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Lewes neighbors oppose dog-grooming business
Bill Shull
23 hours ago
Sarah Prieto has been making pooches look pretty for 16 years. She ran a dog grooming business in...
News Briefs 8/13/24
1 day ago
Electric co-op annual meeting set Aug. 13 Delaware Electric Cooperative will host its annual...
Thier and Goode victorious in Rehoboth Beach election
Chris Flood
1 day ago
In a four-person race for two seats, Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode emerged victorious Aug. 10 in...
President Biden rides bike trail
Bill Shull
1 day ago
Six-and-a-half-year-old Miriam Moskowitz stood by the end of the Gordons Pond Trail with photo in...
BOEM completes environmental review of US Wind project
Chris Flood
2 days ago
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced July 29 that it has completed reviewing an...
Substation hearing morphs into US Wind debate
Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
A proposed conditional use filed by Renewable Redevelopment LLC for a substation near the Indian...
Plan for Route 24 convenience store modified
Ron MacArthur
3 days ago
Plans are moving forward for a new convenience store with fuel pumps at the intersection of Route...
Thier and Goode win Rehoboth Beach election
Chris Flood
3 days ago
In a four-person race for two seats, Craig Thier and Suzanne Goode are the winners in Rehoboth...
Sussex can now tax short-term rentals
Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
Several pieces of legislation that passed or are awaiting Gov. John Carney’s signature from the...
Persinger files for re-election in Dewey Beach
Ellen Driscoll
4 days ago
Incumbent Commissioner Gary Persinger has filed to run for re-election in Dewey Beach. “I still...
Leaders secure $1 million for Dewey town hall
Ellen Driscoll
4 days ago
Progress on the new administrative and police municipal building in Dewey Beach continues, as the...
Milton committee submits tagline choices
Ryan Mavity
4 days ago
The Milton Economic Development Committee unveiled two candidates for a new tagline and logo for...
Henlopen Bluff decision heads for homestretch in Lewes
Bill Shull
4 days ago
After five public hearings and lengthy discussions at council, commission and committee meetings,...
PART 2
Grassroots group voices concerns with Northstar
Ron MacArthur
4 days ago
Editor’s note: Part 1, published July 18, featured the developer’s plans for the Northstar...
Milton budget talks match summer’s heat
Ryan Mavity
5 days ago
It was a hot summer night outside Milton library Aug. 5, but that was nothing compared to the heat...
News Briefs 8/9/24
5 days ago
Gubernatorial debate set Aug. 14 in Dover Six candidates for Delaware governor will meet for a...
More remains found at bank construction site
Ron MacArthur
5 days ago
Five unmarked human skeletal remains have been discovered at the site of the new Community Bank...
Rehoboth Beach voters head to the polls Aug. 10
Chris Flood
5 days ago
Rehoboth Beach voters will head to the polls Saturday, Aug. 10, to cast ballots in the city’s 2024...
Pilot whale stranded near Indian River Inlet
5 days ago
Members of the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute responded to a short-finned...
Bidens coming to town Aug. 8 for a weekend beach visit
Chris Flood
5 days ago
For the first time since announcing he won’t seek re-election, President Joe Biden is expected to...
D20 Dems to host gubernatorial candidate O’Mara Aug. 15
1 week ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District Democratic Committee will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug...
Big Oyster shuts down outdoor music
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Big Oyster Brewery in Lewes has shut down its outdoor music, both live acts and prerecorded from...
News Briefs 8/6/24
1 week ago
Millsboro bypass info session set Aug. 7 A public meeting about the Millsboro bypass project will...
Cape park plans include new bathhouse
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
What a difference two years make. During the 2022 Cape Henlopen State Park community meeting to...
Dog rescued from tree near Canal Corkran
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
When people reference the dog days of summer, this is typically not what they have in mind. Members...
Rehoboth nearing changes to basement building codes
Chris Flood
1 week ago
After more than a year of discussion, Rehoboth Beach commissioners are nearing a vote on a set of...
Granary site work underway in Milton
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Site work is underway for Phase 1 of the Granary at Draper Farm development on Sand Hill Road in...
Old Bayard Avenue church lot in Rehoboth to be...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
Months ago, after standing for more than 60 years, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Rehoboth...
Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens files for re-election
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens has filed to run in this year’s municipal election, set for Saturday...
Residents call for upgrades at Highland Acres
Bill Shull
1 week ago
Highland Acres residents call it “the triangle,” a grassy patch of ground at the entrance to their...
News Briefs 8/2/24
1 week ago
Sussex council awards nonprofit grants Sussex County Council awarded the following councilmanic...
Cape district to form facilities planning committee
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Director of Operations Jason Hale detailed the formation of a new committee at the July 25 school...
DNREC issues statement on Wolfe Neck artifacts
Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
The Division of Parks and Recreation’s proposed bike/pedestrian trail at Wolfe Neck in Cape...
Milton finance committee gets first look at budget
Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The Milton Finance Committee conducted its first review of the town’s proposed fiscal year 2025...
Democrat’s primary heats up
Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Rhetoric and accusations are heating up in the Democrat’s primary race for governor as one...
Paving of Shuttle Road near Rehoboth set to begin...
Chris Flood
1 week ago
A repaving project for Shuttle Road outside Rehoboth Beach is set to begin Monday, Aug. 5. Message...
Demo underway on Sea Esta Motel in Dewey
Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Demolition of the mid-century Sea Esta Motel is underway in Dewey Beach. Located on the corner of...
Roosevelt Landing development gets extension in Lewes
Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
Two recent developments are impacting progress on the proposed Roosevelt Landing subdivision in...
State creates long-term care insurance office
2 weeks ago
Delaware’s Department of Insurance has created an Office of Long-Term Care Insurance to offer...
Rehoboth denies St. Edmond request to cut down 12 trees
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach Parks & Shade Tree Commission voted unanimously against a request by St...
Milton planners begin discussion of Scarlet Oaks plans
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Developers of the proposed Scarlet Oaks project, a planned 163-unit residential neighborhood to be...
Cape district revives expansion plans
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
In a presentation largely similar to last summer’s discussion, Cape Henlopen School District...
Henlopen Acres suing board candidate over pickleball...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The deadline to file for Henlopen Acres’ 2024 municipal election has passed and one of the...
News Briefs 7/30/24
2 weeks ago
Lewes architecture group to meet Aug. 1 The Lewes Historic Preservation Architectural Review...
State marijuana czar talks legal weed in Lewes
Bill Shull
2 weeks ago
“It’s legal now. The adult-use market is around the corner.” That was the message from Rob Coupe,...
ChristianaCare files lawsuit against law allowing...
2 weeks ago
A legal challenge has been filed against recent state law that authorizes state control of hospital...
Milton property tax increase expected to be more...
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
After some questions about how large a proposed Milton property tax increase will be following the...
RD 20 Dems hear from gubernatorial candidate Meyer
2 weeks ago
At its July meeting, the 20th Representative District Democratic Committee hosted Matt Meyer,...
Steps proposed to reduce right whale vessel strikes
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Looking to further reduce the likelihood of mortalities and serious injuries from vessel strikes,...
Mulberry Heights development set for final approval
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton Town Council is set to consider final approval of site plans for a proposed 17-unit...
Sussex council removes building size restriction for...
Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
A condition of approval limiting the size of a planned addition to the Nanticoke Indian Cultural...
Dewey Nalu expansion approved
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Despite restauranter Regan Derrickson’s admission he hasn’t adhered to a requirement of Nalu’s...
Milton ad hoc committee hears from affordable...
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
As part of its mission to examine ways to increase affordable housing in town, the Milton...
Stormwater management, head-in parking requirements...
Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Dewey Beach commissioners voted unanimously July 19 to set head-in only parking spots and establish...
End of SEC gag rule sought in circuit court appeal
Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
Citing a countless number of people who have been harmed by a federal gag order in what an appeals...
Judge sends 330 Rehoboth Ave. rezoning denial back...
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Citing a failure to create a proper record, a Superior Court judge has remanded the denial of a...
Milton budget features another property tax increase
Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton Town Council heard the first presentation of the fiscal year 2025 budget July 18, and while...
Rehoboth Beach candidates make pitch to their peers
Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Rehoboth Beach is weeks away from holding its first election in three years. In advance of that,...
Medical-aid-in-dying bill in limbo
Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
The fate of medical-aid-in-dying bill that cleared the General Assembly in June is uncertain as it...
Sussex P&Z reopens public record on Northstar
Ron MacArthur
2 weeks ago
Editor’s note: A second story about the July 17 public hearing, including comments from the...
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Lewes neighbors oppose dog-grooming business
Bill Shull
23 hours ago
Sarah Prieto has been making pooches look pretty for 16 years. She ran a dog grooming business in...