News Briefs 9/22/25

Lewes council to hold workshop Sept. 24

Lewes Mayor and City Council will hold a workshop and special meeting at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, at city hall.

The agenda includes possible action on bids received for the floating dock replacement.

See the full agenda and meeting link at lewes.civicweb.net.

Lewes art group to meet Sept. 24

The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the Rollins Center. The agenda includes discussion and possible action regarding the 2026 installation by artist Wally Dion. See the full agenda and meeting link at lewes.civicweb.net.

Lewes BPW to meet Sept. 24

The Lewes Board of Public Works will hold its monthly meeting at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24, at city hall. The agenda includes an update on the Fourth Street and Burton neighborhood pipe replacement project. The full agenda and meeting link can be found at Lewesbpwde.gov. Lewes architecture group sets meeting The Lewes Historic Preservation Architecture Review Commission will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at the Rollins Center. The panel will consider applications for properties at 212 W. Third St., 142 Jefferson Ave. and 311 Chestnut St. See the full agenda and meeting link at lewes.civicweb.net.

Acres tree committee to meet Sept. 25

The Henlopen Acres Tree Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at town hall, 104 Tidewaters. The agenda calls for an introduction of new members and an update on town tree plantings in 2025. For more information, call town hall at 302-227-6411 or go to henlopenacres.delaware.gov.

Cape school board to meet Sept. 25

The Cape Henlopen school board will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 25, at Love Creek Elementary School. Board members will review a district unit count update and a class size waiver, in addition to a Fiscal Year 2026 preliminary budget amendment relating to opportunity funds.

For the full agenda and meeting link, visit capehenlopenschools.com/board-of-education.

Acres Investment Committee to meet

The Henlopen Acres Investment Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 26, at town hall, 104 Tidewaters. The agenda calls for a review of the town’s investment portfolio and a discussion on town cash requirements. For more information, call town hall at 302-227-6411 or go to henlopenacres.delaware.gov.

Hope Walk to support Huntington’s research Sept. 28

The Huntington's Disease Society of America Northeast Region will host the Delaware Team Hope Walk with registration at 9 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 28, in Cape Henlopen State Park at the main beach pavilion. The event starts at 10 a.m.

Huntington's is a brain disease that is passed down in families from generation to generation, with symptoms described as having ALS, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s simultaneously. Today, there are approximately 41,000 symptomatic Americans and more than 200,000 at risk of inheriting the disease.

Team Hope is HDSA’s largest national grassroots fundraising event; it takes place in more than 100 cities across the U.S. and has raised more than $28 million for Huntington's disease since its inception in 2007.

To learn more, go to northeast.hdsa.org/events/2025-team-hope-walk-delaware- or email Virginia Goolkasian at vgoolkasian@hdsa.org.