Mari Lou

WGMD Fishing Report 9-16-20

By Mari Lou / September 16, 2020

I know it sounds like a broken record, but small craft advisories were up on Tuesday and to the best of my knowledge, no boats ventured out to the ocean or bay. Wednesday and Thursday do look fishable, but then its back into the washing machine. Right now, there are four storms floating around in…

Julianne Murray Wins GOP Primary for DE Governor – Results Take Hours to be Tallied

By Mari Lou / September 16, 2020

The polls closed at 8pm for the Delaware Primary – a day that saw some incumbents fall and political newcomers win a chance for a run in the General Election in November. The results were very slow to come in – and WGMD learned there was a firewall issue with the numbers getting to the…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 16, 2020

Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Horse shoe crabs & gulls on Rehoboth Bay / Click for full view

There’s Now an App – the Covid Alert DE App!

By Mari Lou / September 15, 2020

Governor John Carney, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), and the Delaware Department of Technology and Information (DTI) on Tuesday launched COVID Alert DE – a mobile app available in the App Store or Google Play that will help Delaware fight community spread of COVID-19.  The free mobile app – available to anyone 18 or older who lives,…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-15-20

By Mari Lou / September 15, 2020

Small craft advisories were up on Monday and will be back up on Tuesday.  It looks like Thursday before the seas settle down enough for boats to venture out on the ocean or bay. At Lewes Harbour Marina, Amanda went fishing on the Grizzly with Captain Cary Evans on Sunday and ended up catching a…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 15, 2020

Danielle Myers – Milford – At Rust & Calhoun Roads in Milford / Click for full view

Resources Rolled Out for Application Process for Delaware Nonprofit Support Fund

By Mari Lou / September 14, 2020

On September 9, in conjunction with Governor John Carney, County Executive Matt Meyer, the collaborative partnerships of DANA, the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, the Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware, and United Way of Delaware, a substantive grant program exclusively for nonprofits was announced. $25 Million has been set aside for nonprofits through two grants as part of the…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-14-20

By Mari Lou / September 14, 2020

Small craft advisories were up on Sunday and will be up again on Monday. It looks like Wednesday will be the first day that boats can get back out on the ocean and then seas will still be four feet. Delaware Bay is less rough and a couple of boats from Lewes did get out…

UPDATED: First Cats from Camden Rescue Ready for Adoption

By Mari Lou / September 13, 2020

UPDATED – 9/13/20 – The first group of kitties starts going up for adoption tomorrow. Georgetown will have cats from this case available at 11am opening, West Chester and Dover by 1pm. New Castle will have some on Tuesday, and all campuses will have more added through the week. If you’ve been considering adopting, now’s…

Salisbury PD Warning of Scam Letters

By Mari Lou / September 13, 2020

Salisbury Police are warning of a scam where city residents have received fake letters which look to be from the Salisbury Housing and Community Development Department. The letters in question are simply print-outs of a portion of the City’s municipal code, with certain sections underlined or starred in a slightly passive-aggressive manner. If you have…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-12-20

By Mari Lou / September 13, 2020

Saturday was windy and there were small craft advisories up all day and it looks like they are going to be up for a while.  There is a high-pressure area to the north and a tropical storm in the Atlantic and between the two we are expecting a steady diet of northeast wind and seas…

4 Incumbents Re-elected in Bethany Beach

By Mari Lou / September 13, 2020

All 4 incumbents were re-elected in to the four open seats on the Bethany Beach Town Council.  Rosemary Hardiman was top vote-getter with 572.  Faith Denault and Lew Kilmer each received 527 tallies and R. Bruce Frye got 525 votes.  Challenger Russell Evans received 303 votes. The winners will be sworn in and the council…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 13, 2020

Carol Tabor – Path to the Beach at the James Farm / Click for full view

DSP Charge Rehoboth Man with DUI after Sideswiping Trooper’s Tahoe

By Mari Lou / September 12, 2020

A DSP Tahoe making a traffic stop was sideswiped by another vehicle just after midnight Saturday morning on Old Landing Road. The Trooper was just getting back into the vehicle when it was struck – the trooper was not injured but the driver’s side door was damaged. The Chrysler that struck the Trooper was also…

DSP Arrest Man Wanted in February Assault Near Georgetown

By Mari Lou / September 12, 2020

A man wanted in connection with a February assault on Garden Circle near Georgetown has been arrested. Delaware State Police say 34 year old Alvaro Marroquinn allegedly shot an acquaintance in the head and then left the scene. Police learned that Marroquinn returned to Guatemala and Mexico – in June he was arrested by US…

WGMD Radio Flea Market 9-12-20

By Mari Lou / September 12, 2020

Melva – 302-228-0296 – King size bedroom suite – Headboard, frame, dresser & mirror – $350 – 3 cushion olive green sofa with claw feet – $300 Lorraine – 302-684-0535 – Brand new never used Roomba – $100 – Black Wilson women’s leather Jacket – $75 Bill – 908-202-5056 – Stealth Sutech Lawn Mower 10.5…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-12-20

By Mari Lou / September 12, 2020

Friday saw an end to the rain, but the beginning of some rough seas.  The marine forecast has seas to nine feet building right through the weekend and into the beginning on next week.  Looks like a good time to get your tackle ready for the fall run. Tommy at Lewes Harbour Marina said no…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 12, 2020

Catherine Madden – At Broadkill Beach / Click for full view

Fixed & Expanded Coronavirus Testing Begins Statewide on Monday, Sept 14

By Mari Lou / September 11, 2020

Updates to Delaware’s coronavirus testing strategy have been announced. Delaware is expanding access to free testing for coronavirus statewide and providing consistent options for Delawareans to get tested. Testing, identifying positive cases, and making contact with close contacts of those individuals is crucial to help prevent further transmission in the community. Fixed testing locations will…

Charges & Fine after State of Emergency Violations at Bridgeville Rodeo Festival

By Mari Lou / September 11, 2020

Three administrative charges were filed against the licensee, Mexican Folkloric Dance Society of New York, in connection with an outdoor rodeo festival hosted in Bridgeville last weekend and two previous indoor events. The Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement (DATE) officers, who investigated the rodeo festival, charged Alex Garcia who is the director of this…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-11-20

By Mari Lou / September 11, 2020

Thursday was pretty damp and a bit windy.  Small craft advisories are up for Friday for seas to seven feet and winds out of the northeast at 15 to 20 with gusts to 25 knots.  The rest of the weekend doesn’t look much better. I had hoped to hit the Inlet late in the afternoon…

WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / September 11, 2020

Charles May – Lewes & Austin, TX – Sunset at Lewes Beach / Click for full view

Flags Lower to Half Staff for Patriot Day, Friday, September 11

By Mari Lou / September 10, 2020

Friday, September 11th, 2020 marks the 19 year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 which crashed in suburban Pennsylvania. Patriot Day serves as a remembrance of the lives lost on that September morning.   By a joint resolution approved…

WGMD Fishing Report 9-10-20

By Mari Lou / September 10, 2020

Wednesday, we had a little rain and some northeast wind that kept fishing pressure light.  It’s only going to get worst as winds and seas increase right through the weekend. It looks like Lighthouse View Tackle on the fishing pier at Cape Henlopen State Park has closed for the season.  This will make it difficult…

Bethany Beach Town Council Election on Saturday

By Mari Lou / September 10, 2020

Voters in Bethany Beach go to the polls on Saturday to elect 4 to the town council for 2 year terms. The four incumbents – Faith Denault, R. Bruce Frye, current vice-mayor, Rosemary Hardiman and current mayor, Lew Kilmer are challenged by Russell Evans. The polls are open in the Town Meeting Room at Town…