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JUNE 20, 2025
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Local man treated, residents evacuated after chemical mix-up
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By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter A resident of Cedar Shores Condominiums in Ocean View was taken to a local hospital and treated for a breathing problem after inhaling fumes produced when chlorine was accidentally poured into a muriatic acid tank, according to Greg Caunitis of the Millville Volunteer Fire Company (MVFC). The victim’s name was not released. Chlorine and muriatic acid are chemicals used to treat swimming pool water. Chlorine disinfects water and kills bacteria and viruses, and muriatic acid lowers pH levels and adjusts alkalinity. The fire company was called to the condominiums, on Cedar Shores Road in Ocean View, for a report of a chemical cloud coming from the pool pump building at 12:36 p.m. on Monday, June 16. It was discovered about 2 gallons of liquid chlorine was placed into a one-
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Millsboro residents applaud forthcoming Beebe emergency center By Laura Walter Staff Reporter When Dr. David Tam looks at who’s coming to Beebe Healthcare in Lewes, “I see the Millsboro Fire [Company] coming every single day, multiple times, and I can only think about how an ambulance coming from the Millsboro area has to go through all that traffic to get to Lewes to the emergency room.” With the increased population and demand for services, Beebe has been working toward an emergency department and walk-in urgent care clinic in central Sussex County. This week, Millsboro Town Council See MILLSBORO page 3
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Ocean View’s Mack wins Miss Delaware By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter For a moment, when Hailey Mack was named Miss Delaware 2025, it felt unreal. “I couldn’t even comprehend what just happened. I was just in shock. That was my first time competing in Miss Delaware. I was not expecting it at all,” the 18-year-old Ocean View resident and 2024 Indian River High School graduate said a few days after the June 14 event in Newark. “The first runner-up, her name is Becca. I gave her a hug, and she told me to go take my walk because I deserved it, and she was so sweet. I took my first walk around the stage as Miss Delaware. I walked around the stage and got to wave at everybody,” she said. Her mother and stepfather, Jennifer and Jamie Bland of Ocean View, and father and stepmother, Brian Mack and Angela Deegan, were in the audience, applauding and cheering, along with her sisters, 15-year-old Taylor Mack and 10-year-old Emma Bland. “It was such a surreal moment,” said Mack — an employee at Fin & Claw seafood market in Ocean View, where she is at the front desk and works on the webpage design and social media — as she congratulated Avery Martinenza, who was named Miss Delaware’s Teen at the same event. Around Labor Day, Mack will compete for Miss America, but she said the exact date and location haven’t yet been announced. The competition, she said, had five phases — a private interview, on-stage question, evening gown, talent and fitness, with the interview valued at 30 percent. She was asked what steps she would take to unify Delaware’s three counties and bring residents together, and she
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Hailey Mack won the title of Miss Delaware on Saturday, June 14. The Ocean View native is a graduate of Indian River High School. said she would make appearances in all of the counties, “so I could interact with everybody and share experiences, so we could all feel unified as one.” The on-stage question, valued at 10 percent, was based on community service, and she explained that she wants to encourage STEM studies — science, technology, engineering and math. Fitness, evening gown and talent were valued at 20 percent each. For the fitness portion, she performed a walking pattern and poses, and her talent was a color-guard routine, spinning flags. She was captain of the color
guard in high school. She plans to study civil engineering and be a structural engineer. “It’s a big responsibility being Miss Delaware, making sure you’re carrying yourself as a titleholder, representing the state and also preparing for Miss America. I want to represent myself well,” she said, explaining that the Miss America pageant will have the same structure, with five parts. “I’m a little nervous, but I like talking to people, so I think I’ll be all right,” she said. See MACK page 3