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District 6 Senate candidates differ on divisiveness
Melissa Steele
6 minutes ago
Candidates for the Cape Region’s Senate seat presented their reasons for running Oct. 22, with the...
Election letters to editor deadline set Friday, Oct. 25
6 minutes ago
The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor about the upcoming Delaware general election...
Martin trial heads to jury
Ryan Mavity
10 hours ago
A 12-member jury has begun its deliberations on whether to convict Edward Martin of first-degree...
Alert: Cape school board meeting canceled
18 hours ago
The Cape Henlopen school board meeting scheduled for 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, at Milton...
Hybrid Cape May-Lewes ferry on the horizon
Bill Shull
1 day ago
A new generation of cleaner Cape May-Lewes Ferry boats is on the horizon, thanks to a $20 million...
Rehoboth’s Boardwalk recycling program still struggling
Chris Flood
2 days ago
Following a presentation by staff showing less than 1% of the recycling collected on the Rehoboth...
Lewes honors its employees
2 days ago
The City of Lewes recognized its employees with the Extra Mile Award Oct. 14. They were honored, in...
Rehoboth to issue request for proposals for new city...
Chris Flood
2 days ago
It took the unusual step of a commissioner making an unexpected motion during the city manager’s...
DelDOT installs new all-way stops in Milton
Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation has installed two new all-way stop controls in downtown...
News Briefs 10/22/24
2 days ago
Henlopen Acres audit meeting set Oct. 23 The Henlopen Acres Audit Committee will meet at 10 a.m.,...
Temporary tent city sprouts up on former Troop 7 site
Melissa Steele
3 days ago
About two dozen tents neatly arranged where Troop 7 once stood on Route 1 outside Lewes are part of...
Iraq-Afghanistan memorial stops in Lewes
Bill Shull
3 days ago
A traveling memorial honoring fallen service members from the global war on terror stopped in Lewes...
CIB building Inland Bays’ largest oyster reef
Chris Flood
4 days ago
In the name of finding a simple and effective way to grow oysters in the Inland Bays, the Center...
Rehoboth offers timeline to answer on regional...
Chris Flood
5 days ago
Officials from Sussex County and the Lewes Board of Public Works continued to make a case for a...
Milton planners hear concept plans for new Dunkin...
Ryan Mavity
5 days ago
With McDonald’s already under construction, the next national chain with its eye on Milton is...
Dog grooming decision put in hands of Lewes panel
Bill Shull
6 days ago
Sarah Prieto and Stephen Matthews will have to wait a little longer for a decision on whether they...
Milton finance committee begins talks on parking fees
Ryan Mavity
6 days ago
The Milton Finance Committee began deliberations on two proposals that would create parking impact...
ALERT: Jazz fest cancels Sunday’s fireworks
6 days ago
Fireworks slated for Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Rusty Rudder in Dewey Beach to commemorate the 35th...
Rehoboth BoA approves Belhaven variance for off-site...
Chris Flood
6 days ago
For the third time in three tries, the Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment has voted in favor of a...
Lewes honors longtime police officer
Bill Shull
6 days ago
The City of Lewes honored police Cpl. Richard Schiazza for 25 years of service. Mayor Andrew...
Lewes planners question Overfall Preserve plan
Bill Shull
6 days ago
The Lewes Planning Commission got its first look at plans for the proposed Overfall Preserve...
Lewes BPW releases initial water service line...
6 days ago
In accordance with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions, the...
News Briefs 10/18/24
6 days ago
Canalfront Park playground to close Oct. 18 The City of Lewes is closing the Canalfront Park...
District 20 candidates weigh in on issues
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Not much separated the incumbent representative for District 20 from her challenger as the two met...
Trial begins in 2022 shooting
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The trial of a 49-year-old Millsboro man facing first-degree murder charges for shooting and...
Sussex County reassessment process moves forward
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
During its regular Oct. 15 meeting, Sussex County Council received an update on the years-long...
Lewes Fire Department launches fundraising crusade
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Lewes Fire Chief Greg Bennett is frustrated. You can hear it in his voice and see it on his face...
Ted Becker memorial to be held Oct. 26
Bill Shull
1 week ago
A celebration of life will be held for former Lewes Mayor Ted Becker at 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 26...
Milton council awards contract for Federal Street...
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
By unanimous vote Oct. 7, Milton Town Council approved a $2.2 million bid by contractor Bearing...
Open burning ban issued for Delaware
1 week ago
With below-average precipitation since late summer, including record low rainfall in New Castle and...
Rehoboth Avenue paving project is back on after four...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
Rehoboth Beach officials have announced that the four-times-delayed Rehoboth Avenue repaving...
Lewes preservation group meets Longwood Foundation ...
1 week ago
The Greater Lewes Foundation is working to acquire a 30-acre tract of land in the downtown area...
Cape Region steps up to help hurricane victims
Bill Shull
1 week ago
A tractor-trailer packed with much-needed supplies left Lewes Oct. 14, bound for hurricane-ravaged...
Time capsule installed in new Rehoboth Beach Patrol
Chris Flood
1 week ago
The ongoing construction of the new Rehoboth Beach Patrol headquarters and public restroom facility...
News Briefs 10/15/24
1 week ago
Lewes BPW discusses strategic plan The Lewes Board of Public Works held a special meeting Oct. 7 to...
Sussex Board of Adjustment continues decision on Old...
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A Verizon cell tower proposed in a wooded area off Old Landing Road hit opposition Oct. 7, after...
Students tour Lewes fire station
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Some Lewes Elementary School students learned valuable lessons during Fire Prevention Week. About...
Blue Zones team tours local communities
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Organizers of the Blue Zones initiative were in Sussex County this week to learn more about how the...
Report: Rehoboth’s King Charles Ave. needs...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
Participation was limited, but a summer-long pilot program on King Charles Avenue in Rehoboth Beach...
Rehoboth planning commission looking for new counsel
Chris Flood
1 week ago
Citing a change in law firms that is presents a conflict of interest, attorney Luke Mette is no...
Airport taxiway project still in the works
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Construction for a $13 million taxiway improvement at Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown is...
Milton council chooses tagline
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council, by a 6-1 vote, approved “Walkable. Liveable. Unforgettable.” as the town’s new...
Overfall Preserve goes before Lewes planners Oct. 15
1 week ago
The Lewes Planning Commission will hold a public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct...
West Rehoboth ADU approved by Sussex Board of...
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A new Sussex County ordinance requiring board of adjustment approval for accessory dwelling units...
Engineers present Milton shoreline plans
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton’s engineering firm provided town council with a report estimating that the cost of...
Silver Lake lot owners fined for dirt dump
Chris Flood
1 week ago
The property owners of a lot on Silver Lake near Rehoboth Beach have been fined $7,500 for...
News Briefs 10/11/24
1 week ago
Rehoboth planning meeting canceled The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission meeting scheduled for...
Sussex P&Z approves Northstar preliminary plans
Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
All four applications for the Northstar development – one of the largest developments ever proposed...
Dewey tree ordinance survives pruning attempt
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
A move to waive a requirement that property owners replace felled trees in certain cases met the ax...
Oct. 22 hearing set on dismissal of offshore wind...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
A South Bethany property owner has filed an appeal challenging the state’s review of two federal...
CLOSURE: Work underway on New Road in Lewes
2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation recently announced lane and road closures on New Road and...
UPDATE
Millsboro man charged in connection with home...
Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
After paying nearly $100,000 for a new deck and landscaping and never hearing from the contractor...
News Briefs 10/8/24
2 weeks ago
Dewey finance committee to meet The Dewey Beach finance committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Thursday...
Large townhouse project planned west of Milton
Nick Roth
2 weeks ago
A 235-unit townhouse community is being proposed on 69 acres off Route 16 west of Milton. The...
West Side New Beginnings services set to resume Oct. 8
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
A few weeks after the death of co-founder Diaz Bonville, his two daughters are resuming services at...
Former Lewes Mayor Ted Becker dies
Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Former Lewes Mayor Ted Becker is being remembered as a selfless public servant who helped shape the...
Department of Elections early voting sites to open...
2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Elections recently announced the 2024 General Election Early Voting...
Mixed-use development proposed near Cool Spring
Nick Roth
2 weeks ago
State agencies came out against a 178-unit, mixed-use development along Route 9 near Cool Spring...
Lewes holds inaugural Community Service Day
Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Employees from the City of Lewes and community volunteers took part in an inaugural Community...
Temporary expansion application deadline reduced in...
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Event planners in Dewey Beach need only apply for a temporary expansion of premises 45 days in...
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