In one of its final acts before Thanksgiving, the Ship Bottom Borough Council recognized a longtime employee for her years of service to the community and visitors, too. Millie Hughes, the almost 99-year-old beach operations employee who retired at the end of the summer season, was honored with a proclamation from the council and a standing ovation from the audience Nov. 26.
“I hate to see you go,” Mayor William Huelsenbeck said as he stood with Hughes in the middle of the meeting room.
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