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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...

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...

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...

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...

DelDOT to host Milton traffic meeting June 4

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation will host an open house from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 4...

President prepares for Paris trip at North Shores home

Chris Flood
1 year ago
President Joe Biden is expected to be traveling to Paris, France, in the coming days. Similar to...

Judge dismisses suit brought by Mountaire class members

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Delaware Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit brought by a family that was part of a $65...

Milton public arts program to resume in summer

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton’s public arts program is set to resume this summer in Mill Park, the first display since the...

Dewey Nalu expansion request sent to planning...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously May 17 to refer to the planning commission a proposed...

Milton woman wins federal suit over vanity license...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Milton woman was successful in her federal lawsuit over a vanity license plate that the Delaware...

First phase of Park Avenue project complete

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The first phase of the Park Avenue relocation project in Georgetown is open to traffic. The nearly...

Delmarva Power details plans for power line project

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Officials from Delmarva Power detailed a plan to rebuild six miles of power lines and build a new...

Brady calls it a career

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Attorney John Brady has held many titles in his long professional career, including deputy attorney...

Sculpture removed from Lewes park

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The “Paviljoen” sculpture took two days to install and about two hours to dismantle. Artist DeWitt...

Attorney general: ACT violated FOIA

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
The Association of Coastal Towns is a public body that violated Delaware’s Freedom of Information...

Lewes BPW seeks additional state funding for pipe...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Plans to replace 100-year-old water pipes in Lewes’ Burton subdivision are inching forward, with...

News Briefs 5/31/24

1 year ago
Local legislators to host talk June 3 Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, and Rep. Stell Parker Selby, D-...

Taylour Tedder: I was the right person at the right...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
It’s a beautiful late-spring morning in Rehoboth Beach, and new City Manager Taylour Tedder is...

Cape superintendent reflects on referendum defeat

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
At the district’s first school board meeting since the failed May 21 referendum, Cape...

Legislative wrap-up May 31

1 year ago
Signed into law HS1 for HB 162 with HA3 passed the Senate by a 37-2 vote with one absent to...

Army Corps: No more lighthouse tours

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
With an estimated $100 million price tag to secure the protective breakwater, the U.S. Army Corps...

Cape High graduation set for June 4

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Commencement for the Cape Henlopen High School Class of 2024 will take place at Legends Stadium...

Murder convictions against Steven Kellam vacated

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Delaware Superior Court judge has vacated two convictions of first-degree murder against a Dover...

Delaware local elected officials, leaders honored at...

1 year ago
Gov. John Carney, Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long and the Delaware General Assembly honored local...

Biden soaking up sun at beach house this coming weekend

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Like he did during his years as statewide elected official, President Joe Biden is expected to be...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol kicks off summer season

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Patrol kicked off its 103rd season May 25, with the traditional bell-ringing...

Dewey amends code regarding personal-use marijuana

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Following the legalization of adult-use marijuana in April 2023, Dewey Beach commissioners voted...

DNREC sets public hearing on US Wind project

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In response to offshore wind developer US Wind continuing down a path toward construction, a slew...
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Rehoboth sees increase in spring demo notices

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Barring cases of emergency, Rehoboth Beach’s annual four-month-long moratorium on demolition began...

Chappell Farm receives six-month extension

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Because of pending state transportation plans for the Cave Neck Road-Route 1 grade-separated...

News Briefs 5/28/24

1 year ago
Dewey appoints commission chair Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously May 17 to reappoint...

Milton committee debates state involvement in...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Milton ad hoc committee on affordable housing is still gathering information in preparation for a...

Georgetown man faces life in prison for 2022 double...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
A Georgetown man faces life in prison after being convicted of a 2022 double murder at a Georgetown...

Memorial honors desegregation fight

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
At almost 98 years old, Reba Hollingsworth has never met a challenge she didn’t take head-on...

Trail work could resume in late 2024

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
State transportation officials expect to have a groundbreaking in late 2024 to officially begin the...

Overfalls Foundation plans museum support building

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Overfalls Foundation wants to construct a small building that could have a big impact on the...

Overfalls named as national landmark to see

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The historic Lightship Overfalls joined some very elite company when it was named one of the top...

Perimeter buffers still a work in progress?

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The proposed ordinance to amend Sussex County’s perimeter buffer regulations may end up as a work...

Cannon-Maston House restoration gets underway

1 year ago
On May 15, board members of the Sussex County Land Trust along with county and state officials...

State: No objections to Route 24 retail center

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
State planners have no objection to the proposed Atlantic Fields retail center along Route 24 and...

Rieley sworn in as Dewey Beach officer

1 year ago
Dewey Beach PFC James Rieley was sworn in as the newest member of the Dewey Beach Police Department...

Mark Saunders, third challenger, enters Rehoboth...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With just over a week to go before the June 3 deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s annual election...

News Briefs 5/24/24

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

Milton planners approve final site plan for McDonald’s

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
After a lengthy site-plan review process and some remaining questions about access, the Milton...

Cool Spring subdivision application is a backup plan

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The new cluster subdivision application for the Cool Spring Crossing project is a backup plan in...

RBP captain: Public safety will not be impacted in...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
From not being tasked with protecting Deauville Beach to the Rehoboth Beach Patrol project,...

Sussex introduces $265.8 million budget

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex County’s fiscal year 2025 budget reflects a slight downturn in building-related revenue and...

Revised Cape Henlopen referendum fails by 495 votes

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
For the second time in two months, voters defeated a Cape Henlopen School District referendum, an...