News

Cape district sees major increase in school meals...

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District nutrition staff dished up some good news at a Jan. 22 school board...

Milton hopeful to award parking lot contract in April

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton officials are hoping to award the bid for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and...

Nassau School preservation moving slowly

Bill Shull
4 months ago
As traffic whizzes by at Five Points, the Nassau School sits still, its past settled in history,...

State to hire group to study effect of housing...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
The state plans to hire the American Farmland Trust to update its 2006 study of how housing...

News Briefs 2/17/26

4 months ago
Lewes ordinance panel to meet Feb. 18 The Lewes Ordinance Review Ad Hoc Committee will meet at 11 a...

Rehoboth officials eye annual fees, permits

Chris Flood
4 months ago
In an effort to ensure the city collects enough money from businesses to pay for the services those...

$443,000 grant approved for Dewey Beach

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
A $443,000 grant was recently approved for the Town of Dewey Beach to help fund an emergency...

Former legislator George Bunting dies

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Former legislator and Rehoboth Beach businessman George Bunting , a mainstay in the Cape Region...

New fundraising engine drives Lewes locomotive

Bill Shull
4 months ago
From the time a railroad display in Lewes was just a faraway light at the end of the tracks, Cathy...

DART proposes changes to Beach Bus services for 2026

Chris Flood
4 months ago
In an effort to improve on-time performance, connections and service reliability, DART has proposed...

County council delays vote on The Moorings expansion

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
A decision on a plan to increase by 56 the number of homes at The Moorings at Lewes retirement...

Event provides help to pay power bills

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Dozens of Delmarva Power and Light customers attended an energy assistance event Feb. 11 in...

Rehoboth clearing backlog of delinquent meeting minutes

Chris Flood
4 months ago
In an effort to get caught up on a backlog of meeting minutes, Rehoboth Beach commissioners...

PJM: Energy use hits highs during recent freeze

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The regional power grid operator says the deep freeze that kept the area encased in ice-covered...

A deeper dive into speed camera data

Nick Roth
4 months ago
The speed camera along Route 1 at the north end of the Minos Conaway Road work zone near Lewes has...

Lewes eyes police, resiliency cuts

Bill Shull
4 months ago
A Lewes budget review team is recommending the city cut police spending and the amount dedicated to...

News Briefs 2/13/26

4 months ago
DESSAR to meet Feb. 14 in Lewes The Delaware Society Sons of the American Revolution will meet from...

Atlantic Fields developer challenges Jan. 13 denial...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
The developer of a proposed 665,000-square-foot commercial center on Route 24 near Rehoboth Beach...

Frozen bay creates challenges for Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Nick Roth
5 months ago
The extreme cold has not been kind to the Cape May-Lewes Ferry, as the Delaware River and Bay...

Spoils from canal dredging to benefit two area projects

Chris Flood
5 months ago
If everything goes as planned, the much-anticipated dredging of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal will take...

Dewey considers adding hour to paid parking

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
The Dewey Beach Finance Committee is asking town commissioners to consider moving the start time...

Joint Finance Committee hearings begin

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
Joint Finance Committee hearings on the governor’s recommended Fiscal Year 2027 budget began Feb. 3...

McBride meets with Lewes first responders

Bill Shull
5 months ago
Congresswoman Sarah McBride met with leadership from the Lewes Fire Department Jan. 28. Fire and...

News Briefs 2/10/26

5 months ago
Kayak launch dock proposed for canal The Grande at Canal Pointe Maintenance Corporation has...

$1M fed grant now available for Dewey

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
A $1 million federal grant for a flood mitigation project in Dewey Beach that was withheld for...

Firsthand input sought on affordable housing

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
As a decades-long housing boom continues in Sussex County, a local group is asking residents to...

Milton parks committee close to wrapping up report

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
The Milton Parks and Recreation Committee is close to completing a report for town council...

Beebe investigating physician for social media posts

Bill Shull
5 months ago
Beebe Healthcare has placed one of its physicians on administrative leave and is investigating “...

Leftover state money reallocated

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
Leftover money in last year’s bond bill will be reallocated under the mini bond bill signed into...

Milton officials looks for path forward on council...

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
Milton Town Council is trying to decide whether it should move forward with a proposal to create...

Indian River Bay reopens to clamming, shellfish...

5 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reopened the Indian River...

Steady steps toward redesigned route

Nick Roth
5 months ago
Construction of the Minos Conaway Road Project near the Nassau Bridge has been underway for several...

State parks director talks slow traffic, fast bikes...

Bill Shull
5 months ago
When the big snowstorm hit Jan. 25, Matt Ritter, director of Delaware Parks and Recreation, jumped...

Sussex council fills P&Z, board of adjustment seats

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Sussex County Council unanimously appointed new members Feb. 3 to the planning & zoning...

Veto override moves through Senate

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
A move to override Gov. Matt Meyer’s 2025 veto of a bill that took away county control of marijuana...

News Briefs 2/6/26

5 months ago
‘Sussex Government 101’ program set Feb. 7 Sussex Preservation Coalition President Jill Hicks will...

DelDOT designing Route 9 pedestrian bridge

Nick Roth
5 months ago
After years of debate, a pedestrian bridge over busy Route 9 could be coming to Cool Spring. Sen...

P&Z change allows applicant rebuttal

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Faced with the same decision – how to allow fair comment by applicants and residents at public...

Nassau Valley Vineyards in state of transition

Cape Gazette staff
5 months ago
After more than three decades at the helm of Nassau Valley Vineyards, winery founder Peggy Raley-...

DMV issues scam alert about fake text payment requests

5 months ago
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles is urging Delawareans not to click on links in suspicious...

Rehoboth fixture Walter Brittingham dies at 82

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
He might not have been born in Rehoboth Beach, but few people are as synonymous with the city as...

Blunt Rochester holds listening tour on coastal...

Bill Shull
5 months ago
Water, water everywhere. But will there be a drop of money to pay for critical projects in ocean...

Bill would require snow, ice removal from vehicles

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
Delaware legislators are considering a bill that would require accumulated snow and ice to be...

Lewes still working toward home-based business regs

Bill Shull
5 months ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council put the ingredients of a proposed reconstituted home-based business...

Rehoboth could remove hard cap on property tax...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
As part of a number of proposed changes to the city’s charter, Rehoboth Beach officials are...

Milton committee recommends moving forward with...

Ryan Mavity
5 months ago
A three-member committee in Milton recommended moving forward with the proposed annexation of 5...

News Briefs 2/3/26

5 months ago
Lewes architecture group to meet Feb. 5 The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review...

Memorial procession supports victims of ICE shootings

Bill Shull
5 months ago
An estimated 300 vehicles participated in a memorial procession Jan. 31 for Alex Pretti, who was...

Cape students stage small anti-ICE protest

Bill Shull
5 months ago
A very small number of Cape Henlopen High School students staged an anti-ICE protest Feb. 2. The...

Rehoboth changes two summer concert dates in 2026

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials continue to explore ways to change the summer concert series so it could...

Frigid temperatures continue in Cape Region

5 months ago
Although the Cape Region didn’t get the winter storm that was forecast for the weekend, the...

Henlopen Acres approves stricter rules for tree removal

Chris Flood
5 months ago
In an effort to retain the community’s trees, Henlopen Acres commissioners have approved changes to...

Wastewater upgrades driving Rehoboth budget increase

Chris Flood
5 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials have begun discussions for Fiscal Year 2027, and if the budget passes as...

When Hate Invades the Classroom: SOAH holds...

Ellen McIntyre
5 months ago
Speak Out Against Hate hosted a community meeting, When Hate Invades the Classroom, Jan. 21 at the...

The Moorings at Lewes expansion approved by Sussex P&Z

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission granted approvals Jan. 21, allowing The Moorings...

New hospital review board bill signed into law

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
Gov. Matt Meyer signed into law a new hospital review board bill Jan. 30, one day before the...

County priorities include affordable housing,...

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
Improving a rarely used affordable rental housing program, environmental protections, tweaking...

New Lewes water tower taking shape

Bill Shull
5 months ago
A new water tower that will soon dominate the Lewes skyline is starting to take shape. Crews have...

Fairness in Girls Sports Act gets third hearing

Melissa Steele
5 months ago
The Fairness in Girls Sports Act, sponsored by Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, was heard Jan. 28...

Sea Grant consultant: Sea rise caused by climate...

Kevin T. Conlon
5 months ago
As the lowest-lying state in the nation, well known for its beaches, water plays a big role in the...