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AAA Expects Busy Memorial Day Weekend Travel to Delaware Beaches
Memorial Day weekend – and the unofficial start of the summer season – is nearly here. AAA Mid-Atlantic expects nearly 125,000 Delawareans will travel over the holiday weekend – more than 4% higher than last year! Nearly 90% of those travelers will take to Delaware’s roads – kicking off what officials expect could be a…
Read MorePublic Information Session on Offshore Wind on June 5
A public information session will be held at Beacon Middle School in Lewes on June 5th from 4 to 7pm to learn more on US Wind’s proposed Offshore Wind Project. US Wind has submitted multiple permit applications to DNREC for the offshore wind project off shore of Maryland – the offshore/onshore export cables are proposed…
Read MoreUPDATED: Cape Henlopen School District Referendum #2 Fails Again
UPDATED – 08:35pm – Cape Henlopen School District voters have denied the second debt service and operating expense referendum. Votes against – 4624Votes for – 4127 District voters denied the first referendum attempt by the District on March 26th. The District has to wait before they can try again to pass a referendum. State law…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire in Federalsburg – Intentional
A fire early Tuesday morning at a commercial building under construction on Hargraves Drive in Federalsburg has been determined to have been intentionally set by the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s office. The fire was discovered around 6:30am by workers arriving who found the small fire in the electrical room. Investigators found two separate fire points…
Read MoreTraffic Stop in Milford Leads to Drug Arrest
A registration check by Milford Police Monday afternoon in the area of Routes 113 and 14 showed the vehicle was involved in an active investigation and police performed a traffic stop and contacted the driver, 66 year old Kevin Lewis of Milford and passengers 42 year old Wendy Marcelle of Milford and 35 year old…
Read MoreWicomico County Says No to Collective Bargaining Agreement for County Sheriff’s Office
The Wicomico County Council Tuesday voted down a Collective Bargaining Agreement for the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office. The agreement proposed a new wage scale, 2.5% COLA in retirement and other amenities to make sure Wicomico County remains competitive with surrounding jurisdictions and the State to help with recruitment and retention. The COLA was of the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Two Employees of Group Home in Trappe, MD Arrested for Abuse of Resident
UPDATED – 05/21/24 – The investigation continues into an incident at a group home in Trappe. A Dover man, 34 year old Paul Horsey, was arrested in Delaware on May 15 on charges stemming from the investigation. He was extradited to Maryland on Monday. After a bail review Tuesday Horsey was released on a $40,000…
Read MoreProposed FY 2025 Sussex County Budget Unveiled – No Property Tax Increase
Sussex County’s proposed FY 2025 budget was unveiled during Tuesday’s County Council meeting. The proposed $265.8-million budget will fund a variety of local services – the largest sector being public safety. This budget shows a 4.6% decrease from the current budget as capital spending slows and federal funding from ARPA comes to an end. There…
Read MoreMonitoring Shows Air Quality in Snow Hill within Normal Limits as Efforts Continue to Extinguish a Grain Silo Fire
Efforts to extinguish a fire within a grain silo at the Tyson Feed Plant in Snow Hill continue. Worcester County Fire Marshal’s office and the Department of Emergency Services are closely monitoring this multi-day project, which has been going on since the end of last week. Residents are likely to detect an odor caused by…
Read MoreUPDATED: HB 350 Passed in the State House
UPDATED – 05/21/24 – After nearly an hour of discussion on the House floor, House Substitute 2 for House Bill 350 was approved with a simple majority of 24 for the bill and 16 against with 1 absent. The measure now goes to the Governor for his signature. Governor John Carney issued the following statement…
Read MoreAdministrative Changes Headline Worcester Board of Education Meeting
Some changes at several Worcester County Schools after the Worcester County Board of Education meeting Tuesday. Following the retirements of Worcester Technical High School Principal Tom Zimmer and Assistant Principal Wynnette Hansen, the Board has appointed Tony Bevilacqua to return to the school as principal, and LaVerne Cray will transfer from Showell Elementary School to…
Read MoreMillsboro Woman Charged after Suspicious Person Investigation Saturday
A Millsboro woman has been arrested following an investigation into a suspicious person in a Millsboro neighborhood early Saturday morning. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Devonshire Road for a person looking into windows – and possibly stealing mail. Police located a person matching the description given and made contact with the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Dali Gone from Bridge Collapse Site, Federal Channel Open while Salvage Work Continues
UPDATED – 05/20/24 – 4:30pm – The Dali was refloated early Monday morning and towed and pushed about 2.5 miles to a local marine terminal by several tug boats – arriving around 9am. This has allowed for the restoration of the Federal Channel allowing all pre-collapse deep-draft commercial vessels to enter and exit the Port…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Hear Proposed FY 2025 Budget Presentation
The Sussex County Council meets at its regular time this week. They will hear a presentation from the Town of Fenwick Island on the dredging project. County Administrator Todd Lawson and Finance Director Gina Jennings will present the FY 2025 Budget and introduce several proposed ordinances related to the budget – including fee increases for…
Read MorePocomoke Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty to Weapons Offense
A Pocomoke City man has pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm during a drug trafficking crime and was sentenced on Friday. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley sentenced 22 year old Jael Ghent to 14 years in prison and suspended all but the 5-year mandatory minimum sentence. Ghent was also placed on 3…
Read MoreMilford Man Charged with Vehicle Theft
A Milford man has been arrested for stealing a Tesla Cybertruck from a Lincoln home Saturday morning. Delaware State Police were called to a home on Brick Granary Road and learned an unknown suspect took the truck from the property. Following it’s tracking the truck was located on a dirt path off Pinecone Drive, but…
Read MoreUPDATED: Bicyclist Critically Injured on Coastal Highway at Rehoboth Mall
UPDATED – 05/19/24 – 11am – Emergency personnel were on the scene of a collision between a Porsche and a 38 year old man on a bicycle on Coastal Highway in the area of the Popeyes Saturday night just before 10. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the bicycle rider was traveling…
Read MorePrincess Anne PD Investigating Early Morning Shooting
An early morning shooting in Princess Anne has left one person dead and one injured. Princess Anne Police were called to the Princess Anne Townhomes early Sunday morning and are investigating the shooting and working to identify those responsible. Police ask anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has any information to contact them…
Read MoreNylon Capital Redevelopment Project in Progress
The Nylon Capital Redevelopment Project is well underway following a special groundbreaking event earlier this spring. State Representative Danny Short tells the Talk of Delmarva about what work is being done right now… In addition to the demolition that is taking place at the site, Representative Short says that out in front of the location,…
Read MorePHOTOS: A Sneak Peak into this Weekend’s Dover AFB Airshow
The public will have a rare glimpse into the world of military aviation this Saturday and Sunday at Dover Air Force Base. On static display and flying over the base will be an assortment of historical and modern aircraft. For example, this is the C-17 (call sign “Reach 871”) which flew 823 Afghan citizens from…
Read MoreShoplifting Seminar in Rehoboth Beach
The Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold a seminar for retail businesses on Tuesday, May 21st on Shoplifting Indicators and Prevention. Presented by the Rehoboth Beach and Delaware State Police you’ll learn to detect shoplifting behaviors, prevent shoplifting in your business and the prosecution of shoplifting crimes. The seminar is from 10:30am to…
Read MoreDeadline Nearing for Sexual Abuse Survivors to File Claims Against the Archdiocese of Baltimore
If you are a survivor of abuse from clerics or employees from the Archdiocese of Baltimore – May 31st is the deadline for you to come forward and seek justice. Over 100 claims will be filed in the next two weeks – regardless of when the abuse occurred – allowed by the new Child Victims…
Read MoreCatholic Charities to Reopen Princess Anne Homeless Shelter
A shelter in Princess Anne that’s been closed since the summer of 2023 will be reopening. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington will reopen and manage the facility formerly known as the Lower Shore Shelter. This shelter will be leased by Catholic Charities from Somerset County – the new shelter is expected to be…
Read MoreGov Moore Announces Broadband Awards to Provide Internet Access to 2,400 Maryland Households
Governor Wes Moore has announced $19.6-million in FY 2024 awards through a new Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development program to help more Marylanders access high-speed, affordable internet. Home Stretch for Difficult to Serve Properties will provide internet access to about 2400 unserved Maryland households in its first round. Additional information from the MD…
Read MoreStatewide Changes to DART Service Begin Sunday
Beginning on Sunday, there will be a statewide service change for DART. This will include several services in Sussex County in an effort to improve on-time performance and connections for Route 201 year round and 212 and 215. Other routes will be adjusted as well and the Orange Line – Rout 203 is being discontinued…
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