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The chair of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice believes she was targeted in an act of vandalism. Someone used weed killer or some other chemical to inscribe what appears to be a misspelled “trump” message in the grass on the lawn of their Wolfe Point home near Lewes. According to The Cape Gazette,…
Milford High School remains closed today (Tue. Nov. 17th). All instruction will be remote. Benjamin Banneker Elementary School and Morris Early Childhood Center, which were also closed Monday due to COVID-19 concerns, will reopen today for in-person hybrid students according to the Milford School District.
The Laurel School District is shifting to virtual instruction for all schools starting today and lasting through the Thanksgiving weekend break. School officials say they have learned of one student at Laurel Middle School who has tested positive for COVID-19 – a student who had direct contact with 48 people including other students, bus riders,…
Delaware courts have again put jury trials on hold due to rising rates of COVID-19 cases in the general community. Chief Justice Collins Seitz Junior said Monday that court facilities are still open to the public, but as the courts step back to Phase Two of reopening capacity is reduced from 75-percent to 50-percent. No…
A former Laurel man has been found guilty in Wicomico County of drugs-and-weapons related offenses. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, 30-year-old K’lin Gootee was arrested in Delmar in October of 2019. A jury recently convicted him of firearm possession during drug trafficking, possession of narcotics, possession with intent to distribute a fentanyl-heroin…
Milford High School, Banneker Elementary School and Morris Early Childhood Center are closed for students today (Monday) due to reports of positive COVID-19 test results. Other schools in the Milford School District will operate on their regular schedules. Students in the affected schools and staff will receive follow-up information. The district in a statement said…
The Food Bank of Delaware is making supplies of emergency food available at drive-up food pantries this week. Today’s pantry (Monday Nov. 16th) will take place at Crossroad Community Church on State Forest Road, starting at 11 a.m. Guests should bring a photo ID and proof of Delaware residency, and to have the vehicle’s trunk…
Dover Air Force Base is conducting a base-wide emergency response exercise this week. Base personnel and staff are being tested in a variety of scenarios. Gate closures and delays can be expected at Dover Air Force base, and there will be limited access to facilities. People in the area may also notice more emergency vehicles…
Delaware Public Health officials Sunday said it is sending letters to people who were impacted by a recent data breach involving COVID-19 test results. DPH said the Department of Health and Social Services discovered September 16th that a temporary staff member mistakenly sent two unencrypted e-mails in August to an unauthorized user. The e-mails contained…
Three staff members at Delmar Elementary School have recently tested positive for coronavirus, and the school will switch to entirely virtual instruction starting Monday. According to Wicomico County Public Schools, School Health Services followed established protocols when it learned of the positive cases and reported them to the Wicomico County Health Department. Contact tracing has…
Worcester County Public Schools announced Sunday that all schools in the system will transition to virtual instruction starting Monday, effective until Tuesday December 1st. The decision was based on guidance given by the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Education based on local COVID-19 statistics. Worcester County crossed a threshold of 6.6%…
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch Sunday evening until 11:00 p.m. Counties covered: Kent County, DE Sussex County, DE Dorchester County, MD Queen Anne’s County, MD Somerset County, MD Talbot County, MD Wicomico County, MD Worcester County, MD Caroline County, MD
A fatal hit-and-run incident involving a pedestrian in the Georgetown area is under investigation, according to Delaware State Police. At about 6:34 a.m. Thursday, 49-year-old Jamal Woodlin of Lincoln man was walking eastbound on the shoulder of County Seat Highway, just west of Old Furnace Road. A driver failed to negotiate a curve in the…
Customers of Delmarva Power and members of Delaware Electric Cooperative in portions of Sussex County are experiencing service outages. The problems developed before 9:00 a.m. Friday. DEC reported several thousand outages along the Maryland state line, in the Fenwick Island / Roxana area and elsewhere. Delmarva Power at one point had a few thousand customers…
Delaware’s DE Relief Grant program for small businesses and non-profits will take applications until December 4th, according to the division of Small Business. Provisions of the CARES Act require that available funds be used by December 31st. This is the third round of applications for the $150-million program, which makes funds available for pandemic-related expenditures.…
Pippi, a gray seal rescued at Dewey Beach in February, has been successfully rehabilitated at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and is now back in her ocean home. The Marine Education Research Rehabilitation Institute, or MERR, coordinated the rescue nine months ago. Pippi had a number of ailments, was malnourished and dehydrated and appeared to…
Maryland plans to invest $70-million into several initiatives designed to address health, safety and economic well-being of Marylanders during the pandemic. Also, $20-million goes to the Maryland Department of Health to continue building up the state’s strategic stockpile of personal protective equipment. Other allocations support relief for renters, developing a mass vaccination plan, and $10-million…
Delaware’s first known case of influenza for the current season is also the first pediatric case of the season. Public Health officials said Thursday that labs have confirmed that a child under age five from Kent County has been diagnosed with the flu. The state has been encouraging all Delawareans to get the flu vaccine,…
Ocean City will continue to operate under a local state of emergency for another 30 days, with a requirement in effect that face masks be worn on the boardwalk if someone is unable to keep at least six feet away from other people who are not in the same household. City Council members this week…
Zoning changes are being proposed in Dewey Beach that could result in larger homes being built. One proposed change would allow homes of up to three stories high. The current limit has been two-and-a-half stories, meaning that the top floors have shorter walls. Roof decks would be prohibited in the Neighborhood Residential district, but would…
A trade association formed 72 years ago to look out for the interests of Delmarva’s huge poultry industry has a new name and a new brand. Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. will henceforth be known as Delmarva Chicken Association. The idea developed out of a strategic plan two years ago. The goal is to clarify the…
A Felton man who was found asleep at the wheel of a vehicle is facing charges after Smyrna Police said the man nearly struck them with his vehicle. According to Police, 25-year-old Mazen Faraj of Felton became combative when he was awakened by police, in the vehicle along Route 13. Police said Faraj sped away…
A new VA clinic is coming to Dover. The new space for the Kent County Community Based Outpatient Clinic is in the former Blue Hen Mall on South Bay Road in Dover. It is expected to open later this year. Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper visited the site on Veterans Day. Carper says the…
A crash in the Milton area has left a Lewes man dead. Delaware State Police say a northbound driver on Cedar Creek Road near Reynolds Pond road started to rotate on a curve in the roadway. A southbound SUV struck the car, sending it into a tree. The driver of the car, a 76-year-old Lewes…
As rain continues to fall, the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Sussex County, effective until 10:15 a.m. today (Thursday). Watches, warnings and advisories are also in effect for Maryland’s Eastern Shore counties. Some areas have received four inches of rain since the rain started Wednesday. Rain could still be heavy at…