Joe Ciccanti
With hurricane season coming to a close, another type of season is getting underway. During the winter months, this area has seen coastal storms also known as nor-easters. As the colder winds of the season blow, residents and property owners are encouraged to check supplies, monitor weather conditions, and take appropriate action if directed this…
Several Intersections in Delaware have been safer for drivers thanks to improvements in recent years. The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) was honored today with a 2023 National Roadway Safety Award for significantly reducing fatal and serious injury crashes at 20 intersections by converting them to all-way stops. Between 2015 and 2019, nearly 40 percent of…
The Worcester County Health Department is requesting mini-grant proposals from community-based organizations, workplaces, churches, or other interested organizations for youth teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention education. It’s called True You Maryland Teen Health Community Education program. To be eligible for up to $6,500 in grant funding, your program must be an organization…
Easton, Maryland Police have arrested a 34-year-old man with no fixed address for three armed robberies–two this month and one back in June of this year. The investigation led to the identification of Javontay L. Nichols, who now faces numerous charges. Yesterday, November 29th, Detectives received a tip that Nichols was at a residence in…
Delaware State Police have arrested two Pennsylvania men for stealing a boat from a home in Seaford on Tuesday. 21-year old Emanuel Carlo, of Slatington, Pennsylvania, and 27-year-old Lucas Giovinco, of Catasauqua, Pennsylvania were arrested after troopers responded to the home on Walker Road on November 28th at about 7:50 a.m. The boat and trailer…
The Sussex County Volunteer Firefighters Association held its annual Fire Prevention Poster and Essay Awards ceremony. The event took place yesterday at their monthly meeting hosted by the Laurel Fire Department. Students are assigned topics pertaining to Fire Prevention by their grade level. Then students kindergarten through grade 3 prepare a poster. Students grades 4…
First-time homebuyers in Maryland will be able to receive help thanks to the largest mortgage revenue bond in the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s history. The $400 million bond from the department’s Community Development Administration through the Residential Revenue Bond program generated tax-exempt and taxable bond proceeds that may be used to finance…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is submitting striped bass emergency regulations this week in an effort to bolster the species’ spawning population. These specific actions in Maryland will complement additional actions that will be implemented coastwide in 2024 by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Maryland Department of Natural Resources Secretary Josh Kurtz says…
The Maryland Department of Health seeks to address the most important health priorities in the state over the next few years. The way they plan to do this is through the launch of the Building a Healthier Maryland community input survey. Maryland Department of Health Secretary Laura Herrera Scott says they want all Maryland residents to make…
With other festivities taking place in the coming month, Ocean City, Maryland is adding to the holiday cheer with the 40th Annual Ocean City Christmas Parade marching along Coastal Highway on Saturday, December 2nd. The holiday parade starts at 11 a.m. on Old Landing Road and marches northbound in the southbound lanes of Coastal Highway…
Motorists can expect lane closures on Beaver Dam Road in the Lewes area. The closures will include the area between the Roundabout for Anchor Run Subdivision and Stockley Road. Lane closures will be in effect from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, November 29th through tomorrow Thursday November 30th (weather permitting) for work related to the subdivision.…
Selbyville police are investigating a crash involving a pedestrian, which occurred on Dupont Boulevard yesterday. One man was transported to be treated for injuries. There is no word yet on the cause of the crash. The Talk of Delmarva will have more information as it becomes available.
Fire crews were battling a blaze earlier today at a home in the Ocean View, Millville area. The fire occurred on Piney Point Road in the area of Eagle Pond. Smoke was showing from the attic space. Fire departments that responded include Millville, Bethany, Roxana, Frankford, and Dagsboro. There is no word yet on the…
The City of Milford has received an Award of Merit in the video category of the Excellence in Public PowerCommunications Awards from the American Public Power Association for their video showcasing the electric department. The video can be view online at https://bit.ly/COMelectric. 67 public power electric utilities and utility organizations earned Excellence in Public Power…
The Delaware State Police announces the retirement of Major Sean E. Moriarty, Ed.D. during his 30th year of faithful and dedicated service to the citizens and visitors of Delaware. Major Moriarty was hired on November 1, 1994, and successfully completed the 63rd Delaware State Police Academy Recruit Class. Before joining the Delaware State Police, he worked as…
Governor Wes Moore and Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller this week joined safety advocates from across the state and families who have lost loved ones in car crashes for the 20th annual Maryland Remembers ceremony in Annapolis. The ceremony traditionally honors Marylanders who were killed in impaired driving crashes. This year, the event was expanded to remember all victims,…
In the hope of reducing the number of cigarette butts around town, Cigarette Butt Receptacles (CBRs) have been distributed to several businesses in Dewey Beach, according to the town’s monthly newsletter. For businesses that do not have a receptacle but would like one, call Town Hall at 302-227-6363.
U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined Bethany Beach Mayor Rosemary Hardiman, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Delaware officials, and Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce officials this week to visit small businesses on Garfield Parkway. WGMD’s Joe Ciccanti has more… Senator Tom Carper discussed with area business owners the success they have had and asked them about…
UPDATED – 11/17/23 – A Salisbury man has been convicted of attempted 1st and 2nd degree murder, 1st and 2nd degree rape, kidnapping, armed robbery and other offenses after he kidnapped an 80 year old Seaford woman outside her home in January and left her in the Wicomico River in Salisbury. Sentencing for 23 year…
A 32-year-old Glen Rock, Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to an active sentence of 40 years of incarceration for inflicting sexual and physical abuse to a minor in his care who was under the age of 15. In the same time period–From 2017 through 2021–Joseph Duncan physically abused another minor in his care who was under the age…
Delaware State Police have arrested a 52-year-old Greenwood man for a felony shoplifting that occurred at the Lewes Home Depot on Monday morning. On November 13th at just after 10:00 a.m., troopers responded to Home Depot at Coastal Highway, Lewes, for the shoplifting report. When they arrived, they learned that a person later identified as…
Earlier this month, deputies of the Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office served an arrest warrant on 34-year-old Kevisha A. Brown of Cambridge, MD. The arrest stems from a robbery that occurred at Target on Marlboro Avenue in Easton on June 20th. After conducting interviews with employees, Officers learnedthat Brown had requested employees to retrieve scooters, which…
The City of Rehoboth Beach–40-foot Christmas tree broke in two as it was lifted off the trailer. They have decided to simply use the upper two-thirds of the tree, measuring about 25-feet tall. The city’s holiday tree may not be as tall as some in previous years, but they say it still has a gorgeous…
Over the last several months, members of the Worcester County Criminal Enforcement Team conducted along term drug distribution investigation in the Pocomoke, Maryland area. The team initiated this covert investigation as a result of an increase in overdoses and several citizens contacting law enforcement about suspected drug activity in their community. At the conclusion of…
Deputies from the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a bomb threat received via telephone at Easton Middle School yesterday morning around 9:25. The caller stated there were numerous explosive devices throughout the building, which would detonate at a specified time. School administration followed their policies and evacuated the students and staff from the building.…