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DECEMBER 8, 2023
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Volume 20, Issue 49
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Dagsboro readies for annual Christmas parade By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Dagsboro rings in the holiday season on Tuesday, Dec. 12 with the town’s 10th annual Christmas parade. With more than 50 entries already signed up, Mayor Brian Baull said he is hoping to have around 60 by the end of the week. In addition to popular march-
Hall-Long to speak at Millsboro Chamber event Dec. 13
ing units including the Indian River High School marching band, Baull said there will be some special 10th anniversary guests in this year’s lineup. Miss Delaware 2023 Emily Beale will lead the parade as Grand Marshal, Baull said. “Emily grew up in Dagsboro, and we are honored to have her come back home to take part in this year’s parade,” he said.
Also in this year’s parade is Sherman the Shorebird, loveable mascot of the Delmarva Shorebirds baseball team. “Sherman was in the first Dagsboro Christmas parade 10 years ago and we are glad to have him fly in from his winter home for the 10th annual parade this year,” Baull said. And of course, the Jolly Old Elf himself will be along for a ride, in “the
last firetruck in the parade,” to be precise, Baull said. After his firetruck appearance in the parade, Santa will make his way to the Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company, where he will be available for visits and photos. Baull said the parade is one of his favorite activities as mayor. “It’s that oldSee PARADE page 4
The snacking season
By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter During her monthly presentation to the Millsboro Town Council, Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Anne Angel announced that Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall Long will be guest speaker at a Chamber Lunch & Learn at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Millsboro Town Hall. The event will be open to the public. To buy tickets, visit www.millsborochamber.com. Angel also told the council that a new restaurant — Nectar Café & Juice Bar, is set to open at 226 Main Street, the former location of Bluewater Grill, on late this week. It will be open Wednesdays through Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two new members have joined the Chamber, for a total of 47 members. In January, the Chamber will have a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of its new location on Main Street. A Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
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A blue heron takes a little time to enjoy some water treats during a recent sunny day.
Frankford council denies zoning request for storage facility By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter The Frankford Town Council voted this week to follow the recommendation of its Planning & Zoning Commission and deny a request to rezone a property
from residential to neighborhood business zoning. The request came from Dean Esham, for a property on Reed Street, Sussex County Tax Map Parcel 4336.19-93.01. Esham hopes to place a storage facility on the property.
The council voted this week to not schedule a public hearing on the request. The decision follows the presentation of a petition signed by more than a dozen residents opposing Esham’s application. The petition signatures were gathered by Reed Street resident Jerry
Smith. Smith was not present at the meeting, but Esham was. He told the council that he had spoken with some of the petitioners and said he felt he had alSee FRANKFORD page 3