Mari Lou
Bethany Beach has a new police chief. The Town Council has voted to unanimously appoint Sgt Patrick Foley as Police Chief during Monday’s Special Council meeting. Foley has been serving as the Town’s Officer in Charge since former Chief Michael Redmon and Captain Darin Cathell were terminated in late January. Foley has been with the…
Early Sunday morning Georgetown Police were called to the Circle for a vehicle crash. Police say a Lincoln was eastbound on West Market Street at a high rate of speed and drove right onto the Circle – and becoming airborne where it struck a street sign and landed on a fire hydrant. The driver, 50…
The Sussex County Council will meet Tuesday afternoon beginning at 1pm. The Council will be presented with a proclamation for Fair Housing Month and revisit a Conditional Use application that was denied in late August of last year. There are four public hearings scheduled. Two are sewer annexations – the Leeward Chase Annexation in the…
Dover Police were called for an alarm at the Valero on North DuPont Highway Sunday night after 11. On arrival officers found a broken front window and learned the suspect took cigarettes, scratch offs and vapes. Police did receive a description of the suspect and located 39 year old Mitchell Harding of Dover in the…
Dover Police have arrested a man in connection with a shooting on West Lookerman Street early Sunday morning. Police were called to the area of Irish Mike’s around 1:30am where they found two people who had been shot. Both were transported to Bayhealth Kent Campus, however one of the victims, 25 year old Syncere Friends…
User 284190339 · 04 – 15 – 24 Fishing Report The wind machine continued on Sunday with winds at 15 to 20 and gusts to 30 with small craft advisories into Monday morning. Once we get through Monday, things look good for a while. There was some good news. Dan at Dan’s Tackle in Milton…
Four teenage boys have been arrested after a high-speed pursuit that began Saturday evening in Bethany Beach. Bethany Beach Police stopped a Honda with temporary tags just after 7pm but the driver drove off from the stop and was spotted by State Police in the area of Fred Hudson Road. Troopers discontinued the chase for…
If you’re headed to the Baltimore area in the vicinity of the Key Bridge collapse – new traffic patterns will go into effect on Monday. From Maryland Transportation Authority – NEW Inner Loop I-695 southeast corridor closure point in effect by Monday morning. Inner Loop closure will be at MD 151/North Point Boulevard (exit 42)…
Salisbury firefighters were called to Gloucester Court in Salisbury around 1 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. They found fire showing from a three-story home. The fire was discovered by a neighbor and Maryland State Fire Marshal officials say the blaze began on a rear porch and that there was a smoke alarm present – and activated.…
User 284190339 · 04 – 14 – 24 Fishing Report If you were out and about on Saturday, I don’t have to tell you how hard the wind was blowing. For those who spent the day indoors, there were white caps on Red Mill Pond for crying out loud! It looks like Tuesday before the…
Charles-Bethany-Tulips. Click for full view
UPDATED – 04/13/24 – 4pm – Tensions are rising in the Middle East and President Biden is cutting short his weekend at his North Shores beach house in Rehoboth Beach to return to Washington this afternoon. The White House Press Office say the President will return to the White House to consult with his national…
Deano – Event ROTC USMC BBQ – Sunday April 21 – 8:30 am 4560 Seashore Dr, Bridgeville Gary – 610-742-0271 – 12 inch Craftsman Radial Saw w/ stand – $125 – 24 ft Warner aluminum ladder – $100 – Chicago 90 amp welder w/ cart – $100 Mary – 301-908-9788 – Ducane propane gas heater…
UPDATED – 04/13/24 – The Powerball Match 5 winner from the April 6th drawing is a Rehoboth Beach man! The 45 year old man, who wishes to remain anonymous, purchased his winning ticket at the Wawa on Veterans Way in Rehoboth Beach. He used the Quick Pick option and matched the five numbers drawn, but…
Unprecedented delays in the US Department of Education’s release of financial information for students who completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) – so the University of Delaware has extended the traditional May 1st deposit deadline to May 15th for ALL admitted students. The University will also grant students extensions when requested so…
User 284190339 · 04 – 13 – 24 Fishing Report It has been either gale or small craft warnings since Thursday and there won’t be any change until early next week. The good news is the water temperature in the bay and ocean has touched 50 degrees and unless these stinking winds knock it back…
J Garrett – Milford – Sunset at Milford Neck. Click for full view
Little League gets underway Friday night at the Lower Sussex Little League Complex at the Pyle Center. Festivities and competitions start at 5pm, we will line up for the parade at 6, all contests to end at 8 with awards to follow. On Saturday, it’s opening day for many teams from Delaware and Maryland –…
The Delaware Coastal Running Festival is this weekend in Rehoboth Beach. There are multiple races – 5-K and 9-K, challenge runs, and a half and full marathon. The Marathon on Sunday is a Boston Marathon qualifier. Registration for all the races ends Saturday. Saturday’s 5-K run is in Dewey Beach. Part of the marathon and…
UPDATED – 04/12/24 – A fire in Ocean Pines on March 29th was ruled arson by the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s office. Later that night arrest warrants were obtained for Felix Rounds, Junior who started the fire by setting clothing on fire. He was transported to Tidal Health-Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury for evaluation…
Sunday night beginning at 10 o’clock, contractors with the Park Avenue Relocation project will shut down a water main to 6 properties on DuPont Boulevard and one on Arrow Safety Road. Officials say the water will be shut off for a short time and restored when the work is completed. Properties affected: Additional information from…
User 284190339 · 04 – 12 – 24 Fishing Report Thursday saw gale warnings on the open water so it was not a good day for fishing out there. Patty at Captain Bones had a couple more trout citations to share. Cole Flanagan, 11 years-old, caught a 3.02-pound rainbow trout from Rittenhouse Park on a…
Dawn Cheney – Sunflowers along Nanticoke Road. Click for full view
User 284190339 · 04 – 11 – 24 Fishing Report Wednesday brought some very warm weather to the beach, but still no fish from the surf. There will be small craft and gale warnings up for the next two days. At Lewes Harbour Marina they reported the Katydid ran to ocean structure and returned with…