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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…
The Chairman of the Delaware Democratic Party, Erik Raser-Schramm, has announced his resignation from the position to join the administration of newly re-elected New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer. Raser-Schramm will be replaced by Vice Chair Elizabeth Maron for the remainder of the term through June of 2021. Maron is the daughter of former Democratic…
A Millsboro woman is dead following a crash on Laurel Road near Lowes Crossing Road Tuesday night. According to Delaware State Police, the driver of a 2010 Kia Sportage was traveling eastbound on Laurel Road approaching a moderate curve when the vehicle left the roadway and traveled into a ditch. The car struck a utility…
“In-person visits with offenders at Delaware correctional facilities are suspended as of Thursday as a precaution against spread of coronavirus. Positivity rates have been rising among the general population. The Department of Correction is suspending visits in an attempt to reduce the possibility of someone with infection coming into a facility. “The Department of Correction…
The Committee to Save Christmas calls it a Christmas miracle: a federal case over COVID-19 restrictions on religious activities has been dismissed. The Neuberger Law Firm said Wednesday the settlement recognized that Reverend Doctor Christopher Bullock of New Castle County legitimately challenged rules that required pastors to wear a mask while preaching, or to turn…
Stephen Decatur High School in Worcester County is transition to remote learning due to ‘a few’ positive tests for COVID-19, and out of an abundance of caution. The high school says the decision was not made lightly, but the health and safety of students and staff remain the highest priority. Stephen Decatur High School is…
Clean-up crews are nearing the end of an oil-spill response that has now lasted more than three weeks. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, the beaches at Gordon’s Pond at Cape Henlopen, North Shores, Rehoboth and Dewey were the last to require a final sign-off. The unified command between DNREC and the Coast…
Delaware’s Justice of the Peace Court has begun an Online Dispute Resolution program, with the goal of resolving disputes before parties go to court. The courts had been working on the service since before the pandemic. Initially, the online dispute resolution program focuses on landlord-tenant disputes. Debt cases will also be incorporated, and eventually all…
A former Salisbury man has been convicted of charges of sex abuse of a minor, rape, sex offense and assault. The Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office says 51-year-old John Woodlin was already a Tier Three sex offender at the time of the offense. A jury found him guilty November 4th. Prosecutors say Woodlin sexually abused…
“No Scam November” is underway. The goal: to prevent scams before a vulnerable person gets ripped off. The Worcester County Vulnerable Adult Task Force, The Sheriff’s Office, local police and the Worcester County State’s Attorney plan to raise awareness about common fraud schemes that most frequently target senior citizens. 鈥淲e are proud to partner with…