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Volunteers fan out for Earth Day cleanup in Lewes

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Just as they have done for the past five Earth Days, volunteers from the Friends of Cape Henlopen...

Milton council seeks more work on short-term rentals

Ryan Mavity
11 months ago
Milton Town Council has asked the town planning and zoning commission to take a deeper dive on...

Lewes council approves Overfall Preserve development

Bill Shull
11 months ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved the preliminary site plan for the Overfall...

News Briefs 4/25/25

11 months ago
Dewey town council to meet April 25 The Dewey Beach Town Council has a packed agenda for its...

Love Bug campaign among efforts to make roads safer

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
State officials hope a yellow cartoon Love Bug will drive greater safety on Delaware roads. The...

Environmental lawyer tapped for public advocate

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
An environmental lawyer with experience in climate and energy law has been put forth as a nominee...

Attorney nominated for marijuana commissioner

Melissa Steele
11 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer has nominated an attorney and government affairs specialist to serve as the...

Groundbreaking for new Dewey town hall, police...

Ellen McIntyre
11 months ago
The official groundbreaking for the new Dewey Beach Town Hall and public safety facility will take...

Materials processing project opposed by neighbors at...

Kevin T. Conlon
11 months ago
Neighbors’ complaints brought action in much different ways April 16, as a trucking firm’s plan to...

Rehoboth expected to approve strategic plan in May

Chris Flood
11 months ago
If everything goes as planned, Rehoboth Beach will approve its first strategic plan during the...

Smoke and haze from large New Jersey wildfire clouds...

1 year ago
Smoke from a significant wildfire burning in the Pine Barrens region of Ocean County, N.J., has...

Lisa Borin Ogden hired as first in-house city...

1 year ago
The City of Rehoboth Beach has hired Lisa Borin Ogden to serve as its first in-house solicitor,...

Landmark ‘Biden’ barn on Clifton farm razed

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A barn that became a landmark for drivers heading south on Route 1 because of the large “Biden”...

Milton council tables parking lot plans

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council tabled plans for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and Magnolia streets...

Former Jam restaurant demo’d in Rehoboth

1 year ago
Work is underway to demolish the former home of Jam Bistro and the Camel’s Hump, two longtime...

Demolition begins on Rehoboth Boardwalk structures

Cape Gazette staff
1 year ago
The look of the Rehoboth Boardwalk is forever changing, as demolition has begun on a section of...

Sussex police chiefs gather for leadership course

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Sussex County police chiefs and their second-in-commands received a refresher course on leadership...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol building moving into...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With about a month to go before the city’s lifeguards return to work, the contractor in charge of...

News Briefs 4/22/25

1 year ago
Lewes art group meets April 23 The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

General Assembly passes End of Life Options bill

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The Senate passed the End of Life Options bill April 17 with a similar margin as last session, but...

Rehoboth moving forward with in-house city solicitor

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Roughly six months after the previous city solicitor decided to leave the position, Rehoboth Beach...

White Lotus crosswalk blooms in Milton

1 year ago
Volunteers work on the latest art crosswalk in Milton, at the corner of Federal and Mulberry...

Hands Off protesters rally in Rehoboth Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Members of grassroots groups 50501 and Indivisible Southern Delaware gathered in Rehoboth Beach...

Henlopen Acres looking at stricter tree standards

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to further preserve its tree canopy, Henlopen Acres officials are considering changes to...

Army Corps issues notice for Phase 2 of inlet beach...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
About a month after the state completed the first phase of a two-phase plan to restore the beach...

Lewes home business ordinance heads to council

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Sarah Prieto and Stephen Matthews walked out of the Rollins Center at almost 10 p.m., April 16,...

Lewes council honors Stenger, Edwards

Bill Shull
1 year ago
One man saves dunes, the other saves souls. They both have had immeasurable impact on life in Lewes...

Civil Air Patrol hosts search-and-rescue exercise in...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The mission was clear and urgent: Locate a small plane that went missing during a spring storm...

Jeffrey Goode running for office in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With an eye toward reining in uncontrolled spending, Rehoboth Beach resident Jeffrey Goode has...

News Briefs 4/18/25

1 year ago
UUSD to meet April 20 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold a service at 10 a...

Public reviews Plantation Road second phase plans

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Brooke Freeman remembers the sugar corn stand his two brothers ran at the corner of Plantation and...

Grotto hotel site being prepped for demolition

1 year ago
Protective fencing has been installed along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk in front of the former...

Senate passes bill setting county zoning rules for...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A bill giving the state authority over county zoning decisions made it through the Senate April 15...

Sussex P&Z indicates support for homeless project

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
While members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission were enthusiastic about the...

Executive order seeks to end homelessness

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
State officials kicked off the Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness April 17 in...

Milton crosswalk painting set April 21-22

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Town of Milton is set to undergo painting of two new crosswalks as part of the town’s efforts...

State representative takes plea deal in 2024 drunk...

1 year ago
Rep. Kevin Hensley, R-Townsend, has lost his driver’s license for a year and is on probation...

Cape Gazette office closed April 18

1 year ago
In observance of the Good Friday holiday, the Cape Gazette office at 17585 Nassau Commons Blvd.,...

Milton council rejects contract for Granary solar...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council, by a 5-2 vote, rejected a proposed service contract that spelled out terms for...

Southbound Route 1 bridge set to open at Route 16

1 year ago
After years of work, the southbound Route 1 bridge over Route 16 will open to traffic Monday, April...

News Briefs 4/15/25

1 year ago
Sea Witch parking plan moving forward Following a discussion that involved police department...

Sussex County looks to strengthen stormwater...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Sussex County officials plan to draft additional rules to limit erosion from stormwater at large...

New group weighs development’s impact

Kevin Conlon
1 year ago
A key question of whether home building in Sussex County is outdistancing infrastructure was aired...

Subdivision of Walls’ Apartments lot headed to...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The former Walls’ Apartments complex in Rehoboth Beach took a step toward redevelopment April 11,...

Cape district names Nauman new superintendent

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman started her week on an exciting...

Beebe crane work to impact Lewes campus traffic...

1 year ago
Traffic through Beebe Healthcare’s Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus will be temporarily affected...

Rehoboth’s finest celebrated at annual awards ceremony

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual recognition banquet March 28, recognizing...

Artesian to start decommissioning Milton wastewater...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Artesian Wastewater announced April 7 that it will begin the process of decommissioning Milton’s...

Milton council to get reports on Magnolia Street...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council will get formalized reports on surveying, soil tests and engineering studies of...

Huxtable and Pettyjohn discuss collaboration without...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Bipartisan conversations seem to be increasingly uncommon during these polarizing times, but Sen...

Huxtable proposes variety of Senate bills

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, introduced five unrelated Senate bills April 3 addressing topics such...

Delaware joins states in lawsuit over voting...

1 year ago
Delaware has joined 18 other states in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over voting...

Pair of bills aims to codify marriage, support...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Two bills sponsored by Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, are designed to protect marriage in the state...

Pier at Rehoboth’s Lake Gerar staying rectangular

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to keep construction costs under the $200,000 limit that an anonymous donor is willing to...

Milton Little League cancels opening games, parade

1 year ago
Milton Little League has announced that the opening ceremonies, games and parade planned for the...

Milton council members take their seats

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Mayor John Collier, and council members Robert Gray and Tom Arkinson were sworn in as...

Center for Inland Bays seeks support

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Standing just outside his office at the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays on a sunny but chilly...

Cool Spring Crossing public hearings set for May 7

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
A public hearing will be held Wednesday, May 7, for a proposal to build 1,922 residences and nearly...

News Briefs 4/11/25

1 year ago
Quiet Resorts coastal cleanup registration due April 11 The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of...

Lewes hotels, rental owners raise red flag over...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Mina Clark owns a rental property at 1603 Cedar St., about a block from Lewes Beach. She joined...