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Hudson Fields, Delaware FC partner to boost youth...

3 months ago
Hudson Fields has announced a new partnership with Delaware FC that will establish Hudson Fields as...

Lighthouse seeks bay beach dining March 20

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Dewey Beach Town Council will consider allowing the Lighthouse Restaurant to add dining tables on...

Shockley receives Bisbee Award in Lewes

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Shelby Shockley, head of the Lewes Human Resources Department, received the 2025 Elaine Bisbee...

Strong storms blast Sussex

3 months ago
Severe storms across Delmarva wreaked havoc in coastal Sussex County March 16, causing property...

UD Lewes hosts severe weather awareness workshop

Bill Shull
3 months ago
As recent weather has shown, the Cape Region is in a turbulent time of the year, ping-ponging...

Storm delays Cape Gazette delivery; Tuesday paper...

3 months ago
Due to the intensity of last night's storms, Cape Gazette delivery from the press facility in New...

News Briefs 3/17/26

3 months ago
Lewes planners to meet March 18 The Lewes Planning Commission will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30...

Chappell Farm, revised Northstar plans on March 18 P...

Nick Roth
3 months ago
Several noteworthy Cape Region projects are on the Wednesday, March 18 agenda of the Sussex County...

Future deficits may impact Rehoboth budget

Chris Flood
3 months ago
As proposed, Rehoboth Beach’s $50 million budget for Fiscal Year 2027, which begins April 1, is...

Sussex County partners with Rehoboth Beach hotel to...

3 months ago
Sussex County is getting a signal boost to its amateur radio network for crisis communications,...

Cape Region prepares for severe weather

3 months ago
With severe weather expected to roll across Sussex County March 16, officials are urging people to...

Peace vigil held in Lewes

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
A peace vigil took place outside the Zwaanandael Museum in Lewes March 15, as about 30 people...

Event to highlight legal, healthcare resources for...

3 months ago
In collaboration with the University of Delaware Partnership for Healthy Communities and Delaware...

Rehoboth Beach begins work on $1.3 million bollard...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In advance of installing nearly 70 bollards around the Bandstand and Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach...

Dewey planners back front-yard pool ban

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Dewey Beach Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously voted March 3 to recommend two draft...

Land trust earns recognition for green conservation...

3 months ago
The Sussex County Land Trust has been selected as the 2026 Conservation Stewardship Award winner in...

State’s new dredge skews data for 2026 oyster bushel...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The 2026 harvest quota for the state’s oyster beds in Delaware Bay has been set at about 13,900...

Sussex OKs rules to limit stormwater releases from...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
A year after repeated heavy rains caused stormwater from housing development sites to spill onto...

Fake spring draws students to sand

3 months ago
Taking advantage of a burst of deceptively springlike weather, siblings Pierce and Eve Barker - a...

ACLU files lawsuit against Dewey police

3 months ago
The ACLU of Delaware filed a lawsuit March 13 against Dewey Beach in the Superior Court of New...

Forum focus is immigration arrests

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
The growing number of undocumented immigrant arrests in Sussex County has gone largely unnoticed by...

Legislators hold roundtable before returning to Dover

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Local legislators teamed up March 9 for a constituent roundtable to get an idea of the local issues...

Hicks announces run for Sussex County Council seat

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Five years after Jill Hicks tried unsuccessfully to block a housing development near her home...

Delaware attorney general opposes gun sales through...

3 months ago
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined counterparts in New York and New Jersey...

Sussex County Council introduces six rules to limit...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Six proposed rule changes stemming from Sussex County Land-Use Reform Working Group recommendations...

News Briefs 3/13/26

3 months ago
UUSD service to explore beliefs March 15 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold...

Lewes beaches to close for replenishment

Bill Shull
3 months ago
The two main beaches in Lewes – Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker Beach – are scheduled to close...

Supporters rally for charter school

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Lynn Werner marvels at the progress of her son, eighth-grader Aiden Faulkner, who has thrived at...

New name, new look coming for Lewes Daily Market

Bill Shull
3 months ago
New signs are in the windows of the former Lewes Daily Market at 420 E. Savannah Road. The iconic...

CAMP Rehoboth names new executive director

3 months ago
CAMP Rehoboth Community Center, a trusted presence serving the needs of LGBTQ+ people in Rehoboth...

County subpoena power bill passes General Assembly

3 months ago
A bill giving subpoena power to counties in order to determine a fair market property price passed...

Elder announces re-election bid in Lewes

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Joe Elder stood in front of Lewes City Hall next to his beloved 1941 pickup truck. The incumbent...
Rehoboth Beach

Commissioner calls out colleague on conduct

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Susan Stewart has had enough with the way fellow Commissioner Suzanne...

Jill Hicks seeks seat on Sussex County Council

3 months ago
Jill Hicks, a retired Wawa executive and schoolteacher, has announced she will run for the District...
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Heightened security at DMV

3 months ago
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles is increasing security at all DMV locations this week...

Allen Harim cited for excess nitrogen discharge

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
The Allen Harim Foods poultry processing plant in Harbeson discharged more nitrogen in January than...

Tom Arkinson resigns from Milton council

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
A year after winning a full term on council, Milton Councilman Tom Arkinson has resigned his seat...

Climate change resilience plan draft referred to...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Dewey Beach Resiliency and Sustainability Committee recently referred to town council a final...

News Briefs 3/10/26

3 months ago
Park trails closing on weekdays for repairs The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Mountaire gets emergency variance

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced March 5 it has authorized a...

Neighbors, ‘hedgehog’ oppose Rivers Edge

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission heard concerns March 4, on a proposed...

City of Lewes, DSU partner for career, workforce...

3 months ago
Leaders from the City of Lewes and Delaware State University met Feb. 18, at Lewes City Hall to...

Milton targets intersections for safety upgrades

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Milton officials are preparing bid documents to begin work on an action plan aimed at improving 10...

Rehoboth emergency dispatch is a Center of Excellence

3 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach 911 Communications Center has been recognized by the International Academies of...

Cape district considers staggered start days for...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District could be implementing a staggered start for students in the 2026-27...

Rehoboth Beach named a Tree City for 35th year in a row

4 months ago
For the 35th consecutive year, Rehoboth Beach has been recognized as a Tree City by the Arbor Day...

No Cape school board elections this year

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
No elections will take place for the Cape Henlopen School District Board of Education this year, as...

Six proposals to limit development offered to Sussex...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Sussex County Administrator Todd Lawson outlined six rule changes March 3 for county council to...

State hears new Ocean One plan

Nick Roth
4 months ago
A large project mixing commercial and residential uses at the intersection of Route 1 and Route 16...

News Briefs 3/6/26

4 months ago
VIA to host blood drive March 6 in Rehoboth The Village Improvement Association will welcome the...

Keane runs for Lewes city council

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Kevin Keane is the first person to file to run for Lewes City Council in this year’s municipal...

Rehoboth business groups oppose possible fee increases

Chris Flood
4 months ago
In response to city commissioners eyeing increases to business licenses and fees, representatives...

Cape Henlopen State Park trails impacted by blizzard

Gabrielle Ziegler
4 months ago
Some popular trails at Cape Henlopen State Park remain open as Delaware State Parks crews continue...

DNREC to fire up inlet’s sand bypass system in mid...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
If everything goes as planned, the sand bypass system at the Indian River Inlet will be moving sand...

New tents coming to Tharros village

Bill Shull
4 months ago
When the Tharros tent village opens this spring, it will have 28 new, weather-hardened tents on...

Weather awareness session to be held March 10 in Lewes

4 months ago
As the recent blizzard reminded Delawareans, the First State is not immune to harsh weather...

Friends of Cape state park renews agreement with DNREC

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding with the...

Clear Space receives $350K grant from Longwood...

4 months ago
Clear Space Theatre Company has received a $350,000 grant from the Longwood Foundation to support a...

Saltwater intrusion has environmental, financial...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Ruined crops, damage to infrastructure and contamination of fresh drinking water are a few of the...

Army Corps targets red tape, delays

Chris Flood
4 months ago
A new initiative by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is aimed at delivering critical projects and...