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JULY 17, 2026
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Selbyville to weigh Lindenberger’s council bid By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter At the Monday, Aug. 3, meeting of the Selbyville Town Council, council members will discuss the possible appointment of Larry Lindenberger to fill
Legislature names North Millsboro Bypass after late Sen. Cordrey
the council seat recently vacated by council member William Kirsch, who has moved to Pennsylvania. Kirsch recommended Lindenberger to fill the seat, and he was introduced by Mayor Rick Duncan at the Monday, July 13, council meeting.
Lindenberger, standing at the podium at that meeting, introduced his wife, Cindy, and said it was their wedding anniversary. He told the council he had grown up in Maryland, lived in Connecticut for more than 30 years and “always had some involvement with
community service,” including with the fire department there, on the commission that regulated wetlands and on the Planning & Zoning Commission. He worked for a geotechnical engineering See SELBYVILLE page A3
Heck of a welcome
By Laura Walter Staff Reporter All that’s needed is the governor’s signature, and maybe a few road signs, but one of Sussex County’s newest roads will be named the “Senator Richard S. Cordrey Bypass.” The Delaware Department of Transportation opened the North Millsboro Bypass Richard Cordrey in September of 2025. The Delaware State Legislature subsequently introduced and passed a naming bill during its final hectic week of the 2026 legislative session in June. The legislation will “honor Sen. Cordrey’s decades of public service and lasting contributions to Delaware’s fiscal and economic stability.” Born in Millsboro and a longtime farmer, Cordrey (1933-2022) was described as “a man of goodwill, integrity, just a nice man. … I’m happy that we’re honoring him in this way,” said state Special to the Coastal Point • Marian Dowling
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There are very few towns that can offer a greeting to visitors the way Bethany Beach does.
Millville approves expanded parking for Kristina’s Kitchen By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter The Millville Town Council had a packed agenda on Tuesday, July 14, with votes on a parking lot, Evans Park improvements and fire company contributions.
Council members voted to approve plans for a parking lot expansion at Kristina’s Kitchen on Reba Road. The expansion comes after residential neighbors of the business complained to town officials about delivery trucks blocking streets near their homes and frequent issues with customers parking and turn-
ing around in the nearby neighborhood. Ray Blakeney of Plitko Engineering presented the plans for the expanded parking lot, which on June 11 was recommended for approval by Millville’s Planning & Zoning Commission. Located in the C-1 (commercial) zone, Blakeney said, the parking lot will
be constructed on about an acre of the property, owned by Malone Real Estate. The Planning & Zoning Commission’s recommendations included adding a fence, showing a dumpster pad on the plans and increasing landscape screening. See MILLVILLE page A7