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The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 15 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 286 Delawareans…
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Buck – 301-758-9885 – Early 1900s Three-Drawer Dresser – $35 – Power tool Bits – $5 each – 4 Norquist antique folding chairs – $30 each Matthew – 302-841-1424 – LOOKING FOR: A Haircut Kay – 302-337-3098 – PVC Quilting frame – $35 Vicki – 302-645-2790 – 6 Quart electric pressure cooker – $55 –…
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Friday was opening day for black sea bass season. Unfortunately, the weather was not on the side of the fishermen with small craft advisories and seas to five feet. Some of the larger boats may have run, but if they did, they were not back in time for this report. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina…
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A head-on crash involving three vehicles in Fruitland has left a New York man dead and two off-duty Maryland State Troopers injured. Maryland State Police continue to investigate but say Trooper Ashley Thoren from the Salisbury barracks reported that she and a trooper from the Princess Anne barracks were involved in a crash on Route…
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Salisbury Mayor Jake Day and Wicomico County have partnered to release the Salisbury-Wicomico Roadmap to recovery which includes information and resources locally that is relevant to the State of Maryland’s reopening. The Salisbury-Wicomico Roadmap provides easy-to-understand guidelines for businesses that are eligible and ready to reopen and help to get the economy back on track. …
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The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 11 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 271 Delawareans…
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Stage One of the ‘Maryland Strong: Roadmap to Recovery’ takes effect today at 5:00 pm, with the state moving from a Stay at Home order to a Safer at Home public health advisory, and gradual reopenings of retail, manufacturing, houses of worship, and some personal services. As the governor announced on Wednesday, Stage One will…
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Governor Carney announced yesterday that Delaware’s beaches will reopen to Delaware residents and non-Delaware residents who have completed their 14-day quarantine at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22. The ban on short-term rentals and the quarantine requirement for out-of-state residents will remain in effect. Beachgoers will be required to keep six feet of distance between…
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U.S. Sens. Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined their colleagues yesterday urging the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to speed up Unemployment Insurance (UI) disbursements and to work to address system shortfalls that have contributed to the delays in workers getting their benefits. In a letter sent to DOL Secretary Eugene Scalia, senators expressed serious…
Read MoreGovernor John Carney on Friday released guidance for Phase 1 of Delaware’s rolling reopening. Delaware’s Phase 1 reopening plan provides general and sector-specific guidance for Delawareans and Delaware businesses. Phase 1 of Delaware’s economic reopening will begin on June 1. Delaware has been implementing a rolling reopening of the economy — permitting establishments to open, if they…
Read MoreThe Delaware Department of Education is pleased to partner with the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and XQ Institute in support of Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020, a one-hour, commercial-free prime time graduation special to be broadcast Saturday. During the broadcast, viewers will be directed to XQ’s new Rethink Together…
Read MoreThursday was another nice day with reasonable winds that increased in the afternoon. Friday is looking a bit rough for the opening day of sea bass season. Small craft advisories are up for seas to six feet. Water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy is 57 degrees and it’s 55 degrees at Lewes. I outsmarted…
Read MoreOn Thursday the Worcester County Commissioners rescinded their prior ban on all short-term rentals in the unincorporated areas of Worcester County. Effective at 5:00 p.m., all short-term rentals may resume in West Ocean City, Ocean Pines, and all other unincorporated areas of Worcester County, Maryland, in accordance with the lifting of Governor Larry Hogan’s Stay-At-Home…
Read MoreSomerset County Government has announced pursuant to Governor Hogan’s Executive Order #20-05-13-01, Somerset County hereby follows the Governor’s order as written. For clarification, please visit governor.maryland.gov County office buildings will reopen to the public, effective Monday, May 18 at 8:30 am. Masks/facial coverings are required for entrance. Social distancing guidelines will apply. Thank you for…
Read MoreThe Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing 13 additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. All data reported through the daily updates are based on data received as of 6 p.m. the previous day. In total, 260 Delawareans…
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During a special meeting of the City Council on Thursday, Mayor Rick Meehan announced by declaration the lifting of short-term rental restrictions. “Following Governor Hogan’s lifting of the Stay-At-Home order, the Town of Ocean City will be lifting lodging restrictions on short-term rentals effective Thursday, May 14 at 5 p.m.,” Mayor Meehan stated. “The Town…
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted countless school activities nationwide, not theleast of which are the commencement ceremonies for graduating high school seniors. Some high schools are considering conducting virtual ceremonies online, while othersare simply mailing the graduates their diplomas. In other cases, academic officials areweighing the possibility of holding belated commencements after the current crisis…
Read MoreGovernor John Carney on Thursday announced that the State of Delaware will lift restrictions on Delaware beaches and community pools at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 22, subject to strict social distancing requirements and other restrictions. Ice cream shops and trucks will reopen with restrictions effective 5:00 p.m. this Friday, May 15. Governor Carney made…
Read MoreUPDATED – 5/14/20 3pm – Maryland State Police have identified the driver in a deadly crash Tuesday morning on Route 113 at Shad Landing in Worcester County. Police say around 5am, 19 year old Tyshawn Warren of Virginia Beach drove off the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreUPDATED – 5/14/20 2PM – A 14 year old has been arrested by State Fire Marshal Deputies in connection with an arson fire at a storage structure at the Phillis Wheatley Elementary School on April 30. Firefighters from Bridgeville responded to the scene just after 7pm and found smoke and flames coming from the building…
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