Delmar News

LAUREL -- Irma J. Hastings, 77, of Laurel died Sunday, July 5, 2009, at Seaford Center Genesis HealthCare, surrounded by her loving family.

Sussex County will have a new member of its planning and zoning commission. Martin L. a oeMartya Ross, 55, a Delmar-area farmer, will replace the retiring Benjamin Gordy of Laurel, who has stepped down after nine years on the commission.

Tucked away in Sussex County's southwestern corner, tiny Delmar is known for its state-straddling status, its historic highball railroad signal and its close-knit community.

After ordering a meal at area restaurants, Russell Sullivan relies on a pen and napkin to keep himself entertained during the wait.

John McClellan, of Sperry Van Ness - Miller Commercial Real Estate, has announced Lumber Liquidators is moving to Delmar, Del.

Lawmakers in Delaware are trying to toughen the penalties for all emergency rescue workers killed recklessly while performing their duties.

OCEAN CITY , Md.- Authorities say 16 people were taken into custody in connection with several fights that occurred over the weekend on the Ocean City Boardwalk.

The Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office say a 30-year-old man has been arrested for starting a fire at a mobile home that killed five animals in Rehoboth Beach.

SEAFORD -- Albert W. Phillips, 65, of Seaford peacefully left to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, May 22, 2009.

Air Force Airman Bashawn D. Camper has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

A man was stabbed multiple times in the leg on Monday night during a robbery in Delmar, Delaware.

FENWICK ISLAND -- Kim Allison knows almost everyone who regularly visits the beach near Lighthouse Road on the Maryland-Delaware state line.

LAUREL -- Sussex County has been targeted as a future site for a Montessori school, officials confirmed Monday.

LAUREL -- Delaware State Police have charged three Sussex County teen boys in the Friday night robbery and assault of a developmentally disabled Laurel man.

Like any shrewd businessman, Sam Slabaugh tries to stay a step ahead. That's why the Delmar poultry farmer's decision to apply for a federal permit to control waste runoff four years ago looks prescient today.

Milton residents will soon see appraisers poking around their property, measuring and photographing their homes as a townwide property reassessment got under way Monday, March 23.

DANIEL L. GREEN, 65, of Delmar died Monday, March 9, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

DELMAR -- Daniel L. Green, 65, of Delmar passed away Monday, March 9, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury.

DELMAR , Del.- Authorities blame an electrical malfunction for a late Tuesday night fire that caused thousands of dollars in damage to a Delmar, Del.

DELMAR -- J. Edward Shedaker, 85, passed away peacefully and after a short illness in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, Feb.