Hurricane season is coming and so is a new Chick-fil-A

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The unofficial start of summer begins this weekend with Memorial Day , but another season is following right behind.

June 1 is the opening day of hurricane season and this year is looking particularly scary, NOAA announced its hurricane forecast on Thursday and it's predicting a historic number of storms. The forecast was in line with the predictions from Colorado State University and Accuweather.com . While people will flock to the beach, and rightly so, we'll also be keeping an eye on the forecasts for the Atlantic Basin.

If you do head to the beach this weekend for some surf fishing, you might want to avoid Cape Henlopen State Park via Navy Crossing . The beach will be closed to vehicles. Though typically available to those with reservations, "the beach is too narrow, leaving insufficient space for vehicles," a Cape Henlopen State Park Facebook post announcing Navy Crossing's closure to vehicles said. The beach remains accessible by foot.

finally, prom season is wrapping up this week. We hope you've been enjoying the galleries. The final two proms of the year are tonight.

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Chick-fil-A opening restaurant in Near New Castle

Chick-fil-A is opening a new location at 4008 N. Dupont Highway in Near New Castle. The Chick-fil-A has been in the works since at least December, on a site long ago approved for a fast-food tenant. On its website, Annapolis-based Windrush Land Co . touts the incoming Chick-fil-A as an asset for self-storage businesses on the site.

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