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1. Del. wetlands at brunt of warming

   Thursday Nov 5 | News Journal

   In Bowers Beach and historic New Castle, state and local officials are planning for what many believe is inevitable: more flooding from rising sea level.

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   Related Topix: New Castle, DE, Natural Disasters, Flood, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2. Five lauded at Maritime Hall of Fame induction

   Oct 22, 2009 | Cape Gazette

   ... his long absences at sea. Eicherly said his wife didn't attend the ceremony because she was flood-sitting their Bowers Beach home. Among reasons for Eicherly's induction - " he's a working waterman - " was his introduction of methods that have ...

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   Related Topix: Lewes, DE, Weather, Natural Disasters, Flood, Wilmington, DE

3. Faithful citizens of Levy Court honored

   Oct 16, 2009 | News Journal

   ... all Kent Countians," the tribute said. Tuthill, a farmer, had the higher profile, having served two terms as mayor of Bowers Beach, a stint on the Regional Planning Commission and, in 1974, having run unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for a ...

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   Related Topix: Kent County, DE, Harrington, DE

4. Thirteen plover chicks fledge

   Oct 7, 2009 | Cape Gazette

   ... in Delaware. This season brought four small colonies of least terns to Delaware, two at Cape Henlopen, one at South Bowers Beach and one at Fowlers Beach. All told, just under 20 pairs of least terns nested in Delaware this year. A combination of ...

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   Related Topix: Wildlife, Outdoor Recreation

5. Oil spills' impact hard to discern

   Sep 26, 2009 | News Journal

   ... oil spilled into Delaware Bay. Total loss: three cups. In May, the 35-foot boat "Sweet Thing" sank at a dock at Bowers Beach. All told, 130 gallons of fuel spilled into the Murderkill River, a tributary of the Delaware. In March, the MV Honor ...

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   Related Topix: Wilmington, DE

6. Home prices soar in rural bay towns

   Sep 25, 2009 | The Daily Times

   BOWERS BEACH, Del. -- Twenty years ago, the idea of an $850,000 house in this little fishing town would have been inconceivable, even laughable.

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   Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Housing

7. Five inducted into Hall of Fame

   Aug 20, 2009 | Cape Gazette

   ... and made by Connie Ballato, a Lewes-based glass artist. Inductees to be honored Frank "Thumper" Eicherly IV of Bowers Beach is a commercial waterman and horseshoe crab conservator. He pioneered bait-bag use in the horseshoe crab fishery. Eicherly's ...

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   Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation

8. Defending against the crab invasion

   Jul 23, 2009 | News Journal

   ... crabs could impact the blue crab fishery. The blue crab fishery in Delaware is centered in the upper bay north of Bowers Beach -- an area where the water is less salty than near Lewes. Male crabs favor the fresher water and egg-bearing females -- ...

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   Related Topix: Delaware, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE

9. MILFORD: Arson ruled in fire at Milford motel

   Jul 15, 2009 | Delaware Coast Press

   ... water in the undeveloped area. Scores of firefighters from Carlisle of Milford, Frederica, Houston, Harrington, South Bowers, North Bowers, Camden, Dover, Felton Little Creek, Leipsic, Cheswold, Ellendale, Slaughter Beach, Lewes, Milton Georgetown, ...

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   Related Topix: Fire, Milford, DE, Frederica, DE, Houston, DE, Harrington, DE

10. MILFORD: Arson ruled in motel fire

    Jul 15, 2009 | Delaware Coast Press

    ... water in the undeveloped area. Scores of firefighters from Carlisle of Milford, Frederica, Houston, Harrington, South Bowers, North Bowers, Camden, Dover, Felton Little Creek, Leipsic, Cheswold, Ellendale, Slaughter Beach, Lewes, Milton Georgetown, ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Milford, DE, Frederica, DE, Houston, DE, Harrington, DE

11. Top cop's hearing airs Milton police feud

    Jul 10, 2009 | News Journal

    ... March. He is expected to testify next week. (2 of 2) Cpl. Matt Rockwell, who worked with private investigator Gordon Bowers to examine the allegations against Phillips and Cornwell, said his fellow officers' attitudes were depressed even before the ...

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    Related Topix: Milton, DE

12. Boating Accident Claims Life of Bear Man

    Jun 26, 2009 | 1290 The Ticket

    A boater has died following an accident on the Delaware Bay half-a-mile from Bowers Beach.

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    Related Topix: Outdoor Recreation, Boating

13. Operator Thrown Overboard in Delaware Bay w/Photo

    Jun 26, 2009 | WRDX-FM Claymont

    A boater has died following an accident on the Delaware Bay half-a-mile from Bowers Beach.

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14. DE--Boating Death

    Jun 25, 2009 | WMDT-TV Salisbury

    Officials say a Bear man has died after a boating accident near Bowers Beach. Authorities say 51-year-old Barry Temple died at Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital in Dover after the accident, which happened Thursday morning.

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    Related Topix: Dover, DE