear evening

along the route; and flags

day in town and Dick Platt

became as bright as day.

waived by spectators along

was involved from sunup to

There was a palpable energy

the green made everyone a

sundown. “I guess that the

with all looking skyward,

part of the celebration.

events on the fourth of July

faces aglow from the stun-

Milfordites are fortunate

ning spectacle, and proud

dedication of the new library

Americans celebrating as

there was sound reason to

(I gave the main speech), and

one. The fireworks continued

keep an eye on the water.

ceremonies at City Hall, along

Local boaters ventured out to

with the ringing of the church

view a remarkable specta-

bells.” The new library situ-

cle—the ships of Operation

ated on the harbor welcomed

Sail: A Parade of Tall Ships

thousands that day—a

representing countries from

modern building housing

at the Old Milford Cemetery

round the globe, thousands

knowledge of the past.

honoring the soldiers who

passed…what will the 250th

made the ultimate sacrifice for

celebration be like? Only ten

liberty.

years away…time to start

of vessels from tall to small

Muskets and cannon fire

made their way to the Statue

rang out downtown, and a

of Liberty for one of the

memorial service was held

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Reel Milford M E M O R I E S

By Cindy Papish Gerber Milford’s forgotten stars of stage and screen: where did they go? Faded celluloid footage, discarded playbills, scratched 78s, postcards and posters are now displayed in museums, recorded in history books, discovered on Youtube or sold on Ebay. Vaudeville theaters, and movie houses are mere memories. Here, we pay tribute to some famous (and not so famous) entertainers, innovators and landmarks that once basked in our city’s spotlight.

Film Milford moviegoers once lined

seated 500, “retains a theater-like

up to buy tickets to watch films

shape… with pilasters on the

at the Colonial, the Tower, the

sides.” This Colonial Theatre is not

Strand, and the Capital theaters.

to be confused with the Colonial

Today, each one of them has been

Theater (Americanized spelling)

demolished or remodeled to serve

that opened in 1920 on Broadway

another function.

in Wildemere Beach. That location

The website Cinematreasures.

was first known as The Strand, and

org describes the Colonial

when the Colonial on River Street

Theatre’s building on River Street

closed (after passing through

as, “still standing, but not as it

several owners) The Strand

once was.” The structure, which

became the Colonial. Got it?

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Summertime was movie time back in the day with regular features held at the Tower, the Capitol, and the Colonial theaters.

director. Known for The Lonely Villa (1909), What Drink Did

iel Street, was the place to go from

The Actors

Theatre once stood. This was a

the 1920s until the 1950s. The 1941

David Miles

favorite of acclaimed Hollywood

small, unheated movie house

edition of Film Daily Yearbook

1871 - 1915

director D.W. Griffith, Miles

that only opened for the sum-

lists the seating capacity as 710;

Born in October 1871 in Milford

appeared with such celebrated

mer. The first theater in Milford

the 1950 edition of F.D.Y. lists it as

as William David Miles, IMDB’s

silent screen stars such as Mary

that showed “silents” only, the

799. This beautiful art-deco style

filmography index credits

Pickford and Mack Sennett and

building now exists as part of St.

movie house was demolished in

him an impressive ninety-two

married one of his co-stars,

Gabriel’s Church addition.

1998 and is currently the site of

titles—sixty-four of them as an

actress Anita Hendrie. According

Stonebridge Restaurant.

actor and twenty-eight as a

to The New Historical Dictionary

A few doors down, the Tower

The Capitol Theatre, on 26 Dan-

(1909), and At the Altar (1909), a

of the American Film Industry by Anthony Slide, he also partnered with filmmaker T. Hayes Hunter to form a production company.

David Miles, Inc. released two films per week until his death in 1915. He and his wife are both interred in Milford.

Tom Maguire 1869 - 1934 This Milford native worked in theater for many years before acting in silent films. Due to his small stature (5’ 3”), he was often referred to as “Little

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Tom Maguire”. He specialized

Arabian horses to add authentic-

in playing character roles:

ity to the production.

policeman, conductor, detective,

On December 13, 1915 the

barman, judge, professor, etc., in

crew was slated to film the big

films such as The Savage (1927),

Saharan battleground scene. The

Stardust (1922), and Colleen (1927).

animals and 250 costumed actors

In June 1894, he married stage

were assembled at Smith’s Point,

actress Louise/Louisa “Lulu” Skill-

along with one hundred curious

man in Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Milford bystanders. “To preserve the realistic look of the desert,”

The Light That Failed

Dooling notes, “the cameras were

No copies exist of this silent 1916

positioned so the water of Long

film, the first of several cinematic

Island Sound was always out

adaptations based upon Rudyard

of view.” Filmmakers forgot to

Kipling’s 1890 novel of the same

account for Connecticut’s frigid

name. Produced by Pathé, directed

December weather though, so

“To preserve the realistic look of the desert, the cameras were positioned so the water of Long Island Sound was always out of view”.

by Edward Jose, and starring Rob-

not only were the actors

ert Edeson as Dick and Jose Collins

(directed to “shrivel “from the

as Bessie, the plotline centers

intense heat) instructed to hold

Carolina Lazzari’s remarkable voice

around the unrequited love of an

their breath to prevent warm

can still be heard on vintage 78

artist blinded from a battle wound

vapors from condensing into

records.

while fighting in the Sudan.

the frosty air, but also after the

When the filmmakers looked

scene was finished, the director

around for a cost-conscious loca-

realized some soldiers had worn

were in the presence of a great

tion that would resemble a desert

gloves to protect their freezing

artist”… and so on.

in North Africa, they decided,

hands “the entire time they were

as Michael C. Dooling explains

on camera.” The scene was reshot

extolling the operatic talents of

Opera Singers, blogger Ashot

in the chapter “Sahara Sands on

just in time—one day before a

this mezzo soprano from Milford.

Arakelyan includes a short

Smith’s Point” of his book Milford

major blizzard hit the area.

During her transcontinental tour

biography, a program photograph

of 200 cities, critics unanimously

and a scratchy Edison Recording of

Lost & Found, “Milford had just

On his website Forgotten

the right characteristics to rep-

Opera

raved about Lazzari’s beautiful

Lazzari singing from Meyerbeers’

resent a desert scene.” Another

Carolina Lazzari

voice: “Her name will go down

opera, “Dinorah”. “In 1920 she

advantage? Barnum & Bailey

1891 –1946

in the history of music. . .” ”. . . A

was engaged by the Metropolitan

Circus, conveniently wintering

Two pages in the 1920 edition

voice of truly marvelous beauty

Opera in New York,” writes Ara-

over in nearby Bridgeport, was

of the journal Musical America

and power.” “A brilliant young

kelyan. “She appeared there, how-

willing to supply camels and

are filled with press clippings

American contralto…” “. . . We

ever, only in one performance, as

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The Capitol Theater, the Plymouth Playhouse, and even the Christ Congregational Church saw regular theatre productions.

style summer compound in Woodmont. At the grand Italianate Villa Rosa mansion (named for Poli’s wife) he would hold lavish summer parties and private screenings for stars such as Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, W.C. Fields, and Al Jolson, who frequently appeared throughout the Poli circuit. “My grandmother told me that Poli was the one who suggested Jolson perform in blackface…which made his career,” shares Poli’s great grandson Walter Poli Sheahan, Jr. Another good friend (and popular the early 1930s, Poli was a

vaudeville headliner) was George

respected, influential theatrical

M. Cohan, of “Yankee Doodle

magnate, amassing an empire

Dandy” fame. Sheahan recounts

of the Church building for use

that encompassed twenty-eight

an exchange between the two

Amneris in Verdi’s “Aida’’. Other

as a playhouse, The Connecticut

vaudeville and movie theaters

legends after Cohan received a

notable appearances included

Players, Inc., organized by Marcus

throughout the Northeast. While

sterling silver tea set (instead

leading roles at the Chicago Opera

Merwin of Milford, gave its first

living in New Haven, he built

of an expected raise) from the

and Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón.

performance. Before being razed

a sprawling, Mediterranean-

theatrical impresario:

Lazzari maintained a private vocal

in 1951, Plymouth Auditorium

studio in the Metropolitan Opera

was also home of the Wepawaug

for a raise and you gave me an

building in New York and sum-

Players. For a time, a WPA (Works

elaborate sterling silver tea set.

mered with her parents in Stony

Progress Administration) program

Yesterday you said you didn’t

Creek, CT, where she passed away

at Town Hall offered educational

have money for a raise…?”

at age fifty-four.

theatre classes in dramatics to

Poli: “George, this afternoon

Milford public school children.

when you asked me for a raise...

Theater and more

Cohan: “Today, I asked you

that was business. This [the tea

The History of Milford, Connecticut,

Sylvester Z. Poli

1639-1939 cites January 1936 as

No single Milford resident has

the birth of “Milford’s first little

had quite the same impact on the

Gypsy Rose Lee

theater movement”. One year

entertainment world than this

1911 – 1970

after this date, when the Board

Italian immigrant who came here

The Emerald Room

of Trustees of the Plymouth

as a young man. In his heyday

Sylvester Poli build a theatre

This actress, author, and

Church authorized the alteration

from the late 1800s through

empire but his Villa Rosa remains.

playwright once performed her

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set] is friendship!”

legendary burlesque striptease act at Milford’s Emerald Room.

Known for its popular variety shows that included live bands, “adult entertainment,” dancing, and comedy acts, the Emerald Room was located in the Soundview Hotel at Walnut Beach. Connecticut musician and recording artist Eddie Sulik performed there steadily several nights per week, eventually becoming the Emerald Room’s resident Master of Ceremonies.

A March 18, 1950 Billboard Magazine item reported burlesque performer “Redhead” Winnie Garrett “suffered the loss

in the hotel.” This story even

stories have all the sensational

Gypsy Rose Lee turned burlesque

of a $6,500 mink coat, and $150

made it into the Boston Herald.

elements of a future blockbuster

into a mainstream form of

in cash by theft from her room

These iconic characters and

script.

entertainment.

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Food on The Fly

A

s summer is in full swing, the sight of food trucks will become a regular occurrence around town. Some food trucks, depending on the food they sell, stay out in all seasons, while other trucks come out especially for the summer months when warm weather activities have us on the go.

Pizza Truck. Catering parties during the summertime and highlighted city events are where a fresh, hot oven-made slice can be had.

Thick or thin crust, their pizza is made in a wood-burning pizza oven, which gives the pizza that tasty flavorful unique flavor patron’s love.

A few favorite restaurants such as Silver

to take her ice cream on the road to help

Sands Pizza and Walnut Beach Creamery have

broaden her customer base, and now the

here in Milford, has jumped on the food

food trucks that take advantage of the summer

Walnut Beach Creamery truck can be spotted

truck bandwagon and its Tex-Mex flavors are

for the upswing in customers. The food trucks

at select fairs and festivals throughout

delighting people on the go. Joey C’s food truck

visit different farmers markets in town and

Connecticut.

offers a small variety of what they offer in

sell a variety of their flavorful offerings while people shop at the market.

“Depending on location, the customers at

Joey C’s Roadhouse, another local restaurant

Another restaurant, Silver Sands Pizza

their restaurant, customer favorites like their

located on the Boston Post Road, serves up

tacos, burritos, and barbeque items including

its slices on the go with the Silver Sands

pulled pork and ribs.

farmer markets prefer locally sourced fresh fruit ice cream. At the beach people tend to like tasting general flavors, cookies and cream and chocolate chip cookie dough are always a hit,” said Susan Patrick, owner of Walnut Beach Creamery, “Some just also want to taste what’s new.” Patrick decided

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The food trucks visit different farmers markets in town and sell a variety of their flavorful offerings while people shop at the market.

Joey C’s food truck specializes in catering for parties and tends to keep its wheels around the Milford area for local events.

A real local favorite, the Lobster Hut, can be found open almost every day in fair weather,

With summer in full bloom, food trucks around Milford will be a regular sight and smell for us to taste and see.

across the street from Stop and Shop on Bridgeport Avenue. Their most popular dish

specific to parties and special events. Their

a Jamaican feel with their fare. Offering

is the lobster roll, packed with buttery lobster

pizza is thin crust with a variety of toppings

traditional-style Jamaican food and providing

pieces and served with fresh cold slaw. It’s a

that will satisfy any pizza aficionado. To

a new dining experience for those unfamiliar

taste that keeps patrons coming back time and

top it off they serve up sweet dessert pizzas

with Jamaican cuisine. They sell wraps and

time again.

that come in flavors like Nutella, cannoli, or

sandwiches as well as an assortment of

Cinnabon.

seafood dishes that are sure to please anyone.

Fired-Up Pizza Truck is a food truck that will be well remembered after the party is

Looking for a flavorful twist on typical

All Good Food also has many traditional

over. With their signature wood-fired pizzas

food trucks? Enter the latest food truck on

Jamaican dishes including chicken and

you cannot go wrong. This food truck is

the scene; All Good Food is giving Milford

seafood, as well as vegetarian plates.

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milford morsels The prices for these meals are great for those who want to try Jamaican food without having to actually travel to Jamaica.

For those who love Italian food, Mama Dee’s Italian Kitchen will be sure to satisfy.

They have a variety of different on-the-go Italian dishes with a homestyle flair, including meatball grinders, mozzarella sticks, and an arrangement of different Italian subs. They travel around Connecticut to deliver and create these dishes.

Latin American cuisine has arrived in Milford’s most recent food truck, DEREK JONES

Guantanamera, which sells traditional Cuban cuisine for a moderate price, a great deal for any meal. A popular side dish is the deep fried banana slices that taste great

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paired with any dish. Located across the street from Stop and Shop on Bridgeport Avenue, Guantanamera is perfect for a quick stop or a sit down meal.

Ruff’s Pizza Food Truck serves fresh pizza to whoever is in the mood for something satisfying. Not only do they travel around Connecticut to events and parties, but depending on the day, Ruff’s Pizza can be found at popular beach spots serving up some fresh hot slices that will have you coming back to the beach again for some sun, surf, and slices. around Milford will be a regular sight and smell for us to taste and see.

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historical perspective public. The previous night local and state

Stranded at the Drive-In

politicians were offered a sneak preview of the new outdoor movie technology. To ensure that the 500 car capacity Drive-In would be filled seven nights a week, advertisements and newspaper articles from the Milford News and the Waterbury Republican touted all the conveniences and perks that came with a Drive-In movie. “Occupants of each car will enjoy the privacy of their own car, smoking or talking among themselves without disturbing others. One may dress entirely to suit himself, a welcome feature during the warm summer evenings.” Another advertisement likened the automobile to a “private box” at the theater and promoted

S

“

tranded at the Drive-In, branded a fool. What will they say, Monday at school?” So sang John Travolta after his girlfriend, Sandy dumped him at the Drive-In in the 1978 film, Grease. For generations, Drive-Ins were where Americans went for their recreation, both cinematic and otherwise. Milford was once the tip of the spear for the Drive-In revolution.

the idea that you could bring the children with you instead of hiring a babysitter.

“There’ll be no need hiring a maid to look after the children, for you’ll be able to bring them along and when they get sleepy they can slumber perfectly in your own car

cars to watch Humphry Bogart and Vincent Price flicker on the big screen is long gone.

Nowadays if you’re in Milford stranded at the Drive-In and branded a fool, you’re in Milford New Hampshire, where one of the last 338 Drive-Ins in the country still exists. From boom to bust, what was once a rite of passage and a cultural

had by the 1950’s grown into over 4,000

touchstone suddenly went the way of the

theaters across the country. For almost fifty

dinosaur. The story of America’s Drive-

years, the land where Boston Post Road

Ins plays out like the story of so many

and Cherry Street intersect, was home to

other American industries, the days of

Connecticut’s first Drive-In movie theater.

pulling your Studebaker off the Post

Going to a Drive-In movie was as big a part

Road and laying down two bits to see

of Americana as baseball and apple pie, but

Hollywood’s latest hit, are just a fond,

as times changed, one by one the theaters

distant memory.

vanished. It happened across the country

At 8:00 p.m. on Friday May 26

and it happened here. The place where

1939, Connecticut’s first “open air

teenagers and families once piled into their

automobile theater” opened to the

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What started in the 1930’s in a few states,

until you return home.” In keeping with

we will be pleased to mail you our regular

was home to forty-two Drive-Ins. From

the family friendly environment, children

program of coming attractions.”

its opening, Milford’s theater thrived; free

under ten years old were admitted for free.

After WWII, Drive-In theaters became

admission for children under the age of ten

When the theater finally opened, movie

increasingly popular. Where there had

paid off when it came to the popcorn and

goers thronged to watch feature movies,

only been 160 before the war, there were

candy concessions which brought in more

short subjects, cartoons and newsreels on

more than 1,000 by 1949 and over 4,000

money than the movies themselves. In

Connecticut’s largest movie screen, which

by the mid-1950’s. At its peak, Connecticut

the 1950’s, the kid friendly atmosphere at

measured forty-five feet high by fifty-five

the Milford Drive-In was best exemplified

feet wide. Seven days a week, from 8:00

by their hiring of Bozo Kelly, who billed

p.m. to 2:00 a.m. Connecticut’s first Drive-In

himself as the “King of Clowns” and gave

packed them in just like the movie houses

pony rides before the show. In the 1960’s

of the day, thirty-five ushers on bicycles

the pony rides were replaced by nightly

rode alongside customers’ cars to assist

fire engine rides. By the 1960’s, Drive-In

them to their parking spots. The programs

theaters began to feel the effects of a

which were handed out at each screening

changing economy. To assist with falling

encouraged customers to “kindly leave your

revenues, on weekend days Milford Drive-

name and address with one of our ushers

In became the home to Keets flea market,

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historical perspective The former Milford Drive-In, gone but not forgotten is now the new home to Shoprite of Milford.

which according to its founder, Keet Hensely, was one of the first open air flea markets in the United States.

In the 1970’s the cumulative effect of television, daylight savings, short New England summers, and multiplexes started cutting into the Drive-Ins single screen business model. Multi-screen theaters could afford to pay more for first run movies, which meant Drive-Ins, started to show cheaper B movies, horror, and adult films. Families no longer piled into the car

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The fleamarket at the Milford Drive-In was

to the ground and then Just disappear like

once known as a hot spot for finding vintage

so many childhood dreams And we’d sang

treasures in Connecticut.

goodbye…”

In Field of Dreams, James Earl Jones explains that the only constant besides

for a night of open air movies. Drive-Ins

baseball in America is change, “…America

became synonymous with rowdy behavior,

has rolled by like an army of steamrollers.

partying, and trouble. Across the country,

It’s been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt,

one by one, they began to vanish. Finally

and erased again…” Americans love

in 1988, to make way for a new Showcase

baseball but they also love their movies.

Cinema multiplex, the wrecking ball

So maybe that old Drive-In that stood at

showed up at the Milford Drive-In. After

Popular culture is full of songs, movies and

Cherry Street and once packed ‘em in, was

almost fifty years, thousands of movies and

books that praise and lament the loss of our

the real Field of Dreams. There are still three

countless memories, the Milford Drive-In

beloved Drive-Ins. Chris Ledoux’s song, Last

Drive-Ins in Connecticut, (Pleasant Valley,

was gone.

DriveIn, sums up the loss that people felt

Mansfield, and Southington Theaters) for

when their Drive-Ins went away for good.

you to plan a visit and remember the past.

While most of America’s Drive-Ins are gone, they are certainly not forgotten.

“We never thought we’d live to see It fall it

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milford memories Over the years, Officer Howie taught thousands of children about safe cycling in Milford.

I couldn’t even count the number of kids who came out for the bike rodeos.”

Almost legendary among those who, in the 1980s, took part in them on their school blacktops, the rodeos tested the ability of fourth and

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signals to make a right turn, left turn, or stop.

There was also a written test on other bike road rules. Winners from Milford schools were then trained by Daziel to compete in a regional rodeo against students from throughout Greater New Haven. The grand prize—which youth—was a brand new bike from Bradlees department store.

I loved him! Best cop around.

He was a true role model.

Officer Daziel? He was the best.

“Every kid in Milford knew Officer Howie,”

a figure 8, but to perform the proper hand

many times was brought home by a Milford

how a photograph of former Police Officer Howard Daziel to someone who was a student in Milford in the 1970s or ‘80s and the reaction is almost always the same:

“

they slowly followed a straight line or made

”

Education. His goal, he said, was to visit every

“I’ve always had a love of children, as well as the belief that there’s a right and wrong way to do things,” said Daziel, who now splits his time between homes in Benedicta, Maine, and the Point Beach area of Milford; both have views of the water, which he loves.

“When I became the community youth officer, I decided I’d teach Milford kids the way I’d teach my own, which was to do things safe and right.”

When talking about the start of Milford’s

said Marcia Krusewski, administrative

classroom, every year. “There were some years

bike rodeos, Daziel wants to be sure that is

assistant to current Milford Police Chief Keith

where I interacted with as many as 20,000

done right too. Yes, he organized Milford’s first

Mello. “He was such a kind and gentle man.

kids, but that was when there were many

bike rodeo; but the original idea belongs to his

He cared about the kids and they knew it.”

more schools in Milford than there are now,

predecessor in the police youth office, Officer

and there was some overlap,” said Daziel, now

Henry Letendre.

As the Milford Police Department’s community youth officer from 1975 to 1991, Daziel’s

age 76. “I think when I first started, there were

job was to develop and carry out programs

21 schools in the city,” Daziel continued. “I

nod. “Milford was going through the 1970’s

that would teach children how to stay safe and

carried a small notebook that I used to log the

energy crisis,” Daziel remembered. “Gas was

be good citizens. The effort was a partnership

number of students I sat with in each class-

being rationed, more people were riding bikes,

between the Milford Police and the Board of

room or took out in the patrol car. Sometimes

and bicyclists were causing all kinds of traffic

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Necessity, Daziel added, also deserves a

“

When I became the community youth officer,I decided I’d teach Milford kids the way I’d teach my own, which was to do things safe and right.

problems that the Police Department wanted to try to stop.” At the time, Letendre had also just played a key role in helping the city establish the dedicated bike route on North Street, so there was a real need for bicyclists to better understand the rules of the road.

“I grew up in Lexington, Mass., the home

“I also wear a backpack with emergency

”

a speed trap. Hidden behind one of New

of the Revolutionary War’s Minutemen, and

equipment in case I get a flat tire or something

Haven Avenue’s curves, Blake and each of the

one of the lessons I took away from there was

else happens,” Daziel added. “Everyone doesn’t

classmates squeezed into the back seat, and

to be well-prepared; to learn whatever it was

have to do that, but I’m all about safety.”

got a turn to aim the speed gun at passing cars.

you needed to know in life to be prepared and

Milford Mayor Ben Blake would also add

“When I was even younger he was also

safe,” said Daziel, who is himself an avid biker.

self-protection and awareness to what Daziel

the person to tell us about stranger danger,”

Both here and in Maine, it’s not uncommon

is all about. A Calf Pen Meadow Elementary

Blake recalled. “He told us that if anyone ever

for him to cycle 30-plus miles a day—always

student in the 1980s, Blake was one of the

grabbed us we should box their ears. I think

wearing a helmet and making proper hand

lucky Milford fifth-graders his year to ride

‘clap’ was the word he used; we should clap

signals, of course.

with Daziel in his patrol car and stake out

their ears as hard as we could.”

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milford memories Simple language for a simpler time,

become the voices that came through Beth

sit down in one of their same little chairs, and

Krusewski said, almost sadly, in response to

or Blinkie, or pose for the pictures in the

I’d tell them that I was the friend; that police

Blake’s memory: “It was only a few decades

presentation. “When we personalized the

officers were their friends who were there to

ago, but so much has changed since then. In

presentations the kids would hear a teacher

help and protect them. I really did mean that

the ‘80s, there were no computers in police

or a friend’s voice, or we’d start naming

I would be their friend and that all of us on

cars, just lights and sirens. Our community focus was different too.”

Daziel’s school visits in the 1980s often included him bringing sidekicks like Beth the talking bicycle, Blinkie the talking school bus, or Patty the talking police car—color-

“

It was a lot of fun, and it really was a privilege for me.

”

the force would protect them.”

Shortly after Daziel left the youth bureau to spend his last few years before retirement in 1993 as a crime scene investigator, the focus of the department’s outreach efforts began to change. As drug and alcohol use among

ful, blinking, cartoon-like electronics that

students who were sitting in the audience,

Milford young people began to rise, programs

would sit on stage and offer pre-recorded

and everyone would get excited,” Daziel

like Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)

safety advice and show slides. Planning for a

recalled. “It was a lot of fun, and it really was

became a priority. Internally, the police youth

school visit would frequently involve Daziel

a privilege for me. For the kindergartners, I’d

bureau also morphed into a special investiga-

having favorite teachers, or popular students,

go into their classroom, we’d make a circle, I’d

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“Even if everything stayed the same, Officer Howie could never really have been replaced,” Krusewski said. “He was too unique. Every program he presented he developed. Really, an entire generation of kids grew up with him as a friend.”

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