Milford City Council recently approved a request from Growmark FS to rezone a portion of land located on the south side of Northeast Front Street between Northeast Fourth Street and East Street from General Industrial (I2) to Highway Commercial (C3). The land is currently vacant and Growmark has no plans to build. However, the new zoning will allow them to …
Parker Group opens in Pikus Building
Dustin Parker and his wife, Rachel, initially planned to open a real estate and mortgage broker business in the Josephine Keir building on South Walnut Street. The couple was almost finished with the historic preservation portion of renovating the building, which took about 17 months, when they were approached to sell it. “Zack and Marissa [King] approached us and said …
Citywide broadband not feasible, study finds
The City of Milford received information from Uptown Services regarding the installation of broadband throughout Milford that would be managed by the city. According to Mark Whitfield, City Manager, Uptown Services specialized in assisting companies with municipal services, such as electric and broadband. Dave Stockton and Neil Shaw provided the city with details of the survey they conducted which determined …
Pedestrian ordinances discussed at city workshop
Milford City Council continued their discussion about implementing a pedestrian safety ordinance at a recent workshop. The ordinance will appear on a future council agenda for further discussion and vote. City Manager Mark Whitfield wanted to allow council the opportunity to make any adjustments they felt necessary before putting it on an agenda. The new ordinance would make it unlawful …
Bayhealth honors Dr. Lobo with new primary care building
Bayhealth honored Dr. Vincent Lobo, a physician who recently retired after 57 years in practice, with a. ribbon cutting of their new primary care facility located at 16681 South Dupont Highway in Harrington. The new facility will offer both primary care and outpatient services. Terry Murphy, President and CEO of Bayhealth, began by asking if those in attendance had ever …
DMI offers business funding options
As a Main Street accredited organization, Downtown Milford Inc.’s mission is to help create a vital downtown area. This goal is achieved by having vibrant businesses downtown with a focus on retail and restaurants. One of the options DMI offers in order to attract new businesses and to support existing businesses are several funding opportunities. “Our goal is to create …
Popular Milford events returning for 2023
With the pandemic finally in the rearview mirror, many people are looking forward to events for the upcoming year, many of which have had to be cancelled or scaled down since 2020. Several organizations are looking forward to bringing back some of the events that have looked different over the past few years or have been missing completely. “We are …
Free Bikes 4 Kidz volunteer event a huge success
A suite in the Blue Hen Corporate Center was filled with boxes of unassembled bicycles and volunteers on Monday, January 16 as Bayhealth held the first Free Bikes 4 Kidz (FB4K) event in Delaware. The event was the vision of Dr. Tom Vaughan a retired radiologist at Bayhealth who has taken the role of Chief Wellness Officer for the organization. …
KSI Receives Two New Vehicles from DTC for Transportation Program
KSI received two new vehicles from the Delaware Transit Corp (DTC) to support its transportation program. Both vehicles are propane, 16 passenger wheelchair lift equipped and will add great value to KSI’s ability to provide community based opportunities to the individuals receiving services. The goal of the FTA 5310 Program is to encourage and assist in the provision of needed …
Mispillion Bridge damaged again
The Mispillion Bridge, located on Rehoboth Boulevard, has been inoperable since it was damaged by a truck towing construction equipment struck it in December 2021. Initially, DelDOT indicated they did not intend to repair the bridge, leading to lawsuits from the owners of fishing vessels housed at the Vineyard Shipyard over the winter. In July 2022, DelDOT announced they planned …









