Since the COVID-19 pandemic, Terri Rosetta, co-owner of Milford Diner says she has received at least a dozen unemployment claims for people who have never worked in their restaurant. Last week, Rosetta explained that she received three unemployment claims in one day for people she had never employed. A review of the claims revealed that all of them came from …
Skip Faust  named number one agent in Delaware for  25th Year.
Coldwell Banker Resort Realty once again receives corporate accolades from Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC with the announcement of their International Awards. Recognized as one of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC’s longest franchisee’s, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty first affiliated with the Coldwell Banker brand in 1983. “Coldwell Banker Resort Realty exemplifies the standards of excellence for which Coldwell Banker affiliate …
Milford Dairy Queen undergoes facelift
As the new owners of the Milford Dairy Queen located on North Walnut Street, Chris Schatzschneider wants to put Milfordian’s fears at ease. He explained that he and his family had gotten many calls begging them not to tear down the iconic building. “We had no intention of tearing the building down,” Schatzschneider said. “Dairy Queen corporate actually came to …
City Council approves conditional use application
Milford City Council approved a conditional uses application that would allow for a new physical fitness building to be constructed in Independence Commons off of Airport Road. The new facility will house JT James Performance which is currently operating on Milford Harrington Highway next to EasySpeak. The request was from Councilman Jason James and his wife, Pamela, who would be …
Milford business owner faces closure, fines from DPH
Dana Saxon, owner of Cardsmart in Milford, received a closure notice from the Department of Public Health recently informing her that she must shut down or face fines of $1,000 per day. The letter was in response to complaints that she was not enforcing mask mandates in her store. “I closed my store for six weeks in an effort to …
Haunted St. Patrick’s Day event canceled in Milford
‘No good deed goes unpunished,’ wrote Mike Perfetti, owner of Delaware Branding Co.
Well Coffeehouse opens downtown
Bridgette Knoeller, owner of The Well Coffeehouse which recently opened along the Riverwalk in downtown Milford, says she hesitates to say they are a new business. She previously operated Ahh-Rise CafĂ©, but always wanted to be in the downtown area. “We began this process three years ago,” Knoeller said. “We were located just outside of town, but we wanted to …
CCGM focused on getting businesses back to 100 percent after pandemic
The Chamber of Commerce of Greater Milford is focused on getting businesses in Milford back up to 100 percent occupancy as quickly as possible as health officials work to get a handle on the COVID-19 pandemic. Although she did not have specific statistics about the impact the pandemic has had on Milford area businesses, Jo Schmeiser, Executive Director, stated that …
Coldwell Banker Realty recognizes top 2020 agents
By Kathy Newcomb In a virtual company-wide format, Coldwell Banker Resort Realty held its annual Awards Banquet, celebrating the many accomplishments of 2020. In 2020 an additional 12 agents joined the Rehoboth, Lewes, Milford and Seaford offices. Coldwell Banker Resort Realty continued to have five agents licensed in Maryland and 31 agents in the affiliated company Resort Referral Services LLC. …
Milford Microtel nears completion
According to Chad Moore of Beacon Hospitality, the new Microtel on Coastal Highway near Grotto’s will begin taking reservations within the next two weeks in anticipation of the building completion at the end of March. Moore stated that the Milford location will be the third of a new prototype in the Microtel chain. “Microtel began as an economy chain, owned …