Joe Ciccanti
The Laurel School District announced this week that a recently acquired weapons detection system will be deployed at Laurel Middle High School to ensure a safe and secure learning environment for all students and staff. This system will be utilized randomly and intermittently to enhance efforts in maintaining a safe campus. Mr. Ashley Q. Giska,…
In a new effort to reduce fatalities and crashes in the First State, the Delaware State Police has announced the creation of the new Highway Safety Unit (HSU). The goal of the unit is to promote safety on Delaware’s roadways through proactive enforcement measures and public education initiatives. The HSU will consist of an eleven-person…
The Carl M. Freeman Foundation recently announced grant awards for 13 Sussex County nonprofit organizations and schools through the FACES (Freeman Foundation Assists Communities with Extra Support) Grant Program. The FACES program supports small organizations located in Sussex County that provide grassroots services to the community. The 13 organizations receiving grants include the Howard T.…
Congressman Andy Harris along with state and local lawmakers want the Maryland Department of Environment (MDE) to hold a public hearing in Ocean City, Maryland to review its process for developing U.S. Wind’s West Ocean City Pier. The MDE already held a public comment hearing at the Wor-Wic Community College on March 25, 2024; however,…
The signalized Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16th, according to DelDOT. The intersection includes a new access point from Route 1 southbound, allowing traffic movements to Route 9 west and across Route 9 to reach Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road through the new roundabout. Improvements have…
A 29-year-old Federalsburg man has been arrested after deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop the vehicle he was driving on Ocean Gateway in the Trappe area. They were trying to stop him due to moving violations, and they also received a license plate reader (LPR) hit that the vehicle registration was…
The cause of a fire at a house on 112 Maryland Road, Stevensville, Queen Anne’s County is under investigation. The blaze broke out in the kitchen of the one-story, single-family home yesterday evening. The monetary loss of structure and contents is estimated at $200,000. No injuries or deaths were reported. The smoke alarm was present and…
The State of Maryland has achieved a milestone goal for land conservation required by state legislation six years ahead of schedule. The Maryland Department of Planning, in the latest update of the Maryland Protected Lands Dashboard, reports that Maryland has already met the 30% mark with more than 1.85 million acres of land conserved as…
U.S. Senators Chris Coons and John Cornyn of Texas hosted a Senate Law Enforcement Caucus discussion today. The discussion focused on state and local law enforcement hiring and staffing challenges. Senator Coons talked about the issues surrounding recruitment… The panel, “Recruitment and Retention Issues Facing State and Local Departments,” featured on-the-ground perspectives from Delaware law enforcement officers and highlighted Senator Coons’ bipartisan…
Employees at businesses in the Ocean City area that sell alcohol may encounter alcohol compliance checks over the next few months. The Ocean City Police Department will be conducting the enforcement effort in cooperation with the Worcester County Health Department during the summer season. The purpose of this operation is to ensure that employees of…
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration will resurface sections of MD 331 (Dover Road) and MD 328 (Matthewstown Road) in Talbot County beginning this Sunday, May 19th. Weather permitting, MD 331 will be completed in one week and MD 328 in two weeks. Work includes milling, paving and striping all lanes and shoulders…
Today, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Tim Scott of South Carolina introduced the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act of 2024. The bipartisan legislation would extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver program for five years. According to the United States Senate, this bill continues the success of…
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), is partnering with libraries in each county to conduct a haiku poetry contest. DNREC is seeking entries from individuals who can communicate what they love about the ocean in 17 syllables, spanning three lines of poetry. The contest is in celebration of National Ocean Month…
The American Red Cross is assisting two adults and one child following a house fire in Princess Anne yesterday evening. The blaze broke out on Fitzgerald Road at the one story, wood frame, single family home. The structural damage is estimated at $30,000, and loss of contents at $10,000. The fire originated in the living…
UPDATED – 05/14/24 – User fees for Deauville Beach have been approved by DNREC Parks and Recreation Council and Secretary Shawn Garvin. Annual passes will be available for sale beginning Wednesday. A daily entrance fee or Deauville annual pass will be required for use of the beach from Memorial Day weekend thought November 30th. The…
UPDATED 05/14/24 – Dover Police have identified 54 year old Randy Bolden of Seaford as the victim who died as a result of the shooting in Capital Green last week. ============================================================ ORIGINAL STORY – 05/09/24 – Dover Police have arrested a 17-year-old for a murder that happened on River Road yesterday morning. Police say he…
State and local officials were in Slaughter Beach today to announce funding for the bay beach protection project. The Talk of Delmarva’s Joe Ciccanti has more…
The first annual Christian Shelter Fundraising Banquet earlier this spring was a huge success. They raised a total of $87,000. The Sheltering Hearts Fundraising Banquet was held on Saturday, April 13th at Dove Pointe, an event rallying approximately 200 compassionate souls in support of the Christian Shelter. In a statement put out by the Christian…
Maryland State Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Dorchester County. Shortly after 7 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State Police Easton Barrack responded to the area of westbound U.S. Route 50 at Malkus Bridge. According to a preliminary investigation, a Ford pickup was heading west on Route 50 when…
The Captain of the Port (COTP) has established a transit plan to afford recreational vessels the opportunity for transit through the Key Bridge Response Safety Zone. Traffic will be one-way at a time during one period: on Sunday, May 12th, OUTBOUND transits will be permitted from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., and INBOUND transits will…
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices. Attorney General Jennings stated that today’s…
DART announced the winners of their Annual Statewide Transit Poster Contest. Seven winners were selected and received prizes from DART and its Business Partners. More than 85 students from schools and/or after-school programs across the state enthusiastically participated in the contest, each presenting their unique interpretation of this year’s theme, “The Colors of Travel”. DART…
U.S. Senator Tom Carper, who is the Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, led a hearing this week on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025. President Biden’s $11 billion budget request for the EPA represents a 20 percent increase over the amount Congress approved for fiscal year…
There’s been another setback in the launch of the City of Salisbury’s project with Flowbird in the Circle Avenue Parking Garage. It has been decided that the mechanical arms will remain up throughout the month of May in order to alleviate delays entering and exiting the garage. The City will revisit the status and the arms…
UPDATE 05/09/24: A firearm offender at Sussex Community Corrections Center (SCCC) in Georgetown who willfully failed to return from an approved pass has been apprehended. Edwardo Griffith walked away on May 6th. On Wednesday, May 8th, he was apprehended by Probation & Parole. Court information is pending. Previous Post: An offender willfully walked away today from…