A longtime playground in Seaford is set to be torn down after city leaders voted to close it because of safety concerns, marking the end of an era for a park that has served generations of local families.

Speeding drivers in Seaford could soon face stricter enforcement as the Seaford Police Department considers using mobile speed cameras on some of the city’s busiest roads.

The city of Seaford, the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance, and the Chesapeake Conservancy have partnered to purchase a property along the Nanticoke River, creating a new home for the Nanticoke Watershed Alliance while paving the way for future park expansion and infrastructure improvements.

A century-old bridge in western Sussex County is slated for replacement, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation.

Local police say they investigated reports of explosions Saturday morning in Seaford, but say the sound was due to sonic booms.

Frozen snow and pockets of black ice lined parts of neighborhood streets Monday morning. As people warmed up their cars to head back to work, shovels were dug into the hard piles of snow to make way for their tires to hit the road.