Cape Gazette

Cape Gazette is a community newspaper that operates independently and is published twice a week in Lewes, Delaware. You can find it every Tuesday and Friday. The newspaper focuses on the Cape Region, located in the southeastern part of Sussex County, Delaware.

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Inspector general bill unanimously passes Senate

3 days ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

A bill to create an independent Office of the Inspector General unanimously passed the Senate May 22. Sponsored by Sen. Laura Sturgeon, D-Brandywine, who sponsored similar legislation last session that did not advance, the bill would create an independent Office of the Inspector General. The bill is supported by Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown; Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes; and Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall, D-Rehoboth Beach.
Chancery Court gives greenlight to lawsuit against hospital budget oversight board

4 days ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

The one and only count a Chancery Court judge has allowed to continue in ChristianaCare’s lawsuit against a newly created state board to oversee hospital budgets questions the simple majority used when the General Assembly passed the bill. In an opinion released May 30, Vice Chancellor Lori Will ruled that only one of the eight counts brought by ChristianaCare against state proponents of the law can move forward in court.
Revenues tick up as final state budget deadline looms

5 days ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

As the General Assembly moves into its final weeks of session, revenue numbers are up a bit for next year’s budget. Revenues posted May 19 by the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council show a nearly $17 million increase in fiscal year 2026 revenues posted from March – a total of $6.77 billion in net receipts. Revenue from personal income tax, realty transfer tax, gross receipts tax and fees from limited partnerships and LLCs were all up from March numbers.
Bills would change probation and parole system

5 days ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

A pair of Senate bills would change Delaware’s probation and parole system. Senate Bill 7 and Senate Bill 8, sponsored by Sen. Marie Pinkney, D-Bear, with support from Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, would preserve public safety while modernizing the way the courts and Department of Correction administer community supervision, according to a press release on the bills.
Bill would end electric vehicle mandate

6 days ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

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Report prompts affordable housing bills

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Melissa Steele

In answer to an April report by the Affordable Housing Production Task Force, a number of bills have been introduced to encourage construction of more affordable units. Sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, Senate Bill 149 would exempt properties that receive low-income housing tax credits from county and municipality property taxes.
Milton planners give new extension for Royal Farms

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission granted a second one-year extension of final site-plan approval to Royal Farms. The long-delayed Royal Farms project has been that way for a few different reasons. The original final site-plan approval was given in May 2023, and an extension was given a year later to work out issues related to the traffic pattern changes that will go in as part of the project.
Lewes pays tribute to fallen on Memorial Day

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

The City of Lewes was awash in red, white and blue for traditional Memorial Day ceremonies. The day began with the laying of wreaths at Lewes Presbyterian Church on Kings Highway. The remembrance is hosted by the Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Col. David Hall, a Lewes native, who fought in the Revolutionary War and went on to become Delaware’s 16th governor. He is buried in the church cemetery. Wreaths were laid by the DAR Col.
Milton citizens host Memorial Day service

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Ryan Mavity

In the absence of an official Memorial Day service, Milton citizens decided to hold one of their own in Memorial Park May 26. The short service was organized by Councilman Tom Arkinson and former Councilman Sam Garde, himself a veteran of the Navy who shared stories of his service. The event concluded with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance before the crowd dispersed.
Lewes Beach Patrol ready for its biggest season

1 week ago | capegazette.com | Bill Shull

Lewes Beach Patrol Capt. Strohm Edwards looked at the assignment board inside his headquarters building on the eve of what will be his team’s biggest season ever. “He swam for me, he swam for me, she swam for me,” Edwards said as he pointed out all of his lifeguards who he has coached on various teams. They will now put those skills to work protecting visitors to Savannah and Johnnie Walker beaches. The lifeguards gathered for a season kickoff party at the headquarters building May 23.