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UD wind turbine under construction in 2010
2 months ago
Offshore wind is a highly debated topic in the Cape Region right now. However, in the months...
Sitting pretty
2 months ago
Theresa Ford captured a fog bow Jan. 27 on Lewes Beach. Cousin to the traditional rainbow, a fog...
In unified basketball, the winner is sportsmanship
Dr. James H. VanSciver
2 months ago
If you have never been to a unified basketball contest, strap on your sneakers and run a fast break...
Second wind
Jim Paterson
2 months ago
Thanks from Samaritan’s Purse
Dolores Brown
2 months ago
Generosity throughout Lewes contributed to a successful shoebox gift collection season at drop-...
DEMFA and the COVID vaccines
John Marino
2 months ago
I read with concern your article about the Delaware Medical Freedom Alliance and their opinions on...
As we wait for farm fields, solar panels crop up on...
Chris Flood
2 months ago
A couple weeks ago, my colleague Ron MacArthur wrote a story about how, since the summer of 2021,...
Milton residents should approve both referendums
2 months ago
Over the course of the next two Saturdays, Milton residents will head to the polls to vote on...
OHS director reminds drivers to buckle up, stay...
Sharon Bryson
2 months ago
The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is reminding drivers and passengers to wear their seatbelts...
Potential persistence
Jim Paterson
2 months ago
Milton citizens should vote in favor of annexation
Steve Crawford
2 months ago
I will attempt to boil down the annexation issue to a single basic question after some thoughts...
Snow chapeau
2 months ago
A hummingbird wears a snowflake hat in Judy Rose-Seibert’s photo taken Jan. 19 in Lewes.
Construction of Roosevelt Inlet’s jetties
3 months ago
This 1994 aerial photograph shows construction of the jetties at Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes...
Dew you want to build a snowman?
3 months ago
Bruce Pearlman snapped a shot of this Dewey Beach snowman, who seems ready to start cracking crabs.
Delawareans deserve a second chance at earning a...
Sen. Darius Brown
3 months ago
Gov. John Carney and his administration deserve credit for eliminating some of the biggest hurdles...
Brain freeze
Jim Paterson
3 months ago
Scarlet Oaks annexation is a must for Milton
Lee Revis-Plank
3 months ago
I’m writing this letter to the editor to bring attention to the referendum regarding the proposed...
No good deed goes unpunished
Charlie Garlow
3 months ago
US Wind has generously offered to give Delaware beach towns $2 million each. Anti-wind people...
Human trafficking needs to be addressed the right way
Derek W. Logue
3 months ago
Sheila Setzer’s letter to the editor is a disservice to the noble cause of addressing the issue of...
Crystal ball shows positive future with wind farms
Mary Douglas
3 months ago
When it comes to crystal balls that show us the future, to each his own. The anti-wind folks...
We must protect children from sex trafficking
Joy Greenley
3 months ago
I am 100% in agreement with the letter that was published Jan. 19, “Human trafficking needs to be...
Huxtable delivers for teachers, kids
Greg Kordal
3 months ago
Can we have civil discourse during the upcoming 2024 election cycle? I'm responding to the letter...
When Cape Lighthouse fell, stones were in high demand
Ron MacArthur
3 months ago
Do you have any Cape Henlopen Lighthouse stones? If everyone who says they have some old granite...
DNREC should reconsider Deauville Beach contract
3 months ago
For the past four decades, at $1 per year, Rehoboth Beach has leased the lands associated with...
Milton mayor makes pitch for water referendum
John Collier
3 months ago
On Saturday, Jan. 27, the Town of Milton and its residents face pivotal decisions regarding our...
Trade wind
Jim Paterson
3 months ago
Article captures importance of Kwanzaa
Waynne Paskins
3 months ago
A special thank you to reporter Ellen Driscoll for the comprehensive and informative coverage and...
MLK Day is a call to action
Ruth Cohen
3 months ago
I would like to acknowledge the hundreds of people who attended the Jan. 12 musical celebration, “...
Open Space Alliance provides update
Pam Costanzi
3 months ago
Many people ask us how the Open Space Alliance campaign to permanently preserve the 29-acre Fourth...
Delaware legislators should address illegal squatting
Chip Watson
3 months ago
The following letter was sent to Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, with a copy provided...
US Wind proposal not worth it
Jake Nichols
3 months ago
At 2 p.m., Jan. 12, the parking situation in downtown Bethany Beach resembled a typical summer day...
Human trafficking needs to be addressed
Sheila Setzer
3 months ago
With this being Human Trafficking Prevention Month as recognized by Gov. John Carney and the recent...
Huxtable ignores teachers and kids
Jackie Perry
3 months ago
Thanks to Melissa Steele for her recent article describing what our local legislators feel are the...
Dewey officials urged to support wind farms
Myron Beckenstein
3 months ago
I have been a Dewey Beach property owner for maybe a dozen years. Stopping the windmills won't save...
What good is sitting alone in your room?
Brendan Buschi
3 months ago
It’s been almost two years since I wrote a letter. I used to write regularly. More recently, I...
Wind opponent greatly exaggerated comments
Dr. Ted Spickler
3 months ago
Peter Preston wrote a letter Jan. 12, in which he offers a deluge of fanciful, imagined horrors...
Walk on a winter’s day
3 months ago
Sussex Academy senior Nex Hagen submitted this image of a trio of curious deer at Wolfe Neck marsh...
Lewes theater thrived in mid-20th century
3 months ago
Rehoboth Beach had its share of movie theaters over the years, but many don’t know Lewes also had...
Grapevines welcome the rainbow’s end
3 months ago
A rainbow appeared over Nassau Valley Vineyards near Lewes Jan. 10, the morning after a severe...
State retiree healthcare benefits saga continues
Karen Peterson and Mary Graham
3 months ago
Trust is like an eraser. It gets smaller and smaller after every mistake. There was a time when...
Replenishment 2034
Jim Paterson
3 months ago
Sussex rental program needs public input
Gary P. Bennett
3 months ago
Sussex County Council has issued Ordinance No. 2474 that amends Sussex County Code Chapter 72. This...
Financial literacy issue masks bigger problem
Virginia Roach Yukins
3 months ago
There’s no question Delaware’s kids need to understand financial literacy, and the schools need...
Bring on the solar farms
Chris Anderheggen
3 months ago
In reading the Jan. 15 edition of the Cape Gazette, I was concerned with Sussex County Council’s...
Lewes loses bit of charm with Two Dips demo
Rhona Prescott
3 months ago
What goes with a visit to the beach? Ice cream cones, especially real rich, creamy ones, topped...
Number of traffic fatalities returns to normal level...
Chris Flood
3 months ago
Around Thanksgiving of 2022, I wrote a column about how, with more than a month to go, it was...
Listen and learn
Jim Paterson
3 months ago
Time for Sussex to get to work
3 months ago
Despite the recent economic slowdown nationwide, the building business is booming in Sussex County...
Milton mayor says paid parking still conceptual
John Collier
3 months ago
Currently, there is a proposal under consideration to delve into the introduction of paid parking...
Yesbek offers wise advice in column
Anthony W. Baldino
3 months ago
At the risk of being considered a germaphobe, I enjoyed Bob Yesbek's " constant vigilance " column...
Look elsewhere for energy needs
Peter Preston
3 months ago
We recently read about the agreements that several of the local coastal towns are considering with...
Ugly 5G antenna pole installed in Rehoboth
Jay Lagree
3 months ago
Verizon Telecommunications Company has erected a 5G antenna pole on Wilmington Avenue next to the...
US Wind offer is smoke and mirrors
Jeffrey Chandross
3 months ago
Orsted and US Wind, and all their derivatives, obviously take us for the fools we might be. This...
Cape Henlopen Food Basket thanks community
Jon DeVoll
3 months ago
Heartfelt thanks to the local businesses, organizations, homeowners associations and individuals...
It’s time to slow down development
Linda Sullivan Schulte
3 months ago
What is a four-letter word that means enough? Moratorium. Yes, it can be a four-letter word in some...
Vote for Lee-Revis Plank in Milton
Mary Moubray
3 months ago
I am writing to endorse Lee Revis-Plank for re-election to Milton Town Council. Lee cares deeply...
Mayors must decline US Wind money
Michelle Metzger
3 months ago
Delaware’s seven beach mayors as part of the Association of Coastal Towns are discussing whether to...
Totally tubular
3 months ago
Lisa Gercenstein submitted this photo she took from the Boardwalk Jan. 10, after the Jan. 9 storm.
Blue skies smiling at 2024
3 months ago
Jim O’Leary made this photograph on New Year’s morning from Massey’s Landing at the end of Long...
Route 1 before proliferation of shopping centers
3 months ago
This aerial photograph from the early 1990s shows Midway Shopping Center surrounded by open fields...
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33323 E CHESAPEAKE ST #30-VILLAGE OF FIVE POINTS-LEWES
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495,000.00
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309,000.00
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Millsboro
450,000.00
30381 Millsboro Hwy, Millsboro, DE 19966 ~ WELCOME TO YOUR WOODED OASIS… This three bedroom, three...
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