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Rollover near Rehoboth Avenue Ext., Route 1 slows...

4 months ago
A semi truck rollover near Rehoboth Avenue Ext. at Route 1 has caused a traffic backup on Route 1...

Lewes aims to save Zwaanendael Park fountain

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The City of Lewes is launching an effort to save the fountain in Zwaanendael Park, reconsidering an...

Dewey officials urge folks to clean up after their pets

4 months ago
While Dewey Beach loves its dogs, the town is having an issue with people not cleaning up after...

U.S. Senate bill aims to improve hospital care

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Proposed federal bipartisan legislation announced June 9 would fund research into causes of lengthy...

General Assembly approves bill to increase DMV fees

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Chalk it up to an unintended consequence of more electric or gas-efficient vehicles driving along...

Highway tolls to increase in Delaware

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Drivers will pay more to travel on state toll roads when the Delaware Department of Transportation...

News Briefs 6/20/25

4 months ago
Healthcare group opposes move to continue board The Delaware Healthcare Association issued a...

Milton council decides on plans for Magnolia Street...

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Town Council has selected two designs for a new parking lot on Magnolia Street, with details...

Homeless project near Lewes narrowly approved

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
A plan to reopen a structured encampment for 28 homeless people west of Lewes narrowly received...

County councilman wants to replace P&Z chair

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Robert C. Wheatley, a 30-year member of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission and its...

2026 Sussex County budget approved

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
A $285.1 million budget for fiscal year 2026 and related water, sewer and sheriff’s office fees...

Lewes Police Department announces promotions

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The City of Lewes announced a new round of police promotions and welcomed a new officer to the...

Guidelines to prevent heatstroke deaths in hot vehicles

4 months ago
Summer is considered the peak season for heatstroke incidents on the East Coast. Although a hot car...

Lewes meeting room renamed for Bonnie Osler

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Bonnie Osler, a former Lewes councilwoman who died in November 2024, will be honored with her name...

Lewes to hold annual Juneteenth celebration June 28

4 months ago
The City of Lewes Juneteenth Celebration will take place from 1 to 6 p.m., Saturday, June 28, at...

Humane Animal Partners cuts ribbon on vet van

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Dot Filbert is making an impact on animals in Sussex County. Filbert has launched Sandy’s Fund,...

Milton council passes rental ordinance

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Town Council has passed an ordinance that amends code on rentals to include a section on...

‘Leaning Tower of Lewes’ demolished

Bill Shull
4 months ago
A 70-year-old wooden water tank that once served the City of Lewes has been demolished. The sound...

Rehoboth Beach canal dock still has not been reopened

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Rehoboth Beach closed its canal dock indefinitely in January due to the discovery of settling and...

News Briefs 6/17/25

4 months ago
Lewes commission to consider Donovan-Smith plan June 18 The Lewes Planning Commission will hold its...

Parker Selby remains absent from legislature in...

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Questions about Rep. Stell Parker Selby’s absence this entire legislative year are ramping up as...

Farmer lobbies for agriculture on land-use reform panel

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Baxters have farmed fields around Georgetown since 1903. It started with James Baxter Sr., after he...

Lawsuit filed in Osprey Point amenities dispute

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Home builder NVR is suing the developer of the Osprey Point community on Old Landing Road near...

Milton Theatre cancels groundbreaking event

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Theatre canceled its planned groundbreaking event for a new educational wing June 16, due to...

Milton officials get good grades in financial report

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
A year after town officials bit the bullet and passed a 30% property tax increase, Milton’s...

Marriage equality amendment moves through Senate

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The first leg of a constitutional amendment to protect marriage equality passed the Senate June 10...

DelDOT introduces proposal for Heritage Creek trail

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Delaware Department of Transportation officials introduced a concept plan for a proposed shared-use...

County approves bids for two airport safety projects

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
A $705,387 bid to remove about 1,250 trees to improve safety at Delaware Coastal Airport and a...

Marasco details bite-size democracy plan for City of...

Bill Shull
4 months ago
During her recent campaign for mayor, Amy Marasco promised to launch an initiative aimed at getting...

Traffic light coming to Milton intersection this summer

Nick Roth
4 months ago
A traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Route 16 and Mulberry Street this summer...

Landowner awarded $5M in eminent domain case

Nick Roth
4 months ago
A Superior Court jury has awarded a landowner more than $5 million for land the state took via...

Sussex Preservation Coalition plans expansion

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Three years after forming over concerns about development in the fastest-growing county in the...

Judge orders hearing in Henlopen Acres pickleball...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
A Court of Chancery judge has ruled a lawsuit in Henlopen Acres involving the town suing a resident...

Free event to celebrate West Rehoboth Legacy Project...

4 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society and Developing Artist Collaboration invite the community to...

Couple settles in civil case against man who shot...

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
A civil case involving an Oak Orchard dog that was shot and later died in 2021 has been settled...

State proposes realignment of Broadkill Beach dune

Chris Flood
4 months ago
The state has issued a public notice calling for a project in Broadkill Beach that would rebuild...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for July 4 edition

4 months ago
Due to the Independence Day holiday and U.S. Postal Service delivery requirements, Cape Gazette...

News Briefs 6/13/25

4 months ago
Knit in public events set June 14 For Worldwide Knit in Public Day, members of the Sea Purls...
VITAL SIGNS: BEBEE’S FUTURE PART 3

Beebe CEO has dream of medical education campus

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Editor’s note: This is the third part of a three-part series about Beebe Healthcare and the...

Governor signs Pride proclamation

4 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed a proclamation June 10, making June 2025 Pride Month, and raised a Pride...

Law Enforcement Torch Run makes stop in Rehoboth

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The 39th annual statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Delaware took place June...

Senate backs wind project despite Sussex County denial

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The fight for a Sussex County land-use decision to remain local lost in a state Senate vote June 10...

Milton officials not settled on new parking lot design

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton Town Council is planning to hold a public workshop Thursday, June 12, on the design of a new...
CHANGING OF THE GUARD +

Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s construction journey

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Over the course of the last 15 months, Rehoboth Beach Patrol’s headquarters underwent a dramatic...

Nature Conservancy field office plan OK’d near Milton

Kevin Conlon
4 months ago
A plan to renovate a house for use as a field office for The Nature Conservancy was approved June 4...

Peak summer electric usage could require demand...

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The regional power grid operator’s summer 2025 forecast is optimistic about meeting typical energy...

News Briefs 6/10/25

4 months ago
Snyder-Hall files for re-election Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall, D-Rehoboth Beach, filed to run for re-...

Side-by-side developments reviewed by Sussex County

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Presentations on side-by-side developments offered by the same developer had Sussex County Planning...

Rehoboth city manager declines merit pay increase

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Rehoboth Beach City Manager Taylour Tedder has declined to pursue a merit pay increase of up to 3...

Funsters rock the docks for Fourth Street Preserve

Dan Cook
4 months ago
The Funsters rocked the stage June 8, at the Rocking the Docks fundraiser for the Open Space...

Lewes hits goal to save forest

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The campaign to buy and save Lewes’ Fourth Street Preserve has reached its $8 million fundraising...

Elyse Baerga to serve as new Fred Thomas Middle...

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
The Cape Henlopen School District announced June 6 that it has selected Elyse Baerga to serve as...

Chrzanowski withdraws from Rehoboth Beach election

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Incumbent Commissioner Edward Chrzanowski has announced he is no longer seeking re-election for a...

State: Loss of sand at inlet’s north beach a natural...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Earlier this year, in response to two dune breaches along Coastal Highway just north of the Indian...

Commission weighs in on public school funding

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
A commission working since September to address funding of public schools released several...

Rehoboth repairs Delaware Avenue stormwater outfall

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Looking to keep one of Rehoboth Beach’s five stormwater outfalls in good working order, a marine...

Milton to sell Broad Street parcels

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
Milton Town Council signed off on last-minute refinements to the lot lines for two Broad Street...

News Briefs 6/6/25

5 months ago
St. George's Chapel to host June 7 yard sale St. George's Chapel will hold a yard sale fundraiser...

Brown-Hicks appointed to Lewes council

Bill Shull
5 months ago
Trina Brown-Hicks is the newest member of Lewes City Council. She was sworn in by Mayor Amy Marasco...

Rehoboth planning to review Oceanside Reserve June 26

Chris Flood
5 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has scheduled a preliminary review for a major subdivision...