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A new COVID-19 testing site is now open at the Connecticut Post Mall as of Dec. 30. The testing is run by Community Health Center and is open weekly Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Testing at the site is free and available to all ages without an appointment on a drive-in or walk-up basis.

A recent study by the de Beaumont Foundation found that heath officials need to change the language they use to discuss the COVID-19 vaccine in order to build the public’s confidence in taking it. LX News talked to de Beaumont Foundation CEO Brian Castrucci, who shared four tips you can use when talking to vaccine skeptics in your life.

Thanks to Tony Bianchi of Milford who sent NBC Connecticut this video of “reindeer” trotting down Camden Street three days before Christmas. Are they making a practice run or scouting out the neighborhood for their upcoming visit with Santa?

The Connecticut Post Mall in Milford is now requiring those under the age of 17 to be accompanied by a supervising adult over 21 years old during certain hours as a part of their “parental guidance required” program. The program will be effective starting Friday and lasting through Jan. 3, a mall spokesperson said. Those under 17 years of age…

Sharon Rutledge is responsible for bringing that festive feel to her community by creating the Milford challenge and it all started with a post. “I usually see the neighbors walking around and nobody’s out because it’s cold and snowing a little bit and I thought I’m gonna decorate the street sign,” said Rutledge. “Kind of a way to say...

Residents of Milford are using street signs to help spread cheer this holiday season.

A “mall Santa” in Milford is charged with sexually assaulting an underage co-worker, police said Tuesday. Prince Carter, 45, is accused of hugging and grabbing an underage co-worker and exposing himself to the victim in the break room at the CT Post Mall, where he worked as a mall Santa, Milford police said. Police said the alleged assault occurred Dec….

Police have identified the person who was struck and killed in Milford on Friday night. Officers were called to Boston Post Road near Big Y around 6:45 p.m. after getting a report of a collision involving a pedestrian. When emergency crews arrived, they said they pronounced the pedestrian, later identified as 71-year-old Jeanmarie Goldstein, of Milford, dead. Investigators said a…

One person is injured after a car crashed into a house in Milford on Saturday morning, firefighters said. Dispatchers said they received multiple 911 calls reporting that a car had crashed into a home on South Street around 9 a.m. When crews arrived, they said they found a vehicle that had hit a home and caused substantial structural damage. The…

A person was struck and killed in a motor vehicle crash in Milford Friday night, officials said. Police are currently at 150 Boston Post Rd. investigating the crash that happened just before 7 p.m. Big Y Supermarket is located at the address provided by police. One person has died and no charges have been filed at this time, according to…

There’s nothing quite like a tree lighting to get people into the holiday mood, but this year, a lot of cities and towns are canceling those events. One town is asking residents to find a different way to celebrate by thinking local. With the flick of a switch, colorful lights brightened the Milford Green Friday night. It lifted the...

There’s nothing quite like a tree lighting to get people into the holiday mood, but this year, a lot of cities and towns are canceling those events. One town is asking residents to find a different way to celebrate by thinking local.

A woman was arrested after shoplifting at Walmart in Milford and then threatening an employee with a needle, according to police. Amy Kiernan, 42, of New Haven, was arrested on Wednesday after stealing nearly $200 worth of merchandise at the Walmart of the Boston Post Road, police said. Police said that when Kiernan was approached by loss prevention, she allegedly…

Milford Public Schools is moving its middle school students to virtual learning due to an uptick in coronavirus cases in the city and concerns about staffing due to COVID-19 quarantines, school officials announced Tuesday. Students will move to the all virtual learning model on Monday, November 23. The district had already moved high school students to a virtual model. Both…

Volunteers and members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 helped prepare Thanksgiving meals for those struggling with food insecurity in Milford on Saturday. 2020 marks the sixteenth year that Troop 1 has hosted the ‘Thanks for Giving’ fundraiser for the Milford community. All hands were on deck at Wasson Field for the fundraiser put on by the Boy Scouts…

Volunteers and members of Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 helped prepare Thanksgiving meals for those struggling with food insecurity in Milford on Saturday.

A group of Boy Scouts in Milford are helping collect food for an annual food drive, something that seems even more urgently needed this year during the pandemic.

Some school districts are making the choice to move remote due to the spread of the coronavirus in their communities.

Milford Public Schools is moving its high school students to virtual learning and making adjustments to the learning model ahead of the holidays in hopes of managing staffing concerns brought on by coronavirus cases in the district, school officials announced Tuesday. According to a letter from Superintendent Anna Cutaia, high school students will move to distance learning Monday, November 16,…