Lewes News

Proving that parades don't have to be limited to streets, the city of Lewes hosted its annual boat parade on Independence Day, along with multiple other events that pleased crowds on the hot holiday.

The Rehoboth Beach Writers' Guild 'Night of Song and Stories' continues to attract not only some of the best musicians in the state, but also attracts the lesser-known gems, such as Amy Felker who had never performed publicly before her guild debut and is now is a regular on the local music scene or Billie Stevens Carlins, who though singing, ...

Judy Rolfe of Rolfe Photography will offer photo walking tours of Lewes beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 11, at the Lewes Public Library, Kings Highway and Adams Avenue.

The beach along the Boardwalk adjacent to Star of the Sea condominium will be the shoot site for this yeara s Rehoboth Beach fireworks, with the display easily seen all up and down the beach.

HARBESON, Del. - Delaware State Police say a Seaford teenager has been killed in a two-vehicle collision near Harbeson.

LEWES -- With traffic arrests more than tripling this year, many residents are wondering if additional resources on the road are necessary.

Lewes may be a small tight-knit community, but it has big plans for the Fourth of July this year, including a boat parade, games, farmers market and art show.

Driving into downtown Lewes Fourth of July Saturday might not be a good route to celebrate independence.

Gov. Jack Markell has given final certification for the Lightship Overfalls berth project, which clears the way to begin the process leading to construction.

As part of its comprehensive water conservation plan, the state Division of Soil and Water Conservation is offering rain barrels at a discounted price to residents of Delaware.

Although mired by financial issues, the city has decided to move forward with the annexation of Savannah Place, a 38-lot neighborhood off Savannah Road that's dealing with a failing water system.

The Lewes Historical Society invites the public to join in the nautical fun for the Third Annual Lewes Seafaring Days Clambake to be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, June 26, under a tent at the Historic Complex in downtown Lewes.

Liza Orlando was closing her Rehoboth Avenue boutique to take a walk with her husband and their two small dogs when tragedy struck.

LEWES -- Lewes is a city rich in maritime history, and the historical society is always thinking of ways to share its stories with the public.

Delaware Comedy Theatre, a Rehoboth Beach-based nonprofit improvisational theater group and school, will present a oeSummer Loving: Improv Comedy for Adultsa from 7:30 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, at Fish On restaurant in the Villages of Five Points, Lewes.

Through collaboration, Lower Delaware Autism Foundation continues to be even more efficient during the nation's economic crises.

On Saturday, June 20 around 6:15 p.m. Troop 4 patrol officers responded to the area of Route 9 and Park Ave for the report of a crash involving an on duty Dewey Beach Patrol Officer.

A Delaware foundation says more than half of a lighthouse near Lewes is sitting on nothing because of storms and waves and a deeper Delaware Bay.

The annual Lewes Independence Day Boat Parade, cosponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of the Lewes Canalfront Park and the Overfalls Maritime Museum Foundation, is seeking entries.

In the interests of full disclosure, the Go! Mystery Reviewer must admit one thing up front: By the time the reviewer and party of four arrived at the door of Grotto Pizza on Highway One in Lewes, we were hungry enough to eat a pizza box, if only it had a bit of tomato sauce or cheese stuck to it.