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New Lewes BPW general manager inherits big projects

Bill Shull
10 months ago
The last thing Robin Davis wants to see is his signature on the whiteboard in his office at the...

Sussex County Council delays decision on Northstar

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
Sussex County Council delayed decisions March 11 on commercial and affordable housing projects that...

Chancery Court bill moves through Senate

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
A bill intended to ease corporate jitters over the state’s Chancery Court and help prevent an...

Lewes Fire Department seeks more county funds as EMS...

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
Lewes fire and emergency medical services officials are appealing to Sussex County Council for more...

Newly elected Rep. Sarah McBride addresses DLLG members

10 months ago
U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride, who recently took office as the congressional representative from the...

Humpback beached near Delaware Seashore State Park

Ellen McIntyre
10 months ago
A nearly 31-foot-long and approximately 20,000-pound juvenile humpback whale washed ashore near...

Wearin’ O’ the green in West Rehoboth

10 months ago
The luck of the Irish has made its way to West Rehoboth. This house on Hebron Road is already...

Sussex P&Z approves Armada site plan

Ron MacArthur
10 months ago
At its March 5 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the final site...

Sussex to apply for $2M for housing rehab

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
After hearing a presentation March 4 on the accomplishments of the county’s housing rehabilitation...

Dewey tentatively approves budget, passes draft...

Ellen McIntyre
10 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council met Feb. 21 to discuss the town’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the funding of...

News Briefs 3/11/25

10 months ago
Dewey finance committee to meet The Dewey Beach Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m., Wednesday,...

Fed funding: More questions than answers

Chris Flood
10 months ago
It’s been weeks since President Donald Trump signed executive orders implementing a federal funding...

House and Senate Republicans address high energy costs

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
Following meetings with energy providers and power grid experts, Republican legislators have...

Lewes wastewater plant reopens after unexpected...

10 months ago
About 7 a.m., March 9, the Lewes Wastewater Treatment Facility experienced an unexpected shutdown,...

State agencies review two area subdivisions

Ron MacArthur
10 months ago
State agencies reviewed two housing projects in the Milton-Georgetown area during the Feb. 26...

Creekside approved along Banks Road in Long Neck

Ron MacArthur
10 months ago
A rezoning to MR-1, multifamily residential, and a conditional-use application for 116 mixed...

Rehoboth considering full employee healthcare coverage

Chris Flood
10 months ago
In an effort to retain and attract staff last year, Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved an...

Northstar faces hearings March 11

Kevin T. Conlon
10 months ago
The message, “Stop Northstar Development,” is illuminated on a digital sign along Beaver Dam Road...

News Brief 3/7/25

10 months ago
Learn about consumer scams and how to report them In recognition of National Consumer Protection...

Demand drives Dutchman’s Harvest changes

Bill Shull
10 months ago
The developer of the Dutchman’s Harvest affordable workforce housing community in Lewes narrowly...

Milton council to move forward with due diligence on...

Ryan Mavity
10 months ago
Milton Town Council is moving forward with a 60-day due diligence period to see whether it is...

BPW work impacts Pilottown Village residents

Bill Shull
10 months ago
A project to replace underground electrical service in Pilottown Village in Lewes has some...

Bipartisan leadership seeks to stop corporate exodus

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
A Senate bill awaiting committee action when the Legislature resumes in March is meant to curb the...

Dewey parking building razed, site being prepped for...

Ellen McIntyre
11 months ago
The Dewey Beach parking ambassadors’ building on Coastal Highway has been demolished, and the site...

Rehoboth Beach’s mixed-use task force begins work

Chris Flood
11 months ago
With an eye toward spurring revitalization, encouraging pedestrian travel and providing workforce...

Donovan-Smith public hearing put on pause in Lewes

Bill Shull
11 months ago
After two hours of discussion and public comment, the Lewes Planning Commission hit pause on a...

News Briefs 3/4/25

11 months ago
One Rehoboth Hotel lots consolidated During a Feb. 28 meeting, the Rehoboth Beach Planning...

Sussex council, state planners discuss development

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
The state’s top planner said he’s encouraged to see Sussex County Council will take a hard look at...

Milton council set to award bids on water tower, new...

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Town Council is set to award contracts for a new water tower on Federal Street and water...

Collier, Arkinson, Gray win in Milton

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Mayor John Collier was elected to a new three-year term March 1, after fending off a challenge from...

Changes to basement code formalized in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
11 months ago
It took more than two years, but Rehoboth Beach commissioners have changed city code related to the...

Final plan approved for Leeward Chase apartments

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
A site plan for Leeward Chase, an apartment complex of 106 affordable units on a 51-acre parcel off...

Robinsonville Road mini-storage facility approved

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
After amending conditions for a planned 891-unit self-storage facility near Angola to help it...

Small-scale nuclear task force proposed

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
On the heels of a meeting with power grid officials who said more power sources are needed to...

Sussex County land-use panel membership set

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
Sussex County Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, accepted a list of members for a working group that...

Milton council to debate large land purchase

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Town Council is set to discuss acquiring six parcels in downtown that could be potentially...

Community Resource Center marks seven years of...

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Annette Johnson could not have been happier. The program director of the Community Resource Center...

Power officials: Mandates driving up costs

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
Legislators heard Feb. 24 that even though recent utility bills have not spiked because of specific...

Bill introduced to prohibit gender transition...

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, and Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, teamed up Feb. 21 in...

Another hearing set for Osprey Point

Ron MacArthur
11 months ago
Yet another public hearing will be scheduled on a proposed plan for cluster housing complex Osprey...

Cape board talks middle school CAP, mid-year unit count

Ellen McIntyre
11 months ago
The Cape Henlopen school board met Feb. 13 at Rehoboth Elementary for a brief workshop. The board...

News Briefs 2/28/25

11 months ago
The Point to close for nesting bird safety The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Sussex reassessment numbers released

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
The total assessed value of taxable properties in Sussex County has increased to $91 billion, more...

First to integrate Lewes schools share memories

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Five people who were among the first to integrate Lewes public schools in the early 1960s talked...

MERR responds to Fenwick Island beach, performs seal...

11 months ago
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute responded Feb. 24 to a call from a...

Sussex Academy students host Dewey Beach official

11 months ago
Dewey Beach Commissioner Paul Bauer visited Sussex Academy Jan. 29 to work with high schoolers...

Rehoboth BoA grants special exception for...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment approved a request made by the City of Rehoboth Beach for a...

Open house held at Biden Environmental Center

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Paul McGrath from Edgewater, N.J., looked through images of Cape Henlopen State Park on an...

Rehoboth Beach commissioners agree to new police...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
With an eye toward attracting new recruits, Rehoboth Beach commissioners and the city’s police...

No progress made on hiring Rehoboth city solicitor

Chris Flood
11 months ago
Rehoboth Beach has been without a permanent city solicitor for about four months, and it doesn’t...

News Briefs 2/25/25

11 months ago
Lewes art panel to meet Feb. 26 The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

Sussex, state leaders push for med school

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
As Sussex County struggles through an acute shortage of primary care physicians , a long-term...

Rehoboth: $20M falls short for wastewater deal

Chris Flood
11 months ago
In the end, it came down to money, and $20 million wasn’t enough. During a Feb. 21 meeting,...

Correctional system citizens academy applications...

11 months ago
The Delaware Department of Correction announced its Spring 2025 Citizens Academy will begin Tuesday...

DSP and blood bank partner for trauma care program

11 months ago
The Delaware State Police Aviation Section, in partnership with the Blood Bank of Delmarva,...

Ørsted buys 64 acres of land near Harbeson for $5.2...

Chris Flood
11 months ago
Under the name Skipjack Offshore Energy LLC, Danish-based power company Ørsted has purchased a 64-...

Legislation aims to provide utility bill assistance...

11 months ago
Delaware lawmakers introduced legislation Feb. 19, aimed at providing direct energy bill assistance...

Dewey accepts funding plan for new town hall

Ellen McIntyre
11 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council unanimously voted to accept a funding plan for the new town hall and...

Lewes selects two artists for 2025 temporary...

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Artists Shelley Parriott and Nikki Lederer are coming to Lewes this summer. The city’s public art...

News Briefs 2/21/25

11 months ago
Free webinar on resiliency set Feb. 24 A free webinar about The Intersection of Community and...