, At the Food Bank of Delaware, special ceremonies never become routine. Team members recognize that success means overcoming obstacles, dealing with setbacks, setting goals, facing challenges, recognizing the need for support, and making changes in order to achieve and succeed. The Dec. 17 graduation ceremony honored students who completed two of its workforce training programs: Culinary and L.O.G.I.C., aka Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control. Culinary graduates are […]

, After years of working for others, Jayna Stracci and Cathie Gilchrist have taken over ownership of the longtime barbershop location near the Angola area west of Lewes, which will now be known as The Barbershop at Peddler’s Village. The two women officially bought the business Dec. 3. The business is back to being a full-service barbershop and welcoming back customers who might have left, said Stracci. “The community needs it, […]

Delmarva Chicken Association has opened the application period for its 2025 college scholarship program. Applications are being accepted for undergraduate scholarships of $2,000 and graduate-degree scholarships of $3,000. DCA must receive complete applications for these scholarships no later than 4:30 p.m., Friday, March 28. The association’s annual college scholarship golf tournament supports these awards. This year’s tournament raised more than $19,000 for the fund. Since 1985, the association has awarded […]

It’s been four full summers since the Grove Park canal dock opened for use in Rehoboth Beach. According to a recent economic evaluation by Rehoboth Beach Main Street, done at the request of city commissioners, the dock is still getting little use. During a commissioner meeting Dec. 20, RBMS Executive Director Dan Slagle said Cape Water Taxi has some services during the season, but they’re limited to tours and the […]

WILMINGTON — Incyte has announced promising results from a third phase of a trial studying Monjuvi, including more than half of the patients in the drug study showing meaningful improvement in follicular lymphoma. Monjuvi, also known as tafasitamab, is a monoclonal antibody used in a combination therapy for treating adults with relapsed or refractory diffuse […] The post Incyte reveals promising results for Monjuvi trial appeared first on Delaware Business […]

Board of Commissioners Special Meeting - January 10 lcoan Tue, 12/31/2024 - 10:48 The Board of Commissioners will hold a special meeting at 1 pm Friday, January 10, on the second floor of City Hall to review submissions from candidates for the city solicitor position.

Construction delays have pushed the opening of the new Lewes Canalfront Park playground to spring. Lewes City Manager Ellen Lorraine McCabe briefed mayor and city council on the project at a Dec. 9 meeting. Work began in October, but McCabe said due to delays with equipment that was not shipped, preparations of the stone base needed for safety surfacing will not begin until the week of Jan. 20. Installation of […]

Board of Commissioners Workshop & Special Meeting - January 6 lcoan Tue, 12/31/2024 - 10:41 The Board of Commissioners will hold a workshop meeting at 9 am Monday, January 6, to be immediately followed by a special meeting. Commissioners will meet on the second floor of City Hall.

The Overfalls Foundation has received approval to move full steam ahead on plans for a new museum building in Lewes Canalfront Park. Lewes Mayor and City Council voted unanimously to approve the project Dec. 9. The approval means the foundation can get an administrative site-plan review by the city and a review from the Sussex Conservation District. Councilperson Tim Ritzert brought up the potential impact of the new building on […]

Delaware Gov.-elect Matt Meyer has nominated the current secretaries of the Department of Health and Social Services and the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families to stay on under his administration. Meyer also nominated a senior leader with the Delaware State Housing Authority to become director. Josette Manning was sworn in as DHSS secretary in 2023, and had served as DSCYF secretary before that. As secretary, Meyer […]

Equine council scholarship applications due Dec. 31 The Delaware Equine Council Foundation will award $1,500 scholarships to one or more individuals who meet the required criteria. An eligible applicant must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident alien and a Delaware resident or Delaware Equine Council member, and may join during the application process. A recipient must be enrolled and in good standing in an agricultural or equine course of […]

, The state’s Office of the Marijuana Commissioner conducted its open retail lottery Dec. 19. There were 529 eligible applicants for 15 available licenses across the state. Marijuana was legalized in Delaware in April 2023. Since then, the OMC has created rules and regulations for the new program. The deadline to submit applications was Sept. 30. The OMC conducted the first round of the lottery Oct. 24. That round included […]

Looking to keep an arts presence in downtown Rehoboth Beach, city commissioners have agreed to pursue a public-private partnership with Clear Space Theatre Company. In August, Clear Space Managing Director Joe Gfaller went before city commissioners to say the theater was in the beginning stages of a market study to find its next home. During a meeting Dec. 20, City Manager Taylour Tedder said the Clear Space study is nearing […]

, , , , , , Roughly one month into the emergency replenishment work on the beach north of the Indian River Inlet, the state is reporting about a third of this winter’s phase of the project is complete. Twice this past year – once in March and again in August – the dune along the northbound lanes of Route 1 was breached by the Atlantic Ocean. Following the second breach, […]

Nassau Commons Boulevard – a common path between Routes 1 and 9 west of Lewes that a developer said was inadvertently closed without notice in early December – was reopened the day before Christmas, a contractor said Dec. 30. A-Del Construction of Newark estimated in early December that the road would remain closed for three months while work was done to install storm drains and rebuild the roadway. “Some utility […]

DOVER — The Delaware Tourism Office has announced that it will award $10 million in sports tourism capital grants to five applications, ranging from hotspots like the Kirkwood Sports Complex to the Dover Motor Speedway. The Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund received massive interest from developers and tourism leaders alike, as the second round for […] The post Second round of sports tourism fund awards $10M appeared first on Delaware […]

WILMINGTON— Come Jan. 1 Delawareans will have the right to request their personal information and data and learn more about who’s collecting it. Businesses will be tasked with providing it upon request. The Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to launch a new website that will provide instructions on how to request data from […] The post 🔒 Del. Data Privacy Act goes into effect on Jan. 1 appeared […]

, , , , , , , , , Delaware State Police have taken delivery of two new helicopters to better perform their missions of search-and-rescue, law enforcement and paramedic services. The new Bell 429s will expand the DSP fleet and, for the first time, allow two aircraft to be based at Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown. The Cape Gazette got an exclusive look at the new helicopters at the […]

The Delaware River and Bay Authority will implement a new cash toll rate effective Tuesday, April 1, for all vehicle classes at the Delaware Memorial Bridge. This first phase of a two-phased toll structure plan establishes a cash toll rate of $6 for passenger vehicles and an additional $1 per axle for commercial vehicles. The DRBA Commission approved Resolution 24-54 at its November monthly meeting, which set into motion the […]

The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Surf Bagel to celebrate its new location two blocks from the beach at 1007 Coastal Highway, Coastal Highway, Fenwick Island. Learn more at surfbagel.com.