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News Briefs 8/12/25

1 year ago
Acres environment committee to meet The Henlopen Acres Environmental Approval Committee will meet...

Historically lopsided win in Rehoboth election

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In a three-person race for two seats on the board of commissioners, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty...

Cape eyes another bid for high school expansion

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District plans to submit another request to build an addition to the high...

John Brady remembered as the ultimate public servant

Bill Shull
1 year ago
John Brady, a former attorney and first openly gay elected official in Delaware, has died after a...

Meyer seeks to relieve medical debt

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Gov. Matt Meyer announced a partnership July 29 between the State of Delaware and national...

Rehoboth to seek historic designations for Boardwalk

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In its final act as a group, the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk and Beach Committee submitted a report to...

Fourth Street Preserve plan moves forward in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The future of the Fourth Street Preserve in Lewes moved forward with mayor and city council’s...

Stewart and Galanty win in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In a three-person race for two commissioner seats, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty emerged...

Dunes Hotel demo’d to make way for condos

Nick Roth
1 year ago
The former Dunes Hotel and and Sea Esta Motel on the Forgotten Mile is being demolished to make way...

Taste of home brew leads to job heading county...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Andrew Harton can trace the path to his new job as Sussex County economic development director to...

Milton council sets public hearing on budget

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Town Council has set Monday, Aug. 18, as the date for a public hearing on the town’s...

IR Inlet sand bypass finishes summer testing

Nick Roth
1 year ago
The sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet has completed its scheduled testing for the summer...

Sussex County P&Z sees big changes at meeting

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The Aug. 6 Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting was punctuated by significant...

Group steps in to propose detailed recommendations...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
As a group drafting proposed rules to help steer development in Sussex County was nearing...

Lewes police grievance set for September hearing

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 10, in the grievance filed by the Lewes police...

News Briefs 8/8/25

1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach election slated Aug. 9 The Rehoboth Beach municpal election will take place from 10...

Strong rip currents trigger wave of rescues

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Seventeen-year-old Glen Miller was rescued the morning of Aug. 7 after being swept out to sea by a...

Pfaff retires after 30-plus-year career nurturing...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
Bill Pfaff sees himself as a proud father, not only to his daughter, but also, in a way, to...

Berry to be sworn in Aug. 12

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Alonna Berry, the newly elected representative for Delaware House District 20, will be officially...

Rehoboth Beach seeks community Christmas tree

1 year ago
It may still be the thick of the summer season, but the City of Rehoboth Beach already has...

ALERT - Bonfire in Dewey canceled

1 year ago
The weekly bonfire on the beach at Dagworthy Avenue in Dewey Beach has been canceled due to...

ALERT: Weather forces Milton Night Out cancellation

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
Milton Police Department announced that Milton Night Out, scheduled for 5 p.m., Aug. 6, has been...

Nearly $1 million in marijuana sales reported in...

1 year ago
Delaware officials said the results from the first weekend of recreational marijuana sales are...

More sand coming to Indian River Inlet’s north side

1 year ago
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District has awarded an $8.1 million contract to...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol honored with historical marker

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Bill Collick looked on with pride as a state historical marker was unveiled commemorating the...

Injured piping plover rehabbed, released back into...

1 year ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has collaborated with Tri-State Bird...

Berry clinches narrow win in District 20

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Absentee ballots were the game changer in the Aug. 5 special election for District 20 helping...

Charlotte King up for Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame

1 year ago
Lewes resident Charlotte King is one of four 2025 inductees for the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame...

Stephens elected as Lewes fire chief

1 year ago
The Lewes Fire Department elected Robbie Stephens as fire chief during an election Aug. 4. Stephens...

News Briefs 8/5/25

1 year ago
Rehoboth elections board meeting Aug. 6 The Rehoboth Beach Board of Elections has scheduled a...

Lyndie Hertrich sworn in as Henlopen Acres commissioner

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In what was a standing-room-only event, Lyndie Hertrich was sworn in as Henlopen Acres commissioner...

District 20 votes to fill vacant House seat

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Election day is here for District 20 residents to elect a new representative. Democrat Alonna Berry...

Endorsements stir tension in Rehoboth race

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With less than a week to go until voters head to the polls in Rehoboth Beach’s annual election, the...

Lewes police promotions draw ire

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The union that represents Lewes Police officers has filed a grievance against the city, claiming...

Rehoboth communication manager set to retire Aug. 8

Chris Flood
1 year ago
After a little more than four years as the city’s primary information disseminator, Rehoboth Beach...

Termites force demolition of historic Lewes house

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The house at 111 Coleman Ave. in Lewes has been there for more than 150 years, but a termite...

All Cape district students to receive free school meals

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
The Cape Henlopen School District has been approved for the Community Eligibility Provision, which...

Rehoboth Beach to look at regulating placement of...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
In an effort to limit clutter and improve pedestrian access, Rehoboth Beach officials are expected...

Garden poles spark call for ethics review in Lewes

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Decorative garden story poles that Art in Bloom wants to place in Lewes in Bloom gardens in city...

Environmental groups cite successes, continuing...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The recently approved state budget funded open-space preservation and other environmental...

Dewey changes certain charges from criminal to civil

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Dewey Beach Town Council recently approved several ordinances recommended by Police Chief Constance...

Former M&T Bank demo’d in Forgotten Mile

Nick Roth
1 year ago
The former M&T Bank on Route 1 in the Forgotten Mile just north of Dewey Beach is no more...

DNREC: End in sight for Black Oak soil cleanup

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The removal of contaminated soil at the site of the future Black Oak residential community on New...

Changes announced in governor’s staff

1 year ago
Gov. Matt Meyer has moved his chief of staff to an advisor position, and his legal counsel to fill...

Thrive Dispensary launches recreational marijuana sales

Ellen McIntyre
1 year ago
Customers steadily flowed into Thrive Dispensary outside Lewes on the morning of Aug. 1, the first...

First shots fired in Cannonball House renovations

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Cannonball House at Front and Bank streets in Lewes might look like it got hit with a lot more...

Candidates largely agree in latest debate

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Candidates for the District 20 seat in the upcoming special election faced off for the last time...

Sussex County reassessment hit beachfront properties...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The value of beachfront property in Sussex County increased by 80 times after the first countywide...

News Briefs 8/1/25

1 year ago
UUSD to meet Aug. 3 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold its fourth annual T-...

Sussex land-use reform group insists on expanding...

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
The review of recommendations to restrict development in Sussex County came to a halt July 24, as a...

Burton residents sound familiar alarm about dirty...

Bill Shull
1 year ago
Don Ernakovich moved into his home on West Fourth Street in Lewes in 1998. “We were excited...

Belle Mead public hearing delayed until September

Kevin T. Conlon
1 year ago
A public hearing before Sussex County Council on the Belle Mead housing development proposal was...

Rehoboth candidates sound off on transparency,...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Rehoboth Beach’s annual municipal election is set for Saturday, Aug. 9. This year, there are three...

Latest campaign finance reports released for...

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The eight-day campaign finance reports for both candidates in the District 20 special election were...

Court rules county must revisit Reed Farm rezoning

Ryan Mavity
1 year ago
After a nearly four-year process of litigation, Delaware Court of Chancery has ruled that Sussex...

Marijuana in First State: Retail opens for buzz

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
Gov. Matt Meyer got ready for the official Friday, Aug. 1 opening of Delaware’s recreational...

Murray sworn-in as U.S. Attorney for 120-day term

Melissa Steele
1 year ago
The head of the Delaware Republican Party has stepped down to serve as U.S. Attorney for the...

Water advisory issued for Cape Henlopen State Park...

1 year ago
UPDATE: The advisory for the main beach at Cape Henlopen State.Park was lifted at 5:30 p.m., July...

News Briefs 7/29/25

1 year ago
Free webinar explores types of addiction July 29 University of Delaware Cooperative Extension will...

Rehoboth planning approves Belhaven Hotel site plan,...

Chris Flood
1 year ago
For a second time, the Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission has approved the site plan for the...