Wicomico Co. Schools Update Reopening Plans

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Wicomico County Public Schools are welcoming groups of students for in-person instruction.Pre-K kids are among the first to re-enter school buildings after an online start to the school year.For health and safety, only students will be allowed to enter classrooms with their teachers.However, school nurses will be available to meet with families in the lobbies…

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Cape Henlopen Education Association Votes “No Confidence” In Reopening Plan

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The Cape Henlopen Education Association’s membership has voted “no confidence” in the Board of Education and the Superintendent’s reopening plan and timetable for the new school year. Cape Henlopen Education Association President Lacey Brown says in a statement that the union had multiple discussions about the reopening plan which was adopted August 6th. The statement…

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Point At Cape Henlopen State Park Reopens

The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park
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The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a portion of ocean beach and dunes and a half-mile of bayshore, is reopening after being closed for six months to allow several species of shorebirds to flourish. The bayside beach at The Point will remain closed until October 1st as shorebirds prepare to migrate south for…

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Worcester, Wicomico Schools Evaluate Reopening Alternatives

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School systems on the Eastern Shore are developing plans to go back to school, whether thatā€™s in person, with remote learning, or with a combination. Worcester County Schools has unveiled a ā€˜responsible returnā€™ plan. The preference would be to teach within the ā€˜traditional educational environment.ā€™ Groups of students may also rotate in-person and online from…

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Dover Downs reopening with limited capacity

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Dover Downs Hotel & Casino will reopen with limited capacity and guidelines from the State of Delaware on Monday, June 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. The only available entrance to the casino is in the casino valet entrance in The Colonnade. All other entrances will be unavailable at this time. As a…

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Berlin offices to reopen with restrictions

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With the partial lifting of the State of Emergency established by Governor Larry Hogan, Berlin public offices will begin a partial re-opening to the public on Tuesday, May 26th. Berlin Mayor Gee Williams announced Town Hall, the Planning Department, and the Berlin Welcome Center will be open for regular business hours with restrictions on the…

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UPDATED: Ocean City to reopen the beach, Boardwalk

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Ocean City is poised to reopen the beach, Boardwalk, and the inlet parking lot to everyone beginning Saturday, May 9, 2020. The decision comes after Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan signed a declaration during Monday night’s meeting. (see below) Mayor Rick Meehan joined WGMD’s Mike Bradley Tuesday morning where he explained that the order does…

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Wootten Road & Trussum Pond Spillway to Reopen Saturday Evening

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DelDOT will complete work on the Trussum Pond Spillway Saturday evening around 6pm. The work was supposed to be completed a month ago, but weather extended the work on the project. Contractors have replaced the spillway and training walls. They also placed scour protection to prevent further erosion. The portion of Wootten Road that was…

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Phillips Landing & Woodland Wharf Boating Access Areas Near Laurel Reopen

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DNREC officials are kicking off National Boating Safety Week near Laurel this afternoon with the completion of the Phillips Landing Boating & Fishing Access Area and Woodland Wharf Boat Dock & Kayak Launch.Ā  The two public use facilities provide access to the Nanticoke River for fishing, boating, kayaking, bird and wildlife watching and exploring the…

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Point at Cape Henlopen State Park to Reopen Saturday, Sept 1

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DNRECā€™s Division of Parks & Recreation today announced that the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean beach and dunes, and a half mile along the bay shoreline, will reopen beginning Saturday, Sept. 1. The Point was closed on March 1 for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory…

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