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Bill to End Daylight Saving Time Passes in DE Senate
The Delaware State Senate has passed legislation to end the practice of Daylight Saving Time in the first state. Introduced in April, Senate Bill 73 would add Delaware to a growing list of states that are searching for a way out of the process of switching on and off of daylight saving time. Senate President…
Read MoreFlame-of-Hope Starts 3-Day, 160-Mile Journey from Rehoboth to Newark
The 33rd Annual Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics started its three-day 160-mile journey to Newark from the Rehoboth Beach bandstand this evening. On Thursday, the Torch will start from three locations: Delmar (6 a.m., Rt.13 and Rt.54), Lewes (6:30 a.m., Troop 7), and Georgetown (7:30 a.m., The Circle), and will travel…
Read MoreOne Person Injured After Eden House Fire
The Office of the Maryland Fire Marshal is investigating after a house fire in Somerset County in the early morning hours of Wednesday. The fire happened at a home in the 7000 block of Meadow Bridge Road in Eden, Somerset County. Officials say the fire broke out around 12:25 a.m. on June 12. The Fruitland…
Read MoreDelaware Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Delaware’s Democratic controlled Legislature has announced bills that would reform the state’s criminal justice system. Namely, the bill would make law that those who have served jail time would not be barred from electrician jobs. Currently, state law bars an electrician from being granted a license in Delaware if they have been convicted of a…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Cluster Subdivision Ordinance Amendment
This week’s Sussex County Council meeting began with Georgetown resident and advocate for the homeless, Jim Martin, reading a letter to the editor, which was also sent to WGMD, which asked the council to spend a week as homeless persons. “How do I explain to Sussex County Council something that they have never experienced? How…
Read MoreMaryland Opioid Deaths Decline in First Quarter of 2019
The Maryland Department of Health and Opioid Operational Command Center has released it’s 2019 first quarter reports, showing a decline in unintentional intoxication deaths and heroin-related deaths. From January through March 2019, there were 577 total unintentional intoxication deaths, a 15 percent decreased compared to the same period last year. 515, or 89 percent were…
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, June 11, 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, Bethany, Greenwood, Harrington, Milford, Seaford and near Delmar, Felton, Frederica, Georgetown, Houston, Laurel, Lincoln, and Millsboro. For…
Read More47th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race Set for Wed, July 10
Come One Come All – it’s the 47th Annual Camp Barnes Benefit Stock Car Race will be held at the Delaware International Speedway on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. with racing action beginning at 6:30 p.m. Rain date is scheduled for Thursday, July 11, 2019. The Delaware International Speedway is located…
Read MorePublic Hearing on DE Minimum Wage Bill before Senate Committee Wednesday
The Minimum Wage Bill SB 105 will be heard Wednesday, June 12 by the Senate Labor Committee at 12:30 PM in the Senate Chamber at Legislative Hall in Dover. Public Comment will be limited to (2) minutes for an individual and (3) minutes for an organization. What this bill will do if approved – it…
Read MoreGovernor Hogan Urges Sec. Mnuchin Not to Delay Tubman $20 Bill
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has released a letter, urging U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to not further delay the release of a 20 dollar bill featuring Maryland abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The Governor said “citizens across Maryland the country will instead have to wait nearly a decade for this new bill to reach general circulation.” He…
Read MoreBerlin Electric Plans Power Outages
Berlin Electric is planning several town-wide power outages in the coming days. The first will take place on Wednesday, June 19 at 12:30 a.m. with a second scheduled for Thursday, June 20 at 12:30 a.m. The outages will take place in order to make essential repairs. Berlin Electric Officials tell WGMD each outage should take…
Read MoreSussex County Council to Revisit Cluster Subdivision Ordinance Amendment Tuesday
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. During this week’s meeting County Administrator will read a proclamation for Home Ownership Month. Over the past several months Jim Martin and several other county residents have been commenting during the public comment portion of the meeting on the lack of affordable homes for county residents…
Read MoreMDOT Begins Replacement of Route 364 Bridge Near Pocomoke City
The Maryland Department of Transportation has announced the beginning of a project that will replace the Maryland 364 Dividing Creek Bridge at the Somerset-Worcester County line. The project, expected to cost 2.3 million dollars will lead to the closure of the existing bridge and a detour of MD 364 beginning on Thursday, June 13. The…
Read MoreMosquito Spraying Downstate Monday Evening
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application(s) during the evening hours on Monday, June 10, 2019: Application of Anvil 10+10 (Sumithrin/PBO) with a truck-mounted sprayer to control adult mosquitoes in the following areas: In and near Seaford and near Georgetown, Laurel, and Delmar. For notification purposes, spraying will be done in the following spray zones: 147,…
Read MoreCar Crashes in Laurel Home, Injuring One
The Laurel Fire Department tells WGMD that a car crashed into a home on June 9th. The incident happened on Sunday afternoon in the area of tenth street, near the Laurel firehouse. Chief Jeff Hill arrived on scene, finding a single vehicle into the structure. There was fear of collapse. Personnel secured the vehicle and…
Read MoreDNREC to Place Cap on Surf Fishing Permit Sales
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Division of Parks and Recreation has announced plans to place a cap on the surf-fishing permits given out, as was voted on by the division’s advisory council. The cap will be set at 17,000 surf-fishing permits, with already nearly 15,000 sold as of June 7. There…
Read MoreMERR Investigates 4 Dolphin and 3 Sea Turtle Deaths
It’s been a busy week for MERR Institute volunteers. Suzanne Thurman, executive director, says her organization has investigated the deaths of four bottlenose dolphins and two loggerhead sea turtles last week. This is one of the loggerheads which was discovered early Sunday in Dewey’s surf by Tony Crivella of Dewey Beach Beautification & Raking. Thurman said this loggerhead…
Read MoreUPDATED: General Assembly Approves Boost in Fines in Handicap Parking Areas
State lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 28 – which will increase the penalties for parking in an area designated for a vehicle being used by an individual with a disability. For a first offense the monetary penalty will increase from $100 to $200. For a subsequent offense, this the monetary penalty would increase from $200…
Read MoreDE General Assembly Passes Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban
Delaware lawmakers have approved House Bill 130 which deals with single use plastic bags. Governor John Carney applauds the legislation and says he will sign the bill. The measure expands existing at-store recycling programs, but stores that are subject to this program now will be limited from providing single use bags and encourage a shift…
Read MoreDelaware Legislators Pass Safe Storage Gun Bill
Both chambers of the Delaware state legislature has approved a bill that would require the “safe storage” of firearms, so that those who are not legally allowed to access them cannot do so. Democratic Governor John Carney signed House Bill 63 on Thursday. It expands an existing provision regarding unlawfully permitting a child access to…
Read More15 Delaware Army National Guardsmen to Deploy Saturday
Over a dozen Delaware Army National Guardsmen will leave the Smyrna Readiness Center on Saturday morning for deployment in Southwest Asia. The 15 Guardsmen are from the 198th Expeditionary Signal Battalion and are trained to provide command, control and supervision of the battlefield for combatant commanders while deployed.
Read MoreCambridge Home Destroyed by Fire
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office says a home in Dorchester County has been destroyed by a fire that took place on Wednesday evening. Officials say the blaze broke out around 7:44 p.m. at the two-story, wood framed home located in the 5000 block of Horns Point Road in Cambridge. The Cambridge Rescue Fire Company…
Read MoreWGMD Honors High School Scholar Athletes for 38th Year
Resort Broadcasting Co LLC and WGMD 92.7 “The Talk Of Delmarva” honored local high school students at the 38th annual Sports Boosters Banquet on Wednesday, June 5. 28 athletes from 14 area high schools were each presented with $250 scholarships. Additionally, 2 students were bestowed an additional $1500 each based on their resumes of scholastic…
Read MorePresidential Candidate Bill Weld Speaks at Salisbury University
Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, a 2020 presidential candidate challenging President Trump for the Republican Party’s nomination appeared at Salisbury University on Tuesday, part of a series “Visits with the U.S. Presidential Candidates.” Weld appeared at SU’s Holloway Hall on Tuesday afternoon, receiving questions from the moderator and audience. Salisbury University hopes to welcome several…
Read MoreDelmarva Power to Provide Electric Vehicles Services in Delaware
Delmarva Power has been given approval by Delaware state officials to begin offering electric vehicles services for residential customers and public spaces throughout the First State. The initiative is part of an effort to reduce the carbon footprint, provide cleaner transportation options and expand public charging infrastructure, including offering a new option for residential customers…
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