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End-of-life option bill returns for new session

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Rising out of the ashes of its defeated twin, a resurrected bill that would allow mentally sound...

In lieu of open meetings, Association of Coastal...

Chris Flood
3 months ago
A majority of the local mayors that make up the Association of Coastal Town voted to dissolve the...

News Briefs 12/27/24

3 months ago
Dolphin-inspired musical program set Dec. 27 A presentation of music inspired by dolphins will be...

No appetite to extend Rehoboth parking

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Following little to no public support, Rehoboth Beach commissioners have decided to not pursue a...

Businesses brace for minimum wage increase

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
With the state minimum wage rising to $15 per hour Jan. 1, completing its steady climb from $9.25...

Sussex school officials named to new DIAA board

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Sussex County school administrators are among a group appointed to lead a newly reorganized...

Medicaid spending among topics during transition...

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
The Gov.-elect Matt Meyer’s Care and Community Action Committee touched on Medicaid spending, and...

Common Cause shuts down Delaware office

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
When Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall decided to run for the 14th District seat in the House of...

Miltonian graduates from FBI National Academy

3 months ago
Milton resident Dean Popovich graduated Dec. 12 from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va. A...

Milton council tables Granary solar lights proposal

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
Milton Town Council tabled an ongoing discussion of having solar streetlights within the Granary at...

Road work creates traffic problems on Kings Highway

3 months ago
Editor’s note: Road work is not occurring Dec. 28. Road upgrades on Kings Highway created...

Starboard permitted to convert outdoor dining tent...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
It seems that outdoor dining at The Starboard in Dewey beach is here to stay, rain or shine, all...

Bicycle council discusses possible access from Glade...

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
Walt Bryan hopes to get plans for a bicycle and walking trail connecting The Glade community...

News Briefs 12/24/24

3 months ago
DART sets bus service schedule for holidays DART will operate regular weekday bus services...

Rehoboth agrees to wastewater partnership

Chris Flood
3 months ago
After months of discussion, and with many of the finer details still to be hammered out, Rehoboth...

Plan calls for 183 homes off Cool Spring Road

Kevin T. Conlon
3 months ago
State agencies raised concerns about continuing growth in rural areas while a local fire official...

Ground broken on final phase of Lewes-to-Georgetown...

Ellen McIntyre
3 months ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation held a groundbreaking ceremony Dec. 18, to commence its...

Ellendale hires first town manager in 120-year history

Chris Flood
3 months ago
In a little more than four month, Ellendale will celebrate the anniversary of its incorporation 120...

Milton planners table Dunkin site plans

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission tabled an application for preliminary site-plan approval...

Lewes BPW says farewell to general manager

Bill Shull
3 months ago
The Lewes Board of Public Works said farewell to Austin Calaman, who has been general manager for...

Milton election filing deadline set for Dec. 31

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
The Town of Milton has put out the call for candidates for this year’s municipal election, with a...

Governance committee puts forth recommendations

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Moving along with its policy recommendations for the incoming Meyer administration, the governance...

Winery expansion moves to final county vote

Kevin Conlon
4 months ago
Approval of a conditional-use permit required for a Milton-area winery to reopen and expand into...

Dewey committee recommends increase in freeboard...

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
The Dewey Beach Charter & Code Review Committee met Dec. 11, when they discussed potential...

Governors residents will get a gate

Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Residents of the Governors subdivision near Lewes received an early Christmas present thanks to...

Meyer makes picks to head DNREC, agriculture

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Delaware Gov.-elect Matt Meyer announced his picks to head the Department of Natural Resources and...

Lewes bike panel recommends Savannah Road parking ban

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The Lewes Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee recommended the city ban parking on a part of...

Hastings to head DelDOT for Meyer Administration

4 months ago
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer announced Dec. 17, that he intends to nominate Shanté Hastings as secretary...

Projects for Sussex beaches and bays get federal monies

4 months ago
In what will be one of his last acts before he retires from political office in early January, Sen...

Belmont appointed to Cape school board

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
The Cape school board has appointed the Rev. Marjorie Belmont to the open Area C seat, which was...
CHANGING COUNTY COUNCIL

National environmental advocacy career motivates new...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Editor’s note: Three candidates, calling for controls on what they see as overwhelming housing...

Cape district will not go to referendum

Ellen McIntyre
4 months ago
Cape Henlopen School District officials will not go to referendum for any of its four locally...

News Briefs 12/20/24

4 months ago
Dewey commissioners meet Dec. 20 Dewey Beach commissioners will meet at 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 20, at...

Sussex votes against offshore wind substation

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Citing a lack of benefits for Sussex County and its residents, county council denied a conditional-...

Senate confirms hospital cost review board with no...

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The Delaware Senate confirmed a newly formed hospital review board during an extraordinary session...

Three council members attend last meeting

Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Three Sussex County Council members, all defeated in this year’s election, were honored during...

Carney rededicates Biden Environmental Center

4 months ago
Gov. John Carney, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary...

Santa lands at DNREC boat ramp

4 months ago
Santa Claus arrived early Dec. 13, landing at the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and...

Sussex council denies US Wind conditional use

4 months ago
Sussex County Council voted 4-1 to deny a conditional-use request for a substation near the Indian...

Milford housing returns to Dutchman’s Harvest

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council allocated the last of its funds from the American Rescue Plan Act at a...

News Briefs 12/17/24

4 months ago
Pettyjohn to hold coffee chat Dec. 18 Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, will hold his final...

Sussex County amends subdivision, open space rules

Kevin. T. Conlon
4 months ago
Sussex County Council clarified subdivision and open space rules for developments Dec. 10, despite...

Georgetown man receives 45-year sentence for Royal...

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
A Georgetown man will serve 45 years in jail for a September 2022 attack at a Royal Farms that left...

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for holidays

4 months ago
Due to the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the editorial submission deadline for the Friday, Dec...

OMB director charged with shoplifting

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The head of the state office that oversees Delaware’s more than $6 billion budget faces shoplifting...

Judge says DOJ erred, in part, in Pine Haven opinion

Chris Flood
4 months ago
A Superior Court judge has ruled the hearing officer for the state’s Department of Justice erred,...

Lewes council drops railroad display fence requirement

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will not have to erect a fence around its...

Office of Management and Budget Director Cerron Cade...

4 months ago
Gov. John Carney announced Dec. 14 that Office of Management and Budget Director Cerron Cade has...

Marasco gets leadership award

Bill Shull
4 months ago
Lewes City Councilperson Amy Marasco has been given a top honor by the Delaware Chapter of the...

Education task force addresses teacher retention,...

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The education task force creating policy recommendations for the incoming Meyer administration...

A few of the faces who won state’s recent marijuana...

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Marijuana has been legal in Delaware since April 2023. About six weeks ago, following a lengthy...

Change of leadership coming to DelDOT

4 months ago
Secretary Nicole Majeski will step down later this month from her current role as the head of the...

Data sharing discussed during transition policy meeting

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
The Care and Community Actions Committee, part of the incoming Meyer administration’s transition...

Fourth Street open space campaign ends year on high...

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The Greater Lewes Foundation’s campaign to save the Fourth Street Preserve as open space is ending...

County vote on Governors gate removal could come Dec...

Kevin T. Conlon
4 months ago
Katie and Paul Capriolo moved their young family from Maryland to a townhouse in the Governors...

Dunkin Donuts seeks preliminary site-plan approval

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on a preliminary site-plan...

Rehoboth set to vote on regional wastewater partnership

Chris Flood
4 months ago
Following a favorable recommendation from city staff, Rehoboth Beach commissioners reached a...
CHANGING COUNTY COUNCIL

Family farm leads Lloyd to Sussex County Council seat

Kevin. T. Conlon
4 months ago
EDITOR’S NOTE: Three candidates, calling for controls on what they see as overwhelming housing...

Bike lane brew-ha-ha in Lewes

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The City of Lewes is taking measures it hopes will improve safety for bicyclists and pedestrians at...

Meyer transition committee examines state finances

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Members of the Governance Innovation & Operational Excellence Committee – a transition...