Slaughter Beach News

LEWES -- Beach communities along the coast have spent the year preparing for the crowds that will descend on the shore for the Fourth of July and, from Lewes to Ocean City, officials are ready to start the ...

LEWES -- Joan Deaver has kind words for a fellow Democrat, Lynn Rogers. But she wants his job.

It was just before high tide. Two women crossed the dune after a walk on Slaughter Beach, an area many scientists consider to be the epicenter of horseshoe crab spawning on Delaware Bay.

In Sussex County, high flood waters forced the closure of both access roads leading into Slaughter Beach. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

“This is the kind of thing we see in March, not May”

SPECIAL REPORT: Storm whips state - 'Plucking people from their attics' By JAMES MERRIWEATHER * The News Journal * May 12, 2008 A late-season storm that slammed into Delaware packing high winds and torrential ... via Wilmington News Journal

DOVER - While the Delaware Department of Transportation reopened Route 1 between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach before noon on Tuesday, there are still road closures to be avoided in Sussex County. via The Daily Times

Residents of several communities in coastal Kent County have been evacuated from their homes because of flooding. via WBOC-TV Salisbury

“When we have to go out and count at midnight or later, some people would rather be warm at home”

DOVER -- In a ritual dating back thousands of years, swarms of horseshoe crabs will soon descend on the shores of the Delaware Bay to spawn. via The Daily Times

DOVER -- The Delaware Clean Water Advisory Council will meet Wednesday to discuss the FY09 Project Priority List and Intended Use Plan. via The Daily Times

“They're basically luxury condos for fish”

SLAUGHTER BEACH, Del. - Sixteen nautical miles from the Indian River Inlet and about 80 feet below, a building boom is under way at the Red Bird Reef. via Chicago Tribune

“They're basically luxury condominiums for fish”

A New York City subway car being added to an artificial reef off the coast of Delaware. via HendersonvilleNews.com

Investigators with the Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office say a garage fire in downtown Lewes caused about $75,000 in damages. via The Delaware Wave

“It's a snapshot of Delaware Bay from the 1950s”

Before computers, biologist William Amos recorded information from his 400 species collected -- including this acorn worm from Lewes Beach in 1956 -- on paper cards. via News Journal

“While this proposal may improve safety issues at the current Rt. 1 and Rt 30 intersection, it could cause more safety problems than it will elminate”

MILFORD , Del. - Two signs at Route 30 and Route 1 near Milford put blame on Delaware's Department of Transportation for what some call a "terrible intersection." "Shame on DelDOT," reads one; next to it ... via WBOC-TV Salisbury

“We do not want to be part of the problem.”

State and county officials are pushing to direct growth toward existing towns, but some small-town officials are now pushing back. via Cape Gazette

“There is plenty of time for us to work with you from the time an application hits the table until the final OK”

The Sussex County government promises to do something local towns sometimes say is long overdue: Listen to them. via The Delaware Wave

“The population of red knots stopping on Delaware Bay shores has dropped from 95,000 birds in 1989 to only 12,375 in 2007”

Eleven-year-old Mike Hudson is an avid birdwatcher. But this month he has taken his love of birds and turned it into a cause - getting federal protection for the red knot. via Cape Gazette

“If you look closely, you will see a fine slit across the front edge of the shell where the animal has stepped out, leaving behind a snapshot of its former self”

Residents of Broadkill Beach may have noticed horseshoe crabs washing up on the shore. via Cape Gazette