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Milton Theatre cancels groundbreaking event

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Milton Theatre canceled its planned groundbreaking event for a new educational wing June 16, due to...

Marriage equality amendment moves through Senate

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
The first leg of a constitutional amendment to protect marriage equality passed the Senate June 10...

Milton officials get good grades in financial report

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
A year after town officials bit the bullet and passed a 30% property tax increase, Milton’s...

DelDOT introduces proposal for Heritage Creek trail

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Delaware Department of Transportation officials introduced a concept plan for a proposed shared-use...

County approves bids for two airport safety projects

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
A $705,387 bid to remove about 1,250 trees to improve safety at Delaware Coastal Airport and a...

Marasco details bite-size democracy plan for City of...

Bill Shull
7 months ago
During her recent campaign for mayor, Amy Marasco promised to launch an initiative aimed at getting...

Traffic light coming to Milton intersection this summer

Nick Roth
7 months ago
A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Route 16 and Mulberry Street this summer...

Judge orders hearing in Henlopen Acres pickleball...

Chris Flood
7 months ago
A Court of Chancery judge has ruled a lawsuit in Henlopen Acres involving the town suing a resident...

Landowner awarded $5M in eminent domain case

Nick Roth
7 months ago
A Superior Court jury has awarded a landowner more than $5 million for land the state took via...

Sussex Preservation Coalition plans expansion

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Three years after forming over concerns about development in the fastest-growing county in the...

Free event to celebrate West Rehoboth Legacy Project...

7 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Developing Artist Collaboration invite the community to...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for July 4 edition

7 months ago
Due to the Independence Day holiday and U.S. Postal Service delivery requirements, Cape Gazette...

Couple settles in civil case against man who shot...

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
A civil case involving an Oak Orchard dog that was shot and later died in 2021 has been settled...

State proposes realignment of Broadkill Beach dune

Chris Flood
7 months ago
The state has issued a public notice calling for a project in Broadkill Beach that would rebuild...

News Briefs 6/13/25

7 months ago
Knit in public events set June 14 For Worldwide Knit in Public Day, members of the Sea Purls...
VITAL SIGNS: BEBEE’S FUTURE PART 3

Beebe CEO has dream of medical education campus

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series about Beebe Healthcare and the...

Governor signs Pride proclamation

7 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed a proclamation June 10, making June 2025 Pride Month, and raised a Pride...

Law Enforcement Torch Run makes stop in Rehoboth

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The 39th annual statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Delaware took place June...

Senate backs wind project despite Sussex County denial

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
The fight for a Sussex County land-use decision to remain local lost in a state Senate vote June 10...

Milton officials not settled on new parking lot design

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Milton Town Council is planning to hold a public workshop Thursday, June 12, on the design of a new...
CHANGING OF THE GUARD +

Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s construction journey

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Over the course of the last 15 months, Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s headquarters underwent a dramatic...

Nature Conservancy field office plan OK’d near Milton

Kevin Conlon
7 months ago
A plan to renovate a house for use as a field office for The Nature Conservancy was approved June 4...

Peak summer electric usage could require demand...

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
The regional power grid operator’s summer 2025 forecast is optimistic about meeting typical energy...

News Briefs 6/10/25

7 months ago
Snyder-Hall files for re-election Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall, D-Rehoboth Beach, filed to run for re-...

Side-by-side developments reviewed by Sussex County

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Presentations on side-by-side developments offered by the same developer had Sussex County Planning...

Rehoboth city manager declines merit pay increase

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Rehoboth Beach City Manager Taylour Tedder has declined to pursue a merit pay increase of up to 3...

Funsters rock the docks for Fourth Street Preserve

Dan Cook
7 months ago
The Funsters rocked the stage June 8, at the Rocking the Docks fundraiser for the Open Space...

Lewes hits goal to save forest

Bill Shull
7 months ago
The campaign to buy and save Lewes’ Fourth Street Preserve has reached its $8 million fundraising...

Elyse Baerga to serve as new Fred Thomas Middle...

Ellen McIntyre
7 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District announced June 6 that it has selected Elyse Baerga to serve as...

Chrzanowski withdraws from Rehoboth Beach election

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Incumbent Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski has announced he is no longer seeking re-election for a...

Commission weighs in on public school funding

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
A commission working since September to address funding of public schools released several...

State: Loss of sand at inlet’s north beach a natural...

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Earlier this year, in response to two dune breaches along Coastal Highway just north of the Indian...

Rehoboth repairs Delaware Avenue stormwater outfall

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Looking to keep one of Rehoboth Beach’s five stormwater outfalls in good working order, a marine...

Milton to sell Broad Street parcels

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
Milton Town Council signed off on last-minute refinements to the lot lines for two Broad Street...

News Briefs 6/6/25

7 months ago
St. George's Chapel to host June 7 yard sale St. George's Chapel will hold a yard sale fundraiser...

Rehoboth planning to review Oceanside Reserve June 26

Chris Flood
7 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has scheduled a preliminary review for a major subdivision...

Brown-Hicks appointed to Lewes council

Bill Shull
7 months ago
Trina Brown-Hicks is the newest member of Lewes City Council. She was sworn in by Mayor Amy Marasco...
VITAL SIGNS: BEBEE’S FUTURE PART 2

Beebe Healthcare presses for change in county, state...

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series about Beebe Healthcare and the...

Sussex County Council opposes state laws limiting...

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
Sussex County Council joined the state’s other two counties June 3, in pushing back on state...

State override of Sussex wind plan advances

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
State legislation designed to bring wind power to the region by overriding a Sussex County Council...

Fire service fee recommended in Sussex County

Kevin T. Conlon
7 months ago
A study of Sussex County fire departments’ finances released June 3 recommends more funding through...

Rehoboth grants second extension for motel demolition

Chris Flood
7 months ago
Citing ongoing safety concerns, Rehoboth Beach has granted permission to Onix Group, the developer...

Four candidates file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 election

Chris Flood
7 months ago
The deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election was end-of-the-day June 2, and...

Crosses draw attention to veteran suicide

Bill Shull
7 months ago
A field of white crosses now stands along Coastal Highway, just north of Five Points near Lewes, to...

Revenues tick up as final state budget deadline looms

Melissa Steele
7 months ago
As the General Assembly moves into its final weeks of session, revenue numbers are up a bit for...

Contractor pleads guilty in home improvement fraud...

Ryan Mavity
7 months ago
A Houston man has pleaded guilty to three counts of felony home improvement fraud and two...

Cape graduates 464 seniors

Ellen McIntyre
7 months ago
A sea of 464 Cape Henlopen High School seniors, each wearing a sky-blue gown with gold-banded...

Affordable apartments moving along in Angola

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
The 7.4-acre parcel at the corner of Dorman Road and Route 24 is still a bit muddy, but officials...

Inspector general bill unanimously passes Senate

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
A bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General unanimously passed the Senate May...

State supportive of Henlopen Acres’ new comp plan

Chris Flood
8 months ago
Henlopen Acres’ 2024 comprehensive development plan was received well by state officials, but a few...

Rehoboth planners move bigger Belhaven to public...

Chris Flood
8 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has moved forward a new site plan for the proposed Belhaven...

Milton looks for federal grant for Sam Lucas Road...

Ryan Mavity
8 months ago
Milton Town Council is set to debate and possibly vote on a proposal by the town to seek federal...

News Briefs 6/3/25

8 months ago
Dewey to review charter, code June 3 The Dewey Beach Charter & Code Review Committee will meet...

Federal cuts expected to hit Sussex healthcare hard

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
Some local healthcare leaders say cuts in President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” could hit...

Candidate slate set for Rehoboth’s 2025 municipal...

Chris Flood
8 months ago
The filing deadline for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election has passed and there will be at...

Chancery Court gives greenlight to lawsuit against...

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
The one and only count a Chancery Court judge has allowed to continue in ChristianaCare’s lawsuit...

ALERT: Lewes farmers market canceled Wednesday, July 2

8 months ago
Due to forecast unsafe weather conditions, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market at Crooked Hammock...

Rehoboth reduces number of committees by more than half

Chris Flood
8 months ago
After nearly two years of discussion, Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted in favor of reducing the...

Bills would change probation and parole system

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
A pair of Senate bills would change Delaware’s probation and parole system. Senate Bill 7 and...

New Cape May-Lewes Ferry boat goes out to bid

Nick Roth
8 months ago
The newest boat for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry is one step closer to becoming a reality. Elliott Bay...