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MARCH 13, 2026
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Volume 23, Issue 11
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Walsh withdraws from Ocean View mayoral race By Susan Canfora Staff Reporter Ocean View Town Councilman and mayoral candidate Don Walsh has withdrawn his name from the ballot, narrowing the candidates for mayor to two, former councilman Tom Maly and resident Randy Robust. Maly and Robust, competing for the seat held by Mayor John Reddington for two three-year terms, will answer
Incumbents lead voting in Millville council election The votes are in: Following the Saturday, March 7, town council election, Millville Town Council incumbents Ronald Belinko and Deborah Sosnoski have been re-elected. Sosnoski, a resident of Millville By the Sea, was the top vote-getter with 295, followed by Belinko, a resident of of Bishop’s Landing, with 263. Challenger Jean Hanley, a resident of Parkside, received 172 votes. In all, 403 voters cast ballots in the March 7 election. Belinko is currently serving as Millville’s mayor. Sosnoski is the town council secretary. They will be sworn in for their new terms at the next Millville Town Council meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. The council will also choose its officers for the coming year — mayor, vice mayor, secretary and treasurer — at the March 24 meeting.
questions and meet residents at a Sussex County League of Women’s Voters forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, at the Community Center on West Avenue. Reddington is not eligible to run for re-election this year, as the town has a limit of two consecutive terms as mayor. This week, Walsh told the Coastal Point he did not want to comment about the change “at this time.” Town Clerk Donna Schwartz confirmed he
withdrew “for personal reasons” but will remain on the council. His term expires in April of 2027. “I’m sad to see him go. I was on the council with him for several years. He is a very good councilperson,” Maly said of Walsh’s withdrawal from the mayor race. Robust had no comment. After filing to run for mayor in February, Walsh placed an advertisement in the Coastal Point, stating that he decided to run “so I can continue to be in-
volved and work to keep the town on its positive course in regard in safety, sense of community and maintaining our infrastructure, all of which help to support our strong property values.” “If given the opportunity to serve as mayor of Ocean View, I’ll be willing to listen and continue to take a hard look at opportunities and challenges, trying See WALSH page A3
Three in a row
Special to the Coastal Point • Maryfrances Berger
It feels like there’s a line for everything these days.
Millville hears from State Police at annual meeting By Kerin Magill Staff Reporter At their annual meeting with Millville citizens on Tuesday, March 10, Delaware State Police representatives highlighted crime statistics in Millville and addressed concerns following recent comments at an Ocean View Town Council meeting about the Ocean View
Police Department responding to calls in Millville. The Town of Millville, which does not have its own police department, contracts with the Delaware State Police for 40 hours of coverage per week. Capt. Gerard Windish Jr., commander of Delaware State Police Troop 4 in Georgetown, told the packed meeting room that Millville, by and large,
has a very low crime rate, calling 2026 a “fantastic year,” in terms of goals met in a variety of areas for Troop 4 overall. Windish said state police responded to 24 “core crimes” in Millville in 2025. That category would include violent crimes, assaults or endangering, sexual offenses, burglary, arson and hatecrimes. “You live in a very, very safe commu-
nity,” Windish told the residents. Overall, Troop 4’s activities across its jurisdiction in 2025 showed several areas of concern, including shooting incidents, non-family aggravated assaults and traffic crashes. The report identified several areas the state police considered “hotspots” for criminal activity in 2025, See POLICE page A3