The Milford Rotary Club Educational Foundation will offer seven scholarships to 2024 high school students in the greater Milford area, and two scholarship renewals. New this year is a $2,500 scholarship for a student studying for a job in the trades. âWe recognize that community college offers trade education, but they do not cover all the costs,â said Jim OâNeil, …
Milford Parks and Recreation announces spring sports
With the weather heating up, thoughts naturally turn to outdoor recreation, and Milford Parks and Recreation is ready to help people âspringâ into action with their recently announced seasonal sport lineup. âWe will bring back some of our most popular sports,â said Brad Dennehy, director of Parks and Recreation. Outdoor soccer, flag football and field hockey are always popular, he …
Waterfowl organization raises funds for KSI
Delta Waterfowl Bay to Bay Chapter recently donated $3,300 to Kent Sussex Industries. The proceeds were from the waterfowl organizationâs annual fundraising banquet âOne part of this yearâs banquet was a legacy table honoring past KSI Vice-President, Ann Haggerty, who was a supporter of the Bay to Bay chapter prior to her death,â said Alicia Hollis, KSIâs director of Community …
Renovation complete on Watson-Carlisle House
Dan and Rhonda Bond got a surprise when they started renovating the 1855 Watson-Carlisle house. âWhen we began the renovation and removed a drop ceiling in one of the rooms, we discovered a beautiful plaster design,â Bond said. âThere were wires and plumbing running through it, so a lot of it was broken.â Todd Culotta and his BayPro Construction team …
Mispillion Art League spotlights artist Michael Fleishman
Mispillion Art League is spotlighting a long-time kidsâ class instructor, member, and innovative artist, Michael Fleishman. He earned a 2020 âEmerging Artistâ fellowship from the Delaware Division of the Arts. If your 9-12 year old has a passion for art or simply needs to get out of the house and make some friends, they will have a blast in Mr. …
Stewart Fisher named Director of Golf at SDGC
By DAVE McCALLUM Stewart Fisher developed his love of golf as a college student at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and heâs looking forward to bringing that love to the Milford golfing community as the first director of golf at the new Southern Delaware Golf Club (SDGC), The SDGC, formerly known as Shawnee Acres and Rookery North, is tentatively …
Award-winning photographer works available for purchase at Milford Museum
The family of the late Melva Jane Bradford, whose landscape, animal and still life photos received multiple awards, donated a large portion of her collection to the Milford Museum. The items are now for sale at the museum. âThe collection contains a wide array of scenes, including landscapes, animals and still life,â Denise Curtis, a board member with the museum, …
Milford goes green
Businesses in Milford will be âGoing Greenâ the entire month of March in order to promote shopping and dining throughout the city. Starting March 1, businesses will offer discounts and specials on items using either green price tags or items that are green to celebrate St. Patrickâs Day. âWe thought this would be a great way to get people to …
Bayhealth to build new childcare center in Milford
Bayhealth will build a new childcare center on its Sussex Campus to help staff members working 12-hour shifts. The new center will be a standalone facility on the Milford campus with completion scheduled for 2025. The hospital company has a Dover center doing the same for its employees. The Milford center will be able to take up to 102 children …
Workforce development luncheon held in Milford
All business owners are trying to help the employees they grow, and to attract new workers, in order to expand the business The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milfordâs recent Workforce Development Luncheon pointed to several programs available from the state to help them do just that. âMost of the time when we deal with business owners and new businesses, …