Mari Lou
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce held a Candidates Forum between the two Republican candidates for District 5 – incumbent John Rieley and Keller Hopkins.
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Wednesday, we had small craft advisories up and to the best of my knowledge no boats left Lewes or Indian River Marina. Old Inlet Bait and Tackle said a few folks tried to fish the beach, but they had no reports of any fish caught. I did get a good report from my friend Dan…
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Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – remembering Bill Rogers. Former radio DJ and talk show host. Here Bill’s in the main studio doing his special brand of talk radio. You knew Bill was on the air when the Theme from the Sopranos hit the airwaves! Followed by more soundbites that any one person could collect – let alone keep track of! He had one of those shows that you just stopped what you were doing and listened – whether you agreed with him or not. We lost Bill to cancer in September of 2019, but he’ll always be a part of The Talk of Delmarva!
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Tuesday saw small craft advisories and Eric with a broke computer. I did get a few reports. One from Fenwick Tackle where young Conner and his dad picked up some bait and tackle and headed for the surf on Sunday. They ended the adventure with a mixed bag on spot and kings topped by Conner’s…
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Christopher Hockley – Camp Hill, PA – Beach birds at Delaware Seashore State Park. Click for full view
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A Lewes man is dead after a hit and run early Monday morning in Salisbury. Maryland State Police say just after 3:30 this morning, 29 year old Colin Lin was operating a motorized scooter and trying to cross northbound Route 13 from a center median cross-over near Oliphant Street, when he was struck by a…
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UPDATED – 1pm – According to the Town of Delmar’s Facebook page – Little League ETA Update The team is expected at the VA/MD State line around 1:00 p.m. We believe they should arrive in Delmar around 2:30 p.m. depending on traffic. =========================================================== The Delmar Softball Major All-Stars are returning home at this hour and…
Read MoreMonday saw increasing east winds and building seas making for a rough day on the ocean. At Bowers Beach, the Captain’s Lady put blues, croaker, spot and trout in her customer’s coolers. Delaware Bay is beginning to preform like days of old. My friend and fellow surf fisherman, Acie Mankins fished on the Double Trouble…
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USDA waivers for free school lunch have expired and Indian River School District students will no longer receive meals at no cost in school cafeterias with the start of the new school year. Food service at all schools will return to pre-pandemic operations – which means students at all schools will be requires to pay…
Read MoreA petition from the Division of the Public Advocate to reduce Tidewater Utilities rates has been granted by the Delaware Public Service Commission. The petition was filed in late June and called for the reduction because Tidewater was earning more than its Commission-approved rate of return of 7.92% – and has been over-earning since at…
Read MoreThere are now 11 suspected cases of monkeypox in Delaware. Public Health officials said five more cases – all in men – are pending confirmatory testing by the CDC. Two cases are from a 23 year old and 57 year old from Sussex County and the other three are from New Castle County – and…
Read MoreSunday saw good fishing on the ocean and bay. At Bowers Beach, the Captain’s Lady had a good week catching flounder, croaker, spot and trout. From Leipsic we heard from Steve at Smith Bait that slot rockfish and white perch have been caught from the tidal creeks and rivers on peeler crab. At the Elbow,…
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Read MoreSaturday was a bit bouncy on the ocean, but a few boats did venture out. At Lewes Harbour Marina the report was croaker on the Angler caught over bay structure. The Surface Tension with Captain Chris had dolphin for his party fish ocean structure such as sea bass pot markers. Captain Aaron heard on the…
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Friday saw northeast winds and not many boats went out. At Lewes Harbour Marina the only boat that sailed was the Angler and she had an excellent catch of spot and croaker over bay structure. Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em told us a few private boats gave it a try, but they had no reports…
Read MoreRed Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Pilot boat passing the Harbor of Refuge Light. Click for full view
Read MoreUPDATED: 8/12/22 – Seaford Police have arrested the second man wanted for a shooting incident at the Meadowbridge Apartments in Seaford on February 11th. On Friday, Seaford Police received a broadcast to look for 21 year old Trumaine Lofland of Harrington who was a passenger in a vehicle seen in Seaford. A Seaford officer spotted…
Read MoreA Felton woman has been arrested on fraud related charges. Last Friday, Felton Police were called for a fraud complaint and learned 37 year old Shelly Thompson was caring for a disabled elderly victim – and used his credit/debit card to make numerous withdrawals and purchases totaling over $490 without the victim’s permission. Thompson was…
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A northern New Castle County sentinel chicken has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis or EEE. This is the first positive detection this summer in a sentinel chicken – it was tested on August 9th. There have been 5 positive cases of West Nile Virus in sentinel chickens, however, there have been no positive equine…
Read MoreCaroline County Schools urge families of school children – regardless of income – to submit a meal application to qualify for free lunches during the upcoming school year. The National School Lunch Program waiver that provided free meals to all students due to the pandemic has expired – and that means school lunch will no…
Read MoreThursday was cloudy in the morning, then sunny in the afternoon. At Lewes Harbour Marina they said the Katydid had flounder and ling. Ling in August just proves how cold the ocean water is on the bottom. The Angler had the usual croaker and spot from bay structure. At Hook ‘em and Cook ‘em, the…
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