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To help pay for the proposed new town hall and police station, the Dewey Beach Marketing Committee has recommended commissioners consider several fundraising campaigns to involve the community. At the committee’s Nov. 7 meeting, Chair Alex Csedrik referred to the group’s June vote to recommend commissioners approve a beach-themed wall mural on the new building to recognize donors who contribute funds in escalating amounts that would correspond with different elements […]

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective will perform for a Coastal Concerts audience at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, at Cape Henlopen High School auditorium, 1250 Kings Highway, Lewes. The concert will be preceded at 1 p.m. by Lani Spahr and his Performance Insights. Kaleidoscope was dreamed up in 2017 by Philadelphia native and Delmarva favorite Elena Urioste with her pianist/composer husband and playing partner, Tom Poster. The collective’s flexible roster features many […]

Possum Point Players and sponsor Service Today present a holiday production for the entire family, “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.” Performances are set for Friday to Sunday, Dec. 1 to 3, and Dec. 8 to 10, Possum Hall, 441 Old Laurel Road, Georgetown.  Tickets are $22 for adults and $20 for seniors and students. Friday and Saturday shows are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. […]

When chef Dru Tevis won Holiday Baking Championship 2022, he, along with co-workers, family, friends and fans, celebrated the win on the night the final episode at Thompson Island Brewing Company in Rehoboth Beach. The brewpub featured Tevis’ creations weekly throughout the airing of the show during beer garden watch parties. One of the prizes awarded to the winner of Holiday Baking Championship 2022 was a spot in Food Network […]

Milton Town Council will hold a public hearing Monday, Dec. 4 on borrowing more than $6 million in state funds for three water infrastructure projects. Following that public hearing, council will set a public referendum, letting voters have the final word. The big ticket of the three projects is a 500,000-gallon water tower on town-owned land next to the Rails to Trails on Federal Street. The town has already gotten […]

Sussex P&Z meeting slated Nov. 30 Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission will meet at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 30, in the county administration building, 2 The Circle, Georgetown. Included on the agenda is a public hearing on a conditional-use application filed by Wayne Development LLC for a RV and boat storage operation on the southwest side of Gull Point Road near Oak Orchard. Also included on the agenda is […]

Last month, Rehoboth Beach commissioners changed city policy to remove nonresidents from advisory committees. Now, commissioners are discussing eliminating those committees altogether in favor of one general committee.   After hinting about changes to the overall committee structure during discussion on nonresident involvement, Commissioner Toni Sharp introduced the proposal during a workshop Nov. 6. She said a lot of the city staff’s time and energy are spent attending and preparing for […]

, , The Office of State Planning Coordination report for 2022 has some eye-opening statistics regarding housing development in Sussex County. Consider the following: 65% of all building permits in the state were issued in the county. While the other two counties experienced a decrease in the number of potential housing units, Sussex had a 101% increase. Rapid development in Sussex County accounted for 78% of all residential development. Nearly […]

If a voluntary school assessment existed in Sussex County as in Kent and New Castle counties, Cape could have received $35 million for new construction projects – a sum equivalent to the cost of one new elementary school – over the past 10 years to address growth from new housing developments. Instead, the district received $0 to address capacity issues resulting from increasing enrollment, just like every other school district […]