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After amending conditions for a planned 891-unit self-storage facility near Angola to help it better blend in with its surroundings, Sussex County Council approved a conditional use for the project Feb. 25.  Before granting its approval, Councilwoman Jane Gruenebaum offered four revisions to the 13 draft conditions for the project that codify changes the developer offered at council’s Feb. 4 meeting. They limit all buildings to a single story; relocate a […]

, On the heels of a meeting with power grid officials who said more power sources are needed to ensure reliable energy, Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, introduced a Senate concurrent resolution creating a task force to look into small-scale nuclear reactors. SCR 18 would establish the Delaware Nuclear Energy Feasibility Task Force to evaluate the potential benefits and challenges of incorporating nuclear energy, specifically small modular reactors, into Delaware’s energy portfolio. […]

, , Milton Town Council is set to discuss acquiring six parcels in downtown that could be potentially used as the site of a new police station and town meeting space. At its Monday, March 3 meeting, council will discuss purchasing lots at 117 and 119 Broad St.; 111, 113 and 115 Magnolia St.; and 203 Mulberry St. Together, the lots are about 2 acres. The lot at 113 Magnolia […]

Sussex County Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, accepted a list of members for a working group that will help draft laws intended to shift housing growth to more densely developed areas, protect the environment and create more types of housing to fill community needs. “Today, I’m making sure we are on track,” County Administrator Todd Lawson said as he led council through his presentation on the working group. “It looks […]

Legislators heard Feb. 24 that even though recent utility bills have not spiked because of specific Delaware energy policy, overall federal mandates combined with state policy have driven up costs. Power grid officials and energy experts met with legislators for a joint committee session to answer questions about energy reliability. It was the latest meeting convened by legislators over recent energy bill spikes. Asim Haque, vice president of state and […]

, Annette Johnson could not have been happier. The program director of the Community Resource Center was celebrating the seventh anniversary of the organization’s full-day program to serve the homeless in Sussex County. Johnson was also excited that a key federal housing program is once again available for clients. It is called Section 8. The waitlist for low-income housing vouchers just reopened in February after being closed for 15 years. “It […]

, Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, and Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, teamed up Feb. 21 in sponsoring a bill that would prohibit gender transition procedures for minors in Delaware. The Delaware Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act – Senate Bill 55 – aligns with recent federal action taken by President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order in January aimed at protecting children from irreversible medical interventions, officials said. SB 55 […]

, Yet another public hearing will be scheduled on a proposed plan for cluster housing complex Osprey Point along Old Landing Road near Rehoboth Beach. At their Feb. 19 meeting, Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission members agreed that a new amended plan contained too many changes and requires another hearing. Commissioner George Scott Collins made the motion to defer a decision. “There are enough changes to warrant another public […]

The Cape Henlopen school board met Feb. 13 at Rehoboth Elementary for a brief workshop. The board approved the 2025-26 district calendar and heard updates about the middle school Cape Accelerated Program from two of the district’s middle school CAP teachers. Students in the program, which aims to academically, socially and emotionally enrich advanced or highly abled students, now attend an advisory period with their CAP teacher five days a week, […]