Mari Lou
The Delaware Drug Overdose Fatality Review Commission (DOFRC) released its third annual report to Governor John Carney and the General Assembly. The report samples 148 cases from fatal overdoses that occurred in 2021 with information collected from law enforcement, local medical and rehabilitation treatment providers, the DOC and public health records. This report shows that…
DNREC has issued a recreational water advisory for Delaware coastal beaches – including Rehoboth Beach in relation to the medical waste that has washed ashore since Sunday. This advisory is for one week. Beach access will remain open in Rehoboth Beach, however swimming and wading in the ocean are not advised. Rehoboth Beach Patrol members…
UPDATED – 09/17/24 – Several residents of the Anthem Development in Milton spoke during the public comment portion of Tuesday’s meeting. They are dealing with issues with their development company – Milford Housing Development Corporation – everything from dead or dying perimeter buffer trees, culverts with standing water and other drainage issues, swampy open space…
User 284190339 · 09 – 17 – 24 Fishing Report Just as promised by the good folks at NOAA, the winds blew hard northeast and small craft advisories were up on Monday for the ocean and Delaware Bay right through Tuesday afternoon. From the look of the forecast, I wouldn’t plan on fishing for the…
Pat Patterson – Ohio – Pinelands Nature Trail at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view
Representatives from the Maryland Department of Transportation will meet with Worcester, Somerset and Wicomico officials on Tuesday, September 17 to discuss the agency’s Draft Consolidated Transportation Program for Fiscal Years 2025 to 2030, which details a $18.9 billion, six-year capital budget investment in the state’s transportation network. The meetings are part of the Department’s tour visiting every…
The Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace will open to consumers on November 1st. Insurance officials say the Marketplace is experiencing stability in carriers, plans and rates for the 2025 plan year – and you will have 45 plans offered by 4 carriers to choose from. This enrollment period will also offer persons with Deferred Action for…
A Salisbury man has pleaded guilty to sexual abuse of a minor in Wicomico County Circuit Court. Court officials have deferred sentencing for 48 year old Rafael Colon-Echevarria pending receipt of a mandatory pre-sentence investigation and mental health assessment. Colon-Echevarria will be required to register as a Tier III Sex Offender for life and will…
UPDATED – 12:40pm – After surveying the beach this morning, the City of Rehoboth Beach has found two exposed syringes, that is syringes with hypodermic needles, along the beach. One was found north of Queen Street and the other near Pennsylvania Avenue. Several pieces of pill bottles and caps to medicine bottles also were found.…
A motorcycle operator was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore after a crash with a vehicle Friday just before 4pm. Ocean City Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that police found a vehicle on its roof and a motorcycle in the roadway at 136th Street and Coastal Highway. Good Samaritans and police were able to…
A motorcycle crash Saturday evening has turned deadly. Maryland State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that two motorcycles were westbound on Route 50 in the area of Hall Road in Whaleyville when one motorcycle operated by 40 year old Jason Irizarry of Dover, PA attempted to pass a vehicle on Route 50 but lost…
User 284190339 · 09 – 16 – 24 Fishing Report The winds began to blow northeast on Sunday and, if you believe the marine forecast, they will only increase for the next five days. No boats sailed from Lewes Harbour Marina or Indian River Marina. I did see a few boats trying to fish the…
UPDATED – 09/16/24 – Beach area closures in Maryland – Ocean City & Assateague State Park. In Delaware – Fenwick Island & Dewey Beach. Update on Virginia Closures from Assateague Island National Seashore: The Chincoteague Public Beach in the Virginia unit has been added to the Closure List. All Ocean Facing Beaches at Assateague Island…
Greg Schmuck – Lancaster, PA – Sunset at Tower Road bayside. Click for full view
User 284190339 · 09 – 15 – 24 Fishing Report Saturday was rough in the ocean and that was just a preview of the week to come. Lewes Harbour Marina told us the Amanda Lou brought in 25 sea bass. The Surface Tension had six tog. Some private boats brought in sheepshead from the Outer…
Shannon Bond – Ocean View – Sunrise at the Ocean City Inlet. Click for full view
A hit and run crash occurred Friday night in the area of 12th and Philadelphia Avenue. Ocean City Police arriving at the scene just after 9:30 found a 16 year old male suffering from life-threatening injuries. He was flown to Shock Trauma in Baltimore where he is in critical condition. Police learned that the teen…
Bob TODAY – Town of Millville Heroes and First Responders Day 10 – 2pm Evans Park Charlie – 302-362-0886 – Blue Max 4000 watt generator – $80 – Troybilt tractor 18 hp, new battery – $300 John – 410-430-6319 – 4×8 pool table with purple top – $650 – 3 disc table sander – $250…
Gas prices continue to fall – the national average for a gallon of gas dropped 6 cents last week to $3.23 while the price in Delaware fell 15 cents – dropping below the $3 mark to $2.99 a gallon! For EV drivers – the national average for a kilowatt-per hour of electricity at a Level…
The Lewes Fire Department has investigated an incident where a member used a racial slur which went out over a department radio. The Department has now concluded its internal investigation and found that member to be in violation of the Department’s harassment and diversity policy – and that member has been disciplined in accordance with…
User 284190339 · 09 – 14 – 24 Fishing Report Friday was another decent fishing day so I went fishing. Having heard about big blues at Indian River Inlet during incoming water I arrived there around 3:00 p.m. and left around 6:00 p.m. That’s the last two hours of the incoming and the first hour…
After a primary election separated by just 12 votes, 36th District State Representative Bryan Shupe has asked the Commissioner of Elections to audit the results. An automatic recount would be conducted if the margin of victory is less than one-half of one percent – however the margin in this race was 0.521% – just over…