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Delaware State Police on patrol spotted a Chrysler with Oklahoma registration traveling near Bay Road at a high rate of speed. The trooper followed the vehicle which failed to maintain its lane and a traffic stop was initiated. The Chrysler stopped in a driveway on President Drive – and the driver and a passenger got…
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A shooting incident on Farmington Road in Harrington Friday night is under investigation by Delaware State Police. Troopers were called to a residence and found the home and a unoccupied vehicle in the driveway were struck by gunfire. One adult was at home at the time – he was not injured. Numerous shell casings were…
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User 284190339 · 04 – 06 – 24 Fishing Report With a mixture of sun and clouds and temperatures in the 50s plus small craft advisories fishing was once again slow on Friday. Looks like the same conditions on Saturday, but if we can get through the weekend, next week is looking better. I did…
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Deano – Kiwanis Club of Bridgeville Chicken Barbecue – On Rt 404, Saturday, April 13th     half chicken $10 / Platter $12 Lauren – 347-723-4871 – Bissell Up Right Vacuum – good with pets – $35 – BRAND NEW Patient Transfer Assist Chair, Battery operated – $800 obo Chris – 410-726-3433 – 1967 Honda…
Read MoreThe Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative – or TEDI – is making significant progress towards its goal of planting 1-million trees by 2030. Seven new projects have been awarded funding – that will bring the total count to over 200,000 trees this year. These new projects – which span from Frankford to Wilmington – were…
Read MoreWork has been on-going – day and night to clear the wreckage of the Key Bridge since the container ship, Dali, struck the bridge in the early morning hours of March 26th. Two channels have been opened to maneuver tugs and barges around the collapse site and also help traverse some smaller vessels. The US…
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An Ocean View man has died after a fall from his trike Thursday morning. Ocean View Police say 95 year old Martin Swartz was riding on West Avenue when he fell from his trike and sustained a head injury. Passers-by were providing aid when emergency personnel arrived. Swartz was flown to Christiana Hospital where he…
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Worcester County Public Schools have named Gabrielle Remington of Stephen Decatur Middle School as the 2024 Worcester County Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made during the 37th annual Teacher of the Year celebration which honors all 14 school-level teacher of the year. Remington is a middle school reading specialist and has been with…
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The Salisbury Marathon, Half Marathon and 5-K races will take place on Saturday in downtown Salisbury. The Marathon is a Boston qualifier. Registration ends at 7:30pm Friday. Packet pickup is Friday, from 2 to 8pm at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center – there is NO Race Day packet pickup. ROAD CLOSURESFriday, April 5, starting…
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Just after 11:30 Wednesday night the Lewes Fire Department and multiple other agencies were called for a vessel in distress. Sussex EOC advised a 60-foot sailing vessel struck the outer breakwater in the Delaware Bay with two people on board. Delaware Natural Resources Police Fish and Wildlife officers say the strong winds and sea conditions…
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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake was measured by the US Geological Survey at 10:23 this morning – north of Whitehouse Station, NJ – in Central Jersey. The USGS website is showing people as far south as the Maryland/Virginia line felt the tremor. New Jersey patch.com is reporting that the shaking began about 10:30am and lasted for…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 04 – 05 – 24 Fishing Report The sun did appear on Thursday, but it was still cold and windy with small craft advisories. Patty at Captain Bones in Odessa said not many folks have been fishing and the few that do go target crappie in Noxontown Pond with minnows the top…
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UPDATED–4/3/24–Laurel Police have obtained warrants for the arrest of a second individual who was identified in connection with the shooting incident that occurred on February 11th at the Carvel Gardens Apartment Complex. According to police, this individual–a 17-year-old male from Seaford–was incarcerated in Maryland for an unrelated matter when the warrant was issued and will…
Read MoreUser 284190339 · 04 – 03 – 24 Fishing Report Monday was bad, Tuesday was worst and Wednesday, fuhgeddaboudit. My dogwood tree is getting ready to bloom which means the shad should be here, but nobody told the shad. There have been a few reports of hickory shad at Fletcher’s Boathouse on the Potomac River,…
Read MoreRoutine maintenance of the Rehoboth Avenue drawbridge is scheduled for Wednesday, April 3. Intermittent maintenance openings will begin around 10 am.
Read MoreA reminder – the Woodland Ferry near Seaford is closed on Wednesday. DelDOT officials say the ferry will resume normal operations on Thursday morning.
Read MoreA Cambridge man has been arrested in the kidnapping and murder of a woman earlier this year in Dorchester County. On March 29th, 40 year old Kenneth Bradley of Cambridge was indicted on charges of 1st degree murder, 1st and 2nd degree assault, kidnapping, false imprisonment and reckless endangerment. Preliminary investigation by Maryland State Police…
Read MoreThe first barge transited a temporary alternate channel that was created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command Monday afternoon – a fuel barge headed for Dover Air Force Base. This temporary alternate channel is for commercially-essential vessels and will be for limited transit during daylight hours only. A second temporary alternate channel is being…
Read MoreIt’s been a week since a massive container ship struck the support structure leading to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Could the same thing happen to the Delaware Memorial Bridge? Jim Salmon at the Delaware River & Bay Authority tells the Talk of Delmarva that construction of the bridge’s Ship…
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DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging During April Public Hearings
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) is seeking public comment on a proposed State Plan on Aging for the period of October 2024 through September 2028. The State Plan has been developed to meet requirements under Titles III and VII of the Older…
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