Hocker’s farewell: ‘My heart is with Millville’
It was an emotional Tuesday evening in Millville, as outgoing Mayor Gerald “Gerry” Hocker Jr. retired from the Millville Town Council on Jan. 12, after more than a dozen years.
“It’s really hard to step away from something that you love. I...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 8:38am
Millville freeholders won’t gain voting rights after council vote
Before retiring as Millville mayor, Gerald “Gerry” Hocker Jr. led the town council in shooting down the proposed right of non-resident property owners to vote and to run in town council elections, at least for now.
Having recently moved...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 8:36am
After 14 years of service, Hocker steps aside
In March 2002, the son of a prominent local businessman and politician took the oath to serve the Town of Millville as a councilman. And Tuesday night he announced he is taking a step back from handling town business, ending a journey that saw...
Thursday, January 14, 2016 - 8:10am
Three candidates needed for Millville council
The Town of Millville is currently accepting nominations to fill a vacant spot on the town council, as well as candidates for two seats with regular two-year terms.
The seats up for election are currently held by Gerald “Gerry” Hocker Jr....
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 7:44am
Millville VFC proposes flat fees for ambulance ‘insurance’
As the name implies, the Millville Volunteer Fire Company serves the community primarily on a volunteer basis. However, 11 EMS staffers are paid to ensure local ambulance coverage. Now, to improve its 24-hour ambulance service, MVFC is proposing...
Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 6:45am
Millville may extend voting rights to non-residents
To combat a lack of public participation, the Millville Town Council could soon allow nonresidents to vote and hold public office.
On Dec. 22, the council reviewed Resolution 16-02, a town charter amendment involving nine changes, which...
Thursday, December 31, 2015 - 6:43am
Subway manager connects with customer, community
Coastal Point • Kerin Magill: Elizabeth ‘Ellie’ Cordoba, store manager at Subway in the Millville Town Center, has been on a mission to give her new friend, Mr. R and his wife a merry Christmas by organizing a Christmas meal, a few gifts and...
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 7:50am
BREAKING NEWS: Hearing on non-resident voting in Millville set for Tuesday
A lack of public participation could push the Millville Town Council to allow non-residents to vote and hold public office.
Citizens are being invited to comment on Resolution 16-02, a town charter amendment including nine changes, ranging...
Monday, December 21, 2015 - 9:01am
Petco gets approval for store in Millville Town Center
A nationally-known pet store is close to getting its final approvals to come to Millville.
The Millville Town Council has approved a preliminary site plan and final site plan for Petco, a retailer of pet supplies and services, with more...
Thursday, December 10, 2015 - 6:19am
‘Miracle on 34th Street’ now showing
Coastal Point • R. Chris Clark: The cast and crew of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ is putting a new spin on an old classic at the Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville this weekend.Chances are you’ve seen the Christmas classic “Miracle on 34th Street”...
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 4:20pm
Christmas parades warm up the season
It’s time to bundle up, grab some hot chocolate and prepare those Christmas lists, and local towns will welcome the holiday season with the annual Christmas parades.
All the local parades begin at 7 p.m. The Selbyville Christmas Parade is...
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 6:15am
Millville Holiday Market a place to get things done
Local shopping and one-of-a-kind gifts will return to Millville at the town’s 3rd Annual Holiday Market on Saturday, Dec. 5. The holiday shop runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Millville Town Hall and across the street, at the Millville United...
Friday, December 4, 2015 - 6:04am
No firearms, explosives permitted in Millville town buildings
With Millville’s passage of an ordinance set in motion in August by the state General Assembly, firearms are not permitted in town buildings — or any building even temporarily serving as a town building.
According to Town Attorney Seth...
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 11:53pm
Route 26 update includes another road closure at Railway
As part of the Route 26 Mainline Improvements Project, Railway Road will have a one-week detour this coming week. Railway Road will remain completely open in Millville, except where it intersects with Route 26. The intersection needs to be...
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 9:20am
New murder mystery to debut at Dickens in time for Halloween
Coastal Point • R. Chris Clark: The cast of ‘Complicity’ rehearses for opening night at Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville. Pictured, from left, are: Anthony Chiffolo, Veronica Bona, Mike Mall. Lori Ingram, Carolyn Robinson (on the couch) and...
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 8:12am
Pumpkin Festival returning to Millville this Saturday
Millville’s annual Pumpkin Festival will return this weekend, offering families the chance to enjoy fun fall festivities.
Former Millville mayor Don Minyon created the event in 2009 as a way to showcase the town.
“The driving force...
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 12:32pm
Fall Festival ready to kick off at Lord Baltimore next Saturday
This week, kids will want to go to school on a Saturday, as students and the community are being invited to Lord Baltimore Elementary School’s Fall Festival — a day of games, food and fun. The Fall Festival has been rescheduled from Saturday,...
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 12:26pm
Millville doing its part to support emergency services
New resolution targets impact fees to MVFC
This past June, the Town of Millville passed a resolution that amended its fee schedule for the 2016 fiscal year, to include a $500 impact fee charged on new residential and commercial construction...
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 12:24pm
TRAFFIC ALERT: DelDOT closes Route 1 between Bethany and Dewey
Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) officials announced around 4:30 p.m. that, due to high water, Route 1 northbound and southbound was being closed between Bethany and Dewey Beach (including the Charles Cullen Bridge over the Indian...
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 10:51am
Songwriter documentary, performance set for Sept. 28
Grammy-winning songwriter and musician Scot Sax is looking to show audiences the not-so-glamorous side of being a successful songwriter in his debut documentary, “Platinum Rush,” which will be shown at Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville on...
Thursday, September 17, 2015 - 9:56am
Millville approves plans for new building
The Millville Town Council voted unanimously at its Sept. 8 council meeting to approve the plans for its new municipal building.
Special to the Coastal Point • Submitted: This rendition of the new municipal building for Millville was met...
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 8:56am
‘Hate Mail’ to open BART season at Dickens
The Bethany Area Repertory Theatre (BART) will be kicking off its 2015-2016 season next week, opening with “Hate Mail,” a comedy by Bill Corbett and Kira Obolensky.
The play will open Thursday, Sept. 17, with tickets costing $25 each, and...
Friday, September 11, 2015 - 8:44am
Casting call set for upcoming BART comedy production
Bethany Area Repertory Theater (BART) is inviting local drama buffs to try out for some of the group’s fall offerings. BART, which perform at the Dickens Theater at 3575 Atlantic Avenue in Millville, will begin the season’s first production, “...
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 9:56am
Millville adopts significant updated zoning ordinances
How long does it take to approve a 30-page draft zoning ordinance? About 25 minutes (plus or minus a year).
The Millville Town Council unanimously approved a zoning overhaul during one of their shortest meetings of the year, on Aug...
Friday, August 14, 2015 - 4:15am
Millville Town Hall to get new ‘in-house’ computer server
The Millville Town Council made some long-term decisions at its July 14 meeting. Besides approving a new computer server for town hall, they nearly concluded talks about a proposed zoning overhaul.
The council unanimously opted to purchase...
Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 8:27pm
Fourth of July festivities galore this weekend
Coastal Point • File Photo: Young paraders carry the Bethany Beach sign at the front of a past annual Fourth of July Celebration parade.To commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Americans gather together each year to...
Friday, July 3, 2015 - 10:44am
Millville Town Council bites into substantial zoning overhaul
Before an audience of one reporter on June 23, Millville Town Council began the first of several meetings to review a 30-page zoning overhaul. Last year, the mayor had formed a committee specifically to modernize the zoning district regulations...
Thursday, June 25, 2015 - 1:06pm
Millville Town Peddler to host exhibit by Emily North
The Millville Town Peddler announce this week that it is hosting artist Emily North for a month-long exhibit.
North recently graduated from St. Joseph’s University with a major in art education. In the fall, she will begin teaching art in...
Thursday, June 18, 2015 - 8:18am
Millville to purchase 4.9 acres of land for Dukes Drive park
Millville can now put an address on the proposed park and playground that town officials have so long sought. The Millville Town Council this week voted to pay $800,000 for 4.91 acres of land located at 32517 Dukes Drive.
The land...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 1:00pm
Millville fire company member suspended
The Millville Volunteer Fire Company has suspended one of its members during an investigation of misconduct.
“We have one of our members under investigation for conduct impropriety in regards to the position that individual held. The...
Thursday, June 11, 2015 - 12:55pm
Donations being collected for area woman affected by fire
Coastal Point • Submitted: An early morning fire damaged the home of Ocean View resident Bonnie Cooper. Community members are rallying to support Cooper in her time of need through donations of giftcards and checks.In the early morning hours of...
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 6:16am
Hagen launches fourth restaurant with Hooked Up Ale House
Coastal Point • R. Chris Clark: Restauranteur Steve Hagen shucks oysters at the raw bar of his fourth Off The Hook venture — Hooked Up Ale House in Millville.You know them all by name — mostly, because they’re all kind of the same.
First,...
Friday, June 5, 2015 - 6:02am
In case you missed it, there have been some changes here
Plenty has happened around the community over the off-season. In case you’ve been out of town, or have just been too busy to stay on top of things, here are some of the items that could most affect your summer season.
Bethany Beach parking...Friday, May 22, 2015 - 1:31pm
Meet the artisans of the 2015 Lord Baltimore Artisans Fair
The annual Artisans Fair will return to Lord Baltimore Elementary School in Ocean View on Saturday, bringing along with it some of the area’s top artisans, as 49 exhibitors from the local area and beyond will put their work on display from 9 a.m...
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 12:06pm
Route 26 moves to nighttime lane closures — for summer
Late-night work is getting a little later this summer on Route 26. The Delaware Department of Transportation was already scheduled to begin a second year of overnight work on the road construction project, from May 15 to Sept. 30, in a schedule...
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 10:34am
Annual cornhole tournament to benefit foundation
The Beta Sigma Phi sorority will host its 6th Annual Cornhole Tournament, benefitting the Russell White Scholarship Foundation, next month in Millville.
“We do it to keep Russell’s memory alive,” said Emily Harne, a member of Beta Sigma...
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 10:06am
Harry Anderson to appear in Dickens fundraiser shows
Dickens Parlour Theatre on June 3-6 will celebrate its fifth anniversary and kick off a fundraising drive with a four-night, five-performance offering of David Mamet’s play “Oleanna,” starring actor Harry Anderson.
After five years of...
Friday, May 15, 2015 - 7:02am
Millville approves preliminary design for new muni building
The Millville Town Council this week unanimously approved a preliminary design plan for the Town’s new municipal building.
In January, the council had unanimously approved a $106,942 contract for the design of a second Town...
Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 5:44pm
Teen got the ball rolling for clean water
Emma Rider has collected 100,000 pairs of shoes in five years. But those are just the tips of the laces that tie her tale together.
At 18, Rider has a knack for transforming old kicks into clean water. She explained the basics to the Lord...
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 12:14pm
Put something friendly in the ground: CIB Native Plant Sale returns with cocktail party
Coastal Point • File Photo: Gardeners galore shop the native plants at a previous sale at the James Farm Ecological Preserve off Cedar Neck Road.Native plants are the best of both worlds; they bring natural beauty and wildlife to the back yard,...
Thursday, April 23, 2015 - 8:31am
Mueller arrested for marijuana possession
After being called to a residence on Parkview Street in Millville by the Sea around 9 p.m. on April 2 for a reported domestic incident, Delaware State Police subsequently arrested a 62-year-old Ocean View man on drug charges.
According to...
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 6:17am
Millville council adopts fee schedule with no increases
The Millville Town Council has decided that there’s no reason to increase fees this year.
Before passing the Town’s 2016-fiscal-year budget on April 14, the town council unanimously passed the fee schedule for items such as...
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 5:46am
Route 26 culverts right on schedule
Morning commute may be impacted by lane closures
The recent mandatory detours along Route 26 are almost over, as the current phase of the project is right on schedule to reopen the road by Tuesday, March 31.
Coastal Point • R. Chris Clark...
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 11:01am
Banks Wines & Spirits looking to expand
Banks Wines & Spirits plans to expand their parking lot, add storage and reconfigure its entrance and exit. But its neighbor is concerned about the effect on stormwater ponds.
On March 10, Banks Wines & Spirits sought preliminary...
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 10:58am
Millville gets public park offer, sets standards for MBTS
The Town of Millville is building momentum with weekly farmers’ markets and annual festivals. But after years of squeezing such events into the town hall parking lot and private property nearby, Millville might finally get its own parkland.
...Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:50am
Local brides to get help with weddings
Planning your dream beach wedding? We're here to help.The love of your life has just kneeled on one knee and asked for your hand in marriage… But now what?
Many dream of having a beach wedding, where the vastness of the sea mirrors their...
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:49am
Millville OKs pension and enhanced state police presence
Delaware State Police officers may be more visible in Millville, now that the town council has decided to hire additional patrols for 16 hours per week.
“In light of what’s been happening around the town, with home invasions and whatnot...
Friday, March 6, 2015 - 10:42am
Dickens to host ‘Music to Warm a Cold Winter’s Evening’
Eileen Stamnas, Jim Gibney and the rest of their bandmates will be back at Dickens Parlour Theatre in Millville this weekend, putting on a concert performance of “Music to Warm a Cold Winter’s Evening.”
The concert will be a little...
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 3:38am
No elections for Selbyville or Millville councils in 2015
No elections are necessary this year for town councils in Selbyville and Millville. In both towns, the three incumbents were the only registered candidates.
Council positions in both towns carry a term of two years, from this spring to...
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 2:55am
Thanks to an outpouring of support from the community, the Millville Volunteer Fire Company has been able to raise enough funds to purchase three LUCAS Chest Compression Systems to be placed in the MVFC’s three ambulances.
EMT Michele...
Thursday, February 19, 2015 - 9:54am
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