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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...