Government
DOVER—The theme of the 2024 Central Delaware Economic Summit, which took place Tuesday at the Delaware Tech Terry Campus, was Delaware’s Recreational Marijuana Industry and Local …
DOVER—Dover City Councilman for the 2 nd District Brian Lewis hosted a community meeting for constituents Saturday afternoon at the Pitts Recreation Center.
According to Councilman …
MIAMI (AP) — In what has become a fall custom, the Los Angeles Dodgers are heading to the playoffs.
The Dodgers clinched their 12th consecutive postseason berth Thursday with a 20-4 rout of the …
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Environment
medical waste
REHOBOTH BEACH — The medical waste washing ashore on Delmarva beaches forcing closures, reports of which began surfacing this past weekend, has been confirmed to reach Rehoboth Beach as city …
medical waste
REHOBOTH BEACH — The city is blaming rough surf conditions, and not the medical waste washing ashore that has closed several beaches to the south, for restricting access to the ocean, but not …
Cops and Courts
A 13-year-old Seaford male was arrested after he allegedly made threats toward the Dover Middle School campus on Tuesday, Dover Police said.
Delaware State Police are investigating a homicide that left one man dead in Dover, a news release said.
Kent County
CRIME
Some were deadly, others injurious or left nobody wounded.
A spate of recent shootings and a stabbing in Kent and Sussex counties brought arrests in some cases, but not all.
POLICE
WILMINGTON — A 36-year-old Smyrna man was wounded in an officer-involved shooting Friday night and later charged with offenses, Delaware State Police said.
US wind, act
DOVER — While imposing no penalties other than to generally begin acting like a public body, the Attorney General of Delaware decided the Association of Coastal Towns violated Freedom of …
Sussex County
Health
DOVER — The Delaware Health Insurance Marketplace is touting “stability” in its plans for 2025 enrollment.
After welcoming new carriers the last two years, the marketplace …
Business
MILLSBORO — Harry Caswell LLC, a plumbing, mechanical and utility contractor serving Delaware and Maryland since 1989, has been acquired by George & Lynch Inc., the company announced.
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Business Insights
shoulder season
REHOBOTH BEACH — The end of the summer season is upon us as Rehoboth Beach once again made its streets available for free parking and its Boardwalk available for 24-hour access to bicycles, …
New Castle County
SMYRNA — The doubts could have started creeping in for Smyrna High School’s young football team after opening the season with consecutive losses.
However, despite being forced to …
In a nationwide survey, 3,000 couples were asked by datingnews.com to recommend the best makeout spots, and Cape Henlopen State Park was rated No. 34.
DOVER —Veterans, their families and community partners are encouraged to attend the Wilmington VA Town Hall from 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at American Legion Stahl Post 2.
Doors open at 4:30 …
Wicomico County
Jeffrey Mueller of Salisbury, Maryland, a Mechanical Engineering major and member of the...
Points of discussion surrounding Anne Street Village that came out of the June 3, 2024 City ...
SALISBURY — A Maryland State Trooper has been suspended without pay after a recent indictment by a grand jury in Wicomico County.
Senior Trooper Jordan Monk is facing charges of …
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE - The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said it has filed an online complaint with the U.S. Board of Education's Office of Civil Rights on behalf of a 12-year-old Cambridge girl.
Dorchester County
CAMBRIDGE – Maryland State Police are investigating a five-vehicle crash that occurred early this morning in Dorchester County.
Shortly after 7 a.m., troopers from the Maryland State …
REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …
Somerset County
CRISFIELD — Flooding has been a problem in Crisfield and the surrounding area for decades, and it keeps getting worse, affecting businesses, residences, tourism, and transportation.
While …
ANNAPOLIS — There were 202 wild turkeys harvested in Somerset County during the spring season which made it the best year for hunters out of the last seasons.
The 1.5% increase over 2023 …
PRINCESS ANNE — Municipal voters on Tuesday rejected giving their first-term incumbent representatives another four-year term as challengers will be taking their seats as Town Commissioners on …
News
DOVER — Bayhealth’s Madison Kelley, a registered nurse at Kent Campus Birthing Center, has earned a DAISY Award for her sensitive and tender care of a pregnant patient.
The DAISY …
DOVER — For those whose military careers are coming to an end, there may be some difficulties.
For instance, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimates that there are …
DOVER — Donnell Fears has a personality that fills up the room. He’s intense, but it’s also immediately clear that he pours himself — and his faith — into everything he …
LEWES — The Lewes Fire Department said it has concluded an internal investigation, confirming an unidentified member of the organization used a racial slur over its radio in …
DOVER — Capitol Park has been home to hundreds of families since the 1950s.
However, judging from the condition of its playground — including a rusty metal swing set missing two of …
DOVER — While the temperatures might still be litigating the seasonal shift, the leaves are going to start to show their colors relatively soon, and the cypress trees in Trap Pond State Park, …
DOVER — During its regular meeting on Sept. 11, the Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission formally announced the previous closure of the public record for its part in the approval …
DOVER – The Brandywine Valley Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals celebrated 299 adoptions at its Delaware and Pennsylvania locations during the recent Clear the Shelter campaign.
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DOVER — The Home Builders Association of Delaware draws its membership from 350 companies representing 6,000 employees in the housing, development and real estate realms.
Kathryn Gillis, …
Dover City Council’s Committee of the Whole decided Tuesday to contribute six plots of land to a Downtown Dover Partnership mobility center that will soon break ground.