Coastal Point

The Coastal Point is a weekly newspaper that comes out every Friday. It serves the communities of Bethany Beach, South Bethany, Fenwick Island, Ocean View, Millville, Dagsboro, Frankford, and Selbyville in Delaware.

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Lord’s Mercantile set to host artists for Art at the Merc

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Kerin Magill

More than a dozen local artists will gather at Lord’s Mercantile in Millville on Saturday, April 12, for the first “Art at the Merc” event. Works of art for sale at Art at the Merc will range from pottery to photography, according to organizer Amber Ellis, who is the events manager for Lord’s Landscaping and Lord’s Mercantile. Lord’s owner Amy Hughes said the event was the brainchild of artists Dawn Pierro and Travis Bower, a jewelry maker and woodworker, respectively.
Perhaps the greatest gift is proper perspective

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Darin J. McCann

I got a good lesson in perspective earlier this week. You ever catch one of those? There you are, just trying to hold tight to the metaphorical steering wheel that is leading you from one task to the next as you attempt to navigate the violent tides of your day-to-day life, and an epiphany strikes you in the face like a piece of cold deli-sliced ham. No? Just me? You more of a pastrami person?
South Bethany to decide on 52-percent tax hike

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

The South Bethany Town Council could approve a tax increase of nearly 55 percent at the Friday, April 11, meeting, a $200-per-year increase for the average homeowner and a hike Mayor Edie Dondero said she believes is necessary — especially since it hasn’t riled objections. “I got one e-mail from a resident, and one person was in the budget workshop that we had, so that was two complaints. The tax revenue we would be collecting would increase by 52 percent,” she said.
Fenwick to preserve a slice of nature

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Kerin Magill

One of the last pieces of undeveloped land in Fenwick Island has been donated to the Town and will soon become a nature preserve. The land — two lots that sit across from Fenwick Island Town Hall at Coastal Highway and Bayard Street — will be named the Faucett Okie Nature Preserve, in honor of the family that donated it to the Town.
McBride puts support behind state’s libraries

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

While Congresswoman Sarah McBride (D-Del.) toured the Lewes Public Library last week — visiting the children’s and teen’s sections, admiring the collections and strongly objecting to President Trump’s plan to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services — she also applied for a library card.
FACETS to provide report on Delaware Fire Service

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

As he presented the interim Delaware Fire Service review at the Tuesday, April 8, Sussex County Council meeting, Kevin Roche of FACETS Consulting said his organization had talked to officials at most of the fire companies in Delaware to assess their financial health, and look at costs, revenue and financial policies. A full report will be presented at a future council meeting, he said.
Bethany police overcome ‘black eye’ with CALEA

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

It was, Bethany Beach Police Department Chief Patrick Foley said, “a breath of fresh air” to learn that the police department had been reaccredited recently. Foley had been concerned that the important designation could be revoked, after the former police chief and deputy chief were fired for misappropriation of funds.
Coastal Kayak launches into new ownership

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Darin J. McCann

From the trusted hands of one ownership entity to the trusted hands of another, Coastal Kayak will see itself under new management for the first time in its 28 years of operation. Lisa Daisey-DiFebo — the owner of Ecobay Kayak & Stand Up Paddle for the past 20-plus years — will be taking over the iconic Fenwick Island business this year, according to Coastal Kayak’s original owners. “It’s hard to know when to give up a good thing, if ever,” said Mitch Mitchell and Jenifer Adams-Mitchell.
Beebe: Nearly 8,000 healthcare professionals needed

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

Within the next five years, an additional 7,800 healthcare professionals — including doctors, technicians and therapists — will be needed to care for the growing Sussex County population, Beebe Healthcare Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff Diane Taylor told the Sussex County Council this week. “We are, right now, at the worst ratio in Delaware, if not in the Mid-Atlantic, in terms of how many patients one doctor, one clinician, cares for.
Hughes to be speaker at Heritage Day at Nanticoke Indian Museum

2 weeks ago | coastalpoint.com | Susan Canfora

Margaret Hughes, coordinator of Delaware 250, the organization planning the state’s celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary — the semiquincentennial — on July 4, 2026, will be guest speaker at Heritage Day at the Nanticoke Indian Museum in Millsboro from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 3. Raggi Rain will tell indigenous stories at the event, free and open to the public.