The Talk of Delmarva News
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources is revising the flood risk map in the area of Bundicks Branch west of Lewes. According to DNREC, the effort is part of its Division of Watershed Stewardship partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to improve accuracy of flood maps statewide. FEMA flood risk maps are ultimately used…
A forever stamp that features the Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse has been unveiled. The lighthouse is still in working order, at the mouth of Delaware Bay near Lewes. It’s 70 feet tall and built of cast-iron plates and bricks. The Mid-Atlantic Lighthouses stamps series recognizes five lighthouses. A ceremony to unveil the stamp was held…
A Wicomico County motel operator has pled guilty in Circuit Court to two counts related to illegal discharges of sewage waste. Sitaram Hospitality has been ordered to pay fines totaling $50,000, with all but $25,000 suspended. The money is to go into the Maryland Clean Water Fund. According to Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, the…
Two people have been shot in Dover in the midst of a large crowd behind a bar. Dover Police said officers were in the area of South Bradford Street and West Loockerman Street early Saturday to monitor bar closings due to recent incidents. Police heard a gunshot, and found a female with a gunshot wound…
Fenwick Island Town Council has scheduled an organizational meeting this week to swear in four council members-elect. The winners of the August 7th election all defeated incumbents. They will take office this Friday at 3:30 at Town Hall.Also, officers – mayor and vice mayor – will be elected. Three other members of Fenwick Island Council…
Dover Police are investigating a wave of burglaries. Within about 30 minutes early Monday: -at about 4:08 a.m., the front door of the Exxon station at 1710 North DuPont Highway was shattered. Someone used a trash can to steal about 167 packs of cigarettes. A concrete block was used to break in. -a short time…
Restoration of World War II Artillery Fire Control Tower Number 3 at Delaware Seashore State Park is expected to proceed this fall, and be completed in early Summer 2022. According to the Delaware Seashore Preservation Foundation, fundraising and planning have taken 15 years. Delmarva Veteran Builders, which is dedicated to employing veterans, has been contracted…
The US Army Corps of Engineers along with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Worcester County will host a hybrid public meeting this week. The session Tuesday will examine the navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation in the Ocean City Inlet, and a study into the ‘scour hole’ near Homer Gudelsky Park. The…
Delaware Public Health is encouraging people who take part in large gatherings and events that this time of year brings to get tested for Coronavirus, in light of the recent increase in case rates and spread of the Delta variant. Events such as birthday parties, college sendoffs, weddings and other gatherings involving people in close…
A house fire early Sunday was likely caused by a lightning strike. According to the Indian River Volunteer Fire Company, the fire was reported overnight at a home on Rivers Edge Road in Stonewater Creek. The fire was discovered in a first-floor crawl space. Smoke spread through the home, and firefighters had to cut through…
It’s a first for Rehoboth Beach: the city has reached a contract with a planner for long-term planning services. Thomas West, AICP, with Greener Planning LLC in West Chester, Pennsylvania will provide planning services to the City of Rehoboth Beach and the Planning Commission for the rest of the fiscal year which ends next March…
Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 could result in cleaner water in Delaware, according to Senator Tom Carper. Carper visited the Kent County Wastewater Facility in Milford Friday, saying that the bipartisan legislation will provide funding to update drinking water and wastewater infrastructure. Communities and water system operators would have access…
Summer storms again spread across Delmarva Friday night. Trees and wires came down in the Bridgeville area. At one point, Delaware Electric Cooperative reported that nearly 2,000 members were without power – mostly in its beach territory. Power has since been restored. A lightning strike was also reported at a home in Queen Anne’s County.…
A juvenile grey seal, Tom Sawyer, has been released into the ocean at Assateague State Park. The seal was rehabilitated at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center, after being rescued from a Delaware beach in April, in coordination with the Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation Institute. Tom Sawyer was found to be suffering…
A Frederick County firefighter has died in the line of duty. Fire and Rescue Captain Joshua Laird died at the scene of a residential fire. He was a 21-year veteran of the force. Governor Larry Hogan said Thursday that state and US flags in Maryland are flying at half-staff in tribute to Captain Laird. Flags…
A Sharptown woman has pled guilty to second-degree murder and use of a firearm in a crime of violence for the September 2020 shooting death of her husband. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, 55-year-old Sharon Kohlhoff will be sentenced in October. Police responded to reports of the shooting and discovered Kohlhoff going…
A four-vehicle crash on Route 12 (Snow Hill Road) has claimed the life of a 33-year-old woman. According to Maryland State Police, Gabrielle Benton of Greenbackville, Virginia crossed the center line of Snow Hill Road at Carmean Road Thursday afternoon and collided with the rear wheels of an oncoming tractor trailer. The SUV Benton was…
Delaware Public Health is alerting visitors and residents in the area of Route 1 and Route 42 in Kent County about a suspected rabies concern. A fox recently bit a person, but a rabies test on the fox produced indeterminate results. Out of an abundance of caution, DPH said the fox is assumed to be…
A Milford man faces charges in connection with a shooting last February in the parking lot of the IHOP Restaurant in Dover. According to Dover Police, warrants were obtained two weeks ago for 24-year-old Calvin King. King turned himself in this week. He is charged with possession of a firearm and reckless endangering. He was…
The following news release was issued by the office of Delaware Governor John Carney Thursday: Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that ​beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof of vaccination or to undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of…
Did you get the message? Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Emergency Management Agency conducted a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and the Wireless Emergency Alert system that sends emergency notifications to cellphones. The test also went out over radio and television. The cellphone message likely indicated that it was a test of the National…
A Salisbury man pleads guilty to one count of animal cruelty by starvation. According to the Wicomico County State’s Attorney’s Office, the plea from 41-year-old Ryan Shull was accepted by Chief Circuit Court Judge Kathleen Beckstead, who sentenced Shull to two years of incarceration, which was suspended. Prosecutors said Animal Control officers responded to concerns…
A cooling center will be available in Salisbury for people who are looking to get out of the heat. The Wicomico Youth and Civic Center Flanders Room will be available today between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Friday from noon until five p.m. Guests are strongly encouraged to wear a mask, and should bring…
Delaware Electric Cooperative has issued a Beat The Peak Alert for this afternoon between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Temperatures are expected to be warmer which will have people turning their AC during this peak time – when the co-op would be purchasing more expensive energy. You can help Beat the Peak by delaying the…
15 Delaware companies have received grants in the third round of the Division of Small Business EDGE program, or Encouraging Development, Growth and Expansion. The honors were presented Wednesday by Governor John Carney and Division Director Jordan Schulties at a Smyrna Distillery. STEM and non-STEM related businesses and entrepreneurs were eligible. “We need to make…