The Talk of Delmarva News
Snow Hill officials have narrowly voted to approve a scaled-down repair plan for The Black-Eyed Susan to get the vessel floating on the Pocomoke River again. The town will also continue to look for funding sources to pay for the level of repairs that would be needed to get the riverboat into full service. A…
Candidates for Wicomico County Executive will engage in a forum tonight (Thursday) at Salisbury University.Scheduled to take part are acting County Executive John Psota, Julie Giordano, and County Council Vice President Ernest Davis.Davis is a Democrat, and Psota and Giordano will compete for the Republican nomination.Topics are likely to include the Wicomico County budget, housing…
Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker Beach in Lewes will be ‘swim at your own risk’ this summer season.The City of Lewes announced Thursday that it had not been able to recruit enough lifeguards to safely protect the beaches.Lewes Parks and Marina Director Janet Reeves told WGMD News that the longtime captain also recently left for…
As food costs and gas prices continue to soar, another series of mobile food pantries will get underway next week.The Food Bank of Delaware has been holding monthly drive-through pantries in each county since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic more than two years ago.Food will be available Monday at Crossroad Community Church on State…
Legislation to establish the office of an independent inspector general has been introduced in the Delaware General Assembly.Under the bipartisan-sponsored bill (House Bill 405), the IG office would investigate management and operation of state agencies to look for waste, fraud, abuse, mismanagement, corruption or other conduct harmful to the public interest.The position would be non-partisan.…
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has turned up in black vultures that were found sick and dead last month in Harford County.This is the first time on Delmarva that HPAI has been found in wild birds since February 17th, when the virus was detected in a Canada Goose in Kent County, Delaware.Poultry farmers and growers…
Delaware School Board elections results from Tuesday: (results are unofficial, according to the Delaware Department of Elections)In Delmar, Dawn Adkins Litchford defeated Lauren Hudson, 152-61.In Laurel, incumbent Linda Hitchens turned back a challenge from Joe Kelley, 225-58.In Seaford, Marcus Wright wins over George Del Farno, 224-137.Woodbridge district voters elect Rita Hovermale over Corey Grammar, 243-193.In…
UPDATED – 5/10/22 – Delaware State Police have identified Edward J. Mazewski, 74, of Millsboro, DE., as the victim who died from injuries sustained during a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on May 5, 2022. ================================================== A crash in the Lewes area has resulted in the death of one driver, a 74-year-old Millsboro man.Delaware State Police said…
Maryland State Police are investigating the shooting death of a man whose body was found on the edge of a field last Tuesday, May 3rd. State Police said Tuesday that the death of 23-year-old Craig Polk Jr. of Salisbury has been ruled a homicide, and the manner of death was by gunshot. No suspects have…
Ocean City Special Event Zone provisions will take effect next Tuesday, May 17th, up to and including the spring Cruisin’ Ocean City event the following weekend.The Special Event Zone establishes reduced speed limits and increases fines for violations. Citizens and visitors should expect to see increased police presence, as Ocean City police will get support…
New Delaware legislation seeks to better protect school students from sexual predators.The measure is an expansion of an existing law that requires all publicly funded schools to train employees and educate students about personal safety, sexual abuse, an dhow to maintain appropriate interactions between children and volunteers. “Our communities rightfully expect the schools of this…
One person has died in a hospital of injuries suffered in a crash last Wednesday morning in the Bridgeville area.Delaware State Police said that the 88-year-old Millsboro man was heading northbound on Atlanta Road approaching Federalsburg Road, but did not stay stopped at the stop sign and drove into the path of a van. The…
Two offshore wind power companies plan to conduct research in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian River Bay in the next few months. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Wind and Ørsted are also planning land-based research at Delaware Seashore State Park. Visitors may notice the activity, which is part of the wind…
Positions on local boards of education will be up for grabs in Delaware Tuesday, Delaware School Board Election Day.There are contested races for four-year terms in Delmar, Laurel, Seaford, Woodbridge, Milford, Lake Forest, Caesar Rodney and Capital School Districts. Candidates are running unopposed for Cape Henlopen School District and in the Indian River School District.Voting…
Delaware Flood Awareness Week is underway.The Department of Natural Resources and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency hope to educate citizens about the risk and the likelihood of flooding. Also, property owners should be well versed in the importance of a flood insurance policy and flood remediation for any property damage or loss caused by flooding.Governor…
A delivery truck driver suffered minor injuries Sunday after a crash resulted in a tree and power lines coming down on the truck.According to the Roxana Volunteer Fire Company, the driver was stuck in the vehicle for about 45 minutes as Delaware Electric Cooperative crews responded and fire personnel worked to extricate the driver.
Ocean City firefighters were busy Mother’s Day handling multiple transformer failures or fires.Transformers overheated and started to smoke, and in some cases they caught fire.One incident occurred at a multi-story condo in the 11,000-block of Coastal Highway. Residents were evacuated from the Highpoint North Condominium.Numerous other local fire Departments assisted Ocean City firefighters, and Delmarva…
An Ellendale woman is campaigning for the Sussex County Row Office that was once held by her mother.Candice Green Wilkinson told WGMD News Friday that she’s running for the Republican nomination for Register of Wills. “I’m excited to get to work, if I can – I hope people can hear my message and my desire…
Two Sussex County men are facing charges following a traffic stop.Delaware State Police said a trooper who was on patrol Thursday night in the Lincoln area spotted a car on Fitzgeralds Road with an expired registration. As the trooper was speaking with the driver, the trooper noticed a partially concealed firearm in the vehicle.The driver,…
Delaware State Police are offering several teen driving safety seminars in Sussex County this month.A member of the Collision Reconstruction Unit will attend each program, along with a community outreach officer and a representative from the Victim Services Unit.The teen driving safety seminars are open to students, parents and guardians, new drivers or anyone who…
Wicomico County Public Schools have opened a community survey, as the search for a new schools superintendent narrows down to three finalists.Interviews and biographies of the three candidates – Dr. Frederick Briggs, Dr. Eric Minus and Dr. Micah Stauffer – are also on the school system website. The survey is open through next Thursday, May…
People charged with certain offenses would not be eligible for bail, under a bill (SS 1 for SB 11) approved in the Delaware State Senate Thursday.The first leg of a proposed constitutional amendment would allow the General Assembly to add crimes and circumstances where preventative detention would protect public safety.Currently, courts are permitted to hold…
A Lord Baltimore Elementary School teacher is Indian River School District Teacher of the Year.Dr. Jennah Truitt was recognized with the honor Thursday. Each of the district’s 15 schools nominated a candidate.Truitt has been teaching in the Indian River district for eleven years.“The moment you enter Dr. Truitt’s classroom, it is evident that she possesses…