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Vaccinations available at public health clinics

10 months ago
The Division of Public Health says flu, RSV, pneumonia, COVID-19 vaccines, as well as all other...

Discussions over property reassessments continue in...

Melissa Steele
10 months ago
Handling undervalued properties and how new property taxes will be applied to mortgage escrow...

Mid-Atlantic partnership hosts marine debris summit...

Chris Flood
10 months ago
The Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean hosted its biennial Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris...

Fundraising cabaret for Cape Henlopen Senior Center...

Chris Flood
10 months ago
A sold-out crowd packed the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center for a cabaret Nov. 20, raising money...

Dewey discusses increasing threshold for building...

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

Meyer podcasts offer candid insights

Melissa Steele
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
Three engineers raised questions and concerns at a Nov. 19 public hearing on proposed rules...

State releases latest efficiency report

Melissa Steele
10 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
10 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

10 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
10 months ago
A recent encounter with a group of homeless people on Second Street has the City of Lewes looking...

Rehoboth library buys Warrington Rd. land

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

Homelessness on rise in Sussex County communities

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

DeVries Monument restoration now underway

10 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
10 months ago
As chair of the Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review Commission, Kevin Mallinson keeps...

News Briefs 11/25/25

10 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
10 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials have awarded a contract to Zambelli Fireworks Manufacturing Co. for its...

Lewes menhaden mural gone for good

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

Citizens aim to save Milton pecan tree

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

Beebe announces holiday hours for outpatient locations

10 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

10 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
10 months ago
The Dewey Beach Charter & Code Review Committee voted Nov. 18 to recommend adding minimum...

State senator hosts roundtable on Medicaid

Ryan Mavity
10 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...

10 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
10 months ago
A vote on a proposal to codify closures of the street surrounding the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand...

Lewes councilwoman survives carbon monoxide scare

Bill Shull
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
After years of planning, dirt is finally being moved for the realignment of Old Orchard Road east...

Subdivision of 330 Rehoboth Ave. sent to public hearing

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

News Briefs 11/21/25

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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...

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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...

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
Looking to gather information on flooding in areas that experience frequent road closures, the...

Beach rebuild north of inlet complete

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

News Briefs 11/18/25

10 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

10 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
10 months ago
In advance of the annual Black Friday holiday tree lighting and sing-along, Rehoboth Beach will...

Handgun permit law now in effect

10 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...

10 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
10 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
10 months ago
The state has identified locations for potential bicycle and pedestrian bridges spanning Route 1,...

Legislators join power grid collaborative

10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 months ago
The group that eight years ago compiled a list of 78 projects to untangle the knot of roads in the...

DelDOT presents proposal for Milton trail connection

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

State seeks comments on east-west road improvements

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