Mari Lou
Friday afternoon Maryland Senator Chris Van Hollen joined Vice President Kamala Harris in Baltimore to announce the launch of the National Clean Investment Fund and the Clean Communities Investment Accelerator. These are competitive grant programs under the $27-billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which was co-authored by Van Hollen. The application period is now open for…
Read MoreThe Maryland Department of Commerce has approved three new Enterprise Zones – and one is in Worcester County. Several existing Enterprise Zones have been redesignated and expanded – including the Town of Princess Anne and the City of Cambridge. The new Enterprise Zone is Snow Hill. Governor Wes Moore says the Enterprise Zone program serves…
Read MoreWicomico County officials announce the Wicomico County Recycling Stations located at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center located at 500 Glen Ave. and the Extension Office location at 28647 Old Quantico Road are Permanently Closed as of July 14, 2023. Please take your recycling to other recycling locations: If any questions, please call 410-548-4801.
Read MoreA Preston man has been charged with five counts of false statement to a police officer and one count of obstructing and hindering a police officer. Easton Police met with 23 year old Christian Murphy on July 7th in reference to an armed robbery the night before. Murphy told police he was walking to his…
Read MoreAn Owings Mills man was found floating face down in the Sinepuxent Bay near the Tiki Bar Beach area of Castaways Campgrounds near Berlin on Wednesday evening. Worcester Sheriff’s deputies responded to the reported drowning. Several bystanders brought 65 year old Ronald Lingenfelder to shore and began lifesaving measures until EMS arrived. Lingenfelder was taken…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 13 – 23 Fishing Report Thursday was a bit windy making for difficult fishing on open water. Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had some flounder from ocean structure. The Angler found a few croaker over bay structure. At Breakwater Tackle on the fishing pier on Cape Henlopen State Park…
Read MoreTom Smith – Painter, VA – Ocean City Inlet from a lobster boat heading to work. Click for full view
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 11 – 23 Fishing Report The weather was very nice on Tuesday and fishing was pretty good. The Savannah Lynn had the Reading family and friends, 13 in all, out on Monday and they enjoyed catching good numbers of flounder and sea bass. The Tranquila came back from an overnighter…
Read MoreStephen Hujsa – Milton – Stormy skies over the Bridlewood development in Milton. Click for full view
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council honored the Delaware State Police with a proclamation on the DSP’s 100th anniversary this year. Troopers filled the back of the council chambers as the proclamation was read by County Administrator Todd Lawson. The DSP are the largest law enforcement agency in the state with over 700 full-time members. Due to…
Read MoreOcean City Police tried to stop a vehicle driving without headlights around 17th Street and Baltimore Avenue Monday night around 11. The driver failed to stop. Several times various officers tried to stop the vehicle as the driver ran red lights and made unsafe lane changes, until an officers at 59th Street successfully deployed stop…
Read MoreThe Food Bank of Delaware will hold a drive-through mobile food pantry Wednesday in Greenwood at the Greenwood United Methodist Church on West Market Street in Greenwood from 11am to 1pm or until supplies last. Pre-registration is urged, bring proof that you live in Delaware and bring your ticket either printed or digitally on your…
Read MoreA Stockton man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for 2nd degree murder, 1st and 2nd degree assault and reckless endangerment. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Beau Oglesby presided over the 3-day trial in March where a jury found 41 year old Sherronte Robins guilty. Judge Oglesby imposed the 40 year sentence on…
Read MoreThirteen new properties have been added as protected acreage through the Open Space program. A total of 597 acres is now under conservation statewide – most of this is in Kent and Sussex Counties. DNREC manages 17 state parks, 20 wildlife areas and dozens of public recreation access areas including trails, overlooks, boardwalks, fishing piers…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 07 – 10 – 23 Fishing Report Monday was another good weather day. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Katydid had flounder and sea bass from ocean structure. Andrea Monetti and Mike caught 31 triggerfish from an undisclosed location on Sunday. Captain Keith on the Surface Tension had his party on some…
Read MoreA Salisbury man has been arrested on weapons charges. Wicomico County Sheriff’s office arrested 20 year old Mykii Lee Sellers on Saturday after going into his Truitt Street home with a search warrant where they found marijuana indicative of distribution. Police learned that Sellers was using a vacant residence next door to store contraband and…
Read MoreAfter a week off to celebrate our nation’s birthday, the Sussex County Council will be in session Tuesday morning. The Council will have a presentation and recognition of the Delaware State Police and also hear a review of the now-ended General Assembly session. Again the Council will hold a public interview for a nominee to…
Read MoreThe 2023 beach replenishment work continues in Delaware with work still going on in Bethany Beach and South Bethany. In Bethany Beach the dune crossovers at Garfield Parkway, Hollywood Street and Parkwood Street are closed. The US Army Corps of Engineers says replenishment work is ongoing with sand placement operations expected to be completed late…
Read MoreA Delaware State Trooper on patrol on Route 1 Sunday morning around 5 near Frederica spotted an orange Outlander traveling at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was made and the driver, 50 year old Larry Murray of Wilmington, showed signs of impairment. Field tests were given and Murray was arrested. A search…
Read MoreThe US Lifesaving Association’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Lifesaving Championships will be held Wednesday, July 12, in Rehoboth Beach. This is the 27th year that the Rehoboth Beach Patrol has hosted the even, which showcases the skills to be an ocean lifeguard. About 300 guards from New York to Virginia will compete – hoping to qualify for…
Read MoreAnyone wishing to comment on the transit, bicycle and pedestrian considerations for the Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 has until midnight Tuesday to submit them to the Maryland transportation Authority. The Tier 2 Study focuses on the 2-mile-wide corridor containing the existing Bay Bridge (also known as Corridor 7). The Tier 2 study will…
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Fenwick Island Officials Looking for 2nd Round Public Comments on Little Assawoman Bay Dredge Project
Today is the final day that comment can be made to the US Army Corps of Engineers on the first round of public notification related to Fenwick Island’s critical dredging project. The plans is for the Little Assawoman Bay – to clear out two canals that are channels to the bay for easier navigation for…
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