Milford Overnight Shelter, Daytime Center To Open During Freeze

MILFORD, MA — Milford's only overnight emergency shelter and a separate daytime center will be open through a dangerously cold wave of weather that will be felt in town Friday and Saturday.

The Pathway to a Better Life shelter operates at St. Mary's Church, 17 Winter St., typically whenever temperatures drop below 20 degrees at night in the winter. Lisa Trusas, a Community Impact recovery coach who helps run the shelter, said the facility will be open beginning at 9:30 p.m. on Friday — the peak of the arctic weather.

Trusas also said the Regional Substance Navigation Program will open Chris' Corner, 12 Main St., to the public during the times Pathway to a Better Life will be closed at night. The facility will be open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on both Friday, Saturday and Sunday with warm food available.

The Milford area is under a wind chill warning beginning at 10 a.m. Friday and lasting until 1 p.m. Saturday. On Friday night, temperatures will drop to -7 degrees in the area, but could reach -30 degrees with the wind chill, according to the National Weather Service.

With air that cold, frostbite can take hold in as little as 30 minutes.

Pathway to a Better Life is always looking for volunteers. Anyone interesting in helping the shelter can contact Trusas at (508) 922-9032 or email PathwaytoaBetterLife2019@gmail.com.