Nick Roth

The former M&T Bank on Route 1 in the Forgotten Mile just north of Dewey Beach is no more. Demolition crews took down the small building July 30, as part of the first step to redevelop the property into seven luxury single-family homes. The 0.7-...

The former Dunes Hotel and and Sea Esta Motel on the Forgotten Mile is being demolished to make way for condos. The 0.68-acre property, located on Route 1 northwest of Dewey Beach, sold May 28 to EVG-UDC Ventures LLC for $2.75 million. The LLC is a...

The former Dunes Hotel and and Sea Esta Motel on the Forgotten Mile is being demolished to make way for condos. The 0.68-acre property, located on Route 1 northwest of Dewey Beach, sold May 28 to EVG-UDC Ventures LLC for $2.75 million. The LLC is a...

Lifeguards from Sussex County’s beach patrols teamed up to win the United State Lifesaving Association’s National Lifeguard Championships, held Aug. 6-9, at Huntington State Beach in California. It’s the second straight year Sussex County has...

After years of discussion and planning, a traffic signal will be installed at the intersection of Route 1 and Holland Glade Road north of Rehoboth Beach.  The Delaware Department of Transportation announced lane/shoulder closures to begin Monday, Sept. 8, as crews kick off construction of the project. The work will include the installation of new turn lanes and a traffic signal at the intersection. Work is anticipated to continue for about two months, with completion expected prior to Thanksgiving.

A Superior Court judge has thrown out two conditions of approval placed on a Selbyville-area cluster subdivision’s preliminary approval by Sussex County planners. In a decision released Oct. 1 that could guide county officials in the future, Judge...

Cape teacher Alayna Aiken said her initial reaction to learning she was going to teach students to sew was not a positive one. “I was like, ‘Oh no, I don’t want to do it. I need to teach something way more academic than sewing,’” she said at a...

A new Royal Farms gas station and convenience store is planning for the corner of Route 9 and Nassau Commons Boulevard just west of Five Points outside Lewes. The developer, Nassau Commons LLC, will seek approval of preliminary site plans at the...

Work has begun on a dune realignment project at Broadkill Beach. The effort aims to rebuild the severely eroded central portion of the Delaware Bay community by relocating sand from the southern end of the beach. The approach is being used because...

A former Lewes man who fraudulently obtained prescription drugs pleaded guilty to two of the 22 charges filed against him and faces at least two years in federal prison.  Ty Mauldin, 35, agreed June 30 in Delaware District Court to plead guilty to aggravated identity theft and obtaining a Schedule II controlled substance by fraud. He was indicted by a grand jury in November 2025. His sentencing is scheduled for this November.