A WGMD Local News Article
OC Green Team Hits The Streets Each Monday
Mondays are clean-up days in Ocean City. As part of the town’s effort to reduce litter, the “Green Team” is hosting clean-up events for Monday mornings between 10 and 11, throughout the summer and fall. Cleaning supplies are available and may be picked up at City Hall each Monday starting at 9:00 a.m. Service learning…
Read MoreRescue Plan Directs $410-Million To Del. For Education
The U.S. Department of Education has approved Delaware’s plan for utilizing American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief. The First State has also obtained the remaining $137-million for a total of more than $410-million in Rescue Plan funding. Funds will be used as schools develop plans to safely reopen for full-time, in-person learning,…
Read MoreVIDEO | Gov. Carney, In Lewes, Signs Clean Water Initiative
Governor John Carney was in Lewes Thursday to sign the Clean Water for Delaware Act (House Bill 200), which sets up a process and a source of funding to improve the quality of Delaware’s water supply and to address issues that affect the state’s waterways. Carney also announced a plan to address wastewater and drinking…
Read MoreGeorgetown To Host 1st National Night Out In Aug.
SU Officer Recognized For Saving Child
An off-duty Salisbury University Police officer saves a child’s life at a Worcester County camping resort. PFC Shane Baker saw a father attending to a child at the swimming pool. The child appeared to be choking and was turning blue. Baker stepped in to assist and ultimately delivered blows to the girl’s back to clear…
Read MoreDNREC Plans Info Session On White Creek Dredge Plan
White Creek is due for maintenance dredging. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources is hosting a virtual information session next week to share details about the project. White Creek, which connects Indian River Bay to the Assawoman Canal and ultimately Little Assawoman Bay, has been affected by shoaling, which in turn impacts navigation. According to…
Read MoreSelbyville School’s Playground Gets A Paid-For Upgrade
A local playground will get an overhaul thanks to a well-known national retailer. The Phillip C. Showell Elementary School playground in Selbyville is one of 100 ‘impact projects’ recognized by the Lowe’s home improvement store chain. The school in the Indian River District will receive $100,000 for new playground equipment. “We are extremely thankful to…
Read MoreVIDEO | Police Body Camera Requirement Now Law In Del.
Delaware Police officers will be required to wear body cameras, and legislation signed by Governor John Carney also establishes a funding mechanism and training procedures. The proposal (House Bill 195) developed out of last year’s Delaware Legislative Black Caucus Justice for All Agenda. The camera requirement also will apply to certain employees of the Department…
Read MoreVIDEO | Del., Md. Part Of Massive Proposed Opioid Settlement
Maryland, Delaware and other states have announced a massive settlement proposal with the three largest distributors of opioids in the United States – Cardinal Health, McKesson and AmerisourceBergen – as well as manufacturer, Johnson and Johnson. According to Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, the states had been investigating allegations that the companies engaged in a…
Read More4,000 More Acres Of Del. Farmland Preserved
Wanted: A Christmas Tree For Rehoboth Beach
If you have an evergreen tree, it could play a starring role in Rehoboth Beach during the 2021 holiday season. The city will be looking for a 35-to-40-foot tall Spruce, Douglas fir or other type of evergreen to light up at the bandstand during the Black Friday Christmas sing-along. Anyone who is interested in donating…
Read MoreLawmaker Apologizes For Slur Contained In Email
A Delaware state lawmaker is apologizing and Democratic leadership is rebuking State Representative Gerald Brady, D-Wilmington for comments he admitted are embarrassing and shameful. Comments made by Brady in an email that was apparently misdirected used a slur for Asian women, and appeared to make light of human trafficking. In a social media post, Brady…
Read MoreReaction To Md. Freedom Bus Ride, OC Meeting
A message, delivered, in Ocean City… Monday’s freedom bus ride concluded with a march and rally, and a meeting held in private with Mayor Rick Meehan and other town officials, one month after video of the arrests of young Black males on the boardwalk went viral. Officers used force on at least one person who…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying this Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 20, 2021: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Milford, Millsboro, and Selbyville. And near Dagsboro, Felton, Frankford, Greenwood, Lewes, Lincoln, and Milton. For notification purposes,…
Read MoreCouncilman To DNREC: Pick Up The Pace At Lewes MHP
12 days after the Delaware Department of Natural Resources issued a Notice of Violation against the Donovan Smith Mobile Home Park off Savannah Road, a pre-dawn visit Tuesday did nothing to impress Sussex County Councilman Mark Schaeffer. Schaeffer told WGMD News that as of early Tuesday, areas of the community where sewage had bubbled to…
Read MoreVIDEO | Sussex Conservation District Dedicates New Digs
Del. Reaches $15-Million Agreement With School COVID-19 Testing Partner
Delaware has reached a $15-million partnership with a corporation that would provide comprehensive COVID-19 testing in schools. According to Delaware Public Health, Quidel will provide rapid antigen testing with on-the-spot results available in as little as ten minutes. “When used alongside other prevention strategies, like distancing and face masks, testing creates an additional level of…
Read MoreCoronavirus Activity on Increase in Delaware
———————————————————————————————————————— Over the past several weeks Delaware has seen an increase in coronavirus activity statewide. Since June 24 the number of new positive cases has increased by 787 – an average of 32 new cases daily in the last 24 days. Last week Delaware Public Health said that while the numbers remain relatively low, the…
Read MoreGov. Carney Signs SB 15 to Increase DE’s Minimum Wage
Alongside labor leaders, advocates and members of the General Assembly on Monday, Governor John Carney signed legislation to gradually increase Delaware’s minimum wage to $15. “Delawareans who go to work full time shouldn’t be living in poverty,” said Governor Carney. “I am proud to sign Senate Bill 15 today, gradually increasing the minimum wage to $15. Thank you…
Read MoreMore Than 3 Million Maryland Tax Returns Processed
Comptroller Peter Franchot announced today that his agency has processed more than three million state tax returns for the 2020 tax year, with more than 2.7 million, or 90 percent of returns filed electronically. So far, more than $2.3 billion in refunds has been returned to 2.3 million Maryland taxpayers. The average refund check is…
Read MoreMd. Freedom Summer Bus Ride Looks To Highlight “Systemic Racism”
A Summer’s Freedom Bus Ride will highlight what its organizers say is systemic racism on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Planned stops on Monday include Easton’s Talbot Boys monument which honors members of the Confederacy, and at the recently dedicated memorial in Salisbury that commemorates the lynching of Matthews Williams, a Black man. The tour’s final destination…
Read MoreMilton Fire Dept. Opens New Expanded Station
Summer Food Program Up And Running In Del.
Delaware children from low-income families do not have to go hungry over the summer. The USDA Summer Food Service Program is up and running at more than 500 sites across the state, making free, nutritious meals available when school is not in session. Senator Tom Carper, D-Del. visited the Laurel Boys and Girls Club to…
Read MoreMd. Suspends Chesapeake Bay Striped Bass Season Until July 31st
The Chesapeake Bay summer striped bass season is suspended for two weeks. Maryland Natural Resources implemented new regulations this year that prohibit anglers from targeting striped bass, including catch-and-release and charter boats in Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries between now and July 31st. Surveys have indicated population declines of striped bass, and conservation measures…
Read MoreUpdated: Boy on Razor Motorcycle Collides with Pickup Truck
A four-year-old boy on a Razor electric motorcycle collided with a 2013 Ford F150 as it was moving on a dirt road. It happened in the Holly Lake Campsites just south of Angola around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Amazingly, although his bike was reportedly wedged under the truck, he was still conscious and talking when…
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