Milford City Hall Celebrates 100 Years

Mayor Ben Blake is pleased to announce that Milford City Hall will celebrate its 100 year anniversary with fun-filled, community events scheduled for February 19, 2016 (date on which a fire destroyed the former Town Hall 101 years prior), and June 17, 2016 (date on which, 100 years earlier, “more than a thousand people gathered beneath lowering skies to participate in the ceremony of the laying of the cornerstone for Milford’s New Town Hall”[1]).

On Friday, February 19, 2016, residents are invited to Milford City Hall from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm for a remarkable evening that remembers the cold, winter day over a century before when “the local fire department fought desperately, but a high wind defeated all attempts to check the blaze.”  Milford’s fire department will again be on scene outside the historic building to oversee a safe and controlled bonfire that lights up the downtown.  The heat of MFD’s ceremonial blaze will be balanced-out by a nearby ice-sculpting demonstration - also on the steps of City Hall. 

Following the outside fire and ice exhibitions, residents are invited into the “one-story red brick structure with a trim clock tower, in modern colonial style,” for a history lesson and a comedy hypnosis show by certified Master Hypnotist, Dan LaRosa.  Admission to the show is free, but seating is  limited.  Please be sure to reserve seats through the Recreation Department’s website www.milfordrecreation.com.  Kindly print and bring ticket receipts to the evening’s show.

While all residents are urged to partake in the February 19^th festivities and to stay-tuned for more events scheduled for June 17^th, for those who are unable to attend these celebrations, Mayor Blake encourages a visit to City Hall to discuss local matters or tour the architecturally significant building opened Monday-Friday from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.  

For more information about Master Hypnotist, Dan LaRosa, please visit http://danlarosa.com/. 

Please contact Julie Nash, Director of Economic and Community Development, through email at jnash@ci.milford.ct.us or by phone at 203-783-3230 with any questions.