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U.S. Senator Tom Carper named to President Biden’s National Advisory Board
U.S. Senator Tom Carper was named to the National Advisory Board for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign. The National Advisory Board is a select group of national Democratic leaders who will serve as the primary surrogates for the Democratic National Committee and Biden-Harris campaign in 2023 and 2024. Last month, Senator Carper endorsed Joe Biden…
Read MoreDNREC Looking for Delaware Students to be Nominated for Environmentalist Awards
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) is looking for students in the First State who are working to make a difference for the environment. DREC encourages teachers, classmates, club or group leaders, family members and others to nominate these students for the 2023 DNREC Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards. Nominations…
Read MoreAmeriCorps State and National FY 2023 Grants to Support Three Programs in Reading Assistance and Summer Learning
U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons as well as Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester have announced nearly $2.4 million in State and National funding including grants and education awards from AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism. Senator Carper says this funding will help students continue to succeed inside and outside of the…
Read MoreSchool Board Election Results in Sussex County & Milford; Turnout Very Low
Turnout was very low in Tuesday’s Delaware School Board elections. In all but one race, the winners will serve a 4-year term.  Two incumbents were voted out of office – in Delmar and Seaford. Indian River and Milford will see new faces on the school board after members opted not to run for re-election or…
Read MoreSussex County Council Recognizes Super Spellers & Acquires 300 Acres to Preserve as Open Space
The Sussex County Council recognized two super spellers during this week’s meeting. Declan Durand, a 5th grader from Love Creek Elementary School was the winner of a spelling bee sponsored by Sussex County Public Libraries and Zion Miller, an 8th grader was the winner of a spelling bee sponsored by the Seaford District Library. Both…
Read MoreBennett AP Environmental Science Students Invasive Fishing Field Trip
Students from James M. Bennett High School’s AP Environmental Science class in Salisbury are going fishing for invasive species on Friday! They’ll be partnering with Maryland Natural Resources and Salisbury University for a few hours of ‘invasive fishing’ of the Blue Catfish on the Nanticoke River at the Cherry Beach Pavilion in Sharptown. The Nanticoke…
Read MoreOver 4600 Pounds of Medications Turned in During Drug Take Back Day in April
Delaware Public Health held a prescription drug take back day at the end of April. About 4629 pounds of medications were collected from 22 Delaware locations – that’s an increase from 4200 pounds last fall. At just 4 locations 119 pounds of sharps were collected. The twice annual prescription drug take back day gives you…
Read MoreEaston Airport: Notice of Weather System Outage
UPDATED: Sussex & Wicomico Firefighters Battle Early Morning 2-Alarm Delmar, MD Blaze
UPDATED – 3pm – Delmar firefighters were called for a structure fire around 3:30 this morning on Bi-State Boulevard south of Delmar. Crews arriving at the scene found flames through the roof of a single story commercial building. A passerby spotted the fire which began in the rear interior of the building. The cause of…
Read MoreGov Carney Orders US & DE Flags Lowered for Victims in Allen, TX Shooting
Governor John Carney has ordered the U-S and Delaware flags at state buildings and facilities lowered to half-staff until sunset on May 11 as a mark of respect for the victims of the violence in Allen, Texas on Saturday. Statement from Governor John Carney: “Allen, Texas was the latest American town shocked by a terrifying…
Read MoreTemporary Closure Along Carroll St. for Parking Garage Repairs in Salisbury
The City of Salisbury will close Carroll Street from Waverly Drive to South Division Street for repairs to the parking garage at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. The road will be closed Monday, May 15 through Friday, May 19. Waverly and South Division will still be accessible from the west and east and a detour though Downtown…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know about DE School Board Elections on Tuesday; Sussex County & Milford
Delaware voters will go to the polls to elect members to their district school board. There are contested elections in each School District in Sussex County except Woodbridge. If you have not returned an absentee ballot – it must be returned to the Department of Elections office by 8pm on Tuesday. All school board seats…
Read MoreUPDATED: Search Ends for Missing Swimmer in Ocean City
UPDATED – 5/7/23 7:15pm – Ocean City Police confirm that a body found on the beach at 4th Street early Sunday morning is the missing swimmer – 21 year old Praise Ezechibueze of New Jersey. Police say a citizen walking on the beach reported the body on the beach and members of the Major Crimes…
Read MoreNational Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
The US and Maryland flags are to be flown at half-staff on Sunday in honor of the 2023 National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The flags are to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset. At 10 this morning the memorial service will honor the 1884 firefighters who died in the line…
Read MoreDelaware State Fire Marshal’s – Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program Discourages Fire Play Among Kids
The Delaware Office of the State Fire Marshal is promoting the nationwide Arson Awareness Week starting on May 7, 2023 – May 13, 2023. This year’s theme is Understanding and Mitigating Youth Fire Setting Issues. The Delaware State Fire Marshal’s – Juvenile Fire Setter Intervention Program specifically deals with children, ages 2-18, involved in starting…
Read MoreCrash on Route 1 Near Milton Leaves 2 Dead and 1 Injured
Two women are dead after a three vehicle crash on Route 1 south of Cave Neck Road just after 8:45 Saturday morning. Delaware State Police say a BMW driven by a 59 year old Rehoboth Beach woman was southbound on Coastal Highway when her car went off the right side of the highway and traveled…
Read MoreDOC Signs Contracts for Correctional Healthcare Services
Delaware’s Department of Correction has signed three-year contracts with VitalCore Health Strategies. They will provide medical care, behavioral health care and substance use disorder treatment to those under DOC supervision. In response to a request for proposal, the DOC received 4 proposals and after a bid review the DOC awarded both contracts to VitalCore Health…
Read MoreTwo DART Route 206 Stops Closed for SCHS Prom Grand March in Georgetown Saturday Evening
Drivers in Georgetown – the Circle will be closed to traffic on Saturday from 4:30 to 6:30pm for Sussex Central High School’s Prom Grand March. This will also change DART bus service for the Route 206 Bus. Stops at Route 9 at North Railroad Ave and at South Bedford Street at Harris Alley will be…
Read MoreSCHS’s Kasey Revel Named IRSD Teacher of the Year
The Indian River School District Teacher of the Year is Kasey Revel From Sussex Central High School. She was named Thursday night at the district’s Teacher of the Year ceremony from a pool of 15 candidates – one from each school. She has taught agriscience at Sussex Central since 2020 and is the School’s FFA…
Read MoreFirst Leg of Constitutional Amendment to Allow No-Excuse Absentee Voting
The Delaware Senate has passed the first leg of a Constitutional amendment that would eliminate limitations on the circumstances in which voters may cast an absentee ballot. Senate Bill 3 would also allow the General Assembly to set new rules and procedures through future legislation, the only path to no-excuse absentee voting permissible under the…
Read MoreDNREC Provides Incentives to Homeowners and Landowners to Improve Chesapeake Bay Watershed
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is giving Homeowners incentives for implementing best practices to improve water quality and create wildlife habitat in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. DNREC recently introduced the two new conservation incentive programs, which are– the Delaware Community Conservation Assistance Program (DeCAP) and the Forest Buffer Incentive Program. The…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash in Frederica
UPDATED – 5/5/23 10:15am – Delaware State Police have identified 40 year old Quinton Russ of Frederica as the man who died in a fatal single-car collision that occurred in Frederica on May 3 ================================================================ A 40-year-old man from Frederica is dead after crashing his vehicle into a set of trees early yesterday evening. Delaware State…
Read MoreTraffic Alert: Cemetery Road in Selbyville to be Closed Next Week Due to Maintenance Work
Cemetery Road between Route 113 and North Main Street/Pepper Road will be closed beginning Monday, May 8th at 5 a.m. Delmarva Central Railroad forces will be resurfacing and performing general maintenance of the crossing. The closure will be in place 24 hours per day. The work is expected to be completed and the detour lifted…
Read MoreNational Effort to Stamp Out Hunger to Take Place Saturday, May 13th
On Saturday, May 13th, Delaware letter carriers will Stamp Out Hunger in order to provide assistance to those in need of food items due to the high costs associated with inflation. To help Stamp Out Hunger, simply leave a bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meats, and cereals…
Read MoreWhite Marlin Open Tournament Celebrates 50th Anniversary
The White Marlin Open will celebrate its 50th Anniversary tournament week with a new $50,000 added entry category. The tournament will take place from August 7th through August 11th, when anglers will have the opportunity to hook a record-breaking white and blue marlin, tuna, wahoo, swordfish, or dolphin. In addition, the Marlin Fest beach event…
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