Mari Lou
I hope everyone had a great summer and welcome to fall. Wait, this is still April and those 80-degree days were just a tease from Mother Nature. It doesn’t look like she is going to give us much of a break this weekend with strong northeast winds and seas to 6 feet. Lewes Ice House…
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Ken Hubley – Selbyville – Walking on water at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view
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Ground was broken Friday for the new Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack in Worcester County. The new $26.8-million barrack will replace the existing building, which was built in 1976 and modernize the facility – including new technology and updated equipment, a new laboratory, which will become the Forensic Sciences Division-Berlin, and an additional 4400 square-foot…
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Firefighters in Hebron were called for a fire in a double wide mobile home just after 3:30 Friday morning on Wolf Road in Salisbury. State Fire Marshal investigators say the fire was accidental – a failure of an electrical branch circuit and began in a rear bedroom wall. There was a smoke alarm present, but…
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I am a bit disappointed to report that no black drum were reported to Old Inlet Bait and Tackle on Thursday. My hopes were high because the temperature was up and the wind was down, but the black drum and all the other fish, found somewhere else to feed. Taylored Tackle in Seaford reported good…
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Polystyrene, or Styrofoam, containers and many single-use plastics are one step closer to limited use at Delaware food establishments. Senate Bill 51 would bar restaurants from serving ready-to-eat food in styrofoam containers and prohibit the providing of single-use straws, unless requested by the consumer, as well as single-use plastic coffee stirrers, cocktail picks and sandwich…
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The Delaware State Senate has passed House Bill 77 – the second leg of a constitutional amendment that requires state legislators to continuously reside in the districts they are elected to represent. Currently lawmakers are required to live in the district they wish to represent for a full year before Election Day, but there is…
Read MoreDelaware’s Public Health Emergency is expected to end at the end of the day on Thursday, May 11 – absent any unanticipated developments. The federal Public Health Emergency is also set to expire the same day. Delaware’s public health emergency will be extended one more time – but terminated on May 11. Governor Carney says…
Read MoreWorcester County Government offices, including all five Branch Libraries, will be closed Friday, April 7, 2023 for Good Friday. Normal business hours will resume Monday, April 10. Recreation and Parks will be closed Friday-Sunday, April 7-9, and will resume standard hours of operation on April 10. The Central Landfill and Homeowner Convenience Centers (HOCCs) will…
Read MoreA Pittsville man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery Wednesday evening in Pittsville. Maryland State Police say 53 year old Brian McNancy went into the Dollar General on Sixty Foot Road, walked around the store and pulled a suspected firearm on the cashier. It’s believed he took cash from the register before…
Read MorePolice in Dover are investigating a burglary on Wednesday on Lakeview Drive. Police say that sometime between 11am and 9:28pm someone broke into the home through the rear window. The unknown suspect damaged items in the home and removed an undisclosed amount of property. A similar burglary occurred Wednesday at the Country Club Apartments on…
Read MoreI finally have some decent saltwater fish to report from Delaware. Clark at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle told us that 3 black drum were caught on sand fleas at the last of the incoming tide from 3Rs Road. He did not have the angler’s names, but I am sure the fish were not large…
Read MoreThe opening of the Bryan Allen Stevenson School of Excellence in Georgetown has been delayed by a year. The School requested the delay to give them time to attract more students for the sixth and seventh grades. They are currently 76 students short of their goal of 200 students, but state Education officials say if…
Read MoreLegislation that will give tenants a right to representation in eviction proceedings and other landlord-tenant issues has been advanced by the Delaware State Senate. Senate Substitute 1 to SB 1 would help level the playing field between landlords and Delaware’s 100,000-plus renters, 1 in 5 of whom face eviction each year, by connecting tenants experiencing…
Read MoreLegislation that authorizes Wicomico County to create a sanitary district has passed in the Maryland General Assembly and is now awaiting action by Governor Wes Moore. Wicomico County Executive, Julie Giordano, says SB 246 provides the necessary regulation for the County’s water and sewer project. The third reading of the measure passed with a unanimous…
Read MoreA nearly $92-million award has been announced by Maryland Governor Wes Moore to expand high-speed internet access across the state. This initiative is through Connect Maryland – to close the digital divide through the Office of Statewide Broadband. An estimated 14,500 unserved or underserved households and businesses would be impacted. Additional information from the Department…
Read MoreUPDATED – 4/5/23 3pm – The Worcester County Sheriff’s Department says that yesterday’s threat at Stephen Decatur High School has been deemed non-credible, and the individual suspected of creating the threat has been identified. Appropriate charges are being forwarded to the Department of Juvenile Justice. No additional information will be provided to protect the privacy…
Read MoreA Delmar man has been arrested after an incident Tuesday night. Delaware State Police were called just after 8 for a shooting at a home on Blue Bird Lane. The caller, 64 year old Roger Little told dispatchers he shot a man armed with a knife who broke into his home and that there were…
Read MoreEarly Closure of The Woodland Ferry on Thursday. DelDOT announces the Woodland Ferry will be closed on Thursday, April 6th at 12:00pm. Normal operations will resume at 7:00am on Friday, April 7th
Read MoreDNREC is looking for volunteers to help cleanup at Concord Pond in Seaford. The cleanup is set for Saturday, April 15 from 10am to noon and is part of the month-long celebration this month of Earth Day 2023. Volunteers will not only remove trash, but will get guidance on how to identify and remove invasive…
Read MoreThe Anne Street Village has been completed. This is Salisbury’s first transitional housing community for homeless residents – and the first group of residents will move in next month. There are 23 units and each unit includes a bed, HVAC units, refrigerator and a standard set of additional amenities to make each resident feel at…
Read MoreI am happy to report that we are finally getting there. The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy has reached 48.9 and it has crossed the magic 50-degree threshold in Lewes and stands at 50.2 degrees. I really expect to see the first flounder caught out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal by the…
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Delaware’s super speller in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee will come from Sussex County. A 5th grader from Love Creek Elementary School near Lewes, Declan Durand, won the first-ever Sussex County Libraries Regional Spelling Bee which was held last Saturday at Sussex Academy. The nine-round competition included 19 spellers from 10 local schools. This…
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