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🌱 Patch AM: Recent Obituaries From Milford: Holohan, Shanley, Sebas

Be sure to catch Free Concert on the Milford Patch calendar

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Hello Milford! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • Remembering Milford neighbors whose lives touched schools, hospitals and civic groups
  • How Milford's hometown paper is reshaping local news across three towns
  • How a Milford mall burglary fits into a $4.4M theft ring

Also on today's calendar: Free Concert and 8 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Lisa C.!

Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, a shower; humid, temps: high: 73, low: 68.
  • Thursday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Recent Obituaries From Milford: Holohan, Shanley, Sebas (patch.com) — Milford readers are invited to remember several community members recently memorialized in local obituaries, including longtime residents active in area schools, healthcare, business, and civic groups. The notices highlight connections to Milford institutions such as the Milford Senior Center and local employers, underscoring the many ways these neighbors shaped community life.
   

• Milford-Orange Times Expands Coverage To Woodbridge (theorangetimes.com) — Milford residents will see their hometown paper, the Milford-Orange Times, extend its reach as it begins serving more than 3,400 homes in neighboring Woodbridge while keeping Milford-focused coverage editorially independent. Officials say the move will replace Woodbridge's town newsletter, save costs, and strengthen regional ties among Milford, Orange, and Woodbridge without changing how local news is reported.
   

• Milford Mall Hit In Nationwide $4.4M Jewelry Theft Spree, 2 Men Extradited From Colombia: Feds (dailyvoice.com) — Federal prosecutors say an alleged multi-state jewelry theft ring included a 2023 burglary at the Connecticut Post Mall in Milford, part of more than $4.4 million in losses. Two men extradited from Colombia have pleaded not guilty in Hartford and face federal conspiracy and interstate stolen-property charges as the case moves through New Haven's federal court system.
   

📸 Around Milford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Milford

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 1
  • NEW! ~ Redding B2B: Networking @ MTL (In-Person)
    Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
    10:30 am
  • Creative Collective Discussion Group (Virtual)
    Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
    10:30 am
  • Weekly Drop-In Knitting Circle (In-Person)
    Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
    1:00 pm
  • The Democracy We Must Keep: Why the Ideas that Built America Still
    Mark Twain Library 439 Redding Road, Redding, CT 06896
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Palliative Care Is About Living Better — Not Giving Up —Hartford HealthCare Read on Patch
  • James L. Keating —Moriah Doyle Monsif Read on Patch
  • Louis James D'Amato, age 89, of Milford, Connecticut, passed away peacefully on August 28, 2026. —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Obituary: Jessica Holohan (Porto Funeral Homes) —Porto Funeral Homes Read on Patch
  • Marilyn "Lynn" Elizabeth Art, 85 of Milford, passed away peacefully on August 24, 2026. —Cody-White Funeral Home Read on Patch
  • Missing Chihuahua if anyone sees her, please call 860-235-0720.
    And bring this sweet heart back home. Click on picture to see all the details more thoroughly. (Nextdoor Mary Ellen Dr)
  • Is anyone missing a mature black cat with 2 white front paws?
    I think there's white on it somewhere in the back, too, but it moves too fast for me to get a photo. It has a collar with I think a gold heart on it… (Nextdoor Downtown West)
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Restaurant Manager in Milford. Apply here.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Cutter in Milford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Milford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Stratford

  • Stratford Emergency Crews Deliver Baby In Shopping Center Parking Lot (patch.com)

Orange

West Haven

  • Two rescued from Connecticut apartment fire; firefighter injured, chief says (nhregister.com)
  • Seymour High teams return to refurbished turf at DeBarber Field (nhregister.com)

Ok Milford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By starting with a large fortune. (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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