Government
When it was Cambridge Police Chief Justin Todd’s turn at the City Council chamber podium during April 29’s special budget work session, he led off by counting his blessings, and thanking those responsible.
Private contractor will be closing vehicular traffic flow on Milford St. from US 13B to the railroad tracks for asphalt milling, patching, and resurfacing.
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Opinion
I continue to question the Cape Henlopen School District’s need for funds when it has spent money on two athletic fields behind the two new schools on Savannah Road and continues to spend money on those fields. As I walked by today, I noticed the district is now adding bleachers to those fields. I’ve never read what the total cost is for those two fields.
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Environment
RIDGELY – Adkins Arboretum recently received funding from the Rural Maryland Council to purchase an energy-efficient six-passenger golf cart and the equipment to secure and maintain it. The …
Evergreen Waste Services is living up to its name and going green. As Delaware continues its commitment to renewable energy and electric vehicles, the company unveiled its Mack LR Electric truck Thursday — the first of its kind in the First State and the first of several EVs it will add to its fleet this year.
Cops and Courts
The Seaford School District implemented metal detectors Friday at Seaford High School after a search of a student’s property the day prior revealed a gun and knife.
DOVER — A 31-year-old Dover man was arrested on April 23 for several felony charges stemming from a misconduct by a Correctional Officer investigation, Delaware State Police said on Wednesday. …
Kent County
cannabis, marijuana
REHOBOTH BEACH — Earlier this week the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would reschedule cannabis, differentiating it from substances like heroin and grouping it with drugs that have …
LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
DOVER – After a 4-3 vote, Kent County Levy Court removed specific parts of its Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, getting rid of county site requirements for roads, schools and water during …
Sussex County
LIBRARIES
With some staff changes finalized, including promoting Lauren McCauley to director from interim after almost a year, the questions facing the Rehoboth Beach Public Library are now ones of location and operations.
Transportation
SEAFORD – The Delaware Department of Transportation on Friday announced the Woodland Ferry will be closed for the U.S. Coast Guard’s 5-year mandatory maintenance inspection starting on …
Transportation
DOVER — Governor John Carney has proclaimed May as Motorcycle Awareness Month and the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles along with the Delaware Office of Highway Safety are reminding …
New Castle County
DOVER — Air shows are not only a great way for the public to spend a day watching daring pilots pull off acrobatic maneuvers. They also are fulfilling experiences for airmen stationed at Dover …
ODESSA — The 11th annual MayFest in Odessa event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
This story will be updated. WILMINGTON — Calls for equity on Delaware’s Court of Chancery rang through the state’s largest city on Monday as community activists and …
Wicomico County
Sierra Bowen, patient care technician on the Cardio-Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU)...
Victoria Appel, RN, of TidalHealth Peninsula Regional’s intensive care unit (ICU), has been selected...
HealthPort is the new name and identity debuted May by the Lower Shore Clinic.
Dorchester County
District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.
Come for an evening with the stars. The 2024 Stars of the Banner Celebration returns to Cambridge with live music, good food and fun. This free, public celebration is presented by the Dorchester Banner …
Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day visited several state-sponsored projects in Dorchester County on Wednesday as part of the agency’s Day Trips tour across Maryland.
Somerset County
PRINCESS ANNE — Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, will be the guest speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 137th Spring …
CRISFIELD — On your next Maryland Eastern Shore , Chesapeake Bay adventure, take a ride down (all the way down!) the picturesque Chesapeake Country All-American Road or a scenic Tangier Sound …
The Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than one month away (it runs from June 1 to November 30).  As some of our citizens in Somerset County know, it only takes one storm to change the rest of …
News
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces there will be lane closures at the intersection of West North Street and SR 15 (Saulsbury Road)/POW-MIA Parkway starting …
FREDERICA — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the closure of the Intersection of Barratts Chapel Road and Buffalo Road between Otter Way and Phillip Barratt …
HARTLY — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the closure of Fords Corner Road between Burris Road and Arthursville Road starting May 6 through May 10 for the …
MILFORD -- As the April Showers bring in May flowers, the Milford Elks lodge is ready to celebrate with the Springtime Dinner Dance. The event will take place on May 11 with doors opening at 5 …
LEWES — Cape Henlopen schools contacted parents this afternoon to warn internet and landline service to Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes Elementary School, the district office adjacent to the …
FRANKFORD – The Indian River School District will honor its 15 building teachers of the year Thursday, May 9 in a celebration highlighted by the announcement of the district’s overall …
SALISBURY — A national retail chain with a location at The Centre At Salisbury is holding a going-out-of-business sale. Express Inc. is closing its Express Factory store at the mall …
As allergy sufferers can likely already report, the state’s current tree pollen count is acute, ChristianaCare’s Dr. Dana Newswanger said this week, adding that the ragweed/grass numbers are moderate.
Since its founding in 1987 by the Dorchester County Commission on the Aging, Inc., Pleasant Day Medical Adult Day Care has been directed by the hand of Jackie Vickers.
FRANKFORD - John M. Clayton Elementary School announced Friday in a press release that it has been recognized as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. This honor is given …
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