A Dover man faces several charges after an incident in the area of Marydel Road and Lepore Road in Marydel. Police responded to a report of a car blocking the road and found the driver asleep in the vehicle. The driver was identified as Steven Wayne Hickman, 40, of Dover, Delaware. Hickman’s two children were also inside the vehicle. Deputies noticed several signs that Hickman may have been impaired. They believed he had been drinking alcohol. Deputies attempted to administer field sobriety tests, but Hickman was allegedly uncooperative and attempted to get back in his vehicle and flee with the children still inside. Hickman was placed under arrest but while he was being arrested, Hickman said he was having chest pains, so EMS was called, and he was taken to a hospital in Easton. After his release from the hospital, hickman was charged with 10 different charges including DWI, Resisting arrest, and two counts of child neglect. Hickman was then taken to the Caroline County Detention Center where he is being held without bond.  

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission is scheduled to consider new restrictions on menhaden fishing in the Chesapeake Bay and along the Atlantic Coast during its annual meeting this week in Newport, Rhode Island. The commission, which represents 15 Atlantic states, is expected to take final action Nov. 10-11 on proposed changes to the Chesapeake Bay’s industrial menhaden fishing cap. It will also set coastwide catch limits for 2027 through 2029. Menhaden are an important food source for striped bass, ospreys and other wildlife. The fish also are used as bait by commercial watermen, while the industrial fishing operation processes them into products such as fish meal and fish oil. The commission’s menhaden management decisions could affect commercial fishing, recreational fisheries and wildlife throughout the region. The meeting can be watched through a webinar on the commission’s website, ASMFC.org.