Morse Home Improvement, Roofing & Siding LLC donated the supplies, labor and debris removal for the new roof on the Dagsboro Town Hall building. Mayor Baull presented Tomie and Tom with a plaque in appreciation of their generous donation and their ongoing community support for both the T…
A listing of open houses available throughout our resort area, compliments of our local Real Estate professionals.
This year, shopping locally for holiday gifts and supplies can make a huge difference for the local economy, according to the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce.
Saturday, Nov. 28, is Small Business Saturday — a day designed to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities.
Due to increased need for holiday donations to local food banks, Weis Markets this week announced a special holiday edition of its Fight Hunger campaign.
Marcy Jack, JD, BSN, CPHRM, CPHQ, vice president and chief quality and safety officer at Beebe Healthcare, was awarded the Delaware Healthcare Association’s AHA Grass Roots Champion Award at the Delaware Healthcare Forum, which was held virtually recently.
Along with the Delaware Nutrient Management Program’s annual report mailing, Delaware farmers are being encouraged to complete an additional 16-question implementation questionnaire. The questionnaire aims to measure nutrient applications and environmental deeds, allowing Delaware to recogni…
All things Christmas are now for sale at the New Life Thrift Store. It’s an opportunity for getting that second (or third) fully-decorated Christmas tree for the house or the sunroom. Or create an outdoor display and join the Lewes Lights Tour Map.
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Delaware Farm Bureau President Richard Wilkins to accept the Friend of the Farm Bureau Award for the 116th Congress. Carper accepted the award at Delaware Agriculture Museum President Grier Stayton’s farm.
Beginning in January 2021, the Delaware Division of Revenue (DOR) will require certain business tax returns, including most gross receipts tax, excise tax and withholding tax forms, to be filed electronically. Payments for these taxes must also be made electronically. The list of affected bu…
Revelation Craft Brewing Company recently presented Beebe Medical Foundation with a check for $4,038 from the second annual Hudson Fields Beer Garden in Milton.
A Georgetown woman and her husband, concerned about a next-door neighbor whose goats, chickens and other farm animals are emitting odors and attracting flies and whose dogs bark and whine for hours, they assert, is hoping to raise awareness about what is permitted under Sussex County Code an…
Teens might be the video generation, and all that goes with that, but the grandparents of those gamers can literally, as the kids say, live their best lives, with help from new digital technology.
Local businesses are being invited to register by Nov. 30 to be a part of the Shop Local Extravaganza. Being hosted for the first time in 2020, the event will take place on Dec. 5, 12 and 19.
As the holiday season approaches, Delmarva Power is recognizing Utility Scam Awareness Day, Nov. 18, by reminding customers to be on the lookout for imposters using energy-related scams to steal money and personal information.
Local McDonald’s owner/operator Michael Meoli and the Meoli Companies have acquired six McDonald’s restaurants in Dover, making them the largest owner/operator organization in the state.
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines this week confirmed that nonstop flights from New Castle Airport (ILG) to Orlando International Airport (MCO) will begin Feb. 11, 2021. To celebrate the new service, Frontier is offering fares as low as $19, which are available now at FlyFrontier.com.
The Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SERCAP) is distributing free well testing kits for owners and users of private wells in Delaware. Co-sponsored by the Delaware Department of Public Health (DPH), the two-bottle test kits will be available by mail or may be picked up in person…
On Thursday, Oct. 28, Bayside, near Fenwick Island, celebrated the grand opening and ribbon-cutting for the community’s brand-new clubhouse and its new restaurant, Signatures.
On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Sherwin Williams celebrated the recent expansion of its Ocean View location by hosting a ribbon-cutting with the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. The store is designed as a convenient location for those in Ocean View and the surrounding towns.
Locally owned design company iKANDE has less business these days, mainly due to COVID-19, but owner Damien Golden said she is still grateful.
Would-be entrepreneurs can register today for the Delaware Small Business Development Center’s (SBDC’s) free “How to Start a Business” webinar. Following the webinar, participants may then register for free one-on-one business advising.
About 64 percent of businesses in the region view a resurgence of COVID-19 as the greatest foreseen challenge to their business, followed by an uncertain operating environment (46 percent) and the cost to modify workspaces (43 percent) for their employees, a WSFS Bank survey of 300 businesse…
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) on Oct. 27 visited the Derrickson family-owned Movies at Midway to see firsthand how entertainment venues have adjusted to the coronavirus pandemic and learn about how the federal government can further support independently owned businesses.
Delaware Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro announced on Tuesday, Oct. 27, that workers’ compensation insurance rates will decrease for the fourth year in a row, effective Dec. 1, 2020. The voluntary market is seeing yet another double-digit decrease in loss costs, with an average 11.56…
Oct. 30 marks the start of the Delaware Lottery’s 45th year of operations. When states began forming government-regulated lotteries in the 1960s and 1970s, Delaware was quick to adopt a lottery of their own — beginning a tradition that has kept pace with changing games and technology since 1…
Keller Williams Realty recently announced its September 2020 Top Producers for individuals and team for its Delaware locations. The awards are based on gross commission income or number of units, whichever is higher, for the month.
Ocean Downs Casino near Berlin, Md., is expanding its business, as the Worcester County Commissioners added a Casino Entertainment District to the zoning code during their meeting on Oct. 20.
Mediacom Communications this week recognized five Dagsboro-area employees who achieved high-performance rankings, companywide and demonstrated outstanding efforts to serve customers during the past year.
Facing both tax debt and unpaid-wage claims, Crabcake Factory owner Johnny Brooks, CEO and sole shareholder of Satellite Restaurants, filed for bankruptcy on Oct. 14.
The Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce celebrated member Joe Maggio Realty at Keller Williams with a ribbon-cutting on Oct. 23, as the owner of Joe Maggio Realty and his team are joining forces with Keller Williams.
Beebe Healthcare’s Nurses Celebrating Nurses Committee recently presented the 2020 Nursing Excellence Awards.
The Coastal Point’s new Home for the Holidays publication is just around the corner! With the holidays soon approaching, we want to remind you and your customers that everything merry and plenty of inspiration is right here locally. Our first-ever Home for the Holidays publication — with 16,…
While much of the government funding for coronavirus relief has been focused on helping individuals and businesses, several lesser-known provisions aim to stimulate philanthropy through increased tax incentives around charitable giving for both individuals and corporations.
Greenhill Car Wash (www.greenhillcarwash.com) recently opened a new location on Long Neck Road in Millsboro. This is Greenhill Car Wash’s fourth location in the state of Delaware, and its first in Sussex County. The new wash features an in-bay automatic made in America by Ryko, four self-ser…
Gov. John Carney, along with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, this week announced a new grant program (https://agriculture.delaware.gov/grants-loans/) to assist contract poultry growers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Weis Markets this week announced the launch of its Holiday Rewards program, which helps customers qualify for free turkeys, tofurkeys, lasagna and discounts on a variety of its best-selling turkeys and hams through Thanksgiving Day.
Every spring, the Regal Awards are presented by the Builders & Remodelers Association of Delaware, also known as BRAD (formerly the Home Builders Association of Delaware) to highlight excellence in the Delaware home building industry. And even though the COVID-19 pandemic dissolved the p…
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity (SCHFH) will serve more families through four recently launched Neighborhood Revitalization Programs.
All three Delaware Habitat for Humanity affiliates and their ReStores have joined forces — and they are looking to make a big difference in energy consumption. Thanks to a $500,000 empowerment grant from Energize Delaware, 450 Delmarva Power households in the state will receive a brand-new E…
Home builder Lennar this week announced that The Landing Bar & Grille has been awarded the title of Best New Restaurant in Delaware by the Annual Stars of Delaware Poll run by the Delaware State News.
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Ocean Atlantic Sotheby’s International Realty this week recognized its top-selling Realtors for the third quarter of 2020. Receiving honors were Kim Hamer, Henry Jaffe and Lauren Alberti as the company’s overall top individual producers, and the Oldfather Group and Barrows & Associates a…
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced on Sept. 30 that Delaware had joined a total $39.5 million settlement with Anthem stemming from the massive 2014 data breach that involved the personal information of 78.8 million Americans. Through the settlement, Anthem has reached a resolution wit…
Jeff Hudson, BSN, RN, a nurse on Beebe Healthcare’s Intensive Care Unit, has been honored with this quarter’s DAISY Award. The award is a part of the DAISY Foundation’s national program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses make every day.
Southern States has closed its store on Clayton Street in Dagsboro where customers, for more than 30 years, bought feed, seed and fertilizer, and is transitioning to offering agronomy and energy needs.
The former Antique Mall of Millsboro, closed after the owner died in April, will reopen in mid-October as Old Mill Marketplace.
The sprawling garden and landscaping business that occupies 16 acres in Millsboro has a big anniversary this weekend.
The Delaware Division of the Public Advocate and the Delaware Public Service Commission are advising customers who do not want to receive third-party supplier solicitations to opt out by the Sept. 30 deadline.
Now is the time for Delawareans to prepare their homes for winter weather. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control offers the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) at no cost to qualified low-income families to reduce energy costs.
Delaware Gov. John Carney, U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons, and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.) this week announced a $1.5 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to Delaware Innovation Space to create a…
