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Del. Averages 127 Positive COVID Test Results Daily In Past Week
The seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in Delaware is 127.7, according to the Delaware Division of Public Health.Nearly 22,800 positive cases have been reported since March, including more than 11,800 who are considered recovered from COVID-19.Over the past week, the seven-day positivity average has dropped from 6.6-percent to 5.5-percent.104 people are currently hospitalized due…
Read MoreMore Salisbury City Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
The City of Salisbury Friday reported that four additional municipal employees had tested positive for coronavirus. Three of those employees are members of the Salisbury Fire Department, and the other is in the Government Office Building. Salisbury City Administrator Julia Glanz said the test results were confirmed in the past week. All city employees who…
Read MoreOcean-To-Bay Bike Tour Is Underway
Hundreds of people on bicycles are making their way through the Quiet Resorts.The 31st annual Ocean to Bay Bike Tour in the Bethany Beach – Fenwick Island area was postponed from April due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The tour is presented by the Bethany – Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce.This year it offered a virtual option…
Read MoreHarbor Day At The Docks Goes Virtual
Harbor Day at the Docks in West Ocean City has a virtual component this year. Although the popular event this weekend has been canceled due to concerns about the pandemic, Worcester County Recreation and Parks says the Harbor Day Facebook page is offering a number of video features that highlight local watermen, crafts for children…
Read More6-Month Bridge Replacement Project Starts Monday
Motorists in Worcester County will encounter a detour for replacement of the Bayside Road Bridge, on the bay east of Snow Hill.The current timber-beam bridge is being closed as of Monday. Local detour routes will add a few minutes to the commute. Worcester County Public Works says the project is expected to take about six…
Read MoreDel. Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.2% In Sept.
The Delaware unemployment rate fell during September to 8.2%, down from 8.9% in August. According to the Delaware Department of Labor, 40,400 Delawareans were unemployed last month. A year earlier – still months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – unemployment in Delaware was 3.9%. Last month in Sussex County, the jobless rate was…
Read MoreUpdate: Zoar Rd. Fully Open After Earlier Crash
A crash involving a tractor trailer closed a portion of Zoar Road for close to four hours Friday morning.According to Delaware State Police, the truck struck a utility pole in the 23,000-block of Zoar Road at about 5:30 a.m.No injuries were reported.Delaware Electric Cooperative crews responded to replace the damaged pole.No widespread power disruption was…
Read MoreDel. Expands Small Business Assistance, Retraining Programs
Delaware is expanding its DE Relief program that makes grants available to small businesses dealing with the effects of the pandemic. Also, the Rapid Workforce Training and Redeployment Initiative that looks to provide displaced workers with new skills is also growing. Governor John Carney says additional funding is being funneled through New Castle County’s share…
Read MoreIndian River Schools Revise Reopening Plan For High Schoolers
The Indian River School District’s reopening plan continues to evolve.The Board of Education has approved a revised hybrid learning schedule, which would bring back high school students for in-person learning earlier than originally expected.Hybrid students in ninth grade will start attending classes at their high schools the week of October 26th.Students in grades ten through…
Read MoreGeorgetown Sets Hours, Guidelines For Halloween
Whether to trick-or-treat, and whether to donate candy, is up to the citizens of Georgetown. Due to COVID-19 considerations, the Town is asking that residents who are interested in offering Halloween treats on October 31st to turn on their porch lights. Also, trick-or-treaters are asked to refrain from approaching a home that does not have…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Schools Update Reopening Plans
Wicomico County Public Schools are welcoming groups of students for in-person instruction.Pre-K kids are among the first to re-enter school buildings after an online start to the school year.For health and safety, only students will be allowed to enter classrooms with their teachers.However, school nurses will be available to meet with families in the lobbies…
Read MoreSalisbury U. Homecoming Goes Virtual Due To COVID
Alumni Homecoming will have a much different feel at Salisbury University.Activities are going virtual, including Monday’s welcome message from S.U. President Charles Wight.Athletes and sports fans will be able to enjoy a walk down memory lane as well through a series of video profiles.Salisbury students who graduated in years ending in zero or five are…
Read More2 Dead In Lums Pond Boating Mishap
Two people are dead following a boating accident Thursday at Lums Pond in the Bear area.Delaware State Police said DNREC Fish and Wildlife Natural Resources Police and personnel from local fire departments responded when the two men went missing after falling from a boat.The bodies of two men in their 60’s were discovered by the…
Read MoreUS House Candidates Debate Over COVID, ACA, Vote-By-Mail, More
The nation’s response to coronavirus, and what it’s shown us as a country, came up Wednesday night during a Delaware U.S. House debate between Democratic Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Republican Lee Murphy. Murphy, who called himself a COVID survivor, said trust should be placed with the citizens. “We’ve learned a lot in the last…
Read MoreBeebe Babies Will Go Home With A Book
Babies born at Beebe Healthcare will receive a book before they go home. Beebe Healthcare and the Lewes Public Library are partnering to support the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. Children whose parents enroll in the Imagination Library receive one new book in the mail each month through their fifth birthday at no cost. 鈥淏eebe…
Read MoreTax Extension Filing Deadline Is Today (Thursday)
If you filed for an extension of the tax deadline, today is the day to get your 2019 tax return filed.The IRS offers electronic filing options, including IRS Free File.Anything to be mailed must be postmarked by today.The usual April 15th deadline was extended to July 15th early in the pandemic.Taxpayers in Delaware and Maryland…
Read MoreNew Machines Target Attempts To Smuggle Contraband
The Delaware Department of Correction has introduced ‘modern Millimeter Wave’ technology whole body imaging scanners to supplement its efforts to keep contraband out of the state’s prisons. The machines use non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation that more easily and more effectively detects objects on or inside a person’s body. The DOC says the MMw scanner is safe…
Read MorePhone, E-Mail Scams Investigated In Easton
Easton Police are investigating several phone and e-mail scams.Recipients of these messages are asked to purchase gift cards and provide the caller with the information.Some of the scammers claim to represent local charities or political figures.Police are aware of one church member who was asked to buy $2,000 worth of gift cards from a local…
Read MoreBeebe Tightens Visitor Restrictions As COVID Cases Rise
A recent increase in COVID-19 positive test results and hospitalizations has led Beebe Healthcare to tighten up visitation policies.Patients admitted to the main hospital in Lewes are no longer permitted one ‘well visitor.’ Nursing staff will continue to assist patients who want to visit with loved ones virtually or by phone. There are some provisions…
Read MoreWoodland Ferry Will Not Operate Thursday
The Woodland Ferry is expected to be out of service for electrical improvements Thursday, according to DelDOT. The ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River in Seaford, is expected to resume normal service Friday at 7:00 a.m.
Read MoreMore Wicomico Co. Students Return For In-Person Instruction
Wicomico County Public Schools will start to bring more students back to buildings for in-person instruction starting next week.Students in pre-K, kindergarten and some receiving special education services will start to come back. Pre-K and other groups of students will receive two days of in-person instruction and three days of virtual instruction each week.First- and…
Read MoreMd. Emissions Centers Reopen Monday
The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration plans a reopening of all Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program stations, which had been closed during the pandemic.Some of them were also used as drive-through COVID-19 testing locations.The stations will reopen starting Monday, October 19th.Customers who had pending business with the VEIP program have received new dates in the mail.Some vehicle…
Read MoreMd. Poll Finds Support For State COVID Response
Marylanders generally have a positive view of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and the performance of Governor Hogan, according to an independent Goucher College Poll.It found that 82 percent of respondents approve of the Governor’s leadership.The overwhelming majority felt Hogan’s balanced approach to reopening was ‘about right.’69-percent of Marylanders who were surveyed are…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach Encourages A Safe, Healthy Halloween
Rehoboth Beach is encouraging citizens and visitors to enjoy a safe Halloween.In the year of the pandemic, that means that door-to-door trick-or-treating is discouraged under guidance from Delaware Public Health and the CDC – at least not without some modification.Those who want to give out treats are encouraged to find a way to do it…
Read MoreWho Is Delaware Teacher Of The Year?
Delaware’s Teacher of the Year is a teacher of English learning students in New Castle County’s Red Clay School District.Kimberly Stock received the honor in a virtual ceremony Tuesday hosted by the Department of Education and Education Secretary Susan Bunting. She teaches at McKean High School.20 local district and charter school teachers of the year…
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