Ocean View News

Gallery One in Ocean View, a fine art gallery, will exhibit a new show, Small Works, opening Thursday, Nov.

For the first time, Gallery One has published a set of holiday cards. Each box has 16 different images, one by each of the gallery artists.

OCEAN VIEW -- Town officials have deferred a decision on the fate of the historic Shores House for six months while a preservation group organizes a plan for its future.

OCEAN VIEW -- With a $560,000 deficit looming in its future, officials say the town must choose between increased taxes or cuts in service and personnel.

There is no doubt Punkin Chunkin is one of the premier events on the Delmarva Peninsula.

OCEAN VIEW -- Despite being awarded an $8,000 criminal justice grant, the town's police department is feeling the pinch of the economic recession.

BETHANY BEACH -- The Delaware Solid Waste Authority installed drop-off receptacles at the Delaware Seashore State Park's Fresh Pond outlet off Route 1. 'It's an ideal location with accessibility for the area,' said Richard Von Stetten, manager of recycling for the organization.

OCEAN VIEW -- After walking away from the Shores House in September, the town's historical society is moving forward with plans to install display cases in the Town Hall.

OCEAN VIEW -- The decision on a proposal to build a CVS pharmacy off Route 26 has been delayed after it failed to garner a favorable response from town planners.

The staff of the Center for the Inland Bays invites everyone out for a fall day at the Farm at the 8th Annual Barbecue to Benefit the James Farm Ecological Preserve on Saturday, Oct.

BETHANY BEACH -- After holding three public meetings and compiling comments from nearby residents, state officials are assembling a working group to consider feedback and begin planning a recreational pathway along the Assawoman Canal.

Ocean View completed its mosquito-control spraying program for the 2009 season in September, town officials confirmed this week, but some residents never saw the program in action this year.

Rep. Gerald Hocker, R-Ocean View, is slated to host "Coffee's on Me" from 9 to 10 a.m., Oct.

OCEAN VIEW -- A year after the town's historical society leased the vacant Shores House from the town for $1 in hopes of transforming the dilapidated structure into a museum, the group has terminated the lease with the Town Council.

Current committees include: Ad-Hoc Zoning Code Review, Audit, Budget and Finance, Charter and Ordinance Review, Communications, Cultural and Historic Affairs, Non-Residential Design Review and Recycling.

OCEAN VIEW -- Molly Bruce has been following the national health care debate. She's watched the televised speeches and news reports, but she's not sure how the ultimate decision will impact her.

Leave it out where you normally leave your garbage, and Public Works will dispose of it at their convenience.

After nearly eight hours of testimony at two public hearings, there is still no decision on the fate of the Arbors of Cottagedale apartment complex.

Officials are still considering a move to eliminate smoking in the town's only park.

County Administrator David Baker painted a bleak picture: There's little funding for Sussex County roads in the state's six-year capital transportation plan.