Chief Cecilia “CC” Ashe was sworn in as Milford’s first female police chief on Monday, February 13 after council voted unanimously to hire her in the position that former Chief Kenneth Brown vacated in August. Chief Ashe was chosen after a nationwide search conducted by GovHR since Chief Brown announced his retirement. “My first reason for applying to Milford was …
The annual Milford Irish Music and Dance Concert sponsored by the Irish Rose Gift Shop and Downtown Milford, Inc returns to Milford on Sunday, March 19th starting at 1:00 PM at the Milford Senior Center, 111 Park Avenue, Milford, Delaware. Performances by the Irish band Seven Rings, a Bagpiper, Irish Dancers, and Blarney the Leprechaun will delight the audience. There will …
Members of the Milford Lions Club are preparing for the 57th Annual Spaghetti Dinner which will take place on Saturday, March 4th at the Milford High School. Take out ONLY meals will be available for pick up from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Proceeds benefit many charitable activities in the area such as youth & education programs, eye exams and prescription glasses, as …
Online kindergarten registration is now open for the 2023-2024 school year and in March MSD will begin screening students for the upcoming school year. Online registration can be found at https://www.milfordschooldistrict.org/…/registering-for… The Milford School District will begin kindergarten screening for the upcoming school year on Thursday, March 2nd. To be eligible to start kindergarten next year, your child must turn …
Compassion, advocacy, listening and critical thinking. These are words the daughter of a patient used when nominating Bayhealth Medical ICU Nurse Jennifer Melvin, MSN, RN, for the DAISY Award she recently received. “I am an RN myself and in 23 years and three states of practice, I can confidently say she is one of the best nurses I have encountered. …
The Milford School District hosted its third annual “ML Olympics”. Multilingual Learner (ML) Olympics is an annual academic competition created by the staff of Milford School District to allow ML students an opportunity to showcase their academic abilities while building pride and confidence in their multilingualism. Elementary teacher Montessa Brooks explained “The first event of its kind in the state, …
Middletown-The Middletown Cavaliers honored its 10 senior basketball players before Saturday’s final home game, and then those seniors excelled on the court in a 91-66 win. All ten of those seniors played and eight of them scored as the top-ranked Cavs broke open a close contest with an offensive barrage in the final quarter, out scoring Caravel 30-13. Jayden Rogers …
All the top seeded teams in the DIAA Wrestling Dual Meet State Championships advanced to the semifinal round next Saturday at Smyrna High School. Three Henlopen Conference teams advanced to the semifinals on Saturday. Sussex Central, Cape Henlopen and Caesar Rodney will represent the conference while Salesianum secured the fourth spot in the state’s final four. Sussex Central …
University of Delaware graduate Joelle Flynn peddled her lipstick-size toothbrush on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” cutting a $250,000 deal with one of the sharks. FunkkOFF! TeethRefreshers was created in 2010 as a way for people to discreetly brush their teeth when they’re on the move – especially when they’re drinking red wine. It hit the consumer market in 2019. Flynn had …
Paige Cook got her love of food from her grandmother, a chef her whole life. Growing up in Bridgeville, Cook developed a love of charcuterie boards when she was young, thinking that designing the boards was more an art form than food. She began creating the boards for family as well as friends of family, eventually growing her offerings and …
