Bill Shull

Rehoboth Beach

News Reporter at Cape Gazette

News Director, WE ARE PENN STATE

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Donovan-Smith hearing ends, questions continue

1 day ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

The Lewes Planning Commission has concluded a public hearing on an application that would allow the owner of Donovan-Smith Manufactured Home Park to add 30 more homes, but questions continue over the site plan and how to address residents’ concerns. The applicant, Donovan-Smith LLC and principal owner Ken Burnham, is seeking a conditional-use permit to allow the new homes to be placed in the park. The public hearing began Feb.
Groome Church plans major renovations

5 days ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

Groome Church, the little white building on the corner of Savannah Road and Dewey Avenue in Lewes, is proposing major renovations. If the changes are approved, it would not be as little and it would no longer be white. Architects’ drawings show a two-story addition that would house new meeting rooms for community groups and various church functions. Plans also show that light-brown, cedar-shingle siding would replace the current white exterior. The stained glass windows would remain as they are.
No surprises in Lewes Army Reserve Center environmental study

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

An environmental study of the former Army Reserve Center in Lewes found no major surprises, according to a consultant hired by the city. Roger Truitt, an environmental engineer and attorney, said a second round of testing needs to be done before the city will know if there is any underground contamination. The phase one study was completed April 16 by a company called Environmental Alliance.
Lewes launches 250th party with two lights and one bonfire

2 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

A late-afternoon bonfire held April 19 celebrated the midnight ride of Paul Revere and officially kicked off Lewes’ America 250 party. The community bonfire was one of two events that marked Revere’s historic journey through Boston on April 18, 1775. The other commemoration was a national initiative called Two Lights for Tomorrow. The city asked residents and businesses to display two lights in their windows April 18 and 19.
WWII ordnance found in Cape May forces ferry return to Lewes

2 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

A Cape May-Lewes Ferry boat heading from Lewes to New Jersey was forced to turned around and dock back in Delaware after unexploded World War II ordnance was found in a Cape May canal. The incident happened on the evening of April 28. Delaware River and Bay Authority spokesman Jim Salmon said the ferry MV Delaware, with 70 passengers onboard, had to return to the Lewes ferry terminal for the night. The Coast Guard shut down the New Jersey canal as a precaution, until daylight.
Volunteers fan out for Earth Day cleanup in Lewes

2 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

Just as they have done for the past five Earth Days, volunteers from the Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park came out April 22 to clean up the east side of Lewes. They picked up trash on Johnnie Walker Beach, Savannah Beach, Cape Henlopen Drive and Savannah Road up to the drawbridge. “This is our time to give back to the City of Lewes and thank them for everything they do,” said John Bracco, past president of the Friends group.
Landmark ‘Biden’ barn on Clifton farm razed

3 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

A barn that became a landmark for drivers heading south on on Route 1 because of the large “Biden” billboard painted on its north-facing side has been torn down. Only the panels with the “I” and the “E” remained, lying on the ground, as of April 22. The 100-year old barn was located on the Clifton farm just north of Milton. The Biden barn would have been visible to the president when he was being driven to his North Shores vacation home near Rehoboth Beach.
Sussex police chiefs gather for leadership course

3 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

Sussex County police chiefs and their second-in-commands received a refresher course on leadership at a day-long workshop April 15 in Lewes. Law enforcement from Lewes to Laurel, Greenwood to Ocean View, took part in the training exercise, organized by the Sussex County Police Chiefs Association and the Lewes Police Foundation. The seminar was designed to reinforce fundamentals that the chiefs can take back to their officers and better serve their communities.
Lewes home business ordinance heads to council

3 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

Sarah Prieto and Stephen Matthews walked out of the Rollins Center at almost 10 p.m., April 16, knowing they still have several steps before they might get approval for an at-home dog grooming business in their Lewes row home. They have been waiting for a year. The latest milestone came when the Lewes Planning Commission recommended a home-based business ordinance to mayor and city council after a lengthy discussion.
Lewes council honors Stenger, Edwards

3 weeks ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

One man saves dunes, the other saves souls. They both have had immeasurable impact on life in Lewes for decades. Mayor and city council honored Dr. John Stenger and the Rev. George Edwards at its April 14 meeting. Mayor Andrew Williams called them legends of Lewes. Williams is a former student of Stenger’s, who was a science teacher at Lewes High School and, later, Cape Henlopen High School. The city honored Stenger, 98, for a single event that shaped Lewes’ environmental legacy.