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Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is issuing a Consumer Alert. He urges Marylanders to be aware of deceptive online sports betting companies – especially in advance of this weekend’s 148th Running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore. Watch for deceptive practices and scams. CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF APPROVED SPORTS WAGERING COMPANIES…
A Cambridge man was arrested by Easton Police on Wednesday. Police were called for shots fired at the Easton Walmart – and learned that 63 year old Edwin Phillips of Cambridge was involved in an argument with two other people when he fired a shotgun into the air. Phillips was arrested and the shotgun seized.…
Delaware’s unemployment rate has dropped a tenth of a percent to 4.3% for April – still nearly a full percentage point higher than the national average at 3.4%. In Sussex County, unemployment is at 4% in April – a drop from 4.5% in March. There were 21,500 unemployed Delawareans in April of this year, which…
The weather remained too rough for boats to sail on Thursday. The forecast for the next few days is not encouraging. Just to see how the new reservation system was working for spots on the beach this weekend I went on line as if I was going to reserve a place at Cape Henlopen for…
Donny Reed – a picture from the Talk of Delmarva vault in honor of OC Cruisin’ weekend in Ocean City. Click for full view
The beach replenishment project in Rehoboth Beach will be completed today and crews will move on to Dewey Beach tonight. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had a progress meeting this morning and Public Affairs Officer, Steve Rochette, tells the Talk of Delmarva that Weeks Marine is looking at a late May or early June…
The weather remained too rough for boats to sail on Wednesday. DNREC confirms the new state record tog weighing 22 pounds, 14.4 ounces caught by James Milano of North Babylon, New York on the No Limit with Captain Jon Azato. They also confirm the new state record musky caught on January 11 by Stephen Rutkowski…
Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Morning contrails over Ocean View. Click for full view
What a difference a day makes. Lots of fish on Monday and only a few on Tuesday. Deanna at Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em said on Monday they had boats bringing in 60 to 100 pounds of black sea bass. On Tuesday they saw one 5-pound bluefish from Indian River Inlet. Mike Damiano and four…
UPDATE 5/17/23: Governor Carney’s State of the State town hall originally scheduled for tomorrow–Thursday, May 18th— at the Lewes Fire Department, Station 2 has been postponed. A new date will be announced soon. Original Post: Governor John Carney along with State Senator Russ Huxtable and Representative Stell Parker Selby as well as members of the Cabinet will…
ML – Grave site on Gravel Hill Road north of Millsboro. Click for full view
The Sussex County Council was given an update on the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation by Executive Director, Patti Grimes which included information on the expansion of the Selbyville area stage and programs. Council President Mike Vincent revisited a discussion on Tributes, Resolutions and Proclamations that was deferred at the April 24th meeting. With a full…
A McLean, Virginia man has been sentenced to serve 25 years in prison for convictions on charges of sexual abuse of a minor and third degree sex offense. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby suspended all but 10 years of the sentence and placed 32 year old Alexander Wu on 5 years of supervised…
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore will hold its 136th Spring Commencement on Friday, May 19 at 10am. University President, Dr. Heidi Anderson will confer degrees to 289 students at the William P. Hytche Athletic Center. Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, Adrienne Jones, will give the commencement address. The commencement will be live-streamed…
UPDATED – 5/16/23 – Beach replenishment work is now progressing at both ends of the project area – in Rehoboth Beach and Fenwick Island. Public Affairs Officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Steve Rochette, tells the Talk of Delmarva that the contractor anticipates completing work in Rehoboth on May 22 and starting Dewey…
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces to motorists that a new traffic signal is in place on Rt 113 at Avenue of Honor. The signal is on flash for 72 hours and will then be put on the normal green/yellow/red cycle. Use caution in the area.
Monday May 15 is a day I have waited for since mid-February when I made reservations on the Angler out of Ocean City, Maryland for the first day of black sea bass season. Early weather reports called for northwest at 15 to 20 knots then northeast at 10 to 15 with rain. Fortunately, both of…
David Scott – Ocean City – Sunset on the beach
If you’re heading to the beaches on Delmarva – get ready to pay to park. Meters or other pay to park options have been in effect in Lewes and Ocean City for several weeks. However on Monday, May 15th – Fenwick Island, South Bethany, Bethany Beach, Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach all went into summer-mode…
Wednesday is the filing deadline for candidates to run for the town council in both Blades and Millsboro. The Blades election was postponed from April – and all candidates wishing to run need to reapply by Wednesday. Blades has the Mayor’s seat and two council seats up for election on Monday, June 5th. In Millsboro…
UPDATED – 5/15/23 – The Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a fatal single motor vehicle crash on May 14, 2023, in the Seaford area as 33 year old Jamie Phillips of Bridgeville. ============================================================= A Bridgeville man is dead after a crash just after 5:30 Sunday morning near Seaford. Delaware State…
UPDATED – 5/15/23 – The Delaware State Police have identified the man who died in a fatal single motor vehicle crash on May 13 near the intersection of Route 13 and Cannon Road in the Seaford area as 38 year old Gary Workman Jr., of Laurel. ========================================================== A crash Saturday night just after 9:30 on…
A fire heavily damaged a house trailer on Phillips Hill Road in the Laurel area Sunday. Laurel Firefighters were called just before 11:30 Sunday morning and found heavy fire coming from the home. Inside the home one person was found deceased. The Division of Forensic Science plans to do an autopsy today to determine identity…
I hope all the mothers out there had a great day on Sunday. Not many folks went fishing on Mother Day so reports were a little thin. Dan’s Tackle reported that Johnathan Davis and Zandar Plaches went up to the Coral Beds on Saturday night and caught two big black drum on clams. The largest…