NEW YEAR - Laurel Middle School staff is excited to get the year started making Ripples of Growth, and Waves of Success. More photos on page 23. Submitted photo
By Mike McClure
On Nov. 20, Delmar High School Spanish Teacher Dr. Ryan Allen received the Leo Benardo Award for Innovation in K-12 Education at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) in New Orleans. Allen was nominated for the award for […]
By Mike McClure
The Laurel School District will hold its first current expense referendum since 1985 on Feb. 9. The referendum will be held from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Laurel Elementary School and North Laurel Early Learning Academy, and possibly the Laurel Fire […]
By Mike McClure Five western Sussex residents were honored for their work and volunteerism last Wednesday at the Western Sussex Chamber of Commerce’s annual awards dinner, which took place at the Laurel Fire Hall.
Judy Johnson, a Community Lender at Community Bank Delaware, received the chamber’s […]
By Mike McClure While the date and amount has not yet been set, the Delmar School District is planning to hold a referendum to increase the current expense tax rates to fund school operations. This comes after the state of Delaware denied the district’s Certificate […]
By Tony E. Windsor
Town Manager Jamie Smith informed the Mayor and Council that the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has invited municipalities across the state to apply for a voluntary technical assistance pilot program aimed at updating local zoning ordinances.
During the discussion, held at […]
By Tony E. Windsor
During the Monday, Oct. 20 meeting of Mayor and Council, Marie Townsend of the ROSSI Group delivered a presentation on the proposed renewal of Laurel’s Downtown Development District designation. Townsend explained that the town hired ROSSI to update the district plan […]
By Mike McClure
DNREC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new splash park
On Monday, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control (DNREC) held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Cypress Splash Zone splash park at Trap Pond State Park. The water park is expected to […]
By Mike McClure
Dog park opens in Delmar, Md. following ribbon cutting
Wicomico County officials cut the ribbon for the Leonard’s Mill Dog Park in Delmar, a 30,000 square foot facility, last Friday. The park includes separate areas for large dogs and small dogs,
By Tony E. Windsor
During the recent Laurel Mayor and Council meeting, the Council passed Ordinance 2025-2, amending Chapter 97 to require an annual rental license for any dwelling unit in town limits not occupied by the legal owner, whether money changes hands. The change […]
By Mike McClure
The Delmar School District will hold a referendum next year. What remains to be seen is when it will take place and whether it will be to build a new intermediate school to alleviate crowding in the middle/high school or for operational […]
