Benefit to restore diner set for Sunday

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Written by Randy Garbin

The Milford Diner has sat empty and idle in the heart of Milford, Connecticut for almost a decade now. A rather plain-jane Silk City diner, the otherwise original structure almost sold to new owners who hoped to move it out of harms way. After that fell though, the developer who originally wanted to oust the diner from its location decided to adopt it into his plans for a nightclub across the parking lot. And now, this...

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MILFORD — Fundraising to support the restoration of the Milford Diner on New Haven Avenue will kick off Sunday with a showing of the classic movie “A Christmas Story.”

The event will include a raffle of several items, including a full-size “leg lamp.”

The 1983 comedy is based on the writings of Jean Shepherd and a boy’s quest for a Red Rider BB gun. It includes a scene with a leg lamp, displayed in a front window that the mother “accidentally” breaks.

Susan Shaw, executive director of organization spearheading the restoration, said its goal is to raise $7,000.

“This will get us part way there,” she said. “It’s kind of like a celebration that we’re up and running.”

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