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Proposed music ordinance strikes balance
Kevin McGuiness
1 month ago
Having listened to the debate over the proposed ordinance to allow the playing of recorded music in...
Marasco is a determined problem solver
Jody Tavss
1 month ago
On Saturday, May 11, Lewes residents will have the opportunity to elect a remarkably qualified...
Cape Region needs Nikki Miller
Liz Messick
1 month ago
Every two years, Sussex County voters have the opportunity to contemplate the qualities and...
A new deal for Deauville Beach
Stan Heuisler
1 month ago
In regular political discourse, the “common good” refers to those facilities – material, cultural...
How would the ocean feel about wind farms?
Anita Welsch
1 month ago
What if the Atlantic Ocean could share its thoughts about the proposed offshore wind turbines?...
Call for entries in youth environmental film contest
Judy Rose Seibert
1 month ago
Calling all young filmmakers! Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to make a...
Amen for the Rehoboth Post Office upgrade
Irene Paonessa
1 month ago
A special thanks to Suzie Martin and Cindy Lovett for their leadership efforts to upgrade and bring...
Go birds
1 month ago
A pair of bald eagles, spotted and photographed by Lou Nicoletti at Pot-Nets Bayside.
Zion Methodist Church burns near Milton in 1943
1 month ago
Just an hour before weekly Sunday service Oct. 10, 1943, Zion Methodist Church two miles east of...
Early horseshoe crab catches the sunrise
1 month ago
David Galdun captured this photograph of a horseshoe crab on the sand in Bethany Beach on Easter...
A plan to protect the inlet and our coastal communities
Collin O’Mara
1 month ago
The last time the dune system along the northside of the Indian River Inlet collapsed and covered...
100 volunteers
Jim Paterson
1 month ago
Impact of Alzheimer’s is profound
Erica Holmes
1 month ago
The Alzheimer’s Association's 2024 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report reveals alarming...
Hospital budget bill is foolish endeavor
Peter A. Harrigan
1 month ago
Proposed legislation to establish the Diamond State Hospital Cost Review Board is the latest...
Federal mandate could hurt Delaware nursing homes
Steve Rose
1 month ago
The nursing home sector is facing a workforce crisis, and unfortunately, federal government is...
Lewes council should vote against outdoor music
Rick Palmer
1 month ago
A Lewes ordinance to allow outside restaurant music was voted down two years ago, but it has...
Marasco is the perfect person for Lewes
Roger L. Vance
1 month ago
It is with great enthusiasm that I recommend the election of Amy Marasco to Lewes City Council...
Royal Farms' risky Angola proposal
John C. Rumm
1 month ago
The phrase “stuff happens” ran through my mind when 60 people, including me, participated in a...
Vietnam War Veterans Day is a time to honor
Stephen Wittenberg
1 month ago
National Vietnam War Veterans Day is observed March 29 every year. It is an opportunity for all...
Sussex storms are in my wheelhouse
1 month ago
Call me strange, but one of my favorite photography assignments is extreme weather. I guess I...
Lessons learned from failed vote
1 month ago
Cape Region residents turned out in record numbers to vote in the Cape Henlopen School District...
Tougher buffer
Jim Paterson
1 month ago
The future of real estate starts now
Dustin Parker
1 month ago
In a groundbreaking turn of events, the National Association of Realtors has reached a proposed...
Public encouraged to attend Lewes hearing
LPC Environmental Subcommittee
1 month ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council will host a public hearing at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 1, in the...
Amy Marasco is right for Lewes
Anne Holloway
1 month ago
For over 20 years, my family has lived in beautiful Lewes. My parents and brother have called Lewes...
Lewes BPW response time appreciated
Joe and Kelly Lynch
1 month ago
As new residents of Lewes, we are still trying to get a handle on the local acronyms. However,...
Speak Out Against Hate stays on mission
Patty Maloney and Allan Slan
1 month ago
We have read with interest the very thoughtful piece written by Tom Brett about the meeting of the...
Royal Farms would be detrimental to area
Frank Giaramita
1 month ago
The following letter was sent to Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission Chair Robert...
Foundation of cards Part 2
Judy Kane
1 month ago
A month ago, I wrote about Sussex County, built on a foundation of cards, all wobbly. Beset by...
Marketing ploy should not be rewarded
Rosalind Mailander
1 month ago
Royal Farms has launched an aggressive marketing campaign designed to gain support for its...
Obvious is not so obvious in Sussex
Dave Breen
1 month ago
In the 1960s, strip-mining that destroyed millions of acres of the environment was denounced. In...
Can we build it?
1 month ago
Ospreys build their nest at Pot-Nets Coveside near Millsboro in a photo by Lou Nicoletti.
Lewes High School baseball, softball takes field in...
1 month ago
Major League Baseball teams will take the field across the country to kick off the 2024 season this...
Every path has its puddle
1 month ago
It’s been a rainy start to 2024, as evidenced by this boardwalk in the McCabe Nature Preserve near...
We the Veterans Day set at Leg Hall
Rep. Jeff Hilovsky
1 month ago
Duty, honor, country. These are not just words, but a credo from the lifestyle military service...
March Madness
Jim Paterson
1 month ago
First responders are true unsung heroes
John Moore
1 month ago
On March 22, I had the privilege of attending the Sussex County Phoenix Club ceremony. The ceremony...
Stifling free speech is a threat
Michael Corey
1 month ago
As a journalist for most of my life, I could not help but respond to a letter in the March 25...
In need of public restrooms in Milton
Victor Broder
1 month ago
My wife and I retired and moved to Delaware after being born and raised in New York City, Coney...
A precious day at Love Creek Elementary
Peter Kleppinger McLean
1 month ago
I substituted at Love Creek Elementary School the other day; I’ve been there before and love...
Huxtable has delivered for constituents
Joseph A. Pika
1 month ago
Russ Huxtable has delivered on his commitment to provide top-notch service to his District 6...
Zwaanendael Club food drive a success
Deb Cebula and Cindy DeEmedio
1 month ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club would like to thank all who donated to our February food drive...
Huxtable has a meager record
Barbara Schaut
1 month ago
I know that I wasn't the only one reading the recent endorsement statement from the 14th...
NIMBY label does not apply
Bill Mailander
1 month ago
The Not in My Backyard acronym has often been used to cavalierly discredit local opposition to...
Royal Farms attempting to sway perception
Curt Smith
1 month ago
In February, residents of Sussex County residing in Representative District 4/Sussex County Council...
Please vote yes in Cape referendum
Kathy McGuiness
1 month ago
As a Cape Henlopen High School graduate and daughter of a retired Cape public school teacher, I...
Good on Harry Caswell for fixing historic water...
Chris Flood
1 month ago
I was in Rehoboth Beach the other day, and I came across Harry Caswell and one of his employees,...
Thinking back on racial justice in Delaware
Ronald K.L. Collins
1 month ago
Where race is in the mix, real justice is more often assumed rather than attained. This explains...
Support education at Cape referendum
1 month ago
The Cape Region community has an opportunity Tuesday, March 26, to support students, teachers and...
Referendum replies
Jim Paterson
1 month ago
Collick, Lopez support Cape referendum
Bill Collick and Ernesto López
1 month ago
The arrival of spring is a welcome mile post for Cape Henlopen School District teachers and...
Superintendent has demonstrated district’s needs
Aaron Huertas
1 month ago
Big thanks to Cape Henlopen School District Superintendent Bob Fulton for his presentation March 18...
Royal Farms will be good for Angola area
Ken Prince
1 month ago
I support the development of a Royal Farms at the intersection of Route 24 and Angola Road. DelDOT’...
More questions than answers at referendum meeting
Susan Wattman
1 month ago
The referendum is being touted as funding needed for growing enrollment, but the request includes $...
Royal Farms site unsuitable for proposed plan
1 month ago
It was 7-Eleven in 2018 and 2019 that brought the residents from Angola and beyond together in...
Teachers union supports Cape referendum
Christy Wimmer
1 month ago
The Cape Henlopen Education Association, representing the teachers and professional staff of Cape...
More info on St. George’s, All Saints’
Tracey Burton Hausel
1 month ago
I want to thank Ron MacArthur for the column, “ What is the oldest church in Sussex County ?” As...
DelDOT needs workable, fact-based solutions
Nick De Cerchio
1 month ago
This narrative is derived from a letter sent recently to DelDOT regarding traffic control and...
Rehoboth Concert Band offers thanks
Dianne Deming
1 month ago
On behalf of Rehoboth Concert Band, I would like to thank all who attended our recent benefit...
Company you keep reflects your values
Tom Brett
1 month ago
Editor’s note: In addition to being convicted for crimes related to the events of Jan. 6,...
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