By Helen Bennett Harvey By Brian McCready Milford Bureau Chief MILFORD -- State beaches bucked the national trend in closures and were open 52 percent of the time compared to 2006, state officials announced Tuesday.

By Brian McCready, New Haven Register, Conn. Jul. 30--MILFORD -- State beaches bucked the national trend in closures and were open 52 percent of the time compared to 2006, state officials announced Tuesday.

By Kathleen Megan, The Hartford Courant, Conn. Jun. 26--Now more than ever, we need a break -- an occasional respite from our everyday lives. Yes, a "daycation" -- a day spent away from the office or job site, and away from chores, just to relax and play.

By Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Mar. 6--MILFORD -- Residents may be walking on a boardwalk linking Silver Sands State Park to Walnut Beach as soon as this fall, but resolving whether it would be the longest such structure in the state will take much longer.

By Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Dec. 22--MILFORD -- Taking advantage of an unusually warm day with few people on the beach, a combination that rarely occurs, state crews worked Thursday to repair a crumbling wall at Silver Sands State Park.