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Amended Legislation to Fund Delaware Tech Out of Senate Committee
A Delaware State Senate committee has approved Senate Substitute 2 for Senate Bill 50 which deals with the funding for major and minor capital improvements, deferred maintenance and more and will establish the Community College Infrastructure Fund for Delaware Tech. The College’s Board of Trustees will have the authority to issue bonds to finance the…
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MSP 148th Trooper Candidate Class Graduates
Maryland State Police 148th Trooper Candidate Class graduated today. The 36 members of the class completed 27 weeks of residential police training academy – receiving instruction in criminal and traffic laws, emergency care, emergency driving, physical training and scenario-based training that includes de-escalation and conflict resolution. After a brief leave, the new troopers will report…
Read MoreUS Sen Tom Carper to Hold Roundtable Discussion with Women Small Business Owners Monday in Georgetown
US Senator Tom Carper will be in Sussex County on Monday. He will hold a roundtable discussion with women small business owners from around the county and representatives from the U-S Small Business Administration. The roundtable will be held at the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce beginning at 11am.
Read MoreDNREC Mosquito Spraying Sunday/Monday
Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application during the daylight hours on Sunday, March 24 and/or Monday, March 25, 2019: Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid bti) with an airplane (registration number N263JC,N562X, or 3055M) to control mosquito larvae in flooded forested wetlands in the following areas: In Georgetown and near Farmington. For notification purposes, spraying…
Read MoreWicomico Kindergarten & Pre-K Registration Fair – April 15-18
The annual Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Registration Fair for Wicomico County Public Schools will take place April 15-18 at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center in Salisbury. Registration and enrollment forms will be available online starting April 8 at www.wcboe.org; please click on For Families: Enrollment. Families may print and fill out the forms in advance…
Read MoreDistrict 3 Wicomico County BOE Applicants to be Announced at Public Meeting
A public hearing will be held for Wicomico County residents on Tuesday, March 26 to name the final applicants for the District 3 opening on the Wicomico County Board of Education which will be forwarded to the Wicomico County Council for consideration. The meeting begins at 6pm at the Wicomico County Association office in Salisbury.…
Read MoreFormer Maryland Governor Laid to Rest
Governor Larry Hogan delivered the eulogy at the funeral for Former Maryland Governor Harry Hughes, a Democrat who served as the state’s 57th Governor from 1979 to 1987. Hughes, who passed away last week at the age of 92 was an Eastern Shore native, born and raised in Caroline County. Governor Hogan said Hughes restored…
Read MoreDE General Assembly Recognizes Officers & Crew of New USS Delaware
House Concurrent Resolution 16 was passed in both chambers of the Delaware General Assembly. This measure recognizes the officers and crew of the new USS Delaware submarine, which is slated for commissioning by the U.S. Navy. According to the USS Delaware commissioning website – the tentative schedule for commissioning is summer / fall of this…
Read MoreOne Person Dead Following Fatal Millsboro Crash
Delaware State Police say they are investigating after a person died following a single vehicle crash that occurred in Millsboro on Wednesday. Troopers say the incident occurred just after 3:30 p.m. when a 2014 Chevy Equinox was traveling eastbound on Lowes Crossing Road, just east of Pear Tree Road. They say for unknown reasons, the…
Read MoreFire Damages Salisbury Home
The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a  fire broke out at a home in Salisbury on Wednesday afternoon. Officials say the fire at a home in the 1400 block of Jersey Road in Salisbury broke out just after 5 p.m. The Fire Marshal’s office says the fire happened outside of the home,…
Read MoreDewey Beach Independent Auditor Quits
More problems for Dewey Beach. The town’s auditing firm, TGM Group LLC advised the town by letter last month that they have terminated their professional relationship as of February 19th of this year and will no longer provide services to the town of Dewey Beach. WGMD was provided with a copy of the letter, which…
Read MoreMaryland No Longer Recognizes Green, Libertarian Parties
Voters registered in the Green and Libertarian Parties in the State of Maryland find themselves without a recognized party affiliation. As of 2018, there were 21,713 registered Libertarians in the state and 9,164 registered Green Party members. The State has said neither party meets the requirements to appear on the ballot so members have been…
Read MoreMaryland Senate Passes “Fight for 15” Minimum Wage Bill
On Wednesday, the Maryland State Senate passed legislation that would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 dollars an hour by 2025, in a 32-13 vote along party lines. The bill, which has already passed in the House of Delegates calls for a gradual, incremental increase in the State’s minimum wage over the next six…
Read MoreDelaware House Passes Early Voting Bill, Governor Carney Reacts
The Delaware House of Representatives has approved legislation that would allow in-person early voting in the state. According to the State Legislature, the bill passed in a 34 to 6 vote on Tuesday. The bill would establish in-person early voting in the First State beginning in 2020. This would allow registered voters to vote in-person…
Read MoreSussex County Council Defer Old Business and Hear Presentation from DelDOT
Several items on this week’s Sussex County Council agenda were deferred due to lack of voting bodies – Councilman Doug Hudson was absent and Councilman I-G Burton missed the first hour of the meeting. So the three pieces of old business were deferred and the recognition of the County EMS JEMS Team was also postponed.…
Read MoreMaryland House Approves Bill Requiring Background Checks for Long Gun Purchases
The Maryland House of Delegates passed a bill requiring background checks for purchases of all long guns, including shotguns and rifles on Monday night. Proponents of the legislation say it wouldn’t hinder law-abiding gun owners from obtaining weapons and could prevent mentally ill and criminal individuals from acquiring them. The bill was born out of…
Read MoreRoad Leading to JTVCC Renamed Steven R. Floyd Sr. Way
The road leading to the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna has been renamed in honor of Correctional Lt. Steven Floyd, who died in the line of duty during a prison riot in February of 2017. Corrections Commissioner Perry Phelps says that the newly named road will remind everyone of Lt. Floyd’s bravery and…
Read MoreFree Workshop on Five New Opportunity Zones in Southern DE Friday in Georgetown
Sussex County’s Economic Development office this month will host a free workshop on five new federally designated Opportunity Zones aimed at helping spark new business investments and growth in southern Delaware. The free event is set for 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 22 in Rooms 540 A&B of the Carter Partnership Center at the Delaware Technical…
Read MoreCongressman Andy Harris Holds Town Halls on Eastern Shore
Representative Andy Harris, a Republican representing Maryland’s first congressional district, comprised of the entire Eastern Shore began a series of town halls in Wicomico County on Monday evening. Representative Harris appeared at the Black Diamond Lodge in Fruitland to hear from constituents and update them on his work in Congress. At the event, which the…
Read MoreBerlin Council to Hold Public Meeting on Budget Issues March 26th
As Berlin town officials begin the budget process – the council is looking at possible increases in the taxes and water and sewer rates. They are looking at a possible tax increase to help beef up the town’s General Fund. District 2 Councilman Zack Tyndall tells WGMD that the water and sewer fund has been…
Read MoreDNREC to Spray for Mosquitos Across the State
DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section is set to begin it’s annual spring woodland pool spraying beginning on Tuesday. They plan to control immature aquatic mosquito larvae in wooded wetland areas near select populated areas. The spraying is set to begin in Southern Sussex County and eventually work it’s way up to Kent and New Castle Counties.…
Read MoreTonight’s Five Points Transportation Study – CANCELLED
Tonight’s Five Points Transportation Study meeting at Beacon Middle School has been cancelled by DelDOT. The meeting was the first scheduled for the Phase 2 working group. There has been no notice of a rescheduled date and time
Read MoreDover Native’s Family Victims in New Zealand Terror Attack
Delaware has not been spared in the terror shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. Alta Sacra is a Dover native and recently moved with her husband and 2 year old son to New Zealand. Sacra says on her Facebook page that while she was at home, her husband and son were praying at the Linwood Islamic…
Read MorePolice Crack Down on Drunk and Aggressive Driving on St. Patrick’s Day Weekend
Maryland State Police’s Salisbury Barrack says they took part in statewide efforts over the weekend to reduce the instances of impaired, aggressive or distracted driving. It’s part of the Maryland Department of Transportation’s efforts of part of a nationwide campaign known as “Toward Zero Deaths.” From the Salisbury Barrack, Troopers conducted 326 traffic stops, issued…
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