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Delaware GOP electric car forum examines impacts of...

3 hours ago
More than 350 people gathered March 21 at the Indian River Senior Center in Millsboro to hear about...

Changes proposed to horseshoe crab harvest regulations

Chris Flood
23 hours ago
A virtual public hearing on proposed revisions to state code related to the harvesting of horseshoe...

Pedestrian improvement project moving along in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
1 day ago
Years in the making, pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Grove and Munson streets and...

Mother sues Dewey Beach, officer over 2022 fatal...

Melissa Steele
1 day ago
The mother of a man shot by a Dewey Beach Police officer in 2022 filed a wrongful death suit March...

Business license fees raised in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
For the first time in 12 years, business license fees will go up in Dewey Beach. At the March 10...

News Briefs 3/21/23

1 day ago
Sussex P&Z Commission to meet Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission will meet at 3 p.m...

Rehoboth Beach passes $35 million budget

Chris Flood
1 day ago
This time last year, Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved a budget for the current fiscal year...

Lawson: Property rights a priority in development

Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson spent most of his presentation time answering questions...

Start of beach replenishment delayed a week

Chris Flood
3 days ago
Rehoboth Beach announced March 16 that beach replenishment is now expected to begin on or around...

Milton plots sidewalk improvement with county grant

Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
Milton is planning a series of projects aimed at improving vehicle and pedestrian safety around...

Lewes BPW authorizes first step in modernizing power...

Aaron R. Mushrush
3 days ago
Imagine being able to pinpoint the time of day when the most amount of power is consumed at a...

Lynam awarded beach concessions contract in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Dewey commissioners voted unanimously March 10 to award a five-year beach concessions contract to...

First Baptist has plans for new church in Lewes

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
The Rev. John Reddick, pastor of First Baptist Church of Lewes, said the church property is unique...

Verizon asks Milton planners for cell tower approval

Ryan Mavity
5 days ago
Verizon is asking for final site-plan approval from the Milton Planning and Zoning Commission to...

Some Peddler’s Village shops are struggling

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
Some shop owners in Peddler’s Village say they are struggling to keep their businesses afloat...

Signs to identify town cameras in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
5 days ago
Signs identifying the locations of town cameras will soon be installed throughout Dewey Beach, Town...

Lewes adopts $12.1 million budget

Aaron R. Mushrush
5 days ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council voted unanimously March 13 to approve the fiscal year 2024 budget to...

News Briefs 3/17/23

5 days ago
Lewes to discuss bicycle master plan March 20 The Lewes Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee...

Sussex P&Z questions Twin Masts plan

Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
Traffic concerns and proximity to a private airport were front and center during a presentation on...

Milton bypass, other ideas discussed by Coastal...

Nick Roth
5 days ago
Would a bypass around Milton help east-west traffic movement through northern Sussex County? That’s...

General Assembly declares gun violence a public...

6 days ago
A Senate Concurrent Resolution declaring gun violence a public health crisis passed the Senate and...

Fire damages Dewey Beach home

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
The cause of a March 15 house fire at 4 Carolina St. in Dewey Beach has been ruled to be electrical...

Belhaven Hotel plans set for review in April

Chris Flood
1 week ago
About 15 months after the Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment approved a 50% increase to the floor-...

Dewey officer Cliff Dempsey promoted to lieutenant

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Dewey Beach police officer Cliff Dempsey was promoted to lieutenant in a ceremony at the March 10...

Milton council rethinks one-way streets study

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council unanimously voted to return a $10,000 state grant intended to fund a...

Lewes may adopt Sussex County assessment figures

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Former Lewes Councilwoman Bonnie Osler sees a bad moon rising in Lewes. During mayor and city...

Association of Coastal Towns weighs position on...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Preceding member discussion at the Association of Coastal Towns meeting March 2 in Dewey Beach,...

Sussex pension, benefits funds among tops

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County is in rarified air as far as the percentage of funding for its pension and other post...

Lewes exploring changes to charter

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Does more money create more problems or do more problems create a need for more money? Lewes Mayor...

News Briefs 3/14/23

1 week ago
Hearing March 22 on erosion, sediment   A public hearing on proposed revisions to selected sections...

330 Rehoboth Ave. lawsuit moved to Superior Court

Chris Flood
1 week ago
About this time last year, Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted against the proposed rezoning of the...

Local pantries prepare for life after pandemic SNAP...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
March has been a case of good news/bad news for Cape Region food banks, as COVID-era emergency...

Milton planners approve new Heritage Creek phase

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Nearly 20 years after the first shovel hit dirt, development of Heritage Creek in Milton is nearing...

Lewes exploring Sussex Drive and George H.P. Smith...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Officials in Lewes are hoping to enter a partnership with Cape Henlopen School District to share...

Delaware losing millions in unclaimed MoneyGram checks

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Delaware’s ability to keep millions of dollars in unclaimed MoneyGram orders is coming to an end...

Delmarva Power request to decrease natural gas costs...

1 week ago
The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved a 23% decrease in Delmarva Power’s natural gas...

Street lights falling off Verizon antennas on...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
For an unknown amount of time, three of four Verizon antennas on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach...

Lewes eyes more bike racks at dune crossings

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Additional bicycle parking is making its way to Lewes Beach. At its Feb. 28 meeting, the Lewes...

Lewes parking regulations headed for changes

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Officials and residents in Lewes can agree on one thing: language in municipal code could use some...

Funds secured for bay beach nourishment

1 week ago
A total of $25 million has been secured for Delaware Bay beach nourishment projects, U.S. Sens. Tom...

Cape Shores beach replenishment underway

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Replenishment work for the bay beach at Cape Shores in Lewes is underway. Crews have been working...

Lewes discusses sidewalk replacement

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
Lewes officials are hoping to make pedestrian improvements and upgrades to sanitary amenities in...

Sussex council outlines priorities

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Several potential changes to Sussex County code related to development are included among...

News Briefs 3/10/23

1 week ago
Lewes sets final budget workshop Lewes Mayor and City Council will host a budget workshop at 9:30 a...

Bryan Stevenson School readies for first year

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
After years of planning, the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence is readying for its first...

Canal dredging to start at Roosevelt Inlet

Chris Flood
1 week ago
While a specific timeline for the project to begin hasn’t been formalized, details about the long-...

Library guarantees ease concerns of Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
It took personal guarantees to not leave the city, the proposed creation of a task force to help...

Former Milton Councilman Emory West dies

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Emory West was always proud that he was born and raised in Milton and that he spent his whole life...

Marijuana legalization passes the House, again

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Editor’s note: This story has been updated with the March 9 vote in favor of a bill to...

Additional parking options for Milton parade

1 week ago
Those looking to attend Milton’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Lucky Leprechaun 5K Sunday,...

Shawn Lovenguth officially enters Cape school board...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Milton native Shawn Lovenguth is now an official candidate in the Cape Henlopen school board...

Milton’s Magnolia Street parking lot reopens

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
After being closed since July, Milton’s municipal parking lot on Magnolia Street has reopened to...

Projects approved along Old Orchard Road near Lewes

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Two projects have been approved as part of the Oyster Cove community master plan along Old Orchard...

Two repair projects coming for Indian River Inlet

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Long-awaited improvements to the pedestrian walkway on the north side of Indian River Inlet are...

News Briefs 3/7/23

2 weeks ago
Councilwoman Green signs disclosure Faced with the prospect of losing federal funding, District 2...

Mark Carter runs for Center for the Inland Bays

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Mark Carter, who was hired in June as Delaware Center for the Inland Bays director of development,...

Unknown challenger files for Cape school board election

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
There could be an election this year for the Cape Henlopen school board, scheduled for Tuesday, May...

Sussex signs parking agreement with state

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Through an agreement with the state, Sussex County will have 100 reserved, free parking spaces in a...

Sussex P&Z approves Miralon subdivision

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
The Miralon subdivision has been approved by the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission. At...

MERR rescues young harp seal from North Shores beach

2 weeks ago
Representatives from the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute rescued a young...