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One of the most successful programs to assist Sussex County residents with home repairs works outside the limelight on a daily basis to make a difference. The Sussex County Community Development and Housing Department uses millions of dollars through the federal Community Development Block Grant program to make repairs to keep thousands of low- to moderate-income county residents in their homes. Housing staff applies for federal funding on behalf of […]

, , , Milton’s three town council candidates made their last big pitch to voters Feb. 24 in a candidates’ forum where growth and traffic were the big issues on voters’ minds. Citizens packed Milton library for the 90-minute forum, hosted by Milton Chamber of Commerce, which featured the three candidates for two council seats: incumbents Fred Harvey and Lee Revis-Plank, and Erin Willis, a member of the town’s Parks […]

, , , Plans for a proposed living shoreline and repairs to a marsh drainage system in Dewey Beach await either revisions or a financial commitment from the town before the project can begin, Bob Collins of the Center for the Inland Bays told town commissioners Feb. 16. Flooding and erosion are big problems at Sunset Park on the bay end of Dagsworthy Avenue, Collins said. Inland bay flooding is […]

Cape Henlopen school board member Janet Maull-Martin has filed to run in the Tuesday, May 14 election. First elected in 2019, Maull-Martin represents Area C, which encompasses the greater Lewes area. Maull-Martin said she wants to continue serving as an advocate for students, staff and the community. “I think I can make a difference,” she said. “My voice can make a difference.” Current projects need to be seen through to […]

Areas targeted for improvement in a 2019 ADA assessment in Dewey Beach will continue with a two-phase construction approach beginning with the 2024-25 winter season, a state contractor detailed during the monthly commissioners meeting Feb. 16. The goal is full ADA compliance within town limits, said Kyle Clevenger of Whitman, Requardt and Associates. Phase one will be fast-tracked, as no utility relocations or right-of-way acquisitions are needed, he said. This […]

Coastal Concerts will present Trio Zimbalist at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 2, at Bethel United Methodist Church in Lewes. The concert will be preceded at 1 p.m. by Lani Spahr’s informative and entertaining Performance Insights. Members of the trio – violinist Josef Špaček, cellist Timotheos Gavriilidis-Petrin, and pianist George Xiaoyuan Fu – are all distinguished alumni of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In demand across Europe and the U.S. as soloists, […]

Nashville singer-songwriter Shawn Lacy has penned a new tune inspired by the recent times he’s been in the Lewes and Rehoboth Beach areas. After spending the July 4 weekend in Lewes, Lacy found himself back in the Cape Region a month later performing at musician Paul Cullen’s The Room at Cedar Grove.  Lacy later returned for a little writer retreat, where the fridge contained some Dogfish Head Pennsylvania Tuxedo IPA, […]