Milford News Archives

While there have been pockets of development in the lakes area over the last 18 months, it hasn't been immune from a countywide slowdown in residential and commercial building activity, according to Oakland County planners and a pair of new Southeast Michigan Council of Governments reports on 2008 developments.

A Classic for Kids: Onstage today at Meadow Brook Music Festival is "Goodnight Moon." The musical is about a bunny's bedtime ritual of saying good night to everything in sight before hitting the sack.

If you're the parent of a youngster in Milford, age 6 to 10, and are looking for some supervised outdoor activities to keep your little one occupied, check out what Oakland County has to offer.

Enjoy an evening of music, art, food and shopping in downtown Milford tomorrow. Friday Night Live, a family-friendly summertime event held the fourth Friday of the month in Center Street Park, presents the music of Half-Whacked under the gazebo, artists working on site and plenty of places to have dinner or get a snack before, during or after.

When Subhash Kapur first spotted the former St. Mary's Church on Commerce Street in Milford, he knew he had to have it.

Village of Milford voters will see a road millage proposal on the ballot this September.

A Milford couple has taken the plunge into the online business world, focusing on brides-to-be. Jeff and Arbie Goodfellow recently launched www.arbiegoodfellow.com, featuring couture jewelry for the bride and the bridal party.

The Milford Public Library is located at 330 Family Drive. Programs require registration.

According to reports, the fight was witnessed by an off-duty Oakland County Sheriff's deputy who spotted one boy on top of the other around 12:30 a.m. near East Commerce Street near Pleasure Street.

Village of Milford voters in September will choose from three candidates vying for the position of village council president, and four candidates running for one of three council member seats that will be available this year.

Organizers of the Motley Lights Project are pleased to say some $14,000 has been donated so far toward the plan to replace Main Street's banner poles and add some decorative lighting in honor of the late businessman, lifelong resident and community supporter extraordinaire.

When Subhash Kapur first spotted the former St. Mary's Church on Commerce Street in Milford, he knew he had to have it.

Men have a hard time expressing their feelings. Some put on a tough guy appearance.

The Milford Township Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing tonight, Wednesday, June 17, on an application for an industrial facilities exemption certificate submitted by Kalamazoo-based recycling company Schupan & Sons.

A public auction of personal property inside O'Callaghan's Irish Pub in downtown Milford is scheduled for this Thursday, beginning at 10:30 a.m. The auction was set up by Milford officials to recoup expenses the village and township accrued after O'Callaghan's failed to pay its personal property taxes, which were due Dec.

What started out 10 years ago with a few area moms has blossomed into a Huron Valley group that has made quite an impact for many in the Huron Valley.

Milford village officials are to hold a public hearing Monday on a dilapidated apartment complex that may be torn down.

The deadline is approaching for Village of Milford residents interested in vying for a seat on the Milford Village Council.

A Milford Township man who had asked for a zoning variance so he could keep his seven pit bulls has withdrawn the request, said Gail Michelini, recording secretary for the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Police were called to the area of Union and Commerce streets around 5 p.m. on a report of an argument between a male and female that had become physical.

The Milford Township Zoning Board of Appeals will meet tonight to discuss a zoning variance request for a dog kennel.

The recent opening of the paved recreational trail in Milford has a local bicycling enthusiast eager to get more people involved in the sport.

Ongoing problems with bursting water pipes, caved-in ceilings, a sinking foundation and other serious issues have driven officials to order the Woodland Apartments in Milford demolished - but the owner has yet to comply months after being told to raze the building.

The Woodland Apartments building, located at 200 Peters Road in Milford Village, has been deemed a dangerous building and ordered to be demolished.

Look for some of the area's loveliest blooms during the Milford Garden Club's annual Garden Walk and Market.

Citing "jurisdictional issues," Milford police have suspended narcotics investigations with the Walled Lake Police Department.

Huron Valley Schools' officials confirmed today that a student at Muir Middle School in Milford has been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus.

The West Bloomfield Board of Trustees has approved most of the final touches in plans for a high-density senior living development planned along Drake Road at the site of a former sports complex.