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Carper, Coons, Blunt Rochester Announce Nearly $40 million in New Funding for Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester have announced that Delaware’s Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health will receive $38.8 million in new funding to help combat the opioid crisis. The Biden-Harris administration is awarding the money through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse…
Read MoreOcean City Special Event Zone During Next Week; increased Traffic and Police Presence, Enforcement Efforts
With heavy traffic expected next week, Ocean City, Maryland will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, October 8th through Sunday, October 13th during the Endless Summer Cruisin’ event. The Special Event Zone reduces established speed limits in the zone and increases fines for violations. Also, legislation signed in 2020 allows for increased penalties…
Read MoreDover Police Investigating Shooting; Two Injured
Dover Police are investigating a shooting that resulted in two people being injured and property being damaged yesterday afternoon. Just before 2 p.m.–the Dover Police Department received the report of shots fired in the area of South New Street and West Reed Street. Officers responded and found two victims who had sustained gunshot wounds to…
Read MoreUPDATE: Seaford Man Turns Himself in and Charged With Armed Robbery & Vehicle Theft
UPDATE 10/01/24 On October 1st, at approximately 6:00 p.m., Javontai Ricketts turned himself in at Troop 4. He was subsequently charged with the offenses listed below, arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 2, and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution on a $163,000 cash bond. Robbery 1st Degree (Felony) Possession of a Firearm During the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Berlin District 3 Voters Re-elect Shaneka Nichols
UPDATED – 10/01/24 – 8:30pm – Berlin voters in District 3 have overwhelmingly re-elected Shaneka Nichols. Nichols won 62 votes to Daniel Packey’s 4 votes. The election for Mayor and District 2 Town Council were uncontested – Zack Tyndall returns to the Mayor’s office for a second 4-year term and Jack Orris, Jr will serve…
Read MoreDover Man Arrested on Drug and Weapons Charges in Lincoln
A Dover man has been arrested by Delaware State Police after the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Lincoln last week. Delaware State Police and various agencies went into a home on Greentop Road after an investigation into the distribution of illegal drugs and 44 year old Antonio Young of Dover. Twelve…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Property Management Agreement & Grant Submission for Sussex County Land Trust Properties
UPDATED – 10/01/24 – The Sussex County Council met at beginning at noon on Tuesday. They received a presentation from the Director of the University of Delaware Carvel Research and Education Center on Route 9 west of Georgetown. Mark Isaacs updated the Council on how the funding they have provided is used – including to…
Read MoreHurricane Helene Relief Efforts Underway in Throughout Delaware
Delaware is coming to the aid of the areas affected by Hurricane Helene last week. Small businesses throughout the state are assisting with relief efforts and are taking up collections. You are asked to use boxes instead of bags for your collection. Click here for more information These items include, but are not limited to:…
Read MorePaving Part of Rehoboth Avenue Repaving Project on Hold; Other Work Will be Done
Expected repaving of Rehoboth Avenue is now on hold. Communications manager, Lynne Coan, tells the Talk of Delmarva that DelDOT informed the city that the paving portion of the project, which just started this week, is being delayed until at least spring – or possibly next fall – because of DelDOT budget cuts. DelDOT is…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Crash at Entrance to Rehoboth Beach Plaza
Rehoboth Beach VFC emergency personnel were called for a crash at Route 1 and the Rehoboth Beach Plaza just after noon on Monday. Rehoboth Beach Police say the driver of a Lexus was leaving the parking lot when the driver suddenly accelerated, leaving the parking lot into green space and striking a tree and rolling…
Read MoreDE Swift Water Rescue Team Deployed to North Carolina
A Swift Water Rescue Team (SWRT) from Delaware is in North Carolina helping people affected after Hurricane Helene devastated the area with heavy rains and flooding. A mission order with the Emergency Management Assistance Compact was signed by DEMA last week to enable the team to deploy. DEMA officials say the team on Sunday was…
Read MoreSalisbury University Opens new Henson Planetarium
There’s something new and other-worldly at Salisbury University! A ribbon cutting was held for the recently dedicated Henson Planetarium at the Henson Science Hall. The planetarium will enhance and support a STEM education with primary use by the University’s Physics Department for classroom instruction and research for astronomy and astrophysics students. Additional information from Salisbury…
Read MoreThe Brady Legal Group Files Complaint with the Superior Court Regarding U.S. Wind Permit Applications
M. Jane Brady of the Brady Legal Group has filed a Complaint with the Superior Court of the State of Delaware in Sussex County on behalf of the Caesar Rodney institute- Paul “Wes” Townsend and George Merrick challenging DNREC’s authority to grant permits to US Wind for Maryland projects in Delaware — addressing legal deficiencies…
Read MoreSussex County Property Taxes Due Today – Sept. 30th
Sussex County reminds property owners that Sept. 30 is the State-mandated deadline to pay annual County property tax bills. In August, the County’s Business Services office issued tax bills for the 2024 fiscal year, totaling an estimated $202 million in tax revenue. Annual tax bills include County property taxes, and County sewer and water, tax…
Read MoreUPDATED: President Biden’s Rehoboth Beach Visit Comes to an End
UPDATED – 09/29/24 – President Biden is still in Rehoboth Beach for the weekend, but did venture out Saturday for church. It’s been a busy weekend for the President. He has been updated throughout the weekend on developments in the Middle East and Saturday night he was briefed by FEMA and Homeland Security officials on…
Read MoreRehoboth Avenue Repaving Project Begins Sunday Night
The Rehoboth Avenue repaving project is expected to begin this evening – weather permitting. The early focus will be on curbing and concrete work. The concrete work will be done from 9pm to 9am Sunday evening – Friday morning – beginning on median islands at State Road and working east and then on pedestrian connections,…
Read MoreDSP Looking for Hit & Run Driver Who Struck DSP Vehicle near Millsboro
Your help is needed to identify a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash with a DSP vehicle on Tuesday night just after 8:30. The Delaware State Police vehicle was on a traffic stop on Route 113 north of Route 20 near Millsboro when a dark-colored vehicle struck the trooper’s vehicle and drove off…
Read MoreMillsboro Man Charged after Multi-Vehicle Crash Friday in Long Neck
A Millsboro man has been arrested after a multi-vehicle crash Friday night on Indian Mission Road and Route 24. Delaware State Police say several vehicles were stopped for the red light on Indian Mission Road when a Mercedes, driven by 29 year old Judson Wall at an unsafe speed failed to stay in the proper…
Read MoreUPDATED: DSP Investigating Deadly Crash West of Dover
UPDATED – 09/28/24 – Delaware State Police have identified 28 year-old Cassidy Ramsey of Dover as the woman who died in a fatal single-vehicle crash on September 27 on Hazlettville Road west of Dover. =================================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 09/27/24 – A crash just after midnight Friday morning on Hazlettville Road west of Dover has left…
Read MoreOne Injured after Shooting on Mill Park Drive East of Bridgeville
A shooting on Mill Park Drive east of Bridgeville Friday afternoon sent one man to a nearby hospital. Delaware State Police were called just before 2pm for a shooting. They learned that a 20 year old man with gunshot wounds to the leg was taken by private vehicle to a a nearby hospital with non-life…
Read MoreThree Arrested After Friday Morning Burglary & Chase from Lewes to Ellendale; 4th Suspect not Located
Delaware State Police have arrested three men after an early Friday morning pursuit from Lewes to Ellendale. Police spotted a Honda CRV swerving in northbound Coastal Highway near Westcoats Road, but the driver sped off when troopers tried to pull the vehicle over. Police then learned of a burglar alarm at Chic at the Beach…
Read MoreTwo Milford Juveniles Charged with 1st degree Robbery and Weapons Offenses
Milford Police were called to SE 4th Street for an armed robbery Wednesday evening (September 25) just before 4pm. Investigators arriving at the scene learned the suspects were believed to be in the backyard of another residence. Two juveniles were found and arrested. Police found two 9mm handguns in a backpack next to the suspects…
Read MoreUS Army Corps to Begin Dredge Operations in OC Inlet
Dredging operations are expected to begin next week in Ocean City. The Army Corps of Engineers will be concentrating on the Assateague shoal with limited loads being take from the inlet channel to maintain access for larger vessels. The current plan is to focus on shoaling near buoy 13 and the area further down the…
Read MoreSea Gull Century Bicycle Ride is Saturday on the Lower Shore
Over 2500 cyclists are expected to take part in the 36th Sea Gull Century bicycle ride on Saturday in Salisbury. Heavy bicycle traffic is expected near the Salisbury University campus from 6 to 10am – especially on Route 13, Milford Street and South Division Street – and again from 3 to 5:30pm. Riders will begin…
Read MoreInvestigations by Milford Police into Illicit Drugs End in Arrest of 7 Milford Men
Several investigations into the sale of illicit drugs in Milford led to the arrest of 7 people. Milford Police and other agencies executed search warrants at four residences in Milford – on NW Front Street, North Street, Kings Highway and the Mispillion Apartments. As a result of the search warrants, police found heroin, crack cocaine…
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