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Milton looks to 2021 for Magnolia Street drainage...

Ryan Mavity
28 minutes ago
Milton officials plan to have final design and permitting work ready on an $835,000 drainage...

Changes needed to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals

Chris Flood
6 hours ago
In 2005, Delaware officials set a 20-year-goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 26...

Milton medical complex rezoning application withdrawn

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
An application to rezone an 8-acre parcel on Mulberry Street for use as a medical office complex...

Broadkill Tattoo approved for new sign

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
One of Milton’s newest businesses is about to make its presence known. The Milton Historic...

Retreat at Love Creek HOA sues Tidewater

Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
The Retreat at Love Creek Homeowners Association filed a lawsuit Aug. 28 in Delaware’s Court of...

Comment sought on New Jersey wind power assembly plant

Chris Flood
1 day ago
As part of a federal review process, Delaware’s environmental agency is soliciting public comment...

Cape High student tests positive for COVID-19

1 day ago
Cape Henlopen School District officials announced Sept. 22 they were advised a Cape High student...

Sussex County property taxes due Sept. 30

1 day ago
Sussex County reminds property owners that Wednesday, Sept. 30, is the state-mandated deadline to...

Patricia Drago files as write-in candidate

Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
Since she moved to Lewes six years ago, Patricia Drago has been working almost full time behind the...

Sussex County, DelDOT officials sign memoradum

Ron MacArthur
2 days ago
After nearly a year of meetings, public input and hearings, Sussex County and Delaware Department...

SDARJ announces Dialogue to Action Program 

2 days ago
A new round of Dialogue to Action sessions, a six-week program of conversations about racism geared...

Lewes planners to revisit annexation zones

Nick Roth
2 days ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council has tasked the planning commission with reviewing the city’s...

News Briefs 09/22/20

2 days ago
Lewes BPW goes before DNREC appeals board The Environmental Appeals Board of the State of Delaware...

Week 27: COVID-19 state of emergency passes six months

Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
Less than a week after schools opened, a Cape Henlopen High School student tested positive for...

More delays for Rehoboth comprehensive development plan

Chris Flood
3 days ago
For the second time since beginning work in late 2018, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission is...

Lewes residents need to ramp up recycling efforts

Nick Roth
5 days ago
Lewes residents will need to improve recycling habits in order to avoid costly bills for the city...

Milton council approves tax increase

Ryan Mavity
5 days ago
Milton residents can expect an 8.25 percent increase in their property tax after the town council...

Week 26: Back to school in Cape district

Ron MacArthur
6 days ago
Cape Henlopen School District students returned to classrooms Sept. 16 and 17. Students missed...

Murray wins Republican primary for governor

Melissa Steele
6 days ago
Sussex County attorney Julianne Murray won the Republican primary for governor with 41 percent of...

Lewes farmers market relocating to Shields Sept. 19

6 days ago
Historic Lewes Farmers Market organizers announced the Saturday, Sept. 19 market will move from...

Sussex watchdog Dan Kramer passes away

Ron MacArthur
6 days ago
Dan Kramer was never at a loss for words when it came to Sussex County Council. Kramer, a county...

Three candidates for two seats in Dewey Beach

Ellen Driscoll
6 days ago
Three candidates are running for two seats in Dewey Beach’s 2020 Municipal Election: Commissioner...

Dewey council candidates discuss revenues,...

Ellen Driscoll
6 days ago
Dewey Beach commissioner candidates fielded questions on revenue streams, infrastructure needs and...

Appeal filed with state on Dewey commissioner...

Ellen Driscoll
6 days ago
A state appeal has been filed over the Dewey Beach Board of Election decision to deny a challenge...

News Briefs 09/18/20

6 days ago
Beebe hosts COVID-19 info session for Cape Beebe Healthcare will offer a virtual COVID-19...

State board gives green light to sports

Melissa Steele
6 days ago
For more than four hours, the State Board of Education fretted over allowing fall sports to begin...

Georgetown man sought in Lincoln assault

1 week ago
A Georgetown man is being sought after police say he pointed a gun at a victim near Lincoln Sept. 1...

Councilman Burton will not be write-in candidate

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
In spite of a grassroots effort urging him to run as a write-in candidate, Sussex County Councilman...

American Legion Post 28 reminds people to never forget

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Because of restrictions placed on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many area events have...

Intelligence operations center enhances correctional...

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney joined state correctional leaders to open the Department of Correction...

Unofficial results: Schaeffer tops Burton in Sussex...

Ron MacArthur and Melissa Steele
1 week ago
With no Democratic challengers, it appears there will be two new Sussex County Council members to...

State of Delaware launches COVID Alert DE mobile app

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, and the Delaware...

Plastic bag ban goes into effect in 2021

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Starting Friday, Jan. 1, 2021, most single-use plastic bags will be banned in Delaware. House Bill...

Fallen remembered on 19th anniversary of Sept. 11...

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Roger and Carol Whitford continued the annual tradition of honoring their son Mark and all 2,977...

News Briefs 09/15/20

1 week ago
Millsboro rail crossing to be replaced The Delmarva Central Railroad, with support from DelDOT’s...

Trump rally before the primary election

1 week ago
Trump supporters rallied Sept. 14 in the old Kmart parking lot, a day before the primary election...

Governor appoints teacher, student to State Board of...

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney has appointed former State Teacher of the Year Wendy Turner and high school...

Delaware courts again issuing failure-to-appear...

1 week ago
The Delaware Courts resumed issuing bench warrants Sept. 14 for individuals who fail to appear for...

Milton council to debate two annexation requests...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council will hold two public hearings at 6:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21, at Grace Church,...

Earl Webb appointed to Lewes BPW seat

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Earl Webb has been appointed to the Lewes Board of Public Works to serve out the remaining term of...

Rehoboth Avenue set to get new crosswalk lights,...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
By the end of the year, the western portion of Rehoboth Avenue should be a little safer for...

Keep Our Wells Clean suit heads to Supreme Court

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
A Milton-based environmental group is taking its case to prevent the operation of a new spray...

COVID-19 percentages increase over past week

1 week ago
The percentage of positive COVID-19 cases climbed more than a point to 5.8 percent over the past...

Moskowitz remains on ballot in Dewey commissioner race

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Dewey Beach Commissioner David Moskowitz will remain on the 2020 municipal election ballot, the...

COVID-19 test sites moving to fixed locations

1 week ago
Delaware’s COVID-19 testing is moving away from mobile sites to fixed locations, officials...

Rodeo organizer faces fines, charges for violating...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
An event director who organized an outdoor rodeo and concert near Bridgeville faces fines and...

Primary election set for Sept. 15

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Delaware's 2020 primary is set for Tuesday, Sept. 15, with voting by mail still an option even...

Milton council approves sustainability plan but...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council unanimously approved the town’s sustainability plan, but the committee that...

Route 24 road construction hits a snag

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Work on the Route 24 road construction project in the Rehoboth Beach-Lewes area has been put on...

COVID-19 forces Return Day cancellation

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
For the second time in its more than 250-year history, Sussex County Return Day is being canceled...

CHEA president states union voted no confidence in...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
The Cape teachers union president stated Sept. 10 that the union, Cape Henlopen Education...

News Briefs 09/11/20

1 week ago
Georgetown Gateway project starts Sept. 14 Delaware Department of Transportation contractor Allan...

Carney announces nonprofit support fund

2 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney and New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer on Sept. 9 announced the $25 million...

Moskowitz’s eligibility as Dewey candidate to be...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
The Dewey Beach Board of Elections will determine whether Commissioner David Moskowitz is an...

Fall sports still a possibility

Nick Roth and Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association board of directors reversed its earlier decision...

Rehoboth planning expects CDP rough draft soon

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
It hasn’t been easy, but the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission is nearing completion of a rough...

Vineyards resident concerned about First State patients

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Lines blocking the entrance to her home, patients taking up parking spots, and suspected criminal...

Week 25: State officials want increased testing

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Gov. John Carney will not commit to moving to Phase 3 of the state’s economic reopening plan. Since...

Rehoboth to review use of commercial-district barriers

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
With two weeks to go before Rehoboth Beach’s new administration is sworn into office Friday, Sept...

News Briefs 09/08/20

2 weeks ago
Lewes Board of Health meetings Sept. 9 The Lewes Board of Health will meet virtually at 1 p.m.,...