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Monday, March 23, 2026
What’s New
George W. Bray Jr., veteran, retired police officer
Bayhealth brings women’s heart health into focus
Sussex Tech High School adds EMT course
James Bernerd Holdridge, loved his family, sports
Bunny bonanza to bring family fun to Lewes April 4
Delores A. Clark, active community member
Edwin Arthur Connor, veteran, retired pharmacist
Donald Hutton, devoted family man
Cape softball has a new philosophy and a new pursuit
Sussex Academy baseball locked in on state tournament goal
Here We Go Again! Cape students bring ‘Mamma Mia!’ to life
Cape tops New Jersey power in lax scrimmage
Cape baseball hosts Clearview for final preseason tuneup
News / Police
Rehoboth installs fence around Stockley Street playground
By Chris Flood
1 day ago
Following a request by Commissioner Chris Galanty, Rehoboth Beach has installed a fence around the...
Senate approves removing solar credit cap
By Melissa Steele
1 day ago
Legislation reversing a 2022 cap on utility bill credits for homeowners with residential solar...
Bill to lower age for bartenders passes House
By Melissa Steele
1 day ago
A bill lowering the age for bartenders to 18 passed the House 31-5 with five absent March 12....
Milton planners table annexation request
By Ryan Mavity
2 days ago
The Milton Planning and Zoning Commission tabled debate over the proposed zoning for an annexation...
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Viewpoints
If grass is good for dunes, imagine the benefit of trees
By Chris Flood
2 days ago
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is hosting its annual beach...
Bayhealth leader opposes Senate Bill 1
By Terry Murphy
3 days ago
If you drive across the Pennsylvania line near the airport, you’ll see the shuttered Crozer-Chester...
All politics become local
By Jim Paterson
3 days ago
Reducing risk should be DelDOT’s top priority
3 days ago
Safety improvements on busy highways rarely happen by accident. They come from careful study,...
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Obituaries
Betty Goldenson, devout Catholic
3 days ago
Betty Goldenson, 93, passed away Tuesday, March 17, 2026, surrounded by family. Betty was born in...
Suzanne Dill, beloved Miltonian
3 days ago
Suzanne Dill, a cherished member of the Milton community and devoted life partner, passed away...
Gertrude Betsy Finch, devoted to family
3 days ago
Gertrude Betsy Finch passed away at home Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. She was born April 13, 1933, to...
Michael Logan Cunningham, devout Catholic
4 days ago
Michael Logan Cunningham, 84, passed peacefully at home in Millsboro Wednesday, March 11, 2026.He...
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Sports
Seahawks girls’ lax set to build foundation for bright future
By Aaron R. Mushrush
1 day ago
After reaching the semifinals of the DIAA girls’ lacrosse state tournament every year since 2022,...
Cape golf team hopes to repeat success
By Fritz Schranck
2 days ago
The Cape Henlopen High School golf team has two goals for the upcoming 2026 season – successfully...
Recreational fishermen harvest majority of striped bass
By Eric Burnley
2 days ago
It seems I struck a nerve down in Washington, D.C., at the office of Stove Boat LLC, a public...
Sussex Academy track looks to harvest seeds planted in indoor season
By Aaron R. Mushrush
2 days ago
Indoor track season proved to be a successful one for Sussex Academy, as the girls took the...
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A & E
Lewes to host annual Tulip Celebration starting April 1
2 days ago
The 17th annual Lewes Tulip Celebration, jointly sponsored by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce and...
Food additives aren’t evil, just factors to consider in dietary choices
By Denise Clemons
3 days ago
While I’m not always the strictest adherent, I remain a believer in Michael Pollan’s key advice on...
Art exhibit from Creative Aging program set March 24 at Milford library
3 days ago
Milford Public Library will hold a special exhibit from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 24,...
Sussex Academy artists earn prizes in state contest
3 days ago
Sussex Academy students Leah Cooper and Bella Burgett won first place and honorable mention ribbons...
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Cape Life
Beacon administrator helps launch literature unit at Sussex Consortium
1 hour ago
Sussex Consortium Sweetbriar welcomed a special guest Feb. 3, to help kick off its African American...
Freeman Arts adds to lineup of 2026 summer shows
3 hours ago
Freeman Arts Pavilion announced a second round of performances for its 2026 milestone season that...
Lewes Lions support local charity to help children in need
15 hours ago
The Lewes Lions Club became the 2026 lead Beach Bingo sponsor for Miriam’s Table, a local...
Race4Warriors receives donation from local Elks lodge
23 hours ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 near Lewes recently made a $2,000 contribution to Race4Warriors, a...
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Local Buzz
23712 Herring Reach Ct, Lewes
The Luxe Property Group – Iron Valley Real Estate at the Beach
View Listing Welcome to 23712 Herring Reach Ct. in the desirable Bay Pointe community. This well-...
Termites
Bill Cullin
Most home purchase agreements have clauses that deal with termites. After the agreement is ratified...
26086 Kielbasa Ct, Lewes
The Luxe Property Group – Iron Valley Real Estate at the Beach
View Listing Welcome to Hailey’s Glen, a sought-after Schell Brothers community in Lewes, Delaware...
Art Break: A Year in Modern Native Life
The Delaware Art Museum
There are many noteworthy works in DelArt’s
Living Indigenous
exhibition. One of them is ...
16512 E Kea Way, Lewes, DE
The Luxe Property Group – Iron Valley Real Estate at the Beach
View Listing NEW PRICE: $874,000 Welcome to Tower Hill, Sussex County’s Community of the Year,...
“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...
Clean Contracts
Bill Cullin
"Clean" is a term that is often used to describe an offer on a house. A "clean" offer does not...
Staging Your Home to Sell
Bill Cullin
Many people recognize a decorating style they like when they see it, but they find it difficult to...
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...
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...
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Calendar of Events
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9:00 am
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1:00 pm
Free tax preparation assistance
10:30 am
to
11:00 am
Pace Your Life chair yoga
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
Pokémon Club
5:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
A History of Women Magicians program
5:45 pm
to
7:15 pm
Lewes-Rehoboth Rotary Club meeting
6:00 pm
to
9:00 pm
Defending Democracy Film Festival fundraiser
Tuesday, March 24
8:30 am
Boardwalk Stroll
9:00 am
to
12:00 pm
Empowered Futures: Legal and Healthcare Readiness Day
10:00 am
to
12:00 pm
Alzheimer’s Caregivers Support Group
10:30 am
to
11:00 am
Preschool Story Time
1:00 pm
to
2:00 pm
Homeschool Friends program
2:00 pm
to
3:30 pm
Adult Coloring group
5:00 pm
to
6:30 pm
Great Decisions discussion series
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
SDARJ book & film discussion group
6:30 pm
to
7:30 pm
Pints & Pages Book Club for Millennials
7:00 pm
to
9:00 pm
Dancing Argentine Tango
Wednesday, March 25
9:00 am
to
10:00 am
Grandparents of People on the Spectrum support group
9:00 am
to
10:00 am
Prostate cancer support meeting
10:00 am
Writers' critique group
10:30 am
to
11:30 am
Baby & Toddler Story Time
11:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Soup Social
12:00 pm
AARP Driver Safety Refresher Course
5:00 pm
to
7:00 pm
Delaware Seaside Railroad Club Train Display
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Free Write
6:00 pm
to
6:45 pm
Feelings Rock with Miss Taylor
Business
Delmarva Christian teacher recognized by Johnson Orthodontics
17 hours ago
A Delmarva Christian third-grade teacher received an unexpected classroom honor last month thanks...
Dogfish Head gives $9K gift to Food Bank culinary school
19 hours ago
Dogfish Head recently presented the Food Bank of Delaware with a check for $9,274 to support its...
DSCC to score General Assembly on competitiveness decisions
21 hours ago
Each year, the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s Competitiveness Agenda is shaped through input...
Local students receive toothbrushing kits for Dental Health Month
1 day ago
In recognition of National Children’s Dental Health Month, Dr. Jonathan Johnson of Johnson...
Dogfish Head celebrates 302 Day
1 day ago
Dogfish Head celebrated all things Delaware with its annual 302 Day at the Milton brewery March 7...
Free class on Avoiding Probate to be offered March 24 in Georgetown
2 days ago
Avoiding Probate, a free class, will be offered to the public from 5 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 24,...
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Blogs
The Humming Bluebird of Happiness
By Elise Seyfried
6 days 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
1 week ago
I spent my entire first 20-year career (I career in 20-year batches) performing in our children’s...
Scamalot!
By Elise Seyfried
2 weeks ago
While I certainly do miss her, I am grateful that my mom passed away in 2006, before the Internet...
I’m a Poet! And I Know It!
By Elise Seyfried
3 weeks ago
I’ve been reading tons of poetry lately, most of it pretty good. While I wrote a library-load of...
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Traditional Meets Coastal in Downtown Rehoboth!
Bill Cullin
PRICE REDUCED~30997 OAK LEAF DR~OAK CREST FARM~LEWES
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JUST SOLD In 7 DAYS!! “Henlopen Landing” LEWES
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SOLD!! SAWGRASS. Relaxed, Refined, Rehoboth. Stunning Sawgrass Community.
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24006 Benjamin Harrison Cir, Millsboro | Welcome to premier 55+ living in Independence!
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Shanty Night at Historic Lewes
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Charming home with a great rental history in...
Rehoboth Beach
2,988,000.00
Back on the Market after a Kitchen Upgrade, a beautiful classic home where traditional meets...
Bill Cullin
New Construction 4BR Custom-Home in South Rehoboth!
Rehoboth Beach
3,895,000.00
New Construction Custom-Home in South Rehoboth! 🍍🌊 // LIST PRICE: $3,895,000✨ 📍209 New Castle...
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New Listing at 506 Weaver Drive, Dover DE
Dover
123,700.00
Welcome to your updated home!! Seller has done updates in the home, including updated hall bath,...
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Peaceful Eagles Landing Getaway | 3BR 2.5BA | 310...
Rehoboth Beach
595,000.00
310 Blue Heron Drive #3102 | Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 | List Price: $595,000 Peaceful Eagles...
Debbie Reed Team, REMAX Realty
Private Sanctuary
Houston
899,000.00
2578 Williamsville Road Houston DE 19954 – Rare 46-Acre Estate with Ranch Home – Your Private...
The Carrie Lingo Team
Beautifully Maintained Home in North Shores!
Rehoboth Beach
3,290,000.00
Nestled in the prestigious North Shores community, this beautifully maintained home offers an...
Bryce Lingo & Shaun Tull Team
Designer-Curated, Turnkey 4BR Home in Wellesley,...
Rehoboth Beach
1,220,000.00
Designer-Curated, Turnkey Home in Wellesley! 🍍🌊 // LIST PRICE: $1,220,000 📍18116 Highwood Drive...
Jack Lingo, REALTOR®
24006 Benjamin Harrison Cir, Millsboro | Welcome to...
Millsboro
499,000.00
PREMIUM LOT! Welcome to premier 55+ living in Independence! This charming ranch home is the perfect...
Active Adults Realty®
Beautifully Maintained Spacious 2 BR, 2 BA...
Rehoboth Beach
1,250,000.00
Presenting a beautifully maintained spacious two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium at The Henlopen...
Bill Cullin
Daniels Way Mobile Home Park
Lewes
47,000.00
20912 Daniels Way #3309, Lewes, De 19958 - CUTE AS A BUTTON! This little beach getaway is truly...
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Rehoboth installs fence around Stockley Street...
Chris Flood
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Following a request by Commissioner Chris Galanty, Rehoboth Beach has installed a fence around the...