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Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times A proposal for a new library in Smyrna would provide almost four times more space for about $25 more per year to the average homeowner’s property tax bill. Advocates for the project, the Friends of the Duck Creek Regional Library, have secured a 99-year lease on town property on South Main Street that includes the parking lot at Foxwell Street and Dwight Avenue. “We needed to get that lease signed,” said Joanne Masten, the president of the Friends group. “We have a ways to go, but now we have the location.” Masten is also the Kent County Levy Court First District commissioner and former Smyrna mayor. ....
Smyrna/Clayton Sun-Times Smyrna’s traditional Veterans Day ceremony had to be canceled due to coronavirus precautions, but the town is bringing attention to veterans at stores and restaurants. Each year, the town honors seven veterans, selected by the mayor and each council person and then displays banners along streets including Market Street Plaza and Glenwood Avenue. This year, the town is also displaying the banners at businesses, to give people the chance to see them up close. Here are the veterans who are being honored this year: Ernest Freeman, Air Force – nominated by Councilwoman Tabitha Gott, banner on display at Smyrna Diner; ....