THURSDAY, AUgUST 13, 2009
vol. 14 No. 17
Diane Lofland honored during AFRAM Festival
News TRIBUTE - Nanticoke Memorial Hospital seeks nominations for its fourth annual Tributes For Healthcare Leadership. Page 2 HOME SWEET HOME - First-time homebuyer finds help from tax credit program. Page 12
By Cathy Shufelt
VISITATION - Instructors, administrators and friends of Delaware Tech brief U.S. Senator Carper on the college’s role as a leader in water and wastewater education. Page 30 TAXATION - The County will issue more than 167,000 tax bills, totaling an estimated $100.6 million in revenue. However, they will print and mail only 129,000 paper bills. What happened to the remaining 38,000? Page 31 FREAK ACCIDENT - In June 2008, Gordon Boslet was moving his lawn furniture as a storm approached when a freak accident occurred. Page 50 BUILD NOW - Now is a great time to build your dream home in Sussex. Find out why. Page 54
Sports TINy TOTS - NYSA held its Tiny Tots and Kinder Kicks camps last week in Seaford. See photos on page 41. SUMMER SCRApBOOK - The Seaford Star continues its summer sports scrapbook with photos from local sports events from throughout the summer. Page 44
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Seaford Councilwoman Pat Jones and AFRAM Committee member Adair Williams help vendors find their places during the 12th Annual AFRAM Festival held Saturday in Nutter Park. Additional photos on page 52. Photo by Cathy Shufelt
Seaford residents enjoyed a variety of food, music, crafts, and other performers during the 12th Annual AFRAM Festival last weekend in Seaford’s Nutter Park. During the festival’s opening ceremony Reverend Diane Lofland of the New Coverdale Outreach Ministry was presented the Community Recognition Award for her hard work and dedication to the residents of Coverdale and the surrounding area. Reverend Lofland’s small facility provides 150 families with food each month as well as G.E.D. classes among other programs. In thanking the AFRAM Committee and community members for her award, Reverend Lofland let community residents know that the ministry’s new 3,600-square-foot facility will be opening soon. The New Coverdale Outreach MinisContinued to page five
Bridgeville discusses ‘dangerous building’ with property owner By Mike McClure
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The Bridgeville Commission held a public hearing on a building that was cited as unsafe by the Dangerous Building Committee. Property owner/landlord Joe Burden spoke at Monday’s meeting and told the Commission he believed he could bring the building up to code. “I don’t think it should be demolished,” said Burden, who said he saw other houses in town that are in worse condition. Town Manage Bonnie Walls noted that the town is working on the problem of unsafe buildings one at a time and is trying to make the town look the best it can. Burden had a licensed contractor with him at the meeting and said he is in the process of selling the property, which is located at 603 North Cannon Street. Walls suggested that he meet with the town’s code enforcement officer with his plan and Continued to page four
WESTERN SUSSEX RALLy - The District III Senior League softball team celebrates after rallying to defeat USA East, 2-1, in the opening game of the World Series last Sunday in Roxana. World Series coverage begins on page41. Photo by Mike McClure