Ocean View News

REHOBOTH BEACH -- Community members have scheduled a meeting with state and county officials to discuss ongoing issues in West Rehoboth.

The Peninsula Regional Health System in Salisbury, Md., recently recognized Dr. Danielle Giddins and the Ocean View Family Medicine staff for making significant improvements in the services they provide to the community.

OCEAN VIEW -- The Town Council will send a letter to the state, urging officials to ban texting and e-mailing while driving.

As new businesses open and local governments work to improve their town codes, some officials are taking the time to review and adopt sign policies that would prohibit bright lights and loud colors.

FENWICK ISLAND -- Steven Vickers, owner of the Seaside Country Store, is eager to put this year behind him.

Sussex County Council took no action on an amended ordinance to deal with issues relating to the placement of sheds in manufactured home parks, but it established an ad-hoc committee to review all zoning related to manufactured homes.

Delaware artists aren't starving in their garrets, but they are feeling the bite of the economy as fewer people have disposable income to spend.

The law office of Steen, Waehler and Schreider-Fox LLC may have relocated earlier this year, but the practice is still established as one of the areaa s most successful.

Gallery One in Ocean View, a fine art gallery, will exhibit a new show, Small Works, opening Thursday, Nov.

For the first time, Gallery One has published a set of holiday cards. Each box has 16 different images, one by each of the gallery artists.

OCEAN VIEW -- Town officials have deferred a decision on the fate of the historic Shores House for six months while a preservation group organizes a plan for its future.

OCEAN VIEW -- With a $560,000 deficit looming in its future, officials say the town must choose between increased taxes or cuts in service and personnel.

There is no doubt Punkin Chunkin is one of the premier events on the Delmarva Peninsula.

OCEAN VIEW -- Despite being awarded an $8,000 criminal justice grant, the town's police department is feeling the pinch of the economic recession.

BETHANY BEACH -- The Delaware Solid Waste Authority installed drop-off receptacles at the Delaware Seashore State Park's Fresh Pond outlet off Route 1. 'It's an ideal location with accessibility for the area,' said Richard Von Stetten, manager of recycling for the organization.

OCEAN VIEW -- After walking away from the Shores House in September, the town's historical society is moving forward with plans to install display cases in the Town Hall.

OCEAN VIEW -- The decision on a proposal to build a CVS pharmacy off Route 26 has been delayed after it failed to garner a favorable response from town planners.

The staff of the Center for the Inland Bays invites everyone out for a fall day at the Farm at the 8th Annual Barbecue to Benefit the James Farm Ecological Preserve on Saturday, Oct.

BETHANY BEACH -- After holding three public meetings and compiling comments from nearby residents, state officials are assembling a working group to consider feedback and begin planning a recreational pathway along the Assawoman Canal.

Ocean View completed its mosquito-control spraying program for the 2009 season in September, town officials confirmed this week, but some residents never saw the program in action this year.