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A person riding a bicycle has been seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle in the area of John J. Williams Highway and Legion Road. Members of the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company responded to the scene Monday night shortly after 9:00 p.m. It appears that the vehicle struck the cyclist and kept going.…
Labor Day weekend travel volume is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Travel was also at a three-year high over the Independence Day and Memorial Day holiday weekends. Although gas prices are about 70-cents higher than a year ago, the price has come down by about $1.30 a gallon since mid-June.…
Dover Police are investigating a crash that claimed the life of an 83-year-old man. Friday night shortly before 7:00 p.m., a car on Persimmon Tree Lane approaching Persimmon Circle left the roadway on a curve, struck a utility pole and landed on its roof. Members of the Dover Fire Department extricated the driver from the…
Delaware State Police have identified the Seaford woman who died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash on Route 13 early Saturday morning. State Police said a northbound driver of a Jeep swerved to get around a pick-up truck, but collided with the back of the pick-up truck near Camp Road. The Jeep…
It takes little effort to extend kindness. The entire month of September gives ample opportunity to practice being kind. It’s National Courtesy Month! The word courteous comes from the Middle English word ‘kindness,’ which means ‘noble deeds’ or ‘courtesy’. One of the greatest novelists in the English Language, Henry James, once said: “Three things in…
Delaware Transit Corporation has received its fifth federal grant to bring more lower-emission, energy-efficient buses into service. DTC plans to purchase two battery-electric buses and two hydrogen-fuel-cell electric buses. Charging stations and other infrastructure will also be built utilizing $11-million from the Federal Transit Administration’s “Low-No Program.” Delaware Transit currently has 26 electric buses in…
The DuPont Nature Center at Mispillion Harbor Reserve near Slaughter Beach will be open for one more week. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, the accessible observation deck will remain open while the Center itself is closed between September 1st and April 1st. The Center’s operations are timed to coincide with the shorebird…
Delaware State University has opened its Early College Middle School. The school adjacent to the main DSU campus in Dover was several years in the planning stages. The Early College High School opened in 2013. Together, they will now be known as “Early College School.” “We want to start the college-going culture one step earlier,”…
A two-vehicle crash in the Hartly area of Kent County has left a 67-year-old woman dead. According to Delaware State Police, the woman was at a stop sign on Brittney Lane at Halltown Road Wednesday afternoon. She proceeded into the path of a pick-up truck, and the vehicles collided. Catherine Samardza died at a local…
Youth mental health services could get more support through the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. Delaware has more than 40 Boys and Girls Club locations. The organization is applying for Community Project Funding for fiscal Year 2023. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. visited the club in Seaford Thursday. “In the wake of the COVID-19…
A bat in the area of Dagsboro Road in Delmar, Maryland has tested positive for rabies. The Wicomico County Health Department said Thursday that residents and visitors to the area should be aware of their surroundings and should avoid contact with wild or stray animals. Extra caution should also be taken with pets. Rabies is…
The Worcester County Police Accountability Board has an opening on its Administrative Charging Committee. Under the Maryland Police Accountability Act, the five-member committee will review complaints and investigations of police misconduct, determine whether an officer should be charged with misconduct, and if charged discipline would be recommended from the State – created matrix. The Worcester…
A Dover man is charged with a gunpoint robbery in a room at The First State Inn on North DuPont Highway. According to Dover Police, the suspect who was armed with a rifle got away with an undisclosed amount of cash early Monday. Police learned that 28-year-old Keon Cornish was staying at another motel. Cornish…
Stay alert, and look out for one another… That’s the message being delivered to motorists and pedestrians with a new school year getting under way – if not already, very soon. “The start of the new school year is right around the corner, and our roads will look a lot different in the mornings and…
Elected officials and education leaders are reacting to President Biden’s action to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for recipients who make less than $125,000, and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del. released this statement: “As the cost of higher education has ballooned over the last three decades,…
A fire at the Hotel Atlantic in Berlin apparently was caused by careless smoking. Members of the Berlin Fire Company responded to a reported kitchen fire in the Victorian, three-story hotel and restaurant Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters quickly contained the fire. No injuries were reported. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, hotel occupants were…
A recreational water advisory for a portion of Rehoboth Beach has been lifted. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources issued the advisory Tuesday due to elevated levels of bacteria which may have resulted from wildlife, marine life or rain runoff. After new water samples were taken, the advisory was removed this afternoon (Wednesday).
Rehoboth Beach citizens who want to serve in their community are invited to express interest in joining a city board, commission or committee. Several of the groups have vacancies that the Mayor and Commissioners will fill this fall. Applications are due by September 22nd in order to be considered this fall. Applications will be kept…
A forum with the Republican candidates for Sussex County Register of Wills scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) has been postponed. According to the Greater Georgetown Chamber of Commerce, the postponement is due to illness. It hopes to reschedule a forum with the candidates. Ellen Magee is seeking re-election to the row office. She is being challenged…
Delaware health officials report six additional cases of monkeypox, three of which involve men from Sussex County. All of the cases are considered probable, pending confirmatory testing by the Centers for Disease Control. That brings the state’s total number of known cases to 17. According to the Delaware Division of Public Health, the Sussex County…
Dover Police are looking for a man who nearly struck an officer and led police on a pursuit through several towns. An officer was at Walgreens on Forrest Avenue last Thursday just before 11 p.m. A man was seen walking out of the store without paying for items. He got into a car, and when…
A proposal to expand a composting facility in Seaford will be detailed next month during a Delaware Natural Resources virtual community workshop. Bioenergy Devco will need several permits to move forward with its proposal, which includes construction of an anaerobic digester that makes it possible to convert organic waste into renewable natural gas. BDC would…
Two candidates for Mayor of Cambridge have advanced to a run-off election in September. Stephen Rideout and State Senator Addie Eckardt were the top vote-getters in Tuesday’s election. Eckardt announced her candidacy last month, shortly after being defeated in the Senate Republican Primary by Delegate Johnny Mautz. The runoff is scheduled for September 20th. None…