UPDATED: 2 Arrests in Lewes Animal Neglect Case; 14 Additional Dogs Rescued
UPDATED – 08/28/23 – Two people have been arrested in connection with an animal cruelty case in Lewes. Delaware State Police were tipped that 32 year old Dillon Hensey and 32 year old Chelsie Puckett were spotted in a parking lot on Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach. Police found them parked in their SUV. Delaware…
Read MoreDE Treasurer Davis Opposes Proposed Merger between Kroger & Albertsons
Delaware Treasurer Colleen Davis is standing in opposition of a proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons. Davis joins six of her colleagues in calling on the FTC to oppose the merger. Davis believes the negative impact of the deal could have wide reaching effects and impact access to fresh and affordable groceries – especially in…
Read MoreWork on NJ-bound Span of DE Memorial Bridge Begins Again Next Week
Phase 3 of construction work on the Delaware Memorial Bridge will begin in September. Beginning Labor Day night through September 8th, construction crews will work to establish a bypass lane on the Delaware-bound span of the bridge. While this is being done – the two left lanes will be closed from 9p to 6a and…
Read MoreMike Bradley with Delaware State Minority Leader, Mike Ramone – 08-28-23
Sussex County Council Back in Session after a Week Off
The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. The Council will hear from Mark Isaacs – the Director at the U-D Carvel Research & Education Center west of Georgetown. Finance Director Gina Jennings will discuss the Delaware Transit Funding Budget – which funds transportation for several county senior centers. And Human Resource Director, Karen…
Read MoreJake Smith Monologue – 08-28-23 – “Fort Sumter: Staten Island”
Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 8-27-23
User 284190339 · 08 – 27 – 23 Fishing Report Sunday was another nice day I didn’t get to fish. Lewes Harbour Marina reported that the Bottom Line brought in another catch of dolphin from ocean structure. The Katydid returned from the ocean with a catch of flounder. The Surface Tension mixed it up catching…
Read MoreCrivella to Retire from Beach Sweeping
Beach-sweeping legend Tony Crivella says this will be his final season cleaning the sands with his tractor and sweeper. Crivella got his start working for Catts in 1981 running one of the beach shacks in Dewey. In 1997, he became Dewey’s first beach cleaning service. Prior to that, Dewey contracted once with Rehoboth Beach, but it was…
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Jerel McCumbers – Milford – Near Hallwood, VA in Accomack County. Click for full view
Read MoreTwo People Arrested on Drug & Gun Charges in Dover
Delaware State Police were called to the Royal Farms on West Lebanon Road in Dover to check on the driver of a Caravan who was slumped over the wheel with a needle in her arm. Police found the Caravan which was parked and running and contacted the driver, 35 year old Jenny Fagan of Felton.…
Read MoreTraffic Stop in Seaford Leads to Arrest of Georgetown Man
A traffic stop in Seaford Saturday afternoon led to the arrest of a 43 year old Georgetown man. Delaware State Police spotted Aaron Matthews’ Mercedes and found it had an invalid registration. The trooper tried to stop the car, but Matthews continued driving at a slow speed onto Sussex Highway. Eventually Matthews stopped the car…
Read MoreUPDATED: Maryland Man Dies after Crash Near Harrington
UPDATED – 08/27/23 – Delaware State Police have identified 77 year old Robert Griffith of Denton, Maryland as the man who died in a fatal single-car collision that occurred west of Harrington on Friday. =========================================================== ORIGINAL STORY – 08/26/23 – A Denton, Maryland man is dead after a single vehicle crash west of Harrington Friday…
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 8-26-23
User 284190339 · 08 – 26 – 23 Fishing Report Saturday was a nice day on the water. On Friday young Jake Marsilii was fishing with salmon Gulp! from the Port of Lewes Pier with his dad Danny when he hooked and landed his first keeper flounder, a solid 17 incher. Lewes Harbour Marina said…
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Abigail Dion – Sykesville – It’s Ocean City Jeep Week – this is from the Jeep Crawl in 2021. Click for full view
Read MoreSeaford Man Charged with Threatening Another with a Knife
A Seaford man was arrested by Delaware State Police Friday after he threatened another person with a knife. Police were called just before 9am for a man yelling and threatening to kill people in the parking lot of Shore Tint & More on Middleford Road. Police say a man had just started mowing the grass…
Read MoreThree Injured in Route 1 Crash Friday Afternoon
Three people were injured in a crash Friday afternoon around 3pm on Route 1 southbound in front of the Home Depot. Delaware State Police tell the Talk of Delmarva that the driver of a VW Passat was in the northbound turn lane on Coastal Highway turning into Home Depot but failed to see a southbound…
Read MoreGot a Legal Question? Get Answers on Tipping the Scales of Justice
Join Julianne Murray on Tipping the Scales of Justice where she is answering legal questions. Listen at 92.7 WGMD or 98.5 WUSX or watch at https://industrynewsonline.com where you can ask questions.
Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 8-26-23
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Read MoreTalk of Delmarva Fishing Report 8-25-23
User 284190339 · 08 – 25 – 23 Fishing Report Friday saw small craft advisories up and no boats out on the ocean or bay. Lewes Harbour Marina said Bill McGrath fished the Lewes and Rehoboth Canal and caught a 5.72-pound trout on a peeler crab. On Thursday Captain Brent on the Katydid caught a…
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Joe Hurst – Dagsboro – Sundown across the Indian River. Click for full view
Read MoreFruitland Man Arrested for DUI, Drug & Weapons Offenses Near Dover
A Delaware State Police trooper on patrol in the area of Route 13 and South Governors Avenue in Dover spotted a vehicle swerve over the dotted white lane line – and then change lanes without signaling. The trooper made a traffic stop and contacted the driver – 37 year old Yusuf Dixon of Fruitland –…
Read MoreGas Prices Down Slightly
The national average for a gallon of regular gas dropped 4 cents since last week in spite of growing demand for gas. AAA Mid-Atlantic says growing stock levels have helped to push prices lower. The national average is at $3.82 per gallon. The price of oil has declined as well – and is just below…
Read MoreAmerican Legion Nanticoke Post 6 in Seaford to Restore World War I Field Artillery Piece
The removal for renovation of the World War I Field Artillery Piece – the cannon – that is on the front lawn of the American Legion Nanticoke Post 6 in Seaford will take place on August 31st. The cannon was given to the Post in 1931 by the US Army. A crane will haul the…
Read MoreNew Director Chosen at Salisbury Zoo
The Salisbury Zoo has hired from within for its new Director. A national search was done, but Chuck Eicholz, who served as the acting zoo director since the retirement of former Director Leonora Dillon at the end of June, was chosen. Eicholz brings nearly 40 years of experience in animal care and had served as…
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