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The Delaware Safety Council is joining with more than 70 traffic safety and advocacy groups nationwide to observe National Passenger Safety Week, Jan. 19-26.  This critical lifesaving initiative empowers passengers to take an active role in promoting safety and preventing crashes by speaking up when confronted with dangerous driving behaviors. Reckless behaviors such as speeding, impaired driving and distracted driving continue to threaten lives across the nation and locally. Passengers […]

Coastal Concerts will present Invoke, an innovative string quartet, at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 10, at Bethel United Methodist Church, Fourth and Market streets in Lewes. Lani Spahr will present a Performance Insights lecture at 1 p.m. prior to the concert. Musicians are Nick Montopoli on violin, banjo and vocals; Zach Matteson on violin and vocals; Karl Mitze on viola, mandolin and vocals; and Geoff Manyin on cello and vocals. […]

A Lewes woman will serve three years probation, have to enter into a substance abuse program and lose her license as a result of a guilty plea to four charges related to a motor vehicle accident involving an international student worker. Megan Smith pleaded guilty in Delaware Superior Court to charges of possession of a fictitious license, DUI, inattentive driving and second-degree vehicular assault for the accident that occurred in […]

The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has started treating every reported dead snow goose as if it is infected with bird flu. A DNREC spokesman said reports of sick and dead geese started coming in before Christmas. Dead birds have been seen on the beach and in the dunes at Broadkill Beach, Lewes Beach and in Cape Henlopen State Park. DNREC said it does not anticipate testing any […]

Beginning Sunday, Jan. 11, hunters in Delaware will be allowed to hunt coyotes year-round. The change in coyote-hunting season was one of a handful of hunting-related regulatory changes approved by Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary Greg Patterson. The order approving the changes was issued Dec. 8. Since the regulations were first introduced in 2014, coyote hunting season has been Sept. 1 to the last day of […]

A lawsuit that sought to stop a new law allowing medical aid in dying was dismissed Dec. 30 by a Delaware District Court judge. Delaware became the 12th state to approve medically assisted suicide in May when Gov. Matt Meyer signed the Ron Silverio/Heather Block End of Life Options Bill, which is set to go into effect Thursday, Jan. 1. The new law provides guidelines for a terminally ill person […]

, The City of Lewes is expected to take delivery of a new $300,000 trash truck in early 2026, while also beginning to turn in leased vehicles in favor of buying replacements. Mayor and city council unanimously approved the transactions at a special meeting Dec. 17, accepting a recommendation from the Lewes Finance Committee. The new, rear-loading trash truck will replace a 2013 model that has become a maintenance headache, […]

The newly elected and appointed fire officers of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company gathered recently to hold operational organization and planning sessions for 2026. The group will be led by Fire Chief Gordon Boslet, taking over from longtime member and Fire Chief Chuck Snyder, who decided to retire from his leadership role but will continue to share his 52 years of experience with the entire membership. The RBVFC salutes […]

The new year may bring with it an end-of-life option for Delawareans. Delaware became the 12th state to approve medically assisted suicide in May when Gov. Matt Meyer signed the Ron Silverio/Heather Block End of Life Options Bill, which is set to go into effect Thursday, Jan. 1. The bill copied the work of former Rep. Paul Baumbach, who worked on the issue for years. In 2015, Baumbach first introduced […]

A Federal Street property in Milton will not be subject to any remediation requirements following the conclusion of a brownfield investigation by the state. The investigation determined there are no unacceptable risks to potential users of the property. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Remediation Section issued a public notice Dec. 24, inviting public comment on a proposal to clean up 523 Federal St. The property sits […]

, , , Dire warnings that the Blockhouse Pond shoreline was in danger of collapsing were exaggerated, and highly engineered solutions to fix erosion are not required. That was the finding of a working group led by Sally Boswell, formerly of the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays. She discussed the panel’s findings and recommendations at the Dec. 15 Lewes Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. “We’re looking for a balance between […]

, , , , , Kindergarten students at Lewes Elementary School recently celebrated a beloved holiday tradition through a blend of reading, creativity and hands-on learning. As part of a seasonal literacy activity, students read “Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy’s Parade” by Melissa Sweet, a picture book that tells the history behind the iconic balloons in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Inspired by the […]