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Mountaire gets emergency variance

Chris Flood
42 minutes ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced March 5 it has authorized a...

Neighbors, ‘hedgehog’ oppose Rivers Edge

Kevin T. Conlon
42 minutes ago
Members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission heard concerns March 4, on a proposed...

City of Lewes, DSU partner for career, workforce...

12 hours ago
Leaders from the City of Lewes and Delaware State University met Feb. 18, at Lewes City Hall to...

Milton targets intersections for safety upgrades

Ryan Mavity
22 hours ago
Milton officials are preparing bid documents to begin work on an action plan aimed at improving 10...

Rehoboth emergency dispatch is a Center of Excellence

1 day ago
The Rehoboth Beach 911 Communications Center has been recognized by the International Academies of...

Cape district considers staggered start days for...

Ellen McIntyre
1 day ago
Cape Henlopen School District could be implementing a staggered start for students in the 2026-27...

Rehoboth Beach named a Tree City for 35th year in a row

2 days ago
For the 35th consecutive year, Rehoboth Beach has been recognized as a Tree City by the Arbor Day...

No Cape school board elections this year

Ellen McIntyre
3 days ago
No elections will take place for the Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education this year, as...

Six proposals to limit development offered to Sussex...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson outlined six rule changes March 3 for county council to...

State hears new Ocean One plan

Nick Roth
3 days ago
A large project mixing commercial and residential uses at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 16...

News Briefs 3/6/26

3 days ago
VIA to host blood drive March 6 in Rehoboth The Village Improvement Association will welcome the...

Keane runs for Lewes city council

Bill Shull
3 days ago
Kevin Keane is the first person to file to run for Lewes City Council in this year’s municipal...

Rehoboth business groups oppose possible fee increases

Chris Flood
4 days ago
In response to city commissioners eyeing increases to business licenses and fees, representatives...

Cape Henlopen State Park trails impacted by blizzard

Gabrielle Ziegler
4 days ago
Some popular trails at Cape Henlopen State Park remain open as Delaware State Parks crews continue...

DNREC to fire up inlet’s sand bypass system in mid...

Chris Flood
4 days ago
If everything goes as planned, the sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet will be moving sand...

New tents coming to Tharros village

Bill Shull
4 days ago
When the Tharros tent village opens this spring, it will have 28 new, weather-hardened tents on...

Weather awareness session to be held March 10 in Lewes

4 days ago
As the recent blizzard reminded Delawareans, the First State is not immune to harsh weather...

Friends of Cape state park renews agreement with DNREC

Bill Shull
5 days ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding with the...

Clear Space receives $350K grant from Longwood...

5 days ago
Clear Space Theatre Company has received a $350,000 grant from the Longwood Foundation to support a...

Saltwater intrusion has environmental, financial...

Chris Flood
5 days ago
Ruined crops, damage to infrastructure and contamination of fresh drinking water are a few of the...

Army Corps targets red tape, delays

Chris Flood
6 days ago
A new initiative by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is aimed at delivering critical projects and...

Libraries lobby for tax increase

Kevin T. Conlon
6 days ago
Much of the front of the Rehoboth Beach Public Library is obscured by black mesh stretched across...

News Briefs 3/3/27

6 days ago
Dewey marketing committee to meet The Dewey Beach Marketing Committee will meet at 4 p.m., Tuesday...

Meyer signs executive order to streamline state...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed an executive order Feb. 26, to streamline permitting regulations across...

Milton Theatre begins pouring concrete on new...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Theatre began pouring concrete on its new 2,850-square-foot educational wing Feb. 19...

DNREC explains energy funds 

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control officials recently shared how surcharges on...

Lewes to ‘squeeze the balloon’ on parking

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Lewes Councilman Joe Elder passed out filled balloons to his colleagues, props he connected to the...
See link below for map of demo permits since 2012

Former Chez La Mer building in Rehoboth to be razed

Chris Flood
1 week ago
A commercial building on the corner of Second Street and Wilmington Avenue in Rehoboth Beach that’s...

Milton council to debate commercial annexation March 2

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council will debate a request for annexation of 5 acres at the corner of Harbeson and...

Rehoboth, Henlopen Acres cleanup is going to take a...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
In the wake of a snowstorm that brought everything to a screeching halt of days, Rehohoth Beach...

News Briefs 2/27/26

1 week ago
DNREC to close the Point March 1 The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental...

Sussex digs out of massive winter storm

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Cindy Truitt shoveled out the driveway and her car twice after a storm dumped nearly 20 inches of...

Interagency cooperation key to storm response

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
As a powerful winter storm moved toward Sussex County Feb. 22, key players in the anticipated...

Polar Bear Plunge, 5K canceled

Chris Flood
1 week ago
For the second time in a little over a month, weather-related issues have forced the cancelation of...

Much of county council meeting canceled by storm...

1 week ago
Nearly all items on the agenda of the Feb. 24 Sussex County Council meeting, canceled after a storm...

DNREC to close the Point March 1

1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will close The Point at Cape...

Sussex council approves state police vehicle...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Sussex County Council approved a conditional use Feb. 10, allowing Delaware State Police to build...

State of Emergency ends

1 week ago
Gov. Matthew Meyer has terminated the Delaware State of Emergency enacted in response to Sunday’s...

Lewes recovers from blizzard

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The Chandler and Levin families found one of the only sledding hills in the City of Lewes to have...

Rehoboth responders handle more than 50 calls during...

1 week ago
The Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company responded to over 50 fire and EMS calls during the recent...

Dewey working to clear streets after blizzard

Ellen McIntyre
1 week ago
In the wake of a blizzard that slammed Sussex County and much of the East Coast last weekend, the...

Rehoboth moving forward with more traffic-calming...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
In advance of the 2026 summer season, a number of traffic-calming measures are coming to a handful...

Decision delayed on Revelation Brewing move

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
A decision on the site plan for Revelation Craft Brewing Co.’s planned new location at the corner...

Downed trees slow blizzard cleanup

Chris Flood
1 week ago
The snow has stopped falling, but the cleanup from the recent storm and the restoration of power to...

Bicycle council makes second pitch for moped ban...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
The Delaware Bicycle Council is making a second appeal to have signs installed on paved trails to...

DNREC approves treatment capacity increase at...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has approved a permit for...

Dewey approves FY 2027 budget

Ellen McIntyre
1 week ago
Dewey Beach Town Council approved the Fiscal Year 2027 budget and discussed the progress of its FY...

Governor finalizes Strategies for State Policies and...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
A plan for Sussex County to coordinate growth along Routes 9 and 113 with state road improvements...

Dewey talks resiliency plan, FEMA audits

Ellen McIntyre
1 week ago
The Dewey Beach Resiliency and Sustainability Committee is gaining momentum in developing a...

Prime Hook Beach dune crossing denial appealed

Chris Flood
1 week ago
The Prime Hook Beach property owner seeking after-the-fact approval of a concrete dune crossing has...

Driving restrictions lifted

1 week ago
All driving restrictions across Delaware will be lifted at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24. Motorists are...

News Briefs 2/24/26

1 week ago
Lewes bike panel to meet Feb. 24 The Lewes Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will meet at 5...

Mears ends 30-year tenure on Sussex boards

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Bruce Mears, a boutique home builder based in Ocean View, suggested repeatedly in the early-1990s...

Blizzard batters Cape Region

Kevin T. Conlon
2 weeks ago
A storm that dumped up to 19 inches of snow across Sussex County as it swept up the East Coast on...

Water restrictions lifted in Lewes

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works has lifted water restrictions that were imposed earlier today after...

Winter storm cancellations continue

2 weeks ago
• Cape Henlopen School District has canceled school for Tuesday, Feb. 24. Because of widespread...

Sussex Habitat to receive $1 million in federal...

2 weeks ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity has been awarded $1 million from the FY26 Senate Transportation...

Cape Region readers capture snow-covered memories

2 weeks ago
As another winter storm blankets the region in snow and ice, photo opportunities abound. Share your...

Delaware Supreme Court reverses Morales-Garcia verdict

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has reversed a double murder conviction for a Georgetown man and has...

Snow pours down on coastal Sussex

Cape Gazette staff
2 weeks ago
A winter storm Feb. 22 has already dumped a few inches of snow on locations in the Cape Region. The...