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Dewey Beach town hall groundbreaking set for fall
Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
With more than 60% of design work completed, Dewey Beach officials are now finalizing electric and...
Milton council accepts Chestnut Crossing streets
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Nearly two years after residents of Chestnut Crossing initiated talks with town council to get...
State has plans for new Troop 4 building
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
A new Delaware State Police Troop 4 is being planned for a 44-acre parcel along Patriots Way...
Cape, Sussex Tech cancel Jan. 16 afterschool...
3 months ago
Due to inclement weather, the Cape Henlopen School District and Sussex Technical School District...
US Wind buys 140 acres of land from Indian River...
Chris Flood
3 months ago
Due to federal and state approval processes and actual construction, power company US Wind is still...
Legislature cancels Tuesday session
3 months ago
Delaware’s General Assembly canceled its Jan. 16 session due to inclement weather. The cancelation...
Report: The ins and outs of Sussex finances
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
For the first time, Sussex County has a popular financial report, which is a 16-page summary of the...
News Briefs 1/16/24
3 months ago
Dewey commissioners meet Jan. 19 Dewey Beach commissioners will hold their monthly meeting and a...
First snow of 2024 hits Cape Region
3 months ago
The Cape Region experienced its first snowfall of 2024. The storm on Jan. 15 didn’t produce much...
Showfield residents oppose road connection
Bill Shull
3 months ago
Residents of the Showfield community near Lewes turned out Jan. 11 to oppose a vehicular connection...
Rehoboth, Henlopen Acres talk US Wind payment proposal
Chris Flood
3 months ago
In the final days of 2023, Baltimore-based wind power company US Wind announced it was working with...
Milton Royal Farms still awaiting approvals
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Royal Farms’ slogan may be “real fresh, real fast,” but speed has not been of the essence in...
Next stop: Vote on fate of Lewes Line
Bill Shull
3 months ago
The Lewes Line could be pulling into its last stop, at least as we know it. Councilwoman Carolyn...
Lewes beach nourishment project is complete
Bill Shull
3 months ago
Replenishment work on part of Lewes Beach is done. The city and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Cape Henlopen State Park to close Jan. 16-17 for...
3 months ago
A section of Cape Henlopen State Park will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 16-17 to...
Jones Giltner takes oath of office
Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Rep. Valerie Jones Giltner, R-Georgetown, took the oath of office Jan. 9, as one of the first items...
Solar farms are cropping up like cornfields
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Here a solar farm, there a solar farm, everywhere a solar farm. That seems to be the trend in...
News Briefs 1/12/24
3 months ago
Sussex council not meeting Jan. 16 Sussex County Council will not meet Tuesday, Jan. 16. The next...
DNREC studying beach nourishment funding
Chris Flood
3 months ago
For the better part of two decades, Delaware communities along the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay...
Milton council creates new parking committee
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
By a unanimous vote, Milton Town Council approved the creation of a new parking committee that will...
Sussex P&Z grants preliminary approval to Ballenger
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
A preliminary site plan for the Ballenger cluster subdivision on the east side of Hollymount Road...
As respiratory illness season peaks, Beebe...
3 months ago
Starting 7 a.m. Friday, Jan. 12, Beebe Healthcare will require patients, visitors and team members...
Peninsula Lakes residents say no to business
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
A couple planning to use their property to operate a dirt and gravel storage and hauling business...
Cape Region mostly spared from major storm effects
3 months ago
Despite lots of rain and strong winds, a severe storm overnight Jan. 9-10 only resulted in minimal...
Sussex signs $1 million agreement with Dewey Beach
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Sussex County Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Town of Dewey Beach to...
Three run for Milton council seats
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Three candidates have filed to run for two council seats in Milton’s March election. The race will...
Bad weather forces cancellations
3 months ago
A major storm that is expected to result in flooding throughout the Cape Region is expected to roll...
Flooding expected Jan. 9-10
3 months ago
Delaware state officials are urging residents to be aware and prepare for potential flooding...
News Briefs 1/9/24
3 months ago
Lewes to hold special meeting Jan. 11 Lewes Mayor and Council will hold a special meeting at 10 a.m...
Issues abound as legislative session kicks off
Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Cape Region legislators are planning to tackle important issues in 2024, as the new legislative...
Daiseys: Lewes HPARC hearing not needed
Bill Shull
3 months ago
A longtime Lewes family alleges a Lewes commission is treating them differently than other...
Public forum to address probation in Delaware Jan. 25
3 months ago
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, ACLU Delaware and the League of Women Voters of...
Milton to consider downtown parking meters
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Milton Town Council will discuss the appointment of a new parking committee that will be...
Bayhealth facilities now require masks
3 months ago
Like many health systems across the region, Bayhealth is experiencing higher-than-normal patient...
Online sports betting comes to Delaware
Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Sports betting has been allowed in person since 2018 at Delaware’s three racetracks/casinos, but it...
Historic Zwaanendael Club building for sale in Lewes
Bill Shull
3 months ago
The historic Zwaanendael Club building at the corner of Savannah Road and Third Street in Lewes is...
Petition forces referendum on annexation in Milton
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
As the calendar turns to the year 2024, Milton is set for a busy first 60 days. Within that time,...
So far, Sussex council mum on school assessment
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
The calls for Sussex County Council to adopt a voluntary school assessment to allocate money for...
Community Bank offers cemetery to family
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Jack Riddle, president and director of Community Bank Delaware, has issued a video update on the...
Canary Creek bridge replacement delayed
Nick Roth
3 months ago
A project to replace the Canary Creek bridge on New Road in Lewes was expected to begin in fall...
Rezoning proposed at Route 16-Route 1
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Developer Ocean One Holdings LLC of Rehoboth Beach has filed an application to rezone a nearly 65-...
News Briefs 1/5/24
3 months ago
Sussex P&Z meetings now on Wednesdays To start the new year, the Sussex County Planning &...
Local government advocate attends White House...
3 months ago
Milford Mayor Archie Campbell attended a holiday party at the White House Dec. 16, representing...
Dewey Beach Patrol captain: mild summer brings few...
Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
A calm summer brought few coastal hazards, said Dewey Beach Patrol Capt. Todd Fritchman in his...
State planners to address Sussex Preservation...
3 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Lewes...
Sussex P&Z meetings now on Wednesdays
3 months ago
To start the new year, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission has changed its meeting...
Speak Out Against Hate sets community meeting Jan. 11
3 months ago
Speak Out Against Hate will meet from 5 to 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11, at Lewes Public Library,...
DNREC aims to clean up sportsman’s club
Chris Flood
3 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is seeking public comment on...
Name changes are not new to Lewes
Nick Roth
3 months ago
Much like the current petitions to change Savannah Beach back to Lewes Beach, Lewes residents...
Dewey Board of Adjustment approves residential request
Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
A homeowner seeking two setback variance requests received approval from the Dewey Beach Board of...
Drainage project underway along Cannon Road near...
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
One of the largest stormwater and drainage projects in the history of Sussex County is nearing...
Rehoboth went through 8,000 dog poop bags in six months
Chris Flood
3 months ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners may not have an appetite to expand dog-related use of the beach and...
US Wind begins discussion of potential benefits with...
3 months ago
US Wind Inc. announced Dec. 29 that it has formally presented to the Delaware-based Association of...
Verizon installs small cell antenna next to Rehoboth...
Chris Flood
3 months ago
Verizon recently installed a small cell antenna along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk. According to...
K-9s Jasper and Smoke sworn into Dewey police...
Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Two new officers raised their right paws and were sworn in to the Dewey Beach Police Department at...
News Briefs 12/29/23
3 months ago
Lewes housing panel to meet Jan. 3 The Lewes Planning Commission’s Housing Subcommittee will meet...
Education report: More money, flexible spending needed
Melissa Steele
3 months ago
A recent report says Delaware needs to invest up to $1 billion more in education but adds that...
Good Ole Boy Foundation stages living nativity
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
The Good Ole Boy Foundation presented its annual living nativity Dec. 22 on The Circle in...
Replenishment underway at Roosevelt Inlet
Nick Roth
3 months ago
Crews are hard at work restoring the beach at Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. The $4.9 million project...
Ballenger planned along Hollymount Road
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission recently heard plans for Ballenger, a cluster...
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