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About 800 landowners seek formal assessment hearing

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
The owners of fewer than 1% of the nearly 200,000 properties in Sussex County requested a formal...

News Briefs 4/4/25

1 month ago
‘Little Women’ musical to open April 4 at Possum Hall The Possum Point Players musical production...

Traffic is focus at Overfall Preserve forum

Bill Shull
1 month ago
How vehicles will get in, out and through the proposed Overfall Preserve townhome community...

Meet Cape school board’s at-large candidates ahead...

Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
Two candidates are battling for the open at-large seat on the Cape Henlopen School District board:...

Marasco to become Lewes’ first female mayor

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Lewes city councilwoman Amy Marasco is set to become the first female mayor of the First Town in...

Delaware files lawsuit to block federal cuts to...

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Delaware has joined 22 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit to preserve $12...

New Lewes playground open in Canalfront Park

Bill Shull
1 month ago
“It’s the talk of the town. We heard about it at a playground in Rehoboth.” That’s what Michelle...

Henlopen Acres replaces damaged 100-year-old millstone

Chris Flood
1 month ago
A year after being broken in half by a hit-and-run driver, the millstone at the ocean end of Pine...

Rehoboth moving toward stormwater utility in 2026

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Rehoboth Beach officials are still working toward the creation of a utility to pay for millions of...

Sussex, state plan more coordination on development

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Sussex County Council and state transportation officials met recently and agreed to work together...

Dewey digs into food truck discussion

Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
The owners of The Dewey Post want existing brick-and-mortar licensed Dewey Beach restaurants to be...

News Briefs 4/1/25

1 month ago
Lewes Canalfront Park courts closed The City of Lewes has closed the basketball courts in...

No limits placed on Sussex land-use reform group

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
A group formed to help improve Sussex County’s land-use rules was told at its first meeting March...

Milton planners review town’s future land-use map

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission decided not to move forward with changes suggested by...

Black Oak amenity plan approved

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
Cluster subdivision Black Oak is slated to be built on New Road near Lewes with 127 single-family...

Rehoboth Beach exploring charter, code changes

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Rehoboth Beach officials are considering a number of changes to the city charter, including one...

Meet the Cape school board District C candidates

Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
With the Cape Henlopen School District board elections coming up Tuesday, May 13, it’s time to get...

Home razed for Chappell Farm project

Nick Roth
1 month ago
The home at the corner of Cave Neck Road and Route 1 was demolished March 28. It was the last...

Belle Mead seeks C-4 zoning along Route 24

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
During its March 19 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission heard plans for...

Sussex County adjusts tax breaks based on assessment...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Tax breaks for low-income seniors and non-veterans with disabilities were updated March 25 by...

Meyer increases budget 7.4% but warns of lean times

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A new Fiscal Year 2026 budget offered by Gov. Matt Meyer March 27 offers raises for teachers and...

Milton planners finalize report on short-term rentals

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
The Milton Planning Zoning Commission finalized an advisory report and ordinance language on short-...

Rehoboth Beach approves $44 million budget

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners approved a $44 million budget for next fiscal year during a meeting...

Lewes police, city agree on new contract

Bill Shull
1 month ago
The City of Lewes and it police officers have agreed to a new three-year contract. The agreement...

Sussex Council plans stricter controls on storm runoff

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
A March 25 meeting with Sussex Conservation District officials raised concerns among Sussex County...

News Briefs 3/28/25

1 month ago
Georgetown ceremony to honor Vietnam veterans March 29 Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1105 of...

Wiltbank family cemetery to be restored

Bill Shull
1 month ago
A small but historically significant Lewes cemetery is in for a big restoration. The John Wiltbank...

Cape school district faces civil rights complaint

Ellen McIntyre
1 month ago
Cape Henlopen School District is facing a civil rights complaint alleging discrimination against...

Martin to serve 55 years for Rehoboth bar shooting

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
A Millsboro man will serve 55 years in prison for shooting a man in February 2022 at Coastal...

Chancery Court bill becomes law

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
About two hours after the House overwhelmingly passed a bill strengthening decision-making by a...

Savannah Road drawbridge opens for maintenance

Bill Shull
1 month ago

Kingstowne Flex Park near Harbeson gets extension

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission granted the Kingstowne Flex Park a six-month...

Parker Selby officially sworn in

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Rep. Stell Parker Selby, D-Milton, was officially sworn in to her office March 24, according to a...

Healthcare advocates, legislators vow to improve system

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A bipartisan group of legislative leaders and representatives from the healthcare industry gathered...

News Briefs 3/25/25

1 month ago
Lewes Art group to meet March 26 The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

Delaware Supreme Court to decide fate of Stillwater...

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
The long-going saga of the fate of Stillwater Harbor may be nearing its final chapter, as the...

Rehoboth Avenue paving slated to resume early April

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Just in time for warmer spring weather, Rehoboth Beach has announced the repaving of Rehoboth...

Ruins all that remain of Milton brickyard

Nick Roth
1 month ago
Tucked away and almost hidden in the woods along Round Pole Bridge Road near Milton are the...

Pre-dawn move for century-old Milton house

Chris Flood
1 month ago
A century-old house that was located on the corner of Route 16 and Union Street Extended in Milton...

Funland mourns co-founder Fasnacht

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Al Fasnacht, co-founder of Funland in Rehoboth Beach, has died. He was 96 years old. The family...

Birds are unwelcome visitors in condo at The Vineyards

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
When Katya Blake bought a two-bedroom condo for her parents in 2022, she didn't factor in some...

Milton council ponders plans for Magnolia street...

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
As town officials do their due diligence on whether to purchase 2 acres of land between Magnolia...

Milton house set to be moved March 24

Ryan Mavity
1 month ago
A house on Route 16 in Milton is set to hit the road Monday, March 24, as it will be moved to a new...

Lewes BPW considers new wastewater plant options

Bill Shull
1 month ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works has announced two options for a wastewater treatment plant after...

Easing physician shortage a legislative goal this year

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
The governor, state lawmakers and a trade association for hospitals and healthcare systems say...

Ward receives Bisbee Award in Lewes

1 month ago
Jon Ward, head of the Lewes Building Department, received the 2024 Elaine Bisbee Service Award from...

Listing Lewes Lightship? Just add water

Bill Shull
1 month ago
Dave Shook and Pat Lynch had a recipe to right the ship. The Lightship Overfalls had been listing...

Fourth Street Preserve campaign heads for homestretch

Bill Shull
1 month ago
When the Greater Lewes Foundation kicked off its campaign to buy the Fourth Street Preserve almost...

State, Dover officials rally support for ice rink...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Eleven-year-old Kason Moore of Laurel fell in love with hockey when he attended a Washington...

Rehoboth community planning director leaves after 18...

Chris Flood
1 month ago
A little less than 18 months after taking over as Rehoboth Beach’s first director of planning and...

New Americans honored at event in Georgetown

Kevin T. Conlon
1 month ago
Jessica Simaj and Silvia Pabon-Carrillo traveled much different paths to American citizenship...

Support for in-home care discussed during JFC hearing

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Advocates of in-home care spoke Feb. 25 during a Joint Finance Committee hearing on the need for...

Latest version of end-of-life bill passes House

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
The Delaware House of Representatives approved the latest version of an end-of-life options bill...

News Briefs 3/21/25

1 month ago
Register by March 21 for business session March 26 Business owners and professionals navigating the...

New Lewes police officers sworn in

Bill Shull
1 month ago
The Lewes Police Department’s three newest officers were sworn in March 17, during a ceremony at...

Upscale cottages scrapped at state park

Bill Shull
1 month ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park were hoping the new director of the Delaware Department of...

Complaint seeks to protect girls’ sports

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
The attorney who filed a U.S. Department of Justice complaint against Delaware’s policy on...

Police gather to combat child abduction

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
More than 100 law enforcement officers gathered March 18 in Bethany Beach to hone their skills in...

GOP inquires about Milton rep’s absence

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
State and Sussex County GOP leaders are asking House Democrat leadership to address the absence of...

A Saturday for Seals in the Delaware Bay

2 months ago