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 ]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529907/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 12:19:24 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529907/1001/NEWS Delaware Lt. Gov. Matt Denn visited Sunnyside Elementary in Smyrna Thursday to honor the students and staff with a 2012 Recognition School banner.
Sunnyside has already received a $50,000 grant as one of 13 [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529908/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 11:52:46 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529908/1001/NEWS The Smyrna Police Department's Quality of Life Unit has been busy since the department started the program back up earlier this year.
The unit, which uses three officers, was revived in January to improve on the quality of life for residents in town; the unit was previously cut due to budget and staffing restraints.
http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529909/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:18 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130522/NEWS/130529909/1001/NEWS Residents in the Smyrna-Clayton communities once again showed how they come together in times of need by raising over $61,000 for this year's Smyrna/Clayton Relay For Life event.
Relay For Life was held Friday at the http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529937/1001/NEWS Smyrna residents Tony DeFeo and Andrea Rodriguez have filed for the open at-large seat left vacant by Joanne Masten when she won her bid for mayor in the April 30 election.
Masten had one year left of her three-year at-large term.
Filing for the open seat closes Monday, June 3 at 4:30 p.m.
Rodriguez and DeFeo both ran in the April [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529939/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 13:51:41 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529939/1001/NEWS Smyrna Town Council gave approval Monday night for a triathlon club to use Lake Como for training purposes.
Town Manager Dave Hugg said Lake Como is regulated to swimming within the nets at the beach; however, the town has allowed clubs to use the other part of Lake Como for triathlons in the past.
Middletown Bike [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/CCH/130529953/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 12:46:02 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/CCH/130529953/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529946/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 21 May 2013 12:42:01 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130521/NEWS/130529946/1001/NEWS The NOAA's National Weather Service and American Red Cross have released information on what residents and families should do to prepare for a tornado.
The release states that tornados are capable of completely destroying well-made structures, uprooting trees and hurling objects through the air like deadly missiles. Tornado intensities are classified on the Fujita Scale [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130520/CCH/130529965/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 16:53:31 +0000 Staff Reports http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130520/CCH/130529965/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/130529986/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 12:09:07 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130520/NEWS/130529986/1001/NEWS Smyrna Town Council will hold their second council meeting of the month tonight, May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at town hall.
Smyrna Town Hall is located at 27 S. Market St. Plaza.
The following items are under Old Business:

• Consideration and vote on Finance Committee appointments: Robert Johnson, chair/council; Regina Brown, council; Robert P. [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519853/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 20 May 2013 9:44:47 Sarah Barban sarah.barban@doverpost.com Twitter @SarahDoverPost http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519853/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519857/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:42 Christine Miller, Arts & Entertainment Twitter: @302Do http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519857/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519863/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:14 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519863/1001/NEWS The Kent County Volunteer Firefighter's Association held their monthly meeting May 15 at American Legion Ambulance Post 14.
  President John Pridemore, of Clayton, recognized former past presidents in attendance for their past work on behalf of the association.
  The event is held each year and the past presidents present a check for $1,000 to be placed in [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519866/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 12:27:11 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519866/1001/NEWS Four candidates vied for the open Smyrna Board of Education seat in the May 14 election, but Smyrna High graduate Kristi L. Lloyd walked away the victor with 55.24 percent of the vote.
  The seat is a five-year term; board president Lynne Newlin currently holds the seat but chose not to seek re-election.
  The http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519894/1001/NEWS The topic of polling hours was discussed at the Clayton Town Council meeting Monday night.
  Resident Howard Blackstone, who lost in the April 30 election, requested the town look into extending election polling hours from 2 to 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Blackstone said the current polling hours don't give residents that commute out of state for work a chance to vote.
  http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519895/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 9:59:36 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519895/1001/NEWS The Clayton Historical Society will be hosting the 3rd Annual Clayton Railroad Days Festival on Saturday, June 8. The festival runs from 9:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
  The day will begin with an old fashion parade down Main Street. Immediately after the parade the festival will begin with an opening ceremony at the Clayton firehouse. There will be plenty of vendors, crafts, food, entertainment, games for [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519896/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Wed, 15 May 2013 9:53:08 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130515/NEWS/130519896/1001/NEWS Smyrna Elementary students have been getting acquainted with a new face since March with the hiring of new Associate Principal Tracie Bruno, who took over for retired Associate Principal Crystal Brown.
  Bruno's career in education saw its beginnings in education teaching first grade in New Jersey before she moved to Virginia, where she taught kindergarten and then worked for a company called Futurekids. [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519910/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Thu, 16 May 2013 12:00:59 Staff Reports. http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130514/NEWS/130519910/1001/NEWS Four candidates were vying for the open seat in Tuesday's Smyrna Board of Education election, but only one could come out on top and that person was Kristi Lloyd with 55.24 percent of the vote.
  The seat is a five-year term; board president Lynne Newlin currently holds the seat but chose not to seek re-election.
  According to the Department of [...]]]> http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130514/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/130519923/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Tue, 14 May 2013 13:32:14 http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130514/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/130519923/1001/NEWS http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519933/1001/NEWS?rssfeed=true Mon, 13 May 2013 22:27:15 Jennifer Dailey, reporter http://www.scsuntimes.com/article/20130513/NEWS/130519933/1001/NEWS Returning council member Tom Horn and newly elected member William "Skip" Carrow were sworn in Monday night at the Clayton Town Council meeting.
  Re-elected Councilman Alex Dias wasn't sworn in because he had an excused absence from the meeting.
  Due to the absences of Dias and Councilwoman Mary Ellen DeBenedictis at the meeting, the reorganization will be at the June [...]]]>