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  Police: Couple illegally used credit card

  By Melissa Steele - Jun 18
  Delaware State Police are searching for a man and woman they say illegally used a credit card and ran up more than $1,000 in purchases. On May 2, ...
  

• Bank cleared, but no carbon monoxide detected

  By Melissa Steele - Jun 18
  The Citizens Bank on Route 1 was closed at 11:15 a.m. June 17 after employees said they felt nauseous and lightheaded, police say. Firefighters ...
  

• Pedestrian struck in slow-moving traffic

  By Melissa Steele - Jun 18
  A 24-year-old Millsboro man was struck June 17 as he tried to cross Route 1 in heavy, slow-moving traffic, police say. Jerry E. Henry was crossing ...
  

• News Briefs

  Jun 18
  Access to Milton Boat Ramp limited June 18, 19 Access to the Milton Boat Ramp and its parking area will be limited Tuesday and Wednes­day, June 18 ...
  
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  Council a no show on state committee

  By Ron MacArthur - Jun 18
  It's not one of those sexy topics that attracts a lot of attention. That is until it rains. For the past eight years, state officials have been ...
  
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  Dewey homeowners challenge Chesapeake Street renovations

  By Kara Nuzback - Jun 18
  Dewey Beach homeowners are contesting recent renovations to a neighboring property on Chesapeake Street. Marcia Schieck and Rich Hanewinckel were ...
  
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  Pennsylvania teen charged in Route 24 crash

  By Ryan Mavity - Jun 17
  An 18-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing DUI and vehicular assault charges after a three-car crash that closed Route 24 for nearly three hours ...
  

• Cape Gazette journalists bring home 14 MDDC awards

  Jun 17
  Six Cape Gazette journalists won 14 awards in the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association 2012 Editorial Contest. The newspaper finished second ...
  
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  Seven injured in Route 24 collision

  By Melissa Steele - Jun 17
  Seven people were injured June 15 when two vehicles crashed near the Lewes/Rehoboth Beach Fire Station 3 on Route 24. Firefighters were returning ...
  

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• Annual banding of barn owls begins

  Jun 18
  Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife biologists are banding barn owls during their annual checking and cleaning of barn owl nesting boxes, ...
  

• The Rev. Jeffrey Ross to hold workshop on ethical wills June 27 at St. Peter's

  Jun 18
  The Rev. Jeffrey Ross, rector at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, will present a workshop on Ethical Wills at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 27, as part of ...
  
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  Drivers cautioned to watch out for terrapins crossing roadways

  Jun 18
  Just as summer gets underway and traffic streams down Coastal Highway through Dewey to Bethany and Fenwick, the first female diamondback terrapins ...
  
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  Page-turning beach reads set in regional locations by local authors

  Jun 18
  Rehoboth Beach is increasingly becoming a writers’ retreat, and as if to prove it, two more Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild members have joined the ...
  
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  Redden State Forest project part of Chesapeake Bay restoration

  Jun 18
  The long-term battle to restore the Chesapeake Bay is quietly being waged close at hand - on the Deep Creek Tract of Redden State Forest in ...
  
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  Tomatoes: Some like it hot

  Jun 18
  Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in home gardens across America; most gardeners agree nothing tastes better than a home-grown tomato! It’s ...