Millville News

Part-time residents may soon get a say in annual municipal elections. The Town Council is expected to discuss a possible amendment to the charter that would allow all property owners to cast ballots at election time.

Every year, as beach traffic gets heavier and days get longer, people look to motorcycles and mo-peds as a fun and inexpensive way to travel.

The beginning of summer marks the beginning of tourist season, which for some towns means additional stress on infrastructure without additional revenues.

MILLVILLE - Delaware State Police say they are investigating a motorcycle crash last night which killed a 56-year-old Salisbury man.

An electric malfunction was blamed today for a house fire Tuesday night that caused an estimated $190,000 in damages.

SEAFORD -- Albert W. Phillips, 65, of Seaford peacefully left to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 22, 2009.

Sussex County Emergency Medical Services, the Sussex County Paramedic Association and the Sussex County Volunteer Ambulance Association held their annual awards banquet May 8, at the CHEER Center in Georgetown.

When Sussex County does business, staff must go through a detailed and scrutinized bidding process.

Mayor Don Minyon said the town's neighborhood watch program will hit the ground running early this summer -- a potential preamble to a regional shared police force.

The Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company is pleased to announce the hiring of a new ambu-lance superv-isor. After an extensive search, careful evaluation of numerous applications and several in-depth interviews, we have selected Graig Temple, a Dagsboro resident, as our new employee.

Sussex County EMS , the Sussex County Paramedic Association and the Sussex County Volunteer Ambulance Association held their annual EMS Banquet on May 8, at the CHEER Center in Georgetown.

Only 4 percent of Delaware waterways fully support standards for swimmable waters, and only 29 percent fully support standards for fish and aquatic life.

The largest privately funded sewer project in the history of Sussex County-owned utilities was completed last year when a group of three developers, working with the Sussex County Engineering Department, designed and constructed a $12 million sewer infrastructure in Millville.

OCEAN VIEW -- Select town officials, including Police Chief Ken McLaughlin, attended a Millville Town Council workshop to discuss the possibility of pooling resources and creating a coastal police force.

INDIAN RIVER -- The Delaware Department of Transportation is inviting the public to attend a workshop and vote on three design features of the new Indian River Inlet Bridge.

A fundraising event for Justina s Beach House will be held from 5 to 8 p.m., Saturday, May 16, at the Ellen Rice Gallery, 103 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View.

For more than a decade, laws to require recycling in Delaware have failed in the Legislature, but a proposal is headed to lawmakers that would require trash haulers to also provide curbside recycling for residents.

Every year Bethany Beach kicks off the season with the 20th annual Ocean to the Bay Bike Tour.

Johnny Michael Balamoti, 84, of Millville, formerly of Adelphi, Md., died Tuesday, Feb.

MILLVILLE --Dennis Hastings has been working in the electronics industry for almost 50 years and has seen many changes to the repair and upkeep of electronic devices.