Mari Lou
Laurel voters go to the polls on Thursday to elect a Mayor. Incumbent John Shwed is challenged by Mark Sikora. Any registered voter can cast a ballot between 1 and 8pm in the meeting room of the Laurel Fire Hall. Three council seats were uncontested – new comer Carlos Oliveras for Ward One, incumbent Cheryl…
Blades residents are urged to attend an in-person public meeting on Wednesday, March 22 from 6 to 8pm at the Blades Fire Hall to get an update on the town’s groundwater from the EPA site team. Residents will find out what’s been done at the site and discuss the next steps for cleanup. A presentation…
An Easton woman is in critical condition after she was struck by a pickup truck Tuesday morning just after 7:30. Easton Police say the 67 year old victim was in a marked crosswalk on Idlewild Avenue and was struck by a pickup truck driven by a 58 year old Easton man near Martin Court. The…
An eight-month drug investigation by the Milford Police Criminal Investigation Unit has ended in the arrest of 36 year old Devere Taylor. Taylor was arrested after police went into her Silver Lake Estates residence and seized crack and powder cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Taylor is charged with: She was presented at the Justice of the…
The Maryland State Fire Marshal is investigating an arson fire that occurred around 12:30 Tuesday morning on Miami Avenue in Salisbury. Firefighters from Salisbury responded to the call – and had the fire under control in about 10 minutes. There were no injuries. Investigators say the fire in a 25-foot travel trailer was discovered by…
A statewide initiative to increase awareness of the Affordable Connectivity Program was launched Monday by Governor John Carney and municipal leaders – including from Georgetown, Milford, Seaford, Dover and Wilmington. This outreach will take place over the next month. The Affordable Connectivity Program is a federal broadband benefit funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which…
About 2000 Delaware locations will have access to high-speed broadband internet thanks to network upgrades by Verizon. Funding for this upgrade project – over $6-milion – is from the American Rescue Plan. The high-speed internet will affect locations in Camden, Dover, Smyrna, Bridgeville and Ocean View. Also residents in parts of Rehoboth Beach and Dewey…
DelDOT announces the Woodland Ferry will be closed on Wednesday, March 22nd. Normal operations will resume at 7:00am on Thursday, March 23rd.
Rosanna Knudtson – Fresh Pond near Ocean View. Click for full view
The relocation of the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art collection will begin this summer. The museum will move from its location at Schumaker Pond to the Powell building on West Main Street – next to Salisbury University Downtown. Effective July 1 of this year, the University will no longer maintain an operating agreement with the…
A measure that would increase the standard deduction for personal income taxes by 75% in tax year 2024 – and increase the refundable Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 7.5% of the federal credit for Tax Year 2023 has been introduced in the Delaware State House. House Bill 89 is sponsored by Representative Paul Baumbach…
UPDATED – 03/20/23 – On Saturday, March 18, Louis Bland was apprehended by the DOC Escapee Recovery Team in Wilmington. He was arraigned at JP Court 11 before being committed to the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution on an Escape after Conviction Warrant in lieu of $5,000 cash bail. ========================================= ORIGINAL STORY – 03/17/23 – Corrections…
An investigation by the Talbot County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division in February into alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile has led to new charges after a second victim was identified. The original investigation revealed that 61 year old Eric Werner of Tilghman, MD, sexually assaulted a juvenile on two different occasions at a residence…
After a week off, the Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. The Council will have a presentation from officials from Ocean View. Then at 10:15 there’s a public hearing on the Newdale Acres Extension Annexation to the County Unified Sanitary Sewer District in the Ellendale area. The Council will also hear about a…
A Salisbury area man has been convicted after a two-day jury trial in Wicomico County for the sexual abuse of a minor. Court records show that between January of 2019 through December of 2021, 57 year old Prentice Harris sexually abused a minor who was under the age of 15. Harris was convicted of sexual…
A Georgetown man has been arrested after a vehicle pursuit early Monday morning in the Bridgeville area. Delaware State Police spotted a Kia make a left turn without signaling just before 1:30 but when police tried to stop the Kia, the driver sped off on Chaplains Chapel Road. The driver of the Kia, 48 year…
Your help is needed to identify a suspect in a murder that occurred last year in Wicomico County. Maryland State Police say the victim, 23 year old Craig Polk of Salisbury was last seen alive on February 25 – and was reported missing to police the following day. Polk’s body was found on May 3,…
A Berlin woman is dead after a crash on Route 113 and Georgetown Road near Berlin around 3:30 Saturday afternoon. Maryland State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the driver of a Toyota Tacoma failed to stop at a stop sign on Georgetown Road pulled into the path of a northbound tractor trailer on…
Legislation sponsored by 37th District Representative Ruth Briggs King would create a Grants-in-Aid Committee. This is a bipartisan proposal that aims to improve accountability for millions of dollars in state funding awarded to hundreds of non-profit agencies each year. Volunteer fire companies, senior centers, and veteran and youth groups are among the recipients. This Grants-in-Aid…
Leo – 302-448-0746 – 3 Kenmore water filters for fridge – $20 for all Anastasia – 732-259-5496 – Ham Radio Kenwood TS-990S, 200w dual, great condition – all original – $6000 Alex – 302-864-8381 – 2006 Chevy Equinox, 135,000 miles – $5800 obo Bob – 410-251-1847 – Beach surf rack, 18″x 42″ – Excellent condition…
Joe Hurst – Dagsboro – Sundown across the Indian River. Click for full view
Rehoboth Beach Commissioners on Friday adopted a $35.7-million budget for FY 2024. City officials say this is the largest budget ever approved by the Commission – and includes over $10-million in capital improvement projects. While the budget is over 18% larger than the current budget – it does maintain current tax and utility rates. Additional…
A public hearing will be held April 21st to offer input as the Rehoboth Commissioners consider amending the City Code relating to the expiration of special exceptions and variances granted by the Board of Adjustment. Currently a special exception or variance expires if the applicant fails to obtain a building permit or fails to change…
While the national average for gasoline remained steady last week – at $3.45 per gallon – the global oil price took a deep dive to the low to mid $60 per barrel level – a price not seen since August of 2021! AAA Mid-Atlantic reports that the average price at the pump in Delaware was…
A series of Town Hall meetings on the Delaware Electric Car Mandate will be held – thee first one in Sussex County on Tuesday, March 21 at Indian River Senior Center in Millsboro. Beginning in 2025 it will become increasingly more difficult to purchase a gasoline powered car or small truck. The regulations are being…