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UPDATED: David Genshaw returns for another term as mayor of Seaford. He took 317 votes to 270 for James King in Saturday’s election. On the city council side – just two votes separated to top vote getters. Challenger Jose Santos took the most votes with 376 followed by incumbent Dan Henderson with 374 – they…
Eric Reifsnyder – Lewes Canal / Click for full view
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 15 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 286 Delawareans…
Buck – 301-758-9885 – Early 1900s Three-Drawer Dresser – $35 – Power tool Bits – $5 each – 4 Norquist antique folding chairs – $30 each Matthew – 302-841-1424 – LOOKING FOR: A Haircut Kay – 302-337-3098 – PVC Quilting frame – $35 Vicki – 302-645-2790 – 6 Quart electric pressure cooker – $55 –…
Friday was opening day for black sea bass season. Unfortunately, the weather was not on the side of the fishermen with small craft advisories and seas to five feet. Some of the larger boats may have run, but if they did, they were not back in time for this report. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina…
A head-on crash involving three vehicles in Fruitland has left a New York man dead and two off-duty Maryland State Troopers injured. Maryland State Police continue to investigate but say Trooper Ashley Thoren from the Salisbury barracks reported that she and a trooper from the Princess Anne barracks were involved in a crash on Route…
Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced that a limited number of employees will return to work Monday, May 18, and resume processing paper personal income tax returns. The processing of paper income tax returns was halted April 15 due to concerns of essential employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees returning to Comptroller offices will follow…
Salisbury Mayor Jake Day and Wicomico County have partnered to release the Salisbury-Wicomico Roadmap to recovery which includes information and resources locally that is relevant to the State of Maryland’s reopening. The Salisbury-Wicomico Roadmap provides easy-to-understand guidelines for businesses that are eligible and ready to reopen and help to get the economy back on track. …
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 11 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 271 Delawareans…
Stage One of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery’ takes effect today at 5:00 pm, with the state moving from a Stay at Home order to a Safer at Home public health advisory, and gradual reopenings of retail, manufacturing, houses of worship, and some personal services. As the governor announced on Wednesday, Stage One will…
U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined their colleagues yesterday urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to speed up Unemployment Insurance (UI) disbursements and to work to address system shortfalls that have contributed to the delays in workers getting their benefits. In a letter sent to DOL Secretary Eugene Scalia, senators expressed serious…
Governor John Carney on Friday released guidance for Phase 1 of Delaware’s rolling reopening. Delaware’s Phase 1 reopening plan provides general and sector-specific guidance for Delawareans and Delaware businesses. Phase 1 of Delaware’s economic reopening will begin on June 1. Delaware has been implementing a rolling reopening of the economy — permitting establishments to open, if they…
The Delaware Department of Education is pleased to partner with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and XQ Institute in support of Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, a one-hour, commercial-free prime time graduation special to be broadcast Saturday. During the broadcast, viewers will be directed to XQ’s new Rethink Together…
Delaware State Police need your help to find 30 year old Michael Lewis of Seaford, who is wanted in connection with a burglary and theft of a motor vehicle. Police were called to a home on Whitesville Road in Delmar on May 6 for a burglary. A 30 year old man told police his bank…
Thursday was another nice day with reasonable winds that increased in the afternoon. Friday is looking a bit rough for the opening day of sea bass season. Small craft advisories are up for seas to six feet. Water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy is 57 degrees and it’s 55 degrees at Lewes. I outsmarted…
Debra Swartzlander – That Smell!! Holly Lakes Campground / Click for full size
On Thursday the Worcester County Commissioners rescinded their prior ban on all short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas of Worcester County. Effective at 5:00 p.m., all short-term rentals may resume in West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and all other unincorporated areas of Worcester County, Maryland, in accordance with the lifting of Governor Larry Hogan’s Stay-At-Home…
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 13 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 260 Delawareans…
During a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Mayor Rick Meehan announced by declaration the lifting of short-term rental restrictions. “Following Governor Hogan’s lifting of the Stay-At-Home order, the Town of Ocean City will be lifting lodging restrictions on short-term rentals effective Thursday, May 14 at 5 p.m.,” Mayor Meehan stated. “The Town…
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted countless school activities nationwide, not theleast of which are the commencement ceremonies for graduating high school seniors. Some high schools are considering conducting virtual ceremonies online, while othersare simply mailing the graduates their diplomas. In other cases, academic officials areweighing the possibility of holding belated commencements after the current crisis…
Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that the State of Delaware will lift restrictions on Delaware beaches and community pools at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, subject to strict social distancing requirements and other restrictions. Ice cream shops and trucks will reopen with restrictions effective 5:00 p.m. this Friday, May 15. Governor Carney made…
UPDATED – 5/14/20 3pm – Maryland State Police have identified the driver in a deadly crash Tuesday morning on Route 113 at Shad Landing in Worcester County. Police say around 5am, 19 year old Tyshawn Warren of Virginia Beach drove off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at…