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 …
Accountability, transparency reform is needed to rebuild public trust
By State Rep. Bryan Shupe The debate over whether indicted State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness should resign or take a leave of absence from her post highlights a larger systematic failure on the issue of government accountability and transparency in Delaware. Over the last 18 months, we have seen five Delaware elected officials accused of misconduct. While every citizen should …
For 1st time, Milford woman describes escaping twin towers 20 years ago
Received from Delaware LIVE, October 16, 2021 By BETSY PRICE SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 PEGGY REILLY’S HUSBAND, JIM, ASSUMED SHE HAD BEEN KILLED IN THE SOUTH TOWER COLLAPSE. Peggy Reilly only wears shoes she can run in. It’s a lesson the Milford resident learned in 2001 on the 13th floor of the World Trade Center’s North Tower when American Airlines Flight 11 …
Shupe supports Milford school referendum
During tonight’s WBOC broadcast I spoke about the Milford Middle School Referendum. I appreciate the opportunity to talk about this important project and I am glad to see that they used the part of my interview where I urged residents to do their own research, talk with people in the community, and be educated on what the vote includes. The …
New Law to Provide Alternatives for Non-College Bound Students
A bill sponsored by State Sen. Brian Pettyjohn and State Rep. Bryan Shupe will soon provide help for recent high school graduates seeking an alternative to college. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 65 establishes the Focus on Alternative Skills Training Program (“FAST”). FAST will provide tuition assistance to Delaware residents who have obtained a high school diploma, Diploma of …