Mari Lou
UPDATED – 12/06/24 – Ocean City officials have canceled the public hearing. ================ ORIGINAL STORY – 11/15/24 – The Ocean City Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing during the regular Council meeting on Monday, December 16 on the proposed closure of Bayview Lane, which is between 1st and 2nd Streets between St Louis…
UPDATED – 12/06/24 – The cold temperatures that moved onto Delmarva this week caused a temporary pause in the Rehoboth Avenue paving project – which DelDOT and the City of Rehoboth Beach have extended until early spring. The paving project will resume in the spring when temperatures rise. ================================================================= ORIGINAL STORY – 11/15/24 – Paving…
The Ocean City Christmas Parade is Saturday morning (December 7th) beginning at 11am. The route is extended from Old Landing Road to 120th Street. Traffic changes will begin at 7:45am – with the full traffic pattern in effect by 9am. Southbound lanes on Coastal Highway from 100th to 125th Streets will be closed for the…
Maryland Natural Resources officials say the 2024 deer firearm season opener is nearly identical to last year’s numbers. Maryland hunters harvested 10,889 deer on the opening weekend – which was November 30th to December 1st. The number is just 16 fewer deer than last year.  Click here for the deer harvest breakdown by county Additional…
Expect early morning road closures Saturday as over 3000 runners will take part in the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon and Half-Marathon. The run begins at 7am at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand. This is a Boston Marathon qualifier – there is NO race day registration. Between 7 and 3pm – several roads will be open to…
Thursday night’s Caroling on the Circle in Georgetown brought hundreds of people to the Circle to celebrate the season – and help those in need. At the end of the Caroling, organizers announced that so far – over 17,000 canned and non-perishable food items have been collected for local food pantries. The food items collected…
Sammy Barnes – Ocean City – Holiday lights at 94th Street in Ocean City. Click for full view
Two people have been arrested following a drug investigation in Seaford. The Sussex County Governor’s Task Force and Drug Unit executed a search warrant at a Brickyard Road residence in Seaford on November 27th after a month-long investigation into illegal distribution of drugs by 36 year old Katie Dilworth of Seaford. Dilworth was seen driving…
Bridgeville firefighters were called to a structure fire on Whitney Swamp Road just after 6 Tuesday morning. Firefighters responding to the scene saw a thick column of smoke and found a residential trailer on fire. Crews from Farmington, Greenwood and Seaford assisted or provided cover. Firefighters were on the scene for over 90 minutes. The…
US Wind has received final approval from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on the Company’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP). This is the final permit from BOEM on US Wind’s federal permitting application. US Wind also received final authorization on November 26th from the National Marine Fisheries Service on construction in the federal lease…
The Hebron Convenience Center at 8301 Old Railroad Road will be closing temporarily on December 9th for upgrading and maintenance. It will remain closed until December 20th. Wicomico County officials as that while the Hebron Convenience Center is closed, please dispose of trash and recycling at either the Newland Park Convenience Center (5.7) miles away…
Hurricane season is over, but this is the time of year that we see nor’easters and other winter storms that bring rain, wind, snow and ice. Delmarva is no stranger to winter storms – and has had some storms drop a LOT of snow. Like during the summer, you need to prepare your disaster kit…
Ellendale voters will go to the polls on January 4th to elect two people to the town council. Candidates have until noon on December 18th to file for those seats if interested. Each seat is a two-year term. You must be a resident of Ellendale and at least 21 years of age and never been…
Dianne Burk – Milford – Holiday lights on Log Cabin Road in Milford. Click for full view
Half of the top level of the Circle Avenue parking garage is temporarily closed to the public beginning Monday, December 2. Visitors will still be able to park on the other half of the top level – as well as other levels of the garage. This closure, weather permitting, should last about two weeks. Remember…
The Honorable Danielle Gibbs has joined the Delaware Court of Chancery as Magistrate in Chancery. Magistrate Gibbs will handle cases throughout the state, however her chambers will be located in the Leonard L. Williams Justice Center in Wilmington. Magistrate Gibbs occupies one of two newly funded Magistrate in Chancery positions that were designed to help…
The Maryland Department of Transportation is strengthening its commitment to improve safety for people walking, cycling or rolling on roads who are at higher risk of injury of fatal crashes. A statewide survey is available online – and the public is invited to provide input through the end of January. Public meetings to present the…
The new pump station that pumps all of Rehoboth Beach’s wastewater to the treatment plant is nearly completed. City officials say there are still some punch list items to complete. The new $2.7-million facility on State Road was started in the spring of 2023. The former pump station dates back to the 1930s and has…
A Seaford man has been arrested after a traffic stop near Georgetown. Police stopped a car after it passed a vehicle on the right on Seashore Highway near Wilson Hill Road. The trooper spoke with the driver, 22 year old Enrique Azuara of Seaford, who was driving on a suspended license and had warrants for…
Statement from President Joe Biden Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted. Without aggravating factors like use in a crime,…
A Frederica man has been arrested after an early Sunday morning pursuit after an attempted traffic stop in Frederica. Just after midnight, Delaware State Police saw a BMW SUV southbound on Old Beach Road at a high rate of speed with only one working headlight and failing to remain in its lane of travel. The…
Ocean City firefighters were called for a structure fire in the Caine Woods community in North Ocean City just after 6pm Saturday. Crews arriving at the scene on Twin Tree Road found a two-story home with fire. Crews from Worcester and Sussex Counties were called to assist or provide cover and brought the fire under…
The Rehoboth Beach Christmas Parade takes place on Monday, December 2nd beginning at 6:30pm. Drivers can expect several road closures before and after the parade – with access provided only to street residents. Beginning at 4pm – expect closures on State Street from Hickman Street to Rehoboth Avenue and Country Club Drive will be closed…