With striped bass coming into the Delaware River and bay earlier in the year as the weather warms up earlier, DNREC plans to adjust their commercial fishing seasons. The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control will accept written comments on the proposed changes through Feb. 14. Stripers, as the fish are commonly called, have been coming in earlier than …
New Castleâs Compact Membrane Systems will spend $3.1 million to expand to meet market demand and triple its workforce, with state grants paying about one-third of that. Founded by a former DuPont scientist in Wilmington 30 years ago, CMS creates technology to capture and reduce carbon and other greenhouse gas emissions. It will get $875,480 from the state to help …
A Delmar woman was startled recently to look out her window and see five coyotes attacking a fox in the backyard of her rural cul-de-sac home. Itâs a sign of increased activity during breeding season, said Jake Klaverweiden, the Delmar founder of Eastern Shore Predator Control. Lots of pets go missing during January through March, he said. âCoyotes have learned …
Fenwick Island Mayor Natalie Magdeburger has a lot of questions about the state embracing a plan to bring an offshore wind power cables ashore in a Delaware State Park near her town: US Wind is an Italian company and could be sold, she pointed out. Could that give an unfriendly company access to the United Statesâ power grid? What exactly …
With beach replenishment expected to be needed more often and rising costs of providing it, DNREC is developing recommendations for local governments to help pay for it. Right now the cost is paid by the state and federal government. âNothing we’re doing with this study is going to affect current projects or future planned projects,â said Jesse Hayden, environmental program …
A bill to raise death benefits from $200,000 to $375,000 for families of first responders who die in the line of duty passed its first committee hearing this week. Senate Bill 202 would bring Delawareâs benefits closer to the federal payout for public safety officers of $437,503. If passed into law, SB 202 would be retroactive to July 1, 2023, …
SELBYVILLE â More than 350 community members worked elbow to elbow Saturday at Mountaire Farms shipping warehouse to pack 14,000 holiday meals for area churches and nonprofits to distribute to families in need. âWeâre only able to do this because of their help,â said Mountaire Farms Spokeswoman Cathy Bassett said. Mountaire Cares This is the 29th annual Mountaire Caresâ âThanksgiving …
REHOBOTH BEACH â Turkey dinner and pumpkin pie arenât the only Thanksgiving traditions for Sue Hall of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania. Once the holiday dishes have been washed, she and four female relatives will make their annual pilgrimage to Delawareâs shopping mecca, the Tanger outlets at Rehoboth Beach. They will be among the hundreds to descend on the beaches with a singular …
Dan Huber of Wilmington, a self-dubbed âweekend townieâ whoâs had a second residence in Lewes since childhood, vividly recalls being at Nicola Pizza in Rehoboth Beach when it opened half a century ago. He was 12 and said his family was the third or fourth group to be seated at Nicolaâs First Street location on June 11, 1971. âWe felt …
