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Your Input Needed as Rehoboth Updated Comprehensive Development Plan
The City of Rehoboth Beach is updating its Comprehensive Development Plan. This is a state-mandated principal document outlining the City’s goals and policies regarding future growth and management of all resources. Your input is vital in shaping the future of the City, and three separate survey options – community, business, and visitor – have been…
Read MoreDownstate Mosquito Spraying Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, July 02, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Harrington, Houston, and Millsboro and near Camden, Felton, Magnolia, Frederica, Milford, Greenwood, Lincoln, Georgetown, Selbyville, Frankford, Ocean View,…
Read MoreCelebration of Life for Linda Bravo Set for Friday in Ocean View
UPDATED – 7/2/19 – A celebration of life will be held for Linda Bravo at 12 noon on Friday, July 5 at the Ocean View Chapel of Melson Funeral Services on Muddy Neck Road. Friends and family may visit after 11 AM. Since Linda loved her rescue dogs as family, in lieu of flowers the…
Read MoreGate Change Information at DAFB After Construction Ends on Friday
The Main and North Gate construction projects are scheduled to be completed Friday, July 5th. Several upcoming Installation Entry Gate changes will be made to help facilitate the return to normal gate operations. The purpose of the construction was to upgrade the gate infrastructure to sustain the safety and security of the installation. The Main…
Read MoreRehoboth to Hold Town Hall Meeting on Proposed Water & Sewer Rates
A Town Hall meeting will be held on Saturday, July 13 in the Commissioners Room at the Rehoboth Beach City Hall to discuss the proposed water and sewer rates recommendations. The Town Hall will begin at 10am. The City of Rehoboth Beach utility rate working group is proposing a utility rate structure for Rehoboth Beach.…
Read MoreWork On Harry Kelley Bridge in Ocean City Overnight Midnight to 5am
Beginning at midnight tonight/Tuesday morning, Maryland SHA will perform testing and repairs to the Route 50 drawbridge/Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge into Ocean City. Motorists can expect single lane closures in each direction during the overnight hours and occasional brief test openings of the drawbridge throughout the night with all work completed by 5am Tuesday. Please…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash Shuts Down NB Route 113 South of Georgetown
UPDATED – 5pm – The northbound lanes of Route 113 have been reopened to traffic. ============================== Part of Route 113 remains closed after a serious crash just before 10:30 in the northbound lanes at Governor Stockley Road. Delaware State Police say a 21 year old Georgetown man driving a Nissan failed to yield the right…
Read MoreThree Rescued after Boat Struck Ocean City Inlet Rocks
A 24-foot boat hit the rocks in the Ocean City Inlet Saturday afternoon and was taking on water. The call made to the Coast Guard was made by a good Samaritan just after 2pm. A Coast Guard boat already underway diverted from their patrol to assist. Maryland Natural Resources Police had the vessel in tow…
Read MoreUPDATED: Severe Thunderstorm WARNINGS – till 5:45pm-6:45pm/WATCH until 7pm
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that affects the following WGMD locations until 7pm: Sussex County, DE – WARNING until 6:45pm Kent County, DE – WARNING until 5pm expired Caroline County, MD – WARNING until 5pm expired Talbot County, MD – WARNING until 5:45pm Queen Anne’s County, MD – WARNING until…
Read MoreToday is a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware
It will be very hot and humid for the third day. A weak cold front will approach from the north and spark a line of thunderstorms, but these storms are not projected to reach New Castle County until the early evening. At that point, it will likely be too late in the day to limit…
Read MoreDE TURKEY SEASON HARVEST JUST UNDER 2018
A month-long spring turkey season in Delaware yielded a harvest of 564 birds – just 7 lower than last year’s harvest. DNREC officials say Toms accounted for 439 of this year’s harvest – about 78%. The most birds were harvested in the first 2 weeks of the season. If you’re already looking forward to the…
Read MoreWYOMING MAN DIES AFTER CRASH NEAR DOVER
A motorcycle crash on Wyoming Mill Road near Dover is under investigation. Dover Police say around 1:30 Friday morning nearby residents heard what sounded like a crash in the area, but were not able to locate an accident scene and police were not called. Just before 5:30am a resident spotted the crash scene and called…
Read MoreEARLY FRIDAY MORNING SALISBURY HOUSE FIRE – ACCIDENTAL
The Maryland State Fire Marshal says that a fire on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Salisbury early Friday morning was accidental. The fire broke out in the attic of the single story home after an electrical problem and was discovered by a passerby just after 12:30 am. Salisbury firefighters found flames through the roof when they…
Read MoreBill Limiting Sugary Drinks in Kid’s Meals Goes to Governor’s Desk
The Delaware Senate voted 16-5 on Thursday to approve a bill limiting the inclusion of soda and other sugary drinks in children’s meals. House Bill 79 would direct the state’s Department of Health and Social Services to create and enforce standards that regulate sugary drinks for children. Specifically, they would require restaurants to offer children’s…
Read More95,000 Delawareans Impacted by Data Breach
The Delaware Department of Insurance is warning residents after a data security breach that was suffered by Dominion National, an insurer and administrator of dental and vision insurance benefits. In April, Dominion National discovered that servers containing enrollment data, demographic details and personal information of consumers, plan producers and healthcare providers may have been accessed…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan Weighs In on Supreme Court Ruling on Maryland’s Gerrymandering
On the final day of the 2019 Supreme Court session, the nation’s highest court ruled on the gerrymandering of Maryland’s congressional districts. The majority opinion penned by Chief Justice John Roberts stated that federal courts do not have jurisdiction to rule on political questions. The cases Benisek v. Lamone and Rucho v. Common Cause dealt…
Read MoreTeens Injured in Dewey Jet-Ski Crash
Two 17-year-old males were injured yesterday, one seriously, after the personal watercraft they were riding collided in the Rehoboth Bay around 12:45 p.m. Sgt. Brooke Mitchell, Delaware Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police spokeswoman, says both were taken to the hospital where one was admitted in stable but serious condition. The other was treated and…
Read MoreThursday Code Orange Air Quality Action Day in Delaware
Thursday, June 27th, a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Delaware! Because May and early June were unusually rainy, this is the latest into the ozone season that the State of Delaware has ever gone without an ozone Action Day. Weather conditions are finally conducive for high ozone, however. As of Wednesday afternoon, ozone…
Read MoreDemocrats Ask Election Board to Investigate Governor Hogan Campaign Contributions
The Maryland Democratic Party is accusing Governor Larry Hogan of campaign finance violations and has requested that the State Board of Elections investigate. Earlier this week, the state’s Democratic Party filed a formal complaint with the Board of Elections, alleging that the Governor took “at least 200,000 dollars in excessive donations” that they say were…
Read MoreLarge Employers Now Have to Send Delaware Child Support Payments Electronically
With the signing of House Bill 81 by Governor John Carney, large employers in the state of Delaware now have to remit child support payments from employee’s paychecks and send them electronically to the Department of Health and Social Services. The bill, sponsored by Representative David Bentz and Senator Bryan Townsend, both Democrats allows for…
Read MoreNew OCFD Chief Reports for Duty, Puts Focus on Fire Safety
After being officially sworn-in on June 11, Ocean City’s new fire chief, Richard Bowers, reported for his first day of duty this week. Chief Bowers begins his position leading the Ocean City Fire Department with more than 40 years of experience in the field of fire, rescue and emergency medical services. He has served in…
Read MoreGround Broken on West OC Shared-Use Bicycle/Pedestrian Path
Ground was broken on a shared-use path in West Ocean City Tuesday morning. Maryland Transportation and local and state officials were on hand. The new path will be constructed of a variety of materials – concrete, asphalt and a boardwalk – so that bicyclists and pedestrians can more safely travel between Route 611 and the…
Read MoreUPDATED: Gov Carney Signs FY 2020 Budget
UPDATED – 6pm – Approved by the Delaware State Senate hours earlier, Governor John Carney has signed the $4.4-billion FY 2020 operating budget (HB 225). As of 6:20pm HB 226 – the supplemental spending bill that appropriates an additional $62 million for one-time expenditures, was still waiting to be signed. Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Highlights:…
Read MoreDelaware Lawmakers Propose Remedy for “Revenge Porn” Victims
Legislators in the Delaware State Senate have advanced legislation that would allow compensation for the victims of so-called “revenge porn,” in which sexually explicit images that were consensually given to an intimate parter are later shared with others without the person’s consent. Senate Bill 169 would provide victims with “an additional remedy” under state law,…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Tuesday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Tuesday, June 25, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Selbyville, Slaughter Beach, Harrington, and Camden and near Felton, Frederica, Magnolia, Viola, Houston, Greenwood, Lincoln, Lewes, Millsboro, Georgetown,…
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