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IRSD Modifies School Meal Pick-Up Schedule
The Indian River School District is making some changes in its weekly curbside meal pick-up service. Starting this Wednesday, curbside meal pick-up will be available at Indian River High School, Long Neck Elementary, Millsboro Middle School and North Georgetown Elementary School between 3:30 and 5:00 p.m. The morning curbside meal distribution will be discontinued effective…
Read MoreMd. State Employees Can Collect $100 Once Fully Vaxxed
Get the shot, get $100… Maryland State employees now have an incentive to get vaccinated for coronavirus. They are eligible to receive a $100 payment once they are fully vaccinated. “With this incentive program, we are further encouraging state employees to get vaccinated to help keep themselves, their families, and their communities healthy and safe,”…
Read MoreMd. Fugitive Arrested In Felton
Felton Police have arrested a fugitive from Maryland who was wanted for sex offense, assault, child abuse and sex abuse of a minor. Police said the Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office requested that a warrant be conducted on 37-year-old Raymond Burris of Felton. Burris was pulled over during a traffic stop and taken into custody…
Read MoreKitchen Clash Leads To Man’s Arrest
A fight in a home’s kitchen has led to charges against a Milton man. Delaware State Police said troopers were called about a situation on Mulberry Street Saturday night. An investigation determined that an argument escalated and that the man ‘aggressively displayed a kitchen knife’ toward a 14-year-old girl and a 47-year-old woman. A 12-year-old…
Read MoreDel. Bond Bill Committee Examines Capital Budget
UPDATED: Route 90 Bridge Crash Tosses Infant Into Water; 7 Others Hurt
UPDATED 5/3/21 1:30pm – Ocean City Police Traffic Safety Officers are continuing to investigate a crash that occurred on the Rt. 90 Bridge on Sunday, May 2. The crash, which involved five vehicles, sent eight people to the hospital, including a 2-year-old child who was ejected from a pickup truck with her car seat, landing…
Read MoreCoons, Carper Urge Expedited H-2B Visas
Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper of Delaware are part of a bipartisan group of Senators urging the Biden administration to speed up the availability of 22,000 additional H-2B visas. According to the lawmakers, they have been hearing from Delaware businesses about the need for H-2B visas as they try to hire staff for seasonal…
Read MoreFreeman Highway Bridge Maintenance Planned This Week
The Freeman Highway Bridge in Lewes will undergo routine maintenance this week. According to the Delaware River and Bay Authority, the bridge near the Cape May – Lewes Ferry terminal is scheduled to close Tuesday between 8:00 a.m. and noon. The bridge will be thoroughly cleaned, and storm drains will be flushed out. If weather…
Read More1 Dead In Kent Co. Trailer Home Fire
A fire east of Dover near Delaware Bay claimed one life Sunday. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, the fire broke out Sunday afternoon at a house trailer on Tenth Street near Pickering Beach Road. Members of the Little Creek Volunteer Fire Company were met by flames engulfing the structure. A 61-year-old man…
Read MoreFood Bank Of Del. Hosts Mobile Pantry In Georgetown
The Food Bank of Delaware returns to Sussex County for a mobile food pantry. Emergency food is available today at a drive-through mobile food pantry at Crossroad Community Church on State Forest Road in Georgetown, starting at 11 a.m. (Mon. May 3rd) A photo ID and proof of Delaware residency, which could be a piece…
Read MoreProcession Carries Body Of Cpl. Heacook Back To Delmar
Citizen’s Tip Leads to Arrest of 4 in Ocean City
Last week a boardwalk business owner in Ocean City reported suspicious possible drug activity in a parked vehicle in the area of 8th Street. Members of the Narcotics Unit and Special Enforcement Unit responded and observed people from the vehicle to to the boardwalk and meet with a group of people where a suspected drug…
Read MoreDSP Need Your Help to Identify Suspect
Delaware State Police need your help to identify a suspect in an attempted theft of a motor vehicle and several thefts from vehicles in the IG Burton parking lot on Bay Road in Milford. The incident occurred last Sunday around 1:20am. The suspect is a white or light skin black male about 6-feet tall with…
Read MoreOne Dead, 6 Injured in Berlin Area Crash
A crash just after 9:30 Friday night on Assateague Road and Grey Fox Lane near Berlin has left one person dead. Maryland State Police believe a vehicle with six occupants made a U-Turn in front of another vehicle. Police say multiple people inside the turning vehicle were trapped and the driver was taken to AGH…
Read MoreEarly Morning Fire Damages Rehoboth Eatery
The Delaware State Fire Marshal is investigating a fire this morning at Shrimpy’s Pub on Rehoboth Avenue in Rehoboth. While Rehoboth Beach Fire Command was in route just after 2am, the dispatch center advised that Rehoboth Beach PD were on scene reporting fully involved with explosions. Firefighters found flames coming from the building when they…
Read MoreEl Salvadoran Ambassador Visits Ocean City Talking Jobs with Mayor and other State Officials
Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan along with representatives from the State of Maryland on Friday met with H.E. Milena Mayorga, the Ambassador from El Salvador. The meeting, which took place at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center, was in collaboration with the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce to provide the Ambassador and her Consul…
Read MoreGov Hogan Declares May & June Maryland Magicicada Months; Not So Much the Shore Areas
DE Courts Judicial Emergency Extended to June 2; Jury Trials to Resume in June
Delaware Chief Justice Collins Seitz has extended the Judicial Emergency to June 2nd. Phase 2 will be lifted on June 1 for Phase 3, which will allow the resumption of jury trials. Some other pandemic-related restrictions will also be eased. Court staff will begin to prepare as well with sending out jury summonses and working…
Read MoreMD AG Announces Settlement with Drug Distributor to Settle Allegations of Improper Marketing and Sale of Suboxone
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today announced a $300 million settlement with Indivior plc and Indivior Inc. (Indivior) to settle allegations that Indivior falsely and aggressively marketed and promoted Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Suboxone is a drug product approved for use by recovering opioid addicts to avoid or reduce…
Read MoreIRSD Names Teacher Of The Year
A teacher at East Millsboro Elementary School has been named Indian River School District Teacher of the Year. Haley Mears has taught at East Millsboro for the past seven years. She served there as a paraprofessional before teaching at Georgetown Middle School, then returned to East Millsboro. According to Principal Karen Clausen, Mrs. Mears encourages…
Read MoreMetered Parking Returns To Lewes Downtown, Beaches Sat.
Parking meters in Lewes will go back into operation Saturday, as they do each May 1st. Parking at downtown Lewes meters is $1-dollar per hour, between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m., with time limitations in place. Parking at the beach lots is $2-dollars per hour. To view an interactive parking map prepared by the City…
Read MorePope Francis Names Next Bishop For Diocese Of Wilmington
Black History Mandate In Schools Passes Del. House
Delaware students could get what’s termed a ‘more realistic and wholistic history of Black people’ under legislation approved in the House of Representatives Thursday. The measure would require Delaware school districts and charter schools to provide curricula on Black History, providing education on how Black people were treated throughout history in the US and on…
Read MoreDel. Police Accountability Task Force Releases Recommendations
Delaware’s law enforcement accountability task force has approved more than 20 recommendations, which range from requiring body cameras for all police officers to developing standard use-of-force policies, to amending the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights. The task force was established last year by the Delaware General Assembly at the behest of the Delaware Legislative…
Read MorePresident Biden’s 1st 100 Days: Delmarva Reaction
President Biden’s first 100 days in office generated excitement and optimism from Delaware’s delegation on Capitol Hill – all Democrats who knew or worked with Biden when he was in Delaware. Maryland Congressman Andy Harris, R-1st, saw the early part of the Biden Administration much differently. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del. released this statement: “President Biden…
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