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John Brady remembered as the ultimate public servant

Bill Shull
8 months ago
John Brady, a former attorney and first openly gay elected official in Delaware, has died after a...

Meyer seeks to relieve medical debt

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer announced a partnership July 29 between the State of Delaware and national...

Rehoboth to seek historic designations for Boardwalk

Chris Flood
8 months ago
In its final act as a group, the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk and Beach Committee submitted a report to...

Fourth Street Preserve plan moves forward in Lewes

Bill Shull
8 months ago
The future of the Fourth Street Preserve in Lewes moved forward with mayor and city council’s...

Stewart and Galanty win in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
8 months ago
In a three-person race for two commissioner seats, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty emerged...

Dunes Hotel demo’d to make way for condos

Nick Roth
8 months ago
The former Dunes Hotel and and Sea Esta Motel on the Forgotten Mile is being demolished to make way...

Taste of home brew leads to job heading county...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
Andrew Harton can trace the path to his new job as Sussex County economic development director to...

IR Inlet sand bypass finishes summer testing

Nick Roth
8 months ago
The sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet has completed its scheduled testing for the summer...

Sussex County P&Z sees big changes at meeting

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
The Aug. 6 Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was punctuated by significant...

Milton council sets public hearing on budget

Ryan Mavity
8 months ago
Milton Town Council has set Monday, Aug. 18, as the date for a public hearing on the town’s...

Group steps in to propose detailed recommendations...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
As a group drafting proposed rules to help steer development in Sussex County was nearing...

Lewes police grievance set for September hearing

Bill Shull
8 months ago
A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the grievance filed by the Lewes police...

News Briefs 8/8/25

8 months ago
Rehoboth Beach election slated Aug. 9 The Rehoboth Beach municpal election will take place from 10...

Strong rip currents trigger wave of rescues

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
Seventeen-year-old Glen Miller was rescued the morning of Aug. 7 after being swept out to sea by a...

Pfaff retires after 30-plus-year career nurturing...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
Bill Pfaff sees himself as a proud father, not only to his daughter, but also, in a way, to...

Berry to be sworn in Aug. 12

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Alonna Berry, the newly elected representative for Delaware House District 20, will be officially...

Rehoboth Beach seeks community Christmas tree

8 months ago
It may still be the thick of the summer season, but the City of Rehoboth Beach already has...

ALERT - Bonfire in Dewey canceled

8 months ago
The weekly bonfire on the beach at Dagworthy Avenue in Dewey Beach has been canceled due to...

ALERT: Weather forces Milton Night Out cancellation

Ryan Mavity
8 months ago
Milton Police Department announced that Milton Night Out, scheduled for 5 p.m., Aug. 6, has been...

Nearly $1 million in marijuana sales reported in...

8 months ago
Delaware officials said the results from the first weekend of recreational marijuana sales are...

More sand coming to Indian River Inlet’s north side

8 months ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has awarded an $8.1 million contract to...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol honored with historical marker

Bill Shull
8 months ago
Bill Collick looked on with pride as a state historical marker was unveiled commemorating the...

Injured piping plover rehabbed, released back into...

8 months ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has collaborated with Tri-State Bird...

Berry clinches narrow win in District 20

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Absentee ballots were the game changer in the Aug. 5 special election for District 20 helping...

Charlotte King up for Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame

8 months ago
Lewes resident Charlotte King is one of four 2025 inductees for the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame...

Stephens elected as Lewes fire chief

8 months ago
The Lewes Fire Department elected Robbie Stephens as fire chief during an election Aug. 4. Stephens...

News Briefs 8/5/25

8 months ago
Rehoboth elections board meeting Aug. 6 The Rehoboth Beach Board of Elections has scheduled a...

District 20 votes to fill vacant House seat

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Election day is here for District 20 residents to elect a new representative. Democrat Alonna Berry...

Lyndie Hertrich sworn in as Henlopen Acres commissioner

Chris Flood
8 months ago
In what was a standing-room-only event, Lyndie Hertrich was sworn in as Henlopen Acres commissioner...

Endorsements stir tension in Rehoboth race

Chris Flood
8 months ago
With less than a week to go until voters head to the polls in Rehoboth Beach’s annual election, the...

Lewes police promotions draw ire

Bill Shull
8 months ago
The union that represents Lewes Police officers has filed a grievance against the city, claiming...

Rehoboth communication manager set to retire Aug. 8

Chris Flood
8 months ago
After a little more than four years as the city’s primary information disseminator, Rehoboth Beach...

Termites force demolition of historic Lewes house

Bill Shull
8 months ago
The house at 111 Coleman Ave. in Lewes has been there for more than 150 years, but a termite...

All Cape district students to receive free school meals

Ellen McIntyre
8 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District has been approved for the Community Eligibility Provision, which...

Rehoboth Beach to look at regulating placement of...

Chris Flood
8 months ago
In an effort to limit clutter and improve pedestrian access, Rehoboth Beach officials are expected...

Garden poles spark call for ethics review in Lewes

Bill Shull
8 months ago
Decorative garden story poles that Art in Bloom wants to place in Lewes in Bloom gardens in city...

Environmental groups cite successes, continuing...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
The recently approved state budget funded open-space preservation and other environmental...

Former M&T Bank demo’d in Forgotten Mile

Nick Roth
8 months ago
The former M&T Bank on Route 1 in the Forgotten Mile just north of Dewey Beach is no more...

DNREC: End in sight for Black Oak soil cleanup

Bill Shull
8 months ago
The removal of contaminated soil at the site of the future Black Oak residential community on New...

Dewey changes certain charges from criminal to civil

Ellen McIntyre
8 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council recently approved several ordinances recommended by Police Chief Constance...

Changes announced in governor’s staff

8 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer has moved his chief of staff to an advisor position, and his legal counsel to fill...

Thrive Dispensary launches recreational marijuana sales

Ellen McIntyre
8 months ago
Customers steadily flowed into Thrive Dispensary outside Lewes on the morning of Aug. 1, the first...

First shots fired in Cannonball House renovations

Bill Shull
8 months ago
The Cannonball House at Front and Bank streets in Lewes might look like it got hit with a lot more...

Candidates largely agree in latest debate

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Candidates for the District 20 seat in the upcoming special election faced off for the last time...

Sussex County reassessment hit beachfront properties...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
The value of beachfront property in Sussex County increased by 80 times after the first countywide...

News Briefs 8/1/25

8 months ago
UUSD to meet Aug. 3 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold its fourth annual T-...

Sussex land-use reform group insists on expanding...

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
The review of recommendations to restrict development in Sussex County came to a halt July 24, as a...

Burton residents sound familiar alarm about dirty...

Bill Shull
8 months ago
Don Ernakovich moved into his home on West Fourth Street in Lewes in 1998. “We were excited...

Belle Mead public hearing delayed until September

Kevin T. Conlon
8 months ago
A public hearing before Sussex County Council on the Belle Mead housing development proposal was...

Rehoboth candidates sound off on transparency,...

Chris Flood
8 months ago
Rehoboth Beach’s annual municipal election is set for Saturday, Aug. 9. This year, there are three...

Latest campaign finance reports released for...

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
The eight-day campaign finance reports for both candidates in the District 20 special election were...

Court rules county must revisit Reed Farm rezoning

Ryan Mavity
8 months ago
After a nearly four-year process of litigation, Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled that Sussex...

Marijuana in First State: Retail opens for buzz

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer got ready for the official Friday, Aug. 1 opening of Delaware’s recreational...

Murray sworn-in as U.S. Attorney for 120-day term

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
The head of the Delaware Republican Party has stepped down to serve as U.S. Attorney for the...

Water advisory issued for Cape Henlopen State Park...

8 months ago
UPDATE: The advisory for the main beach at Cape Henlopen State.Park was lifted at 5:30 p.m., July...

News Briefs 7/29/25

8 months ago
Free webinar explores types of addiction July 29 University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will...

Rehoboth planning approves Belhaven Hotel site plan,...

Chris Flood
8 months ago
For a second time, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has approved the site plan for the...

District 20 campaign finance: One report in, one to...

Melissa Steele
8 months ago
With a week to go until the special election for a new District 20 representative, Republican...

Nassau Commons Boulevard reopens near Lewes

8 months ago
After a months-long closure, Nassau Commons Boulevard west of Five Points near Lewes has reopened...

Lewes locomotive plan triggers yellow caution signal

Bill Shull
8 months ago
A yellow caution signal is now up for the Lewes Junction Railroad and Bridge Association’s plan to...