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Sussex County adopts new residential buffer zone...

11 months ago
Sussex County is giving Mother Nature a little extra breathing room when it comes to new...

Surfrider to state: Take action on inlet’s north beach

Chris Flood
11 months ago
For over a year now, the Delaware chapter of the Surfrider Foundation has been raising concerns...

News Briefs 8/30/24

11 months ago
Primary election letters deadline set The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor about the...
2024 Delaware primary guide

Candidates vie for party’s support in Sept. 10 primary

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
Delaware residents will head to the polls Tuesday, Sept. 10, to vote in the state’s primary...

Big Oyster allowed to keep outdoor music

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Big Oyster Brewery owner Jeff Hamer will get to keep outdoor entertainment, including live music,...

Traffic light coming to Route 16/Mulberry Street in...

11 months ago
Work has begun to add a traffic light at the intersection of Route 16 and Mulberry Street in Milton...

Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence: Dream...

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
With more than 200 community members, families and staff members in attendance, the Bryan Allen...

Delaware hands over more than $102 million in...

11 months ago
Delaware has agreed to hand over more than $102 million connected to MoneyGram in a U.S. Supreme...

Lewes parks, planning panels discuss townhomes

Bill Shull
11 months ago
A proposed 90-unit townhome community on Savannah Road in Lewes has received its first scrutiny...

Historic designation sought for Boardwalk

Chris Flood
11 months ago
At the request of the city’s Boardwalk and beach committee, Rehoboth Beach commissioners have given...

No election in Dewey Beach for fourth straight year

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
For the fourth straight year, a municipal election will not be held in Dewey Beach as incumbent...

‘Tedder Talks’ debuts in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
11 months ago
Looking to offer a new way to share information on city initiatives and programs, Rehoboth Beach...

Cape district to submit project requests to state

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
The Cape Henlopen school board voted unanimously Aug. 22 to send two certificates of necessity to...

Lewes BPW focusing on new canal crossing after main...

Bill Shull
11 months ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works is now focused on building a new water main crossing under the...

News Briefs 8/27/24

11 months ago
Primary election letters deadline set Sept. 2 The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor...

Henlopen Acres election set for Aug. 31

Chris Flood
11 months ago
Henlopen Acres’ 2024 municipal election is set to take place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Aug. 31...

Mitchell’s Corner clears final hurdle

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
The final site plan for Mitchell’s Corner in Lewes has been approved. At its Aug. 21 meeting, the...

Weapons detection system to be used at Cape High...

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
A new electronic weapons detection system will be used to screen attendees of Cape High football...

Primary election letters deadline set Sept. 2

11 months ago
The Cape Gazette will accept letters to the editor about the upcoming Delaware primary election...

Lewes turns teal for ovarian cancer

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Turn any corner in downtown Lewes, and there are now teal ribbons hanging everywhere. Volunteers...

Milton chamber granted request for a new door

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Chamber of Commerce was granted its request by the town’s historic preservation commission...

Rehoboth planning has concerns about One Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
The proposed One Rehoboth Avenue Hotel recently went before the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission...

Sussex council approves Savannah Road office

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
A doctor seeking to open an office on Savannah Road ran into some opposition from neighbors...

BOEM awards more offshore wind space due east of...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
Less than a month after announcing the availability of the final environmental impact statement for...

Gubernatorial candidates differ on immigration,...

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
Delaware gubernatorial candidates sat down for their third debate Aug. 14, hitting on similar...

Milton planners approve Scarlet Oaks master plan

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously gave final approval for the master plan for...

Fallen firefighter, EMS worker laid to rest

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
Thomas W. Berry III was laid to rest at the Ellendale Cemetery Aug. 22 following a hero’s send-off...

Milton council hears from citizens on budget

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Town Council’s Aug. 19 meeting was both about making final changes to its fiscal year 2025...

Bidens will be in town for a week, beginning Aug. 25

Chris Flood
11 months ago
President Joe Biden will be wrapping up his summer by spending the last week of August at his North...

Lewes planners hear about duel over dog grooming biz

Bill Shull
11 months ago
A Lewes couple’s push to have the city’s zoning code changed to allow home-based dog grooming...

League of Women Voters to hold candidate forums...

11 months ago
The League of Women Voters of Sussex County Delaware will host five candidate forums during...

News Briefs 8/23/24

11 months ago
Rehoboth BoA hearing Aug. 26 The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment will meet at 1:30 p.m., Monday...

Belhaven team appeals planning commission conditions

Chris Flood
11 months ago
After years of meetings, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission approved, with 18 conditions, the...

Lewes dives for clues in main failure

Bill Shull
11 months ago
A diver hit the water just south of the Savannah Road drawbridge in Lewes on the morning of Aug. 21...

Jazz fest-eve concert to honor cancer survivors Oct. 16

Bill Shull
11 months ago
The Delaware Celebration of Jazz will hold a special Cancer Survivors Night Concert & Dance to...

State taking new approach on Route 1 dune breaches

Chris Flood
11 months ago
In response to recent breaches, and in anticipation of more in the future, the state is taking a...

Dewey lifeguards, police adapt to summer staff exodus

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
With Dewey Beach seasonal employees returning to college, town leaders are navigating the staffing...

ALERT: Boil water order lifted in Lewes, low...

Bill Shull
11 months ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works has now lifted the boil water order for all of its customers, after...

Dewey Beach Civic League to host candidate forum Aug...

11 months ago
The Dewey Beach Civic League will host a town commissioner candidates forum at 4 p.m., Saturday,...

Sussex has option to purchase JP Court 14 annex

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
Sussex County officials have reached an agreement with the state on an option to purchase the...

Lawsuit filed on Rehoboth manager contract

Chris Flood
11 months ago
A lawsuit calling for Rehoboth Beach City Manager Taylour Tedder’s contract to be voided for...

News Briefs 8/20/24

11 months ago
Mark Mayer named to Dewey committee Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 16 to appoint...

Berry memorial service set Aug. 22; significant...

11 months ago
Hundreds of first responders and a long line of emergency vehicles are expected to assemble in the...

Sussex Drive upgrades get go-ahead in Lewes

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council have approved a pilot plan to manage traffic and parking on Sussex...

UPDATE: Route 1 partially open both directions north...

11 months ago
For the second time since March , the northbound lanes of Route 1 were closed after the dune was...

Lewes bans retail sales of marijuana

Bill Shull
11 months ago
The City of Lewes became the last Delaware coastal town to ban the retail sale of marijuana with a...

Comments sought on dredging of Lewes-Rehoboth Canal

Chris Flood
11 months ago
The state’s Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy issued a public notice Aug. 15, saying a...

Carney signs agriculture bills at Delaware State...

11 months ago
In celebration of Governor’s Day at the Delaware State Fair July 25, Gov. John Carney signed two...

Saga of Read Avenue continues in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
With the cause of continued bayside flooding at a three-valve outfall system on Read Avenue in...

Carney signs orange crush bill at The Starboard

11 months ago
Gov. John Carney visited The Starboard in Dewey Beach Aug. 9, to sign an important piece of...

County offices to close Aug. 22 in honor of Thomas...

11 months ago
Sussex County government and the community will bid a final farewell to fallen EMS employee and...

Design firm presents study of Lavinia Street walkway...

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
A Lewes-based design firm unveiled a proposal to build a new walking path along Lavinia Street in...

Habitat receives $1.8 million federal grant

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
Thanks to a $1.86 million federal congressionally directed spending grant, Sussex County Habitat...

Message in a bottle sent from Lewes found 17 years...

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Mark Sucoloski is a Nashville singer who spent summers as a kid at his grandparents’ house in Lewes...

Area Democratic groups support Gruenebaum for county...

11 months ago
The Eastern Sussex Democratic Club recently announced its endorsement of Jane Gruenebaum for the...

News Briefs 8/16/24

11 months ago
Lewes parks panel to meet Aug. 19 The Lewes Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 5 p.m.,...

Sussex farms in new round of aglands preservation

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture has announced the 28th round of easement selections by the...

Hurricane Ernesto bringing waves, rip currents this...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
For the second straight weekend, a large storm will likely have an effect on beach conditions in...

Huxtable champions six housing bills

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
In unprecedented legislative action, Gov. John Carney met with officials Aug. 9, at Lewes library...

Lewes police honored for accreditation

Bill Shull
11 months ago
The Lewes Police Department has been formally honored for becoming Delaware’s first department to...