Fenwick Island News

With Memorial Day weekend now in the rear view mirror, it's official - summer has arrived in southern Delaware.

The Brown House, a new oceanside home, will be featured on the Beach and Bay Cottage Tour July 25 and 26.

"I always feel like when that happens we better get ready," said Thurman, executive director of Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute in Lewes.

The lights of the Indian River Inlet Bridge were turned on for the first time Thursday night.

Cast members Abigail Davis of Lewes, Ashley Connolly of Seaford, Michael McHugh of Lewes and Dory McCormick of Millsboro portray the Hansen children in Possum Point Players' upcoming June comedy, "I Remember Mama." The Possum Point Players summer show "I Remember Mama" opens at 8 p.m., Friday, June 8 and, according to director John Hulse of ... (more)

Construction workers add topsoil to complete the roadwork on Route 54 in Fenwick on Thursday afternoon.

Now it's easy to pick up after your pooch in Fenwick Island, thanks to new dog-waste stations at the beach.

If you're headed east to the Atlantic, take a look at our guide to 100 Best Beach Eats , which covers Ocean City, West Ocean City and Delaware towns stretching from Fenwick Island to Lewes.

Motorists will have a much easier time accessing the beach towns this summer as all four lanes of the new Indian River Inlet Bridge are now open to traffic.

Residents and visitors can breathe a sigh of relief as the Department of Transportation has kept its promise to wrap up roadway construction near Fenwick by the holiday weekend.

Fenwick Island, De.- After more than nine months of renovations and rebuilding, Fenwick Island's Catch 54 is opening again after last summer's devastating fire.

In NORTH MERRICK road construction. two lanes closed on THE SOUTHERN ST PKWY EB between MERRICK AVE/X24 and RT-106/X25 in NASSAU CNTY In SUFFOLK CNTY closed due to road construction on THE L.I.E./I-495 EB between X55/MOTOR PKWY and X56/RT-111/WHEELER RD In BRENTWOOD road construction.

Crab cakes are the specialty at the Fenwick Crab House, located on Route 1 in Fenwick Island.

Fenwick Island residents will come together this weekend to help clean the town's beaches before the 2012 summer season kicks off.

An open house and ribbon cutting are scheduled for 9 to 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, at the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce.

While many municipalities have regulations that require proper disposal of pet waste, and several resort towns provide dog waste stations, it's still a problem in some areas.