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Former Lewes Mayor Ted Becker dies

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Former Lewes Mayor Ted Becker is being remembered as a selfless public servant who helped shape the...

Department of Elections early voting sites to open...

3 months ago
The Delaware Department of Elections recently announced the 2024 General Election Early Voting...

Mixed-use development proposed near Cool Spring

Nick Roth
3 months ago
State agencies came out against a 178-unit, mixed-use development along Route 9 near Cool Spring...

Lewes holds inaugural Community Service Day

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Employees from the City of Lewes and community volunteers took part in an inaugural Community...

Temporary expansion application deadline reduced in...

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Event planners in Dewey Beach need only apply for a temporary expansion of premises 45 days in...

Milton council to hear report on shoreline project

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Milton Town Council is expected to hear a report from town engineer Pennoni Associates on a...

Dewey pedestrian survey: Many solutions out of town...

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Following up on public concerns voiced about pedestrian safety, Dewey Beach officials outlined...

Tie vote leaves questions about Rehoboth building...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A proposed ordinance to confirm that the Rehoboth Beach building inspector – not the planning...

Rehoboth BoA sides with Belhaven development team,...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The development team proposing the Belhaven Hotel in Rehoboth Beach received a number of favorable...

Sussex County Council focuses on open space

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
At its Oct. 1 meeting, Sussex County Council unanimously agreed to apply for a $125,000 state grant...

DelDOT unveils plan to widen Route 9

Nick Roth
3 months ago
State transportation officials have unveiled an $18 million plan to widen Route 9 from Five Points...

News Briefs 10/4/24

3 months ago
Dewey increases staff for sound readings Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 20 on an...

Report: ocean, bay towns should contribute to beach...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A state-funded economic analysis for shoreline management recommends ocean and bay communities pay...

Delaware swift water team aids North Carolina storm...

Bill Shull
3 months ago
A team of 14 specially trained Delaware firefighters has wrapped up a search-and-rescue mission in...

Sussex public safety complex to host 9-1-1 Awareness...

3 months ago
Though the name has changed, the mission of Sussex County’s public safety agency – and the yearly...

Dewey leaders consider resiliency fund

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
At their monthly meeting Sept. 20, Dewey Beach commissioners initialized talks on the...

Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach paving projects delayed

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Due to unexpected budget increases in unrelated projects, the paving of Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth...

Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens sworn in for fourth term

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
In one of the shortest meetings commissioners could recall, Dewey Beach Commissioners Bill Stevens...

Lewes approves legal accessory dwelling units

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Lewes city leaders have been aware that illegal accessory dwelling units exist. Now, mayor and city...

Lawsuit filed to prevent U.S. Wind approvals until...

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
A lawsuit aimed to stop the permitting process for an offshore wind project until the application...

News Briefs 10/1/24

3 months ago
Rehoboth seeks mixed-use task force Rehoboth Beach is establishing a task force to develop a mixed-...

Army Corps’ top engineers working on inlet beach issue

Chris Flood
3 months ago
If everything goes as planned, in the name of protecting critical infrastructure, the north beach...

Cape district leaders urge support for VSA

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District Director of Finance Oliver Gumbs didn’t mince words at the Sept. 26...

Maryland man pleads guilty to soliciting minors

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
A former custodian in the Indian River School District will be sentenced Friday, Dec. 13, in...

Rehoboth Avenue repaving in progress

Chris Flood
3 months ago
After a year-long delay, the months-long paving of Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach began Sept. 30...

Artesian set to begin Chandler Street project

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Artesian Wastewater is set to begin upgrades of the Chandler Street wastewater pump system as part...

SOLA3 celebrates 20 years of accomplishments

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A few dozen friends and supporters of Save Our Lakes Alliance3 turned up for the organization’s...

Pete and Carol Schwartzkopf honored by Boy Scouts

Ted Pfirrmann
3 months ago
Pete and Carol Schwartzkopf were honored with the 2024 Sussex Distinguished Citizen Award by the...

Input sought on possible offshore locations in...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In an effort to continue the country’s offshore wind program, the federal government has issued a...

Milton historic commission approves town hall roof...

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
The Milton Historic Preservation Commission, by a unanimous vote, approved the Town of Milton’s...

Green space requirements approved in Dewey

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
After several months’ discussion on increasing green space and freeboard requirements, Dewey Beach...

Lewes BPW on track for new canal-crossing water main

Bill Shull
3 months ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works expects construction of a new water main canal crossing to start in...

Delaware League of Local Governments helps town...

3 months ago
Delaware’s municipal leaders from across the state traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. 21-25, to...

Sussex P&Z denies revised plan for Route 9 gas station

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
A revised plan for a gas station with a proposed McDonald’s on the corner of Route 9 and Fisher...

Rehoboth fire officials seek service fee

Chris Flood
3 months ago
As part of the $200,000 donation earmarked for the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company in the...

News Briefs 9/27/24

3 months ago
Lewes bike panel recommends prioritized plan The Lewes Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee...

DNREC proposes even more sand for inlet beach

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In an effort to fully build back the beach immediately north of the Indian River Inlet, the state’s...

Biden expected in Rehoboth Beach beginning Sept. 27

Chris Flood
3 months ago
It appears President Joe Biden will be spending the weekend at his North Shores home beginning...

Fall signals start of projects in Dewey Beach

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
The end of summer signals the start of off-season projects in Dewey Beach, where several...

Milton moves forward with cell tower

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
After a years-long wait, Verizon finally has its building permit to construct a 140-foot cell tower...

Parking profits not as expected in Rehoboth

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Two weeks ago, Rehoboth Beach City Manager Taylour Tedder told members of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey...

News Briefs 9/24/24

3 months ago
Budgeting award presented to Sussex The Government Finance Officers Association of the United...

Coffee and conversation with Rehoboth manager set...

3 months ago
Following the success of his initial meet-and-greet coffee gathering, Rehoboth Beach City Manager...

Beaches reopen after medical waste scare

Bill Shull
3 months ago
The beaches in Dewey Beach, Lewes and Cape Henlopen and Delaware Seashore state parks reopened Sept...

Goode, Thier sworn in as Rehoboth Beach commissioners

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode were sworn in as Rehoboth Beach commissioners Sept. 20. Their terms...

County council approves rezoning for Waves car wash...

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Sussex County Council voted 4-1 Sept. 17, to approve a rezoning request for a parcel of land at the...

DelDOT holds Sussex Drive workshop

Bill Shull
3 months ago
Sally Boswell wants Sussex Drive to look like the rest of Lewes, with trees and flowers lining the...

Johnnie Walker remembered at annual beach day

Bill Shull
3 months ago
A blue sky and a black-and-white picture of Johnnie Walker framed a special day in Lewes Sept. 14...

Winter, spring events planned for Dewey Beach

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Looking to expand upon off-season town events, the Dewey Beach Marketing Committee voted Sept. 10...

Surfgimp Foundation helps U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing...

3 months ago
Volunteers from the Surfgimp Foundation traveled to Oceanside, Calif., to participate in the...

Carney vetoes medical-assisted suicide bill

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Gov. John Carney broke his silence Sept. 20, on a bill that would have allowed medical-assisted...

Application period open for state’s recreational...

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Interested in applying for a marijuana industry license? Whether in the retail, manufacturing or...

Audit reveals double dipping by elected officials

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
An audit on dual employment of state employees – the first since 2011 – shows that some elected...

One Rehoboth hotel inches toward hearing

Chris Flood
3 months ago
The development team behind the proposed One Rehoboth Avenue Hotel and the Rehoboth Beach Planning...

News Briefs 9/20/24

3 months ago
Rehoboth officials to meet Sept. 20 Rehoboth Beach commissioners will meet at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept...

Dewey inches closer to raising freeboard requirement

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
After a series of discussions among Dewey Beach committees and commissioners, town council is set...

Community advocate Diaz Bonville dies

Chris Flood
3 months ago
For the past 30 years, Diaz Bonville and Brenda Milbourne have almost been tied at the hip as co-...

$10M secured for Indian River Inlet work

3 months ago
Sen. Tom Carper, chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee in the U.S. Senate, announced...

Businesses fined for violating plastic bag ban

Chris Flood
3 months ago
For the first time since the state’s plastic bag ban went into effect in 2019, the Delaware...

Coastal beaches swimming advisory continues thru...

3 months ago
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued a recreational water advisory...