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• DelDOT to repave back roads in advance of Route 26 project

  May 20
  As the Delaware Department of Transportation moves ahead for the fall 2013 start of the construction of Route 26 Improvement Project, it wishes to ...
  
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  Commission staff requests investigation into Delmarva Power spending

  By Kara Nuzback - May 20
  Delmarva Power is requesting a rate hike, prompting employees of the state Public Service Commission to question the urgency of the utility’s ...
  
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  Rehoboth’s next scooter battle

  By Ryan Mavity - May 20
  Rehoboth Beach officials have survived one battle over what to do about scooter riding in the city, but a new fight could be lingering. The city ...
  
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  Sussex Street partitioning approved

  By Ryan Mavity - May 19
  The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission approved, by a 5-1 vote, a partitioning for property at 56 Sussex St. The partitioning was approved on the ...
  

• First State CAA providing service, calling attention to poverty and economic inequality in Delaware

  May 18
  First State Community Action Agency will call attention to issues of poverty and inequality through a number of community service activities as ...
  
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  It's Community Action Month

  May 18
  Sussex County Council President Mike Vincent presents a proclamation designating May as Community Action Month to Bernice Edwards, executive ...
  

• Delaware Democratic Party elects new leadership

  May 17
  At its state convention held May 10 in Dover, the Delaware Democratic Party elected its new officers to four-year terms. Convention participants ...
  

• Shellfish aquaculture topic of Briggs King Meet & Greet May 23

  May 17
  State Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, is holding a “Meet & Greet” session with constituents Thursday, May 23, in Long Neck, and among the ...
  
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  New oil boom system tested in IR Inlet

  By Ron MacArthur - May 17
  Removal of the old Indian River Inlet bridge is nearing completion. Unknown to most, the old bridge supports in the inlet served as anchors for ...
  

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• Cape Life Briefs

  May 20
  Friends of the Lewes Public Library seek candidates for board; apply by June 7 The Friends of the Lewes Public Library are seeking candidates from ...
  
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  Lewes resident accepts honorary doctorate

  May 20
  Lewes resident Dr. Nancy Staisey was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree May 12 by the University of Saint Joseph, Connecticut. ...
  
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  Overfalls Foundation to celebrate 75th anniversary of launch June 4

  May 20
  As the Overfalls Foundation begins its 15th season, it seeks additional volunteers to help maintain the pace of progress of the past 14 years. ...
  
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  American Legion Auxiliary Unit 17 announces Poppy Poster winners

  May 20
  May is the month of Mother's Day and Memorial Day. but the American Legion Auxiliary also celebrates Poppy Month. Each year, American Legion ...
  
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  Clubs' convention taps Henrietta Belcher-Stack as new president-elect

  May 20
  The General Federation of Women's Clubs Delaware State Convention was held May 8 at the Atlantic Sands in Rehoboth. Henrietta Belcher-Stack was ...
  
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  Peninsula Regional honors Sussex County employees

  May 20
  Dr. Peggy Naleppa, president/CEO of Peninsula Regional Medical Center, honored four Sussex County residents for 30 years of service to the medical ...