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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...
Ballenger planned along Hollymount Road
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission recently heard plans for Ballenger, a cluster...
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...
Delmarva Power to improve street lights in Milton
Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Delmarva Power is planning to replace 31 light bulbs on Mulberry Street in Milton with new LED...
Diorama of historic Rehoboth Beach likely to move to...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
It appears a diorama of Rehoboth Beach in the 1920s will be moving to city hall. Over the last...
Milton council tables one, approves another request...
Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Town Council approved a request by Milton Theatre to use two parking spaces for food trucks...
Rehoboth Beach files quiet title petition for north...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
Following a decision to not renew a 99-year-lease on two lots along the north end of the Boardwalk...
Apartments will be part of Sussex rental program
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
At its Dec. 20 meeting, the Office of State Planning Coordination Preliminary Land Use Service...
Dewey cuts back on free parking
Ellen Driscoll
4 months ago
Beginning next summer, visitors to Dewey Beach will only have one night of free parking. Dewey...
Lewes Lights continues thru Dec.31
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Nearly 100 homes and businesses are featured this season on the Lewes Lights tour. Now in its...
Roundabout rolling along near Five Points
4 months ago
The long-awaited roundabout at the intersection of Route 9, Plantation Road and Beaver Dam Road...
Dewey board denies variance request
Ellen Driscoll
4 months ago
The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment denied a property owner’s variance request regarding dwelling...
Dune grass plantings mark official end of beach...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
All of the heavy equipment has been gone for months, but a beach replenishment project in Rehoboth...
Rehoboth exploring temporary options for beach...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
While the former Rehoboth Beach Patrol building on Baltimore Avenue awaits demolition, city...
State negotiating land lease for offshore wind farm...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
For years now, US Wind has been moving forward with the construction of two offshore wind projects...
DNREC names new superintendents at three Delaware...
4 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control recently announced three new...
Sussex association of towns holiday party ushers in...
4 months ago
Hundreds of Sussex County elected officials and town administrators dined on filet mignon and crab...
Retirement saving options offered to residents
4 months ago
Delaware recently joined with Colorado to offer retirement saving opportunities for residents. The...
Accused Georgetown shooter trial ends in hung jury
Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
A Georgetown man accused of taking part in a robbery and murder at a Georgetown restaurant in...
News Briefs 12/22/23
4 months ago
DART posts holiday service schedules Delaware Transit Corporation recently announced its holiday...
Legislator questions lack of public hearing for...
Melissa Steele
4 months ago
A permit-to-purchase bill for handguns that passed the Senate last session is getting some pushback...
State denies Cape High classroom expansion
Ellen Driscoll
4 months ago
The state denied the district’s request for more classrooms at Cape High, but it gave the go-ahead...
Northstar community plans reviewed by state agencies
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
State agencies commented on plans for the proposed 433-acre Northstar mixed-use community along...
Many homeless uncounted, advocates say
Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Affordable housing advocates gathered at Legislative Hall Dec. 6 to say there are more people...
Executive director quits, board member out at Home...
Bill Shull
4 months ago
The executive director of Home of the Brave, a shelter for homeless veterans in Milford, resigned...
Cemetery to be moved for new Community Bank
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
At its Dec. 14 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission approved a final site...
Artesian wastewater plant still awaiting approval
Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
A new wastewater treatment plant in Milton is still awaiting approval from the Delaware Department...
State agencies review Cool Spring Crossing
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
State agencies had a chance to comment about the proposed 637-acre Cool Spring Crossing mixed-use,...
Jones Giltner wins 37th District seat
Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Republican Valerie Jones Giltner credits her win Dec. 21 in the special election to fill former Rep...
New Milton public works plans await congressional...
Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
In the game of federal congressional chicken over appropriations, funding for a proposed new public...
News Briefs 12/19/23
4 months ago
Update on Rehoboth waste collection There will be no residential trash pickup Monday, Dec. 25, and...
Cape district sets new elementary school enrollment...
Ellen Driscoll
4 months ago
Following discussions that began in September, the Cape school board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to...
Rehoboth set to increase, decrease parking-related...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
During a summer-in-review session in October, staff from the city’s parking department shed light...
Storm causes flooding on many Sussex roads, homes
4 months ago
A massive storm covering the East Coast into Canada hit the Cape Region Dec. 17-18. Depending on...
Henlopen Acres increases slip fees for second...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
For the second year in a row and the third time since 2020, Henlopen Acres commissioners have...
Changes to Rehoboth’s dog regs on beach, Boardwalk...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
Citing the inability to enforce current rules to a satisfactory level, it doesn’t appear the...
Rehoboth’s new traffic, parking study recommends old...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
The preliminary results are in from a summer-long traffic study in Rehoboth Beach, and the...
BOEM intends to lease more wind farm area off...
Chris Flood
4 months ago
The U.S. Department of the Interior recently announced a proposal of another offshore wind lease...
Late 2025 eyed for dredging of Lewes-Rehoboth Canal
Chris Flood
4 months ago
Almost two years ago, Delaware's congressional delegation announced $3.8 million in funding was...
Lewes Beach nourishment begins, canal dredging...
Bill Shull
4 months ago
A large dredge is now parked in Delaware Bay near Roosevelt Inlet as a Lewes Beach nourishment...
Sussex County engineer to retire as officials...
4 months ago
Sussex County’s top engineer has designs on the next phase of life: retirement. Hans M. Medlarz,...
News Briefs 12/15/23
4 months ago
Cape Gazette sets early ad deadlines Due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the classified...
Republicans stay optimistic on pair of alcohol...
Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Two upstate Republicans remain optimistic that a pair of bills aiming to bring mail delivery of...
Large-scale projects proposed along Route 9
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Two large developments along Route 9 west of Lewes are on the Wednesday, Dec. 20 agenda for the...
Sussex perimeter buffer regs include a protection zone
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Sussex County Council received an outline of possible recommendations to update the perimeter...
Lewes council passes Donovan-Smith zoning changes
Bill Shull
4 months ago
After months of discussion, Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved a text amendment it...
End of the line could be near for Lewes Line
Bill Shull
4 months ago
The future of the Lewes Line is tenuous at best after a city report showing that the bus service...
Sussex Preservation Coalition celebrates first year
Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition celebrated its first year during a party and fundraiser Dec. 10...
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