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Drive Thru Food Pantry, Monday, Nov 14 – Georgetown

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a drive thru food pantry beginning at 10am on Monday, November 14 at Crossroad Community Church west of Georgetown. Be sure to clear your trunk or back seat so volunteers can load food. Pre-registration is requested, but on-site registration will be available. Service is first-come, first-served. You must…

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DSP Investigating Shooting in Mount Joy Area

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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A Millsboro area man was injured during a shooting on Oak Street in the Mount Joy area. Delaware State Police met with a 30 year old man who was shot in the thigh by an unknown man during a fight. The victim was taken to an area hospital – there were no other injuries. Police…

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Three Injured in Lewes Area Crash Friday Night

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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Three people are hospitalized after a crash on Beaver Dam Road near the Ridings west of Lewes Friday evening. Delaware State Police are still investigating but believe a 59 year old woman from Lewes driving a Wrangler was traveling westbound on Beaver Dam – in the eastbound lane. Two other vehicles were involved in the…

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WGMD Radio Flea Market 11-12-22

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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WGMD Fishing Report 11-11-22

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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With small craft advisories and gale warnings with winds to 40 knots and seas to 10 feet, if anyone went fishing on Friday, I hope they survived. It looks like Tuesday before we get a break in the weather conditions. Then it will be right back in the washing machine towards the end of the…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 12, 2022
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Karen Hearn – Seaford – Delaware Tech – Owens Campus pond in Georgetown. Click for full view

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Fire Breaks Out in Milton Area Home Thursday Morning

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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Milton firefighters were called for a fire Thursday morning on Broadkill Road. Crews arriving at the scene found heavy fire in a two story home. Additional units from Lewes, Ellendale, Memorial and Indian River assisted. Sussex County Paramedics and other local EMS were on the scene as well. There are reports that one person was…

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DE Public Health Emergency Extended Another 30 Days

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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Governor John Carney has again extended the Public Health Emergency for another 30 days to allow the State and medical providers to continue COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs. Governor Carney says that with the start of the holiday season it’s important to do what we know works – stay home if you’re sick, get vaccinated…

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Woodland Ferry Closure

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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DelDOT announces the Woodland Ferry near Seaford will be closed Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th. Drivers will need to take the long way around. DelDOT officials say normal operations will resume at 7:00am on Wednesday, November 16th.

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UPDATED: DSP Identify Victim in Fatal Tractor Trailer Crash near Dover

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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UPDATED 11/11/22 12pm – Delaware State Police have identified 45 year old Antonio Dejesus of Bear, Delaware, as the victim who died in a fatal motor vehicle collision on November 10 in the Dover area. ============================================================== A tractor trailer went off the right side of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Highway southbound lanes just after…

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UPDATED: DSP Identify Pedestrian Struck in Long Neck Parking Lot

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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UPDATED 11/11/22 – 10am – Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died in a fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on November 8 at the Nanticoke Crossing parking lot as 82 year old James Crowl of Lewes. ================================================================ A Lewes man is dead after he was struck in the parking lot at Nanticoke Crossing in…

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WGMD Fishing Report 11-10-22

By Mari Lou / November 11, 2022
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Thursday saw the beginning of a stormy period that will last into next week. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em did say they cleaned one tog from Indian River Inlet. I must admit I get a kick out of people who try to cut down on the number of menhaden the Omega Company takes out of…

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1 Person Injured in Pittsville House Fire

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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A fire at a Pittsville home sent one man to the hospital. Pittsville firefighters were called to a home on Old Ocean City Road just before 10:30 where they found fire in a single story home. Investigators say the fire was accidental – from a pellet stove chimney being too close to combustible furniture on…

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Delaware Receives ARPA Funding to Promote Equitable Access to Unemployment Insurance Benefits

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Labor has announced the award of $6,848,992 in grants to state employment insurance systems in Delaware, Montana and Wyoming to enhance awareness and improve delivery of unemployment insurance benefits to people who face obstacles to access. These grants will support states’ projects that seek to ensure age, race, ethnicity, language proficiency,…

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US Coast Guard Rescues 2 from Smoking Boat Near Cape May

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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The US Coast Guard were called for smoke aboard the 56-foot vessel, Adelaide, Wednesday night south of Cape May. Two people aboard reported heavy smoke and were able to secure the engine and use a fire extinguisher. The Coast Guard crew responding confirmed there was no fire and the vessel was not taking on water.…

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UPDATED: Register Now for the DMV’s Low-Digit Tag Lottery

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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UPDATED 11/10/22 – Sunday is the last day of registration for the DMV’s Low-Digit tag release. On Monday, November 14 the DMV will begin to randomly select a set number of winners for 12 days – no weekend drawings or on Thanksgiving or Black Friday. The final drawing of the “12 Days of PLATE-mas” will…

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WGMD Fishing Report 11-9-22

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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Small craft advisories flew on Wednesday and Thursday ain’t lookin’ to good. No boats sailed and the surf was too rough to fish. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said they didn’t hear of anything caught out of Indian River Inlet. Delaware State Parks is looking at a proposal to build a restaurant at Cape Henlopen…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / November 10, 2022
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Matt Trucks – Cape May-Lewes Ferry. Click for full view

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DSP Investigating Bridgeville Area Shooting

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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A shooting on Mill Park Drive in the Bridgeville area has left one man hospitalized with serious injuries. Delaware State Police were called just before 2pm Monday and learned that an 18 year old male victim was shot multiple times by an unknown male. The victim was taken to an area hospital by an acquaintance…

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Phase 1 Delaware Memorial Bridge Project Winding Down

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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The first phase of the Delaware Memorial Bridge deck project is nearly finished. DRBA officials say that demobilization efforts on the New Jersey span will begin on Thursday and all lanes are expected to reopen prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend. This work will include the removal of construction equipment and the Jersey barriers. The…

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Senator Tom Carper Tests Positive for Covid-19

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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Officials in US Senator Tom Carper’s office announce that he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a release from the Senator’s office: WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the morning before his planned travel to Egypt for the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, Senator Carper…

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DPH Launches ‘My Health Community’ Influenza Dashboard

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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The Delaware Division of Public Health has launched a My Healthy Community Influenza Dashboard. This will share weekly and seasonal data on positive cases, hospitalizations, deaths and vaccinations in the state in an effort to provide an accurate picture of flu activity in Delaware. The number of flu cases in Delaware has increased since the…

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Snow Hill Looking for New Executive Administrator

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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The town of Snow Hill is taking applications for a full-time executive administrator. Town officials say the Deputy Town Manager has accepted a position with the Lower Shore Land Trust and will leave her post on Friday. She will divide her time between the Town and Land Trust for a period of transition. More information…

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Fire Damages Angola by the Bay Home

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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WGMD Fishing Report 11-8-22

By Mari Lou / November 9, 2022
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Small craft advisories flew on Tuesday and no boats left the dock. I had a late report from Captain Cary Evans on the Grizzly. He had a boat limit of tog on Monday and 15 tog with 25 sea bass, including 4 citations, on Sunday. The new pilot program for Surf Fishing Permits has caused…

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