Baby Harbor Seals Found in Delaware Bay!

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Is the Delaware Bay their next birthing ground? “We had an interesting week with a couple more seals,” says Suzanne Thurman from the MERR Institute. “They turned out to be harbor seal pups that had just been weaned, which means they must have been born somewhere here or nearby,” she explains. Photo courtesy Suzanne Thurman, MERR Institute…

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DNREC to Close The Point at Cape Henlopen for Beach-Nesting Season

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The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) will close The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, Friday, March 1st. The Point’s nesting habitat on the ocean side will reopen to the public September 1st. The bayside beach will remain closed until October 1st for use…

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Two Weeks to File as Candidate for School Board in Delaware

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The filing deadline for candidates looking to run for school board in Delaware is just over two weeks away. Six districts in Sussex County have opening as well as Milford, which crosses county lines. Several districts are still looking for candidates – including Cape Henlopen, Delmar, Indian River and Laurel. Several incumbents have already filed.…

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Troubling Dolphin Deaths

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Suzanne Thurman of the MERR Institute says her organization has investigated five dolphin deaths in the past few days. Four were calves and one was a sub-adult. Rehoboth Beach Patrol guards found this one around 7 a.m. off Queen Street on Saturday. Photo courtesy Capt. Jeffrey Giles, Rehoboth Beach Patrol The others were found at Broadkill, Lewes, Cape…

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Man Dies after Swimming in Cape Henlopen State Park

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A 34-year-old man from Doylestown, Pennsylvania died after suffering a suspected medical problem Friday afternoon after swimming in the ocean off Cape Henlopen. Capt. John McDerby of the Delaware Natural Resources Police says the man reportedly collapsed on the beach after swimming in the ocean. Bystanders immediately started CPR which was continued by responding EMS personnel.…

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Climate Activists Return to Rehoboth, March to Biden’s Beach House

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For the second time this summer, climate activists chose to protest in Rehoboth Beach because it is the location of Biden’s vacation home. This time they marched to the President’s beach house where they chanted and posed for photographs. Rehoboth Beach, state police and Secret Service vehicles parked along the side of the street so…

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Updated: Search for Missing Kayaker off Cape Henlopen

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Update (9 a.m., June 8): The missing man was located by a DNREC marine vessel just before 9 a.m. on the rocks of the inner wall. He was checked by EMS and was reported in good condition. Original post (3 a.m., June 8): Multiple agencies are searching for a missing man who reportedly went kayaking…

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Oil Spill May Have Affected 24 Seagulls

Crewmembers from Lewis Environmental, a remediation contractor, conducts cleanup operations of oil patties that washed ashore at various locations on the Delaware Bay coastline between Fowler Beach and Cape Henlopen, Delaware, Oct. 21, 2020. A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been established as cleanup efforts continue. (Courtesy photo/Released)
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A unified command has been established as efforts continue to clean up oil patties from a spill on Delaware Bay. The Department of Natural Resources says gobs of oil have been found on various locations between Fowler Beach and Cape Henlopen. In addition to cleaning up and removing the oil patties, assessment of the spill’s…

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UPDATED: Sussex School Board Results

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In the Cape Henlopen School District – the 5-year at-large seat will be retained by incumbent Allison Myers, however Area C voters have replaced incumbent Andrew Lewis with Janet Maull-Martin. Cape’s second at-large seat will see Roni Posner step down, effective June 30th so Bill Collick will fill the final year of her term. Collick…

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Sussex County Council Holds Final Meeting of 2018

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The Sussex County Council met for the final time in 2018 – and said farewell to two members – Rob Arlett, who has served District 5 for 4 years and George Cole, who has served District 4 for 32 years. The council heard a presentation from Marie Morole, Executive Director of the Sussex Community Crisis…

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Repair Work at Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier begins October 9

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Repair work will begin on the Cape Henlopen fishing pier beginning on October 9th.  DNREC officials say a pipe below the pier will be replaced – however the pier will remain open for the duration of the work, which is expected to take three days – weather permitting.  

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UPDATED: Cape Henlopen Referendum Passes

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UPDATED – Cape Henlopen School District residents have approved spending $21.3-million to address growth and capacity issues in the district.  The State of Delaware will fund over $34-million for the proposed high school expansion for additional classrooms, offices, Sussex Consortium classrooms and cafeteria space and a new 600 student middle school to be located on…

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UPDATED: 3rd Suspect Arrested for Basketball Brawl at Milford

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UPDATE 2/28 – Milford Police arresting their third suspect from the brawl at the Cape Henlopen- Smyrna boys basketball game last week. Only identified as a 17-year old boy from New Castle, the suspect turned himself into police yesterday. He was charged with one count of disorderly conduct before being released to his parents. The boy…

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