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The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission has granted final site-plan approval for Dairy Queen to build a new location on Route 16. The commission did not put any conditions on the approval at its Dec. 16 meeting, but commissioners asked town staff to look at whether there should be a streetlight along Grove Circle at the intersection with the entrance to the commercial area in front of Cypress Grove, where […]
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 […]
The Delaware Federation of the National Active and Retired Employees Association recently welcomed U.S. Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., for a discussion of legislative issues affecting active and and retired federal employees in the First State. As a nonpartisan organization, NARFE looks to support all the federal workforce, both active and retired. More than 18,000 active and and retired federal employees reside in Delaware.
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 […]
