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2 Sussex Co. Schools Win Blue Ribbon Schools Recognition

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 22, 2021
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Rehoboth Elementary School and Southern Delaware School of the Arts are getting national recognition as a Blue Ribbon School for 2021. A total of 325 schools across the country are being honored for their overall academic performance, and / or their progress in closing achievement gaps among subgroups of students. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel…

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Demonstrators Protest What They Call “Uncontrolled Development” In Sussex Co.

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 21, 2021
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“Enough is enough,” read one sign at a demonstration on The Circle in Georgetown Tuesday organized by a group that contends Sussex County is continuing to allow uncontrolled development. Sussex2030 formed during a land use battle a few years ago. Their protest was mostly quiet, although several people who passed by honked their horns in…

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Dover Businesses Warned Of Apparent Phone Scam

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 21, 2021
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Dover Police are warning local businesses about an attempted telephone scam. A restaurant in the capital city received a call Monday from someone who claimed to be with the U.S. Marshals Service who was investigating a complaint about counterfeit money being given as change. The caller stated someone would be there within 30 minutes and…

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Special Event Zone Covers Ocean City, Worcester Co. Through Sunday

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 21, 2021
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A Special Event Zone becomes effective in Ocean City today (Tuesday) in anticipation of the annual unsanctioned pop-up motor vehicle rally, H2O- I. The provision will last through this Sunday, September 26th. The event has a recent history of disorderly conduct. The special event zone allows for increased fines for violations and other measures to…

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3 Inmates, 1 Woman Implicated In Prison Contraband Investigation

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 21, 2021
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Three inmates at Delaware’s largest prison have been implicated in an alleged attempt to smuggle contraband behind bars, and charges are pending against a woman. Dover Police said Tuesday that an investigation in cooperation with the Department of Correction determined that 33-year-old Garland Coleman had a medical appointment at a Dover facility earlier this month.…

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Death Investigation Underway In Ocean City

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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Ocean City Police are conducting a death investigation in the area of 60th Street. Someone contacted police this morning (Monday) after finding an unconscious male outside. Emergency Medical Services personnel pronounced the person dead at the scene. The name of the victim has not been released. Members of the Criminal Investigation Division Major Crimes Unit…

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Md. PSC Sets 2 Virtual Hearings On Offshore Wind Power

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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Vacant Home In Mardela Springs Heavily Damaged By Fire

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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A vacant, single-family home in Mardela Springs was significantly damaged by a fire over the weekend. According to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office, someone who was passing by on Quinton Road discovered the fire Sunday night at about 8:11 p.m. The fire started somewhere inside the vacant structure. No one was injured. The cause…

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Man Shot In Car In Dover

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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Dover Police are investigating a shooting that left a 44-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg and a facial injury from an assault. The victim told police he was in his vehicle in the area of New Castle Avenue and East Water Street early Sunday morning when three males approached him and asked…

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Del. State Auditor Hosts Town Halls On Rescue Plan Funding, Spending

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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What goes into tracking how Delaware spends funding from the American Rescue Plan Act? State Auditor Kathy McGuiness is hosting a series of town hall discussions centered around her office’s online tracking resource for municipalities, counties, school districts and state agencies. The first session is tonight (Monday) between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at the…

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Passenger Dies Following Collision Of 2 Motorcycles In Worcester Co.

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 20, 2021
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Maryland State Police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash in Whaleyville. Troopers from the Berlin Barrack responded to westbound Route 50 at Maryland Route 610 late Saturday afternoon for a reported crash involving two motorcycles. State Police said a preliminary investigation indicates that a 47-year-old Altoona, Pennsylvania man struck a motorcycle occupied by two people.…

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Del. HR Secretary Resigns, Joins CR School District

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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Delaware’s Secretary of Human Resources is departing for a position with the Caesar Rodney School District in Kent County. Amy Bonner is being praised by Governor John Carney for her long record of distinguished service in state government and for helping the state through unprecedented state workforce challenges through the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Jessilene Corbett,…

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Md. Looks To Fill School Bus Driver Vacancies

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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Woodland Ferry To Close Sunday Evening For Annual Maintenance

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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The Woodland Ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River southwest of Seaford, is scheduled to close at the end of the weekend for several days of annual maintenance. According to DelDOT, the closure is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. Sunday September 19th. Pending weather conditions, ferry service will resume at 7:00 a.m. Saturday, September 25th.…

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Sussex Co. Tax Payments Due Sept. 30th

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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Time is ticking away to meet the deadline to pay Sussex County property taxes. Sussex County billing services issued tax bills for the 2022 fiscal year in August. They cover county property taxes, sewer and water, tax ditch and street lighting fees where applicable. School district taxes are the bulk of the average bill –…

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OC To Enforce Special Event Zone Sept. 21st-26th

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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A Special Event Zone will become effective in Ocean City next Tuesday in anticipation of the annual unsanctioned pop-up motor vehicle rally, H2O- I. The provision will last through the following Sunday, September 26th. It allows for increased fines for violations and other measures to try to keep traffic moving and under control and reduce…

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2 Arrested For Theft Of Construction Equipment

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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Two Cecil County, Maryland men are charged with stealing construction equipment in the Lewes area. A Ditch Witch SK-800 was reported missing from the parking lot of the clubhouse at Middle Creek Preserve, Angola Beach Wednesday night. It was found at the Lewes BP station on Coastal Highway. Troopers discovered the machinery attached to a…

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Victim Of Fatal Crash In Milton Identified

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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Delaware State Police have identified the driver who died in a single-vehicle crash on Cave Neck Road this week. 36-year-old Jonathan Downing Junior of Milton’s car left the roadway near Front Street Tuesday evening, crashed into a sign and a tree and overturned. Downing died at a local hospital that night. The cause of the…

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84-Year-Old Driver Killed In Route 1 Crash

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 17, 2021
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A crash on Coastal Highway (Route 1) in Milford has claimed the life of an 84-year-old Milford man. According to Delaware State Police, he was traveling southbound and was trying to cross at Lady Slipper Lane when he apparently drove into the path of a northbound vehicle. The impact caused the 84-year-old man’s vehicle to…

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VIDEO | $110-Million Del. Broadband Expansion Announced In Bridgeville

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 16, 2021
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Delaware plans to invest $110-million in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act into reaching more parts of The First State with broadband access. Governor John Carney and other elected officials as well as business leaders in the sector announced particulars Thursday in Bridgeville. The expansion is also expected to increase Internet speeds. Carney…

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Md. State Flags Fly Half-Staff To Honor 10,000+ Marylanders Lost Due To COVID-19

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 16, 2021
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More than 10,000 Marylanders have been lost due to COVID-19 complications, according to Governor Larry Hogan, who directed state flags in Maryland to fly at half-staff in remembrance of those people over the past 19 months. 鈥淢ore than 10,000 lives have now been taken from us by this deadly virus. Each of these Marylanders was…

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Man Sentenced For Two Armed Robberies In Salisbury

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 16, 2021
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A man has received a 24-year prison term for his guilty plea to two counts of armed robbery in Wicomico County. According to the State’s Attorney’s Office, 32-year-old Tyrone Camper of Cambridge held up Church’s Market and Pizza City in Salisbury on consecutive days. Salisbury Police arrested him a short time after the second hold-up…

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Caught on Camera: Felton Catalytic Converter Theft Investigated

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 16, 2021
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2 Arrested On Drug Charges Behind Local Business

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 16, 2021
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A man and a woman face drug-related charges after being found in back of a business on Old Furnace Road early Wednesday morning. Delaware State Police said a trooper on routine patrol drove behind the business and saw a man standing outside a pick-up truck and a woman sitting inside a sedan. According to police,…

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Selbyville Business Cited, Fined For Violating Fair Labor Standards

By The Talk of Delmarva News / September 15, 2021
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The operator of a Selbyville combined restaurant, grocery store and butcher shop has been ordered to pay $300,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 16 workers – some of whom, according to the US Department of Labor, worked 75 or more hours a week for a flat salary. The Wage and Hour Division investigation…

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