Government
GEORGETOWN — Trevor Cantwell of the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is scheduled to provide an update on the cybersecurity and infrastructure partnerships with state …
MILFORD -- Residents can expect to see a 2.4% increase in their electric rates beginning in June 2024. The Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation will be increasing the Power Cost Adjustment …
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Salisbury University art students hold an open studio show and sale 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, May 9, in Fulton Hall Room 140.
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Environment
BEACHES
While pathology reports are weeks away regarding a young male fin whale that beached itself Sunday in Rehoboth Beach, a marine expert said she suspects the animal was suffering from an illness that may have been transmissible to humans.
ENVIRONMENT
Just in time for International Compost Awareness Week, ending Sunday, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has purchased compost bins, rain barrels and accessories, and is offering them for sale at delaware.compostersale.com.
Cops and Courts
A 19-year-old Dover man was arrested on firearm and related charges following a shooting incident Monday morning, authorities said.
Maryland State Police homicide investigators arrested a Wicomico County man on May 6...
Kent County
HEALTH
Bayhealth has announced that its 2023 Go Pink! initiative raised $60,622 for breast cancer awareness.
LEWES — Cape Henlopen’s 10 schools had two which required some degree of action based on lead concentrations found in drinking water. H.O. Brittingham Elementary School in Milton had …
Dover Police on Monday announced two arrests in connection with the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old Wilmington woman at Delaware State University on April 21.
Sussex County
Small Business
WILMINGTON — The Pete du Pont Freedom Foundation announces the opening of applications for the next Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem cohort, aimed at supporting small businesses across …
Business
The developer of a 3-acre property on northbound Dupont Boulevard in Millsboro received preliminary site plan approval from Town Council on Monday for a retail/restaurant project.
Vote 2024
Following the certification of April 27’s election results, four Milford City Council members and a new mayor were sworn in Monday.
New Castle County
Lane closures along Reedy Point Bridge in Middletown will begin around May 28, the Department of Transportation and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Philadelphia District announced Monday.
Construction of the entrances to state roads, as well as associated road improvements, pedestrian improvements and signing and striping for the Poole property’s commercial development, began Monday in Middletown, the Department of Transportation announced.
The annual Governor’s Agricultural and Urban Conservation Awards were presented April 30.
Wicomico County
Chesapeake Health Care (CHC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Sujata Malla...
The donation, through the TidalHealth Foundation, is partially in support of the new...
SALISBURY — Nearly 500 people gathered at the Wicomico Youth and Civic Center on May 2 to pray in unison for the greater Salisbury community and the United States. Officials of the 12th …
Dorchester County
REHOBOTH BEACH — A fin whale, or a finback whale, that beached on Sunday morning south of the Indian River Life-Saving Station in Delaware Seashore State Park did not survive, Nikki LaVoie, …
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 …
District 37B State Delegate Tom Hutchinson had planned a relaxing respite, a Miami cruise, to unwind after the busy legislative session concluded.
Somerset County
PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore late last month hosted a discussion on PFAS with representatives from federal and state agencies, researchers and Maine stakeholders. …
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 …
News
If you know a Delaware student who has shown a commitment to environmental advocacy and conservation, consider nominating him or her for the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s 31st annual Young Environmentalist of the Year Awards.
GEORGETOWN – The Indian River School District on Monday announced that Georgetown Elementary School has been recognized as a 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished School. This …
SALISBURY — Craig Faunce might walk a bit slower these days, but he is more determined than ever to help make Salisbury the cleanest city in Maryland. His latest mission is equipping citizens …
District 37 A and B legislators generally gave improved marks to the recent Annapolis session as Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon meeting Tuesday, April 30, at the Delmarva …
WASHINGTON — Jane Rigby has explored the stars for decades. Now, she stands among them as the recipient of a Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Rigby, an astronomer who grew up in Seaford, …
DOVER — A controversial bill that aims to provide state oversight to hospital spending will be heard in the Senate Executive Committee on Tuesday at 4 p.m. House Substitute 2 for House …
TidalHealth is pleased to announce that Samantha Scott, PhD, clinical psychologist...
Two Dover men were arrested Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Camay De Silva on April 21 on the campus of Delaware State University.
DOVER — House Minority Leader Mike Ramone is seeking the Republican nomination in this year’s gubernatorial race, he announced in front of Legislative Hall on Monday. With his eyes …
Though the number of suspected overdoses coming in to Beebe Healthcare’s emergency room has abated somewhat, overall numbers in Sussex and Kent counties rose over the weekend.
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