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The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)鈥檚 DMV on the Go trailer is officially open for business. The new trailer features updated stations, ADA accessible capabilities and performs all transactions as a traditional DMV except for inspections, road exams, driver improvement and uninsured motorist. This alternative to brick-and-mortar DMV locations allows customers who may not…
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The 4th Representative District was relocated from New Castle County after redistricting was completed last fall. The new 4th Representative District follows the Indian River & Indian River Bay from Millsboro North & East along Route 24, The John J. Williams Highway to Love Creek and encompasses the communities of Oak Orchard, Long Neck, Angola.…
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The homeless in Georgetown are a step closer to temporary shelter. The Springboard Collaborative and First State Community Action Agency have an agreement the the Collaborative will lease a one-acre site behind First State’s North Railroad Avenue location to construct 44 pallet shelters and accompanying service buildings to house up to 60 homeless individuals. First…
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I am happy to report the weather did improve, but sad to say the fishing has remained about the same. We did have one good report from Lewes Harbour Marina. Captain Aaron Herd on the Gale Force had a two-man limit of tog on Monday. I suspect he was fishing the Outer Wall and the…
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After seven consecutive days, small craft warnings should come down on Monday. I called all my contacts from Odessa to Long Neck on Sunday and they all had the same report; white perch on bloodworms from the tidal rivers and creeks. No boats went out unless they were fishing for perch or they went after…
Read MoreSmall craft advisories continue through Sunday. On Saturday I went out looking for people fishing. My first stop was Old Inlet Bait and Tackle where Butch and the gang were celebrating the shop鈥檚 60 years in business. When they opened, I was 19 years old and a Seaman First Class in Uncle Sam鈥檚 Navy. Butch…
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The Ocean City Police Department responded to a north-end restaurant on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 6:02 p.m., for a report of a minor collision. It was reported that a parked vehicle was struck in the private parking lot. Upon arrival, officers met with the individual that reported the collision and the owner of the…
Read MoreUPDATED 4/9/22 – Delaware State Police have released the name of the victim in Thursday’s shooting near Laurel. He is 49-year-old Frank Pavlovic of Laurel. The investigation into the shooting is continuing. ======================== Two men have been arrested as Delaware State Police investigate a murder early Thursday morning on Laurel Road in Laurel. Police were…
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Read MoreSmall craft advisories continue until Monday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid and a private boat ran on Friday. Both brought tog back to the cleaning table, but not in any great number or size. I am getting the same report from the boats running out of Ocean City. The Fish Bound is…
Read MoreU.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons, along with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (all D-Del.), today announced historic investments in public transit from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, including more than $35 million to Delaware聽for fiscal year 2022.聽This funding from the Federal Transit聽 Administration will enable transit agencies like Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC) to modernize and…
Read MoreThe City of Salisbury, in conjunction with Salisbury University Environmental Studies students, have released a survey to gather citizen input about what steps the City should take for future environmental sustainability. The survey, which consists of 19 short questions, covers a range of topics from neighborhood dynamics to desired community sustainability activities. Responses will help…
Read MoreA Delmar, Maryland man has been found guilty of second degree murder and other offenses. After a 4-day jury trial, 21 year old Jaron Purnell was also convicted on a count of attempted second degree murder and weapons charges. The Honorable Kathleen L. Beckstead, Chief Judge of the Circuit Court for Wicomico County, presided over…
Read MoreFair Maps Maryland today announced challenges to the recent report from Special Master Alan Wilner in the Maryland Court of Appeals legislative redistricting case. These exceptions to Wilner鈥檚 report re-establish strong claims of extreme partisan gerrymandering and once again prove that the legislative map is unconstitutional and has been for decades. 鈥淢aryland鈥檚 legislative districts are…
Read MoreMarcus Pitts, age 49, of Berlin, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The guilty plea was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron; Special Agent in Charge James R. Mancuso of聽Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Baltimore; and the members of the Worcester County Criminal…
Read MoreSmall craft advisories will be up right thru the weekend. Since no one in their right mind went fishing today, I have some information to pass along concerning fire extinguisher regulations that will take effect on April 20. The Coast Guard鈥檚 new rules concerning fire extinguishers that are more than 12 years old is they…
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No change in the marine forecast; it still looks really bad. I did get an encouraging report from Fish in OC鈥檚 Scott Lenox. He went out to catch the first summer flounder out of Ocean City. With a northwest wind at over 20 knots, he almost went back to the dock, but decided to give…
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Walt Palmer – Lewes – Morning at the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park. Click for full view
Read MoreA Millsboro man has been arrested on drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop just after midnight Tuesday. Delaware State Police spotted a car southbound on Route 113 near Delaware Avenue not able to stay within a lane of travel and stopped the vehicle. After contacting the driver, 20 year old Amir Harris, the…
Read MoreNo one answered the phone at Lewes Harbour Marina which is a good indication that no one went fishing out of there on Monday. I would hope there is some activity on Tuesday when winds are supposed to be 10 out of the south and waves are supposed to be 2 feet or less. Water…
Read MoreLately, the Delaware Volunteer Firefighter’s Association has been inundated with people calling or sending mailings for donations for firefighter support or other names giving the impression they are representing firefighters or families of firefighters. Please think twice and check before you send them your money. The Volunteer Fire Companies in Delaware usually do not call…
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