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Memorial Day Commemorations
US Senator Tom Carper May 28, 2018 Dear Friends, For many Delawareans, Memorial Day is a time to celebrate the start of the summer season. With backyard barbeques and trips to Delaware’s five-star beaches, this long weekend is a welcome opportunity to spend time with family, friends and neighbors. As we celebrate summer, we also…
Read MoreUPDATED: Route 1 Crash Injures 3; Clogs Southbound Traffic North of Bethany for 2 Hours
UPDATED – 8pm – Three people received minor injuries after a crash on Route 1 south of the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Delaware State Police say just before 4pm a pickup truck driven by a Selbyville man made a U-turn into the southbound lane. Another pickup driven by 23 year old James Windle of Newark…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pennsylvania Woman Critically Injured in O.C. Jet-Ski Crash
A 23-year-old woman, later identified as Christine Doty from Indiana, Pennsylvania, was critically injured early Saturday evening when the Jet Ski she had been operating collided with another driven by Randhir Muddam, 45, of Houston, Texas. Doty and her passenger, Michael Barnicle, 27, also from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Muddam, were thrown into the water after…
Read MoreUPDATED: OCPD Identify Motorcycle Rider Who Died in OC Crash
UPDATED – 5/27 4pm – The investigation continues into a crash that left a motorcycle rider dead Saturday afternoon. Ocean City Police say the man who died in the crash is 43 year old Armondo Bond of Staten Island, New York. Police say that around 12:30 a motorcycle and SUV collided in the area of…
Read MoreFlags to Fly at Half Staff Monday Morning for Memorial Day
Memorial Day United States Flag Display Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday of May, commemorates the men and women who died while in the military service.  In observance of Memorial Day, fly the United States flag at half staff from sunrise until NOON , and then raise it to full height from noon to sundown. As…
Read MoreTransformer Problem the Cause of Power Outage Saturday Morning
Nearly 6000 residents from West Ocean City to Newark to just west of Berlin lost power Saturday just after 11am. Over 5500 were customers of Delmarva Power – and about 470 members of Choptank Electric Cooperative. According to Choptank’s Facebook page, Delmarva Power was having problems with a transformer that feeds the Ironshire Substation. Delmarva…
Read MoreUPDATED: South Bethany Voters Elect A New Mayor & 3 Council Members
UPDATED – Sunday – There was a strong turnout for Saturday’s town council vote in South Bethany. Voters have decided on a new mayor in now former councilman Tim Saxton. He won 388 votes to Pat Voveris’s 238. There will also be a change in the town council make up. Three seats were up for…
Read MoreIRVFC Battle Smokey Fire in Pot Nets Bayside Home
Firefighters from Indian River were called for a structure fire just after 1 Saturday afternoon on Minnow Lane at Pot Nets Bayside. Multiple calls to 9-1-1 said there was smoke coming from the home. Crews arriving at the scene found heavy white smoke – no one was home and they forced entry into the home…
Read More“Sailor’s Life for Me” Some Programs Canceled Sunday because of Weather
Selected “Sailor’s Life for Me” programs in Lewes, Del. on Sunday, May 27, 2018 cancelled due to severe weather. For more information, contact the Zwaanendael Museum at 302-645-1148. “A Sailor’s Life for Me” cancelled activities – Sunday, May 27, 2018 Ă—Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Living-history encampment, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. – Canal Front Park Ă—Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Wreath-laying ceremony at the…
Read MoreHomeland Security to Issue 15,000 Additional H-2B Visas
Fifteen thousand additional H-2B visas will be issued by the Department of Homeland Security. Maryland 1st District Congressman Andy Harris says that will help to address the current labor shortage on the Eastern Shore. As American unemployment has dropped – the demand and need for temporary seasonal workers has increased. Congressman Harris says the program…
Read MoreUniversity of Delaware 169th Commencement Ceremony This Morning
Today is the 169th Commencement Ceremony at the University of Delaware. The ceremony begins at 9am – however graduates should arrive no later than 7:30. No tickets are needed to get in to the ceremony – and parking lots around Delaware Stadium will open at 6am – the stadium gates open at 7.  Global media…
Read MoreGov Larry Hogan Vetoes Prevailing Wage Rates Legislation
Governor Hogan has vetoed Senate Bill 572/House Bill 1243 – the ​Prevailing Wage Rates – Public Work Contracts – Suits by Employees. He says that the bill is “an inconsistent reversal” of legislation (SB451/HB1100) that was passed by Maryland General Assembly action from just a few years ago that required workers to file a complaint…
Read MoreParking Meters & Permits Now in Effect in Rehoboth Beach
With the arrival of the Memorial Day weekend – parking meters and permits are now in effect in Rehoboth Beach. Permits are needed in non-metered areas from 10am to 5pm daily. Meters are in effect from 10am till midnight daily and cost $2 per hour and 30 minute parking is $1 per ½ hour. Meters…
Read MoreWGMD Honors Local High School Scholar Athletes
Resort Broadcasting Co LLC and WGMD 92.7 “The Talk Of Delmarva” honored local high school students at the 37th annual Sports Boosters Banquet Thursday (5/24/18). Twenty eight student athletes from 14 area high schools were each presented with $250 scholarships. Additionally, 2 students were bestowed an additional $1500 each based on their resumes of scholastic…
Read MoreUPDATED: Pedestrian Struck & Killed South of Dewey Identified
UPDATED – 5/26 10:15am – The pedestrian who was struck and killed early Friday morning south of Dewey Beach has been identified as 22-year-old Peter Rudnicki of Bethesda. The investigation continues but Delaware State Police say Rudnicki walked into the path of a car traveling in the northbound lanes of Coastal Highway near Keybox Road. …
Read MoreDog & Racoon in Salisbury Tests Positive for Rabies
A dog located on East Isabella Street in Salisbury has tested positive for rabies. The dog was showing neurological symptoms and was sent to the Maryland State Laboratory for testing. The dog was not vaccinated and had come into contact with and killed a raccoon. Wicomico County Health officials say there is no known domestic…
Read MoreCode Orange Air Quality Action Day for DE on Friday
Friday, May 25th, will be a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! Friday will be a warm and sunny day, with ground-level ozone forecast to reach Code Orange levels in scattered locations. Southwesterly winds will transport emissions into Delaware and holiday traffic within Delaware will contribute to the pollutant load. For more information…
Read MoreUPDATED: Water Quality Advisory LIFTED for Slaughter Beach
UPDATED:Â DNREC has lifted the swimming advisory for Slaughter Beach. For more information go to http://apps.dnrec.state.de.us/RecWater/ =========================================== DNREC has issued a water quality advisory for Slaughter Beach until 3pm Thursday, May 24, following bacterial results which were above the recreational water quality standard. This time of year thousands of migrating shorebirds visit the Delaware Bay…
Read MoreHere Comes Summer – Memorial Day Weekend – the 1st Big Summer Travel Weekend
Memorial Day weekend is here – and that means a LOT of people will be on the roads traveling to visit friends and family – or headed to our beaches and State Parks. AAA Mid-Atlantic says that more than 115,000 Delawareans will travel 50 miles or more over the holiday weekend – and most of…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce Opens New Offices
Usually the Chamber of Commerce hosts ribbon cuttings for its members and new businesses opening in the area. But on Wednesday, the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting and open house for its new offices at 306 Rehoboth Avenue. “We look at this new building and everything that is in it…
Read MoreVA Mission Passed in US Senate
Legislation that funds the VA Choice Program has been passed in the US Senate. This program serves about 3000 Delaware veterans and provides support for families caring for wounded veterans.  The measure passed in the US House last week.  Delaware US Senator Tom Carper is a 23 year veteran of the US Navy and Naval…
Read MoreGov Larry Hogan Eliminating EZPass Maryland Transponder Fee for MD Drivers
New customers using an E-ZPass Maryland transponder will no longer have to pay the $7.50 transponder fee. Eliminating the transponder fee will put $46-million back into Marylanders’ wallets over the next 5 years. The free transponders eliminate $6 million in fees and provide new E-ZPass Maryland customers $40 million in toll discounts over the next…
Read MoreOcean City Council Approves FY 2019 Budget
The OC Council voted 6-0 to approve the FY 2019 budget as presented at the May 7 Regular Meeting. The FY 2019 Proposed total budget for all funds is $127,247,879, with a total General Fund budget of $85,065,185. This is an increase of $635,503 from the FY 2018 budget and requires property tax revenue of…
Read MoreProposed FY 2019 Sussex County Budget Unveiled
Sussex County Council was presented the proposed $177-million FY 2019 budget. The budget includes no increase in the county property tax, however there are proposed increases for the water and sewer taxes and a proposed decrease in fees for documents from the Register of Deeds office. The proposed budget is an increase of $5.4-million over…
Read MoreDelDOT – Emergency Closure Rt 30/Gravel Hill Road
EMERGENCY CLOSURE – Crossroad Pipe Failure Requires a Portion of SR 30/Gravel Hill Road to be Closed WHEN:     Now until 7 PM on Tuesday, June 5, 2018, pending weather. WHERE:  SR 30/Gravel Hill Road between Huff Road and Shingle Point Road, Milton. WHAT:    DelDOT announces to motorists that SR 30/Gravel Hill Road is closed due to crossroad pipe…
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