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User 284190339 · 05-09-25 Fishing Report Anglers across Delaware are enjoying a productive start to May, with a variety of species active in both saltwater and freshwater. Striped bass are being caught near the Cape Henlopen fishing pier and along the Outer Wall, with fresh bunker and bloodworms proving effective. Black drum are also making…
A resolution has passed in the State Senate that designates May of 2025 as Small Business Month in the State of Delaware. Senate Concurrent Resolution 64 is sponsored by Senator Dave Wilson and says that Delaware’s small business community makes significant contributions to the state’s economy and workforce. There are over 28,600 small businesses that…
South Dover State Senator Eric Buckson has introduced a resolution to return the Caesar Rodney equestrian statue to Kent County. The statue was removed from Wilmington’s Rodney Square in 2020 after and is currently in storage. Rodney, who was a slave owner, was also one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence and rode…
?Road Closure Notice – Levin Dashiell Rd, Hebron, MD ? Date: Saturday, May 10, 2025 Time: 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM Reason: Hebron Train Depot Car Show – Wheels that Heal Car Club Event The last 600 feet of Levin Dashiell Rd (highlighted in red) will be closed from Chestnut Tree Rd to Chestnut St…
Bethany Beach Police were called to Evans Avenue for reports of a disorderly subject punching holes inside a house. The owner of the Airbnb rental reported the incident – however police had been called to the same address the night before for reports of a loud party. Police learned that 21 year old Nijae Harris…
Delaware State University celebrates its 133rd commencement on Friday. Over 1000 students will receive their undergraduate and graduate degrees. The undergraduate ceremony begins at 8am in Alumni Stadium. The keynote address will be from CEO of Full Circle Strategies, Jotaka Eaddy. Graduate students will receive their degrees at 1pm in the William B. DeLauder E…
User 284190339 · 05-08-25 Fishing Report Wednesday saw sunshine and good fishing Old Inlet Bait and Tackle reported on the north rocks, up to 40-inch rockfish have been caught after dark. The results from the Old Inlet Bait and Tournament are: Open Division First – 56 points Karen Alexander $750. Second – 42 points Dan…
Margaret May – Lewes – A fall day at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view
Drivers who use Route 90 into Ocean City – there will again be a road closure Wednesday beginning at 7pm until 5am Thursday morning – weather permitting. Maryland Transportation officials tell the Talk of Delmarva that crews were not able to complete the repair work in April as additional work was located. This closure Wednesday…
User 284190339 · 05-07-25 Fishing Report From the surf to the bays, the action is heating up along the Delaware coast! In Delaware Bay, anglers are hooking into keeper-sized striped bass near the Cape Henlopen fishing pier and along the Outer Wall. Fresh bunker and bloodworms are the top baits. Black drum are also making…
Sammy Barnes – Ocean City – A Randy Hoffman sand sculpture on the Ocean City beach at sunrise. Click for full view
SA Harrison – Millsboro – Snowy egret at Masseys Landing. Click for full view
UPDATED – 05/05/25:Â This comes from the Rehoboth Beach Police Department as received in an email to the Talk of Delmarva – as well as posted on the Rehoboth Beach Police Department Facebook page: Per significant media inquiry, the Rehoboth Beach Police Department would like to address two incidents that occurred this past week between…
A delegation of local Ocean City area officials led by Mayor Rick Meehan went to Washington, DC last week to request a moratorium on any Federal activity allowing the construction of offshore wind farms off Maryland’s Coast. Mayor Meehan told the Talk of Delmarva’s Mike Bradley on Monday that he’s confident they will see positive…
UPDATED – 6:40pm –  Ocean City’s newest Chief of Police has now taken his oath of office. Chief Ray Austin was sworn into office by Mayor Rick Meehan at the start of Monday night’s City Council meeting before a packed chamber.  Chief Austin is no stranger to Ocean City or the O-C-P-D as he began his…
Getting in and out of Ocean City this summer could be a little slower than usual. Maryland Department of Transportation officials announced that work on the Route 50 Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge will continue through the summer – before the work is completed in June of 2026 – weather permitting. The ongoing rehabilitation work is…
University of Delaware President, Dennis Assanis, has announced that he will step down on June 30th. Assanis, UD’s 28th president, has led the University since 2016. Board of Trustees Chair Terri Kelly says that the announcement of an interim president to serve beginning July 1st will be forthcoming. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the…
Deputies from the Caroline County Sheriff’s office were called for a report of potential tampering with an ATM located at the Queenstown Bank on East Sixth Street in Ridgely, MD. Maryland State Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description in the broadcast alert near Ridgely and Eveland Roads. The occupants of…
Beginning Tuesday, May 6, there will be no boardwalk or beach access at Baltimore Avenue so that a new sidewalk can be installed on the north side of the new Beach Patrol and Comfort Station facility. This is all weather permitting – the north sidewalk is expected to reopen on Saturday, May 10. The two-story,…
A Mardela Springs man has been sentenced on drug charges. Court officials say 37 year old Anthony Conway pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County on April 25th to 1 count each of possession of a large amount of cocaine and manufacturing cocaine and 2 counts of conspiracy to possess with the intent…
The City of Salisbury informs residents and drivers that construction crews will be doing maintenance on the City water main in the area of Glen Avenue Elementary School on Glen Avenue on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 from 9am to 3pm – weather permitting. Traffic control work zones and flagger operations will be…
A 22 year old Dover man is dead and another man, also from Dover, injured after a shooting in the parking lot of McGlynn’s Pub on North State Street just after 1 Sunday morning. Dover Police arriving at the scene found the two men with gun shot wounds – both were transported to Bayhealth Kent…
Delaware State Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the parking lot at the Waffle House in Dover. Police say early Sunday morning around 1 several people were in the restaurant parking lot arguing when someone fired several shots in the air. Police say everyone in the parking lot left the scene –…
UPDATED – 05/05/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 44 year old Gregory Painter of Milford, Delaware, as the man who died in the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Milton on Thursday, May 1st. Per Delaware State Police standard operating procedures, the troopers involved have been placed on administrative leave while a use-of-force investigation is…