News Briefs 12/23/25

DelDOT extends work hours at Route 16

Delaware Department of Transportation has announced an extra day of work. Route 1 from Deep Branch Road to Route 16 will have work extended from 3 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 23.

DART sets holiday service schedule 

DART will operate regular weekday services statewide Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31.  

DART services, both fixed-route and paratransit, will not operate Christmas Day, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Jan. 1.  For information, go to DartFirstState.com or call 1-800-652-DART. 

Lewes City Hall, BPW closed for Christmas

Lewes City Hall will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas.

It will reopen at 8 a.m., Friday, Dec. 26.

The offices of the Lewes Board of Public Works will be closed Thursday and Friday, Dec. 25 and 26.

BPW will reopen at 8 a.m., Monday, Dec. 29.

Community ESL classes to start Jan. 13

Sussex County’s Community English as a Second Language Program winter classes will begin Tuesday, Jan. 13.

With free educational child care offered for students' children ages 6 months to 11 years, morning and evening classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays in Rehoboth Beach and Milford. 

Focused on developing conversational skills, and improving listening, reading, grammar and writing ability, classes for adults of all nationalities are offered from beginner to advanced levels.

A fee of $20 includes books. 

To learn more, go to lcosrehoboth.org/esl-program or email esl@lcosrehoboth.org.

DAR scholarship applications due Jan. 31

The Col. David Hall Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution has has opened its online application period for students to apply for scholarship opportunities offered through DAR Academic Works.

This year, the DAR Scholarship Committee offers more than 30 national scholarship opportunities for graduating high school students, college undergraduates and graduates. A wide array of scholarships is available for students majoring in American history, American studies, history, historic preservation, chemistry, education, English, horticulture, math, law, business administration, nursing, medicine and physical/occupational therapy.

Honoring the the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of independence, the DAR America 250! Scholarship will provide a one-time $25,000 award in 2026 to 10 undergraduate and/or graduate students studying American history.

Applications will be accepted through Saturday, Jan. 31, at dar.academicworks.com.

For details about scholarships or DAR chapter membership, contact Scholarship Chair Kathy Lindemer at klindemer@gmail.com.

Boardwalk task force membership OK’d

As part of an ongoing desire to have the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk recognized historically, city commissioners approved the slate of appointments to the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk Historical Designation Task Force during a meeting Dec. 19.

As approved, resident members are Andrea Hoffman, Wesley Combs, Christopher Bright, Jim Ellison and Wayne Neale; the business member is Frank Cole; non-voting members are Michael Burton and Mason Preddy; and invitees include Heidi Nasstrom Evans, Daniel Parsons and Kate McKenzie. Mayor Stan Mills is the task force chair but has been designated as a non-voting member.

A date has not been set for when the task force will first meet.

The task force is time-limited, with an end date coinciding with completion of pursuing a historic designation from Delaware Public Archives and the National Register of Historic Places.

The process is expected to take up to one-and-a-half years.

Rehoboth accepts audit report

During a commissioner meeting Dec. 12, Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted in favor of accepting an audit report related to the last fiscal year, which ended March 31. The city’s audit committee met Dec. 2 and also accepted the report.

The independent auditor Barbacane, Thornton & Company conducted the review and issued an unmodified opinion, which is the highest opinion available and signals the city’s financial statements have been represented fairly. The report is available for review on the city’s legislative portal, cityofrehoboth.civicweb.net/portal, under the Dec. 19 commissioner meeting link.