Mari Lou
The Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on COVID-19 statistics in Delaware, as of Thursday, March 24, 2022. As a result of declining COVID-19 cases, DPH is changing the frequency of these data releases from weekly to monthly. The next data release will be April 22. DPH will issue releases prior to…
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Fair Maps Maryland today released the following statement from spokesman Doug Mayer in response to Judge Lynne A. Battaglia ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court case Szeliga vs. Lamone: “To call this a big deal would be the understatement of the century. Judge Battaglia’s ruling confirms what we have…
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Weather permitting; the Delaware Mosquito Control Section plans the following insecticide application for mosquito larvae located in flooded forested wetland habitats. This application could take place during the daylight hours on Saturday, March 26, Sunday, March 27, and Monday, March 28, 2022, via helicopter (registration number N2268W and/or N862M) Application of Vectobac12AS (liquid BTI) to control mosquito larvae in the…
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Unemployment in Delaware fell 2-tenths of a percent from January to 4.6% in February, but remains nearly a full point higher than the national average of 3.8%. Sussex County saw a drop in unemployment from 5.3% in January to 4.7% in February. Overall the State’s unemployment rate continues to decrease from its highest point in…
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Legislation soon to be introduced in the General Assembly aims to create the Office of Inspector General in The First State. “The inspector general would be charged with investigating complaints of waste, fraud, abuse or corruption regarding state employees or state agencies,” said the bill’s sponsor, State Rep. Mike Smith (R-Pike Creek Valley). “While we…
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Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) has awarded $2.5 million in Community Navigation Program grants to 15 community partner organizations throughout the state. Each organization will have dedicated staff who will aid Delawareans seeking rent or utility assistance due to financial hardships caused by the pandemic. The 15 DEHAP Community Navigation partners include Brandywine Counseling and…
Read MoreWGMD’s Throwback Thursday Picture of the Day – the year was 2009 and WGMD held the Greatest Debater contest at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. I believe this was the first round of the contest. The contestants are on top – the judges and audience below. I believe William Wong was the overall Greatest Debater. Click for full view
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Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Osprey returns to the same nest – 4 babies hatched there last year. Click for full view
Read MoreU.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivers opening remarks on the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court. This is the first of four days of committee hearings on Judge Jackson’s nomination.
Read MoreThe Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning for its regular meeting. This week the Council will revisit the proposed buffer ordinance amendment. The Council deferred a vote on the ordinance amendment after the public hearing which occurred during two meetings – January 11 and February 22 was completed so that all the testimony could be…
Read MoreUpdate Monday: Delaware State Police have identified the victim who died during a Dewey Beach Police Officer-involved shooting as Rodney K. Robinson II, 21, of Milford.The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit continue to investigate this incident and are asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident or has video surveillance to please contact Sgt. Stephen Yeich…
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The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) will hold a joint Delaware-New Jersey virtual public hearing regarding the Recreational Harvest Control Rule Draft Addenda to the Summer Flounder, Scup and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and the Bluefish FMP, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today. The virtual hearing will be held…
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The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Sussex County residents, who live or spend time near the area of Bayard Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Rehoboth Beach, of a positive case of rabies in a fox. One individual, a non-Delaware resident, was potentially exposed to the fox in the residential neighborhood. The fox was tested for…
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Bill – 302-684-3882 / Joe 302-339-1146 – Heavy duty automobile tow dolly with accessories – $650 Patty – 302-253-8030 – FREE:Â Rabbit with Toys and Crate Beau – 302-684-4886 – 200 yr old China cabinet with dinnerware – will haggle – 3 old typewriters – will haggle Mike – 917-273-7987 – LOOKING FOR: Bushcraft or…
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Acknowledging that one of the few silver linings of the covid pandemic was a discovery for many of the joys of outdoor dining, the Rehoboth Beach Board of Commissioners adopted today a policy that allows for year-round outdoor dining on public spaces in the Nation’s Summer Capital. The city’s policy balances the need for safe,…
Read MoreRehoboth Beach commissioners adopted this afternoon a $30.1 million budget for fiscal year (FY) 2023. The adopted budget maintains current tax and utility rates, allocates $6.4 million for capital improvements, and provides for a maximum 3% raise for employees. The $30,149,743 balanced budget represents a 9% increase over the adopted FY22 budget. The city’s fiscal…
Read MoreComptroller Peter Franchot has announced that Maryland’s gas tax is now suspended for 30 days, after legislation was passed by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Larry Hogan today. “This gas tax holiday returns $100 million to Marylanders’ wallets and should provide economic relief for motorists who have seen prices soar in recent weeks,” Comptroller…
Read MoreA crash just after 6 Thursday night near Delmar has left one person dead. Delaware State Police say a pickup truck driven by 22 year old Luke Figgs of Delmar was southbound on Susan Beach Road and stopped for a posted stop sign. A Honda driven by a 30 year old woman from Mardela Springs,…
Read MoreThrow Back Thursday Picture of the Day – remembering Art Curley, former WGMD announcer and host from the Sunny 92 days. Art Curley did it all – and still visited the station – or called – until he died at 90 in September 2013 / Click for full view
Read MoreFour teams of Indian River School District students have qualified for the VEX Robotics World Championships in Dallas, Texas on May 8-12. A team from Lord Baltimore Elementary School qualified by winning the Design Award at the Bots at the Beach Regional Competition on February 26 at H.O. Brittingham Elementary School in Milton. Team members…
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Millsboro PD to Undergo Accreditation in April
On April 11th through 13th, a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), will be examining all aspects of the Millsboro Police Department’s policy and procedures, management, operations and support services, Millsboro’s Chief of Police, Brian Calloway announced today. Verification by the team that Millsboro Police Department meets…
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