News

Dewey discusses increasing threshold for building...

4 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council discussed recommendations from the charter and code review committee to...

Meyer podcasts offer candid insights

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Now in its second month, Gov. Matt Meyer’s podcast series continues to feature newsmakers and local...

Dewey considering change to beach assessment tax

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
Dewey Beach officials are considering changes to the town’s beach assessment tax rate following the...

Engineers question proposed county construction...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Three engineers raised questions and concerns at a Nov. 19 public hearing on proposed rules...

State releases latest efficiency report

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The latest report on making state government more efficient highlights ways to improve business...

State agrees to Milton’s proposed future land-use map

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Town Council is set to vote on a future land-use map that includes three parcels the town...

News Briefs 11/28/25

4 months ago
Free pickleball play day set Nov. 29 Dave Marshall Pickleball and the Shaffer Family Foundation...

Lewes considers homeless help after Second Street...

Bill Shull
4 months ago
A recent encounter with a group of homeless people on Second Street has the City of Lewes looking...

Homelessness on rise in Sussex County communities

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
The signs are becoming increasingly obvious. Long lines of people waiting for a free meal or...

Rehoboth library buys Warrington Rd. land

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Years in the making, Rehoboth Beach Public Library officials have purchased the Warrington Road...

DeVries Monument restoration now underway

4 months ago
The Delaware monument to an event considered by many as the most consequential in the state’s...

Lewes historic panel chair honors earliest inhabitants

Bill Shull
4 months ago
As chair of the Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review Commission, Kevin Mallinson keeps...

News Briefs 11/25/25

4 months ago
Bids through Dec. 11 on low-digit surf tags The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Bigger bang, more bucks for Rehoboth’s fireworks...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials have awarded a contract to Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Co. for its...

Citizens aim to save Milton pecan tree

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Despite gray, wet conditions, about 25 people gathered in Milton Nov. 22 in an effort to save a...

Lewes menhaden mural gone for good

Bill Shull
4 months ago
“There was an audible gasp in the room when I told our general membership meeting what happened,”...

Beebe announces holiday hours for outpatient locations

4 months ago
The holidays are often a time for celebrations and gatherings, but unexpected health needs may...

Pair of downstate Republicans won’t seek re-election

4 months ago
Rep. Rich Collins, R-Millsboro, and Rep. Charles Postles, R-Milford, have each announced they will...

Dewey committee recommends minimum standards for...

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
The Dewey Beach Charter & Code Review Committee voted Nov. 18 to recommend adding minimum...

State senator hosts roundtable on Medicaid

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Healthcare officials came to Beebe Healthcare in Lewes Nov. 13, to discuss the challenges facing...

City of Rehoboth Beach achieves perfect score on...

4 months ago
Rehoboth Beach has emerged as a standout example of municipal progress in advancing LGBTQ+ equality...

Vote delayed on Rehoboth’s concert-related parking...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
A vote on a proposal to codify closures of the street surrounding the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand...

Subdivision of 330 Rehoboth Ave. sent to public hearing

Chris Flood
4 months ago
The proposed minor subdivision of 330 Rehoboth Ave. in Rehoboth Beach has been scheduled for a...

Lewes councilwoman survives carbon monoxide scare

Bill Shull
4 months ago
A recipe for chicken and dumplings almost became a recipe for disaster for Trina Brown-Hicks. Brown...

Preliminary plan approved for Royal Farms on Route 9

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
The preliminary site plan for a Royal Farms convenience store at Route 9 and Nassau Commons...

Old Orchard Road realignment underway

Nick Roth
4 months ago
After years of planning, dirt is finally being moved for the realignment of Old Orchard Road east...

News Briefs 11/21/25

4 months ago
Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for Thanksgiving week Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the...

Sussex council amends retail marijuana shop rules

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Sussex County amended its rules Nov. 18 for locating retail marijuana shops, scaling back buffers...

Cape outpacing other districts statewide in...

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District is outpacing many other districts in Delaware in terms of enrollment...

Rehoboth’s sing-along holiday tree installed

Chris Flood
4 months ago
The tree that will be used for Rehoboth Beach’s annual tree lighting and holiday sing-along was...

Parish Thrift Shop Rehoboth moving sale continues...

4 months ago
The Parish Thrift Shop Rehoboth is closing its longtime location in the Bay Mart Center on the...

Delaware breaks from federal corporate tax code

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
A bill to separate Delaware’s corporate tax code from federal code is now law, despite concerns...

New Route 9 traffic signal goes online Friday, Nov. 21

Nick Roth
4 months ago
A new traffic signal at the intersection of Route 9 and Nassau Commons Boulevard west of Lewes is...

Appeal filed to stop handgun law

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
One day after Delaware’s handgun permit law went into effect, plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit...

First phase of Rehoboth Avenue streetlight...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Years in the making, the first phase of Rehoboth Beach converting Rehoboth Avenue’s lights to LED...

Food Bank mobile-drive thru pantry set Nov. 21 in...

5 months ago
Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, the Food Bank of Delaware is holding a mass drive-thru food...

Lewes annexes Hoornkill Avenue properties

Bill Shull
5 months ago
“Welcome to Lewes.” That was the greeting from Mayor Amy Marasco moments after council voted...

New Sussex County Family Court unveiled

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Walking through the new Sussex County Family Court building, Chief Judge Michael Newell sees more...

DelDOT installs miniature weather stations to...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Looking to gather information on flooding in areas that experience frequent road closures, the...

Beach rebuild north of inlet complete

Chris Flood
5 months ago
After about six weeks of work, the beach replenishment project immediately north of the Indian...

News Briefs 11/18/25

5 months ago
Lewes council holds workshop Nov. 19 Lewes Mayor and City Council will hold a workshop and special...

Delaware Democratic Party names executive director

5 months ago
Seth Barnes has been appointed new executive director of the Delaware Democratic Party. With more...

Rehoboth Beach to install holiday sing-along tree...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
In advance of the annual Black Friday holiday tree lighting and sing-along, Rehoboth Beach will...

Handgun permit law now in effect

5 months ago
Delaware’s permit-to-purchase law to buy a handgun remains in effect following a court denial to...

Sussex County celebrates 25 years of open space...

5 months ago
More than 80 community members, partners and supporters gathered Nov. 13, for the kickoff of the...

Rehoboth’s new advisory committees get to work

Chris Flood
5 months ago
After two years of discussion and then organization, Rehoboth Beach’s two new advisory committees...

State eyes ped/bike bridges over Route 1

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
The state has identified locations for potential bicycle and pedestrian bridges spanning Route 1,...

Legislators join power grid collaborative

5 months ago
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, has joined lawmakers from Delaware and other states as part of a PJM...

New wrongful conviction act gets first case in...

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
One of Sussex County’s first cases under a new state law that would allow people who have been...

Dewey Board of Adjustment approves several variances

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
The Dewey Beach Board of Adjustment approved three requests for variances from the town code Nov. 5...

Brick work adds $200,000 to Rehoboth Bandstand...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Due to brick work needed after bollards and swing gates are installed near the Bandstand, the cost...

Surf Avenue’s wooden sidewalk in Rehoboth replaced

Chris Flood
5 months ago
The old wooden sidewalk on Surf Avenue in Rehoboth Beach is being replaced. During a workshop Nov...

Dewey committee recommends modifying town fund...

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
The Dewey Beach Finance Committee recommended to town council Nov. 3, a change to the town’s fund...

Five Points Working Group wraps up after eight years

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
The group that eight years ago compiled a list of 78 projects to untangle the knot of roads in the...

State seeks comments on east-west road improvements

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Three options for helping ease traffic congestion in Sussex County discussed Nov. 12 are...

House approves bill to unlink state, federal...

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
A bill to change Delaware’s tax code, separating it from federal code, passed the House Nov. 13 by...

DelDOT presents proposal for Milton trail connection

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
A packed audience attended Dogfish Head in Milton Nov. 12, for a presentation regarding a possible...

News Briefs 11/14/25

5 months ago
Freedom Boat Club sets food drive Nov. 14 Freedom Boat Club of Delaware will host a Stuff the...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines

5 months ago
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the editorial submission deadline for the Friday, Nov. 28 edition...

Volunteers get set for winter shelters

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Merry Hendrix of Milton said she is looking forward to helping doing laundry once a week to give a...