Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines School board approves name for MHS auditorium Council receives update on Milford Corporate Center Culture Library to present Holocaust program WIIN hopes to grow eco-tourism in the area Business USPS announces shipping deadlines and package rules for upcoming holiday season Milford’s hidden housing crisis …
At a recent City Council workshop, Larry Lutz, Chairman and CEO of HydroCorp, Inc. about changes to DNREC regulations regarding backflow prevention in an effort to prevent water contamination. Some of the changes will require additional water testing by the City of Milford. “Last year, the state of Delaware passed a regulation requiring that all regulations must have a comprehensive …
Click on the image below to view as a PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Headlines Changes made to MSD Student Code of Conduct Culture DNREC to present at next 2nd Friday event Country Up Fest to benefit ALS Mispillion Art League’s New Exhibit Business Teen builds baking business from scratch Government & Politics Changes proposed to downtown intersection City …
On the second Friday of each month, the First Presbyterian Church of Milford holds “2nd Friday,” an informational gathering designed to provide information to area residents. Previous events have included presentations by local artists and authors, including Rosemary Connelly whose recent book “Two Years in Italy,” chronicles the years she and her late husband, Bob, spent living in Italy after …
Delaware’s environmental control agency will begin a $2.3 million emergency dredging project on the Murderkill River with the aim of restoring navigability, officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control plans to remove some 52,000 cubic yards of sediment from the river’s navigation channel. With the project expected to start on or about Aug. 1, the U.S. …
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Contol on Monday began restoring beaches after a powerful nor’easter caused widespread erosion and damage. The Mother’s Day weekend storm brought tropical-storm-force winds that affected communities along Delaware’s bayshore and Atlantic coast. “Our shoreline team will be hard at [work] for the foreseeable future on beach restoration priorities that this storm handed …
Delaware State Parks When does winter end? Google says March 20. Punxatawney Phil says March 16. DNREC says March 1. That’s the day Delaware State Parks will transition from the winter free-season to the summer fee-season. The fee season will remain in effect until Nov. 30, 2022. State park entrance fees for vehicles registered in Delaware are $4 at inland …
Delaware’s downstate pond trout season will open for anglers on Sunday, March 6, but not before youth anglers get a whole day to themselves. The season will open for anglers under the age of 16 beginning on Saturday, March 5. For all other anglers, the season will begin the following day, DNREC said in a press release Friday. Fishing will …
by Terry Rogers The City of Milford is removing lead pipes within the city system. (Photo credit: Pan Xiaozhen, Unsplash) One of the projects discussed at a recent City Council workshop dealt with the replacement of water lines that contained lead throughout the city. The removal of those lines is anticipated to cost just over $1 million throughout …
A new committee focused on improving water quality in Delaware offered a glimpse into some of the projects it hopes to tackle during the first of three public meetings Tuesday. The Delaware Clean Water Trust Oversight Committee has a broad list of objectives, including improving flood resilience, repairing failing sewer pipes, improving drinking water quality, removing pollution from Delaware’s waterways …
