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Rehoboth library seeks Warrington Road task force...

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
With renovations underway at the Rehoboth Avenue location, Rehoboth Beach Public Library officials...

Vincent, Banta receive Order of the First State

2 weeks ago
Gov. Matt Meyer recently awarded the Order of the First State to several people, including two...

Concerns raised over proposed changes to Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners continued to discuss possible charter changes at a meeting Feb. 9...

Cape school district approves final FY 2026 budget

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education approved the district’s final budget for...

News Briefs 2/20/26

2 weeks ago
DOC taking sign-ups for new public alert The Delaware Department of Correction launched an enhanced...

State weighs changes to coastal building line

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The state’s Beach Preservation Act has been in place since 1972, and while some of the act has been...

Dewey alters summer parking fee hours

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
Dewey Beach Town Council voted Feb. 13, to modify the town’s summer parking fee hours, extending...

Shared priorities are focus of first Lewes forum

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Affordable housing, expanded healthcare, world-class education, and an economically sound and...

Woman out $2.2 million in connection with Dewey...

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
What was supposed to be the purchase of a $2.2 million Dewey Beach home fell through after...

Milton comprehensive development plan workshop set...

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission has set a course for reaching the finish line in drafting...

State panel recommends closure of Bryan Allen...

Kevin T. Conlon
2 weeks ago
A day after a state panel proposed closing the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence, school...

Nikki Miller drops out of District 20 race

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
Nikki Miller, who twice ran for the 20th District seat covering Milton and greater Lewes, announced...

State park friends group to hold annual meeting Feb. 21

2 weeks ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park will hold its annual membership meeting Saturday, Feb. 21,...

State moves forward with rural health program

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
Bidding has opened for healthcare organizations interested in providing several initiatives under...

ChristianaCare, Bayhealth and PCOM announce...

2 weeks ago
To expand undergraduate medical education and attract more physicians to practice in central and...

Cape district sees major increase in school meals...

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
Cape Henlopen School District nutrition staff dished up some good news at a Jan. 22 school board...

Milton hopeful to award parking lot contract in April

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton officials are hoping to award the bid for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and...

Nassau School preservation moving slowly

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
As traffic whizzes by at Five Points, the Nassau School sits still, its past settled in history,...

State to hire group to study effect of housing...

Kevin T. Conlon
2 weeks ago
The state plans to hire the American Farmland Trust to update its 2006 study of how housing...

News Briefs 2/17/26

2 weeks ago
Lewes ordinance panel to meet Feb. 18 The Lewes Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 11 a...

Rehoboth officials eye annual fees, permits

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
In an effort to ensure the city collects enough money from businesses to pay for the services those...

$443,000 grant approved for Dewey Beach

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
A $443,000 grant was recently approved for the Town of Dewey Beach to help fund an emergency...

Former legislator George Bunting dies

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
Former legislator and Rehoboth Beach businessman George Bunting , a mainstay in the Cape Region...

New fundraising engine drives Lewes locomotive

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
From the time a railroad display in Lewes was just a faraway light at the end of the tracks, Cathy...

DART proposes changes to Beach Bus services for 2026

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
In an effort to improve on-time performance, connections and service reliability, DART has proposed...

County council delays vote on The Moorings expansion

Kevin T. Conlon
3 weeks ago
A decision on a plan to increase by 56 the number of homes at The Moorings at Lewes retirement...

Event provides help to pay power bills

Melissa Steele
3 weeks ago
Dozens of Delmarva Power and Light customers attended an energy assistance event Feb. 11 in...

Rehoboth clearing backlog of delinquent meeting minutes

Chris Flood
3 weeks ago
In an effort to get caught up on a backlog of meeting minutes, Rehoboth Beach commissioners...

PJM: Energy use hits highs during recent freeze

Melissa Steele
3 weeks ago
The regional power grid operator says the deep freeze that kept the area encased in ice-covered...

A deeper dive into speed camera data

Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
The speed camera along Route 1 at the north end of the Minos Conaway Road work zone near Lewes has...

Lewes eyes police, resiliency cuts

Bill Shull
3 weeks ago
A Lewes budget review team is recommending the city cut police spending and the amount dedicated to...

News Briefs 2/13/26

3 weeks ago
DESSAR to meet Feb. 14 in Lewes The Delaware Society Sons of the American Revolution will meet from...

Atlantic Fields developer challenges Jan. 13 denial...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 weeks ago
The developer of a proposed 665,000-square-foot commercial center on Route 24 near Rehoboth Beach...

Frozen bay creates challenges for Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Nick Roth
3 weeks ago
The extreme cold has not been kind to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, as the Delaware River and Bay...

Spoils from canal dredging to benefit two area projects

Chris Flood
3 weeks ago
If everything goes as planned, the much-anticipated dredging of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will take...

Dewey considers adding hour to paid parking

Ellen McIntyre
3 weeks ago
The Dewey Beach Finance Committee is asking town commissioners to consider moving the start time...

Joint Finance Committee hearings begin

Melissa Steele
3 weeks ago
Joint Finance Committee hearings on the governor’s recommended Fiscal Year 2027 budget began Feb. 3...

McBride meets with Lewes first responders

Bill Shull
3 weeks ago
Congresswoman Sarah McBride met with leadership from the Lewes Fire Department Jan. 28. Fire and...

News Briefs 2/10/26

3 weeks ago
Kayak launch dock proposed for canal The Grande at Canal Pointe Maintenance Corporation has...

Firsthand input sought on affordable housing

Kevin T. Conlon
3 weeks ago
As a decades-long housing boom continues in Sussex County, a local group is asking residents to...

$1M fed grant now available for Dewey

Ellen McIntyre
3 weeks ago
A $1 million federal grant for a flood mitigation project in Dewey Beach that was withheld for...

Milton parks committee close to wrapping up report

Ryan Mavity
3 weeks ago
The Milton Parks and Recreation Committee is close to completing a report for town council...

Beebe investigating physician for social media posts

Bill Shull
3 weeks ago
Beebe Healthcare has placed one of its physicians on administrative leave and is investigating “...

Leftover state money reallocated

Melissa Steele
3 weeks ago
Leftover money in last year’s bond bill will be reallocated under the mini bond bill signed into...

Milton officials looks for path forward on council...

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
Milton Town Council is trying to decide whether it should move forward with a proposal to create...

Indian River Bay reopens to clamming, shellfish...

1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reopened the Indian River...

Steady steps toward redesigned route

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Construction of the Minos Conaway Road Project near the Nassau Bridge has been underway for several...

State parks director talks slow traffic, fast bikes...

Bill Shull
1 month ago
When the big snowstorm hit Jan. 25, Matt Ritter, director of Delaware Parks and Recreation, jumped...

Sussex council fills P&Z, board of adjustment seats

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Sussex County Council unanimously appointed new members Feb. 3 to the planning & zoning...

Veto override moves through Senate

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A move to override Gov. Matt Meyer’s 2025 veto of a bill that took away county control of marijuana...

News Briefs 2/6/26

1 month ago
‘Sussex Government 101’ program set Feb. 7 Sussex Preservation Coalition President Jill Hicks will...

DelDOT designing Route 9 pedestrian bridge

Nick Roth
1 month ago
After years of debate, a pedestrian bridge over busy Route 9 could be coming to Cool Spring. Sen...

P&Z change allows applicant rebuttal

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Faced with the same decision – how to allow fair comment by applicants and residents at public...

Nassau Valley Vineyards in state of transition

Cape Gazette staff
1 month ago
After more than three decades at the helm of Nassau Valley Vineyards, winery founder Peggy Raley-...

DMV issues scam alert about fake text payment requests

1 month ago
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles is urging Delawareans not to click on links in suspicious...

Rehoboth fixture Walter Brittingham dies at 82

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
He might not have been born in Rehoboth Beach, but few people are as synonymous with the city as...

Blunt Rochester holds listening tour on coastal...

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Water, water everywhere. But will there be a drop of money to pay for critical projects in ocean...

Bill would require snow, ice removal from vehicles

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Delaware legislators are considering a bill that would require accumulated snow and ice to be...

Lewes still working toward home-based business regs

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council put the ingredients of a proposed reconstituted home-based business...

Rehoboth could remove hard cap on property tax...

Chris Flood
1 month ago
As part of a number of proposed changes to the city’s charter, Rehoboth Beach officials are...