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State delays vote on 2025 strategies plan

Kevin T. Conlon
2 days ago
The Cabinet Committee on State Planning Issues canceled a Dec. 15 meeting where it was scheduled to...

Sussex County joins lawsuit over US Wind project

Kevin T. Conlon
2 days ago
Sussex County Council voted Dec. 16 to join a lawsuit filed by the Town of Fenwick Island...

Work nears completion near Lavinia Street in Milton

Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
Workers are close to finishing work at Lavinia Street in Milton, completing the force main for...

Rehoboth library kicks off capital campaign for...

Chris Flood
3 days ago
The Rehoboth Beach Public Library has announced the beginning of a $2 million capital campaign to...

Upstate legislators take aim at Avelo Airlines

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
Two upstate legislators have filed legislation aimed at Avelo Airlines over its business...

Bipartisan special election bill filed

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
A bipartisan bill that would require primaries for special elections was filed Dec. 18. Sponsored...

Rehoboth Beach hires new financial director

Chris Flood
3 days ago
Rehoboth Beach officials announced Dec. 15 that Julia Johnson has been hired as the city’s new...

Lewes city planner leaving to run nonprofit

Bill Shull
3 days ago
Lewes city planner Janelle Cornwell has helped guide city officials through its most challenging...

Edler files for re-election in Milton

Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
Councilman Scotty Edler is the first candidate to file for Milton’s 2026 municipal election. Edler...

Georgetown OKs cottage housing rules

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
Georgetown Town Council voted Dec. 8 to amend a local law to allow development of clusters of small...

Prime Hook Beach concrete dune crossing built

Chris Flood
3 days ago
The owner of a property in Prime Hook Beach has submitted an application to the state for approval...

Sussex County warns of scam

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
Sussex County has learned of a scam in which people who have applied for variances or other...

News Briefs 12/19/25

3 days ago
Two Rehoboth Beach meetings canceled The Rehoboth Beach Parks and Shade Tree Commission and...

Sussex council approves Belle Mead rezoning

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
Sussex County Council narrowly passed a zoning change Dec. 16 for a project to build 344...

Belle Mead approval upsets some who want limits on...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
The Dec. 16 approval of the largest housing project considered by the latest version of Sussex...

Beebe bomb threat prompts Lewes police response

4 days ago
Several Beebe Healthcare employees received a low-credibility and nonspecific bomb threat via email...

State budget forecast in the black

Melissa Steele
4 days ago
Budget forecasters painted a rosier outlook for the end of December, with state revenues on the...

Blue Moon property for sale in Rehoboth

Nick Roth
4 days ago
The Blue Moon restaurant in Rehoboth Beach is for sale. Listed for $4.5 million, the iconic...

Former Lewes man indicted on healthcare fraud,...

Melissa Steele
4 days ago
A former Lewes resident who worked at several healthcare clinics in Delaware faces charges of...

Springboard Delaware welcomes two new board members

4 days ago
Springboard Delaware recently announced the unanimous appointment of two distinguished leaders, Wes...

Belle Mead rezoning approved by Sussex council

Kevin T. Conlon
6 days ago
Sussex County Council narrowly passed a zoning change Dec. 16 for a project to build 344...

Milton council gets update on transportation...

Ryan Mavity
6 days ago
Work continues between Milton officials and the Delaware Department of Transportation on a...

Rehoboth approves more King Charles crosswalks

Chris Flood
6 days ago
In an effort to increase pedestrian safety, Rehoboth Beach officials will add crosswalks to all the...

Equalization funding discussed at special...

Melissa Steele
6 days ago
Bringing back funding to help less wealthy school districts compete with their richer counterparts...

Rehoboth committee recommends 20 mph speed limit...

Chris Flood
6 days ago
The Rehoboth Beach Streets & Safety Advisory Committee has recommended reducing the speed limit...

Atkins considering run for 41st District

Melissa Steele
6 days ago
There’s a lot of buzz these days about the 41st District after Rep. Rich Collins, R-Millsboro,...

Reduced parking OK’d for Boardwalk hotel

Chris Flood
6 days ago
Almost a year after voting in favor of the original site plan for the One Rehoboth Hotel, the...

Milton panel reviewing Scarlet Oaks site

Ryan Mavity
6 days ago
Milton’s special review committee has begun work on whether to recommend the annexation of 5 acres...

Murray resigns as acting federal attorney

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray resigned from her post Dec. 12, after she failed to get...

Lewes BPW approves wastewater pact

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works approved an agreement with Sussex County Dec. 10, which will...

Snow day! Send us your snaps

1 week ago
Nothing beats a snow day. Send us photos showing snow day fun to photos@capegazette.com . Please be...

Snowy Sunday in Sussex

Cape Gazette staff
1 week ago
Rain quickly turned into a steady snow in the Cape Region Dec. 14. Roads and sidewalks were covered...

Animal rights group wants dog-walking law in Delaware

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A national animal rights group has reached out to Democratic leadership asking them to pass a dog-...

Rep. Alonna Berry visits home care client

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Rep. Alonna Berry, D-Milton, visited a constituent in home health care as a way of better...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for holidays

1 week ago
Due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the editorial submission deadline for the Friday, Dec...

Complaint filed in district court to stop assisted...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Less than a month before terminally ill patients in Delaware have the right to end their own life,...

Rehoboth commissioners may change meeting procedure

Chris Flood
1 week ago
In an attempt to get more done, Rehoboth Beach commissioners are expected to discuss and possibly...

Atlantic Fields record open until Dec. 23

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
The public has until Tuesday, Dec. 23, to comment on the responses by state and local agencies to...

Lewes mayor seeks to rescind new home-based business...

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Lewes Mayor Amy Marasco has called a special council meeting to discuss rescinding a home-based...

News Briefs 12/12/25

1 week ago
Possums podcast hosts Christmas show cast and crew Possum Point Players’ newest podcast features...

Rehoboth keeps three Bandstand nights

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Despite continued pressure from a handful of Bandstand-area businesses, it doesn’t appear there...

Moorings plan would demolish eight homes

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Owners of The Moorings at Lewes retirement community have asked Sussex County for a zoning change...

Noted philanthropist Margaret ‘Peggy’ Rollins dies

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Margaret “Peggy” Rollins is being remembered as Lewes’ most generous supporter, an advocate for its...

Artesian anticipates new Milton plant going online...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Artesian Wastewater is near the finish line of its new Milton wastewater treatment plant with...

Task force weighs small- to large-scale nuclear...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Members of the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force heard an update Dec. 1 on what other...

A tale of two cities: Lewes ambassadors visit UK mayor

Bill Shull
1 week ago
It was the best of times for Frank and Sally Powell. There they were Nov. 18, the official...

Milton council grants contractor additional weekend...

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council will allow the contractor of the town’s new water tower on Federal Street to...

Bicycle council considers options to get mopeds off...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
After the state rejected its recommendation to install signs prohibiting mopeds on paved trails,...

Sussex gets grant to fund Route 9 trail crossing...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
The Delaware Bicycle Council approved a $35,000 grant Dec. 3, to Sussex County to help fund a...

Technology drives progress of Sussex development...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
While one activist sees Sussex County’s probe of potential effects of the proposed Cool Spring...

News Briefs 12/9/25

1 week ago
Sussex council to meet Dec. 9 Sussex County Council will meet at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the...

Lewes BPW repairing water main break near drawbridge

Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
The Lewes Board on Public Works repaired a broken water main near the drawbridge at Savannah Road...

Atlantic Refrigeration holiday donation drive runs...

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
In an effort to support children and families in need in Cape and other local school districts,...

Delaware Department of Agriculture officials meet...

2 weeks ago
Delaware Department of Agriculture officials recently met with two trade delegations from West...

Rehoboth Beach keeps improving pedestrian pathways

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Last year, as part of Rehoboth Beach’s annual street paving contract work, the city added curbs to...

First snow of the season blankets Cape Region

Cape Gazette Staff
2 weeks ago
Cape Region residents woke up to a light snow Dec. 5, as the first winter storm of the season made...

State officials review proposed Milton development

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
State agency representatives came together Dec. 2 to review a proposed 385-unit development planned...

Rehoboth businesses suggest modifying Bandstand...

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Moving the Saturday show to midweek, being more selective about what events shut down the Bandstand...

State efforts planned to coordinate homeless services

Kevin T. Conlon
2 weeks ago
As the number of local homeless people quickly grows, a patchwork group of nonprofits and their...

News Briefs 12/5/25

2 weeks ago
Autism Delaware to host Snowflake Soirée Dec. 5 Autism Delaware will present the Snowflake Soirée,...