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Lewes plants new Christmas tradition

Bill Shull
4 months ago
The City of Lewes has a new Christmas tradition taking root in Zwaanendael Park. Instead of having...

Milton water tower project nearing bid phase

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Milton officials are close to going out to bid for one of the town’s biggest projects: a 500,000-...

Lewes BPW awards bid for new water tower

Bill Shull
4 months ago
A water tower to be built near Cape Henlopen High School is a step closer to rising into the air...

CORRECTION

4 months ago
WRONG 5K COURSE LISTED: Rylie’s Smile Foundation's Thanksgiving Day 5K runners and walkers will...

Police K-9 and EMS training event held at Camp Barnes

Dan Cook
4 months ago
A police K-9 is part of an officer’s family. They often have to depend on each other during an...

Proposed Overfalls museum sails through Lewes panels

Bill Shull
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
At its Nov. 13 meeting, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission recommended preliminary...

Lewes in Bloom presents top award to city

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

Late absentee ballot counts draw questions

Melissa Steele
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
Residents raised concerns about residential development in Sussex County during a Nov. 20...

Governors residents want security gate

Ron MacArthur
5 months 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
5 months ago
Gov.-elect Matt Meyer announced a series of transition committees Nov. 19, including one headed by...

News Briefs 11/22/24

5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
Delaware Democrats in the House of Representatives captured an extra seat this past election,...

Commissioner Don Preston resigns from Rehoboth Beach

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

Delaware leaders contribute nationally to improve...

5 months 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

5 months ago
Morning commuters traveling southbound on Route 1 between Milton and Five Points experienced...

Police thanked for work against impaired driving

Melissa Steele
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
The Milton Finance Committee is recommending town council not move forward with two proposals aimed...

News Briefs 11/19/24

5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months ago
Austin Calaman, the Lewes Board of Public Works general manager who has led the agency through...

Lewes Christmas parade entries limited to 100

5 months 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 months 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
5 months ago
Looking to fortify critical infrastructure along the coastline just north of the Indian River Inlet...

Daytime repaving of Rehoboth Ave. begins Nov. 18

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

Second Street in Lewes to close Nov. 18

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

UD offers report on coastal economy

Ryan Mavity
5 months 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
5 months 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

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

Carney releases government efficiency report

5 months ago
Gov. John Carney recently released the eighth annual report of the Government Efficiency and...

Overfall Preserve plan draws scrutiny

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

Cape Gazette posts early deadlines for Thanksgiving...

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

News Briefs 11/15/24

5 months ago
Snowflake Soirée to benefit Autism Delaware Nov. 15 Autism Delaware will present the Snowflake...

DelDOT lays out Minos Conaway Road construction...

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

DelDOT prepares for workshop on Milton Route 16 study

Ryan Mavity
5 months 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
5 months ago
Jillian Shea has responded to dozens of accidents in recent years. Shea is not a paramedic, a...

Cash bond increased for former U.S. Senate candidate

Melissa Steele
5 months 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
5 months 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
5 months 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...

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

RD20 Democrats to meet Nov 21

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

Sussex Preservation Coalition to meet Nov. 19

5 months 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
5 months ago
Despite some early procedural and construction delays, city officials say the construction of the...

DNREC exceeds expected seasonal revenue at Deauville...

Chris Flood
5 months 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
5 months ago
The Delaware Department of Transportation is fast-tracking a portion of the Route 9 widening...

Milton council approves Cypress Grove partitioning

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

Senate Democrats keep leadership team

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

News Briefs 11/12/24

5 months 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

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

Blood emergency declared as donations drop

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