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
Harris Teeter to close Salt Pond store
The Harris Teeter grocery store company announced on Tuesday that it would be closing its Salt Pond location near Bethany Beach in two weeks. The store is the area’s newest Harris Teeter store, open at Salt Pond Plaza since March 31, 2010, on the...
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 5:25am
Business owners voice frustration with project
After just one month with two localized Route 26 road closures, business owners are really feeling the pressure. As their small businesses suffer from being located on temporary dead-ends, they voiced their concerns at a Feb. 10 Construction...
Friday, February 13, 2015 - 5:16am
Village Square Academy bringing childcare and education back to Whites Neck
Coastal Point • R. Chris Clark: Two children play at Village Square Academy in Millville, which will hold an open house on Saturday, Feb. 21, to allow prospective students and their parents see the new learning center on Whites Neck Road.Bright...
Thursday, February 12, 2015 - 8:48am
Police seek assistance in locating home-invasion suspects
Delaware State Police this week were asking for the public’s assistance after a 66-year-old man was assaulted in his home on Squirrel Run Circle, off of Whites Neck Road, in an unincorporated part of Sussex County north of Millville.
...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:09am
Millville taking nominations for town council election
The Town of Millville is accepting candidates for the 2015 municipal election, scheduled for Saturday, March 7. The town council has three seats up for election this year — those currently held by Susan Brewer, Robert “Bob” Gordon and Harry Kent...
Thursday, January 22, 2015 - 8:05am
BREAKING: Police seek suspects in Millville-area home invasion, assault
Delaware State Police this week were investigating a home invasion that occurred north of Millville on Sunday night.
Police said the incident occurred about 9 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, and a 911 call was placed by a 66-year-old man,...
Monday, January 19, 2015 - 8:59am
BART donates DVD’s of theatre productions to South Coastal Library
Rusty Hesse, a member of the advisory committee of the Bethany Area Repertory Theatre (BART) and Bob Davis founder of BART and local playwright, recently presented seven DVDs to Susan Keefe, director of the South Coastal Library. The DVD’s are...
Thursday, January 15, 2015 - 4:37am
Fun Fit Vibe makes some good vibrations in Millville
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Greg Mervine stands atop a Power Plate at his store, Fun Fit Vibe in MIllville, while using a paddle.Greg Mervine believes that being proactive with his health is the least expensive form of health care. That’s why...
Thursday, January 8, 2015 - 8:31am
Route 26 detour begins Monday
Route 26 will close in two locations for construction, starting Monday, Jan. 5. The three-month closure is scheduled to end March 30.
Two bridge culverts must be replaced where Route 26 crosses water, just east of Millville Town Hall and...
Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 5:03pm
Millville fire memorial is a gift for all by one
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: In donating a new firefighter memorial to Millville Volunteer Fire Company, Denise Santa Barbara honored her late husband with her children, Heather and Paul IV.Although Millville’s newest monument was donated in one...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014 - 4:21pm
Dickens offers fun holiday events, starting this Saturday
For the second year, area children will have the chance to meet Santa Claus at a spot a little closer than the North Pole — at Dickens Parlour Theatre.
“It was very popular last year so we’re expecting a lot of kids to come visit Santa...
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 4:05pm
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