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The hangers at the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport are to be replaced by 10 new T-hangers but the estimated $1.2 million project has more than doubled in cost in part so the building and apron can be raised out of the floodplain.
Airport hanger project costing more than double original estimates
PRINCESS ANNE — Like all other capital projects in the last few years costs are skyrocketing and it’s no different for the hanger replacement project at the Crisfield-Somerset County … more
Rep. Bryan Shupe, R-Milford, speaks during Wednesday's House Education Committee meeting. During the hearing, the Milford Republican announced he would be combining efforts with Rep. Rae Moore, D-Middletown, on legislation to ease financial burdens related to school meals.
Delaware House lawmakers combine efforts on bipartisan school meal bill
DOVER — House lawmakers are consolidating their efforts in a bipartisan attempt to increase access to school meals for low-income students in the First State. In April 2023, Rep. Rae … more
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For months, residents of the Shadow Hills subdivision have spoken out against a Jeep-specific event slated for May. They want Wicomico County to preserve the 234-acre site for public use in the form of a park as they say it was originally intended..
Residents of northern Wicomico County community ask city council to ban Jeep event
SALISBURY — Residents of a northern Wicomico County community continue to protest an upcoming Jeep-specific event planned for a nearby county-owned site off Connelly Mill Road in Delmar. … more
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House Majority Leader Melissa Minor-Brown, D-New Castle, addresses members of the House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday regarding her proposal to extend Medicaid coverage for care related to a termination of pregnancy.
Bill to provide Medicaid coverage for pregnancy termination advances as Delaware General Assembly returns from break
DOVER — The General Assembly returned to the state capitol on Tuesday after a two-week spring recess, but missed no time getting back to work. With just over two months left of this … more
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A talk about the Kent County Levy Court newsletter came up as part of commissioners' weekslong budget discussions.
Kent County Levy Court ponders future of quarterly newsletter
Every quarter, Kent County Levy Court mails a newsletter to every county resident, and it costs over $200,000 a year to do so. And, in a year with a deficit of several million dollars in the county, officials are looking at every available option to cut costs, training their sights on the mailer during Levy Court’s Wednesday budget workshop. more
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Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. community update meeting shares streaming links
The governing body of the Cambridge Harbor development, which has come under fire in recent weeks following the resignation of City Manager Tom Carroll, has posted two streaming links to its community update meeting Wednesday. more
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Cambridge mayor proposes amendments reinforcing city oversight
Cambridge Mayor Steve Rideout took steps to assert city oversight into Cambridge Harbor activities with the introduction of amended articles of incorporation for Cambridge Waterfront Development, Inc. (CWDI). Under the revisions, the Mayor of Cambridge would be designated as the nonprofit CWDI’s sole member. more
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Somerset raising transfer station permits by $4, landfill tipping fee unchanged
PRINCESS ANNE — Following an earlier vote last month the County Commissioners have formally approved by resolution to increase the annual transfer station sticker fee from $60 to $64 effective … more
Rep. Krista Griffith addresses lawmakers during Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee meeting.
Bill establishing crime for creation of deep fake images heads to Delaware House floor
DOVER — As the presence of artificial intelligence continues to rise, Delaware lawmakers are working to get ahead of the curve on how to regulate the technology. One proposal, led by Rep. … more
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The Kent County Levy Court continues its budget discussions.
Planners OK six warehouses on drive-in land in Felton
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses. more
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Sussex county HQ in Georgetown
Sussex County Council reverses previous zoning denial
In August 2023, County Council voted 3-2 to deny a conditional use application for a solar farm south of Frankford but reversed course Tuesday because of conditions set forth in litigation. more
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After an explosive Kent County Levy Court meeting last month, Cliff Weber of the Hilton Garden Inn Dover has spoken up about the effects a proposed stacked lodging tax would have on the hotel industry in Dover.
Dover hotel manager responds to plan to stack lodging taxes
Hoteliers erupted during a Kent County Levy Court meeting last month, after commissioners adopted a resolution that asks the state for a county lodging tax that would stack on top of municipal lodging taxes, without a public hearing. more
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Legislative Hall in Dover, where the Delaware General Assembly meets.
Despite opposition, paid sick time and safety leave bill passes Delaware House committee
DOVER— Republican lawmakers opposed a bill requiring Delaware employers to offer earned sick time and safety leave, though it received enough support to be released from committee on Tuesday. … more
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Earlier this year, Delaware State University officilas removed more than a dozen homeless individuals that had been living in tents along College Road in Dover.
Homeless Bill of Rights pulled from Delaware House committee's Wednesday agenda
DOVER — As lawmakers prepared to return from their two-week spring recess on Monday, the Bill of Rights for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness was pulled from Wednesday’s House … more
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The election for Harrington City Council on May 7 has been canceled due to uncontested races.
Harrington’s May 7 election canceled
The annual municipal election in Harrington scheduled May 7 has been canceled, due to a lack of contested races. more
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Princess Anne election board member appointed, candidate deadline April 19
PRINCESS ANNE — As the June 4 municipal election nears the Town Commissioners voted to replace one of the newly-appointed supervisors of elections who resigned due to work obligations. … more
New maintenace hanger at Dover Air Force base is large enough to completely enclose a C-5 or C-17 for maintenance compared to the smaller hangar in background. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH
Dover AFB goes big, opens new hangar built for mammoth cargo planes
DOVER — The 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base is home to the C-5M Super Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. So, it is only fitting that the base is now the … more
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Pine Haven in Lincon in September.
Owners of Lincoln’s Pine Haven community ordered to pay over $800,000 in penalties, rebates
WILMINGTON — The owner of Lincoln’s Pine Haven manufactured housing community must pay over $800,000 in penalties and rebates related to excessive rent increases and violations of … more
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Participants from the Black maternal health roundtable pose for a photo at Oath 84 in Wilmington on Saturday. From left, Mini Timmaraju, president and CEO of Reproductive Freedom for All; State Sen. Marie Pinkney, D-Bear; Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester; Mona Liza Hamlin, pediatric nurse and co-chair of Well Woman/Black Maternal Health Committee; and Tiffany Chalk, co-chair of the Well Woman/Black Maternal Health Committee.
U.S. Rep. Blunt Rochester hosts roundtable on Black maternal health crisis in Wilmington
WILMINGTON — Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester was joined by a group of state and national community advocates on Saturday to discuss the country’s Black maternal health crisis and … more
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Delaware State News/Glenn Rolfe.Georgetown's town council is weighing possible options to financially support additional staffing in code enforcement.
West seeks to retain Georgetown’s mayor seat
With a change of heart, Georgetown Mayor Bill West on Monday filed for a sixth mayoral term, saying he has been asked by residents to stay on for another two years. more
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