News

More delays for One Rehoboth Hotel project in...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The demolition of the remaining two buildings in the footprint of the One Rehoboth Hotel project in...

News Briefs 1/16/26

3 months ago
Dock proposed in Silver Lake, again Property owners at 6 Silver Lane in Rehoboth Beach have...

Dune realignment underway at Broadkill Beach

Nick Roth
3 months ago
Work has begun on a dune realignment project at Broadkill Beach. The effort aims to rebuild the...

Rehoboth updates special-event terms

Chris Flood
3 months ago
During their last meeting of 2025, Rehoboth Beach commissioners reached a consensus to do away with...

McCarron: State road deficiencies contribute to...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Sussex County Council’s unanimous defeat Jan. 13 of a zoning change for the 665,000-square-foot...
ALERT

DNREC: Sewage release results in closure of IR Bay...

3 months ago
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environment Control has issued an emergency closure of...

New Dewey town hall work showing good results

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The construction of the new Dewey Beach Town Hall is moving along, with Phase 1 expected to be...

Prime Hook dune ramp under scrutiny

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A Prime Hook Beach property owner is questioning the state about why a public notice asking for...
UPDATE

Atlantic Fields rezoning unanimously denied by...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Gasps rose from the audience Jan. 13 as Sussex County Council unanimously rejected a zoning change...

Delmarva Power rate increase proposal draws criticism

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Delaware’s Public Advocate and a top Senate Democrat are questioning a proposed rate increase by...

Dewey to evaluate budget process in Jan. 16 workshop...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey Beach officials plan to take a closer look at the town’s annual budget process during a...

Lewes welcomes Raskin for talk on Paine’s Common Sense

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Rep. Jamie Raskin has focused a good part of his life on a failed corset-maker from England. But...

News Briefs 1/13/26

3 months ago
Lewes Fourth Street panel to meet Jan. 14 The Lewes Fourth Street Preserve Subcommittee will...

Alliance appeals Sussex County’s Belle Mead zoning...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
An appeal was filed Jan. 12 challenging Sussex County Council’s Dec. 16 approval of the Belle Mead...

Sussex County finalizes wastewater pact with Lewes BPW

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
An agreement for Sussex County to process all wastewater from Lewes was approved Jan. 6 by county...

Rehoboth weighs changes to seasonal restrictions

Chris Flood
3 months ago
On the advice of a city committee, Rehoboth Beach commissioners are considering the possible...

Bills ready for action on General Assembly’s return

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
The second half of the 153rd General Assembly convenes Tuesday, Jan. 13, with legislation awaiting...

Blue Line Network event to honor fallen officer Jan. 18

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
The Blue Line Network will hold a Back the Blue event Sunday, Jan. 18, at Hudson Fields near Milton...

Locals join in memorial funeral procession for Renee...

Deny Howeth
3 months ago
About 200 local residents registered to participate in Indivisible Southern Delaware’s Jan. 11 ICE...

Should Rehoboth resume Deauville Beach operations?

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Should Rehoboth Beach try to resume control of Deauville Beach? It’s a topic Commissioner Chris...

Meyer talks schools, reassessments and budget

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer, top legislators and cabinet secretaries shared some insight on issues facing the...

Rehoboth library preparing to install temporary...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Due to construction related to its renovation, the Rehoboth Beach Public Library will temporarily...

Rehoboth Beach officials laud city’s police officers

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In advance of National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day Jan. 9, Rehoboth Beach officials presented...
update

MERR performs necropsy on humpback whale near Bethany

3 months ago
The Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute’s necropsy team performed a postmortem...

Milton pecan tree comes down

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
A historic pecan tree that was the source of a public protest in November has been felled. The tree...

Del. Supreme Court: Lower court erred in Pine Haven...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled a Superior Court judge erred when he issued an opinion in late...

Dewey residents dispute proposed property...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council decided Dec. 19 to significantly pare down recommendations from the...

Rehoboth drawbridge painting nearing completion

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A life-extending paint job for the drawbridge crossing the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal into Rehoboth Beach...

Edler, Higgs clinch Milton election seats

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
There will not be a contested election this year in Milton, as the Jan. 6 filing deadline passed...

AARP Delaware opens Community Challenge grant...

3 months ago
AARP Delaware invites local eligible nonprofit organizations and governments to apply for the 2026...

Sussex council will consider Atlantic Fields...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
The proposed Atlantic Fields retail complex, which would include large national chains, is...

News Briefs 1/9/26

3 months ago
Avelo Airlines ends deportation flights Avelo Airlines, which flies out of Wilmington Airport in...

Bill curbs hospital review board power

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
A bill repealing a controversial 2024 law requiring state board approval of hospital budgets awaits...

Developers could get last word in Sussex

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Sussex County Council may soon allow zoning change applicants to correct or clarify community...

Mulberry Street Extended temporarily shut down

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Milton Fire Department was on the scene at the Quick Stop at the corner of Route 16 and Mulberry...

Work on Chandler Street water plant to start Jan. 13

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Workers are expected to begin work on a $424,000 rehabilitation project on Milton’s Chandler Street...

Latest climate action plan pushes for net-zero by 2050

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Delaware’s latest Climate Action Plan continues to predict rising sea levels and temperatures with...

Rehoboth thrift shop to host leave-taking service...

3 months ago
A service of Taking Leave, Farewell Blessing and Reflections will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan...

DelDOT paving Union Street in Milton

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Delaware Department of Transportation crews are at work in downtown Milton doing street repaving on...

Gary and Carol Smith bring a bit of Florida to Milton

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A few weeks before Christmas, Gary and Carol Smith were messing around with lights on their...

Mixed results in Rehoboth’s first city-wide grease...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In an effort to ensure the city’s eateries are compliant with code, Rehoboth Beach announced...

News Briefs 1/6/26

3 months ago
Shellfish grounds available for lease The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control...

Spring is coming at Lewes Fourth Street Preserve

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Like some of the first settlers of Lewes, three men made their way through the Fourth Street...

Consideration of stormwater controls for development...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Adoption of county rules to help prevent stormwater runoff from large construction sites from...

Dewey board approves variance for undersized lot

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment voted unanimously Dec. 17, to approve three variance requests...

Coastal hazards specialist to address preservation...

3 months ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14, at Lewes Public Library...

Residential end of Cultured Pearl building rezoned...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners unanimously approved a request to rezone to commercial the residential...

Dewey rings in 2026 with Crush Drop

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Dewey Business Partnership rang in 2026 with its signature Crush Drop – a ball drop the Dewey...

Revelers welcome 2026 at early Lewes anchor drop

Bill Shull
3 months ago
It’s 12 o’clock somewhere, and on New Year’s Eve, Lewes celebrated with the traditional anchor drop...

Dewey amends building permit requirements

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council voted unanimously Dec. 19, to approve an ordinance that would ease the...

Delaware Supreme Court dismisses Brewer appeal

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a Maryland man seeking $10 million in damages...

Lewes considers changes to accessory dwelling ordinance

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Homeowners who operate accessory dwelling units say the residency requirement in Lewes’ new ADU...

Bauer elected to lead Delaware League of Local...

3 months ago
Dewey Beach Commissioner Paul Bauer was elected in December to serve as president of the Delaware...

Rehoboth using AI to track visitors

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Earlier this year, without public notice or discussion, the city installed a handful of Flock...

News Briefs 1/2/26

3 months ago
UUSD to meet Jan. 4 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold a service at 10 a.m...

New plan unveiled for land at routes 1, 16

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Plans for a development at the intersection of Routes 1 and 16 near Milton are taking shape to...

GLF endowment to support outdoor public use projects

3 months ago
A new endowment fund created at the Greater Lewes Foundation by managers of the Punkin’ Chunkin’...

Route 1 speed camera issues 25,000 tickets in first...

Nick Roth
3 months ago
In its first month, the Route 1 speed camera north of Lewes issued 24,749 citations. The camera is...

Delaware Safety Council urges passengers to speak up...

3 months ago
The Delaware Safety Council is joining with more than 70 traffic safety and advocacy groups...

Motorist receives probation for summer crash in...

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
A Lewes woman will serve three years probation, have to enter into a substance abuse program and...