A WGMD Local News Article
Some Return Day Traditions Will Still Take Place Nov. 5th
The Sussex County Return Day Committee has canceled this year’s parade and other activities on The Circle in Georgetown due to the ongoing pandemic. However, some of the post-election traditions will still go on. The Reading of the Returns and the Burying of the Hatchet are scheduled to take place at Noon November 5th, according…
Read MoreGoucher College Releases Poll of Md. Likely Voters
A poll of likely Maryland voters finds a lot of support for the Biden-Harris ticket.Goucher College surveyed 1,002 Marylanders and 776 were identified as likely voters.61% of those surveyed said they would vote for Joe Biden for President, and 30% favored President Donald Trump.Goucher College also asked likely voters their preferred method of casting a…
Read MoreRehoboth Revises Outdoor Dining Guidelines
New guidelines are in place regarding the use of outdoor public space in Rehoboth Beach.Commissioners at a special meeting this week adopted the policy, which requires restaurants to have a ‘straight and continuous minimum of five feet of sidewalk in front of any outdoor seating that must be maintained at all times.’The space should allow…
Read MoreMd. Medevac Services Saved From Budget Cuts
Maryland will keep all of its State Police Aviation Command bases open, after considering closing one base due to budget reductions that were approved by the Board of Public Works. Governor Larry Hogan and Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Woodrow Jones III say negotiations with state budget officials ensured that funding would be available. “For…
Read MoreDART Hosts Community Conversations Today In Lewes
What is your experience with public transportation? What would you like to see happen?Delaware Transit Corporation, operator of DART services, is hosting community conversations outdoors to highlight upcoming service changes, a fare update that is scheduled in February, and other transit-related concerns.DART is planning to introduce a student fare, a 20-ride ticket and will reduce…
Read MoreRehoboth Mourns Loss of Restaurateur “Gus” Svolis
Boardwalk businessman and entrepreneur Constantine “Gus” Svolis died yesterday according to family. Svolis started his restaurant, Gus & Gus Place, in Rehoboth Beach during the summer of 1956 and quickly became one of the city’s best-known restaurateurs. He had suffered a stroke in June of 2018 while at the restaurant and was unable to return.…
Read MoreSchedule Revealed For Fall Beach Replenishment Project
A beach replenishment project in Bethany Beach and South Bethany will start in mid-October.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project will start in South Bethany, then move on to Bethany Beach after about 30 days.The project involves pumping sand onto the beach through pipes and repairing dunes.There will be closures of one-thousand-foot sections of the…
Read MoreDel. PAC Ad Targets Gov. Carney’s Role In Land Deal
A Delaware-based PAC (political action committee) is rolling out an ad that it says exposes Governor John Carney’s role in facilitating a land deal that benefited a top donor and fundraiser. Citizens for Transparency and Inclusion’s ad, which will air on television in the Philadelphia market that covers Wilmington and Dover, puts the focus on…
Read MoreTwo OC Council Members Decline To Seek Re-election
The ballot is now set for the Ocean City election November 3rd. Two members of Council will be stepping down. Dennis Dare and Mary Knight did not file for re-election by Tuesday’s deadline. Dare was elected to Council in 2012 after serving as City Engineer and Manager in Ocean City. “It is with a degree…
Read MoreNew Mayor Elected In Berlin
Berlin will be getting a new Mayor.Councilman Zack Tyndall defeated incumbent Gee Williams and three other candidates in Tuesday’s election.Tyndall received 846 votes to Williams’ 184.William Todd, Jennifer Allen and Ronald Bireley followed.Shaneka Nichols was elected to Berlin Town Council in the third district.Jay Knerr was the winner of an at-large seat.Jack Orris was unopposed…
Read MoreKinder, Gentler Vehicle Rally Coming, But OC Is Prepared
Ocean City is ready to enforce Special Event Zone provisions with the expected arrival of car enthusiasts for the Endless Summer Cruisin’ gathering. Mayor Rick Meehan tells WGMD’s Mike Bradley he’s not expecting the sort of chaos that erupted during an unsanctioned pop-up rally during the final weekend of September. However, it’s not out of…
Read More911 Cell Disruption Resolved In Sussex, Kent Counties
Cell phone users in Sussex and Kent Counties experienced difficulty getting through to 9-1-1 for about three hours Monday night.Delaware State Police say the problem was resolved late Monday night. Last Monday September 28th, 9-1-1 dispatch centers were also unreachable by phone for a time. You can text 9-1-1 or call a local police department…
Read MoreMore Suspicious Devices Found On Trump-Pence Signs
The Maryland Fire Marshal’s Office says its bomb squad has responded to four incidents of suspicious devices attached to campaign signs in the Easton area, since Sunday’s response that resulted in the evacuation of a park.The devices are described as a small audible alarm attached to the back of the sign with a removable pin.The…
Read MoreMD State Parks Break Attendance Records
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that the Maryland Park Service is reporting a total of 17.1 million visitors to date in 2020, already surpassing the previous record of 14.9 million total visitors in 2019, with three months still remaining in the year. During peak season in July, state parks attracted 3.4 million visitors, compared to…
Read MoreUD Poll Shows Leads For Democratic Candidates, GOP Support In Sussex
A poll conducted by the University of Delaware finds strong support in Delaware for Joe Biden as well as Democratic incumbents in statewide races, while Republican candidates enjoy leads or stronger support in Sussex County. The UD Center for Political Communication says according to its poll 54% of likely voters would cast a ballot for…
Read MoreSussex County County Council to Discuss 2 DelDOT Items Tuesday
CC MEET 10/05/20 ml The Sussex County Council meets at its regular time Tuesday morning. Included on the agenda – a discussion on the county’s list of projects for DelDOT’s Capital Transportation Plan. These are projects ranging from paving, bicycle lanes, signage to new roads that are needed throughout the county. Comments from the public…
Read MoreUpdate: Cygnus Cargo Ship Arrives at the ISS
UPDATED – 10/5/20 10:30am – According to tweets from the International Space Station, early this morning the Cygnus cargo ship was captured by the ISS’s robotic arm and was installed to the ISS by 7:30am and is now bolted into place. Cygnus carried about 8,000 pounds of cargo, scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, commercial products and…
Read More5 Candidates Run For Mayor Of Berlin In Tue. Election
Five candidates are in the running for Mayor of Berlin in this Tuesday’s election. Terms in Council Districts Two and Three will also be decided as well as an at-large position.The candidates for Mayor are the incumbent Gee Williams, Jennifer Allen, Ronald Bireley, William Todd and Zackery Tyndall. Candidate Jack Orris does not have an…
Read MoreJury Trials Permitted To Resume In Del.
For the seventh time, Delaware Chief Justice Collins Seitz Jr has extended the judicial emergency declared during the pandemic. Courts are moving, however, into a modified phase three reopening Monday. Jury trials are allowed to resume, and courthouses may accommodate up to 75-percent of their capacities. Court staffing levels are increased, and more people are…
Read MoreDPH Guidance for Safe Fall & Halloween Festivities During the Coronavirus Pandemic
The Division of Public Health (DPH) released guidance Friday for Delawareans to safely participate in fall festivities, including Halloween activities, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new guidance categorizes activities by risk – low, moderate and high risk. Many traditional Halloween activities can be high-risk for spreading viruses. Delawareans can reduce that risk by organizing and…
Read MoreDPH UPDATE: New Daily Cases Remain Elevated this Week; Deaths, Hospitalizations Also Increase
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on the most recent statistics related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Delaware, as of 6 p.m. Thursday, October 1, 2020. A total of 20,937 positive cases of COVID-19 among Delaware residents have been reported to DPH since March 11, 2020, including 10,678 individuals…
Read MoreIRSD to Add 2 PM Curbside Meal Pickups at IRHS and North Georgetown Elementary
Beginning on Wednesday, October 7, the Indian River School District will provide afternoon curbside mealpickup at two locations. Indian River High School and North Georgetown Elementary School will offer free meals for curbside pickupevery Wednesday from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Those sites will also continue regular morning meal service onWednesdays from 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Service…
Read MoreSalisbury Fire Department Receives Tests for Coronavirus Antibody Testing
The City of Salisbury and the Salisbury Fire Department have announced that fire department personnel have received tests to take part in the coronavirus serology testing that is being done through the Maryland Department of Health. This testing tests for antibodies produced by the body in response to a previous infection. A small sample of…
Read MoreGov Carney Extends State of Emergency Declaration Another 30 Days to Fight Spread of Coronavirus
Governor John Carney on Friday formally extended the State of Emergency declaration another 30 days to confront community spread of COVID-19, and issued the following statement: “We remain committed to getting more children in school, and more Delawareans back to work. To do that, we need Delawareans to stay vigilant, and follow the public health precautions to…
Read MoreNew MD State Gray Triggerfish Record – Caught Off Ocean City
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has recognized Logan Liddick of Carlisle, Pa. as the new Maryland state record holder for the gray triggerfish (Balistes capriscus). The 34-year-old angler caught the 6.0-pound, 20-inch long fish on Sept. 25, while fishing near a shipwreck 14 miles off the coast of Ocean City. Using both clams and squid for…
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