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Angry White Female at the WGMD Oil Rally on the Circle in Georgetown in 2009 / Click for full view
Wednesday was a beautiful fall day, but very few boats went fishing. Things look to go downhill over Thursday and Friday as colder weather moves into our area. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said Rick Rumble caught a 28-inch rockfish on a live eel out of the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal. Captain Cary Evans called…
Salute the Troops – USAF Reserve Airman 1st Class Mallory T. Sterrett & Airman Cameron T. Mankovitch
USAF graduates from Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. USAF Reserve Airman 1st Class Mallory t. Sterrett is from Berlin and Hebron, MD USAF Ariman Cameron T. Mankovitch is from St. Georges, DE and Tamaqua, PA https://soundcloud.com/user-284190339/stt-11-06-19
Tuesday saw decent weather and a few boats did manage to get out tog fishing. Tom at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had 17 keepers and the Top Fin had 15 tog in the box. Both captains reported catching numerous short tog. At Old Inlet Bait and Tackle it was the same story. Lots…
Monday saw clear skies and light winds with good fishing for sea bass and tog. Captain Pete Haines on the Top Fin had a photo on Facebook of a double header of tog he caught. He said fishing was good, but they still had more shorts than keepers. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina posted a…
Greg Ryan – Millsboro – Osprey nest on boom at the Cape May Lewes Ferry Terminal / Click for full view
Construction is now underway to dramatically expand Delaware Electric Cooperative’s Bruce A. Henry Solar Farm near Georgetown. Earlier this year, the Cooperative signed an agreement with Constellation, a leading retail energy provider, to nearly double the size of the 23-acre solar facility. Constellation, an Exelon company, is currently building a 17-acre, 4.2 MW (DC) addition…
Kindergarten registration for the 2020-2021 school year is underway in the Indian River School District. Registration is for children who will be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2020. Parents can register their child by presenting an original birth certificate, proof of immunization, proof of residency and the required district registration forms to…
UPDATED – 11/4/19 – 11am – Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in the crash on Sunday, November 3 at Route 13 and Redden Road in Bridgeville, as 49-year-old Isaias Perez of Bridgeville. The crash remains under investigation. ======================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 11/3/19 – One lane of southbound Route 13 has reopened…
Sunday was a bit on the breezy side, but Monday and Tuesday look good. When I stopped by Lewes Harbour Marina none of the charter or head boats were out. Captain Pete Haines was getting the Top Fin ready for a Monday tog charter, but that was the only activity on the dock. I did…
Kelly Brown – Lewes Canal – January Super Moon / Click for full view
A Dagsboro couple has been charged with burglary after they were found in a Lewes home. Delaware State Police were called to Derby Drive Saturday evening for a report of a burglary in progress. Police found two people in the garage and another in a van that was parked in the garage. The two adults…
Firefighters from Dagsboro were called for a structure fire on Gum Tree Road this morning just before 3am. Fire crews found three vehicles on fire next to an abandoned structure. Crews from Frankford and Millsboro assisted – the State Fire Marshal is investigating.  Crews were on the scene for just over an hour.
Delaware State Police were called after a crash involving a pedestrian on Camp Arrowhead Road just after 9 Saturday night. Police say a pickup truck came out of a sharp curve in a wooded area when a pedestrian on the right edge of the roadway stumbled or fell into the right side of the truck…
Saturday was chilly, but the wind dropped out and both head, charter and private boats were able to sail. Sunday looks a bit breezy, but Monday and Tuesday look fine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a nice catch of tog. A few private boats had limits of sea bass…
John Devlin – Laurel – At the Delmarva German Shepherd Dog Club in Harrington
Hylton Phillips-Page EVENT – November 17 from 2pm to 4 pm at Rehoboth Convention center Free event Walkaway Campaign – register at give.walkawayfoundation.org/Rehoboth – (More information at the WGMD Community Calendar) Rob – 302-249-2258 – Burgundy La-Z-boy – $125 – Beige three cushion sofa – $150 Bob – 443-324-6853 – Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505 Metal…
DNREC on Friday announced that the EPA has proposed the Blades Groundwater site to the Superfund National Priorities List. The list is sites that have seen releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants requiring evaluation for possible remediation – financed under the federal Superfund program. The EPA would also use Superfund authority and resources to…
Delaware State Police were called to a Millsboro area home for an 11 year old in cardiac arrest. When police arrived they found several small bags containing heroin in the victim’s pocket – 30 small bags were found at the scene. Police learned the victim got the heroin from a friend a Laurel Elementary School…
An Antares rocket with a Cygnus module is scheduled for lift-off from Wallops Flight Facility this morning at 9:59. Along with the resupply mission, which includes 8200 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware there are seven student-made CubeSats set to fly to the International Space Station as well. CubeSats are small research satellites and…
Summer ended on Friday. The temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind howled out of the northwest raising small craft advisories on the bay and ocean. To the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from any Delaware port. The weekend and early week weather look pretty good. Some northwest wind on Sunday with light…
Last June Maryland State Police investigated an armed robbery at Dollar General in Westover. A masked gunman demanded cash from the clerk, who was also struck in the head with a handgun. In July, Police arrested 29 year old Anthony Horsey of Westover on a variety of charges and has been held without bond. The…
Ed Short – Laurel – Gregor Gillian – Tandem Jump Over Skydive Delaware
Open enrollment for 2020 coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace has begun. DHSS officials say the premiums on the state’s marketplace plans have dropped an average of 19% because of a new reinsurance program that Delaware received state and federal approval to start. Enrollment runs from November 1st through December 15th.
UPDATED – 10/28/19 – Funeral services for Christopher Trimper of Ocean City, who died last Thursday from complications from a food allergy will be held on Saturday, November 2 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Visitation is from 10am to 12pm with the funeral service at noon. While everyone wants to help in their…