Mari Lou
Saturday was chilly, but the wind dropped out and both head, charter and private boats were able to sail. Sunday looks a bit breezy, but Monday and Tuesday look fine. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid came in with a nice catch of tog. A few private boats had limits of sea bass…
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Hylton Phillips-Page EVENT – November 17 from 2pm to 4 pm at Rehoboth Convention center Free event Walkaway Campaign – register at give.walkawayfoundation.org/Rehoboth – (More information at the WGMD Community Calendar) Rob – 302-249-2258 – Burgundy La-Z-boy – $125 – Beige three cushion sofa – $150 Bob – 443-324-6853 – Bounty Hunter Pioneer 505 Metal…
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DNREC on Friday announced that the EPA has proposed the Blades Groundwater site to the Superfund National Priorities List. The list is sites that have seen releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants requiring evaluation for possible remediation – financed under the federal Superfund program. The EPA would also use Superfund authority and resources to…
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Delaware State Police were called to a Millsboro area home for an 11 year old in cardiac arrest. When police arrived they found several small bags containing heroin in the victim’s pocket – 30 small bags were found at the scene. Police learned the victim got the heroin from a friend a Laurel Elementary School…
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Summer ended on Friday. The temperature dropped 40 degrees and the wind howled out of the northwest raising small craft advisories on the bay and ocean. To the best of my knowledge, no boats sailed from any Delaware port. The weekend and early week weather look pretty good. Some northwest wind on Sunday with light…
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Last June Maryland State Police investigated an armed robbery at Dollar General in Westover. A masked gunman demanded cash from the clerk, who was also struck in the head with a handgun. In July, Police arrested 29 year old Anthony Horsey of Westover on a variety of charges and has been held without bond. The…
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Open enrollment for 2020 coverage on Delaware’s Health Insurance Marketplace has begun. DHSS officials say the premiums on the state’s marketplace plans have dropped an average of 19% because of a new reinsurance program that Delaware received state and federal approval to start. Enrollment runs from November 1st through December 15th.
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UPDATED – 10/28/19 – Funeral services for Christopher Trimper of Ocean City, who died last Thursday from complications from a food allergy will be held on Saturday, November 2 at the Ocean City Performing Arts Center. Visitation is from 10am to 12pm with the funeral service at noon. While everyone wants to help in their…
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On Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, DART is offering free rides to Veterans on all Statewide bus services. Veterans displaying a Veteran’s ID card (this would also cover spouses and partners) or DD 214 can ride for free on all DART bus services all day. “The military is such an integral part of the community…
Read MoreThe operation of several massage parlors throughout Delaware – including Rehoboth Beach – led to the arrest of 55 year old Da Zhong Wang, formerly of Smyrna – on RICO charges. DOJ officials then filed a civil suit against Wang alleging racketeering – the first in Delaware involving human trafficking. This week a Superior Court…
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Ten years in prison for the sexual assault of a child – that’s the sentence for 26 year old Brandon Flood of Laurel. DOJ officials say he pleaded guilty to 1st degree sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust after he initiated inappropriate sexual contact with a minor on more than one…
Read MoreThursday was more trick than treat for fishermen as gale warnings were up for the ocean and small craft advisories were up for the bay. On Wednesday the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted on the proposals to reduce the mortality on striped bass by 18% for recreational and commercial fishermen. Recreational fishermen will have…
Read MoreWednesday saw good fishing weather with light winds and moderate temperatures. Thursday will see gale warnings that could stay around until Friday. Right now, it looks like Saturday will be fishable. We had a report from Captain Monty Hawkins on the Morning Star out of Ocean City that he was able to limit out the…
Read Morehttps://www.facebook.com/CamposMedia/videos/412370399675537/ Firefighters from Sussex and Kent County are on the scene of a multiple home fire in Slaughter Beach. The call came in at 2:24pm and within a half hour three homes were involved and the tanker strike team called in. Firefighters from Memorial Volunteer Fire Company were assisted by about a dozen area fire…
Read MoreTuesday saw good fishing weather and Wednesday looks good as well. Things begin to go downhill on Thursday. Amanda at Lewes Harbour Marina said the Katydid had a boat limit of sea bass to Richard Thompson’s 3.6-pound citation winner. Steve Kuhlman had a very nice 2.5 pounder as well. Sergio Galvan and Fred Sicker fished…
Read MoreMonday was another windy day on the ocean and bay, but only the ocean saw small craft advisories. Tuesday will see cloudy, but better weather with less wind, so perhaps a few boats will be able to reach the sea bass grounds. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is meeting this week and on Monday…
Read MoreMark Giuliani – Sunrise over the Great Lakes Dredge – part of the current dredging project in Rehoboth Beach / Click for full view
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The Sussex County Council meets Tuesday morning in Georgetown. Last week the council had a presentation from students at Beacon Middle School on the danger of large-scale balloon releases – that the balloons don’t break down and end up in the stomachs of birds and fish, and the ribbons and strings attached to them are…
Read MoreMilford Police investigating a group of disorderly people at the Brightway Commons Sunday night contacted a woman in a parked vehicle and smelled marijuana. Further investigation led to the seizure of marijuana and Oxycodone. As police arrested 22 year old Neajah Fassett of Chester, PA, she began to struggle with them. Fassett faces multiple drug…
Read MoreA home invasion Sunday night around 10:30 near Milton is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Police learned that three unknown black men all armed with handguns went into a home on Milton Ellendale Highway through a rear door and went into a bedroom where a 73 year old man was sleeping. The suspects began…
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