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Celebration of Life for Ruth Harrington Set for Sunday, August 18
Ruth Ann Harrington of Milton – Passed away on June 14, 2019.Born December 22, 1936 in Camden New Jersey, Ruth was the youngest of four siblings and the daughter of Walter and Edna Daniels. Ruth is survived by her son James Harrington, daughter Stacey Murphy and daughter Dana Harrington Conner; son-in-laws Todd Conner and Michael…
Read MoreAG Jennings Joins Challenge of Proposed Changes to Asylum Standards
Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined Friday a group of 21 state attorneys general to challenge the Trump administration’s proposed changes to asylum standards. If implemented, these changes would allow the Executive branch to arbitrarily deny asylum claims to immigrants seeking haven from domestic or gang violence. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed in Grace v. Barr before the U.S.…
Read MoreFenwick Island Town Council Election Saturday
Fenwick Island voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect four members to the town council – from a field of six candidates. Mitchell Houser and William Weistling are challenging incumbents Gene Langan, Richard Mais, Julie Lee and Roy Williams for two of those seats. The polls are open from 1 to 5pm Saturday…
Read MoreDeployment Ceremony for 300 DE Army National Guardsmen at DSU Saturday
The Delaware National Guard is holding a deployment ceremony for nearly 300 Delaware Army National Guardsmen on Saturday at 11am, at the Delaware State University Football Stadium in Dover. The Guardsmen will be deploying to Southwest Asia in support of U-S Central Command later this month. The Guardsmen are from the 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion,…
Read More15 Tossed into OC Inlet When Pontoon Capsizes
Fifteen people were tossed into the Ocean City Inlet when the pontoon boat they were on capsized around 1pm Thursday. All who were on the pontoon boat were rescued by fire and police personnel as well as civilian boats. Â
Read MoreSCI Inmate & Visitor Charged in Prison Contraband Investigation
Two people have been arrested on charges they tried to smuggle the anti-opioid drug Suboxone into Sussex Correctional Institution. Department of Correction officials say 38 year old Teresa Cook, of Lewes, entered SCI in Georgetown for a scheduled visit and was found with Suboxone hidden on her person. Cook had been developed as a person…
Read MoreEEE found in Whaleyville Mosquito Pool
The Worcester County Health Department is urging you to protect yourself from a rare infection. Officials say mosquitoes in the Whaleyville area recently tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis. EEE can cause an inflammation of the brain, and symptoms include fever, headache, chills and vomiting. People are being asked to remove standing water around their…
Read MoreDOC Medication Assisted Treatment Program to Expand Statewide
The Medication Assisted Treatment program in Delaware is expanding to every prison in the state. MAT combines medication and behavioral therapy to treat individuals who are addicted to opioids such as heroin and prescription drugs that contain opiates and is a proven approach to sustaining recovery and combating the opioid crisis. Officials say this type…
Read More2019 Delaware Assessment Results Released
Results are in from the latest round of school testing in Delaware and they show a slight upward trend from the tests given in 2018. Even so just a bit more half of the students in grades three through eight got scores ranking them proficient in English and less than half were found to be…
Read MoreDelmarva Power Phone Scam Resurfaces
Watch out for a new series of scam phone calls. A WGMD listener reports that they got a phone call that Delmarva Power was going to turn my power of to the office in thirty minutes because I had not paid my bill in two months and they had dispatched a technician to turn off.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Fire Investigation at Dagsboro Paint & Wallpaper Continues
UPDATED 7/31/19 – State Fire Marshal inspectors are still looking into the cause and origin of Saturday’s fire at Dagsboro Paint and Wallpaper. Fire crews were called to the scene just after noon and found fire showing. Multiple fire companies assisted to battle the blaze – there were no injuries. Damage is estimated at $50,000.…
Read MoreUPDATED: Motorcyclist Dies after High-Speed Crash in O.C.
Images courtesy Cesar Campos, Campos Media UPDATE (11 a.m., July 31): Ashley Miller, Ocean City police spokeswoman, says officers had attempted a traffic stop on the motorcyclist in the area of 45th Street, but he fled from officers. She says officers did not chase the motorcycle and lost sight of the biker. At 9:44 p.m., police…
Read MoreSussex County Council Honors Retiring Paramedic & Approves Event Venue
The Sussex County Council had a smaller agenda this week and held the full meeting in the afternoon. The Council recognized retiring Paramedic, Brent Hudson, who has worked for the county for over 28 years. Last Friday was his last day on the job. He’s grown as a paramedic as the service itself has grown…
Read MoreMaryland Mahi Record of 34 Years Smashed by Cambridge Angler
A Maryland record that has held since 1985 has fallen after a Cambridge angler, Jeff Wright, reeled in a 72.8-pound dolphinfish off the coast of Ocean City. Maryland Natural Resources officials say Wright was at Poor Man’s Canyon practicing for next week’s White Marlin Open when his line snagged the mahi. The weight was certified…
Read MoreRichard Allen School in Georgetown Added to National Register of Historic Places
In June, the Richard Allen School in Georgetown was officially listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This action was taken by the United States Department of the Interior in response to the State of Delaware’s nomination of the property and the Richard Allen Coalition’s interest in having its historic value recognized. On Thursday,…
Read MoreUPDATED: Crash in Milton Leaves NJ Man Dead
UPDATED – 7/30/19 – Delaware State Police have identified the man who was killed in a crash early Monday morning on Chestnut Street in the town limits of Milton, as 48-year-old George Berkowitz of Hamburg, NJ. The crash remains under investigation. ===================================================== A crash just before 1 Monday morning in Milton has left an New Jersey man dead.…
Read MoreDelaware Getting Tougher on Roadside Trash & Dumping
Governor John Carney joined members of the General Assembly and environmental advocates this afternoon to sign House Bill 130 and Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 5, two pieces of legislation aimed at confronting litter in Delaware. Both new laws will help protect Delaware communities from litter, and protect Delaware’s environment and wildlife from the…
Read MoreGov Carney to Sign Legislation for New Voting Machines
Governor John Carney will sign several bills into law on Tuesday – including Senate Bill 121 with Senate Amendment 1. The measure will make needed changes to the state’s election laws – based on the purchase of new voting devices and establishing auditing requirements for the voting devices. He will also sign Senate Bill 94…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Meet Tuesday at 1pm
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday – but the meeting will begin at 1pm. The Council will make several appointments – to the Library Advisory Board and the Sussex County Source Water Protection Technical Advisory Committee. They will also recognize retiring County Paramedic Brent Hudson. Government Affairs Manager Michael Costello will talk trash with the…
Read MoreBerlin Tweak Our Peak Monday Afternoon
Due to extreme warm weather in our area, the Town of Berlin Electric Department is asking customers to voluntarily conserve or limit energy usage between the hours of 2 PM to 7 PM on Monday, July 29 when customers will be using the greatest amount of electricity. Berlin customers can save money by reducing their…
Read MoreTwo Injured in Motorcycle Crash Near Lewes
Delaware State Police are investigating a crash between a motorcycle and a SUV on Plantation Road Friday evening around 5:30. Police say the operator of the motorcycle, 54 year old Robert Willoughby of Smyrna, was southbound on Plantation Road in the shoulder traveling at a high rate of speed in heavy traffic when a the…
Read MoreDSWA Collection & Shred Event Saturday near Milford
If you live in the Milford area – Saturday from 8 until 2pm the Delaware Solid Waste Authority will hold a collection event. You can drop off household hazardous waste, electronic goods and also have documents shredded at the Milford Transfer Station is South DuPont Boulevard.Â
Read MoreAG Frosh on USDOJ Settlement with T-Mobile & Sprint
Attorney General Frosh’s Statement on U.S. Department of Justice’s Settlement with T-Mobile and Sprint Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it had reached a settlement with telecommunications giants cellular carriers T-Mobile and Sprint that supports their proposed merger: “The addition of Dish…
Read MoreGov Carney to Sign HB 74/Take Care Delaware This Afternoon
This afternoon Governor John Carney will sign House Bill 74 which enables a key component of the Take Care Delaware program. This is a partnership between law enforcement and schools to adopt a trauma-informed approach to children who have been identified at the scene of a traumatic event. Based on the national “Handle with Care”…
Read MoreNGA Chair, Gov. Larry Hogan, to Address Group on Nation’s Infrastructure Needs This Afternoon
The National Governors Association holds its summer meeting in Salt Lake City. Maryland Governor Larry Hogan will officially be elected chairman – and he plans to announce in his first address his yearlong initiative to push for the repair, enhancement and modernization of the country’s aging infrastructure. Foundation for Success, will encourage state-led projects to…
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