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Humpback beached near Delaware Seashore State Park

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
A nearly 31-foot-long and approximately 20,000-pound juvenile humpback whale washed ashore near...

Wearin’ O’ the green in West Rehoboth

1 year ago
The luck of the Irish has made its way to West Rehoboth. This house on Hebron Road is already...

Sussex P&Z approves Armada site plan

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
At its March 5 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the final site...

Sussex to apply for $2M for housing rehab

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
After hearing a presentation March 4 on the accomplishments of the county’s housing rehabilitation...

Dewey tentatively approves budget, passes draft...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Town Council met Feb. 21 to discuss the town’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget, the funding of...

News Briefs 3/11/25

1 year ago
Dewey finance committee to meet The Dewey Beach Finance Committee will meet at 5 p.m., Wednesday,...

Fed funding: More questions than answers

Chris Flood
1 year ago
It’s been weeks since President Donald Trump signed executive orders implementing a federal funding...

House and Senate Republicans address high energy costs

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Following meetings with energy providers and power grid experts, Republican legislators have...

Lewes wastewater plant reopens after unexpected...

1 year ago
About 7 a.m., March 9, the Lewes Wastewater Treatment Facility experienced an unexpected shutdown,...

State agencies review two area subdivisions

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
State agencies reviewed two housing projects in the Milton-Georgetown area during the Feb. 26...

Creekside approved along Banks Road in Long Neck

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A rezoning to MR-1, multifamily residential, and a conditional-use application for 116 mixed...

Rehoboth considering full employee healthcare coverage

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In an effort to retain and attract staff last year, Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved an...

Northstar faces hearings March 11

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The message, “Stop Northstar Development,” is illuminated on a digital sign along Beaver Dam Road...

News Brief 3/7/25

1 year ago
Learn about consumer scams and how to report them In recognition of National Consumer Protection...

Demand drives Dutchman’s Harvest changes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The developer of the Dutchman’s Harvest affordable workforce housing community in Lewes narrowly...

Milton council to move forward with due diligence on...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council is moving forward with a 60-day due diligence period to see whether it is...

BPW work impacts Pilottown Village residents

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A project to replace underground electrical service in Pilottown Village in Lewes has some...

Bipartisan leadership seeks to stop corporate exodus

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A Senate bill awaiting committee action when the Legislature resumes in March is meant to curb the...

Dewey parking building razed, site being prepped for...

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Dewey Beach parking ambassadors’ building on Coastal Highway has been demolished, and the site...

Rehoboth Beach’s mixed-use task force begins work

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With an eye toward spurring revitalization, encouraging pedestrian travel and providing workforce...

Donovan-Smith public hearing put on pause in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
After two hours of discussion and public comment, the Lewes Planning Commission hit pause on a...

News Briefs 3/4/25

1 year ago
One Rehoboth Hotel lots consolidated During a Feb. 28 meeting, the Rehoboth Beach Planning...

Sussex council, state planners discuss development

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The state’s top planner said he’s encouraged to see Sussex County Council will take a hard look at...

Milton council set to award bids on water tower, new...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council is set to award contracts for a new water tower on Federal Street and water...

Collier, Arkinson, Gray win in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Mayor John Collier was elected to a new three-year term March 1, after fending off a challenge from...

Changes to basement code formalized in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
It took more than two years, but Rehoboth Beach commissioners have changed city code related to the...

Final plan approved for Leeward Chase apartments

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
A site plan for Leeward Chase, an apartment complex of 106 affordable units on a 51-acre parcel off...

Robinsonville Road mini-storage facility approved

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
After amending conditions for a planned 891-unit self-storage facility near Angola to help it...

Small-scale nuclear task force proposed

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
On the heels of a meeting with power grid officials who said more power sources are needed to...

Community Resource Center marks seven years of...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Annette Johnson could not have been happier. The program director of the Community Resource Center...

Power officials: Mandates driving up costs

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Legislators heard Feb. 24 that even though recent utility bills have not spiked because of specific...

Sussex County land-use panel membership set

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Sussex County Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, accepted a list of members for a working group that...

Milton council to debate large land purchase

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council is set to discuss acquiring six parcels in downtown that could be potentially...

Bill introduced to prohibit gender transition...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, and Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, teamed up Feb. 21 in...

Another hearing set for Osprey Point

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Yet another public hearing will be scheduled on a proposed plan for cluster housing complex Osprey...

Cape board talks middle school CAP, mid-year unit count

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen school board met Feb. 13 at Rehoboth Elementary for a brief workshop. The board...

News Briefs 2/28/25

1 year ago
The Point to close for nesting bird safety The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Sussex reassessment numbers released

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The total assessed value of taxable properties in Sussex County has increased to $91 billion, more...

First to integrate Lewes schools share memories

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Five people who were among the first to integrate Lewes public schools in the early 1960s talked...

MERR responds to Fenwick Island beach, performs seal...

1 year ago
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute responded Feb. 24 to a call from a...

Sussex Academy students host Dewey Beach official

1 year ago
Dewey Beach Commissioner Paul Bauer visited Sussex Academy Jan. 29 to work with high schoolers...

Rehoboth BoA grants special exception for...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment approved a request made by the City of Rehoboth Beach for a...

Rehoboth Beach commissioners agree to new police...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With an eye toward attracting new recruits, Rehoboth Beach commissioners and the city’s police...

Open house held at Biden Environmental Center

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Paul McGrath from Edgewater, N.J., looked through images of Cape Henlopen State Park on an...

No progress made on hiring Rehoboth city solicitor

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach has been without a permanent city solicitor for about four months, and it doesn’t...

News Briefs 2/25/25

1 year ago
Lewes art panel to meet Feb. 26 The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

Rehoboth: $20M falls short for wastewater deal

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In the end, it came down to money, and $20 million wasn’t enough. During a Feb. 21 meeting,...

Sussex, state leaders push for med school

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
As Sussex County struggles through an acute shortage of primary care physicians , a long-term...

Correctional system citizens academy applications...

1 year ago
The Delaware Department of Correction announced its Spring 2025 Citizens Academy will begin Tuesday...

DSP and blood bank partner for trauma care program

1 year ago
The Delaware State Police Aviation Section, in partnership with the Blood Bank of Delmarva,...

Ørsted buys 64 acres of land near Harbeson for $5.2...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Under the name Skipjack Offshore Energy LLC, Danish-based power company Ørsted has purchased a 64-...

Legislation aims to provide utility bill assistance...

1 year ago
Delaware lawmakers introduced legislation Feb. 19, aimed at providing direct energy bill assistance...

Dewey accepts funding plan for new town hall

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Town Council unanimously voted to accept a funding plan for the new town hall and...

Lewes selects two artists for 2025 temporary...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Artists Shelley Parriott and Nikki Lederer are coming to Lewes this summer. The city’s public art...

News Briefs 2/21/25

1 year ago
Free webinar on resiliency set Feb. 24 A free webinar about The Intersection of Community and...

Repair project for inlet’s north walkway nearing...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
If everything goes as planned, for the first time in seven years, the walkway and popular fishing...

Local medical providers struggle to fill need

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Delaware stands last among states nationwide for access to primary-care physicians, meeting the...

Milton candidates set for March 1 election

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton voters will head to the polls Saturday, March 1, to make their choices for mayor and two...

Supreme Court hears arguments in Kellam appeal

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The five justices of the Delaware Supreme Court have taken under advisement whether to uphold...

Bridge work schedule adjusted to help local farms

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Imagine the surprise Bennett Orchards owner Henry Bennett felt when he learned that Armory Road (...