“Food for today, food for tomorrow” doesn’t just refer to leftovers at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford Branch. The motto encapsulates the nonprofit’s mission to provide Delawareans nourishing food as well as long-term solutions to poverty and hunger. “Food for today” meets the immediate needs of people by various efforts to distribute food, including home delivery, mobile food pantries …
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 council’s next regular meeting, March 11. The …
Larry Passwaters chided the Milford City Council Monday night over its decision to declare eminent domain over 8 acres of property owned by a chicken-raising widow so it could create a park. “If this was a Hallmark movie, you’d be the bad guys,” Larry Passwaters scolded council members. His comment was met with cries of support from the crowd of …
Milford City Council will discuss a proposed tiny home village for the homeless at a workshop 6 p.m. Wednesday at City Hall. A council vote on the village is expected Feb. 26 during the regular council meeting, Campbell said. “We know we need to help people,” said the mayor. If approved by council, the tiny homes village will be developed …
Sara LeBright is already on a roll as interim director of Downtown Milford, Inc. “She has hit the ground running and is helping us build relationships in the city, grow our events and increase our funding base,” said Shelby DiCostanzo, president of the nonprofit ‘s board. Downtown Milford is an accredited Main Street program, promoting development of the downtown Milford …
Ten Delaware companies have received state grants ranging from $32,000 to $100,000 to expand and improve their services or products. The biggest awards — four $100,000 grants — went to companies dealing with science, technology, engineering or math (or all at once). The EDGE grant, an acronym for the Division of Small Business’s Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion, are chosen …
Bikers found things they didn’t like about proposed Milford biking and pedestrian paths, and walkers found things they liked. Sue Lindale, an avid biker who rides dozens of miles a day, liked the overall plan. “But there are some parts that aren’t practical for road cycling,” she said. “Some of the plan restricts the roads and narrows them, which means …
The April 27 Milford elections will see two names on the ballot for mayor. The deadline to file a city council or mayor nomination is Feb. 27. Current Mayor Archie Campbell will be running against current Councilmember Todd Culotta of the second ward. “He was the person who ran against me when I first ran for mayor,” Campbell said. In …
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 …
When Gov. John Carney announced last week that his Fiscal Year 2025 budget proposal included more than $93 million in additional spending for health care plan costs for state employees and retirees, he didn’t mention that a significant portion of that is attributed to an exploding issue: weight-loss drugs. Delaware officials budgeted about $2 million in the current fiscal year …
