Dewey Beach Civic League holds candidates’ forum
The Dewey Beach Civic League held a candidates’ forum Aug. 23 for residents to get to know the town commissioners and ask questions.
The forum was scheduled to take place ahead of the town’s nonpartisan municipal election in September. However, for the fifth year in a row, the election was canceled, as the three incumbents — commissioners Elisabeth Gibbings, David Jasinski and Paul Bauer — were the only candidates who filed to run for the three open seats.
Many Dewey residents still attended the forum to ask questions and learn more about the commissioners’ stances on various issues. Also present were Mayor Bill Stevens, Commissioner Gary Persinger, Town Manager Bill Zolper and Police Chief Constance Speake.
DBCL President Diane Hanson was the moderator.
Ellen McIntyre is a reporter covering education and all things Dewey Beach. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Penn State - Schreyer Honors College in May 2024, then completed an internship writing for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In 2023, she covered the Women’s World Cup in New Zealand as a freelancer for the Associated Press and saw her work published by outlets including The Washington Post and Fox Sports. Her variety of reporting experience covers crime and courts, investigations, politics and the arts. As a Hockessin, Delaware native, Ellen is happy to be back in her home state, though she enjoys traveling and learning about new cultures. She also loves live music, reading, hiking and spending time in nature.
