Volunteers count on spawning crabs
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Dave Ritondo tags a horseshoe crab on the evening of Thursday, June 28.Under a full moon in June, about a dozen people strapped headlamps to their foreheads, grabbed...
View ArticleLoggerhead sea turtle makes history with South Bethany nest
Coastal Point • Submitted: Volunteers move quickly to relocate a loggerhead sea turtle’s eggs so they would survive high tide, on Sunday, July 8.Michael Hess was walking along the Fenwick Island beach...
View ArticleTwo men die in suspected overdose, another saved by naloxone
Two men in their 20s passed away last week in Ocean View, from an apparent heroin overdose.“They were living in Ocean View, but both of them are originally from Maryland,” said Ocean View Police Chief...
View ArticleMountaire Selbyville chemical spill closes road, injures six
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Mountaire’s Selbyville poultry processing plant was the site of a chemical spill on Thursday, July 12.A midday chemical spill closed Hosier Street in Selbyville on...
View ArticleSouth Bethany considers stricter property maintenance code
A broken staircase was the final straw.In South Bethany, Joe Hinks is responsible for building inspections, permits and penalties. Then he discovered that a faulty outdoor staircase in an oceanfront...
View ArticleDagsboro’s Connor files for 41st District seat in state legislature
S. Bradley “Brad” Connor announced this week that he has filed to run for the State House seat in the 41st Representative District. The 41st representative district includes Millsboro Dagsboro,...
View ArticleDSP trooper bridges communication gap with foreign students
Coastal Point • Shaun Lambert: Trooper Irina Celpan mingles with some international students at a picnic at St. Martha’s Episcopal Church in Bethany Beach earlier this summer.Trooper Irina Celpan...
View ArticleSitework begins on Sandhill Fields sports complex near Georgetown
The Sussex Sports Center Foundation’s Joe Schell on July 17 presented to the Sussex County Council an update on the progress of the group’s new sports complex, Sandhill Fields.Schell said the...
View ArticleMagee files for county council seat
Ellen Magee of Williamsville, a Democrat, filed this week to run for the Sussex County Council seat representing District 5, which is currently held by Republican Robert Arlett.Magee is a life-time...
View ArticleJuggling the unwanted discovery of eco-friendly species
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Widgeon grass has been discovered in South Bethany canals. Although good for the environment, the grass is causing headaches locally by tangling in boat propellers.What’s...
View ArticleDagsboro approves preliminary proposal for new Royal Farms
The Dagsboro Town Council during their monthly meeting on Monday, July 16, heard a preliminary proposal for a new Royal Farms location from Jonathan N.H. Street of architecture engineering firm Becker...
View ArticleDPH issues warning over Dagsboro fox discovered to have rabies
Delaware’s Division of Public Health (DPH) this week warned Dagsboro residents who live in the residential area between Colonial Estates Avenue and Thorogoods Road in Dagsboro of a positive case of...
View ArticleArlett invites veterans to discuss mentoring, medical marijuana and more
Veterans discussed the issues and learned more about their benefits at Selbyville Town Hall on July 10.The free veterans town hall-style meeting was hosted and moderated by outgoing Sussex County...
View ArticleSouth Bethany woman, 102, meets great-great-granddaughter
Coastal Point • Laura Walter: Vinnette Fowler, 102-years-old, meets her great-great-granddaughter Alma Lantsman, 9 months old.Vinnette Fowler’s family describes her as a social butterfly. She loves...
View ArticleConlon honored as Delaware Marine of the Year
New York native Frank Conlon joined the Marine Corps in 1952. He served eight years in the Corps, as an air-traffic controller in the Air Wing.Coastal Point • Submitted: Frank Conlan, center, stands...
View ArticleFriends ready for 27th Annual Beach & Bay Cottage Tour
The Friends of the South Coastal Library’s major annual fundraiser is the Beach & Bay Cottage Tour. The 27th Annual Tour directly benefits the South Coastal Library in Bethany Beach and is almost...
View ArticleBeach & Bay Cottage Tour homes for 2018
Home 1 Strittmatter homeAfter spending the last 15 summers vacationing in Bethany Beach with their four kids, Rosanne and John Strittmatter of Potomac, Md., decided it was time to set down roots. They...
View ArticleMERR volunteers to count dolphins at 37 various locations on Saturday
The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute Inc. (MERR) will be conducting its Annual Dolphin Count on Saturday, July 21, from 9 to 11 a.m.The count helps determine the Atlantic...
View ArticleBethany Beach Books to welcome young-adult fantasy author and artist
Author and artist Dean Kuhta will be signing copies of his book “Silvarum” at Bethany Beach Books on July 28, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.“Silvarum is a fantasy world I have created and centers around five...
View ArticleFreeman Stage to host ‘Jedi Academy’ variety show
Recent years have demonstrated that today’s generations have at least one love in common: “Star Wars.”And now, for the first time ever, the Freeman Stage in West Fenwick will be hosting “Jedi Academy,”...
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