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Rehoboth Beach raising property taxes
Chris Flood
21 minutes ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners adopted a $38.7 million budget for fiscal year 2025 during a meeting...
Handgun permit bill awaits governor’s signature
Melissa Steele
15 hours ago
A bill requiring a permitting process for residents to obtain a handgun passed the Senate March 14...
Sussex County engineering team earns stewardship award
22 hours ago
Sussex County is awash in praise for its efforts to solve drainage issues and protect the...
Inspector general bill introduced in Senate
Melissa Steele
2 days ago
Senate Bill 21 would create a nonpartisan agency capable of investigating and initiating civil...
Dewey board approves one request, tables vote on...
Ellen Driscoll
2 days ago
The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Feb. 21 to approve one property owner’s...
Milton tagline project close to completion
Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
The Milton Economic Development Committee is close to completing its work on a new tagline and mark...
Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s protective sheet piles are...
Chris Flood
3 days ago
The weather conditions were a little rough, but crews successfully installed steel sheet piles that...
Delaware Sports Commission announces Slam Dunk hiatus
3 days ago
After a decade of hosting the renowned Slam Dunk to the Beach High School Basketball Tournament,...
Milton planners to discuss office park March 19
Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
A proposed 44-building office park on a 5-acre parcel near Milton Quick Stop is set to be discussed...
14th RD Dems support Sen. Russ Huxtable for re-election
3 days ago
The 14th Representative District Democratic Committee has endorsed Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, for...
Angola-Robinsonville-Route 24 work begins soon
Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation has awarded the bid for improvements at the intersection...
Work progresses on roundabout near Five Points
Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
As construction on the roundabout near the Five Points intersection progresses, Delaware Department...
News Briefs 3/15/24
3 days ago
Coastal corridors meeting March 19 The Delaware Department of Transportation will hold a public...
Daisey house demolition begins in Lewes
Bill Shull
3 days ago
The Daisey family fought long and hard for the right to tear down some of their family’s history in...
Milton council finalizes list of Granary-funded...
Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
Milton Town Council has closed in on what projects it wants to do with funds raised by the Granary...
Surf-fishing reservations continue in 2024
Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
The surf-fishing pilot program at Delaware State Parks’ drive-on beaches will continue this year...
Handgun permit bill returns to Senate
Melissa Steele
4 days ago
A handgun permit bill returned to the Delaware Senate March 14 after passing the House with four...
Dr. Anis Saliba exemplified Rotary motto of Service...
Dennis Forney
4 days ago
Editor’s note: Dr. Anis K. Saliba, 91, of Lewes, died March 10. His full obituary appears at...
O’Mara officially enters governor’s race
5 days ago
Collin O’Mara, former secretary of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental...
New education building planned at James Farm
Ron MacArthur
6 days ago
A long-awaited project to add new education and maintenance buildings at James Farm Ecological...
New boat ramp, dock proposed for Millsboro’s Ingrams...
Chris Flood
6 days ago
The state’s Division of Fish and Wildlife is looking to modify an existing boat launch facility at...
News Briefs 3/12/24
6 days ago
Cape school board meets March 14 The Cape Henlopen school board will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday,...
Lewes residents express water concerns to BPW
Bill Shull
6 days ago
Bill Schmidt says he has been dealing with dirty water on Park Avenue for years. “I live in front...
Rehoboth eyeing use of reserve funds to balance budget
Chris Flood
6 days ago
With fewer than three weeks until Rehoboth Beach’s next fiscal year begins, commissioners are...
Long-term care facility bills filed
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A package of bills filed Feb. 26 in the Delaware General Assembly aim to improve long-term care...
Parker Selby files for re-election to District 20...
1 week ago
Esthelda “Stell” Parker Selby is a community leader in Sussex County who declared her candidacy and...
Rehoboth Beach Police Department swears in two officers
Chris Flood
1 week ago
Rehoboth Beach Patrolmen Timothy Chan and Rocco Esposito IV were sworn in for duty during a...
Battle lines drawn over Royal Farms plan
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Residents opposed to an application for a Royal Farms gas station and convenience store at the...
Rezoning recommended for Dewey property
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
The Dewey Beach Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously March 1 to recommend to town...
Milton public works facility on hold for another year
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Plans to fund a new $6.4 million public works facility in Milton are on hold until fiscal year 2025...
Rye raffle raises money for open space campaign
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Raise a glass to Mike Maher of Milton. He won the WhistlePig Piggybank Rye raffle at R&L...
Rehoboth homeowners urge more talks about Deauville...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
After a failed attempt at negotiations between Rehoboth Beach officials and the state, Deauville...
Comments sought on proposed marijuana regulations
Chris Flood
1 week ago
It’s been about 10 months since marijuana was legalized in Delaware for adults 21 and over. In...
News Briefs 3/8/24
1 week ago
Lewes council to meet March 11 Lewes Mayor and City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m., Monday, March...
Sussex council updates PLUS agreement with state
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County Council has updated its 2003 memorandum of understanding with the Office of State...
Lewes residents, restaurants react to patio music...
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Like a sold-out concert, the Rollins Community Center was standing-room only for a Lewes Mayor and...
Sussex funding more DSP troopers
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Since 1994, Sussex County Council has approved funding to add more Delaware State Police coverage...
Beebe forms partnerships to address growth
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare is partnering with two firms to streamline its revenue collection and supply chain...
Bill targets deepfakes used in elections
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A bill aimed to prevent deepfake technology used to influence elections was introduced Feb. 29 “...
Dewey Beach police officers sworn in
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
The newest members of the Dewey Beach Police Department were sworn into their roles at a small...
MERR responds for another harp seal rescue
1 week ago
Visiting seals have continued to keep the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute...
Protesters interrupt Carney’s last State of the...
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Minutes into Gov. John Carney’s final State of the State address March 5, he had to pause as a...
Sussex approves Route 1-Route 16 parcel rezoning
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
With a unanimous vote, Sussex County Council approved a rezoning application filed by Ocean One...
Sidewalk under construction along State Road in...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
In an effort to improve pedestrian safety along a busy walking route in Rehoboth Beach, 850 feet of...
Saliba, Marasco launch Lewes council bids
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Deputy Mayor Khalil Saliba and Lewes Planning Commissioner Amy Marasco are seeking seats on Lewes...
Sussex County going green at treatment plant
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
Sussex County is going green at the Wolfe Neck Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility near Lewes...
News Briefs 3/5/24
1 week ago
Lewes architecture group to meet March 7 The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review...
Living shoreline project proposed for Rehoboth’s...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach has submitted an application to the state that, if approved, would allow the city to...
Past CAMP Rehoboth employee indicted over financial...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
After a years-long investigation, the Delaware Department of Justice has indicted former CAMP...
Cape school board election not needed
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
A school board election will not be needed in Cape Henlopen School District this year, as...
DelDOT work to cause Route 1 lane closures starting...
2 weeks ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation will be installing variable message signs within the...
Harvey, Revis-Plank win re-election in Milton
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Incumbents Fred Harvey and Lee Revis-Plank were re-elected to three-year terms on Milton Town...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Rehoboth to be...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The First Church of Christ Scientist building on Bayard Avenue in Rehoboth Beach has been sold and...
Rezoning requested for Cultured Pearl lot at 60...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The property owners of 60 Sussex St. in Rehoboth Beach have requested a rezoning of the lot from...
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Cape Henlopen School District Notice of Special...
2 weeks ago
The following public notice is an update to the Cape Henlopen School District Notice of Special...
Community Action CEO visits Georgetown site
Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
David Bradley, CEO and co-founder of the National Community Action Foundation, visited First State...
Milton gets to work on affordable housing solutions
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton officials have begun work on plans to create more affordable housing in and around town,...
Sussex council wants to ease ADU regulations
Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
In a recent American Association of Retired Persons-Delaware analysis of homelessness and eviction...
Jones to retire from Lewes council
Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Carolyn Jones is not running for re-election to Lewes City Council. Jones has decided to focus on...
Questions remain on Deauville Beach transition back...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
After the annual three-month hold, Delaware State Parks will again be enforcing entrance fees at...
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