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DART Statewide Bus Service Changes Effective Nov 17

By Mari Lou / October 4, 2024

Changes to DART’s Statewide bus service will take effect on Sunday, November 17th. In Sussex County, Route 212 – on-site service to the Georgetown Professional Park will be discontinued due to low ridership. And Route 215 – service after 9:30pm on weekdays and Saturdays will be discontinued due to low ridership. The new route schedules…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/04/24

By Mari Lou / October 4, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 10 – 04 – 24 Fishing Report Thursday saw another day of small craft and coastal flood advisories. The wind will lay out over the weekend, but seas will continue to run 4 to 5 feet. The Angler out of Lewes Harbour Marina was able to fish bay structure and bring back…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 4, 2024

Carol Tabor – Flops on the beach at the beach at the James Farm. Click for full view

UPDATE: Ā Chesapeake, Virginia man Arrested for Robbery at Laurel Restaurant Last Month

By Mari Lou / October 3, 2024

UPDATE 10/03/24:Ā  Delaware State Police have arrested a 24-year-old Chesapeake, Virginia man for a robbery that occurred at a restaurant in Laurel last month. The robbery happened at Tacos Chabelita on September 8th located on Sussex Highway in Laurel. According to police, the victims were assaulted, and money that the employees had on a table…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/03/24

By Mari Lou / October 3, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 10 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday saw another day of small craft and coastal flood advisories. The wind will lay out over the weekend, but seas will run 4 to 5 feet. No boats left Indian River Marina or Lewes Harbour Marina. I had a 12-hour deep-drop trip on the…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 3, 2024

Ephraim Heisenberg – Fenwick Island – Fox not on the run at the beach in Fenwick Island. Click for full view

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/02/24

By Mari Lou / October 2, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 10 – 02 – 24 Fishing Report Tuesday was pretty much unfishable unless you could find sheltered water. Lewes Harbour Marina said no boats left their dock and no one answered the phone at Hook ā€˜em and Cook ā€˜em. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said it was just a little windy, but…

UPDATE: Seaford Man Turns Himself in and Charged With Armed Robbery & Vehicle Theft

By Mari Lou / October 2, 2024

UPDATE 10/01/24 On October 1st, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Javontai Ricketts turned himself in at Troop 4. He was subsequently charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $163,000 cash bond. Robbery 1st Degree (Felony) Possession of a Firearm During the…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 2, 2024

Sammy Barnes – Ocean City – Sculpture at Reggies Forest near Berlin. Click for full view

UPDATED: Berlin District 3 Voters Re-elect Shaneka Nichols

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

UPDATED – 10/01/24 – 8:30pm – Berlin voters in District 3 have overwhelmingly re-elected Shaneka Nichols. Nichols won 62 votes to Daniel Packey’s 4 votes. The election for Mayor and District 2 Town Council were uncontested – Zack Tyndall returns to the Mayor’s office for a second 4-year term and Jack Orris, Jr will serve…

Dover Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges in Lincoln

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

A Dover man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Lincoln last week. Delaware State Police and various agencies went into a home on Greentop Road after an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs and 44 year old Antonio Young of Dover. Twelve…

Sussex County Council Approves Property Management Agreement & Grant Submission for Sussex County Land Trust Properties

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

UPDATED – 10/01/24 – The Sussex County Council met at beginning at noon on Tuesday. They received a presentation from the Director of the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center on Route 9 west of Georgetown. Mark Isaacs updated the Council on how the funding they have provided is used – including to…

Hurricane Helene Relief Efforts Underway in Throughout Delaware

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

Delaware is coming to the aid of the areas affected by Hurricane Helene last week. Small businesses throughout the state are assisting with relief efforts and are taking up collections. You are asked to use boxes instead of bags for your collection.Ā  Click here for more information These items include, but are not limited to:…

Paving Part of Rehoboth Avenue Repaving Project on Hold; Other Work Will be Done

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

Expected repaving of Rehoboth Avenue is now on hold. Communications manager, Lynne Coan, tells the Talk of Delmarva that DelDOT informed the city that the paving portion of the project, which just started this week, is being delayed until at least spring – or possibly next fall – because of DelDOT budget cuts. DelDOT is…

Two Injured in Crash at Entrance to Rehoboth Beach Plaza

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

Rehoboth Beach VFC emergency personnel were called for a crash at Route 1 and the Rehoboth Beach Plaza just after noon on Monday. Rehoboth Beach Police say the driver of a Lexus was leaving the parking lot when the driver suddenly accelerated, leaving the parking lot into green space and striking a tree and rolling…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/01/24

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 10 – 01 – 24 Fishing Report Monday, we had small craft advisories up again with a coastal flood advisory flood advisory as well. This is to carry into late on Tuesday. We had no report from Lewes Harbour Marina or from Hook ā€˜em and Cook ā€˜em. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 1, 2024

Margaret May – Lewes – Working out on the pond. Click for full view

DE Swift Water Rescue Team Deployed to North Carolina

By Mari Lou / September 30, 2024

A Swift Water Rescue Team (SWRT) from Delaware is in North Carolina helping people affected after Hurricane HeleneĀ  devastated the area with heavy rains and flooding. A mission order with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact was signed by DEMA last week to enable the team to deploy. DEMA officials say the team on Sunday was…

Salisbury University Opens new Henson Planetarium

By Mari Lou / September 30, 2024

There’s something new and other-worldly at Salisbury University! A ribbon cutting was held for the recently dedicated Henson Planetarium at the Henson Science Hall. The planetarium will enhance and support a STEM education with primary use by the University’s Physics Department for classroom instruction and research for astronomy and astrophysics students. Additional information from Salisbury…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/30/24

By Mari Lou / September 30, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 09 – 30 – 24 Fishing Report Sunday saw the boats out of Lewes Harbour Marina choose not to go while those from Hook ā€˜em and Cook ā€˜em did, and they caught fish. The half-day boat Judy V had trout, croaker and a few sea bass. The all-day boat had sea bass.…

UPDATED: President Biden’s Rehoboth Beach Visit Comes to an End

By Mari Lou / September 29, 2024

UPDATED – 09/29/24 – President Biden is still in Rehoboth Beach for the weekend, but did venture out Saturday for church. It’s been a busy weekend for the President. He has been updated throughout the weekend on developments in the Middle East and Saturday night he was briefed by FEMA and Homeland Security officials on…

Rehoboth Avenue Repaving Project Begins Sunday Night

By Mari Lou / September 29, 2024

The Rehoboth Avenue repaving project is expected to begin this evening – weather permitting. The early focus will be on curbing and concrete work. The concrete work will be done from 9pm to 9am Sunday evening – Friday morning – beginning on median islands at State Road and working east and then on pedestrian connections,…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 09/29/24

By Mari Lou / September 29, 2024

User 284190339 Ā· 09 – 29 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was the first day in two weeks that when I checked the marine forecast it did not have a big red banner declaring Small Craft Advisory. The seas are still running 3 to 4 feet, but the wind has dropped out to 5 to…

DSP Looking for Hit & Run Driver Who Struck DSP Vehicle near Millsboro

By Mari Lou / September 29, 2024

Your help is needed to identify a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash with a DSP vehicle on Tuesday night just after 8:30. The Delaware State Police vehicle was on a traffic stop on Route 113 north of Route 20 near Millsboro when a dark-colored vehicle struck the trooper’s vehicle and drove off…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day 09/29/24

By Mari Lou / September 29, 2024

Steve Wiedorfer – Lewes – Sunset at the Rehoboth Beach bandstand. Click for full view