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Proposed Overfalls museum sails through Lewes panels

Bill Shull
5 hours ago
The Overfalls Foundation’s revised plan for a proposed museum building has sailed through two Lewes...

Rehoboth to finance up to $5.5 mllion of beach...

Chris Flood
7 hours ago
Looking to free up capital improvement monies for the city’s general fund, Rehoboth Beach...

Village Center Cottages plan gets nod from Sussex P&Z

Ron MacArthur
7 hours ago
At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended preliminary...

Lewes in Bloom presents top award to city

7 hours ago
Lewes Mayor Andrew Williams accepts the International Challenge Award for Small Communities from Ed...

Late absentee ballot counts draw questions

Melissa Steele
8 hours ago
After more than 3,000 absentee ballots were entered after Election Night, swinging the register of...

Milton planners to weigh final approval of Route 16...

Ryan Mavity
9 hours ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26, at the Cannery...

Development concerns aired at coalition meeting

Kevin T. Conlon
10 hours ago
Residents raised concerns about residential development in Sussex County during a Nov. 20...

Governors residents want security gate

Ron MacArthur
11 hours ago
Residents of the Governors residential community on Gills Neck Road near Lewes are up in arms over...

Sussex County administrator tapped for governor...

Melissa Steele
11 hours ago
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer announced a series of transition committees Nov. 19, including one headed by...

News Briefs 11/22/24

11 hours ago
Community Thanksgiving dinner set Nov. 23 Indian Mission United Methodist Church will host a...

Seaside surfaces at Route 1, Cave Neck Road

Kevin. T. Conlon
12 hours ago
A developer presented a revised plan Nov. 21 to build more than 350 single-family homes on part of...

Leadership selected for Delaware House

Melissa Steele
12 hours ago
Delaware Democrats in the House of Representatives captured an extra seat this past election,...

Commissioner Don Preston resigns from Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 day ago
A little more than one year after taking office, Rehoboth Beach Commissioner Don Preston has...

Rehoboth’s sing-along tree intact after blowing over

Chris Flood
2 days ago
Strong overnight winds knocked over the Rehoboth Beach sing-along tree that was installed Nov. 20...

Delaware leaders contribute nationally to improve...

2 days ago
Nearly 20 Delaware elected officials and local leaders gathered Nov. 13-16, in Tampa Bay, Fla., for...

Unauthorized lane closure causes Route 1 backups

3 days ago
Morning commuters traveling southbound on Route 1 between Milton and Five Points experienced...

Police thanked for work against impaired driving

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
There was a lot of blue at the Dewey Beach Hyatt Place Nov. 14, as officers from across the state...

Dewey Beach’s newest police officer loves to play ball

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
Dewey Beach Mayor Bill Stevens administered the oath of office at the Nov. 15 town council meeting...

Milton finance committee rejects parking proposals

Ryan Mavity
3 days ago
The Milton Finance Committee is recommending town council not move forward with two proposals aimed...

News Briefs 11/19/24

3 days ago
Lewes planners to meet Nov. 20 The Lewes Planning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov...

Dewey officials discuss tents, canopies on beach

Kevin T. Conlon
3 days ago
After a lengthy discussion Nov. 15 about potential restrictions on the use of canopies and tents on...

Taxes, fees ‘on the table’ as Lewes changes budget...

Bill Shull
3 days ago
The City of Lewes is giving money away. It’s fake money, for now. But, city financial planners say...

State denies funding for new school construction

Melissa Steele
3 days ago
Cape Henlopen School District officials say an operating budget referendum this spring is a strong...

Sussex County to consider winery expansion

Kevin. T. Conlon
3 days ago
Wayne Hawkins walked across the outdoor patio at Twin Branch Winery in Milton and gestured to the...

Some of Rehoboth Avenue’s new paving to be redone

Chris Flood
4 days ago
If it’s not one thing, it’s another with the paving project on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach...

Lewes BPW general manager resigns

Bill Shull
4 days ago
Austin Calaman, the Lewes Board of Public Works general manager who has led the agency through...

Lewes Christmas parade entries limited to 100

4 days ago
The 92nd annual Lewes Christmas Parade organizers announced no more than 100 entrants will be...

Elevated arsenic levels found at Black Oak site...

Nick Roth
5 days ago
Elevated arsenic concentrations were found in soil on the site of the future Black Oak residential...

Fortification of Route 1 begins at Indian River Inlet

Chris Flood
6 days ago
Looking to fortify critical infrastructure along the coastline just north of the Indian River Inlet...

Daytime repaving of Rehoboth Ave. begins Nov. 18

1 week ago
Daytime repaving of Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth Beach will begin Monday, Nov. 18, and continue...

Second Street in Lewes to close Nov. 18

1 week ago
Second Street in Lewes will be temporarily closed beginning midnight, Monday, Nov. 18, as crews...

UD offers report on coastal economy

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
It will surprise no one who sat in Route 1 traffic between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach this summer to...

Consultant: Rehoboth outfall has extra capacity, ...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
A third-party consultant hired by Rehoboth Beach has indicated that the city’s ocean outfall has...

Jane Brady joins Halloran Farkas + Kittila law firm

1 week ago
Former Delaware attorney general and Superior Court Judge M. Jane Brady has joined Halloran Farkas...

Carney releases government efficiency report

1 week ago
Gov. John Carney recently released the eighth annual report of the Government Efficiency and...

Overfall Preserve plan draws scrutiny

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The Lewes Planning Commission has again showcased its concerns with the proposed Overfall Preserve...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for Thanksgiving...

1 week ago
Due to the Thanksgiving holiday, the editorial submission deadline for the Friday, Nov. 29 edition...

News Briefs 11/15/24

1 week ago
Snowflake Soirée to benefit Autism Delaware Nov. 15 Autism Delaware will present the Snowflake...

DelDOT prepares for workshop on Milton Route 16 study

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation will hold a public workshop from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday,...

State hears public on Harbeson Road roundabout plan

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Jillian Shea has responded to dozens of accidents in recent years. Shea is not a paramedic, a...

DelDOT lays out Minos Conaway Road construction...

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The long-anticipated Minos Conaway Road grade separated intersection project along Route 1 near...

Cash bond increased for former U.S. Senate candidate

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Bail has increased for a man who had announced a run for U.S. Senate, but is now incarcerated in...

Fence installed at Troop 7 tent city, no impact to...

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Mike Agnew is relieved the tent city at the old Delaware State Police Troop 7 location outside...

Sensor problem causes Milton water outage

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Twice in a week, the Town of Milton found itself dealing with water outages. On Nov. 13, there was...

Governor-elect Meyer calls for open primaries to...

1 week ago
Governor-elect Matt Meyer is urging Delaware’s Democratic Party to adopt an open primary process...

RD20 Democrats to meet Nov 21

1 week ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District Democratic Committee will hold its regular meeting at 6 p...

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet Nov. 19

1 week ago
The Sussex Preservation Coalition will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Lewes Public...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol still tracking for May 2025...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Despite some early procedural and construction delays, city officials say the construction of the...

DNREC exceeds expected seasonal revenue at Deauville...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
As the fee-collecting season comes to an end in Delaware’s state parks, the Delaware Department of...

Changes coming to Five Points area

Nick Roth
1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation is fast-tracking a portion of the Route 9 widening...

Milton council approves Cypress Grove partitioning

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
By a unanimous vote, Milton Town Council approved a partitioning request for Cypress Grove to take...

Senate Democrats keep leadership team

1 week ago
Democratic leadership in the Delaware Senate will stay the same for the upcoming 153rd General...

News Briefs 11/12/24

1 week ago
Home-based biz panel to meet Nov. 13 The Lewes Home Occupation Subcommittee will meet at 11 a.m.,...

Readers submit photos of President Biden’s recent visit

1 week ago
With a little more than two months until President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the clock is...

Blood emergency declared as donations drop

1 week ago
Blood Bank of Delmarva has issued an urgent call for blood donors as local donations have recently...

Delaware awards $234,000 for tree-planting projects

1 week ago
The Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative recently announced 10 projects will receive a combined $...

Ghost crab pots removed from Rehoboth Bay

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Looking to remove navigational hazards for boaters and death traps for small marine animals, staff...

Milton council approves lease for parking at museum

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
Milton Town Council, by a 5-1 vote, approved a lease agreement with Milton Historical Society to...

Chamber to host Sussex County administrator Nov. 13

2 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce will host Sussex County Administrator Todd...

DelDOT prioritizes pedestrian safety

Nick Roth
2 weeks ago
Through the month of October, 24 pedestrians have been killed on Delaware’s roadways. That exceeded...