http://capegazette.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest news stories from Cape Gazette. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:45:30 EDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:45:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Cape Gazette http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/pennsylvania-teen-charged-in-route-24-crash/1019282?source=rss ]]> 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 just after midnight June 15. Tanner Schultz, 18, of Barto, Pa. was driving his 2003 BMW 325xi westbound near the Lewes/Rehoboth Beach Fire Station 3 on Route 24 when he drifted into the eastbound lane and struck a 2008 Honda Odyssey driven by Stella Chow, 50, of Camden-Wyo... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/pennsylvania-teen-charged-in-route-24-crash/1019282 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:30:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Ryan Mavity) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/cape-gazette-journalists-bring-home-14-mddc-awards/1012010?source=rss Six Cape Gazette journalists won 14 awards in the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association 2012 Editorial Contest. The newspaper finished second in overall awards behind the Howard County Times in the non-dailies 10,000 to 20,000 circulation division. Ron MacArthur took Best of Show honors – meaning his work was rated the best of all circulation divisions – and first-place honors for the multi-media feature ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/cape-gazette-journalists-bring-home-14-mddc-awards/1012010 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:54:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/seven-injured-in-route-24-collision/1018236?source=rss ]]> Seven people were injured June 15 when two vehicles crashed near the Lewes/Rehoboth Beach Fire Station 3 on Route 24. Firefighters were returning from another call at 12:15 a.m. when they discovered the serious crash, said Warren F. Jones, spokesman for the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Co. The seven people involved were taken to local hospitals, Jones said. Route 24 was closed for about two hours. http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/seven-injured-in-route-24-collision/1018236 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:34:44 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) Police http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/woman-dies-in-crash-near-milford/1018108?source=rss A Wyoming woman died June 16 after her SUV ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole. Melissa M. Perez, 39, was driving on Route 36 west of Lighthouse Road at 3:24 p.m. when she ran off the roadway along a curve, said Cpl. John Day of the Delaware State Police. The 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee travelled through a soybean field before returning to the roadway and striking a utility pole, Day said. The SUV overturne... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/woman-dies-in-crash-near-milford/1018108 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:16:08 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) Police http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/agency-oks-ruddertowne-bay-walk/1010403?source=rss ]]> Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has given Dewey Beach Enterprises the go-ahead to construct a 16-foot wide bay walk adjacent to Lighthouse Cove. The agency is also allowing DBE to extend the beach on the bayside of Van Dyke Avenue. DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara issued a May 23 order approving the developer’s request to lease the subaqueous land along the Rehoboth Bay at Ruddertow... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/agency-oks-ruddertowne-bay-walk/1010403 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:30:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Kara Nuzback) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/aquaculture-bill-passes-house/1014147?source=rss ]]> A bill to bring oyster farming to the Inland Bays passed the House unanimously June 11 despite opposition from Cape Region boaters and clammers. Sponsor and Speaker of the House Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach said the Delaware Aquaculture Act, House Bill 160, was released by the Natural Resources Committee June 5 prior to passing the House. It now moves onto the Senate, sponosred by Sen. Patricia ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/aquaculture-bill-passes-house/1014147 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Rachel Swick Mavity) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/rehoboth-readies-for-greve-delegation/1011604?source=rss ]]> Rehoboth Beach officials are brushing up on their Italian in anticipation of a delegation from sister city Greve in Chianti arriving Wednesday, June 19. The culmination of the visit, , is a public dedication of the new Garden of the Navigators in Cranberry Park at Olive Avenue and Third Street at 3 p.m., Sunday, June 23. Commissioner Pat Coluzzi, president of Rehoboth Beach Sister Cities, said the Greve delegation... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/rehoboth-readies-for-greve-delegation/1011604 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:15:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Ryan Mavity) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/corps-finishes-laurel-outfall/1011403?source=rss ]]> The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has finished extensions this week on the Laurel Street stormwater outfall pipe in Rehoboth Beach. After erecting a protective wall to keep workers safe from waves, the corps’ subcontractor, Channel Marine Construction, has been erecting 30 to 40 foot wooden poles, which resemble telephone poles, to support the outfall. The Laurel Street pipe extends 18 feet into the ocean. The ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/corps-finishes-laurel-outfall/1011403 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:15:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Ryan Mavity) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/two-pedestrians-struck-killed-in-fenwick-island/1016004?source=rss Two pedestrians were struck and killed in Fenwick Island at 11:03 June 14. Grand D. Kinkade Sr., 45, of Westminster, Md. and Robert J. Rust Jr., 64, of Lutherville, Md., attempted to cross Lighthouse Road (Route 54) east of Dukes Road. As they walked from the north to the south side of Lighthouse Road, they walked in front of an eastbound 2008 Jeep Wrangler, operated by Timothy L. Frank, 57, of Reistertown, Md. ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/two-pedestrians-struck-killed-in-fenwick-island/1016004 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) Police http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/ocean-currents-lecture-series-to-cover-plants-in-the-coastal-environment-june-20/1015149?source=rss When two ecosystems meet, the intersecting area has characteristics of both - and unique properties resulting from the interaction. This type of transition zone, called an ecotone, is found along Delaware’s coast. “When land meets sea, a conversation happens,” said Jack Gallagher, professor emeritus of marine biosciences and co-director of the Halophyte Biotechnology Center in the University of Delaware’s College ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/ocean-currents-lecture-series-to-cover-plants-in-the-coastal-environment-june-20/1015149 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:27:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/crash-closes-route-404-west-of-georgetown/1015671?source=rss A 78-year-old Maryland man died June 14 following a two-car collision on Route 18 and 404 west of Georgetown that closed the roadway for three hours. The accident happened at 11:08 a.m. west of Piglet Path Road when Thomas F. Ferry, 78, of Bethesda, Md., was driving his 1999 Isuzu Rodeo east on Route 18/404 when he drove into westbound traffic for unknown reasons, said Cpl. Gary Fournier of the Delaware State ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/crash-closes-route-404-west-of-georgetown/1015671 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:10:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/dnrec-wants-input-on-masseys-landing-navigational-problems/1015071?source=rss Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, would like to let constituents know that the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control wants to hear from the boating public to find out if they have been experiencing problems with navigating the waterways at Indian River and Massey’s Landing in Long Neck. According to DNREC’s Division of Watershed Stewardship, state officials have been receiving ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/dnrec-wants-input-on-masseys-landing-navigational-problems/1015071 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:26:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/african-adventure-at-lewes-library-june-20/1014674?source=rss Former Lewes Library Director Chrys Dudbridge, and four local friends joined a small group for a trip of a lifetime to South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Come see and learn about their adventures on safaris in all three countries, along with the experiences in Victoria Falls, the Cape Winelands, Capetown and the Cape of Good Hope. Dudbridge will talk about her trip at the Lewes Public Library Thursday, June 20, ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/african-adventure-at-lewes-library-june-20/1014674 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:20:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/news-briefs/1015560?source=rss Massey’s Landing project on Sussex council agenda Sussex County Council will meet at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 18, in the county administra­tion building on The Circle in Georgetown. Three public hearings are in­cluded on the agenda. At 10:15 a.m., two hearings on the pro­posed fiscal 2014 budget and sewer and water district charges will take place followed by an­other public hearing at 1:30 p.m. on applications for ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/news-briefs/1015560 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:16:37 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/art-league-to-re-enact-paynter-studio-voyage/1014711?source=rss ]]> To kick off its 75th anniversary celebration, Rehoboth Art League will revisit its maiden voyage. The art league is reenacting the 1938 arrival of the Paynter Studio in Henlopen Acres. The building originally stood along the banks of the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal in Lewes and was floated down the canal to the art league campus in Henlopen Acres. The daylong spectacle will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, June 21, at Fisherman’... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/art-league-to-re-enact-paynter-studio-voyage/1014711 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Ryan Mavity) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/use-of-deadly-force-raises-questions/1011578?source=rss ]]> A bullet fired from a state trooper's gun sits just to the right of Keith Schueller's spine. Too close for surgeons to safely remove, the 40-caliber bullet chipped off fragments of a vertebra in Schueller's lower back. A police press release on the Feb. 19 police shooting says Schueller tried to evade police – first leading them on a car chase that ended when Schueller struck another car and fled on foot. Police ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/use-of-deadly-force-raises-questions/1011578 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:30:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/court-limits-use-of-force-in-tennessee-v-garner/1011580?source=rss Rumors that police shot Schueller in the back began to fly immediately after the shooting. Facebook murmurs gained more traction after Schueller's mother, Martha Owers, saw the wound herself on a prison visit. Word traveled as far as Wilmington where a prominent defense attorney said he heard police had shot a man in the back. When asked whether he could recall a similar shooting in Delaware, his answer was ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/court-limits-use-of-force-in-tennessee-v-garner/1011580 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:15:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/schueller-faces-long-list-of-charges/1011581?source=rss A Sussex County Grand Jury indicted Schueller April 8 on 18 charges related to a crime spree, police chase and alleged threat toward a police officer before the incident ended with the officer's gunshot. Schueller was charged with aggravated menacing, possession of a deadly weapon during the commission of a felony, disregarding a police officer signal, leaving the scene of property collision accident, reckless ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/schueller-faces-long-list-of-charges/1011581 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:15:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Staff) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/zakarian-was-almost-home-when-struck-on-route-1/1015066?source=rss ]]> For decades, Gary Zakarian has visited his sister in Dewey Beach, helping her with her golden retrievers. The weekend of June 8-9 was no different. When Karen Zakarian made plans to see her niece graduate from high school in Texas, she said, she knew her brother would take care of the dogs as well as their father, who lives in Karen's Elizabeth Street home on the Forgotten Mile, north of Dewey. What she didn't ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/zakarian-was-almost-home-when-struck-on-route-1/1015066 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Melissa Steele) News http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/cib-studies-burton-island-ecosystem/1005673?source=rss ]]> A study of chemicals found in the Inland Bays near Burton Island, the site of a now closed coal-ash dump, showed elevated levels of selenium in samples taken near the island. The study, a collaborative effort from the Center for the Inland Bays and the Smithsonian Institution, is expected to be released in June. It was not completed in time for consideration during the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and ... http://capegazette.villagesoup.com/p/cib-studies-burton-island-ecosystem/1005673 Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:00 EDT newsroom@capegazette.com (Rachel Swick Mavity ) News