In the middle of Winter Storm Orlena, Fur Baby Pet Resort staff worked to move and set up inventory, pet needs and more from their location next to Arenaâs to their new location in Mispillion Gateway. Owner Sherry Shupe and her husband, Representative Bryan Shupe, purchased the former GROWMARK FS truck shop located at 301 Northeast Front Street in partnership …
Governor John Carney and the Delaware Division of Libraries announced on Wednesday that Bayhealth has partnered with Dover and Milford Public Libraries to ensure all babies born at Bayhealth Hospitals, as well as any eligible patients of Bayhealth Pediatrics in Milford, are registered for Dolly Partonâs Imagination Library. This partnership is in support of Governor John Carneyâs statewide expansion of Dolly Partonâs Imagination …
Milford School District partnered with the Freeman Arts Pavilion to provide students with Creative Nourishment art kits. On Friday, January 29, the open-air performing venue located in Fenwick Island, delivered 4,300 kits in an effort to keep the arts alive during these trying times. âThe Freeman Arts Pavilion, formerly known as the Freeman Arts Foundation, collaborated with local artist, John …
Five years ago, on January 29, Stephanie and Dean Tatman took ownership of Dolce, the popular bakery and coffee shop on North Walnut Street. Since purchasing the downtown location, the Tatmanâs decided to open a second location in the 10th Street Medical Building on Coastal Highway which is currently under construction. The Tatmansâ say that the pandemic âput a wrinkleâ …
Milford School District recently received a grant from the Hertrich Family Automotive Dealerships that will be used toward the Buccaneer Boat Project. The project is being led by Milford Central Academy teacher and principal, Alex March and Gary Zoll. âThe project is a partnership between the Milford School District and the Educational Passages Miniboat Program,â Trish Gerken, Public Information Officer …
Milford School District and Abbottâs Mill Nature Center have partnered this year to continue providing field experiences to students despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Because students are still using a hybrid learning experience with some students still in a completely remote setting, the experiences will be conducted remotely this year. âAbbottâs Mill has worked to pivot our traditionally hands-on rich …
Margaret Bayalis, a resident of Milford for more than 40 years, says that when the COVID-19 pandemic began last spring, she and her husband, John, began isolating like many others around the country. Bayalis, who now lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, started spending more time painting in her home studio, producing oil paintings and exhibiting them at the Woodfield Fine …
Through a grant obtained from Operation Warm, a national program that provides winter coats to children in need, New Genesis Rock of Love Ministries received new coats that they are now distributing to children in the Milford area. Pastor Dupree Johnson explained that the sees a definite need for this type of program. âWhen kids come here and are able …
On Tuesday, Jan. 26, voters in the City of Milford passed a bond referendum allowing the city to borrow up to $20 million to build a new police station. There were 577 votes cast in the referendum with 390 (68%) cast for the bond bill and 187 (32%) cast against the measure. âI am so enlightened right now,â Mayor Archie …
At the regular meeting of the Milford School District Board of Education, Dr. Bridget Amory, Director of Student Learning, advised board members that there were plans to expand summer services in the district for 2021. Although some of the programs are offered every summer, Dr. Amory stated that the district was looking for ways to keep children active and engaged …
