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Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan Announces Lifting of Lodging Restrictions
During a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Mayor Rick Meehan announced by declaration the lifting of short-term rental restrictions. “Following Governor Hogan’s lifting of the Stay-At-Home order, the Town of Ocean City will be lifting lodging restrictions on short-term rentals effective Thursday, May 14 at 5 p.m.,” Mayor Meehan stated. “The Town…
Read MoreLegislative Hall Lights to Salute Delaware High School Graduates
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted countless school activities nationwide, not theleast of which are the commencement ceremonies for graduating high school seniors. Some high schools are considering conducting virtual ceremonies online, while othersare simply mailing the graduates their diplomas. In other cases, academic officials areweighing the possibility of holding belated commencements after the current crisis…
Read MoreGov Carney Announces Reopening of Beaches to Delawareans; Beaches, Pools, Ice Cream Shops to Open with Restrictions; Out-of-state Quarantine will Remain in Place
Governor John Carney on Thursday announced that the State of Delaware will lift restrictions on Delaware beaches and community pools at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, subject to strict social distancing requirements and other restrictions. Ice cream shops and trucks will reopen with restrictions effective 5:00 p.m. this Friday, May 15. Governor Carney made…
Read MoreUPDATED: Route 113 Crash in Worcester County Leaves 1 Dead & 1 Injured
UPDATED – 5/14/20 3pm – Maryland State Police have identified the driver in a deadly crash Tuesday morning on Route 113 at Shad Landing in Worcester County. Police say around 5am, 19 year old Tyshawn Warren of Virginia Beach drove off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreMaryland faces budget shortfall up to $1 billion for Fiscal Year 2020
The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates in a virtual, nonvoting meeting today received grim projections for significant shortfalls in the current and future fiscal years as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Schaufele, director of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates and the Board’s executive secretary, outlined two scenarios, both of which assume a vaccine…
Read MoreBlood Bank of Delmarva issues urgent call for donations
As Delmarva begins to slowly reopen and hospitals anticipate the return of elective surgeries, Blood Bank of Delmarva (BBD) is issuing an urgent call for healthy blood donors. The need for red blood cells has rebounded to pre-COVID-19 levels, but the blood supply is dangerously low. In order to maintain a safe blood supply, a…
Read MoreDelaware Supreme Court extends Judicial Emergency
The Delaware Supreme Court has extended the Judicial Emergency and related orders due to the public health emergency caused by the coronavirus (COVID) outbreak. The emergency order has now been extended until June 13, 2020. This is the second 30-day extension of the March 16, 2020 Judicial Emergency Order, and means that court facilities will…
Read MoreCoronavirus Pandemic will suppress Memorial Day travel, AAA says
For the first time in 20 years, AAA will not issue a Memorial Day travel forecast, as the accuracy of the economic data used to create the forecast has been undermined by COVID-19. The annual forecast – which estimates the number of people traveling over the holiday weekend – will return next year. Anecdotal reports…
Read MoreMaryland to Begin Stage 1 of “Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery”
Governor Larry Hogan today announced the beginning of Stage One of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery,’ which includes moving from a Stay at Home order to a Safer at Home public health advisory and the gradual reopenings of retail, manufacturing, houses of worship, and some personal services. Stage One will be implemented with a…
Read MoreSBI to Begin Appointments for Those Requiring Services for Pre-Employment Purposes
The Delaware State Police State Bureau of Identification (SBI), has remained open during the Coronavirus outbreak, and has implemented necessary changes throughout, in an effort to safely and efficiently continue to provide services to our community. Beginning on Friday, May 15, 2020 SBI will again be offering appointments to those individuals requiring services for pre-employment…
Read MoreCoronavirus Testing Event in Seaford Thursday, May 14
DPH will hold the first testing event under Delaware’s expanded statewide testing program Thursday, May 14, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., hosted by Nanticoke Health Services at Frederick Douglass Elementary School, 1 Swain Road, Seaford. This testing event will utilize saliva-based test kits. Individuals are strongly encouraged to pre-register at http://delaware.curativeinc.com, but on-site registration…
Read MoreDPH Update: 211 Additional Positive Cases; 10 New Deaths; 140 Additional Recovered
In addition, DPH is announcing that the first testing event under Delaware’s expanded statewide testing program will be held tomorrow, Thursday, May 14, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., hosted by Nanticoke Health Services at Frederick Douglass Elementary School, 1 Swain Road, Seaford. This testing event will utilize saliva-based test kits. Individuals are strongly…
Read MoreEntangled Seal Rescued by MERR
Marine Education Research and Rehabilitation (MERR) responded to a gray seal pup onthe bayside of the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park on Tuesday, May 12. The seal wasentangled in gill netting, which was wrapped tightly around its neck. Although it couldstill breathe, the line of the netting was cutting deeply into the neck, splaying…
Read MoreSussex Tech Delays Graduation Ceremony
Sussex Tech’s goal all along has been to hold a traditional in-person graduation ceremony and give the seniors the recognition that they deserve. This week, the Board of Education voted unanimously to delay the graduation ceremony until information is received on when restrictions may be lifted. This means that the graduation ceremony could take place…
Read MoreRehoboth Police Begin Preparations For Re-Open Delaware Event on Saturday
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department has received numerous inquiries in regards to the Re-Open Delaware event planned for May 16th, 2020. Our agency is diligently engaged in strategic planning with our partners in the law enforcement community, to include the office of the Attorney General, to develop a plan of action to ensure public safety…
Read MoreDOVER AFB POSTURED TO SERVE AS KEY HUB IN COVID-19 FIGHT
In the ongoing fight against COVID-19, two Transport Isolation Systems, along with trained medical Airmen, arrived at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, April 30, 2020. Dover AFB will serve as the East Coast hub for TIS decontamination in the United States, given its strategic location, assets and capabilities. Airmen will support anddecontaminate TIS modules whose…
Read MoreBethany Beach & Boardwalk to Reopen Friday with Limitations
BETHANY BEACH TO OPEN BEACH AND BOARDWALK FOR EXERCISING/WALKING, FRIDAY, MAY 15TH AT 12:01 AM On March 21st, 2020 the Town of Bethany Beach, following the Governors 3rd Emergency Declaration closed the beach and boardwalk to all pedestrian traffic. In light of the shift from complete closure to limited beach access along the Delmarva coast,…
Read MoreBeach & Boardwalk in Rehoboth to Reopen with Limitations on Friday
Rehoboth Beach will reopen the beach and boardwalk on Friday – with limitations. You can exercise from 6am to 10pm daily – also you can use the boardwalk to access local businesses. You MUST wear a face covering, maintain social distancing and keep gatherings to 10 people or less. Bikes will be permitted on the…
Read MoreDPH Update: 176 Additional Positive Cases; 12 New Deaths; 183 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 12 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 237 Delawareans…
Read MoreGov Carney Announces Statewide Contact Tracing Plan for Coronavirus
Governor John Carney on Tuesday announced that the State of Delaware entered into an agreement with the nonpartisan research institution NORC at the University of Chicago to build Delaware’s statewide contact tracing program to contain COVID-19, limit Delawareans’ exposure to the disease, and restart Delaware’s economy. The contact tracing program builds on Delaware’s statewide plan to test up to 80,000 Delawareans…
Read MoreFive Salisbury University Students win US Fulbright Student Awards & 3 Named Fulbright Student Alternates
Salisbury University has five winners of prestigious U.S. Fulbright Student awards for the 2019-20 academic year, matching its largest number to date. Seniors John Bunke and Lydia Narum earned English Teaching Assistantships (ETAs) in Azerbaijan and the Slovak Republic, respectively. Seniors Austin Dabbs and Gabrielle Voithofer and master’s student Sam Stevens won research awards to…
Read MoreDOC Announces Inmate Death, 11 Inmate Recoveries & One New Inmate Test Result
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that Jim Hunter, Jr., an 81 year-old inmate with serious underlying health conditions from James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC), died on Sunday, May 10 at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus from complications from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetes, and COVID. Hunter was part of a minimum security housing unit that has been closely monitored…
Read MoreDPH Update: 118 Additional Positive Cases; 1 New Death; 82 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing one additional fatality related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 225…
Read MoreDE Farmer’s Markets Reopen May 15 – with Changes
With the assistance of the Delaware Farmers’ Market Coalition, a group of market managers from across the state, the Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) is issuing protocols to help farmers’ markets safely begin opening starting May 15. “We want to make sure that opening the farmers’ markets in Delaware is done in a way that…
Read MoreNational Police Week Goes Virtual because of Coronavirus
This is National Police Week, which recognizes the service and sacrifice of all law enforcement. This year’s Police Unity Tour will not be taking place because of coronavirus, however many local chapters will still mark the week in some way. Wednesday would be the 39th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service in Washington, D.C, however…
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