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Dewey Civic League donates $2,000 for center island project

May 29, 2025

The Dewey Beach Civic League donated $2,000 to the Town of Dewey Beach for mulch for the town’s center island project. Shown are (l-r) Steve Huse, Mimi McKennan, Diane TenHoopen, Town Manager Bill Zolper, Joan Kloepfer, Kay Sullivan, Eleanor Tyler and Phil Winkler. 

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.