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Visitor center nears completion at Prime Hook

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The visitor center and offices at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge are hot in the summer and...

DelDOT holds workshop on Route 16 plans in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Officials from Delaware Department of Transportation were on hand Dec. 3, to take part in a public...

New veterans’ facility moving forward in Sussex County

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that it is moving forward with an official...

Rehoboth Avenue paving now set to be finished in the...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The completion of the Rehoboth Avenue paving project, already plagued by delays, has now been...

Buckaloo elected Lewes fire chief

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A former assistant fire chief, suspended in 2020 for using an anti-gay slur, has been elected fire...

After years of review, US Wind gets federal go-ahead

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After a years-long review process, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has formally approved the...

Love INC on front line of homelessness

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Love INC, based in Seaford, is on the front lines of the homeless issue in Sussex County. Not only...

Saunders nominated for vacant Rehoboth commissioner...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills has nominated Mark Saunders, a property owner and board of...

News Briefs 12/6/24

1 year ago
Lewes planners cancel Dec. 6 meeting The Lewes Planning Commission has canceled its meeting set for...

Lewes-area road closure upsets neighbors

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
When employees at McQueen Classics arrived for work following Thanksgiving weekend, they were...

Dewey Beach to review flood zone rules

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Dewey Beach officials hope to clarify and amend rules for property owners who want to elevate...

Rehoboth BoA grants Walls’ Apartment variance, again

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For a second time, the Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment has granted a variance for the former...

Milford Housing exits Dutchman’s Harvest

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Milford Housing Development Corporation has pulled its commitment to the Dutchman’s Harvest...

News Briefs 12/3/24

1 year ago
Rehoboth Ave. paving postponed this week The Rehoboth Avenue milling and paving project in Rehoboth...

Dewey Beach lifeguards seek wage hike

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
After a season in which its efforts to maintain peace and safety were showing results, the Dewey...

Milton council to resume talks of solar streetlights...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council will resume talks about the possibility of having solar streetlights installed...

Large renovation planned for Rehoboth’s Beach View...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach-based Seaboard Hospitality LLC is proposing a top-to-bottom revitalization of its...

Lewes gets citizen input at budget workshop

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Elizabeth McCaffrey said she came to the Lewes Citizen Engagement Workshop to broaden her...

Sussex County Land Trust breaks ground on Nanticoke...

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Board members of the Sussex County Land Trust, along with state and county officials, gathered at...

Sussex P&Z votes on townhomes near Rehoboth

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission has recommended approval of a conditional use...

One Rehoboth Hotel moves to public hearing phase

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After addressing a few minor concerns related to vehicular access, the Rehoboth Beach Planning...

Sussex P&Z approves Ballenger

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Sussex P&Z approves Ballenger The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission...

Sussex County Family Court construction on target...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Construction of a new Sussex County Family Court building in Georgetown is progressing on schedule...

Mike Lilly named Rehoboth Beach’s new arborist

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach has announced Mike Lilly as the city’s new arborist, a position left vacant for...

Carney announces judicial nominations

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Gov. John Carney announced Nov. 22 a slate of judicial nominees, including positions for Sussex...

Cape school district student population up, but down...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District’s student population rose to 6,654 for the Sept. 30 unit count, an...

News Briefs 11/29/24

1 year ago
New Road reopens in Lewes Chesapeake Utilities has completed construction on New Road. It is now...

Tentative Sussex County assessments released

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Dr. David Birch and his wife bought a two-story house in the Highland Acres neighborhood 37 years...

Commissioner forced to recuse from 330 Rehoboth Ave....

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A court-ordered rehearing of a rezoning request at 330 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach took place...

Home improvement scams plague region

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Bill Frankis just wanted a pool. When he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his doctor had...

Sports tourism a boon for Sussex County and state

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
When it comes to sports tourism in Sussex County, Sports at the Beach has no rival. Estimated...

Gazette’s MacArthur needs a liver

Nick Roth
1 year ago
Ron MacArthur can be found almost anywhere in Sussex County. When sunflowers begin to bloom in a...

Rehoboth announces road closures for Dec. 2 parade

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach officials said two upcoming events, the Hometown Christmas Parade and Rehoboth Beach...

DNREC plans upscale cottages in state park

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Members of the Preserve Our Park Coalition gathered Nov. 25 at the Primitive Youth Camp just off of...

Emergency beach replenishment begins at IR Inlet

Chris Flood
1 year ago
The second phase of fortifying Route 1 north of the Indian River Inlet has begun. The Delaware...

Cape school board begins process to fill vacant seat

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education announced plans Nov. 14, to fill the board...

Former BeachWalk back with new plan

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Under the name Oceanside Reserve, new plans to develop the Ocean Bay Mart property in Rehoboth...

News Briefs 11/26/24

1 year ago
No DART bus service Thanksgiving Day DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit,...

Community center next step for Pallet Village

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Margaret Carter had been living in a tent encampment in the woods off Douglas Street in Georgetown...

Senate Republicans keep leadership team

1 year ago
The Senate Republican caucus re-elected its leadership team Nov. 21, keeping it the same as the...

OHS launches Sober Rides initiative, promotes winter...

1 year ago
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety recently kicked off its statewide winter holiday road safety...

Lewes plants new Christmas tradition

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The City of Lewes has a new Christmas tradition taking root in Zwaanendael Park. Instead of having...

Milton water tower project nearing bid phase

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton officials are close to going out to bid for one of the town’s biggest projects: a 500,000-...

Lewes BPW awards bid for new water tower

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A water tower to be built near Cape Henlopen High School is a step closer to rising into the air...

CORRECTION

1 year ago
WRONG 5K COURSE LISTED: Rylie’s Smile Foundation's Thanksgiving Day 5K runners and walkers will...

Police K-9 and EMS training event held at Camp Barnes

Dan Cook
1 year ago
A police K-9 is part of an officer’s family. They often have to depend on each other during an...

Proposed Overfalls museum sails through Lewes panels

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Overfalls Foundation’s revised plan for a proposed museum building has sailed through two Lewes...

Rehoboth to finance up to $5.5 mllion of beach...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Looking to free up capital improvement monies for the city’s general fund, Rehoboth Beach...

Village Center Cottages plan gets nod from Sussex P&Z

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended preliminary...

Lewes in Bloom presents top award to city

1 year ago
Lewes Mayor Andrew Williams accepts the International Challenge Award for Small Communities from Ed...

Late absentee ballot counts draw questions

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
After more than 3,000 absentee ballots were entered after Election Night, swinging the register of...

Milton planners to weigh final approval of Route 16...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Cannery...

Development concerns aired at coalition meeting

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Residents raised concerns about residential development in Sussex County during a Nov. 20...

Governors residents want security gate

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Residents of the Governors residential community on Gills Neck Road near Lewes are up in arms over...

Sussex County administrator tapped for governor...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer announced a series of transition committees Nov. 19, including one headed by...

News Briefs 11/22/24

1 year ago
Community Thanksgiving dinner set Nov. 23 Indian Mission United Methodist Church will host a...

Leadership selected for Delaware House

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Delaware Democrats in the House of Representatives captured an extra seat this past election,...

Seaside surfaces at Route 1, Cave Neck Road

Kevin. T. Conlon
1 year ago
A developer presented a revised plan Nov. 21 to build more than 350 single-family homes on part of...

Commissioner Don Preston resigns from Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
A little more than one year after taking office, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Don Preston has...

Rehoboth’s sing-along tree intact after blowing over

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Strong overnight winds knocked over the Rehoboth Beach sing-along tree that was installed Nov. 20...