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Sussex County Council, at its Feb. 25 meeting, accepted a list of members for a working group that will help draft laws intended to shift housing growth to more densely developed areas, protect the environment and create more types of housing to fill community needs. “Today, I’m making sure we are on track,” County Administrator Todd Lawson said as he led council through his presentation on the working group. “It looks […]
Legislators heard Feb. 24 that even though recent utility bills have not spiked because of specific Delaware energy policy, overall federal mandates combined with state policy have driven up costs. Power grid officials and energy experts met with legislators for a joint committee session to answer questions about energy reliability. It was the latest meeting convened by legislators over recent energy bill spikes. Asim Haque, vice president of state and […]
, Annette Johnson could not have been happier. The program director of the Community Resource Center was celebrating the seventh anniversary of the organization’s full-day program to serve the homeless in Sussex County. Johnson was also excited that a key federal housing program is once again available for clients. It is called Section 8. The waitlist for low-income housing vouchers just reopened in February after being closed for 15 years. “It […]
, Sen. Bryant Richardson, R-Seaford, and Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, teamed up Feb. 21 in sponsoring a bill that would prohibit gender transition procedures for minors in Delaware. The Delaware Save Adolescents from Experimentation Act – Senate Bill 55 – aligns with recent federal action taken by President Donald Trump, who signed an executive order in January aimed at protecting children from irreversible medical interventions, officials said. SB 55 […]
, Yet another public hearing will be scheduled on a proposed plan for cluster housing complex Osprey Point along Old Landing Road near Rehoboth Beach. At their Feb. 19 meeting, Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission members agreed that a new amended plan contained too many changes and requires another hearing. Commissioner George Scott Collins made the motion to defer a decision. “There are enough changes to warrant another public […]
The Cape Henlopen school board met Feb. 13 at Rehoboth Elementary for a brief workshop. The board approved the 2025-26 district calendar and heard updates about the middle school Cape Accelerated Program from two of the district’s middle school CAP teachers. Students in the program, which aims to academically, socially and emotionally enrich advanced or highly abled students, now attend an advisory period with their CAP teacher five days a week, […]
Milton Arts Guild will host an artists’ reception for Landscapes, its newest exhibition of judged works, from 3 to 5 p.m., Sunday, March 2, at 107 Federal St., Milton. Maritime watercolor marine artist Annie Strack acted as judge for the show. Strack volunteers at the Brandywine Valley Plein Air Festival, and she is a member of the International Society of Professional Artists and the United States Watercolor Society. The exhibit […]
, Two teens face robbery charges after police say they robbed a Long Neck teen Feb. 25. Police said Jyair Freeman, 18, of Smyrna and Tizonn Trotter, 18, of Elkton, had communicated with a boy, 15, about buying some sweatshirts, and they agreed to meet in person. About 3:30 p.m., the two drove to a home in the 20000 block of Lucky Lane, police said, and when the 15 year […]
, , , Looking to take the best of one-on-one training and mix it with group training, Tom Incontrera has opened Trident Training Club outside Lewes. Group training is often not specialized to individuals, but that’s not the case at Trident, said Incontrera, a certified personal trainer. “There are benefits to private training. I’ve taken those benefits and paired them within the atmosphere of group training,” he said. “It’s about […]
