Peter Berube has announced he is running for Milford mayor. Contributed photo.
Milford Republicans have selected resident Peter Berube as their choice to unseat incumbent mayor Ben Blake in the Nov. 2 municipal elections.
Berube is a facility specialist at Milford Bank and has lived in the city for almost a decade. His connection to Milford dates back to 2005, though, when he started as general manager at the Uno Pizzeria & Grill.
Today he is active in the city, serving on the executive board of The Boys & Girls Club, and as a member of the Milford Elks, VFW Post 7788, Disabled American Veterans and the Walnut Beach Association. He coordinates the Milford Moves for Veterans for Milford Bank, an annual 5K run/walk that raises money for local veteran groups.
Berube was born in Waterbury and grew up in Watertown as the youngest of seven children. He graduated Watertown High School in 1988 and entered the US Navy in 1990, where he served until the end of 1999. During that time he was stationed in Groton and served aboard the USS Albuquerque as a mess management specialist during the Gulf War.
In 1993 he was selected to serve at the White House as a Navy chef, cooking and serving for the president and his staff and traveling all over the world. He met five presidents while serving: Bill Clinton, George Bush, Sr., Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Richard Nixon.
State Rep. Kathy Kennedy nominated Berube, and Board of Alderman Minority Leader Anthony Giannattasio seconded the nomination.
Blake was first elected mayor in 2011 and is currently serving his sixth term.