The Milford Village Council voted Monday, Oct. 3 to approve the introduction of amendments to the village’s home-based occupation zoning ordinance and commercial vehicle storage ordinance. The home-based occupation amendment provides greater details about what is permitted within village limits, and includes a list of required conditions, including no more than two full-time or part-time employees on site and shipping and receiving of products, merchandise or supplies taking place only between the hours of 8 [...]

Huron Valley Milford moved one step closer to a state playoff berth with a 45-0 thrashing of Pinckney at home on Friday, Oct. 7. The win moved the Mavericks to 5-2 on the season and secured a third-place finish in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West Division with a 3-2 division record. Milford led 38-0 at halftime after scoring 31 points in the second quarter, as the Mavericks defeated a Pirates’ team that was coming [...]

Huron Valley Milford split two matches in Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) West Division play last week, including a loss to the division leader. The Mavericks began their week on Tuesday, Oct. 4 with a straight-set victory at Howell, 25-14, 25-14, 25-15. Ashlyn Lowe was a perfect 20-for-20 serving with 2 aces while Erin Winn led the Mavs in digs with 13. Dagny Stark also had 10 kills while Rachel Kopf had 9 kills and [...]

Downtown Milford will host “Ladies Night Out” tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 6 beginning at 5 p.m. and lasting until 9 p.m. “This is geared as a fun girlfriend’s shopping night out,” said Ann Barnette, executive director of the Milford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). “Girls can get together with their friends and make an evening of it. It’s been a very popular event and it draws women out of Milford who are very busy.” The Ladies Night [...]

The Milford Village Council has rejected a proposal by village resident Archie Noon to consider the creation of an ordinance that would permit the keeping of chickens in the village. The motion failed 6-1, with Liz Heer casting the only vote in favor of such an ordinance. This comes after a district court judge on Aug. 16 ordered Noon to remove the chickens he had housed in his backyard within 60 days, a period during [...]

The Milford Township Board of Trustees has postponed pursuing an ordinance amendment that would authorize the use of electric motors on Sears Lake, but a public hearing on the matter will be held in two weeks. The board’s action came on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Currently, Sears Lake is regarded as a “no-motors lake,” but the Sears Lake Community Association has stated that its board has received requests from residents to allow electric motors on the [...]

Huron Valley Milford played party crashers at Howell’s homecoming and picked up a decisive 42-7 victory over the Highlanders on Friday, Sept. 30. Milford (4-2 overall, 2-2 in the Kensington Lakes Activities Association West Division) had previously lost four straight games to the Highlanders. Brandon Wallace led the Mavericks with 138 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns, while quarterback Alex Larson threw for 145 yards and a touchdown in addition to rushing for 66 yards. Milford’s [...]

Huron Valley Milford picked up another win in Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) West Division play before playing at the Mt. Morris Tournament last week. The Mavericks began the week with a home match against Grand Blanc to start the second rotation of KLAA West play. Milford (12-9-2 overall, 4-2 in the KLAA West) took the first game 26-24 and the second game 25-21. However, the Bobcats (10-7-2, 4-2) answered by taking the third game, [...]

Huron Valley Milford picked up another win in Kensington Lakes Activities Association (KLAA) West Division play before playing at the Mt. Morris Tournament last week. The Mavericks began the week with a home match against Grand Blanc to start the second rotation of KLAA West play. Milford (12-9-2 overall, 4-2 in the KLAA West) took the first game 26-24 and the second game 25-21. However, the Bobcats (10-7-2, 4-2) answered by taking the third game, [...]

Downtown Milford has become a miniature art museum thanks to the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) Inside-Out program. Various displays of two-dimensional artwork are now on display at buildings and other locations throughout town and will remain there until early December, according to Ann Barnette, executive director of the Milford Downtown Development Authority (DDA). She added that the displayed works are all reproductions of paintings, with the exception of one tapestry. The DIA’s Inside-Out program [...]