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Lewes BPW plans for 1 million-gallon water tower
Aaron R. Mushrush
5 hours ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works is seeking a loan from the state to construct a new water tower...
Dewey commissioners enact parking changes
Ellen Driscoll
10 hours ago
In continued efforts to simplify parking rules in Dewey Beach, commissioners voted unanimously...
Milton P&Z commission approves Verizon site plans
Ryan Mavity
13 hours ago
Years of debate and comment regarding a proposed cellphone tower on Front Street in Milton were...
Dan Phillips on a mission to protect terrapins
Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
Disputes between residents and their community homeowners associations are not unusual, but the...
Superior Court judge makes decision in Rehoboth...
Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
A Delaware Superior Court judge has granted the City of Rehoboth Beach’s motion to dismiss a...
Belhaven delays could lead to Rehoboth code change
Chris Flood
1 day ago
Due almost entirely to delays for the proposed Belhaven Hotel in Rehoboth Beach, city commissioners...
Judge dismisses action against Atlantic Concrete
Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
A Delaware Court of Chancery master has granted Atlantic Concrete’s motion to dismiss in a lawsuit...
Dewey passes $4.5 million budget
Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously March 10 to pass a fiscal year 2024 budget that...
State pushes affordable internet
1 day ago
State officials want low-income households to know about federal money available for high-speed...
Del-One partners with Springboard Collaborative
Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
Del-One Federal Credit Union and the Springboard Collaborative have signed a memorandum of...
News Briefs 3/24/23
1 day ago
Tree commission hearings set March 27 The Rehoboth Beach Parks & Shade Tree Commission has...
Lewes athletes disappointed with Canalfront Park courts
Aaron R. Mushrush
1 day ago
There hasn’t been much bounce in the step of athletes who traditionally utilize the courts at...
St. Jude answers call of homeless
Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
Two days after the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach Code Purple site closed, volunteers and supporters gathered...
Delaware GOP electric car forum examines impacts of...
3 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days 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
4 days ago
Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson spent most of his presentation time answering questions...
Start of beach replenishment delayed a week
Chris Flood
6 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
6 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
6 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
6 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council voted unanimously March 13 to approve the fiscal year 2024 budget to...
News Briefs 3/17/23
1 week ago
Lewes to discuss bicycle master plan March 20 The Lewes Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee...
Sussex P&Z questions Twin Masts plan
Ron MacArthur
1 week 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
1 week ago
Would a bypass around Milton help east-west traffic movement through northern Sussex County? That’s...
General Assembly declares gun violence a public...
1 week 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
Officials and residents in Lewes can agree on one thing: language in municipal code could use some...
Funds secured for bay beach nourishment
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
Lewes officials are hoping to make pedestrian improvements and upgrades to sanitary amenities in...
Sussex council outlines priorities
Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Several potential changes to Sussex County code related to development are included among...
News Briefs 3/10/23
2 weeks 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
2 weeks 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
2 weeks ago
While a specific timeline for the project to begin hasn’t been formalized, details about the long-...
Former Milton Councilman Emory West dies
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Emory West was always proud that he was born and raised in Milton and that he spent his whole life...
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