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Cape superintendent: District in desperation mode

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Enrollment growth and rising operating expenses, combined with dwindling federal funds and the lack...

Milton planners table final approval of McDonald’s...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Those waiting for the Golden Arches to come to Milton will have to wait a bit longer after the...

Belhaven back with fewer rooms, altered underground...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
It’s been about 10 months since the developers of the proposed Belhaven Hotel were last before the...

News Briefs 4/19/24

1 year ago
DAR tree planting near Ellendale set April 20 The Daughters of the American Revolution, Col. John...

Right-to-die bill passes House

1 year ago
After nearly a decade, a bill allowing a mentally sound adult to end their own life passed the...

Funsters to highlight community nonprofit fundraiser...

1 year ago
The Funsters, a longtime Cape Region favorite musical group, will perform with three other local...

Shell We Bounce celebrates solar panels with Earth...

1 year ago
Shell We Bounce in Lewes is turning up the excitement this Earth Day with a special event starting...

Fort Miles Museum to host Delaware Defense Day April 20

1 year ago
Fort Miles Museum will honor the men and women who secured the home front during World War II with...

Race for Open Space steps off April 20 in Lewes

1 year ago
The Greater Lewes Foundation Open Space Alliance campaign team and the Seashore Striders will host...

Hall-Long files to run for Delaware governor

1 year ago
Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long formally filed her paperwork April 16 to run for governor, pledging to...

Bethany Beach appoints Patrick Foley as police chief

1 year ago
The Bethany Beach Town Council voted unanimously at its April 15 meeting to appoint Sgt. Patrick...

Riprap from old bridge worsening problem at IR Inlet

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Strong winds, fast currents and ever-changing tides make the waters of the Indian River Inlet a...

Cape board president: Goal to keep one high school...

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape district officials voted to approve a revised referendum request at an April 11 school board...

News Briefs 4/16/24

1 year ago
Lane closures at Routes 1 and 16 There will be new lane closure hours at Route 1 and Route 16 near...
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McGuiness officially files for state Legislature run

1 year ago
Former state auditor Kathy McGuiness officially filed to run as a Democrat for the seat held by a...

Milton ponders future of traffic management

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
As development and traffic in and around Milton have picked up, both local and state officials are...

State will not retry former auditor McGuiness

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Delaware prosecutors have decided not to retry former state auditor Kathy McGuiness on charges of...

Cape board approves May 21 referendum

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Two weeks after Cape district voters defeated a capital project and operating expense referendum by...

Lewes approves outdoor ambient music ordinance

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council has approved an ordinance that will allow restaurants with outdoor...

Rehoboth Beach getting ready for summer season

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Parking season in Rehoboth Beach is just around the corner, which means the city is in full getting...

Coalition weighs in on perimeter buffers

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition Tree Preservation Committee has developed a list of possible...

Sussex County promotes Murray to lead new Department...

1 year ago
Sussex County’s public safety agencies, including its 9-1-1 operations, emergency management and...

Rehoboth loans new city manager $750,000 to...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners announced the hiring of Taylour Tedder as city manager following a...

News Briefs 4/12/24

1 year ago
Dewey climate change committee meets April 13 The Dewey Beach Climate Change Committee will meet at...

Gender-affirming bill awaits action in the House

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A bill providing legal protections for medical providers giving gender-affirming care moved through...

Neighbors helping neighbors: A pilgrimage for...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month – a time for patients, loved ones and medical...

Biden headed to the beach this weekend

Chris Flood
1 year ago
President Joe Biden is expected to spend this coming weekend at his home in North Shores, about a...

Local blood bank issues emergency call for donations...

1 year ago
Blood Bank of Delmarva announced a blood emergency April 8 following a period of low donor turnout...

Sussex grants $750,000 to Food Bank of Delaware

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Sussex County Council awarded $750,000 to Food Bank of Delaware from its remaining American Rescue...

Roundabout section opening date to be determined

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The end of March has come and gone. That was the planned timeline for Delaware Department of...

Milton officials look at strengthening tree regulations

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission has begun examining whether to strengthen the town’s tree...

Harvey, Revis-Plank retake seats in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton council members Fred Harvey and Lee Revis-Plank took their seats April 1 to begin serving...

Lewes art installation dates set

Bill Shull
1 year ago
This year’s Lewes temporary art installation will take place April 23-25 in George H.P. Smith Park...

Bushey, Cardwell win awards in Milton

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Former Milton Mayor Jack Bushey and Planning and Zoning Commissioner George Cardwell were given the...

News Briefs 4/9/24

1 year ago
Cape school board meets April 11 The Cape Henlopen school board will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday,...

Milton’s Federal Street well project to start in May

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The first half of a $1.6 million well and water treatment plant project on town-owned land at...

Rehoboth Beach hires Taylour Tedder as new city manager

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For the second time in roughly 18 months, Rehoboth Beach has announced the hiring of a new city...

Milton planners grant extension for YourSpace...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously granted a one-year extension on preliminary...

Dewey Beach parking rules in effect May 15

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Paid parking rules on all public streets in Dewey Beach will go into effect Wednesday, May 15, with...

Bill to broaden who qualifies for medical marijuana...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
A bill to amend the Medical Marijuana Act passed the Senate March 28 by a 16-5 vote to remove the...

Lewes council holds hearings on environmental...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council held two public hearings April 1 on proposed ordinances that would...

Van Dyke Avenue outfall pipe work to begin

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
A permit has been issued to resolve a clogged outfall pipe problem on Van Dyke Avenue, with work...

No Lewes municipal, public works elections in ‘24

Bill Shull
1 year ago
There will be no city council or Board of Public Works elections in Lewes this year. There were no...

$200K gift enables replacement of Rehoboth fishing pier

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners are on board with replacing the Children’s Fishing Pier on Lake Gerar...

Possible Dewey charter amendments sent to state

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously March 15 to send a package of proposed charter...

Milton planners defer vote on Federal Street mixed...

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission has deferred a vote on a mixed-use project until its...

Local Delaware officials confer with congressional...

1 year ago
Almost 20 locally elected officials and administrators, including town, city and county...

Roundabouts are polarizing in Delaware

Nick Roth
1 year ago
Roundabouts are proving to be a polarizing issue in Delaware. Anytime the Delaware Department of...

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet April 9 in Lewes

1 year ago
Mark Chura, executive director of the Sussex County Land Trust , will be the featured speaker at...

Cape district eyes May referendum

Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
After voters defeated a March 26 Cape district referendum, school officials rebounded quickly by...

More than 20 years of debate over Route 1

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
Many of the traffic issues residents face today along the Route 1 corridor were the same ones...

News Briefs 4/5/24

1 year ago
Indian River Inlet repairs update set April 12 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a public...

Bill aims to tax Airbnbs, VRBOs

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Supporters of a bill that would tax short-term rentals similar to hotels say it would bring more...
PART 2

Coalition gets education on DelDOT processes

Ron MacArthur
1 year ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition hosted seven Delaware Department of Transportation officials at...

Rehoboth Police Dept. honors officers, dispatchers...

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual recognition banquet March 22, recognizing...

Lewes municipal, BPW election filing deadlines April 4

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The filing deadline for the Lewes municipal election is Thursday, April 4, and the city manager...

Sussex prepares for last round of housing grants

1 year ago
The last round of Sussex County’s low-income housing development grants will open Monday, April 1,...

Effort underway to restore Rehoboth Beach Post Office

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach has two places on the National Register of Historic Places – the Woman's Christian...

News Briefs 4/2/24

1 year ago
No Lewes Beach cleanup event April 6 A beach cleanup organized by the Lewes Beach Civic Association...

One year in, open space campaigns have momentum

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Two fundraising campaigns aimed at preserving open space in and just outside Lewes are marking...