The Milford City Council Wednesday night ended its attempt to take property from Annette Billings to use for a park and voted to end the eminent domain process. Councilwoman Katrina Wilson made the motion to abolish the city’s right to take private land for public use during a special session Wednesday evening. The crowded City Hall chamber erupted into applause …
Team mascots, diving dogs, bumper cars and a giant rubber duck will add to the merriment at the Dover Speedwayâs Fan Zone April 26-28. Best part: Itâs all free as the speedway hosts a NASCAR tripleheader weekend. âItâs not only the action on the track that makes a Dover NASCAR weekend a one-of-a-kind experience, but also all the entertainment outside …
Education â what one legislator called the most important investment by the state â consumed Wednesdayâs Joint Finance Committee hearing for a category that makes up about one-third of the stateâs $6 billion budget. Appearing in the morning before the committee that decided how and where the stateâs budget will be spent was The Redding Consortium and the Wilmington Learning …
The Milford City Council workshop on a tiny house village for the homeless has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 28 from Wednesday, Feb. 14. The change in date is due to Wednesday being Valentine’s Day and also the birthday of the wife of Mayor Archie Campbell. The vote will follow at the councilâs next regular meeting, March 11. The …
This report has been updated. The Milford City Council has voted to condemn eight acres of a widow’s property and pay her $20,000 for it, so the city can access the adjoining acres that it paid her brother more than $500,000 for. Milford wants the property to install bike and pedestrian paths that would help connect the town to …
The City of Milford will host a Marshall Street Bike Path Striping Project Open House on Tuesday, January 23, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Public Works Facility, 180 Vickers Drive, Milford, DE. Representatives from the City will be available during the two-hour period to answer questions regarding the project. The purpose of the project is to …
With the holiday season behind us, Downtown Milford, Inc. (DMI) hopes to keep the excitement going downtown with a brand new event, Jamminâ January. For the month of January, downtown merchants will offer specials, whether it be fun entertainment, crafts or specialty items. âIt seemed like this holiday season was extra special downtown,â Janne Collins, Executive Director of DMI said. …
The founder of Faithful Friends Animal Society is recovering from a hit-and-run accident that hospitalized her and killed her dog, Emma, which she was walking at the time of the accident. The incident occurred when Jane Pierantozzi was walking her dog Dec. 10 on South Clayton Street in Wilmington near the intersection of South Clayton and Maple Streets in Wilmington. …
Starting Monday, New Castle County 911 operators will be able to ask callers if they would be willing to let 911 see what they’re witnessing through real-time video. If so, 911 will text a link to the caller that allows that person to livestream video of a scene through a phone camera. The choice to turn on the camera phone …
School bus contractors are hoping to get about an additional $500,000 from the state to cover vehicle insurance costs. The request reflects a survey presented in Thursdayâs Public School Transportation Committee meeting. The contractors say costs are higher than the state allots; some companies are requiring higher levels of premiums to cover special needs students, potential child abuse and acts …
