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Lewes hotel owners: No lodging tax

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The owners of the seven hotels in the City of Lewes are speaking out against a proposed lodging tax...

Free car seat inspection, bike registration offered...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Dewey Beach Police Department is now offering free child car seat inspections and bike...

Donovan-Smith project on schedule in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works says all residents of the Donovan-Smith manufactured home community...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol project about $550,000 over...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Months into construction, the Rehoboth Beach Patrol project is about $550,000 over budget. However...

Jane Gruenebaum announces bid for county council...

1 year ago
Balanced growth advocate Jane Gruenebaum declared her candidacy for the District 3 Sussex County...

Not again: Another paint spill on Cape roadway

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Another area of spilled paint – white this time – has appeared on a road in the Lewes area. On July...

Henlopen Acres approves $1.24 million budget

Chris Flood
1 year ago
During a meeting June 14, Henlopen Acres commissioners approved an operating budget for the fiscal...

Multiuse building proposed for Mulberry Street in...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission heard concept review plans at its June 18 meeting for a...

Mobi-mats a hit with Lewes beachgoers

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The City of Lewes crossed its Ts when it came to a solution for foot traffic on crowded beaches...

Henlopen Acres to replace old millstone after accident

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Millstones at town entrances along Henlopen Avenue, Ocean Drive and the town’s marina are some of...

Temporary salt barn may be coming to former Troop 7...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Discussions are ongoing, but the former Delaware State Police Troop 7 property on Route 1 outside...

Conservation district holds stormwater training...

1 year ago
The Sussex Conservation District recently held two training workshops for stormwater industry...

Lewes open space campaign gets new state funding

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The campaign to buy Lewes’ Fourth Street Preserve and keep it as open space is about halfway to its...

Dewey police department unveils electric trucks

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Dewey Beach Police Department received its first grant-funded electric truck June 26, and the...

Four Winds receives final approval

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission granted final site-plan and landscape plan...

General Assembly agrees to make orange crush the...

1 year ago
In his last act as a legislator, Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, got his bill passed to...

Milton council chooses water meter replacement with...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
With the first tranche of funds Milton will get from revenue raised by the special development...

Dewey Beach police contract finalized

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
After voting to unionize in January, the Dewey Beach Police Department has negotiated its first...

Sussex County Council President Mike Vincent files...

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Incumbent Republican Sussex County Council President Mike Vincent has filed for re-election. The...

News Briefs 7/5/24

1 year ago
Welches Pond granted an appeal Welches Pond, subdivision with 247 single-family home lots on 256...

Dewey Nalu expansion in town’s hands

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
With public opinion evenly split regarding Dewey Nalu’s proposed expansion plans, the planning and...

Rising costs could alter Rehoboth Beach Patrol project

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Just months into construction, cost increases for the Rehoboth Beach Patrol/public restroom...

Rehoboth commissioners to discuss city manager...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Spurred by complaints from concerned citizens, the Delaware Attorney General’s Office determined...

Preservation group to offer tips for citizens ahead...

1 year ago
Cape Region residents concerned about the proposed Northstar development can learn how to prepare...

Local governments group leader attends final...

1 year ago
With the last strike of the gavel, Delaware's 152nd General Assembly adjourned June 30, and...

Delaware General Assembly passes SCR 192

1 year ago
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays staff gathered at Legislative Hall in Dover June 25 as the...

Route 24-Angola-Robinsonville project continues

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Work continues on improvements at the Route 24-Angola Road-Robinsonville Road intersection between...
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Sussex County easing ADU regulations

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex County is trying to make it easier to construct accessory dwelling units as an option of...

Lewes BPW: City electrical system vulnerable

Bill Shull
1 year ago
As 2024’s first major hurricane makes its way through the Caribbean, the Lewes Board of Public...

News Briefs 7/2/24

1 year ago
Lewes city hall closed July 4 Lewes city hall will be closed Thursday, July 4, in observance of...

90-unit townhouse project planned in Lewes

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A 90-unit townhouse/duplex housing project on the Warrington property between Savannah Road and...

Carney signs slate of bills

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Gov. John Carney wasted no time signing a slate of spending bills for his last time June 30, to the...

Milton council to hold special Granary meeting

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council will meet Monday, July 1, to finalize agreements for releasing bonds as part of...

Dewey won’t give LLCs a vote in elections

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
While the agenda of the June 21 Dewey Beach commissioners workshop led to a packed meeting, council...

Randolph Smith takes helm as Rotary’s new district...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Randolph Smith was installed as the newest district governor for Rotary International’s District...

Sussex council hears comp plan update

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The biggest takeaway from the 2023-24 Sussex County comprehensive plan update is that while the...

Court ruling allows early voting, absentee ballots...

1 year ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has unanimously vacated a lower court ruling that jeopardized tens of...

Sussex County’s stable finances yield Triple Crown

1 year ago
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada, based in Chicago, has...

Plantation Road work continues

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Plantation Road project, which includes the new roundabout, has entered Phase 4, which includes...

News Briefs 6/28/24

1 year ago
Milton board gives final approval to office park variances Milton Board of Adjustment unanimously...

Pedestrian safety solutions urged in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Residents detailed dangers faced by pedestrians and asked for solutions at the June 21 Dewey Beach...

Labor head: Officials told of insurance fund...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Heads of the Department of Labor, Department of Finance and the Office of Auditor of Accounts...

End-of-life option bill clears General Assembly

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
After more than a decade of discussions, debate and rewrites, a bill allowing end-of-life options...

Another pair of Pride crosswalks painted in Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
As June comes to a close, Pride Month is wrapping up in Rehoboth Beach the same way it started –...

Sussex names new emergency manager

1 year ago
Sussex County is looking to the past for its future in disaster preparedness. The county has named...

Illegally dumped fill dirt removed from Silver Lake lot

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Months after being told to do so by Sussex County, the property owner of a lot on Silver Lake near...

Just like clockwork, peach harvest is here

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The June 26 Historic Lewes Farmers Market at Crooked Hammock Brewery on Kings Highway featured one...

Rehoboth violated FOIA when deciding city manager...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The state’s Attorney General Office has determined Rehoboth Beach officials violated the Freedom of...

State reports smooth transition in Deauville Beach...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Following the inability to reach an agreement with Rehoboth Beach officials, the state’s Division...

Milton commission puts hold on town hall roof project

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A proposed roof shingle replacement project at Milton Town Hall was put on hold after the town’s...

Installation of steel sheet pilings has begun for...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The installation of steel sheet piling has begun for a project to repair the north bulkhead of the...

Milton planners deny DEStorage modification request

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
By a 5-1 vote, the Milton Planning and Zoning Commission denied a request by DEStorage for a...

Lewes panel recommends Canalfront Park playground...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Lewes Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously recommended Kompan as the vendor for a...

News Briefs 6/25/24

1 year ago
True Blue Jazz gets council support Sussex County Council awarded the following councilmanic grants...

Rehoboth approves 29% increase to property taxes

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved a 29% property tax increase during a June 21 meeting. As...

Bills adding services for women, children clear...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
B ills requiring healthcare coverage for postpartum help, mammograms and peanut allergy prevention...

Delaware Electric Cooperative election draws...

Nick Roth
1 year ago
An open at-large seat on the Delaware Electric Cooperative board of directors has drawn a lot of...

Perimeter buffers in Sussex council’s hands

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The talking is done. Now it’s time for Sussex County Council to vote on an amended perimeter buffer...

Cover crop cost-share applications due July 26

1 year ago
The Sussex Conservation District is accepting applications for its cover crop cost-share program...

Rehoboth looking to increase mercantile fees

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Just like they said they would, Rehoboth Beach city staff have come to city commissioners with a...