Donations in support of the Restore the Star effort are being accepted at the Restore the Star Fund at the Greater Pike Community Foundation. Restore the Star Campaign underway A growing movement is calling for the restoration of the beloved star on the Milford Knob, a longstanding community landmark... Local News 25 Apr 2025 | 01:39
Milford’s Jacobs won’t enter mayoral race Doug Jacobs said that while he has enjoyed serving as Milford’s mayor in the wake of Sean Strub’s resignation late last year,... Local News 08 Apr 2025 | 09:49
Newly selected mayor Doug Jacobs. ( Photo by Melinda Compton) Milford Borough Council names Doug Jacobs mayor On January 6, the Milford Borough Council proceeded with the process of selecting a new mayor in the wake of Sean Strub’s... Local News 08 Jan 2025 | 12:04
Mayor Sean Strub. Mayor Strub resigns The Milford Borough Council has regretfully accepted the resignation of Mayor Sean Strub, who leaves office a year prior... Local News 19 Dec 2024 | 02:56
My resignation as mayor In May of 2016, the Milford Borough Council appointed me to complete former Mayor Bo Fean’s unexpired term as mayor. I was... Letters to the Editor 18 Dec 2024 | 01:03
Matthew Contreras, left, and Early Vote Action’s Scott Pressler, second from right, at a Trump/Vance table set up by Contreras outside the Milford Post Office. ( Photo provided by Matthew Contreras) Politics at the post office With both major political parties vying for every vote in the Keystone State this election season, a common place to reach... Local News 25 Oct 2024 | 08:20
“Burying the Hatchet” producer Sean Strub with writer/director Christopher King. ( Photo provided) Black Bear Film Festival – 25 years of memories The year was 2000 and Jerry Beaver, a well-known casting director from New York with a weekend house at Twin Lakes, started... Entertainment 22 Oct 2024 | 12:41
Supporting Robin Skibber for the 139th district After winning the special election last April, Jeff Olsommer was sworn into office as Pennsylvania State Representative for... Letters to the Editor 06 Oct 2024 | 03:48
The festival will kick off at the Milford Theater Oct. 18. A sneak peek at the 25th annual Black Bear Film Festival It’s Black Bear’s 25th birthday and there is a lot to celebrate at the forthcoming Black Bear Film Festival. First, the festival... Entertainment 01 Oct 2024 | 11:50
The Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Milford. The Salon Series — a hidden gem of the Milford Readers and Writers Festival In addition to the ticketed main stage events at the Milford Readers and Writers Festival (MRAW), a number of free events... Entertainment 03 Sep 2024 | 01:03
The new opera is inspired by the conservation legacies of Gifford Pinchot (pictured, dated 1909) and the Lenni Lenape. ( Photo courtesy the Library of Congress) Pike Opera commissions an original chamber opera for 2025 In addition to the fifth annual performance of Opera! Pike! Park! at the Ann Street Park on August 25 at 4 p.m., Pike Opera... Entertainment 16 Jul 2024 | 11:52
The Welcome Party will take place under the tent on June 22. MEC announces 2024 Milford Welcome Party Milford Enhancement Committee (MEC) President Eileen Smith has high praise for their annual Welcome Party fundraiser. In... Local News 04 Jun 2024 | 03:53
Don’t truck up Milford! At the April 1 Milford Borough Council meeting, PennDOT representatives briefed council members on their plans to begin repairing... Columns 12 Apr 2024 | 10:55
Thousands of people enjoyed Milford’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17, 2024. ( Photo by Maureen Dooley) Milford celebrates all things Irish on St. Patrick’s Day Everybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day and about 2,000 people showed up at Milford’s first annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.... Local News 19 Mar 2024 | 09:40
Soprano Emily Margevich singing local children at Opera! Pike! Park! held last Sunday at Ann Street Park in Milford. The singers were accompanied by Jose Melendez at piano. Photos by Marilyn Rosenthal. It was a grand night for singing It was, indeed, a grand night for singing on Aug. 27, in Ann Street Park as the melodies of four opera singers from the Academy... Entertainment 29 Aug 2023 | 01:35
