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Candidate slate set for Rehoboth’s 2025 municipal...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
The filing deadline for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election has passed and there will be at...
Chancery Court gives greenlight to lawsuit against...
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
The one and only count a Chancery Court judge has allowed to continue in ChristianaCare’s lawsuit...
ALERT: Lewes farmers market canceled Wednesday, July 2
1 month ago
Due to forecast unsafe weather conditions, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market at Crooked Hammock...
Rehoboth reduces number of committees by more than half
Chris Flood
1 month ago
After nearly two years of discussion, Rehoboth Beach commissioners voted in favor of reducing the...
Bills would change probation and parole system
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A pair of Senate bills would change Delaware’s probation and parole system. Senate Bill 7 and...
New Cape May-Lewes Ferry boat goes out to bid
Nick Roth
1 month ago
The newest boat for the Cape May-Lewes Ferry is one step closer to becoming a reality. Elliott Bay...
Revenues tick up as final state budget deadline looms
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
As the General Assembly moves into its final weeks of session, revenue numbers are up a bit for...
Dewey approves permit for public parking facility
Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
Dewey Beach Town Council recently approved a conditional-use application from Highway One Companies...
Bill would end electric vehicle mandate
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A bill to cancel the state’s zero-emission mandate for vehicles is still in play, but only if the...
Rehoboth moving forward with Tidewater connection
Chris Flood
1 month ago
In an effort to improve system resilience, Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved the hiring of...
DLLG leaders attend National League of Cities...
1 month ago
About 60 municipal league executive directors from across the United States and their executive...
FloodVision takes a spin through Milton
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
A new tool aimed at helping government officials, homeowners and business owners better plan for...
LouAnn Hudson set to become Cape’s assistant...
Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
LouAnn Hudson will be continuing her 34-year tenure in education as Cape Henlopen School District’s...
Two more candidates enter Rehoboth’s 2025 election
Chris Flood
1 month ago
The Monday, June 2 deadline to file for Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election is fast...
News Briefs 5/30/25
1 month ago
DART Beach Bus operating daily for season DART Beach Bus services are operating daily through Labor...
New public park in Lewes’ future?
Bill Shull
1 month ago
The buyers of the Kennedy property, a vacant parcel on Gills Neck Road north of the Freeman Highway...
Panel begins to narrow suggestions for Sussex County...
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
A panel created to study and recommend changes to Sussex County laws to rein in booming development...
Tharros organizers confident of summer opening
Bill Shull
1 month ago
The organizers of the Tharros tent village just outside Lewes say they are confident the homeless...
Strategic plan spurs expansion of Beebe Healthcare
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Editor’s note:
Just after his
fifth anniversary of taking the helm at Beebe...
Dewey Civic League donates $2,000 for center island...
Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
The Dewey Beach Civic League donated $2,000 to the Town of Dewey Beach for mulch for the town’s...
Donahue nominated as judge for Sussex County Family...
1 month ago
Child advocate and attorney Jennifer Donahue has been nominated for a newly created Sussex County...
Lawsuit over Rehoboth city manager contract moving...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
A Chancery Court judge has ruled parts of a lawsuit filed against Rehoboth Beach related to the...
Henlopen Acres residents: one size does not fit all...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
Henlopen Acres officials are considering an ordinance that would place tree-removal restrictions on...
Report prompts affordable housing bills
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
In answer to an April report by the Affordable Housing Production Task Force, a number of bills...
News Briefs 5/27/25
1 month ago
Acres’ CDP going before PLUS May 28 The state’s Preliminary Land Use Service will review Henlopen...
Fourth Street Preserve concept plan unveiled in Lewes
Bill Shull
1 month ago
Lewes has unveiled a concept plan for the Fourth Street Preserve, the 30-acre parcel the city plans...
Milton planners give new extension for Royal Farms
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission granted a second one-year extension of final site-plan...
Lewes Beach Patrol ready for its biggest season
Bill Shull
1 month ago
Lewes Beach Patrol Capt. Strohm Edwards looked at the assignment board inside his headquarters...
State tax on beach rentals now in effect
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
As the 2025 beach season approaches, a new state tax awaits those looking to book an Airbnb, Vrbo...
Annual bell ringing kicks off Rehoboth Beach Patrol...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
It didn’t have the pomp and circumstance of the grand opening a few days earlier, but Rehoboth...
Sussex council requires developer to prevent...
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Sussex County Council imposed strict rules to control sediment runoff from a proposed housing...
Belle Mead, Stockley Materials plans backed by...
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
A rezoning application for the Belle Mead mixed-use development near Beacon Middle School was...
Northstar workforce housing approved by Sussex council
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Sussex County Council approved the affordable housing portion of the massive Northstar development...
News Briefs 5/23/25
1 month ago
Memorial event set May 25 at Millsboro veterans cemetery American Legion Post 17 Auxiliary, Lewes,...
Marasco sworn in as Lewes mayor
Bill Shull
1 month ago
“The next chapter of Lewes is not written only by a mayor and her council; it is written by all of...
Sussex County budget plan up 7.3%, holds tax rate...
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
A more than $285 million proposed 2026 budget introduced at Sussex County Council’s May 20 meeting...
Milton council seeks official answers on future land...
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
Milton Town Council is seeking answers from officials at the Office of State Planning Coordination...
Rehoboth using AI-powered cameras to track license...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
The tool box of enforcement for the Rehoboth Beach Police Department continues to grow. Last week,...
Rehoboth Beach opens new beach patrol building
Chris Flood
1 month ago
It took the construction crew working in the pouring rain the day before, but Rehoboth Beach...
Cape High graduation set for June 3
Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen High School Class of 2025 graduation ceremony will take place Tuesday, June 3, in...
Milton council approves bond reimbursement
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
Milton Town Council unanimously approved a measure that would allow the town to reimburse itself...
Delaware Local Government Day celebrated May 13 in...
1 month ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed a proclamation recognizing May 13, 2025, as Delaware Local Government Day...
Lewes drawbridge to close for emergency repairs
1 month ago
The Savannah Road drawbridge in Lewes will be closed beginning midnight, Thursday, May 22, for...
Bills seek to curtail arrests, detentions
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Four House bills aimed to curtail arrests and detentions await action in the House Judiciary...
Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for May 30 print...
1 month ago
The Cape Gazette office will be closed Wednesday, May 28, to allow staff to attend services for...
End-of-life options bill signed into law
Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Tears were mixed with joy May 20, as a bill giving residents an end-of-life option was signed into...
Lewes Bike to Work Day event hits local trails
Bill Shull
1 month ago
The Lewes-Georgetown Trail was especially busy the morning of May 16, as dozens of people took part...
Granary expected to start building in June
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Granary at Draper Farm development is expected to begin construction of the first of its 10...
DelDOT preps for summer data collection in Milton
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation is planning to collect data during high-traffic summer...
Dewey implements fee for jaywalkers
Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
In an effort to improve pedestrian safety and enforce the use of crosswalks, Dewey Beach will now...
Lewes installs new temporary artwork
Bill Shull
1 month ago
The first of two temporary summer art pieces is now standing in Lewes' George H.P. Smith Park. The...
Study outlines former Troop 7 options
Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Options for the future of the former Delaware State Police Troop 7 barracks site on Route 1 near...
DelDOT holds workshop on Route 16 plans
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation held a public workshop May 13, to solicit public feedback...
News Briefs 5/20/25
1 month ago
Frankford writer publishes wetlands conservation book Frankford resident Mary Barneby recently...
As Memorial Day nears, Rehoboth Beach is prepped and...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season, and Rehoboth Beach staff have been busy getting...
Part 2
Fort Miles isn’t all World War II
Nick Roth
1 month ago
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a series about history hiding in plain sight at Cape...
Milton turns out for Christine Havrilla benefit
Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
A sold-out crowd packed the Milton Theatre May 18 to say goodbye to one of the community’s most...
Rehoboth Beach sets 11 p.m. curfew for minors
Chris Flood
1 month ago
In response to two recent incidents specifically, and a growing number of juvenile charges in...
Milton Theatre expansion project approved
Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
Milton Theatre passed the first test in a planned two-story, 3,600-square-foot addition to the...
US Wind proposes $20 million in funds for commercial...
Chris Flood
2 months ago
In response to feedback from commercial fishermen, offshore wind developer US Wind has proposed a $...
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