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Delaware sending three-man crew to Colorado wildfire

6 months ago
The Delaware Forest Service has mobilized E-613, a newly built Type 6 wildland fire engine, with...

DHSS Secretary Manning to depart

6 months ago
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Josette Manning will be leaving her...
Part 2: A hidden world

The unspoken side of domestic violence

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
For countless survivors of domestic violence who muster the courage to leave their abusers, the...

Lewes planners give Kennedy development a green light

Bill Shull
6 months ago
A plan to develop the Kennedy property on Gills Neck Road in Lewes now moves to mayor and city...

Sussex County Council appoints P&Z, board of...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
Sussex County Council appointed a new planning & zoning commission member and a new board of...

Temporary traffic cameras offer eyes in the sky for...

Nick Roth
6 months ago
Temporary traffic cameras have popped up along Route 1 north of Lewes, providing the Delaware...

Candidates set for Henlopen Acres’ 2025 election

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The filing deadline for the 2025 election in Henlopen Acres was July 11, and three people have...

News Briefs 7/18/25

6 months ago
Two Rehoboth Beach meetings canceled The Rehoboth Beach Parks and Shade Tree Commission and Board...

Artesian force main construction underway in Milton

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Drivers along Union Street in Milton have experienced some delays in their commute due to the...

Minos Conaway Road project construction begins July 28

6 months ago
Construction is set to begin on the first phase of the Minos Conaway Road grade-separated...

Jellyfish invade Delaware beaches

Aaron R. Mushrush
6 months ago
Fireworks burst across the Mid-Atlantic sky Fourth of July week to “ohhs” and “ahhs,” but an...

Two perish in separate Cape Region drownings

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
The perils of swimming in local waterways hit hard this past week in separate drownings, which kept...

Fundraiser set up for Zelky’s employee injured in crash

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
A bicyclist struck early morning July 9 on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach while riding home from...

Rehoboth library project secures full ARPA funding...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
After months of unknowns, the Rehoboth Beach Public Library has received the full amount of its...

News Briefs 7/15/25

6 months ago
Lewes finance meeting canceled The Lewes Finance Committee meeting scheduled for 10 a.m., Tuesday,...

Cape school district OKs new tax rate

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Cape Henlopen school board approved a new tax rate of $0.1679 per $100 of assessed property...

Milton council declines to use new county assessment...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Town Council has elected to continue using its own 2009 property assessment for the Fiscal...

Sussex panel weighs major development shift

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
As a panel reviewing Sussex County land-use regulations nears completion of its work, it seems...

Verizon cell tower rises above Milton

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Verizon has begun erecting and assembling its new cell tower in downtown Milton. The 140-foot tower...

Fourth Street Restoration Fund established at GLF

6 months ago
With the $8 million now raised to acquire the Fourth Street Preserve, a new charitable fund to...

Dolphins spotted in Milton Memorial Park

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Visitors in Milton Memorial Park got an unusual surprise on July 11, when two dolphins were seen...

Ceremony closes out field of crosses near Lewes

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The field had 660 crosses, but there was one that mattered most to Joe Hanley. Hanley came to pay...

Home occupation ordinance slogs through Lewes process

Bill Shull
6 months ago
A couple who has been waiting more than a year for a decision on whether they can open a dog-...

Rehoboth planning approves 10 more rooms for Coast...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
A 10-room addition to the Coast Hotel in Rehoboth Beach has been approved by t he Rehoboth Beach...

Humane Animal Partners seeking fosters for Texas...

Gabrielle Ziegler
6 months ago
Humane Animal Partners Rehoboth is set to receive 20 shelter dogs rescued from the recent floods in...

Milton council, state planners clear the air over...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Town Council and state planning officials had an air-clearing session July 7, as the two...

DNREC testing sand bypass system over upcoming weeks

6 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control began testing July 14 for...

Legislature authorizes Sussex fee to fund school...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
The state General Assembly passed a bill in June authorizing Sussex County to enact a building...

No extra sand for First State in 2025

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Since 2009, there have been half a dozen large-scale beach nourishment projects along Delaware’s...

News Briefs 7/11/25

6 months ago
Lewes BPW customers can earn $100 for appliance recycling For a limited time, Efficiency Smart is...

Grants-in-aid funding boosts fire companies, senior...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Grants-in-aid funding kept close to last year’s levels, as the state set aside millions for senior...

Two cluster subdivisions near Milton OK’d by Sussex...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
Two adjacent cluster subdivisions near Milton with a total of 268 single-family homes, proposed by...

Tharros Village opens for second season near Lewes

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Jason Plaine and his fiancée just moved into Tharros Village, the encampment for homeless residents...

Rehoboth board erupts on suit

Chris Flood
6 months ago
For the better part of 15 months, the hiring of Taylour Tedder as Rehoboth Beach city manager has...

Groups fund land purchase to preserve 142 acres near...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
A stand of old-growth forest along the Nanticoke River and Wright’s Creek gives refuge to migrating...

Canal dock in Rehoboth Beach reopens

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials announced July 9 that the Grove Park Canal Dock is now open. It had been...
Part 1: The courts as a weapon

Litigation abuse is unchecked in Delaware domestic...

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
When Patty Rickman left her abuser for good after years of falling victim to a vicious cycle of...

Bottled water drive to benefit Tharros Village July 12

6 months ago
Code Purple at the Cape will be collecting donated cases of bottled water from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,...

Milton Police Department launches new website

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Police Department has launched a new website aimed at improving community engagement,...

News Briefs 7/8/25

6 months ago
Water advisory issued, lifted The state issued July 3 and then lifted July 4 a recreational water...

Concerns raised over state’s Broadkill dune project

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Last month, the state issued a public notice calling for a project in Broadkill Beach that would...

Special election set for seat vacated by Parker Selby

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
After months of speculation over a Milton- and Lewes-area representative seat that was empty the...

Helicopter used to inspect power lines near Lewes

Bill Shull
6 months ago
A low-flying helicopter was used to inspect power lines in the Lewes area July 7. A contractor sits...

Milton council approves bids for Broad Street parcels

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Town Council unanimously approved a pair of bids to sell two Broad Street parcels the town...

Belhaven Hotel public hearing will continue in July

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission conducted a public hearing June 26, on a site plan for a...

Sussex Habitat celebrates 200th home in Rehoboth Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity dedicated its 200th home June 25 in Rehoboth Beach. The Hebron...

Atlantic Crowne plan moves to public hearing in...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
A plan to build a 55-room hotel on Baltimore Avenue in Rehoboth Beach is set to go to public...

Oceanside Reserve gets first public vetting in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission conducted its preliminary site-plan review of Oceanside...

Field of crosses grows at St. Jude

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Brandon Zeitler wasted no time grabbing a hammer to help add 22 more crosses to a field of hundreds...

News Briefs 7/4/25

6 months ago
HLFM celebrates 20th birthday July 5 The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is officially turning 20...

Meyer’s first budget signed into law

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed his first budget June 30, after the spending bill sailed through the General...

Offshore wind project passes General Assembly, but...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
A partisan impasse over one bill to bring offshore wind to Delaware’s coast was resolved late June...

Democrats choose Alonna Berry to run in special...

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
Milton resident Alonna Berry was chosen July 3 by District 20 Democrats to run in the special...

UPDATED: Recreational water advisory lifted for...

7 months ago
UPDATE: The recreational water quality advisory in Rehoboth Beach has been lifted. A re-test was...

District 20 special election set for Aug. 5

7 months ago
A special election for the the 20th Representative District seat recently vacated by Rep. Stell...

Chamber President Everhart retiring after nearly 30...

Chris Flood
7 months ago
While a specific date hasn’t been determined, Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce...

‘Good Morning America’ comes to Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
7 months ago
As part of its yearlong “50 States in 50 Weeks: America the Beautiful” series, “Good Morning...

Cool Spring Crossing backed by Sussex P&Z

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Plans for Cool Spring Crossing, which includes 1,922 homes and nearly 500,000 square feet in...

GOP chooses Miller to run in 20th District special...

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
Sussex County Republicans have chosen Nikki Miller to run as a Republican candidate for the...

General Assembly approves higher environmental fees

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
Higher fees related to environmental regulation have been approved by the General Assembly. House...