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Wednesday, March 18, 2026
What’s New
February housing data shows continued buyer caution as prices adjust
Expo to highlight aviation past, present and future March 26
Michael Logan Cunningham, devout Catholic
Carlton Lee Tull Jr., former Delaware resident
Easter egg hunt set March 22 at Sussex County Land Trust property
U.S. AG: Milton man illegally had gun, ammunition
Harrington Havoc win Delaware High School Hockey League
Suzanne Miller Sams, devoted church member, quilter
Lewes beach replenishment underway
A Cape Gazette moment beneath Benbulbin
RAL bus trip April 1 to take in special exhibit at Baltimore Museum of Art
Lemon Tree not closing, for now
Spring Home & Garden
News / Police
Police: Man breaks into ocean-block Rehoboth home and has a meal
1 day ago
A Rehoboth Beach man faces charges March 9 after police say he broke into an ocean-block home and...
Hudson Fields, Delaware FC partner to boost youth soccer programs
1 day ago
Hudson Fields has announced a new partnership with Delaware FC that will establish Hudson Fields as...
Lighthouse seeks bay beach dining March 20
By Ellen McIntyre
1 day ago
Dewey Beach Town Council will consider allowing the Lighthouse Restaurant to add dining tables on...
Shockley receives Bisbee Award in Lewes
By Bill Shull
1 day ago
Shelby Shockley, head of the Lewes Human Resources Department, received the 2025 Elaine Bisbee...
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Viewpoints
Cape wins first boys’ lacrosse title in 1998
1 day ago
Last week’s historic photograph featured a number of local people on the Delaware Lacrosse Club...
SB 1 takes Delaware backward
By Brian Frazee
1 day ago
This feels like deja vu. Delaware is once again sounding the alarm on a bill that would cut...
Noise makers
By Jim Paterson
1 day ago
Limiting density will not reduce sprawl
By Jay Baxter
1 day ago
Sprawl in AR-1 is a problem; it is actually the result of the problem – a lack of undeveloped,...
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Obituaries
Sarah Elizabeth Sunderland, kind, generous soul
6 hours ago
On May 12, 1934, in Selbyville, a beautiful little girl with blonde hair and eyes as blue as the...
Coy Edward Wyatt, Navy veteran
6 hours ago
Coy Edward Wyatt passed away peacefully Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, son of the late Coy and May...
Stacey Kay Knox, loved her family, dogs
1 day ago
Stacey Kay Knox, 44, of Lewes, passed away suddenly Friday, March 6, 2026, at Bayhealth Sussex...
Ralph Franklin Williams III, Beebe retiree
1 day ago
Ralph Franklin Williams III passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Heaven has gained another saint...
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Sports
Banquet brunch at Baywood Greens celebrates Cape’s 2025 hockey season
By Dave Frederick
4 hours ago
Cape celebrated the 2025 field hockey season with the presentation of individual awards. A brunch...
Injection of youth has Delmarva Christian softball hopeful
By Aaron R. Mushrush
1 day ago
Some say adversity grows character, particularly in sports. The last varsity softball team that...
Half-marathon relay runners' combined age is less than half of mine
By Dave Frederick
1 day ago
Shiny happy people running - Cape’s 4-by-800-meter indoor relay team that placed third in the state...
Cape girls’ lax play day features the speed of successful teams
By Dave Frederick
2 days ago
Cape hosted a girls’ lacrosse power play day March 14, a tradition since 2009. It would be more...
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A & E
History of south Rehoboth is lecture topic March 26
7 hours ago
The Rehoboth Beach Historical Society & Museum will present “From Farmland to Fairways: The...
Cape theater students perform ‘Dancing Queen’ at board meeting
By Ellen McIntyre
1 day ago
Students in the Cape Henlopen High School theater program brought a welcome energy to the March 12...
Irish dancers entertain, educate students at Sussex Academy
By Dan Cook
1 day ago
Eleven Sussex Academy students who attend the McAleer-Paulson School of Irish Dance performed...
Afternoon Flight
2 days ago
Late-afternoon light illuminates these geese in flight in Karen Ferguson’s photo.
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Cape Life
DNREC reminds Delaware residents about yard waste rules, options
9 hours ago
With spring arriving and Delawareans across the state sprucing up their lawns and landscapes, the...
Bayhealth celebrates 33 nurse residency graduates
1 day ago
Bayhealth recently announced the graduation of 33 nurses from its inpatient nurse residency program...
Dvornick draws on lifetime of experience
By Kevin T. Conlon
1 day ago
Eugene S. Dvornick Jr. has spent almost his whole life, literally and figuratively, creating...
Pack 1 Cub Scouts holds annual Pinewood Derby
By Ellen McIntyre
1 day ago
All eyes were on the six wooden cars racing down the track in the final heat of the Lewes Pack 1...
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Local Buzz
8 Staging Secrets from a Top Real Estate Professional
Mike Kogler Team
8 Staging Secrets from a Top Real Estate Professional
Sell faster. And for more money...
Reasons to Buy a House With an Unfinished Basement
Mike Kogler Team
Reasons to Buy a House With an Unfinished Basement
When looking for a new home, you may...
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...
Completing the Sale
Bill Cullin
Some buyers and sellers arrive at the closing feeling terrific about the transaction. They like...
4 Essential Steps to Buying a Home
Bill Cullin
By Kara Masterson
Buying a new home can be a complicated undertaking, especially for...
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...
Top 5 Financial and Non-Financial Planning Concerns for Retirees: A Recap
George Reilly
Top 5 Financial and Non-Financial Planning Concerns for Retirees: A Recap Over the past few months...
Trails Less Traveled (worth the hype, without the crowds)
Active Adults Realty®
Are you ready to go off-map? 🗺️ While there are plenty of worthwhile trails in Sussex County, we’ve...
Ministry Minute: Born this Way
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Join us for this week’s Ministry Minute as we hear the God makes no mistakes.
New Class HOT BOX with Patty at Hiatus24
Hiatus 24
The biggest obstacle in our lives is usually ourselves.The voice in our head that says: You’re too...
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Calendar of Events
Today
10:00 am
Writers' critique group
10:30 am
to
11:30 am
Baby & Toddler Story Time
10:30 am
to
11:15 am
Sensory Art Class
11:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Soup Social
1:00 pm
Cash bingo
1:30 pm
Italian conversation group
4:00 pm
to
5:00 pm
Paws for Reading
5:00 pm
to
5:45 pm
Art for kids
5:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
Conversation with L. M. Elliott
5:00 pm
to
7:00 pm
Delaware Seaside Railroad Club Train Display
6:00 pm
to
6:45 pm
Art for tweens
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Free Write
7:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Dementia caregiver support group
Thursday, March 19
8:30 am
Boardwalk Stroll
9:00 am
to
4:00 pm
Delaware Botanic Gardens open
9:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Free tax preparation assistance
10:00 am
to
11:00 am
Delaware Money School program
10:00 am
to
12:00 pm
Art journaling workshop
11:00 am
to
7:00 pm
American Legion Build a Burger Day
11:00 am
to
1:30 pm
Coastal Georgetown AAUW meeting
11:00 am
to
12:30 pm
Socrates Café
1:00 pm
Alzheimer’s caregivers support group
1:00 pm
Seaside history hike
1:30 pm
to
3:30 pm
Cancer Support Group
1:30 pm
to
3:30 pm
Open art for adults
2:00 pm
to
3:30 pm
Spanish Conversation Group
3:00 pm
to
5:00 pm
In the Loop Knitting & Crocheting group
4:00 pm
to
5:00 pm
Minecraft builders
5:00 pm
to
6:00 pm
Conversation with Thomas Richards
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Transcendental Jam & Vegetarian Feast
6:00 pm
Elks Bingo
7:00 pm
Cash bingo
Friday, March 20
7:30 am
to
8:45 am
Rehoboth Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meeting
8:30 am
to
4:00 pm
Delaware Boating Safety Class
9:00 am
to
4:00 pm
Delaware Botanic Gardens open
9:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Free tax preparation assistance
10:00 am
to
11:00 am
Baby Friday
10:00 am
to
1:00 pm
Drop-in tech help
10:30 am
Feelings Rock program
11:00 am
to
3:00 pm
Battery 519 tour
6:00 pm
to
8:00 pm
Shanty Night at Historic Lewes
6:00 pm
to
9:00 pm
Inaugural BASSE speaker series
6:30 pm
Greg Fuller concert & dinner
7:00 pm
to
8:30 pm
IMC talk
7:00 pm
Celebrate Recovery group
7:00 pm
Spotting Ships program
Business
State restaurant group names new director for marketing, communications
3 hours ago
The Delaware Restaurant Association recently announced the appointment of Elizabeth Mantey as its...
Lewes library to offer teen job fair workshop March 26
11 hours ago
The Lewes Public Library will host its 9th Annual Teen Job Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,...
Health-Fitness & Leisure Expo proceeds support Alzheimer’s Association
3 days ago
The 8th Annual Health-Fitness & Leisure Expo took place March 7 at Cape Henlopen High School in...
Schell Brothers pledges to support land conservation in Sussex
3 days ago
The Sussex County Land Trust recently announced that Schell Brothers has made a significant...
Dedicated Financial holds grand opening for new office, community space
3 days ago
Dedicated Financial celebrated the official opening of its new office and community event space at...
Peddler’s Village barbers find new home after roof collapse
5 days ago
When Sarah Mangos came to work the day after the February blizzard, she was snowed under by what...
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Blogs
The Humming Bluebird of Happiness
By Elise Seyfried
1 day 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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JUST SOLD! The Perfect Blend of Comfort, Convenience, and Coastal Lifestyle. End-Unit Townhome With A Two-Car Garage.
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Big bulldozers and skid steers have taken over Savannah Beach in Lewes as a replenishment project...
