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AUGUST 23, 2024
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Hardiman gets warm send-off by Town By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter There was much hugging — and teasing retiring Bethany Beach Mayor Rosemary Hardiman about her fondness for hugging — following her final town council meeting, when she was
Millville nears take-over of road
presented with mementos including an 8-by-10 glossy photograph of Town Manager Cliff Graviet and an oversized parking permit. “Well, since there isn’t an executive session, we can adjourn,” Hardiman said as her final meeting drew to a close on Friday, Aug. 16, but fellow council
members objected with, “Oh, no,” and “You’re not getting away that easily.” Vice Mayor Ron Calef asked her to join him at the podium, since it was her last official meeting as mayor, but, with a laugh, she told him she still had “30 days to go and 20 hours.” “Rosemary is Bethany Beach. She is
our icon and always will be,” Calef said, emphasizing the word “is.” “She will be missed at Town Hall but of course she is not leaving town. There will always be her high energy walks around town and I have it on good auSee HARDIMAN page 4
Beachfront property
By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter Millville is one step closer this week to owning the road beside Evans Park. The Town Council on Tuesday, Aug. 13, voted to sign an agreement with the state Department of Transportation transferring ownership of the two properties to the town. Town Code Enforcement and Building Official Eric Evans, who has been working to secure the agreement for several months, explained that Dukes Drive is “surrounded by town property; 95 percent of it is owned by the town” and that “by us taking over, it’s going to save the taxpayers money in the long run. “When we choose to put in a parking lot…and all that stuff…putting in a parking lot is easy,” Evans said. “Dealing with all the outside agencies is the difficult part. It doesn’t happen overnight. But if we take over Dukes Drive, we can eliminate one of the outside agencies, which would be DelDOT.” By taking over the street, Evans said, “we could expedite some things, and with the mayor’s Park Committee, we can sit down and design a parking lot See MILLVILLE page 6
Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
A pretty-darn-impressive sandcastle was spotted in Bethany Beach last week by our roving photographer friend.
Residency program lands Pettyjohn in the classroom By Mike Smith Staff Reporter More than a dozen aspiring teachers are taking part in a unique year-long
apprenticeship program within the Indian River School District to teach onsite and support classroom instruction. It’s an immersion program called the teacher “residency,” and it is providing
experience and training for 15 aspiring teachers this school year. For University of Delaware education majors, there is also a stipend to teach, as long as those teaching intern-
ships are paid forward with three years of working commitment to the school district. See PETTYJOHN page 3