State officials and school district leaders across Massachusetts are eagerly anticipating an infusion of $250 million in education funding over the next four years from the federal Race to the Top program. But there is no joy in Milford. The town’s school district, which was in line to receive at least $265,000, is one of […]
The Bellwether: What Milford Thinks
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Bad day for bellwethers
Election Day was bad for Massachusetts bellwethers. The state as a whole bucked a national shift toward Republicans, but many cities and towns that have long been regarded as reliable barometers of the Massachusetts electorate lost that status when they followed the national rather than the statewide trends. Milford, which CommonWealth magazine has been following […]
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Razor edge support for Question 3
Milford residents appear to narrowly support Question 3, according to CommonWealth magazine’s Bellwether project. The Bellwether project’s online town forum found that supporters of the ballot question, which would cut the state’s sales tax rate from 6.25 percent to 3 percent, edged out opponents by the narrow margin of 8 to 5. “It is time […]
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Milford split on driver’s licenses
Milford Police Chief Thomas O’Loughlin has voiced support for issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants, but CommonWealth magazine’s Bellwether project indicates residents of his own town are split on the issue. O’Loughlin earlier this year encouraged state lawmakers to pass legislation authorizing licenses for undocumented immigrants. He and some other police chiefs say the licenses […]