DELAWARE STATE NEWS/MARC CLERYTim Conrad with Jamestown Inc. paints in the Polaris Vent Room at the Milford Wellness Center. Posted Monday, April 11, 2022 5:00 amBy Tim Mastro MILFORD — Construction and renovations have continued at the Milford Wellness Village to kick off 2022 as more occupants are making their way to the former site of Bayhealth’s Milford Memorial Hospital. The 266,000-square-foot campus was …
Politics overriding House rules
A simple, but encouraging, House rule in Delaware’s General Assembly is that when a bill is submitted by any elected official it shall be heard in committee within 12 legislative days. This ensures that the elected officials you voted to represent you in Dover have the chance to draft legislation and have the opportunity to have their ideas heard and …
Absentee voting for any reason through election integrity
How we get there… HB 361, 362 will meet Challenges to Absentee Voting As a small business owner, former Mayor of Milford and a community servant I have been blessed with mentors that have taught me that progress always includes the mindset that when something is stagnant, adaptation is necessary. The first step is to have a street-level dialogue with …
Former M&T Bank under new ownership
Milford LIVE, DECEMBER 16, 2021 by Terry Rogers On December 16, Marissa and Zack King, owners of EasySpeak and Penney Square, announced that they recently purchased the former M&T Bank building in downtown Milford. The bank, which M&T closed in 2015, has remained vacant since it was purchased by Touch of Italy in 2016 and their plans to open a …
Council approves recreational projects for downtown
Milford LIVE, JANUARY 26, 2022 by Terry Rogers At a recent meeting, Milford City Council approved a request from Brad Dennehy, Director of Parks and Recreation, to move forward with the bidding process for several downtown recreational projects. The projects include pickleball courts, a pavilion and a playground in the area of the Milford Riverwalk as well as in Memorial …
City eliminates double registration requirement
Milford LIVE, FEBRUARY 14, 2022 by Terry Rogers On Monday, February 14, Milford City Council approved an ordinance that would eliminate a separate voter registration in the city. Instead, the city can now use voter registrations held at the state level. “Milford has maintained its federal registration roles for the past many, many years, way before myself,” City Clerk Terri …
Rep. Shupe renewing push for passage of Del. water quality bill
47 ABC, March 2, 2022 Hannah Cechini DELAWARE – Representative Bryan Shupe is urging his fellow lawmakers to take action on a water quality bill. “The goal of HB 69 is to help underserved communities in the state of Delaware. A lot of them are not hooked up to, or close enough to be hooked up to, the larger infrastructure systems …
Bill to eliminate double voter registration seeks Senate path
It was House Bill 146 sponsored by 36th District Representative Bryan Shupe that went through the steps to be heard on the house floor but it never did. The goal was to make voter registration more efficient, allowing people to sign up once for general and municipal elections. “It’s also a problem in 45 of the 57 municipalities throughout Delaware …
Building back public trust
Questioning the generally accepted experience of the day has been prevalent since the inception of our nation. The ideas of freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom to assemble have allowed the march of time to serve in a positive direction when we gracefully seek the responsibility through enlightenment and understanding. Our greatest advances, innovations and achievements as …
Regaining the Art of Focus
There is an endless reel of posts, memes, and videos on social media published every second about people “living their best lives,” but how can we find joy in the everyday if we are constantly the narrator of our lives instead of the main character. The pursuit of happiness through finding our own, unique passion has in some cases been …