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Viki Dee celebrating two decades of entertaining Cape Region
It’s Fourth of July weekend in Rehoboth Beach and local entertainer Viki Dee is getting ready to perform her weekly Friday afternoon show at Freddie’s Beach Bar and Restaurant. “It’s going to be crazy,” said Dee, as she unloads her equipment from the back of her car while...
Radar finds no trace of Lewes beach pavilion
A ground-penetrating radar survey of Lewes’ Johnnie Walker Beach failed to find any trace of a long-lost pavilion that once stood there. The Lewes Johnnie Walker Beach Subcommittee wants to find the location so it can build a replica pavilion. The radar survey was done Jan. 18 by Phil...
Georgetown megachurch set to serve booming Latin Sussex population
The expansion of a Spanish-language Georgetown church is a microcosm of the booming Latino and immigrant communities in southern Delaware, as the space is projected to become one of the biggest churches in Sussex County. A stream of congregants steadily spilled into Georgetown’s Iglesia de Dios de la Profecia as...
N.J. gets $250M grant to add electric truck charging stations along I-95
The state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday received a $250 million federal grant to put toward a multi-state electric truck charging project along I-95. The grant will provide funding for the Clean Corridor Coalition, a initiative that aims to install charging stations for commercial and medium to heavy duty electric trucks along the interstate highway in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
Delontey Montario Butler Arrested On Open Warrants In MD
Delontey Montario Butler, 31, was arrested on Sunday, July 21, on open warrants for home invasion, first-degree assault, and other offenses throughout the region. According to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, the warrants stem from a 2023 incident when Butler allegedly barged into a Lexington Park home wielding a pocketknife, which he used to lunge at his victim before brandishing a gun and threatening to shoot.
Maryland Service Year program concludes first year, accepting applications for year two
This week, Washington County resident Chris Keane attended his commencement. Not for high school, he’s already done that. Not for college, he’s yet to cross that milestone. But for something more novel, Maryland’s Service Year Option program, which started last year. The Herald-Mail covered the launch event for the program enacted in 2023 for recent high school graduates last October, recording the remarks of Keane, an inaugural year program participant, as he spoke about his early days...
Gone Shrimpin’: MD, VA Shrimp Harvests Return for 2024 Season
In the movie Forrest Gump, Alabama native Bubba proclaims, “Shrimp is the fruit of the sea.” Indeed, the south has long been known for its shrimp harvests, but the Chesapeake Bay? Not so much. In recent years, that’s been changing. Shrimp appear to be more abundant further north...
CDC says Maryland has at least 5 cases of listeria
Maryland has the second-highest number of cases in an outbreak of listeria, a bacterial infection that can cause flulike symptoms, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. Two people have died of the infection, one in Illinois and one in New Jersey. All of the 28 people who became ill were hospitalized. One […]
United Way of LES collecting donations to help ensure successful start for new family shelter
SALISBURY, Md. – A revamped family shelter is getting ready to open up in Princess Anne. The United Way of the Lower Eastern Shore (UWLES) is collecting items to ensure the shelter has a successful start. What was formerly the Lower Shore Shelter is reopening under the Seton Center’s...
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