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Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 8, 2025

Margaret May – Lewes – A fall day at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view

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Overnight Route 90 Closure Planned for Wednesday Night to Thursday Morning

By Mari Lou / May 7, 2025

Drivers who use Route 90 into Ocean City – there will again be a road closure Wednesday beginning at 7pm until 5am Thursday morning – weather permitting. Maryland Transportation officials tell the Talk of Delmarva that crews were not able to complete the repair work in April as additional work was located.  This closure Wednesday…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/07/25

By Mari Lou / May 7, 2025

User 284190339 · 05-07-25 Fishing Report From the surf to the bays, the action is heating up along the Delaware coast! In Delaware Bay, anglers are hooking into keeper-sized striped bass near the Cape Henlopen fishing pier and along the Outer Wall. Fresh bunker and bloodworms are the top baits. Black drum are also making…

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Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 7, 2025

Sammy Barnes – Ocean City – A Randy Hoffman sand sculpture on the Ocean City beach at sunrise. Click for full view

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Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 6, 2025

SA Harrison – Millsboro – Snowy egret at Masseys Landing. Click for full view

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UPDATED: City Commissioner Saunders & Rehoboth Beach Police Address Recent Calls for Large Crowds

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

UPDATED – 05/05/25:  This comes from the Rehoboth Beach Police Department as received in an email to the Talk of Delmarva – as well as posted on the Rehoboth Beach Police Department Facebook page: Per significant media inquiry, the Rehoboth Beach Police Department would like to address two incidents that occurred this past week between…

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Delegation from OC Takes Turbine Issue to Washington While MD AG Brown Files Lawsuit against Trump’s Halting of Offshore Wind Development

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

A delegation of local Ocean City area officials led by Mayor Rick Meehan went to Washington, DC last week to request a moratorium on any Federal activity allowing the construction of offshore wind farms off Maryland’s Coast. Mayor Meehan told the Talk of Delmarva’s Mike Bradley on Monday that he’s confident they will see positive…

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UPDATED: OC Police Chief Ray Austin Take Oath of Office During Monday’s Mayor & Council Meeting

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

UPDATED – 6:40pm –  Ocean City’s newest Chief of Police has now taken his oath of office. Chief Ray Austin was sworn into office by Mayor Rick Meehan at the start of Monday night’s City Council meeting before a packed chamber.   Chief Austin is no stranger to Ocean City or the O-C-P-D as he began his…

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MDOT Announces Rehabilitation Work on Harry Kelley Bridge into OC to Continue Through Summer

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

Getting in and out of Ocean City this summer could be a little slower than usual. Maryland Department of Transportation officials announced that work on the Route 50 Harry Kelley Memorial Bridge will continue through the summer – before the work is completed in June of 2026 – weather permitting. The ongoing rehabilitation work is…

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UD President Dennis Assanis to Step Down

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

University of Delaware President, Dennis Assanis, has announced that he will step down on June 30th. Assanis, UD’s 28th president, has led the University since 2016. Board of Trustees Chair Terri Kelly says that the announcement of an interim president to serve beginning July 1st will be forthcoming. U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the…

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Two Romanian Nationals Arrested for Tampering with ATM in Ridgely

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

Deputies from the Caroline County Sheriff’s office were called for a report of potential tampering with an ATM located at the Queenstown Bank on East Sixth Street in Ridgely, MD. Maryland State Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle matching the description in the broadcast alert near Ridgely and Eveland Roads.  The occupants of…

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No Beach or Boardwalk Access at Baltimore Ave in Rehoboth Beach Tuesday thru Saturday

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

Beginning Tuesday, May 6, there will be no boardwalk or beach access at Baltimore Avenue so that a new sidewalk can be installed on the north side of the new Beach Patrol and Comfort Station facility. This is all weather permitting – the north sidewalk is expected to reopen on Saturday, May 10. The two-story,…

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Mardela Springs Man Sentenced on Drug Charges

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

A Mardela Springs man has been sentenced on drug charges. Court officials say 37 year old Anthony Conway pleaded guilty in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County on April 25th to 1 count each of possession of a large amount of cocaine and manufacturing cocaine and 2 counts of conspiracy to possess with the intent…

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Water Main Work Tuesday & Wednesday on Glen Avenue in Salisbury

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

The City of Salisbury informs residents and drivers that construction crews will be doing maintenance on the City water main in the area of Glen Avenue Elementary School on Glen Avenue on Tuesday, May 6 and Wednesday, May 7 from 9am to 3pm – weather permitting. Traffic control work zones and flagger operations will be…

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Dover Man Dies after Shooting Incident in North State Street Parking Lot

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

A 22 year old Dover man is dead and another man, also from Dover, injured after a shooting in the parking lot of McGlynn’s Pub on North State Street just after 1 Sunday morning. Dover Police arriving at the scene found the two men with gun shot wounds – both were transported to Bayhealth Kent…

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DSP Investigating Shots Fired in Dover Waffle House Parking Lot Sunday Morning

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

Delaware State Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the parking lot at the Waffle House in Dover. Police say early Sunday morning around 1 several people were in the restaurant parking lot arguing when someone fired several shots in the air. Police say everyone in the parking lot left the scene –…

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UPDATED: DSP Identify Man who Died in Officer-Involved Shooting after Traffic Stop South of Milton

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

UPDATED – 05/05/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 44 year old Gregory Painter of Milford, Delaware, as the man who died in the officer-involved shooting that occurred in Milton on Thursday, May 1st.  Per Delaware State Police standard operating procedures, the troopers involved have been placed on administrative leave while a use-of-force investigation is…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/05/25

By Mari Lou / May 5, 2025

User 284190339 · 05-05-25 Fishing Report Flounder season officially opens today, and early reports from Delaware Bay are promising. Anglers have been catching flounder while targeting striped bass and bluefish, indicating a strong start to the season. The north jetty is producing large striped bass, with catches over 40 inches reported during early morning hours.…

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Ocean View Fire Accidental – 4 Homes Damaged

By Mari Lou / May 4, 2025

Millville VFC  firefighters were called for a residential structure fire Saturday evening around 5 in Ocean View. Crews arriving on the scene at Scarborough Lane found a single family home on fire. The residents were able to escape safely – but noticed a pile of mulch on fire and spreading into a tree next to…

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Talk of Delmarva Radio Flea Market 05/03/25

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

Bob – 908-907-2372 – 6 long haired German shepherd pups – $1000 have shots Joe – 302-841-9783 – 2 leather style chairs – $325 both – Dual axle trailer, 10 years old – $2200 Linda – 352-281-0402 – 45-inch round, glass top table with 4 chairs – $100 – Glass and metal TV stand –…

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DSP Investigating Drive-by Shooting in Rodney Village in Dover

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

Delaware State Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that occurred just before 5am Saturday in the Rodney Village area of Dover. Police were called to Samuel Paynter Drive for a report of shots fired – and learned that a vehicle pulled up in front of the home and fired multiple gunshots before driving off. No…

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UPDATED: Suspect in June 2024 Fatal Shooting in Salisbury Arrested in Delaware

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

UPDATED – 05/03/25 – Maryland State Police have arrested a Lincoln man wanted in a fatal shooting in Salisbury in June of 2024. Around 9pm Friday night, Delaware State Police were tipped that a man wanted for a murder in Maryland was in a parking lot in Millsboro. Delaware State Police located the vehicle and…

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Talk of Delmarva Fishing Report 05/03/25

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

User 284190339 · 05-03-25 Fishing Report In spite of less than favorable weather, Friday saw our first offshore report of the season. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em reported that a private boat returned from the deep with a catch of blueline and golden tilefish. Lewes Harbour Marina said they checked in a black drum that…

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Salisbury Police Arrest St. Michael’s Man in April Shooting Incident

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

A St Michael’s man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident in Salisbury on April 24th. Police were called to a residence on North Division Street just before 11pm and learned two homes were struck with gunfire – several people were in each home. A dog inside one home was struck and killed.…

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Talk of Delmarva Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / May 3, 2025

Jeff – Off the Indian River Inlet Bridge. Click for full view

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