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WGMD Radio Flea Market 2-8-2020

By Mari Lou / February 8, 2020
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Matthew – 302-841-1424 – LARGE Mirror – 7 ft tall, 41 inches wide, 9 inches deep – $300 – Porter Cable Compressor and tool kit – $299 – Brand new Champion Winch – $150 Paula – 215-539-1645 – NEW Salomon downhill Skis With Leki poles and Marker Bindings $50 Dominic – 302-362-3179 – LOOKING FOR: …

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SUV Drives Off Milton Boat Ramp in Thursday Night Storm

By Mari Lou / February 8, 2020
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During Thursday night’s storm, the driver of an SUV accidentally drove down the Milton Boat Ramp – ending up in the water.  Officials say the driver was able to get out safely and was not injured.  DNREC Natural Resources Police, TowBoat US, Milton Police and others helped to float the SUV back to the surface…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 8, 2020
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Margaret May – Lewes – Perching Great Blue Heron at Red Mill Pond / Click for full view

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Milford Police Arrest Wanted Man on Weapons Charges

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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Polling Location Change for Some Voters in Frederica

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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If you vote at the Lake Forest East Elementary School in Frederica – your polling location is moving.  The Department of Elections will relocate the polling location for about 4500 voters in the fourth and fifth election districts in the 33rd District to the Frederica Senior Center.  The move is because of access and parking…

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Delaware Health Officials Continue to Monitor for Cases of Coronavirus

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is providing an update on its efforts to monitor for potential cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). DPH continues to coordinate closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health care providers to identify potential cases, and has updated its guidance for risk assessment and monitoring…

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Two Shore Families the Latest Inductees in the MD Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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Governor Larry Hogan and Agriculture Secretary Joe Bartenfelder celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Taste of Maryland Agriculture event last night by inducting the Rhodes family of Queen Anne’s County and the Richardson family of Worcester County into the Governor’s Agriculture Hall of Fame. Temple and Pat Rhodes and Roger and Fay Richardson accepted the…

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MD Gov Hogan Chair of Weekend National Governors Assoc Meeting in Washington

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is in Washington, DC this weekend for the National Governors Association Winter meeting.  Hogan is the current chair of the NGA.  This afternoon Governor Hogan’s Chair’s Initiative:  Domestic and International Innovations for Modernizing America’s Infrastructure will be discussed with a group of Canadian officials as well as Dominion Energy, Amazon Global…

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Sussex Tech Involved in Conversations to Save JROTC Program

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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The two instructors for Sussex Tech’s J-R-O-T-C program recently announced they would be leaving and it was expected that the program would not continue.  The J-R-O-T-C program has been at Sussex Tech for 18 years and has about 110 students from all grade levels taking the elective course.  School officials say new information has come…

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Ocean View PD to Offer Naloxone Training & Distribution

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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Registration Now Open for Delaware Domestic Hemp Production Program

By Mari Lou / February 7, 2020
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Following up on the recent announcement of USDA’s approval of Delaware’s Domestic Hemp Production Program, the Delaware Department of Agriculture released their registration materials online Friday, February 7. Under the Delaware Domestic Hemp Production Program, the Delaware Department of Agriculture is responsible for regulating the production of hemp. The Department does not have oversight of…

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Sussex County Council Review: New Nemours-Bayhealth Facility & Caroling on the Circle Food Drive Honors

By Mari Lou / February 4, 2020
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The Sussex County Council started this week’s meeting with an update on the Sussex Expansion at the Bayhealth Sussex Campus. This new facility is a joint venture between Nemours and Bayhealth and will offer a variety of services that most in Sussex and Kent Counties now have to drive to Wilmington to utilize. Nemours Chief…

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State of the State Town Hall with Gov. Carney Tuesday Evening in Lewes

By Mari Lou / February 3, 2020
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Governor John Carney will be in Lewes Tuesday evening for a State of the State Town Hall with Representatives Pete Schwartzkopf and Steve Smyk and Senator Ernie Lopez. The Town Hall will be held at the Lewes Fire Department – Station 2 on Janice Road beginning at 6pm.

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 3, 2020
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Nick LaRusso – Contrail Sky Writing near Laurel / Click for full view

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Seaford Man Charged with 5th Offense DUI

By Mari Lou / February 2, 2020
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A Seaford man has been charged after he was spotted Saturday night dragging a “no parking” state highway sign under the passenger side rear tire of his pickup.  Delaware State Police stopped the truck and contacted the driver, 48 year old Shawn Wingate.  Troopers detected an odor of alcohol and began a DUI investigation –…

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DSP Investigating Shooting Near Georgetown

By Mari Lou / February 2, 2020
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Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting early Saturday morning in Georgetown.  Police were called to Garden Circle and found a 39 year old woman in an SUV suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.  Police say the front side passenger window showed damage consistent with a gunshot.  The victim is in serious…

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Brothers Face Drug Charges after Traffic Stop in Harrington

By Mari Lou / February 2, 2020
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Harrington Police have arrested two brothers on drug charges.  Police stopped a vehicle Friday morning for a traffic violation and contacted the driver, 32 year old Brian Bell of Millsboro and the passenger – 27 year old Brandon Bell of Frankford.  Police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle and conducted a search.  Police found 192…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 2, 2020
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Henry Hensel – Ocean View – The Captain Ebe Chandler House, Main St in Frankford. The Victorian Gothic house was built in 1880. Some of the detailing was added in 1918 when Captain Ebe bought the house. He was a local politician, civic leader and spiritualist medium – according to Wikipedia! The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 / Click for full view

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WGMD Radio Flea Market 2-1-20

By Mari Lou / February 1, 2020
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Scott – 302-545-1500 – 6ft tall Bird of paradise plant – Will deliver to eastern Sussex – $40 Kevin – 561-876-7067 – Whirlpool Fridge, WHITE, 10 years old – $150 Athy – 302-616-3526 – Oren Cleaner – $55 Bob – 302-339-7304 – FREE: 8ft Truck topper Maroonish Paula – 215-539-1645 – Medieval Wall hangings and…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / February 1, 2020
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Dave Nelson – Ocean View – Winter color at the Indian River Bay / click for full view

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Former Salisbury Resident Convicted of Sexual Abuse of Child

By Mari Lou / January 31, 2020
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A Wicomico County jury has found 36 year old Kelite Ferreras, formerly of Salisbury, guilty of one count each of sex abuse of a minor, 2nd degree rape and other related charges.  In October of 2016, Ferreras raped and sexually abused a child under the age of 12 who was in the home.  Ferreras left…

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DNREC Accepting Written Public Comment on Agreement & Proposed Consent Decree between DNREC & Mountaire Farms in Millsboro

By Mari Lou / January 31, 2020
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On Dec.13, 2019, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) entered into an Agreement and [Proposed] Consent Decree with Mountaire Farms of Delaware, Inc., to resolve spray irrigation and land application permit violations cited by DNREC in a Nov. 2, 2017 Notice of Violation (NOV). On Feb. 1, 2020, DNREC will publish a…

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DOC Announces Precautions for Inmates, Staff & Visitors for Flu Season

By Mari Lou / January 31, 2020
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The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that it is taking additional precautions to protect inmates, staff and visitors during flu season.  These measures come in response to an increase in flu-like activity in prison facilities and throughout the community and is part of ongoing efforts to minimize the spread of the flu virus.  The new…

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Two Charged in Residential Burglary in Hartly

By Mari Lou / January 31, 2020
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Thursday afternoon.  Delaware State Police were called for a burglary in progress on Westville Road in Hartly.  The homeowner’s daughter saw two people inside her mother’s home – her mother has been away and did not give permission for anyone to be in the house.  When police arrived, they found 43 year old Mishell Wells…

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WGMD Picture of the Day

By Mari Lou / January 31, 2020
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Barb Moulinier – Rehoboth Beach – Fall sailing on the Delaware / Click for full view

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