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Rehoboth restaurants to be charged for barrier use...

Chris Flood
47 minutes ago
Similar to this past summer, if pandemic-related dining regulations continue into April 2021,...

Beebe Healthcare prepares for COVID vaccine

Nick Roth
3 hours ago
The promising news of three separate COVID-19 vaccines nearing U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Publishing error forces new cluster ordinance hearings

Ron MacArthur
3 hours ago
A more than three-hour public hearing at the Nov. 12 Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission...

Milton council adds two to ad hoc lights committee

Ryan Mavity
3 hours ago
Milton Town Council unanimously agreed to form an ad hoc committee to examine whether to install...

Lewes’ Cedar Street focus of flood study

Nick Roth
3 hours ago
When Lewes is hit by a nor’easter or hurricane, flooding does not come from the Delaware Bay...

Dewey commissioners table decision on zoning changes

Ellen Driscoll
3 hours ago
After almost two years of meetings and research by Dewey Beach planning commissioners resulted in a...

Milton committee recommends one-way streets

Ryan Mavity
3 hours ago
A Milton committee has recommended five streets in town be designated for one-way traffic. The...

Milton board reverses decision on Chestnut Street house

Ryan Mavity
3 hours ago
Milton Board of Adjustment unanimously voted Nov. 16 to reverse the town project manager’s decision...

Big Oyster Brewery looks to expand

Ron MacArthur
3 hours ago
The owners of Big Oyster Brewery on Kings Highway, Lewes, have plans for expansion on a parcel of...

News Briefs 11/27/20

4 hours ago
Three hearings on Sussex council agenda Sussex County Council will meet at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 1...

Sussex accepts food donations 24 hours a day

Ron MacArthur
1 day ago
There may not be Caroling on The Circle this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but Sussex...

Thirty-day emergency order extended

2 days ago
Gov. John Carney formally extended the State of Emergency declaration Nov. 25 for another...

Carney: 'Don't come'

Melissa Steele
2 days ago
Gov. John Carney had a message for Pennsylvanians thinking of visiting Delaware bars over the...

Walgreens COVID testing goes to reservation only

Melissa Steele
2 days ago
As thousands of Delawareans flocked to COVID-19 testing sites before the Thanksgiving holiday,...

Lewes ordinance would ban some gas-powered lawn...

Nick Roth
2 days ago
Lewes officials are considering a ban on gas-powered landscaping equipment that uses two-stroke...

Colleges get $45 million for COVID-related expenses

2 days ago
A $45 million Higher Education Relief Fund, which will assist Delaware colleges and universities...

For now, police control Rehoboth Beach Patrol

Chris Flood
2 days ago
Despite an appeal from Rehoboth Beach Patrol Capt. Kent Buckson, city lifeguards will remain under...

Cape approves elementary enrollment area changes

Ellen Driscoll
3 days ago
Cape elementary enrollment areas are set for the 2021-22 school year after a unanimous school board...

Hate Has No Home Here webinar brings community together

Nick Roth
3 days ago
Following three separate acts of hate toward members of the Cape community, individuals and groups...

News Briefs 11/24/20

3 days ago
DelDOT says use caution around testing sites As the number of people seeking COVID-19 testing...

Week 33: Testing ramps up in time for holiday

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
As more people test positive for COVID-19 in Delaware, testing has ramped up throughout the state...

Thanksgiving for Thousands goes on as planned

Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
The 26th annual Mountaire Farms Thanksgiving for Thousands food donation project went on as planned...

New Route 24 traffic signal at busy intersection

4 days ago
One of the busiest intersections in the Long Neck area is getting some relief. A new traffic signal...

DE Relief Grant applications approach Dec. 4 deadline

4 days ago
As the deadline for small businesses to apply for DE Relief Grants approaches, the state announced...

Community COVID-19 test sites set for this week

5 days ago
COVID-19 test sites will be held throughout Sussex County this week, including pop-up and Curative...

Carney tightens up bar service in official order

6 days ago
More restrictions on bar service were announced Nov. 20 as Gov. John Carney formally released his...

Delaware hits new record high for number of positive...

6 days ago
Delaware saw its largest single-day case total since the pandemic began with 649 new cases reported...

Former Troop 7 site approved as Code Purple Shelter

6 days ago
The former Delaware State Police Troop 7 headquarters on Route 1 near Lewes has been approved by...

Heavy lifting at new Beebe surgical hospital

6 days ago
One of several heavy HVAC units is lifted Nov. 19 to the roof of the new 4-story Beebe Healthcare...

Caravan to demand COVID-19 relief heads to...

1 week ago
The Delaware Poor People’s Campaign will join 23 other states and the District of Columbia Monday,...

Cluster ordinance stirs up debate

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
A Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing on adding superior-design standards...

Beebe COVID numbers surge

Dennis Forney
1 week ago
The increase in hospitalizations statewide has reached Beebe Healthcare, where officials say the...

Restrictions return just in time for Thanksgiving

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Just in time for Thanksgiving, Gov. John Carney announced a new round of state restrictions Nov. 17...

Lewes looks at updates to voter registration list

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The City of Lewes held its first election in six years in July. So much time between elections...

Every step across USA was for the kids

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
On Nov. 13, Peter Halper stopped running for the first time in four months and dipped his toes in...

News Briefs 11/20/20

1 week ago
Cape Gazette posts early deadlines Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the classified and retail...

Rehoboth Beach’s Bandstand Christmas tree installed

Chris Flood
1 week ago
COVID-19 may have caused the cancellation of Rehoboth Beach’s annual Tree Lighting and Sing-Along...

Week 32: A return to more COVID-19 restrictions

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
As Delaware and the country experiences a surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths, during a Nov. 17...

SDARJ to host webinar promoting unity, positivity

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Following tragic displays of hate toward members of the Cape Region community, the Southern...

Food Bank of Delaware reaches out before Thanksgiving

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Food Bank of Delaware is holding a series of statewide food distributions the week before the...

Cape May-Lewes Ferry vessel runs aground

1 week ago
The Cape May-Lewes Ferry’s MV Cape Henlopen ran aground shortly after departing the Cape May side...

Equine program provides coping skills at detention...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
An eight-week program at a Milford youth detention center is giving students lifelong lessons...

Governor issues COVID-19 restrictions

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney announced a new round of state restrictions Nov. 17, limiting crowds and...

President-elect Joe Biden visits his Rehoboth Beach...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
For the first time since being announced the winner of the 2020 presidential race against President...

Clay Road-Kings Highway traffic signal installed

1 week ago
Bad weather last week delayed the project a few days, but Delaware Department of Transportation...

Rehoboth planning considers January public hearing...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
With an eye toward conducting a second public hearing in January, the Rehoboth Beach Planning...

News Briefs 11/17/20

1 week ago
Spa owner has relocation plans The owner of a mini spa whose business in downtown Milton was...

COVID-19 creates dramatic blood shortage

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
In a time when hospitals are in need of blood more than ever, supplies are down dramatically. Beebe...

Rehoboth’s Fay Jacobs target of cyber-bullying

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Longtime Rehoboth Beach author and gay activist Fay Jacobs was the target of a hate crime Nov. 14...

Lewes firefighter under fire for anti-gay slur on...

Nick Roth
1 week ago
A social media post by a Lewes firefighter featuring an anti-gay slur has upset many in the Cape...

‘Trump’ burned into lawn of Lewes couple

Nick Roth
1 week ago
Tensions have been high surrounding the contentious presidential election campaign, and someone has...

Jury trials paused as COVID-19 cases rise

1 week ago
Jury trials across Delaware have been paused as COVID-19 cases rise across the state. Courts had...

Pop-up COVID-19 test sites held in Sussex County

1 week ago
Pop-up COVID-19 test sites will be set up at locations throughout Sussex County this week along...

Public health reports data breach

1 week ago
About 10,000 patient names and COVID-19 test results were released to an unauthorized source in a...

Rehoboth museum oral histories series to debut Nov. 19

1 week ago
On Thursday, Nov. 19, at 2:30 p.m., the Rehoboth Beach Museum will launch a new online program, In...

New sidewalk for Robinson Drive expected in spring

Chris Flood
1 week ago
It’s been over three years since Delaware Department of Transportation officials first unveiled...

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to rise

1 week ago
Positive COVID-19 cases continue to rise with its largest number of single-day cases reported since...

Oil spill cleanup efforts conclude along Delaware,...

1 week ago
After sustained cleanup operations for last month’s oil spill in Delaware Bay, Delaware's beaches...

Runner on final leg of 3,000-mile journey

Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Peter Halper is in the Cape Region on the last segment of his run across the United States, which...

Dewey commissioners refer 5G ordinance to planners

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Dewey Beach commissioners took a step toward regulating wireless facilities with a public hearing...