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Thier and Goode victorious in Rehoboth Beach election

Chris Flood
11 months ago
In a four-person race for two seats, Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode emerged victorious Aug. 10 in...

President Biden rides bike trail

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Six-and-a-half-year-old Miriam Moskowitz stood by the end of the Gordons Pond Trail with photo in...

BOEM completes environmental review of US Wind project

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced July 29 that it has completed reviewing an...

Substation hearing morphs into US Wind debate

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A proposed conditional use filed by Renewable Redevelopment LLC for a substation near the Indian...

Plan for Route 24 convenience store modified

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Plans are moving forward for a new convenience store with fuel pumps at the intersection of Route...

Thier and Goode win Rehoboth Beach election

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In a four-person race for two seats, Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode are the winners in Rehoboth...

Sussex can now tax short-term rentals

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Several pieces of legislation that passed or are awaiting Gov. John Carney’s signature from the...

Persinger files for re-election in Dewey Beach

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Incumbent Commissioner Gary Persinger has filed to run for re-election in Dewey Beach. “I still...

Leaders secure $1 million for Dewey town hall

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Progress on the new administrative and police municipal building in Dewey Beach continues, as the...

Milton committee submits tagline choices

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Economic Development Committee unveiled two candidates for a new tagline and logo for...

Henlopen Bluff decision heads for homestretch in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
After five public hearings and lengthy discussions at council, commission and committee meetings,...
PART 2

Grassroots group voices concerns with Northstar

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Editor’s note: Part 1, published July 18, featured the developer’s plans for the Northstar...

Milton budget talks match summer’s heat

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
It was a hot summer night outside Milton library Aug. 5, but that was nothing compared to the heat...

News Briefs 8/9/24

1 year ago
Gubernatorial debate set Aug. 14 in Dover Six candidates for Delaware governor will meet for a...

More remains found at bank construction site

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Five unmarked human skeletal remains have been discovered at the site of the new Community Bank...

Rehoboth Beach voters head to the polls Aug. 10

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach voters will head to the polls Saturday, Aug. 10, to cast ballots in the city’s 2024...

Pilot whale stranded near Indian River Inlet

1 year ago
Members of the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute responded to a short-finned...

Bidens coming to town Aug. 8 for a weekend beach visit

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For the first time since announcing he won’t seek re-election, President Joe Biden is expected to...

D20 Dems to host gubernatorial candidate O’Mara Aug. 15

1 year ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug...

Big Oyster shuts down outdoor music

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Big Oyster Brewery in Lewes has shut down its outdoor music, both live acts and prerecorded from...

News Briefs 8/6/24

1 year ago
Millsboro bypass info session set Aug. 7 A public meeting about the Millsboro bypass project will...

Cape park plans include new bathhouse

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
What a difference two years make. During the 2022 Cape Henlopen State Park community meeting to...

Dog rescued from tree near Canal Corkran

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
When people reference the dog days of summer, this is typically not what they have in mind. Members...

Rehoboth nearing changes to basement building codes

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After more than a year of discussion, Rehoboth Beach commissioners are nearing a vote on a set of...

Granary site work underway in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Site work is underway for Phase 1 of the Granary at Draper Farm development on Sand Hill Road in...

Old Bayard Avenue church lot in Rehoboth to be...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Months ago, after standing for more than 60 years, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Rehoboth...

Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens files for re-election

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens has filed to run in this year’s municipal election, set for Saturday...

Residents call for upgrades at Highland Acres

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Highland Acres residents call it “the triangle,” a grassy patch of ground at the entrance to their...

News Briefs 8/2/24

1 year ago
Sussex council awards nonprofit grants Sussex County Council awarded the following councilmanic...

Cape district to form facilities planning committee

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Director of Operations Jason Hale detailed the formation of a new committee at the July 25 school...

Milton finance committee gets first look at budget

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Finance Committee conducted its first review of the town’s proposed fiscal year 2025...

DNREC issues statement on Wolfe Neck artifacts

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Division of Parks and Recreation’s proposed bike/pedestrian trail at Wolfe Neck in Cape...

Democrat’s primary heats up

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Rhetoric and accusations are heating up in the Democrat’s primary race for governor as one...

Paving of Shuttle Road near Rehoboth set to begin...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A repaving project for Shuttle Road outside Rehoboth Beach is set to begin Monday, Aug. 5. Message...

Demo underway on Sea Esta Motel in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Demolition of the mid-century Sea Esta Motel is underway in Dewey Beach. Located on the corner of...

Roosevelt Landing development gets extension in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Two recent developments are impacting progress on the proposed Roosevelt Landing subdivision in...

State creates long-term care insurance office

1 year ago
Delaware’s Department of Insurance has created an Office of Long-Term Care Insurance to offer...

Rehoboth denies St. Edmond request to cut down 12 trees

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Parks & Shade Tree Commission voted unanimously against a request by St...

Milton planners begin discussion of Scarlet Oaks plans

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Developers of the proposed Scarlet Oaks project, a planned 163-unit residential neighborhood to be...

Cape district revives expansion plans

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
In a presentation largely similar to last summer’s discussion, Cape Henlopen School District...

Henlopen Acres suing board candidate over pickleball...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The deadline to file for Henlopen Acres’ 2024 municipal election has passed and one of the...

News Briefs 7/30/24

1 year ago
Lewes architecture group to meet Aug. 1 The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review...

State marijuana czar talks legal weed in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
“It’s legal now. The adult-use market is around the corner.” That was the message from Rob Coupe,...

ChristianaCare files lawsuit against law allowing...

1 year ago
A legal challenge has been filed against recent state law that authorizes state control of hospital...

Milton property tax increase expected to be more...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
After some questions about how large a proposed Milton property tax increase will be following the...

RD 20 Dems hear from gubernatorial candidate Meyer

1 year ago
At its July meeting, the 20th Representative District Democratic Committee hosted Matt Meyer,...

Steps proposed to reduce right whale vessel strikes

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to further reduce the likelihood of mortalities and serious injuries from vessel strikes,...

Mulberry Heights development set for final approval

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council is set to consider final approval of site plans for a proposed 17-unit...

Sussex council removes building size restriction for...

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A condition of approval limiting the size of a planned addition to the Nanticoke Indian Cultural...

Dewey Nalu expansion approved

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Despite restauranter Regan Derrickson’s admission he hasn’t adhered to a requirement of Nalu’s...

Milton ad hoc committee hears from affordable...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
As part of its mission to examine ways to increase affordable housing in town, the Milton...

Stormwater management, head-in parking requirements...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously July 19 to set head-in only parking spots and establish...

End of SEC gag rule sought in circuit court appeal

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Citing a countless number of people who have been harmed by a federal gag order in what an appeals...

Judge sends 330 Rehoboth Ave. rezoning denial back...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Citing a failure to create a proper record, a Superior Court judge has remanded the denial of a...

Milton budget features another property tax increase

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council heard the first presentation of the fiscal year 2025 budget July 18, and while...

Rehoboth Beach candidates make pitch to their peers

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach is weeks away from holding its first election in three years. In advance of that,...

Medical-aid-in-dying bill in limbo

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The fate of medical-aid-in-dying bill that cleared the General Assembly in June is uncertain as it...

Sussex P&Z reopens public record on Northstar

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Editor’s note: A second story about the July 17 public hearing, including comments from the...

Artesian presents plans for Chandler Street facility

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Artesian Wastewater Company has shed a bit more light on its plans for transferring Milton’s...

Wienermobile arrives by sea

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is always on a roll, but on July 24, it was also on the Cape May-Lewes...