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Saturday, March 28, 2026
What’s New
Little Vikings celebrate friendship with Hearty Party
Rehoboth Art League to host opening reception April 3
Notre Dame Club of Delaware honored for partnership with Little Living
Cape golf team defeats Caesar Rodney in opening match
DDXS, a tribute to Duran Duran & INXS, to perform March 29
Delmarva Christian student’s film featured at regional festival
Cub Scout Pack 95 holds annual Blue & Gold program in Georgetown
Coastal Delaware Community Clean Up sign-ups due April 18
Sussex Academy boys’ tennis defends Henlopen South throne in 2026
Charged up: Officials weigh in on high energy bills
Yellow trumpeters of spring
Exploring the wilds of East Africa with the Gazette
Backyard Cafe announces Birdhouse in Milton
News / Police
Chancery Court upholds state’s offshore wind bill
22 hours ago
In a ruling released March 25, the Delaware Court of Chancery upheld the General Assembly’s...
Trees in Rehoboth’s Grove Park to undergo aeration project
By Chris Flood
23 hours ago
Grove Park in Rehoboth Beach is scheduled to be closed for about 10 days beginning Monday, April 6...
Lewes taps $1.6M from reserves to balance budget
By Bill Shull
1 day ago
Lewes Mayor and City Council unanimously approved a $13 million budget for Fiscal Year 2027 at a...
Meals on Wheels delivers more than food to Sussex residents
By Bill Shull
1 day ago
Richard Chambers loaded up his car with bags of food and hit the road. Chambers has been a...
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Viewpoints
Don’t let crypto rewards undermine Delaware’s community banks
By Rep. Mara Gorman
1 day ago
When Delawareans think of innovation, we think of history and progress in equal measure. From...
Needing refuge
By Jim Paterson
1 day ago
Fire service funding: One size does not fit all
1 day ago
Sussex County Council appears to be willing to help volunteer fire departments, recently announcing...
Libraries are part of the fabric of a community
By Jan Konesey
1 day ago
In the early 1990s, I served as a city commissioner in Rehoboth Beach. During that time, the Sussex...
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Obituaries
Mary Therese Conte, friend to all, volunteer
20 hours ago
Mary Therese Conte passed away peacefully Monday, March 1, 2026, following a fall at The Lodge at...
Linda Ziemba, AstraZeneca retiree
1 day ago
Linda Ziemba, 78, of Lewes, passed away after an illness. She will be greatly missed by her family...
Janet Lynn O’Brien, loved her family, community
2 days ago
Janet Lynn O’Brien, 74, lovingly known as Jan or Mimi, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her...
Dolores Irene Pollack, kind, loving soul
2 days ago
Dolores Irene Pollack, 88, of Lewes and formerly of Bellmawr, N.J., passed away Monday, March 16,...
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Sports
Seahawks excited to defend Henlopen Conference crown in 2026
By Aaron R. Mushrush
3 hours ago
After taking the Henlopen South and Henlopen Conference titles the last couple of years, the Sussex...
Water temperature is creeping up
By Eric Burnley
5 hours ago
The last ravages of winter are about to pass. The water temperature at the Delaware Lightship Buoy...
Baseball begins
By Sumner Spence
1 day ago
By Friday, all Major League Baseball teams will have their opening day. The Phillies played the...
Athletes of the Week March 27
1 day ago
Cam Bell This Fred Thomas eighth-grader led the boys’ basketball team to the program's first piece...
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A & E
Northwest stew is a hearty antidote to sudden spring chills
By Denise Clemons
1 day ago
Although Mother Nature teased us with a taste of spring last week, these last few days have been...
Rehoboth Beach Jewish Film Festival continues March 27
1 day ago
The Rehoboth Beach Jewish Film Festival continues Friday, March 27, at the Cinema Art Theater near...
STEPPIN’ OUT
Joe Bryan to perform March 29 in Lewes
1 day ago
Kick back, relax, and enjoy Joe Bryan live from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, March 29, at The Wheelhouse...
Local artist inspires students with Doodley Brain creative experience
By Ellen McIntyre
2 days ago
As Sussex Academy middle schoolers doodled on the tables with pastel crayons and markers, local...
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Cape Life
Troop 7 officer speaks about safety to Cape driver’s ed students
19 hours ago
Cape Henlopen High School driver’s education teachers and students recently welcomed Delaware State...
Sussex Academy, SOAH to screen documentary April 16
21 hours ago
Sussex Academy, in partnership with Speak Out Against Hate, will host a free screening and...
Streaming services faulty just like their predecessor
By Kevin T. Conlon
23 hours ago
I remember back in the early 1970s when I was a kid, my cousins who lived around the block became...
Hundreds participate in state’s annual dune grass planting
By Chris Flood
23 hours ago
Hundreds of volunteers planted thousands of beach grass plugs into dunes as part of the Delaware...
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Local Buzz
Another Unit SOLD @ The Henlopen, Unit 407!! Mike Kogler Team: #1 Sales Team @ The Henlopen. Rehoboth’s Premier Oceanfront Building. Visit: www.HenlopenRB.com or Call: (302)236-7648
Mike Kogler Team
JUST SOLD by The Mike Kogler Team: 527 N Boardwalk, Unit #407, Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 A coastal...
Place Your Restaurant in Front of Thousands of Cape Region Diners
Cape Gazette
When locals and visitors are deciding where to go out in the Cape Region, make sure they find your...
How to Choose the Right Amount and Types of Lighting
Bill Cullin
When decorating your home, one of the most important areas of focus should be the lighting....
Cape Gazette’s Spring Home & Garden Returns with Fresh Ideas for Your Home
Spring Home & Garden
Spring Home & Garden
is Cape Gazette’s guide to the season of renewal — practical...
SOLD! UNIT 613 @ THE HENLOPEN. Rehoboth’s Premier Oceanfront Building,
Mike Kogler Team
Just Listed at The Henlopen by The Mike Kogler Team A coastal sanctuary in Rehoboth's Premier...
HenlopenRB.com Rehoboth’s Premier Oceanfront Building: Sales & Rentals. For Current Available Units Call: (302) 236-7648, or visit HenlopenRB.com
Mike Kogler Team
The Leading SALES TEAM @ The Henlopen. The Henlopen Condominium is the area’s premier ocean-front...
“We Fix Military Haircuts”
George Reilly
Many years ago I saw a sign on a barber shop near the Naval Base in Newport, Rhode Island that said...
What is "H.O."?
Bill Cullin
You can probably guess - H.O. means "home odors". Be careful of odors in your home. If your family...
Termites
Bill Cullin
Most home purchase agreements have clauses that deal with termites. After the agreement is ratified...
My Father’s “Death Bag:” A Love Story.
George Reilly
My Father’s “Death Bag:” A Love Story. It is a very simple black nylon bag. Some might call it a...
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Calendar of Events
Today
9:00 am
to
2:00 pm
Spring Craft Fair
9:00 am
to
4:00 pm
Delaware Botanic Gardens open
10:00 am
to
3:00 pm
Delaware Seaside Railroad Club Train Display
10:00 am
to
2:00 pm
Monthly Food Distribution
10:00 am
to
12:00 pm
Lewes Chess Club meeting
10:00 am
to
2:00 pm
Friends of Milton Public Library Book and Gift Shop
10:30 am
to
12:00 pm
Easter egg hunt
11:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Teen job fair
11:00 am
to
7:00 pm
American Legion Wing Day
11:00 am
to
3:00 pm
Battery 519 tour
12:00 pm
to
2:00 pm
Anime club
3:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
IRVFC fried chicken dinner
3:00 pm
SODELO spring concert
6:00 pm
The Easter Story presentation
7:00 pm
Coastal Concerts performance
Sunday, March 29
9:00 am
to
4:00 pm
Delaware Botanic Gardens open
11:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Holy Week prayer stations guided tour
11:00 am
Creative Movement Virtual Yoga
3:00 pm
SODELO spring concert
6:00 pm
The Easter Story presentation
6:00 pm
Runway 2026
Monday, March 30
9:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Free tax preparation assistance
11:00 am
L.E.A.P. Read to the Dogs program
11:00 am
to
7:00 pm
American Legion Meatball Sub Day
1:00 pm
to
4:00 pm
Mah Jongg
1:30 pm
Food for Thought
3:00 pm
to
4:00 pm
Rehoboth Beach Writers’ Guild Poetry Free Write
5:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
Living Indigenous curator talk
5:30 pm
to
6:30 pm
CAMP Rehoboth book club
5:45 pm
to
7:15 pm
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club meeting
6:00 pm
Movie night
Business
Huxtable addresses Rehoboth-Dewey Chamber members
1 day ago
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, was the guest speaker at the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of...
Lula Blue opens in historic Lewes space
1 day ago
Heather Foley is continuing a tradition at 114 Second St. in Lewes that started more than a century...
Sacrifice leads Katie Downes Walker to Sussex Dance Academy
1 day ago
Growing up as the youngest of seven siblings, Katie Downes Walker was in an environment where...
Cape High internship program shapes tomorrow’s workforce
1 day ago
Work-based learning programs at Cape Henlopen High School allow for aspiring senior students to...
Jailhouse Antiques returns to Milton
1 day ago
A familiar face is back in Milton in more ways than one, in the form of Jailhouse Antiques, which...
Old Ice House Liquors now Rehoboth Liquors
2 days ago
After closing for a short renovation, the Old Ice House Liquors on Rehoboth Avenue Extended has...
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Blogs
Mother Nature Issues Her Final Warning
By Elise Seyfried
4 days ago
Oahu, Hawaii, where my sister Carolyn has lived since 2012, has traditionally been the kind of...
The Humming Bluebird of Happiness
By Elise Seyfried
1 week ago
It’s the most annoying time of year, when all my bird-loving buddies wax(wing) rhapsodic over the “...
For Rent
By Elise Seyfried
2 weeks ago
I spent my entire first 20-year career (I career in 20-year batches) performing in our children’s...
Scamalot!
By Elise Seyfried
3 weeks ago
While I certainly do miss her, I am grateful that my mom passed away in 2006, before the Internet...
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January’s deep freeze has faded, but astronomical energy bills for Delmarva Power customers last...