Mari Lou
About 40,000 music lovers will arrive in Ocean City this weekend for the first ever Oceans Calling Festival. The festival will take up much of the downtown boardwalk and beach area. Mayor Rick Meehan told the Talk of Delmarva that it looks like a small town is being constructed on the beach. Dozens of bands…
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Members of the Program Board for Delaware EARNS have been named. The signing of House Bill 205 created the Delaware EARNS Act – Expanding Access for Retirement and Necessary Savings – a state facilitated, universally available retirement savings plan. It requires all businesses with more than five employees that don’t currently offer a retirement plan…
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A Dover man has been arrested for burglary and strangulation after an incident at a home on East Water Street early Saturday morning. Police were called around 5:25am and could hear yelling on the open 9-1-1 line. When Police arrived the victim told them 32 year old Nathaniel Bowman of Dover broke into her home…
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There’s a new Warden at the Kent County Community Corrections Center. Corrections officials announce that Deputy Warden Kent Raymond has been promoted to Warden – effective Sunday, September 25. The KCCC operates the Community Corrections Treatment Center – a statewide treatment facility for inmates sentenced to Level 4 substance use disorder treatment, as well as…
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Felton Police were called to a Honey Brook Lane home last week where they found the rear tires of the victim’s vehicle were slashed. Through investigation, Felton Police identified a suspect – identified as 32 year old Quaneshia White of Milford. White was arrested by Milford Police on Friday and turned over to Felton PD…
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Sunday saw small craft advisories followed by thunderstorms. Clark Evans at Old Inlet Bait and Tackle sent me the results of the 25th Delaware Seashore Fall Surf Fishing Classic. Brian Hill was first out of 252 participants in the Men’s Division with 293 points. He won $800 and a bronze trophy Kelsey Cycyk had 112…
Read MoreThe new middle school in the Cape Henlopen School District has a name. The naming committee received over 100 name suggestions – and 48 of them were to name the school ‘Frederick D Thomas Middle School.’ The Cape Henlopen School Board during its Thursday (September 22) meeting discussed the recommended name and was in unanimous…
Read MoreSaturday saw less than perfect weather and while few boats fished the ocean, more did manage to get out on the bay and we had decent reports from the surf and inlet. Lewes Harbour Marina said boats that fished the Outer Wall, Ice Breakers and other bay structure found tog and sheepshead willing to bite…
Read MoreThe Rehoboth Beach City Commissioners will hold a special meeting on Tuesday at 9am to address offshore wind projects that are planned for construction off the Delaware coast. Local, state and federal officials will be taking part – as well as representatives from the wind power industry and the University of Delaware. Members of the…
Read MoreMiddletown Police were called for a shooting on Bunker Hill Road at the roundabout at the entrance to Appoquinimink High School around 9:15 Friday night. There was a football game Friday night between Appoquinimink and Middletown. Police located two gunshot victims who were transported to Christiana Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The investigation is continuing…
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Read MoreA Laurel woman was issued a no-contact order with Laurel Elementary School after she allegedly slashed the tires of two school employees after a school-related disagreement, and threatened a school official. Several days later, Laurel officers spotted 36 year old Crystal Brummell parked near the school, but when officers attempted a traffic stop she drove…
Read MoreFriday, we had gale warnings and seas of 9 to 6 feet are forecast for Saturday and Sunday. I don’t care how big your boat is, even 6-foot seas make for an unpleasant fishing experience. The water temperature has dropped to 73 degrees at the Delaware Lightship and it is down to 69.3 degrees at…
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A Salisbury man has been sentenced for felony animal cruelty. Nathaniel Ennels the second pleaded guilty to 1 count last month. Associate Judge of the Circuit Court of Maryland, the Honorable Matthew Maciarello has sentenced Ennels to three years in prison with all but time served suspended. Ennels served 58 days of incarceration and 268…
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A Georgia man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to a charge of 2nd degree rape. Worcester County Circuit Court Judge Brian Shockley suspended all but 10 years of incarceration and placed 46 year old Wayne White of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 3 years of supervised probation upon release.…
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A Georgetown man has been cited for illegal dumping on a public roadway. The DNREC Police Environmental Crimes Unit arrested 58 year old Serapio Zapata last week after an investigation. Zapata was issued an e-ticket with a fine of $637 for causing or contributing to the discharge of solid waste materials.
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A Calvert County angler has a new Maryland record for the Atlantic Division for Swordfish. Maryland Department of Natural Resources report that 38 year old Jeff Jacobs was off the coast of Ocean City on the charter boat RoShamBo with Captain Willie Zimmerman and crew and preparing to return to shore following a successful day…
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A new program was launched last week by Governor John Carney encouraging students to keep their communities litter free. “Litter Free School Zones” was launched in coordination with the Keep Delaware Litter Free initiative. Each school is asked to hold two litter cleanups as a campus – and students are being asked to track the…
Read MoreTwo people have been arrested on drug and weapons charges after a chase early this morning. Delaware State Police spotted an Altima speeding southbound on Route 1 in the area of Cave Neck Road, but when a traffic stop was initiated the driver accelerated. A trooper in the Lewes area was able to deploy a…
Read MoreGroundbreaking for the new Kent County Family Court building was held this/Thursday morning. The new Family Court building will be built at the corner of South Governors Avenue and Water Street – one block west of the Kent County Courthouse. This facility will be similar to the new Sussex County Family Courthouse, which is already…
Read MoreA traffic stop Wednesday afternoon led to the arrest of a Dover man on drug and weapons offenses. Dover Police stopped 39 year old Leroy Fleming for a cell phone violation and smelled marijuana coming from inside the vehicle when they contacted Fleming. A search of the vehicle turned up 200 grams of marijuana and…
Read MoreA Crisfield man has been sentenced on murder charges. In June, 30 year old Levonte Martin was convicted of 1st degree murder, conspiracy to commit 1st degree assault, firearm possession with felony conviction, firearm use in a crime of violence and other offenses. In January 2021 Martin waited for Davonta Fagans to arrive at the…
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