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The Talk of Delmarva has aired this staff reading of The Night Before Christmas for nearly 20 years. It’s our gift from the Talk of Delmarva Family to yours. https://www.wgmd.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/2025-NiteB4Xmas-FULL.mp3 This is a legacy recording with a listing of the voices heard below:
2014 – Nativity at Grace United Methodist Church in Millsboro. Click for full view
Dewey Beach officials are calling on residents to contact state representatives to be sure federal funding that has already been approved for work in the town is released. Town officials say federal funding for a flood mitigation project on Read Avenue was approved through the US Army Corps of Engineers in August of 2024, but…
A vehicle fire which also damaged a home is under investigation by the Maryland State Fire Marshal. Firefighters from East New Market were called to Centennial Road in East New Market Monday afternoon around 2:30 and found a Jeep Wrangler on fire. The owner of the home and vehicle discovered the fire which was extinguished…
Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, and New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2025 – DART will operate regular weekday services statewide. SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line train will operate regular weekday service. Christmas Day, December 25, 2025, and New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026 – DART statewide services, both fixed route and paratransit, will not operate. SEPTA Wilmington/Newark Line train service…
Happy Festivus! This is our glorified Talk of Delmarva Festivus Pole. Click for full view
Rehoboth Beach Police have charged a Milford man after they were called to a Wilmington Avenue business for burglary in progress. A cleaning crew found that a former employee, 38 year old Donald Fulmore entered the business and attempted to steal alcohol from a locked cabinet. The cleaners confronted Fulmore who fell down the stairs…
Overall, Maryland hunters harvested about 10% fewer deer compared to last year. The two-week firearm season ended on December 13th – and Maryland Natural Resources officials say just over 27,600 deer were harvested. Officials add the harvest fluctuates because of a variety of factors – including weather, natural food availability, disease, hunter effort and overall…
The City of Salisbury has installed trash nets on municipal stormwater outfall pipes to collect debris before it gets into public waterways. The nets trap floatable litter like plastic bottles, food wrappers, Styrofoam and organic debris, while allowing water to pass through. Then maintenance crews will periodically remove the nets, empty the collected material and…
The modernization of DNREC’s environmental permitting continues. The Division of Air Quality has begun certain air permit applications online through Digital DNREC – which is e-permitting. This is part of a broader effort to streamline permitting and invest in tools to make the permitting process more efficient for applicants and staff. Beginning this week, Air…
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 50 attorneys general Monday announced a nearly $150-million settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards. This settlement…
UPDATED – 12/22/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 84-year-old Joseph Mogle, of Camden-Wyoming, as the man who died from injuries sustained in a fatal crash on Saturday evening in Camden-Wyoming. =============================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 12/21/25 – An 84 year old Camden-Wyoming man is dead after a crash Saturday evening on Westville Road around 6.…
Walt – Lewes – Rehoboth Beach 2023 Tree at the Bandstand. Click for full view
A six-month investigation into an attempted arson at a business in Ridgely has ended with the arrest of 26 year old Marshall Allan Murphy of Sudlersville, MD. Murphy was arrested Friday in Greensboro after he was indicted on 16 charges including 2nd degree arson and three counts of attempted 2nd degree arson. Maryland State Fire…
Delaware State Police were called to a home on Fisher Road around 6 Sunday morning for a report of gunfire. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 39 year old resident heard what sounded like an object striking his home and a bullet hole was found in the front of the residence which caused damage inside. There…
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UPDATED – 12/21/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 24-year-old Tyler Wright, of Delmar, Delaware, as the man who died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle fatal crash on Friday evening in Delmar. ============================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 12/20/25 – A Delmar man is dead after a single vehicle crash around 6:30 Friday evening in Delmar.…
Princess Anne will hold a special election on Tuesday, February 10th to fill a vacancy on the Town Commission in District 2. The filing deadline for the open District 2 seat is January 5th, 2026 at 4:30pm. Interested residents should pick up a ‘certificate of candidacy’ and financial form from Town Hall on Broad Street…
Dover Police are looking for a Felton man in connection with a robbery that occurred late Friday morning. Police were called to the Dover Mart for a report of a carjacking and contacted the victim who sustained injures on his upper body during the incident. Investigation showed the victim worked for a private security company…
There will be no election on January 3rd in Ellendale. The filing deadline for candidates was Wednesday and only three candidates filed for the three open seats. Lindsey Adams, Aaron Moore and Tony Ottomano have been confirmed as appointed to the Town Council for 2026. They will be sworn in on Tuesday, January 6th at…
Ground has been broken for Beebe Healthcare’s new Millsboro Health Campus which will be built in the area of Route 113 and Hardscrabble Road. The new campus will include an emergency department with pediatric emergency rooms, walk-in care, imaging services, lab services, a retail pharmacy and future medical offices. The Millsboro Health Campus – Beebe’s…
A new right whale slow zone went into effect on December 18th after the Azura mid-Atlantic aerial survey team detected the presence of right whales south of Ocean City. The slow zone is now in effect through January 2nd, 2026. There are two other slow zones in effect east of Ocean City – through the…
Bipartisan legislation was introduced this week that would create a more open and transparent process of filling vacancies in the General Assembly. Sponsored by Democrat Representative Mara Gorman (D-23) and Republican Senator Eric Buckson (D-16), House Substitute 1 for House Bill 183 would establish a process for primary elections in special elections – in either…
UPDATED – 12/19/25 – The Rehoboth Beach Public Library is undergoing a renovation at its Rehoboth Avenue location. A campaign to raise $2-million for the renovation project has been launched. This campaign will help the library to grow its capacity, improve infrastructure and ensure the Rehoboth Beach Public Library remains a welcoming and future-ready institution. The…
A Bridgeville man has been arrested after a traffic stop in the Frankford area Thursday afternoon. Delaware State Police on patrol in the area of the Cypress Swamp made a traffic stop on a vehicle that failed to remain in its lane and nearly struck oncoming traffic. The driver, identified as 24 year old Marcus…