News

WWII ordnance found in Cape May forces ferry return...

Bill Shull
3 hours ago
A Cape May-Lewes Ferry boat heading from Lewes to New Jersey on the evening of April 28 was forced...

Vanishing illuminated beetle shines light on...

Kevin T. Conlon
12 hours ago
Jane Gruenebaum vividly recalls catching fireflies when she was young growing up in Ohio. “When I...

News Briefs 4/29/25

16 hours ago
Zwaanendael Club to sponsor blood drive April 30 The Zwaanendael Women’s Club Health and Wellness...
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History hides in plain sight at Cape Henlopen State...

Nick Roth
16 hours ago
The annual Delaware Defense Day event at Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park highlighted the...

Bid awarded for Minos Conaway intersection project

Kevin T. Conlon
17 hours ago
The state awarded a nearly $36 million bid April 24 for the construction of the Route 1-Minos...

Immigration bills await action in House, committee

Melissa Steele
1 day ago
A bill that limits the release of information on people who hold a driving privilege card moved out...

Beebe, Cape district continue substance abuse...

1 day ago
In collaboration with Soundcheck Prevention Network, Beebe Healthcare and the Cape Henlopen School...

Milton looks at DelDOT speed safety program

Ryan Mavity
1 day ago
Milton officials have begun taking a preliminary look at whether the town should get involved with...

Volunteers fan out for Earth Day cleanup in Lewes

Bill Shull
2 days ago
Just as they have done for the past five Earth Days, volunteers from the Friends of Cape Henlopen...

Milton council seeks more work on short-term rentals

Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
Milton Town Council has asked the town planning and zoning commission to take a deeper dive on...

Lewes council approves Overfall Preserve development

Bill Shull
4 days ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved the preliminary site plan for the Overfall...

News Briefs 4/25/25

4 days ago
Dewey town council to meet April 25 The Dewey Beach Town Council has a packed agenda for its...

Love Bug campaign among efforts to make roads safer

Kevin T. Conlon
4 days ago
State officials hope a yellow cartoon Love Bug will drive greater safety on Delaware roads. The...

Environmental lawyer tapped for public advocate

Melissa Steele
4 days ago
An environmental lawyer with experience in climate and energy law has been put forth as a nominee...

Attorney nominated for marijuana commissioner

Melissa Steele
5 days ago
Gov. Matt Meyer has nominated an attorney and government affairs specialist to serve as the...

Groundbreaking for new Dewey town hall, police...

Ellen McIntyre
5 days ago
The official groundbreaking for the new Dewey Beach Town Hall and public safety facility will take...

Materials processing project opposed by neighbors at...

Kevin T. Conlon
5 days ago
Neighbors’ complaints brought action in much different ways April 16, as a trucking firm’s plan to...

Rehoboth expected to approve strategic plan in May

Chris Flood
5 days ago
If everything goes as planned, Rehoboth Beach will approve its first strategic plan during the...

Smoke and haze from large New Jersey wildfire clouds...

6 days ago
Smoke from a significant wildfire burning in the Pine Barrens region of Ocean County, N.J., has...

Lisa Borin Ogden hired as first in-house city...

6 days ago
The City of Rehoboth Beach has hired Lisa Borin Ogden to serve as its first in-house solicitor,...

Landmark ‘Biden’ barn on Clifton farm razed

Bill Shull
6 days ago
A barn that became a landmark for drivers heading south on Route 1 because of the large “Biden”...

Milton council tables parking lot plans

Ryan Mavity
6 days ago
Milton Town Council tabled plans for a new parking lot at the corner of Union and Magnolia streets...

Former Jam restaurant demo’d in Rehoboth

1 week ago
Work is underway to demolish the former home of Jam Bistro and the Camel’s Hump, two longtime...

Demolition begins on Rehoboth Boardwalk structures

Cape Gazette staff
1 week ago
The look of the Rehoboth Boardwalk is forever changing, as demolition has begun on a section of...

Sussex police chiefs gather for leadership course

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Sussex County police chiefs and their second-in-commands received a refresher course on leadership...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol building moving into...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
With about a month to go before the city’s lifeguards return to work, the contractor in charge of...

News Briefs 4/22/25

1 week ago
Lewes art group meets April 23 The Lewes Public Art Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday,...

General Assembly passes End of Life Options bill

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
The Senate passed the End of Life Options bill April 17 with a similar margin as last session, but...

Rehoboth moving forward with in-house city solicitor

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Roughly six months after the previous city solicitor decided to leave the position, Rehoboth Beach...

Hands Off protesters rally in Rehoboth Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
1 week ago
Members of grassroots groups 50501 and Indivisible Southern Delaware gathered in Rehoboth Beach...

Henlopen Acres looking at stricter tree standards

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Looking to further preserve its tree canopy, Henlopen Acres officials are considering changes to...

Army Corps issues notice for Phase 2 of inlet beach...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
About a month after the state completed the first phase of a two-phase plan to restore the beach...

Lewes home business ordinance heads to council

Bill Shull
1 week ago
Sarah Prieto and Stephen Matthews walked out of the Rollins Center at almost 10 p.m., April 16,...

Lewes council honors Stenger, Edwards

Bill Shull
1 week ago
One man saves dunes, the other saves souls. They both have had immeasurable impact on life in Lewes...

Jeffrey Goode running for office in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 week ago
With an eye toward reining in uncontrolled spending, Rehoboth Beach resident Jeffrey Goode has...

Civil Air Patrol hosts search-and-rescue exercise in...

Bill Shull
1 week ago
The mission was clear and urgent: Locate a small plane that went missing during a spring storm...

News Briefs 4/18/25

1 week ago
UUSD to meet April 20 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold a service at 10 a...

Senate passes bill setting county zoning rules for...

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
A bill giving the state authority over county zoning decisions made it through the Senate April 15...

Public reviews Plantation Road second phase plans

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
Brooke Freeman remembers the sugar corn stand his two brothers ran at the corner of Plantation and...

Grotto hotel site being prepped for demolition

1 week ago
Protective fencing has been installed along the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk in front of the former...

Sussex P&Z indicates support for homeless project

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week ago
While members of the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission were enthusiastic about the...

Executive order seeks to end homelessness

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
State officials kicked off the Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness April 17 in...

Milton crosswalk painting set April 21-22

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
The Town of Milton is set to undergo painting of two new crosswalks as part of the town’s efforts...

State representative takes plea deal in 2024 drunk...

1 week ago
Rep. Kevin Hensley, R-Townsend, has lost his driver’s license for a year and is on probation...

Cape Gazette office closed April 18

1 week ago
In observance of the Good Friday holiday, the Cape Gazette office at 17585 Nassau Commons Blvd.,...

Southbound Route 1 bridge set to open at Route 16

2 weeks ago
After years of work, the southbound Route 1 bridge over Route 16 will open to traffic Monday, April...

Milton council rejects contract for Granary solar...

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton Town Council, by a 5-2 vote, rejected a proposed service contract that spelled out terms for...

News Briefs 4/15/25

2 weeks ago
Sea Witch parking plan moving forward Following a discussion that involved police department...

Subdivision of Walls’ Apartments lot headed to...

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
The former Walls’ Apartments complex in Rehoboth Beach took a step toward redevelopment April 11,...

Sussex County looks to strengthen stormwater...

Kevin T. Conlon
2 weeks ago
Sussex County officials plan to draft additional rules to limit erosion from stormwater at large...

New group weighs development’s impact

Kevin Conlon
2 weeks ago
A key question of whether home building in Sussex County is outdistancing infrastructure was aired...

Cape district names Nauman new superintendent

Ellen McIntyre
2 weeks ago
Cape Henlopen School District Assistant Superintendent Jenny Nauman started her week on an exciting...

Beebe crane work to impact Lewes campus traffic...

2 weeks ago
Traffic through Beebe Healthcare’s Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus will be temporarily affected...

Rehoboth’s finest celebrated at annual awards ceremony

2 weeks ago
The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual recognition banquet March 28, recognizing...

Artesian to start decommissioning Milton wastewater...

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Artesian Wastewater announced April 7 that it will begin the process of decommissioning Milton’s...

Huxtable and Pettyjohn discuss collaboration without...

Ted Pfirrmann
2 weeks ago
Bipartisan conversations seem to be increasingly uncommon during these polarizing times, but Sen...

Milton council to get reports on Magnolia Street...

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
Milton Town Council will get formalized reports on surveying, soil tests and engineering studies of...

Huxtable proposes variety of Senate bills

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, introduced five unrelated Senate bills April 3 addressing topics such...

Delaware joins states in lawsuit over voting...

2 weeks ago
Delaware has joined 18 other states in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration over voting...

Pier at Rehoboth’s Lake Gerar staying rectangular

Chris Flood
2 weeks ago
Looking to keep construction costs under the $200,000 limit that an anonymous donor is willing to...