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Two Millsboro Residents Arrested on Drug Offenses after Probation and Parole Search

By Mari Lou / October 31, 2025

Two from Millsboro have been arrested of felony drug and other offenses following a Probation and Parole search Thursday. Probation and Parole conducted an administrative search at probationer Amanda Seward’s Godwin Street residence in Millsboro. Sussex County Governor’s Task Force members were called when probation officers found drugs, paraphernalia and suspected drug money. Police detained…

Dover Police Investigating Wednesday Night Shooting on Mockingbird Avenue

By Mari Lou / October 31, 2025

An investigation is underway by Dover Police after a shooting on Mockingbird Avenue in Dover late Wednesday night. Police were called to the scene just before midnight and found a 33 year old Dover man with a gunshot wound to the lower body. He was treated at a nearby hospital and released. Investigation reveals the…

UPDATED: Funeral Services Set for Former Delaware Representative John Kowalko

By Mari Lou / October 31, 2025

UPDATED – 10/31/25 – Funeral services for Representative John Kowalko have been set. There are two visitations scheduled – the first is Sunday at the Spicer-Millikin Funeral Home in Newark from noon to 2pm which will be followed by a reception. The second visitation is on Tuesday at 10am at Holy Angels Catholic Parish in Newark.…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/31/25

By Mari Lou / October 31, 2025

User 284190339 · 10-31-25 Fishing Report Thursday began with rain and wind about as hard as I have ever seen. Friday will have a gale warning and Saturday will be a small craft warning day. Sunday may be fishable. Steve at Smith Bait said tog are being caught at the reef sites out of Bowers…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 31, 2025

Charles May – Lewes – Geese at Red Mill Pond. Click for full view

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/30/25

By Mari Lou / October 30, 2025

User 284190339 · 10-30-25 Fishing Report Wednesday I was back at the Hyett Place in Dewey Beach at the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting and this day the subject was striped bass. The meeting got underway around 9:30 and instead of a room full of men from Omega Protein, the room was full…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 30, 2025

Larry Kaplan – Ocean View – Heron in a pine tree at Whites Creek. Click for full view

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/29/25

By Mari Lou / October 29, 2025

User 284190339 · 10-29-25 Fishing Report Tuesday, I spent all day at the Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach attending the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Annual Meeting. The ASMFC regulates fishing in state waters out to three miles from Maine to Florida. Tuesday’s subject was menhaden. Ground zero for menhaden fishing is the Omega Protein…

Democratic Legislative Leaders Urge Governor Meyer to Authorize Funding to Protect SNAP Benefits

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

The House and Senate Democratic leaders as well as the chairs of the Joint Finance and Bond Committees are also urging Governor Matt Meyer to use his authorization of state funding to ensure SNAP benefits for Delawareans are uninterrupted in November. They have sent a letter to Governor Meyer and say they are prepared to…

DE Attorney General Kathy Jennings Completes Review of OpenAI Recapitalization

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that her office has issued a Statement of No Objection to the proposed corporate recapitalization transaction of Open AI, Inc., a Delaware nonprofit corporation.  Today’s announcement comes over a year after Attorney General Jennings began her review of OpenAI’s proposed transaction. OpenAI initially proposed a restructuring that would remove the…

House & Senate Republican Leaders Ask for Cooperative Effort to Protect Food-Insecure Delawareans

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

Delaware House and Senate Republican leaders have sent a letter to Governor Matt Meyer requesting that his administration and DHSS Secretary Christen Linke Young identify and redirect any available funding resources to support the SNAP Program. The add that if no funds are available, then a special session of the General Assembly should be called…

MD Gov Moore Announces $17 Million for Community Solar Projects

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has announced $17-million in grants that will allow more income-qualified Marylanders to tap into the cost-cutting and environmental benefits of the Community Solar Grant Program. The program promotes access to solar power for individuals who rent their homes or cannot install solar panels on their own properties. The minimum size of…

MD AG Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Suspending SNAP Benefits

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

As SNAP benefits run out at the end of this month, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general and three governors in filing a lawsuit against the USDA and Secretary Brooke Rollins for unlawfully suspending the SNAP benefits – which help over 40-million Americans buy food – due…

DSP Investigating Single Vehicle Crash on Route 113 Near Lincoln

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

Delaware State Police are investigating a vehicle crash that occurred Monday night just after 7pm near Lincoln. Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that a Jetta was northbound on Route 113 near Hudson Mill Road when for unknown reasons the Jetta went off the side of the road and struck a tree. The driver –…

UPDATED: Somerset County School Superintendent to Step Down Friday

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

UPDATED – 10/28/25 – After several tumultuous months of conflict, Somerset County School Superintendent Dr. Ava Tasker-Mitchell will step down from her position as Superintendent of Schools on Friday. This was a mutual agreement between Tasker-Mitchell and the Somerset County Board of Education. The Board of Education says additional information and details will be forthcoming.…

State Trooper Indicted on Felony Misconduct Charges

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

A Delaware State Trooper has been indicted for felony misconduct after an incident in Lewes earlier this year. The Delaware Attorney General’s office says 53 year old Master Corporal William Walker was indicted Monday and charged with two counts of felony official misconduct and misdemeanor charges of falsely reporting an incident, 3rd degree assault and…

UPDATED: DSP Announce Permit to Purchase Online Application Portal – Now Live

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

UPDATED – 10/28/25 – The Delaware State Police, through the State Bureau of Identification (SBI), announces that the Permit to Purchase online application portal is now live. Delaware residents who plan to purchase or transfer a handgun on or after November 16, 2025, must first obtain a handgun qualified purchaser permit. Applicants can begin the…

White Marlin Open Expands to 3 out of 6 Fishing Days in 2026

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

This August, anglers at the White Marlin Open will have more days to choose from in search of the “big one.” The tournament will now offer six days of fishing – you still will fish three of them. This summer’s WMO will go from Monday, August 3rd through Saturday, August 8th. The final Saturday added…

Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 10/28/25

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

User 284190339 · 10-28-25 Fishing Report Monday was the beginning of a week with weather that makes Halloween look like Christmas. Tuesday we will have a gale warning and seas will run to 9 feet during the rest of the week. No boats ran from Lewes or Indian River Inlet on Monday and I don’t…

Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / October 28, 2025

Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Sunset at the Rehoboth Bay Sail Club in Dewey Beach. Click for full view

Salisbury Man Convicted of Murder in 2023 Pizza City Shooting

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2025

A Salisbury man has been convicted of 1st degree murder and other offenses following a five-day jury trial in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County. The jury found 18 year old Mykel Elliott guilty of 1st degree murder, attempted 1st degree murder, 2 counts of conspiracy-1st degree murder, gang participation and other offenses. Court records…

UPDATED: Seaford Police Arrest Robbery Suspect; Detectives Close 3 Cases

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2025

UPDATED – 10/27/25 – The arrest last week of Donald Gross and Marlyn Gramajo-Gutierrez in Seaford has closed three bank robberies in the Seaford area. Detective closed two robberies of M&T Banks and one at Bora Beauty on October 21st. Gross is now charged with the following offenses:  2 counts of Robbery 1st (Felony B) …

UPDATED: Dewey Beach Paving Project to Begin November 3rd

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2025

UPDATED – 10/27/25 – DelDOT will begin paving operations in Dewey Beach on Monday, November 3rd. The work will be done between 8am and 4pm – weather permitting – on side streets off Coastal Highway in the area on King Charles Avenue to Collins Street. Milling and paving operations will have traffic controlled by flaggers. Drivers…

New Law Excluding Medical Debt from Credit Reporting Now in Effect in Delaware

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2025

Legislation that protects families from the long-term financial consequences of illness and injury is now in effect in Delaware. Senate Bill 156 prohibits the reporting of medical debt to consumer reporting agencies and prohibits any medical debt from being included on a consumer report went into effect today. The bill was passed unanimously in both…

Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest of Salisbury Man for Drugs and 3rd Offense DUI

By Mari Lou / October 27, 2025

A traffic stop around 11pm last Wednesday night led to the arrest of a Salisbury man. Delaware State Police spotted a BMW with Maryland tags speeding on Delmar Road. The vehicle failed to stay in it lane and crossed onto the shoulder and into the grass. During the traffic stop, police identified the driver as…