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Each May during National Teacher Appreciation Week, Delaware takes a moment to honor and celebrate the incredible contributions of educators across the state. Businesses offer teacher specials. School administrations and […]
Legal accessory dwelling units are a step closer to reality in Lewes after the city’s planning commission recommended a new ordinance to mayor and city council. The unanimous vote took place at the commission’s May 15 meeting. The panel’s housing subcommittee spent months drafting the measure. Its mission was to try to create more long-term, affordable, workforce housing in the city. The ordinance defines an ADU as a conversion of […]
, , , , With weeks to go before the deadline, two challengers have entered the race for two open seats in Rehoboth Beach’s annual municipal election. Suzanne Goode and Craig Thier filed paperwork with the city May 13 and May 14, respectively. Goode, who ran and lost in 2019, said she’s running because the city needs to rein in spending, generate revenue more efficiently, and bring accountability and transparency. […]
Due to inclement weather expected Saturday, May 18, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market will be held at the Lewes Elementary School parking lot, 820 Savannah Road. Open hours of 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. will remain as usual.
, , Despite saying he would, Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills said he no longer plans on explaining how he and his fellow commissioners reached the contract terms for City Manager Taylour Tedder. “While I had intended to share some of the mechanics of how the commissioners arrived at the compensation package for Mr. Tedder, I am mindful that those discussions among my colleagues took place in the privacy of […]
, A large retail center near Lewes will be discussed at 1 p.m., Wednesday, May 22, before the Preliminary Land Use Service. M.K. Associates LLC has plans to construct a 695,000-square-foot retail center on a 73.5-acre parcel along Route 24 and Mulberry Knoll Road near Beacon Middle School and Love Creek Elementary. The property, owned by J.G. Townsend Jr. of Georgetown, is currently farmland with no woods. According to the PLUS […]
, , , , , In a bid to enhance community spaces and accommodate the growing needs of its teen patrons, Schell Brothers unveiled a new addition May 13 at the Georgetown library. A meticulously crafted room called the Teen Zone was designed and built entirely by an all-female team courtesy of Schell Brothers and women volunteers from Fisher Architecture. “This project empowers women to be all that they can be, […]
Rehoboth Beach BoA hearing May 20 The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment will meet at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 20, in the city hall commissioners room, 229 Rehoboth Ave. The agenda calls for two hearings. The first will be a continuation of the hearing for 53 Sussex St., whose property owners are seeking an increase in area of 293 square feet over the allowable floor-to-area ratio. The second is a […]
, An amended hospital bill passed the Senate May 16 by a 14-7 vote. House Bill 350 now returns to the House for a vote because an amendment was included. The House had passed the original bill 21-16 with four absent April 26. Gov. John Carney has already said he intends to sign the bill into law. Bucking his party’s line, Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, said he voted against the bill because […]
