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State hears new Ocean One plan
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A large project mixing commercial and residential uses at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 16...
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Cape Henlopen School District could be implementing a staggered start for students in the 2026-27...
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In response to city commissioners eyeing increases to business licenses and fees, representatives...
No Cape school board elections this year
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Lewes man faces charges in connection with threatening phone calls
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A Lewes man faces terroristic threatening and hate crime charges after police said he made...
Lewes man pleads guilty to federal fentanyl charge
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A Lewes man who fled from Lewes police in July 2024 pleaded guilty March 5 to a fentanyl drug...
Vehicle burns on Cordrey Road
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A vehicle caught on fire along Cordrey Road near Millsboro Feb. 25. The fire was reported at 6:42...
Angola-area home damaged by fallen tree
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An Angola-area home was damaged Feb. 24 by a fallen tree. The Indian River Volunteer Fire Company...
Fallen tree damages Angola-area home
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A tree fell on a home near Angola Feb. 23, damaging the structure. The Indian River Volunteer...
Plane skids off runway in Georgetown
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No one was injured when a small plane skidded off the runway Feb. 17 at Delaware Coastal Airport in...
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Rehoboth emergency dispatch is a Center of Excellence
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The Rehoboth Beach 911 Communications Center has been recognized by the International Academies of...
Rehoboth Beach named a Tree City for 35th year in a row
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For the 35th consecutive year, Rehoboth Beach has been recognized as a Tree City by the Arbor Day...
Six proposals to limit development offered to Sussex County Council
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Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson outlined six rule changes March 3 for county council to...
News Briefs 3/6/26
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VIA to host blood drive March 6 in Rehoboth The Village Improvement Association will welcome the...
Cape Henlopen State Park trails impacted by blizzard
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Some popular trails at Cape Henlopen State Park remain open as Delaware State Parks crews continue...
DNREC to fire up inlet’s sand bypass system in mid-March
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If everything goes as planned, the sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet will be moving sand...
New tents coming to Tharros village
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When the Tharros tent village opens this spring, it will have 28 new, weather-hardened tents on...
Weather awareness session to be held March 10 in Lewes
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As the recent blizzard reminded Delawareans, the First State is not immune to harsh weather...
Friends of Cape state park renews agreement with DNREC
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The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding with the...
Clear Space receives $350K grant from Longwood Foundation
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Clear Space Theatre Company has received a $350,000 grant from the Longwood Foundation to support a...
Saltwater intrusion has environmental, financial ramifications
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Ruined crops, damage to infrastructure and contamination of fresh drinking water are a few of the...
Army Corps targets red tape, delays
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A new initiative by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is aimed at delivering critical projects and...
Libraries lobby for tax increase
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Much of the front of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library is obscured by black mesh stretched across...
News Briefs 3/3/27
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Dewey marketing committee to meet The Dewey Beach Marketing Committee will meet at 4 p.m., Tuesday...
Meyer signs executive order to streamline state permitting
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Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order Feb. 26, to streamline permitting regulations across...
Milton Theatre begins pouring concrete on new educational wing
1 week ago
Milton Theatre began pouring concrete on its new 2,850-square-foot educational wing Feb. 19....
DNREC explains energy funds
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Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control officials recently shared how surcharges on...
Lewes to ‘squeeze the balloon’ on parking
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Lewes Councilman Joe Elder passed out filled balloons to his colleagues, props he connected to the...
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Former Chez La Mer building in Rehoboth to be razed
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A commercial building on the corner of Second Street and Wilmington Avenue in Rehoboth Beach that’s...
Rehoboth, Henlopen Acres cleanup is going to take a bit of time
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In the wake of a snowstorm that brought everything to a screeching halt of days, Rehohoth Beach...
Milton council to debate commercial annexation March 2
1 week ago
Milton Town Council will debate a request for annexation of 5 acres at the corner of Harbeson and...
News Briefs 2/27/26
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DNREC to close the Point March 1 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental...
Sussex digs out of massive winter storm
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Cindy Truitt shoveled out the driveway and her car twice after a storm dumped nearly 20 inches of...
Interagency cooperation key to storm response
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As a powerful winter storm moved toward Sussex County Feb. 22, key players in the anticipated...
Polar Bear Plunge, 5K canceled
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For the second time in a little over a month, weather-related issues have forced the cancelation of...
Much of county council meeting canceled by storm moved to March 3 meeting
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Nearly all items on the agenda of the Feb. 24 Sussex County Council meeting, canceled after a storm...
DNREC to close the Point March 1
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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape...
Sussex council approves state police vehicle training course plan
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Sussex County Council approved a conditional use Feb. 10, allowing Delaware State Police to build...
State of Emergency ends
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Gov. Matthew Meyer has terminated the Delaware State of Emergency enacted in response to Sunday’s...
Lewes recovers from blizzard
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The Chandler and Levin families found one of the only sledding hills in the City of Lewes to have...
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