Fun Saturday Mornings returns to Mill River Playground.
Mill River Playground Fun Saturday Mornings run through August 16th Come to the playground every Saturday at 11:00 am for unique interactive entertainment for children that will get little bodies moving and little voices singing! We have a great line-up of entertainment and performances. from all cultures. Bring a blanket and a picnic. Parking is available in the Hampton Inn lower level garage.
June 13, 2008
Hope In Motion Draws Thousands to Mill River Park.
Thousands of Stamford residents walked, ran and bike to support the annual benefit for the Bennett Cancer Center on Sunday June 1st. It was a beautiful day and Stamford turned out in force. Click here to donate now.
June 12, 2008
Board of Representatives Approves Pedestrian Bridge at Main Street.
In May, the Board of Representatives approved the reconstruction of the deteriorating bridge across the Mill River at Main Street as a pedestrian and bicycle-only bridge.
June 11, 2008
Mill River Playground gets New Plantings and Tot Lot Fence
Additional improvements have been made at the playground this spring. Thousands of new flowers and grasses have been planted, that after a year of establishment will transform the playground environment next spring.
Jun 10, 2008
Stamford to get $7M from Feds.
The city will receive $7 million from the federal government to improve Mill River Park, expand Stamford Hospital's emergency room and widen the Atlantic Street railroad bridge underpass, among other projects, U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays announced yesterday.
December 20, 2007
Goose Dog Kate Joins Mill River Collaborative.
The newest member of the Mill River Collaborative team arrives at Mill River Park on Tuesday after months of special training for her new assignment.
November 20, 2007
Collaborative Tests Organic Lawn Care.
Can you spot the difference between these two pictures?
November 19, 2007
Congress Passes $10 Million Authorization for Mill River.
The US Senate and House of Representatives overrode President Bush’s veto and passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (WRDA) into law.
November 12, 2007
Goose Problem Solved.
When’s the last time you laid on the grass in Mill River Park?
November 09, 2007
Board of Representatives Approves Contract with the Collaborative.
Stamford’s Board of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to approve the City’s contract with Mill River Collaborative.
November 09, 2007
Reps OK Transfer of Old Town Hall.
The Board of Representatives last night put the future of Old Town Hall and Mill River Park into the hands of separate organizations charged with their care and maintenance.
November 08, 2007
Saving Central Park.
Mayor Bloomberg has rightly won praise for his PlaNYC 2030 - a blueprint for a greener and growing New York.
November 03, 2007
City considers private oversight of Mill River Park. Agreement would be modeled after New York's Central Park.
The city plans to transfer oversight of Mill River Park to a nonprofit corporation that would oversee the park's care and shepherd it through a major revitalization that's been discussed since the 1920s.
October 4, 2007
Mill River plan brings crowd together.
Nearly 100 people packed the Government Center last night for a public presentation of plans for the Mill River Park and Greenway, an ambitious project to restore the lower section of the Rippowam River and build a network of trails and attractions from Scalzi Park to Stamford Harbor.
October 25, 2006
Planners reveal design for Mill River corridor.
A fountain that would become a winter skating rink, a carousel and a kayak landing would draw people to the waterfront in a design for the Mill River Park and Greenway being unveiled this week to potential donors and the public.
October 22, 2006
Designers turn to the playground set to create new site.
Design consultants for a playground along Mill River will go to school tomorrow to get ideas from those who know jungle gyms best.
October 26, 2005
Army Corps of Engineers urges removal of the Mill River Dam.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is recommending the removal of the historic Mill River dam as part of a plan to restore the river.
May 19, 2004
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