Elected Officials Reacted To Leaked US Supreme Court Majority Opinion Re: Roe v. Wade

Area elected officials are reacting to a Politico report that a leaked US Supreme Court draft majority opinion indicates that the nation’s highest court would strike down Roe V. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion. US Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.: “Reversing the long-settled protections in Roe is outrageous. Every woman in America deserves the chance to make…

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Laurel Man Gets 2 Years In Prison For Hate Crime, Other Charges

A Laurel man faces a two-year prison sentence following his guilty plea to felony hate crime and other charges.According to the Delaware Attorney General’s Office, 38-year-old James Raab also admitted to charges of possession of a deadly weapon during commission of a felony, aggravated menacing and resisting arrest.Prosecutors said Raab threatened a neighbor with a…

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Man Arrested For 8th DUI

A man is facing his 8th DUI offense after being pulled over in the Lewes area over the weekend.According to Delaware State Police, a trooper stopped a driver for speeding on Coastal Highway in the area of Dartmouth Drive Saturday afternoon. Police said 51-year-old Donald Sheldon of Wilmington showed signs of impairment, and a DUI…

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Candidates For Mayor Of Lewes Engage In Forum Tuesday Night

Election day in Lewes is approaching Saturday, May 14th. Tonight (Tuesday), the Greater Lewes Civic Coalition presents a mayoral candidates forum, at 6:00 p.m. at the Lewes Public Library.Incumbent Mayor Ted Becker and candidates Richard Moore and Deputy Mayor Andrew Williams will take part in the discussion. There will be an opportunity for voters to…

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Update : Snow Hill Election Results

(Updated with unofficial results) Snow Hill voters have elected a new mayor and a new eastern district council member.Unofficial results indicate that Mike Pruitt defeated Rob Hall in the race for mayor, 214-93.Janet Simpson is the projected winner over Dave Burt in the council race, 73-31.Absentee ballots, including those that come in the mail by…

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WGMD Fishing Report 5-2-22

Monday was another good day to be fishing. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said Ed Heite caught a 5.25-pound trout out of Indian River Inlet on a ÂĽ-ounce leadhead and a paddletail shad. They also reported that Grant Barnhart, who caught that big rockfish from the surf at Fenwick Island on a plug, has caught…

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Tue. Memorial Will Honor Delawareans Who Have Lost Their Lives Due To COVID

A memorial takes place this week for Delawareans whose lives were lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Tuesday’s service will also include the planting of a memorial tree. Also, the Yellow Heart Memorial will allow surviving family members to honor their loved ones.The COVID-19 Remembrance Memorial Service, hosted by Delaware Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long, Public Health…

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Del. Takes Applications for Food System Program Grants

The Delaware Council on Farm and Food Policy is accepting grant applications for the Food System ProgramGrants will be available for entities that grow, process, store, transport, distribute or sell food in Delaware, according to the State Department of Agriculture.Funding is available through the American Rescue Plan Act. Grants come in varying amounts depending on…

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Del. State Tax Filing Deadline Is Here

Today (Mon. May 2nd) is the deadline for filing State of Delaware 2021 tax returns.Forms must be filed online or postmarked by the end of the day. The normal deadline is April 30th, which this year fell on the weekend.An extension until October 17th is also possible, but estimated payments are still due by today’s…

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WGMD Fishing Report 5-1-22

A lot of fish were caught on Sunday including tog, flounder and rockfish. The remainder of the week looks fishable and it’s about time. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was the Katydid came back from ocean structure3 with 30 tog. Several private boats also came in with good numbers of tog also from ocean…

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WGMD Fishing Report 4-30-22

The weather was a bit blustery and pretty cold on Saturday morning when my sister Debbie and I arrived at Indian River Inlet close to the time of high tide. I was hoping to put her on some hot shad fishing, as I had done for my son the week before, but such was not…

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WGMD Radio Flea Market 4-30-22

Bill – 302-684-3882 / Joe – 302-339-1146 – Heavy duty automobile tow dolly with accessories – $650 Pat – 321-258-2738 – La Savont hand-carved knick knack shelf – $50 – 2 models- 57 convertible Corvette and 62 convertible corvette mint in box – $50 both – 2 kitchen hutches – $50 both Vicky – 302-645-2790…

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