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Grill Sparks House Fire; 7 Homeless
Seven people were left homeless and a family pet died in a Labor Day house fire in Berlin that authorities say was caused by improper use of a grill. According to the Worcester County Fire Marshal’s Office, the blaze started at about 3:45 p.m. Monday at the home on Circle Road. Arriving firefighters were met…
Read MoreWorcester Co. Opens 2nd Round Of Back-to-Business Grants
Worcester County begins accepting applications for another round of funding through the Workforce Back to Business COVID-19 Assistance Grant Program. The program is federally funded through the CARES Act, and funds were awarded through the State of Maryland. 205 Worcester County businesses received part of $1.17-million awarded through the first round of the Back to…
Read MoreSCI Inmate Dies Of COVID-19 Complications, Other Factors
A Sussex Correctional Institution inmate with underlying health conditions and complications from COVID-19 has died at Kent General Hospital. 55-year-old Charles R.J. Patterson was from Frankford and had been serving a sentence for his 7th DUI conviction. He tested positive back in July. The Department of Correction says Patterson was the only SCI inmate who…
Read MoreUpdate : Motorcyclist Killed In Kent Co. Crash
–Update: Delaware State Police Tuesday identified the man who died in a Monday accident as 50-year-old Keith Daniels of Magnolia– A man riding a motorcycle is dead following a crash in Kent County Labor Day afternoon. Delaware State Police say the driver of a car turned into the path of the motorcyclist Monday afternoon at…
Read MoreMore Dewey Beach Candidate News & Controversy
Elections Board to discuss Comm. Moskowitz’s candidacy after a complaint by Dave Davis. Topics covered at Sunday’s Dewey Beach 2020 Candidate Forum included managing the town’s budget, infrastructure funding, should larger houses be allowed, rooftop decks and setbacks, implementing a hotel tax, COVID-19 recovery, police, and lifeguards, selecting a new town manager, and making parking simpler and…
Read MoreDel. Business Relief Program Starts Accepting Applications
Applications will be accepted starting at ten a.m. Tuesday in the first round of Delawareâs $100-million DE Relief Grant Program. The DE Relief Grant Program makes grants of up to $100,000 available to help small businesses and Delaware nonprofits that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Businesses interested in applying should have 2019 tax…
Read MoreLittle Free Pantry Now Available At Lewes Public Library
The Lewes Public Library now has a âlittle free pantry.â Donations are being accepted to stock the pantry with non-perishable food items, hygiene products and other goods for people in need in the Lewes area. The Teen Service Librarian Emily Ellinger and the library’s young environmentalists club, Roots and Shoots, developed the idea during a…
Read More32 Residents In Caroline Co. Nursing Home Test Positive For COVID-19
Nearly half of the residents of a Caroline County nursing home have tested positive for coronavirus. 32 residents and 18 staff at Caroline Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Denton had tested positive. None have been hospitalized as of yet. Nursing home residents and employees are tested weekly under Maryland Health Department requirements. The first positive…
Read MoreTown Of Berlin Resumes In-Person Meetings With Size Cap
The public will be permitted to again attend meetings of Berlin Mayor and Council and other town meetings in person. Under current guidelines, attendance will be permitted at up to 50-percent capacity, and visitors will be required to wear face coverings and socially distance. Doors will open for Berlin meetings 15 minutes before scheduled start…
Read MoreJury Trials Set To Resume Next Month In Del.
Jury trials are scheduled to start up again in October in Delaware under a plan released by Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz Junior. The judicial emergency and its terms are also extended an additional 30 days until October 5th. Jury trials would mark a move into a modified phase three of a four-phase court reopening…
Read MoreUpdate : Driver Killed In Crash On Seashore Highway
A Milford man is dead following a single-vehicle wreck on Seashore Highway in Bridgeville. Delaware State Police say the 34-year-old man was going eastbound on Seashore Highway east of Oak Road Saturday afternoon when he tried to pass another vehicle. He moved to pass but apparently saw an oncoming vehicle, swerved back into the eastbound…
Read MoreRehoboth Lifeguards Resuscitate Man Pulled from Surf in Cardiac Arrest
Rehoboth Beach lifeguards pulled a man from the surf today who was in cardiac arrest. He had collapsed around 12:20 p.m. north of the Henlopen Hotel off Pennsylvania Avenue. They began CPR and brought an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the scene. The AED shocked him once and he immediately regained a pulse. He reportedly…
Read MoreUpdate: Fire Causes $5.5-M Damage At Pocomoke Business
A massive fire causes about $5.5-million damage to a wood processing facility in Pocomoke City. The Maryland State fire Marshalâs Office says the weekend blaze at Eastern Shore forest Products is still under investigation. It was first discovered by employees. Crews from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia responded. It took about nine hours to bring the…
Read MorePedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Laurel
A woman from New Jersey has died after being struck by a vehicle on Sussex Highway near County Seat Highway in Laurel. Delaware State Police said the 63-year-old woman from Cliffside Park, New Jersey was trying to cross the highway on foot Friday night, and she stepped into the path of a vehicle driven by…
Read MoreRare Endangered Sea Turtle Rescued At Fenwick Island
A rare endangered juvenile Kempâs Ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Fenwick Island. The MERR Institute received a call Thursday from residents at Keenwick on the Bay who discovered the injured turtle. The turtle had been waving its flipper toward its head, where there was a wound. MERR personnel brought the turtle to its…
Read MoreIndoor Visits May Resume At Long-Term Care Facilities In Del.
Indoor visits with loved ones at Delaware long-term care facilities may resume, if a facility has not had a new positive COVID-19 test result within the past 14 days. The Department of Health and Social Services says 26 nursing homes and assisted living facilities have received permission to facilitate outdoor visits after submitting their plans…
Read MoreBars, Businesses And Gyms Get New Pandemic Guidance
Bar service may resume in the Delaware beach communities, and businesses are required to more strictly enforce face covering rules under terms of a 27th modification to Governor John Carneyâs COVID-19 State of Emergency. Businesses are directed to more strictly enforce face covering requirements among their employees. There is also additional guidance concerning the wearing…
Read MoreDownpours Swamp Harrington Neighborhoods
A dozen residents and two dogs are evacuated from a Harrington apartment complex due to high water after Thursday nightâs downpours. According to the Harrington ire Department, firefighters started checking at about midnight to determine if any residents of Heritage Manor Apartments on West Center Street would need to relocate. One elderly resident suffered a…
Read MoreReturn Day 2020 Postponed
For the first time since World War II, the post-election festivities surrounding Return Day in Georgetown will not be bringing the candidates and thousands of others to the Sussex County seat on Thursday, November 5th. In a letter to Return Day committee members, support agencies and members of the community, Sussex County Return Day President…
Read MoreGov. Carney Extends COVID-19 State Of Emergency 30 Days
Governor John Carney Thursday formally extended Delawareâs COVID-19 State of Emergency another 30 days. The State of Emergency and the modifications carry the full force and effect of law. In taking the action, Carney said Delawareans have made âreal sacrifices to flatten the COVID-19 curve and keep their families, friends and neighbors healthy.â But if…
Read MoreDEC, Choptank Issue Beat The Peak Alert
High heat and high humidity… that’s a forecast leading Delaware Electric Cooperative and Choptank Electric Cooperative to issue a Beat The Peak Alert today between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Members are asked to conserve electricity usage by turning off unnecessary lights, setting the thermostat up a few degrees, and postponing the use of large…
Read MoreSussex Co. Census Response Rate Lags, Says State Official
Time is running out to be counted in the U.S. Census. The US Census looks for as accurate a population count as possible, with good reason according to Delaware Lieutenant Governor Bethanny Hall-Long. Hall-Long chairs Delawareâs Census Commission. “When you undercount, we lose out. It isn’t just our high-risk communities and our children. It’s also…
Read MoreBethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival Postponed Until 2021
Another popular seasonal event is scratched from the calendar. The Bethany Beach Boardwalk Arts Festival has been postponed from September 12th to September 11th, 2021 according to the Bethany- Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce. Organizers say they were unable to obtain the required permit. The chamber is planning for safe outdoor gatherings as fall arrives.…
Read MoreWest Nile Found In Del. Sentinel Chickens, 1st Time In 2020
West Nile Virus has been detected in Delaware for the first time this year in Department of Natural Resourcesâ sentinel chickens. The birds, placed in northern New Castle County, are sampled regularly. No human cases of West Nile have been reported in Delaware so far this year. DNREC says the possibility of contracting mosquito-borne diseases…
Read MoreOC: Bring A Mask, Or Get One, At The Boardwalk
Ocean City wants Labor Day weekend visitors to keep in mind that masks are required on the boardwalk, between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Mayor Rick Meehan says if someone does not have one, a mask is available at the Caroline Street information booth between 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. After Labor Day, the information…
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