Skipjack Wind Farm Interconnection Facility On Hold

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On hold!  Orsted announced Friday that it will no longer pursue plans to build an interconnection facility at Fenwick Island State Park.  The company entered into a non-binding MOU with DNREC a year ago to construct the Skipjack Wind Farm’s interconnection facility within the park – however a thorough evaluation of the area shows that…

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UPDATED: Route 54 Crash Near Keenwick Under Investigation

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UPDATED 5/3 9:30am – A Selbyville area woman is hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a pickup truck on Route 54 near Salty Way near Keenwick.  Delaware State Police say the 69 year old woman was riding a bicycle in the bicycle lane when she suddenly crossed the roadway in front of…

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Fenwick Mutual Assistance Agreement Workshop Postponed to Friday

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This morning’s Mutual Assistance Agreement Workshop at Fenwick Town Hall has been postponed until Friday at 11am.  The agreement is between Fenwick Island, Ocean View and South Bethany to provide police service assistance to South Bethany while the town recruits certified officers for the South Bethany police department.

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UPDATED: Fenwick Island Voters Elect 4 to Town Council

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UPDATED – 8/5/19 – The Fenwick Island Board of Elections has certified Saturday’s municipal election results. The organizational meeting, including the swearing in of the council members and the election of officers, will be held next Monday, August 12th at 1:30pm. =================================================== Fenwick Island voters have elected two new members to the town council and…

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Fenwick Island Town Council Election Saturday

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Fenwick Island voters go to the polls on Saturday to elect four members to the town council – from a field of six candidates.  Mitchell Houser and William Weistling are challenging incumbents Gene Langan, Richard Mais, Julie Lee and Roy Williams for two of those seats.  The polls are open from 1 to 5pm Saturday…

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Selbyville Man Claims One Million Dollar Lottery Prize

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Delaware Lottery officials say a 79-year-old man from Selbyville matched five white balls during the March 2nd POWERBALL® drawing, winning $1,000,000 before taxes. The man, who wished to remain anonymous, purchased two Quick Pick POWERBALL® tickets from the Goose Greek in Fenwick Island. “I won $500 before, but obviously nothing this big,” the man said.…

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Georgetown Teen Charged with Attempted Robbery Near Selbyville

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Delaware State Police say they have arrested 18-year-old Emner Morales Garcia of Georgetown, after he attempted to rob a residence in the Cape Windsor neighborhood east of Selbyville. Troopers say the incident happened Wednesday afternoon after 5 p.m. in the 38000 block of Wilson Avenue. Troopers say a 15-year-old resident of the home said Garcia…

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Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce Opposes Seismic Testing for Offshore Drilling

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The Ocean Pines Chamber of Commerce joins the Ocean City Mayor, City Council, the Fenwick Island Town Council, the Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce and numerous environmental non-profits in their collective opposition to any form of seismic testing in our offshore waters. Ocean City Mayor, Rick Meehan, and the City Council recently put out…

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USCG Medevacs Injured Man from Boat off Fenwick Island

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A man with a back injury was medevaced from a pleasure boat about 8 miles off the coast of Fenwick Island on Wednesday.  Someone from the boat called the US Coast Guard just after 7am and a Motor Life Boat from Station Indian River was launched.  The man was taken to Beebe Medical Center in…

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Fenwick Island Approves Gross Rental Receipts Increase; No Election in August

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The Fenwick Island town council has approved an increase in gross rental receipts tax.  A first reading was approved last month. The ordinance change includes a .5% tax increase for the rental of rooms in any motel or hotel in the commercial zone, for the rental of single-family units and non-conforming dwellings in the commercial…

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Heavy Rain & Flooding in Parts of Delmarva Saturday

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SUNDAY MORNING Kruger Road/Georgetown – betw Breasure Rd & Rt 113 Snake Rd/Laurel – betw Woodland Ferry Rd & Bethel Rd Fire Tower Road/e of Seaford – betw Cool Branch Rd & Concord Rd For several hours Saturday afternoon as the rains fell, Fenwick Island and Ocean City took the brunt of the storms that…

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Beach Replenishment from Bethany To Fenwick Begins Mid-May

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Beach replenishment will begin in Bethany Beach the week of May 20th and should be finished within 28 days.  The $19.2-million project will included dune and beach repair to South Bethany and Fenwick Island.  Work will begin in Bethany Beach and move south.  Work is scheduled to be completed in Fenwick by mid to late…

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