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Senate backs wind project despite Sussex County denial

Melissa Steele
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
The regional power grid operator’s summer 2025 forecast is optimistic about meeting typical energy...

News Briefs 6/10/25

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
Incumbent Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski has announced he is no longer seeking re-election for a...

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

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

Commission weighs in on public school funding

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

Rehoboth repairs Delaware Avenue stormwater outfall

Chris Flood
10 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
10 months ago
Milton Town Council signed off on last-minute refinements to the lot lines for two Broad Street...

News Briefs 6/6/25

10 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
10 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has scheduled a preliminary review for a major subdivision...

Brown-Hicks appointed to Lewes council

Bill Shull
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
A Houston man has pleaded guilty to three counts of felony home improvement fraud and two...

Cape graduates 464 seniors

Ellen McIntyre
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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

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

Revenues tick up as final state budget deadline looms

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

Rehoboth reduces number of committees by more than half

Chris Flood
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
The newest boat for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry is one step closer to becoming a reality. Elliott Bay...

Dewey approves permit for public parking facility

Ellen McIntyre
10 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council recently approved a conditional-use application from Highway One Companies...

Rehoboth moving forward with Tidewater connection

Chris Flood
10 months ago
In an effort to improve system resilience, Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved the hiring of...

Bill would end electric vehicle mandate

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
A bill to cancel the state’s zero-emission mandate for vehicles is still in play, but only if the...

DLLG leaders attend National League of Cities...

10 months ago
About 60 municipal league executive directors from across the United States and their executive...

FloodVision takes a spin through Milton

Ryan Mavity
10 months ago
A new tool aimed at helping government officials, homeowners and business owners better plan for...

LouAnn Hudson set to become Cape’s assistant...

Ellen McIntyre
10 months ago
LouAnn Hudson will be continuing her 34-year tenure in education as Cape Henlopen School District’s...

Two more candidates enter Rehoboth’s 2025 election

Chris Flood
10 months ago
The Monday, June 2 deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election is fast...

News Briefs 5/30/25

10 months ago
DART Beach Bus operating daily for season DART Beach Bus services are operating daily through Labor...

New public park in Lewes’ future?

Bill Shull
10 months ago
The buyers of the Kennedy property, a vacant parcel on Gills Neck Road north of the Freeman Highway...

Panel begins to narrow suggestions for Sussex County...

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
A panel created to study and recommend changes to Sussex County laws to rein in booming development...

Tharros organizers confident of summer opening

Bill Shull
10 months ago
The organizers of the Tharros tent village just outside Lewes say they are confident the homeless...

Strategic plan spurs expansion of Beebe Healthcare

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
Editor’s note: Just after his fifth anniversary of taking the helm at Beebe...

Dewey Civic League donates $2,000 for center island...

Ellen McIntyre
10 months ago
The Dewey Beach Civic League donated $2,000 to the Town of Dewey Beach for mulch for the town’s...

Donahue nominated as judge for Sussex County Family...

10 months ago
Child advocate and attorney Jennifer Donahue has been nominated for a newly created Sussex County...

Lawsuit over Rehoboth city manager contract moving...

Chris Flood
10 months ago
A Chancery Court judge has ruled parts of a lawsuit filed against Rehoboth Beach related to the...

Henlopen Acres residents: one size does not fit all...

Chris Flood
10 months ago
Henlopen Acres officials are considering an ordinance that would place tree-removal restrictions on...

Report prompts affordable housing bills

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
In answer to an April report by the Affordable Housing Production Task Force, a number of bills...