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GLF endowment to support outdoor public use projects

6 months ago
A new endowment fund created at the Greater Lewes Foundation by managers of the Punkin’ Chunkin’...

Route 1 speed camera issues 25,000 tickets in first...

Nick Roth
6 months ago
In its first month, the Route 1 speed camera north of Lewes issued 24,749 citations. The camera is...

Delaware Safety Council urges passengers to speak up...

6 months ago
The Delaware Safety Council is joining with more than 70 traffic safety and advocacy groups...

Motorist receives probation for summer crash in...

Ryan Mavity
6 months ago
A Lewes woman will serve three years probation, have to enter into a substance abuse program and...

Starboard tent blown into street

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
Blustery conditions Dec. 29 caused one of the large outdoor tents at The Starboard in Dewey Beach...

Rash of dead birds raises concern at beaches

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has started treating every...

DNREC: Year-round hunting of coyotes to begin Jan. 11

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Beginning Sunday, Jan. 11, hunters in Delaware will be allowed to hunt coyotes year-round. The...

End-of-life lawsuit dismissed

Nick Roth
6 months ago
A lawsuit that sought to stop a new law allowing medical aid in dying was dismissed Dec. 30 by a...

Lewes speeds up trash truck replacment

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The City of Lewes is expected to take delivery of a new $300,000 trash truck in early 2026, while...

Rehoboth volunteer fire company announces 2026...

6 months ago
The newly elected and appointed fire officers of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company gathered...

Medical aid in dying law set to go into effect Jan. 1

Nick Roth
6 months ago
The new year may bring with it an end-of-life option for Delawareans. Delaware became the 12th...

State recommends no remediation for Federal St. lot...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
A Federal Street property in Milton will not be subject to any remediation requirements following...

Lewes group proposes fixes for Blockhouse Pond...

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Dire warnings that the Blockhouse Pond shoreline was in danger of collapsing were exaggerated, and...

Cool Spring farmer’s fight for independence

Nick Roth
6 months ago
In a time when Sussex County looked much different, William Peery owned more than 1,000 acres of...

News Briefs 12/30/25

6 months ago
Jubilee program set Jan. 1 in Georgetown A program in observance of Jubilee, the national holiday...

More groups seek money as Rehoboth budget season nears

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The turning of the yearly calendar means it’s budget season in Rehoboth Beach, and city officials...

Fundraising ramps up for planned ice arena in...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
A year after the shock and disappointment at the announcement that the state fairgrounds ice rink...

Sussex community honors slain state trooper

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The Sussex County community came together Dec. 28, to remember Delaware State Police Cpl. Matthew T...

Promising signs for Indian River Bay oyster reef...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
About 14 months ago, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays scientist technician Morgan Krell oversaw...

Dewey P&Z proposes new green space requirements

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Dewey Beach Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 15 to recommend several...

Henlopen Acres settles pickleball suit against...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
The Town of Henlopen Acres and Commissioner Alex Jacobs have reached a settlement on a lawsuit...

Dewey officials hold public budget workshop

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Dewey Beach Finance Committee and town council met for a public budget workshop Dec. 8, to...

Lewes finance panel green-lights nonprofit donations

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Three Lewes nonprofits are in line to again receive donations from the city in the Fiscal Year 2027...

County, state aim to coordinate planning for Routes...

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
State officials asked Sussex County Council to work with them to coordinate development and road...

Boardwalk fencing installed during work on Atlantic...

Chris Flood
6 months ago
In advance of work to replace the railings for rooms facing the beach, fencing has been installed...

Preliminary site plan approved for Willows at Northstar

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission approved a preliminary site plan Dec. 10, for a...

News Briefs 12/26/25

6 months ago
DNREC seeks comment on marina A Federal Consistency Certification has been submitted to the...

ACLU says Cape’s FOIA fees are too high

Nick Roth
6 months ago
The American Civil Liberties Union has sued Cape Henlopen School District and two others in...

Bicyclist reunites with first responders who saved...

Bill Shull
6 months ago
When Chris Evans got on his bike last Aug. 9, he planned to ride 30-40 miles from Rehoboth Beach,...

Rehoboth Beach recognizes Burt Dukes for years of...

6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach commissioners and City Manager Taylour Tedder recognized Finance Director Burt Dukes...

Georgetown plans Dec. 28 vigil for slain trooper

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
The Town of Georgetown has scheduled a candlelight vigil from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, in honor...

Rehoboth commissioners can now vote at every meeting

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Breaking from decades-old tradition, Rehoboth Beach commissioners will begin 2026 with a new...

Sussex County Council grapples with decisions

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
During a discussion Dec. 9 with state officials, Sussex County Council members said they struggle...

Higgs files to run in Milton election

6 months ago
Perry Higgs has filed to run for a seat on Milton Town Council in the upcoming municipal election...

Cape school board approves policy changes

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
The Cape Henlopen school board held its monthly meeting Dec. 11 at Frederick Thomas Middle School,...

Rehoboth mixing up Bandstand concert nights next summer

Chris Flood
6 months ago
Rehoboth Beach officials have agreed to move an unspecified number of summer concerts in 2026 from...

News Briefs 12/23/25

6 months ago
DelDOT extends work hours at Route 16 Delaware Department of Transportation has announced an extra...

State probe targets Stevenson charter

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months ago
The state has announced the second investigation in less than two years of the Bryan Allen...

Tax tirade prompts call for meeting civility in Lewes

Bill Shull
6 months ago
Lewes resident Thierry Poirey admits he lost his cool. But after all, he said, property assessments...

$1M federal grant on hold for Dewey project

Ellen McIntyre
6 months ago
A previously approved $1 million federal grant for a Dewey Beach flood mitigation project is now...

Delaware Supreme Court reverses Chancery Court’s...

Melissa Steele
6 months ago
The Delaware Supreme Court has reversed a controversial Chancery Court decision that rejected Elon...

State delays vote on 2025 strategies plan

Kevin T. Conlon
6 months 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
6 months 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
6 months 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
6 months 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
6 months ago
Two upstate legislators have filed legislation aimed at Avelo Airlines over its business...

Bipartisan special election bill filed

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

Edler files for re-election in Milton

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

Lewes city planner leaving to run nonprofit

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

Rehoboth Beach hires new financial director

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

Georgetown OKs cottage housing rules

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

Sussex County warns of scam

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

Prime Hook Beach concrete dune crossing built

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

News Briefs 12/19/25

6 months ago
Two Rehoboth Beach meetings canceled The Rehoboth Beach Parks and Shade Tree Commission and...

Sussex council approves Belle Mead rezoning

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

Beebe bomb threat prompts Lewes police response

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

State budget forecast in the black

Melissa Steele
6 months 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
6 months ago
The Blue Moon restaurant in Rehoboth Beach is for sale. Listed for $4.5 million, the iconic...

Lewes BPW repairs second water main break

Bill Shull
6 months ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works repaired a second water main break in as many weeks, this one at...