Mari Lou
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…
Delaware State Police are currently conducting a criminal investigation in the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive, Bridgeville. As a result, there is an increased police presence in the area. Mill Park Drive is closed until further notice. At this time this is an active and ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released once available.
Scott Parry – Rehoboth Beach – Small park by a little lake in Rehoboth Beach. Click for full view
Vicky – 302-645-2790 – Martini & Rossi blue and red beach umbrella – $25 – Set of oak snack tables – $25 – Clothes closet, 7ft tall x 2.5ft wide x 2 ft deep – $100 Alyssa – 302-278-8498 – 8ft x 10ft Shed, Good condition. Must move it yourself – $600 FIRM Marty –…
National ProStart teams competed for the national championship in the nation’s top high school culinary competition. The management team from Cape Henlopen High School and culinary team from Caesar Rodney High School recently competed in a two-day competition hosted by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) in Washington, DC. The culinary team from Caesar…
A 27 year old Georgetown man is dead after a crash on Route 9 Saturday evening just after 5 o’clock. Delaware State Police say the driver was westbound on Route 9 in the area of the Deerwood Development when his SUV went off the side of the road and began to rotate – striking a…
It didn’t take a genius to figure out that not many folks went fishing on Saturday. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Mark Maggs had a 8.44-pound Delaware Citation Tog from ocean structure on a green crab. On Saturday the Katydid brought in 16 tog from ocean structure. A private boat had one black drum from…
UPDATED – Saturday – President Biden arrived at Dover Air Force Base around 1:30 and arrived by motorcade to his North Shores beach house about an hour later. He did attend church at St Edmond Roman Catholic Church in Rehoboth Beach. The President has no public schedule for Sunday and he’s expected to leave on…
One man is dead and 16 others injured in a crash just after 3:30 Saturday morning near Pittsville. The investigation is on-going, but Maryland State Police say witnesses say a Kia was disabled and stopped in the roadway on Gumboro Road. The driver of a Acadia was attempting a jump start and an Express van…
Two people were injured when the motorcycle they were riding rear-ended a minibus on Route 1 in the area of Bay Vista Road Friday night just after 9:30. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a motorcycle was northbound on Coastal Highway in the right lane. The operator failed to see a minibus…
Legislation has been introduced in the State House that would create the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act. This measure would lay out a consumer’s personal data rights and provide that residents of Delaware will have the right to know what information is being collected about them, see the information, correct any inaccuracies or request deletion…
Lewes Harbour Marina reported that Tyler Storm, Eric Church and Thomas Tyler ran up to Broadkill Beach where each did battle with big black drum. No bait was mentioned, but I suspect clams were used. Alex Hudson ran all the way up to the Coral Beds off of Slaughter Beach where he caught a big…
Sam Swift – Salisbury – Salisbury farm. Click for full view