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Around Sussex
Indian River tulip-design bridge fails to bloom
Ron MacArthur
11 hours ago
This is the 90th anniversary of a bridge over Indian River Inlet. The first one built in 1934 was a...
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State: No objections to Route 24 retail center
Ron MacArthur
7 hours ago
State planners have no objection to the proposed Atlantic Fields retail center along Route 24 and...