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Army Corps issues notice for Phase 2 of inlet beach...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
About a month after the state completed the first phase of a two-phase plan to restore the beach...

Lewes home business ordinance heads to council

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Sarah Prieto and Stephen Matthews walked out of the Rollins Center at almost 10 p.m., April 16,...

Lewes council honors Stenger, Edwards

Bill Shull
6 months ago
One man saves dunes, the other saves souls. They both have had immeasurable impact on life in Lewes...

Civil Air Patrol hosts search-and-rescue exercise in...

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The mission was clear and urgent: Locate a small plane that went missing during a spring storm...

Jeffrey Goode running for office in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
6 months ago
With an eye toward reining in uncontrolled spending, Rehoboth Beach resident Jeffrey Goode has...

News Briefs 4/18/25

6 months ago
UUSD to meet April 20 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold a service at 10 a...

Public reviews Plantation Road second phase plans

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
Brooke Freeman remembers the sugar corn stand his two brothers ran at the corner of Plantation and...

Grotto hotel site being prepped for demolition

6 months ago
Protective fencing has been installed along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk in front of the former...

Senate passes bill setting county zoning rules for...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
A bill giving the state authority over county zoning decisions made it through the Senate April 15...

Sussex P&Z indicates support for homeless project

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
While members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission were enthusiastic about the...

Executive order seeks to end homelessness

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
State officials kicked off the Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness April 17 in...

Milton crosswalk painting set April 21-22

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
The Town of Milton is set to undergo painting of two new crosswalks as part of the town’s efforts...

State representative takes plea deal in 2024 drunk...

6 months ago
Rep. Kevin Hensley, R-Townsend, has lost his driver’s license for a year and is on probation...

Cape Gazette office closed April 18

6 months ago
In observance of the Good Friday holiday, the Cape Gazette office at 17585 Nassau Commons Blvd.,...

Milton council rejects contract for Granary solar...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Town Council, by a 5-2 vote, rejected a proposed service contract that spelled out terms for...

Southbound Route 1 bridge set to open at Route 16

6 months ago
After years of work, the southbound Route 1 bridge over Route 16 will open to traffic Monday, April...

News Briefs 4/15/25

6 months ago
Sea Witch parking plan moving forward Following a discussion that involved police department...

Sussex County looks to strengthen stormwater...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
Sussex County officials plan to draft additional rules to limit erosion from stormwater at large...

New group weighs development’s impact

Kevin Conlon
6 months ago
A key question of whether home building in Sussex County is outdistancing infrastructure was aired...

Subdivision of Walls’ Apartments lot headed to...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The former Walls’ Apartments complex in Rehoboth Beach took a step toward redevelopment April 11,...

Cape district names Nauman new superintendent

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman started her week on an exciting...

Beebe crane work to impact Lewes campus traffic...

6 months ago
Traffic through Beebe Healthcare’s Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus will be temporarily affected...

Rehoboth’s finest celebrated at annual awards ceremony

6 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual recognition banquet March 28, recognizing...

Artesian to start decommissioning Milton wastewater...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Artesian Wastewater announced April 7 that it will begin the process of decommissioning Milton’s...

Milton council to get reports on Magnolia Street...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Town Council will get formalized reports on surveying, soil tests and engineering studies of...

Huxtable and Pettyjohn discuss collaboration without...

Ted Pfirrmann
6 months ago
Bipartisan conversations seem to be increasingly uncommon during these polarizing times, but Sen...

Huxtable proposes variety of Senate bills

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, introduced five unrelated Senate bills April 3 addressing topics such...

Delaware joins states in lawsuit over voting...

6 months ago
Delaware has joined 18 other states in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over voting...

Pair of bills aims to codify marriage, support...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Two bills sponsored by Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, are designed to protect marriage in the state...

Pier at Rehoboth’s Lake Gerar staying rectangular

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Looking to keep construction costs under the $200,000 limit that an anonymous donor is willing to...

Milton Little League cancels opening games, parade

6 months ago
Milton Little League has announced that the opening ceremonies, games and parade planned for the...

Milton council members take their seats

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Milton Mayor John Collier, and council members Robert Gray and Tom Arkinson were sworn in as...

Center for Inland Bays seeks support

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
Standing just outside his office at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays on a sunny but chilly...

Cool Spring Crossing public hearings set for May 7

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
A public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 7, for a proposal to build 1,922 residences and nearly...

News Briefs 4/11/25

6 months ago
Quiet Resorts coastal cleanup registration due April 11 The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of...

Lewes hotels, rental owners raise red flag over...

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Mina Clark owns a rental property at 1603 Cedar St., about a block from Lewes Beach. She joined...

Coal tender finds new track at Lewes railroad display

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Two-year old Cirdan Lyter loves trains. His grandpa, Jay Lyter, brought him along April 10 to see a...

Milton Theatre to scale back Pride, move Zombie Fest...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
Big changes are coming for Milton Theatre’s two signature festival events this year due to what...

Rehoboth drawbridge to get $1 million paint job

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Looking to extend the life of the Rehoboth Beach drawbridge, the state has announced it will be...

Cape Superintendent Bob Fulton announces his retirement

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton announced his official retirement,...

Meyer swipes at Trump administration in first State...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer took aim at Trump administration policies while asking for bipartisan support...

Rep. McBride discusses federal funding cuts at Lewes...

6 months ago
Congresswoman Sarah McBride visited the Lewes Public Library April 4 to highlight the devastating...

Coal tender on track for early morning arrival in Lewes

Bill Shull
7 months ago
The much-anticipated arrival of the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association’s coal tender is...

MERR attempts to discover cause of whale stranding

7 months ago
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute sent responders March 31 to the site...

Sussex County Land Trust announces fundraising program

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
The Sussex County Land Trust recounted its expanding efforts to protect open space countywide and...

Milton planners set course on affordable housing

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission plans to debate ordinance language regarding accessory...

Insurer drone usage on rise

7 months ago
Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro recently issued a bulletin addressing the increased use of...

Lewes farmers market losing farm-to-community program

Bill Shull
7 months ago
The Historic Lewes Farmers Market is getting ready to mark its 20th anniversary of making fresh,...

News Briefs 4/8/25

7 months ago
Architecture meetings set April 9, 11 in Lewes The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review...

School construction fee proposal gets new life

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District is renewing its call for Sussex County to create an impact fee...

Clear Space, Rehoboth continue to explore partnership

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Rehoboth Beach and Clear Space Theatre Company officials continue to discuss how a public-private...

Dewey police officers promoted, one sworn in

Ellen McIntyre
7 months ago
Two Dewey Beach police officers were promoted at the town’s March 21 council meeting, and one was...

Hands Off protest in Rehoboth draws more than 1,000

Chris Flood
7 months ago
More than 1,000 people gathered April 5 at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand and then marched on the...

Delaware Supreme Court hears case related to...

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has taken under advisement a case brought by a member of the Mountaire...

Dewey discusses town investment policy plan, annual...

Ellen McIntyre
7 months ago
The Dewey Beach Finance Committee met March 12, to review the town’s investment policy...

Rehoboth’s mixed-use task force getting to the details

Chris Flood
7 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Mixed-Use Zoning Ordinance Task Force met for the second time March 26, when...

Milton chamber postpones Horseshoe Crab festival

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Milton Chamber of Commerce announced it will pause the 2025 edition of the annual Horseshoe Crab...

Local government representatives hear from state...

7 months ago
More than 100 Delaware League of Local Governments members from the state’s 57 municipalities and...

Lewes caboose gets “big shove” down railroad track

Bill Shull
7 months ago
The move was short, but Lewes’ big red caboose had to make room for another piece of railroad...

Milton council to discuss waivers for new parking...

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
At its Monday, April 7 meeting, Milton Town Council is set to discuss two waivers required before...