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Van crashes into The Glade house
Feb 22Delaware State Police are still investigating a crash that occurred around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 22 in The Glade near Rehoboth Beach. The crash occurred ...
Officials deny request to rebuild Crisis House shelter
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 22The Delaware Housing Coalition is blasting Georgetown Town Council over a recent decision denying a Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services ...
Jusst Sooup Ranch seeks to be a church
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 21The ongoing saga of the Jusst Sooup Ranch is about to take another turn. Sussex County Planning and Zoning commissioners are scheduled to discuss ...
Seventy-five years of oysters and bluegrass
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 21The Georgetown Fire Company Oyster Eat, scheduled for 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Feb. 24, is 75 years old. The event, which has always been a ...
Milton's media policy tabled
By Nick Roth - Feb 20Milton Town Council was unable to iron out the details of a media policy for town employees, so it scrapped a draft of the policy and will start ...
Bunting: Sussex should consider reassessment
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 20It was 1974. The Watergate scandal dominated headlines leading to the resignation of President Richard Nixon; the World Trade Center opened in New ...
Rehoboth approves outfall route
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 19The Rehoboth Beach commissioners have made it official: the route of the city’s ocean outfall pipe will run along Henlopen Avenue before ending ...
Acres commissioners send CDP to state
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 18The Henlopen Acres commissioners unanimously approved sending the five-year review of the town’s comprehensive development plan to the Office of ...
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Biden requests funding to fight child abuse
Feb 17Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has asked the Legislature’s budget-writing committee to approve funding for training 10,000 adults to ...
Lewes library board throws city a curve
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 17In a stunning Feb. 16 announcement, Lewes Library Board of Directors said it wants to build a new library building on land it has not yet acquired ...
Rehearing sought for Silver Lake house
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 17The controversy over a house on Silver Lane in Rehoboth Beach is heating up again as opponents have asked for a rehearing on the case. The ...
Urquhart announces bid for Senate District 6
Feb 17Rehoboth Beach Republican Glen Urquhart made a formal announcement of his candidacy for Sussex County’s new Senate seat Feb. 15, at Village of ...
Jerry Wood to lead Sussex GOP
Feb 16Republican Party volunteer and Frankford resident Jerry Wood is the new chairman of Sussex County’s Grand Old Party. Wood beat out Michael ...
Markell halts compassion centers
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 15A law that decriminalized medical marijuana in Delaware is at a standstill since Gov. Jack Markell suspended licensing for dispensaries. The ...
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Clear Space co-founder accepts new position in Maryland
Feb 15Ken Skrzesz, co-founder and executive director of Clear Space Theatre Company in Rehoboth Beach, has announced he has accepted an exciting new ...
Becker files for Lewes’ upcoming election
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 15The City of Lewes’ annual municipal election takes place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 12, at City Hall. Seats held by Mayor Jim Ford, ...
Conlon to step down from school board
Feb 14When the Cape Henlopen school board election rolls around in May, one well-known name will not be on the ballot. Camilla Conlon, a mainstay on the ...
VIDEO: Miss Swamp Rat emerges from Ellendale backwoods
Feb 14The Ellendale Volunteer Fire Company's ladies auxiliary is bringing back a fund-raising event from the past, the Miss Swamp Rat Pageant. On a ...
Where'd all the water go?
By Nick Roth - Feb 13Milton public works employees are investigating what appears to be a major malfunction in the town's water system. Every three months, somewhere ...
Milton expected to revamp town website
By Nick Roth - Feb 13Milton residents will get a first look at a redesign of the town's website at the Monday, Feb. 6, monthly town council meeting. Town Manager Win ...
Prayer case has cost Sussex County $25,000
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 13Legal defense of Sussex County's prayer policy has cost taxpayers $25,000. According to Chip Guy, county communications director, the county ...
Sussex council debates digital sign ordinance
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 10Several people who testified in favor of an ordinance allowing off-premise electronic billboards in Sussex County said county residents are ...
Association presents plan for Lewes-Rehoboth water taxi
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 10All aboard! That could be the call heard by Rehoboth Beach visitors if the city decides to partner up on a water taxi between Rehoboth and ...
Dewey feud continues in Superior Court
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 10The lobby of Sussex County Superior Courthouse in Georgetown looked like a Dewey Beach town meeting Feb. 7. A crowd of property owners and current ...
Candidates battle in race for GOP chairman
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 09Michael Triglia and Jerry Wood both say the November 2012 election will be one for the books. And both men argue they would be the better person ...
VIDEO: Take a ride across the Indian River Inlet bridge
Feb 08Traffic is moving in both directions on the southbound lanes of the Indian River Inlet bridge. All lanes are expected to be open by Memorial Day.
Schwartzkopf introduces missing-child legislation
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 08Legislators have introduced a law aimed at better protecting Delaware children. House Bill 256 would make it a crime for parents or guardians to ...
Sussex County selling general obligation bonds
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 07Now is the chance to own a piece of Sussex County, but only for a limited time. More than $59 million in general obligation bonds went on sale ...
Parents: District late with fight information
By Melissa Steele - Feb 06Threats posted on Facebook and Twitter following a hallway fight Feb. 2 prompted some parents to keep their children out of school Feb. 3. Their ...
Methodist sanctuary on the market
Feb 06Faith Belltown United Methodist Church near Five Points is for sale. The church is the second piece of property put on the market by the Methodist ...
Safe Haven board members resign, form new group
By Rachel Swick Mavity - Feb 03Several former members of Safe Haven Animal Sanctuary Board of Directors and volunteers for the group have broken ties and formed a new organizatio...
Significant Lewes milestones upcoming
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 03It's all about milestones in Lewes history for the next four years. This year, Lewes Yacht Club celebrates its 80th anniversary, and the Lewes ...
Cape bus driver says internet posts cost him his route
By Melissa Steele - Feb 03A former Cape school bus driver says a school board member removed students from his bus Jan. 12 and would not let him drive his route because of ...
National chains set sites in Cape Region
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 02If proposed projects come to fruition, Cape Region residents and visitors will have more shopping and dining options along the Route 1 commercial ...
Sussex County offers expert testimony in prayer case
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 02A federal court judge has asked Sussex County to offer expert opinion in the Mullin v. Sussex County prayer lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Leonard ...
Milton aims to finance water system improvements
By Nick Roth - Feb 02Town officials are asking residents' permission to borrow $3.45 million to finance improvements to the public water system. Town council set a ...
Gordons Pond trail plan rolls ahead
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 01Public comments are overwhelmingly positive in favor of a proposed trail extension connecting Gordons Pond with Cape Henlopen State Park. At a ...
Lewes awards first Bay Avenue bids
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 01Lewes Board of Public Works has approved bids for Bay Avenue sewer line construction, at $3 million, the largest project of its type ever undertake...
Update: Lewes resident seeks to halt turbine
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Jan 30A Lewes resident is seeking to halt the wind turbine near the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment campus in Lewes. In ...
Sussex council denies request for apartments
By Ron MacArthur - Jan 30Five Sussex County families face eviction from an illegal apartment complex following a decision Jan. 17 by Sussex County Council. Council voted ...
Governor unveils FY 2013 budget
By Kara Nuzback - Jan 27Gov. Jack Markell plans to attract businesses to Delaware by improving schools, transportation and infrastructure. "We've been incredibly focused ...
Sussex County finishes fiscal year in the black
By Ron MacArthur - Jan 27Sussex County finished fiscal year 2011 with a $3.48 million surplus. While the economy remains sluggish, an audit report released at the Jan. 24 ...
Annual MLK banquet draws 200
By Molly MacMillan - Jan 25A call to service. That’s what leaders hoped to inspire when they agreed that now is the time to get to work to continuing Dr. Martin Luther King ...
Cape to honor Hickman at Legends Stadium
By Melissa Steele - Jan 23A plaque in honor of former Cape Henlopen High School track coach Tom Hickman will be placed in the Ring of Honor at Cape High's Legends Stadium. “...
Phoning it in?
By Ryan Mavity - Jan 23For tourists in Rehoboth Beach, the days of scrounging for quarters to feed the parking meters may finally be over. City officials are set to ...
Milton council considers media policy
By Nick Roth - Jan 05Under a new policy Milton Town Council is considering, public comment to the media could be restricted to the town manager and elected officials. T...
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Past Poll Results
Jan 0102/20/12Do you support a Lewes-Rehoboth water taxi?Yes - 79.9%No - 15.4%Not sure - 4.7%Total votes - 403 02/16/12What does Valentine's Day cost ...
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Legislative Wrap »
May 28Williams files new casino legislation Rep. Dennis E. Williams, D-Talleyville, filed legislation to permit two new casinos in Delaware - one in ...
Cape Region assists homeless man, dog
By Melissa Steele - Feb 22Area residents have pooled funds to help a homeless man and his dog stay at a local motel, but one fundraiser cautions it's only temporary. "This ...
Lewes grants extension for Anglers Nest
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 22Lewes Mayor and City Council agreed to a 60-day extension so developers can complete an agreement for Anglers Nest subdivision. The panel unanimous...
Ford: Library must commit to Lewes location
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 21The announcement of site recommendations for a new Lewes Public Library has left Lewes Mayor and City Council perplexed. Beckie Healey, president ...
Milton considers paving Shipbuilder's Village roads
By Nick Roth - Feb 20Much to the delight of residents in Shipbuilders Village, Milton Town Council is looking into paving three streets that have fallen into deep ...
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Lewes debate continues on alcohol use in parks
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 20The City of Lewes is working toward adopting an ordinance that would regulate use, sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on city-owned ...
Task force calls for psychiatrists for Sussex
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 20Sussex County needs more psychiatrists to meet the needs of its children. That is the finding of the House Joint Resolution 7 task force, a ...
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OHS launches first seat belt enforcement campaign for 2012
Feb 18Delaware Office of Highway Safety and law enforcement officials have some simple advice to keep everyone safe both day and night every time they ...
Milton fire department to demolish eyesore
By Nick Roth - Feb 18Milton Volunteer Fire Company plans to demolish an apartment building that sits on property adjacent to the fire house on Front Street. The ...
Rehoboth bike plan shifts into high gear
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 17Rehoboth Beach citizens will get a second look at a citywide master plan to improve walking and cycling in the city. Consultant Delaware Greenways ...
Cape legal settlements cloaked in secrecy
By Melissa Steele - Feb 17Cape Henlopen School District settled two high-profile lawsuits at the end of 2011, avoiding trials in federal court. But in both cases, the terms ...
Dewey officials expect $200,000 surplus
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 17Former Dewey Beach officials are trying to help get the town’s finances back on track after a $300,000 surplus in the budget dwindled down to zero ...
Lewes to discuss hazard mitigation, climate adaptation
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 16Lewes officials hope residents will participate in an upcoming meeting on hazards that could arise from climate change. The public is invited to ...
Councilman Wilson cleared in citizen complaints
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 16The state Public Integrity Commission has cleared Sussex County Councilman Sam Wilson, R-Georgetown, of any wrong doing in two complaints over ...
Dewey bars to pay lower fees
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 15Dewey Beach restaurants will likely pay less for business licenses this year. At its Feb. 4 meeting, Dewey Beach Budget and Finance committee ...
Osler throws hat into ring for Lewes council seat
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 15Bonnie Osler is seeking a seat on Lewes City Council because she wants to help ensure the city’s prosperous future. “I’ll listen to Lewes residents...
PRMC coming to Millsboro
By Rachel Swick Mavity - Feb 14Peninsula Regional Medical Center is expanding operations to serve more patients in Sussex County. Doug Wilson, PRMC executive director of ...
Townsend Village Centre case goes to trial in 2013
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 14A trial date has been set in a federal lawsuit pitting Sussex County against a local developer. Lingo-Townsend Associates LLC filed a lawsuit ...
Urquhart to announce Senate bid, Feb. 15
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 14With Delaware’s Presidential Primary looming Tuesday, April 24, the race between Republican candidates hoping to represent the Cape Region is ...
Water system improvements spark heated debate
By Nick Roth - Feb 13The fate of Milton's water system upgrades hangs in the balance after residents and council members raised concerns about various issues. Of ...
Cape board members mum on actions of one
By Melissa Steele - Feb 13A former Cape school board member has called for censure of a sitting board member for ordering students off a school bus a few weeks ago. "I've ...
Waiting for work
Feb 13Equipment used for several area beach replenishment projects is anchored in waters near the Cape Henlopen State Park fishing pier. U.S. Army Corps ...
Gov. Markell gives answers to southern Delaware
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 10Cape Region residents had a rare opportunity for a face-to-face chat with their governor Feb. 7 when Gov. Jack Markell spoke to about 250 Sussex ...
Panel finds Summer House guilty of discrimination
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 10The Summer House restaurant in Rehoboth Beach has been fined $15,000 by a panel of the state Human Relations Commission, which found it discriminat...
Lewes Unleashed working to develop dog park
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 09Lewes Unleashed wants to prove to City of Lewes officials there’s a need for a dog park and show that developing one shouldn’t be difficult. About ...
Tyrone Gray pleads guilty to sex charge
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 09A registered sex offender charged with assaulting a 17-year-old boy pleaded guilty and will return to jail. Tyrone Gray was sentenced to two years ...
PIC review leaves Hunker fuming
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 08Shots fired – just when it seemed Rehoboth Beach commissioners were all getting along. Commissioner Mark Hunker is upset at fellow Commissioner ...
Rehoboth sex offender trial ends in hung jury
By Ryan Mavity - Feb 08The Attorney General’s Office plans to retry the case of an accused Rehoboth Beach sex offender after his first trial ended in a hung jury. Cecilio...
Public forum with Gov. Markell, cabinet secretaries at Cape tonight
Feb 07Delaware Gov. Jack Markell and several members of his cabinet will be in the auditorium of Cape Henlopen High School tonight for a free public ...
Update: Lewes man, 30, dies in Route 1 crash
Feb 06A three-car crash on Route 1 Feb. 3 claimed the life of a Lewes man and sent two others to Christiana Hospital. About 9 p.m., John M. Haldeman II, ...
VIDEO: Record day for Lewes Polar Bear Plunge
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 05Records were set Feb. 5 as 3,685 participants took an icy dip into the Atlantic Ocean to help raise more than $650,000 to benefit Special Olympics ...
Dog shot five times, left in ditch
By Melissa Steele - Feb 03They call her Princess, and she's lucky to be alive. Left in a ditch near Harbeson with five bullet wounds in her body, Princess was discovered by ...
Bankers now required to meet with homeowners
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 03Thousands of homeowners in Sussex County still face the stress of foreclosure, but a new, mandatory program could help. State law requires all ...
Democrats seek Cape Region candidate
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 02Democrats in Sussex County are looking for candidates to represent the Cape Region in Dover. Eastern Sussex Democrats met Feb. 2 at Bethany Blues ...
Sussex officials want names of LLC members
By Ron MacArthur - Feb 02Sussex County is owed millions of dollars in back property taxes. Even though county officials have made an effort to collect money over the past ...
Lawmakers take aim at cost of cancer care
By Kara Nuzback - Feb 02Delaware legislators have introduced a bill aimed at reducing the cost of care for many cancer patients in Delaware. The Delaware Cancer Treatment ...
Cape budget on track
By Melissa Steele - Feb 02Cape Henlopen School District's financial position is looking good based on a recent budget report. During the Jan. 26 school board meeting, ...
Vaughan won't seek re-election to Lewes council
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Feb 01Four-term Lewes City Councilwoman Barbara Vaughan will not seek re-election in balloting set for Saturday, May 12. “I think it might be time for ...
Rehoboth board refuses to hear Silver Lake appeal
By Ryan Mavity - Jan 30Rehoboth Beach Board of Adjustment declined to hear an appeal of a building permit for a controversial house at 6 Silver Lane because the appellant...
Wilson to nominate Johnson for third term
By Ron MacArthur - Jan 30Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commissioner Mike Johnson's seat on the commission expired more than seven months ago, yet he is still on the ...
Lewes resident seeks to halt wind turbine
By Henry J. Evans Jr. - Jan 27A lawsuit has been filed seeking injunctive relief and damages in connection with construction of the University of Delaware’s wind turbine near ...
Sussex council narrowly approves office project
By Ron MacArthur - Jan 27A zoning change application for an office complex along Route 1 near Red Mill Pond was narrowly approved by Sussex County Council. At its Jan. 24 ...
Markell signs bath salts ban into law
Jan 26Designer drugs popularly known as bath salts, temporarily banned last year, are now permanently banned. Surrounded by lawmakers, police officers, ...
Teacher ratings off the table
By Melissa Steele - Jan 25Teachers statewide may let out a collective sigh of relief: a new rating system connected to teacher evaluations has been scrapped, for now. Educat...
New Castle businessman challenges Carper
By Kara Nuzback - Jan 23Kevin Wade wants to change the way Delaware is represented in Washington, D.C. More than 60 Delaware residents gathered Jan. 12 to rally support ...
Dewey faces $100K deficit
By Kara Nuzback - Jan 23Dewey Beach officials say the town faces a $100,000 deficit for the coming year. The town’s budget and finance committee met with town council ...
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Cape Gazette Past Poll results 03/12/2009 to 12/30/2010
Jan 0212/30/10 Did you beat the storm home after your Christmas festivities? Yes - 67.2% No - 20.7% By a hair - 12.1% Total votes - 305 12/27/10 Should ...
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Legislative Briefs
Jun 13Farmland preservation funds on chopping block again Last year, funds were cut for the state's farmland preservation program, but later in the year ...
Police
Corey A. Ortwein of Lewes charged in fatal crash
By Melissa Steele - Feb 17A Lewes man faces vehicular homicide and other charges in connection with a fatal car accident Feb. 11 in Harbeson. Police arrested Corey A. ...
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Georgetown teen pleads guilty to hunting snow geese near Lewes and Milton
By Melissa Steele - Feb 15A Georgetown teen pleaded guilty Feb. 10 to hunting snow geese from his vehicle twice, once near Lewes and a second time near Milton. Christopher ...
Police arrest three in Greenwood open-air drug market
By Melissa Steele - Feb 09Delaware State Police's Governor's Task Force arrested two men and a teen Feb. 8 in connection with an open-air drug market in Greenwood. Police ...
Five Points Walgreens robbed
By Melissa Steele - Feb 02Delaware State Police are investigating a Feb. 2 robbery at the Walgreens in Lewes. A man entered the pharmacy in Five Points Plaza at 1:45 a.m. ...
Homeless man charged in Rehoboth car break-in
By Melissa Steele - Jan 30Rehoboth Beach police charged a homeless man Jan. 28 with breaking into a vehicle on Olive Street and fighting with the owner. The car owner, 30, ...
Police continue search for Georgetown man
By Melissa Steele - Jan 27Delaware State Police continue to search for a Georgetown man who they say is stalking his ex-girlfriend. Police said Carlos Batres, 32, sent his ...
Millsboro man charged in Delmarva Power wire theft
By Melissa Steele - Feb 15Delaware State Police arrested a Millsboro man Feb. 14 who they say was trying to steal copper wire from a Delmarva Power storage yard. Police ...
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Stephanie L. Marvel, 49, of Georgetown dies in crash
By Melissa Steele - Feb 13Delaware State Police are investigating a Feb. 11 crash in which a Georgetown woman died. The accident happened at 7:51 p.m. as a Lewes man, Corey ...
Bank of Delmarva in Lewes robbed
By Melissa Steele - Feb 07Delaware State Police are searching for a man who Feb. 6 robbed the Bank of Delmarva in Lewes. The man entered the bank on Coastal Highway at ...
Lewes man charged with rape
By Melissa Steele - Feb 01A 38-year-old Lewes man faces rape charges after police say he drove an 18-year-old woman to her Evette Lane home. Carl Nathan, an acquaintance of ...
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Suspects sought in delivery man robbery
By Melissa Steele - Jan 30Delaware State Police are searching for three men they say robbed a delivery man in West Rehoboth Jan. 27. The 40-year-old man was delivering ...
Sussex Tech teacher faces charges of unlawful sex with student
By Melissa Steele - Jan 26Delaware State Police arrested a Sussex Tech teacher Jan. 25 in connection with having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old student. Police ...
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