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Milton hires seasonal officers for summer

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
For the first time in 10 years, Milton is bringing in seasonal police officers to help supplement...

News Briefs 6/21/24

1 year ago
Sussex P&Z meeting set June 26 Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission will meet...

Nonprofit to aid homeless during heat wave

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Community Resource Center in Rehoboth Beach is launching Code Orange to provide additional time...

Sussex budget down $13 million

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex County Council, following a June 18 public hearing, voted to approve the fiscal year $265.8...

Lewes Juneteenth celebration set for George H.P....

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The third annual Lewes Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration is shaping up to be the biggest yet,...

Mystery surrounds blue paint on Savannah, Route 9

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Motorists were surprised June 18 by a line of blue paint after someone spilled a large quantity of...

SOLA3 sponsors Rehoboth Elementary exploration for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
Celebrating its 20th anniversary Sept. 14, Save Our Lakes Alliance3 has continued its mission of...

Lewes employee wins ‘better mousetrap’ award

Bill Shull
1 year ago
An old plow lying around the City of Lewes maintenance shop sparked an idea for Christopher Chaney...

Sussex Preservation honors youth video winners

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex Preservation Coalition honored the winners of its youth environmental video contest at its...

Bill aims to lower prescription drug prices

1 year ago
Senate President Pro Tempore Dave Sokola, D-Newark, recently filed a bill to lower prescription...

Runway extension part of new master plan

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
It’s been more than 17 years since Sussex County had its last airport master plan update. Over that...

News Briefs 6/18/24

1 year ago
Dewey planning commission to meet The Dewey Beach Planning & Zoning Commission will hold a...

Social equity licenses look to level weed field

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Beginning Sept. 1, the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner will begin accepting...

Former Milton Little League official faces felony...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A former vice president of the Milton Little League is facing felony theft and misdemeanor charges...

Millsboro man receives 13-year sentence for child...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Millsboro man was sentenced to 13 years in prison June 14, after previously pleading guilty to...

Bidens to be in town a couple of days beginning June 18

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to avoid those busy summer weekend crowds, President Joe Biden is making a mid-week trip to...

Sussex commits $800,000 to Fenwick dredging

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
After two presentations, Sussex County Council voted at its June 4 meeting to contribute $800,000...

Sussex P&Z approves Chapel Branch plan

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Chapel Branch Apartments project has received preliminary approval of its site plan for 84...

Milton Village Apartments get approval

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The 296-unit Milton Village Apartments has received approval of its final site plan. At its June 5...

DelDOT hosts open house on Milton traffic studies

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
As the area in and around Milton grows and expands, the Delaware Department of Transportation is...

Milton board approves office park variances

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Board of Adjustment, by a pair of 3-1 votes, approved two variances for a proposed...

Milton council approves taxation ordinance

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
After back-to-back years with large property tax increases, Milton Town Council passed an ordinance...

DNREC, US Wind host information session on state...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In advance of a virtual public hearing in July, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

General Assembly OKs fire protection fee

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A bill to raise funds for fire companies by allowing counties to enact property fees has cleared...

McCabe hired as Lewes city manager

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Lewes has found its new city manager, and it did not have to look far. On June 10, mayor and city...

Holly Wingate returns to Sussex P&Z seat

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex County Council voted 5-0 during its June 4 meeting to reappoint Holly Wingate for another...

Public Service Commission approves Artesian water...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
In a unanimous vote, the Delaware Public Service Commission approved a settlement agreement that...

Boardwalk march draws awareness to gun violence

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Marcy Maxwell of Millsboro knows the impact of gun violence painfully well. She has lost two sons...

News Briefs 6/14/24

1 year ago
Acres issues call for 2024 candidates All candidates for Henlopen Acres town commissioner shall...

Sussex approves new round of affordable housing funding

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
In the third disbursement of Sussex County Housing Trust Fund grants, four nonprofit housing...

Rehoboth willing to discuss sharing outfall with...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For the third time in six years, Sussex County officials have approached Rehoboth Beach about using...

DelDOT installs new all-way stop in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation installed a new all-way stop control at the intersection...

Beebe Community Mobile Health focus of congressional...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
With Beebe Healthcare’s two mobile health units as a backdrop, Sen. Tom Carper and Rep. Lisa Blunt...

Part of West Rehoboth mural destroyed

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Less than a week before a neighborhood-wide Juneteenth celebration, a large section of the West...

DNREC to treat two ponds for invasive aquatic weed

1 year ago
With inland water temperatures rising and aquatic plants emerging, the Delaware Department of...

Section of Cape Henlopen State Park pier closed

1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has announced that the last...

Lewes names McCabe as city manager

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The City of Lewes has reached an agreement with Ellen Lorraine McCabe to become city manager. The...

Public comment largely in favor of Belhaven Hotel in...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Comments were largely in favor of the proposed Belhaven Hotel at a June 7 public hearing conducted...

Citizens spur AG probe of city manager hire

Chris Flood
1 year ago
At the request of dozens of concerned citizens and property owners, the Attorney General Office’s...

Lewes Police first to receive accreditation under...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Lewes Police Department is the first law enforcement agency in Delaware to be fully state-...

News Briefs 6/11/24

1 year ago
Lewes-Georgetown Trail closed June 12-14 The Lewes-to-Georgetown Trail will be closed from 8 a.m...

Artesian proposing increase in water service rate

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Artesian Water Company is seeking approval from the Delaware Public Service Commission for a 15%...

Pedals and peds power panel’s plans

Bill Shull
1 year ago
As executive director of Delaware Greenways, Mary Roth is familiar with keeping Lewes looking good...

Work continues on overpass at Route 16 and Route 1

Nick Roth
1 year ago
A project to take Route 1 over Route 16 outside Milton will enter its next phase this fall. Crews...

Henlopen Bluff back in Lewes council’s court

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council will take another shot at approving a preliminary site plan for the...

Beebe names Kathy Tregear chief nursing executive

1 year ago
Kathy Tregear, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, JD, NEA-BC, has been named the new chief nursing executive at...

Milton council grants final approval for McDonald’s

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
By a unanimous vote, Milton Town Council gave the final approval on site plans for a McDonald’s...

Five candidates vying for two seats in Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For the first time in three years, there will be an election in Rehoboth Beach. The filing deadline...

News Briefs 6/7/24

1 year ago
Rehoboth workshop set for June 10 Rehoboth Beach commissioners have scheduled a workshop for 9 a.m...

Standing room only crowd for Taylour Tedder coffee talk

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach City Manager Taylour Tedder hosted a get-to-know-me coffee talk June 5, and even...

Republicans want answers to missing $180,000

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Senate Republicans are calling for an inquiry into Delaware’s Unemployment Trust Fund after a...

State recharges Millsboro man for Christmas Eve 2022...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Justice has refiled charges against a Millsboro man for his role in a...

ALERT: Phones, internet down at Lewes-area Cape...

1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District issued a notice at 9:23 a.m., June 6 that the landline phones and...

Former Troop 7 building demolished

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After about 40 years overlooking Route 1 outside Lewes, the former Delaware State Police Troop 7...

Cape High Class of 2024 celebrates commencement

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
On June 4, 502 seniors stepped on the turf at Legends Stadium to receive their diplomas as the 55th...

All-way stop coming to Route 5, Shingle Point Road,...

1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation will be converting the two-way stop control at the...

Delmarva Power plans outage June 4 near Wescoats Corner

1 year ago
Delmarva Power has a planned outage overnight Tuesday, June 4, between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., to...

Rehoboth Beach celebrates Pride Month with flag,...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In recognition of Pride Month, Rehoboth Beach officials held a Pride flag-raising ceremony at city...

News Briefs 6/4/24

1 year ago
Rehoboth planning meeting June 7 The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission will meet at 1:30 p.m.,...

Rehoboth Beach will have two new commissioners

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2024 municipal election was 4:30 p.m., June 3, and while...