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AARP 5340 hears from Linda Forte of Easterseals

1 day ago
Members of AARP Chapter 5340 chapter recently hosted guest speaker Linda Forte of Easterseals...

James Spadola joins Read Aloud Delaware as executive...

1 day ago
Read Aloud Delaware’s new Executive Director James Spadola brings a unique personal perspective to...

Annette Lewis celebrates 103rd birthday

1 day ago
Annette Lewis, a resident of Harbor Healthcare in Lewes, celebrated her 103rd birthday March 25...

Trivia: What amendment to the U.S. Constitution...

1 day ago
RULES Submit the correct answer through the form by 9 a.m. next Monday and be entered in a drawing...

Two for the price of none

Chris Flood
1 day ago
Looking to own, refurbish and then live in a piece of Cape Region history? Well, there are two...

County Bank donates to Dagsboro Boys & Girls Club

1 day ago
The Dagsboro Boys & Girls Club recently received a $2,500 donation from County Bank. With the...

Xi Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi honors long-term...

1 day ago
Members of Xi Sigma Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi International, recently received significant honors at...

Salvation Army seeks support for continued services

2 days ago
The Salvation Army of Delaware continues to feed and shelter those in need in the community despite...

Parsell Funeral Homes prepared for safe care during...

2 days ago
Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium remains committed and prepared to safely care for the...

Seniors urged to beware of fraud in age of coronavirus

2 days ago
When crises come, good people respond. There are hundreds of examples of friends and neighbors...

Don-Lee Margin donates packaging bags to Milton food...

2 days ago
Don-Lee Margin Corporation owner Denise Dickerson-Tull recently visited Milton Community Food...

Longwood Foundation donates $1M to COVID-19 response...

2 days ago
The Longwood Foundation has donated $1 million to the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund at...

Friends of Sussex CASA fundraiser a success

3 days ago
The Friends of Sussex CASA Inc. held a princess tea fundraiser at St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church...

Boy Scouts launch digital site in response to COVID-19

3 days ago
In response to the challenges faced by families dealing with school closures across Delmarva due to...

Preservation Delaware to host workshops May 1, 19

5 days ago
May is National Historic Preservation Month, a time when people across America celebrate their...

Easter Bunny to visit children at Immanuel Shelter...

5 days ago
Immanuel Shelter is still open. Since Dec. 18, the organization has been providing refuge for the...

Cape Life Briefs Winter 2019-20

6 days ago
Dimitra Yoga offers online classes The Dimitra Yoga team wants to spread some peace, love and yoga...

Salvation Army in Delaware responds to COVID-19 crisis

6 days ago
During this unprecedented time of uncertainty and concern, the Salvation Army of Delaware is...

‘Sandy Paws’ new story collection features dogs and...

1 week ago
Cat & Mouse Press, known for its award-winning local beach reads, has announced the publication...

Unit 28, Long Neck ladies group offer bag lunches

1 week ago
American Legion Unit 28 in Long Neck and the Local Ladies of Long Neck have teamed up to provide...
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Faith & Spirituality

Churches adapt to the coronavirus crisis

Nick Roth
4 days ago
About 8:58 a.m., March 22, Pastor Tim Wilson brought his team in for a prayer. They would normally...

Faith Briefs Winter 2019-20

6 days ago
Groome UMC cancels March 28 Covenant Players event Groome United Methodist Church has canceled the...

Catholic Charities seeks assistance to support those...

6 days ago
As the public health emergency continues, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington remains...

Epworth food pantry offers curbside service

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Expecting a rise in need, Epworth United Methodist Church has implemented curbside service for its...

Diocese of Wilmington cancels all public Catholic...

1 week ago
On the advice of government officials, and after consultation with medical professionals, Bishop...

St. Jude to host women’s day of reflection March 27

2 weeks ago
St. Jude The Apostle Parish will host a Ladies Lenten Day of Reflection from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...

St. Jude to accept food donations for St. Joseph’s...

2 weeks ago
Following a drought in Sicily centuries ago, believers asked St. Joseph’s intercession for rain,...

Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary presents grants to...

3 weeks ago
The Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary presented its 2020 community grant awards Feb. 25 at Mulligan's...

Miracle Angels of Israel UMC donate $12K to Tunnell...

3 weeks ago
The Miracle Angels of Israel United Methodist Church of Lewes recently presented Beebe Medical...

Feast of St. Joseph events to benefit needy March 19...

3 weeks ago
The weather has been unseasonably mild this year, yet families and individuals continue to be cold...

Seven Celtic Nations concert March 14 at Groome UMC...

3 weeks ago
The Anchor Coffee House at Groome United Methodist Church will present a concert saluting the Seven...

Miriam's Table fundraiser exceeds expectations

3 weeks ago
The team that organized Miriam's Table Beach Bingo fundraiser Feb. 29 set a fundraising goal of $10...

St. Cecilia Music Guild announces student scholarship

3 weeks ago
The St. Cecilia Guild has announced an award will be given to a graduating senior at Cape Henlopen...

Beach Bingo to raise funds for Miriam's Table Feb. 29

1 month ago
Miriam's Table will hold a bingo fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 29, from 4 to 7 p.m., at St. Jude's...

March 14 handbell festival to benefit Jusst Sooup...

1 month ago
Sponsored by Capital Ringers and Epworth United Methodist Church, handbell ringers from ensembles...

UUSD to screen ‘Immigrant Prisons: A Series of...

1 month ago
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will screen “Immigrant Prisons: A Series of...

Community Climate Conversation set March 4

1 month ago
Delaware Interfaith Power and Light, Delmarva Green and Energize Delaware will host A Community...

Homosexuality and the Bible study set March 7

1 month ago
Metropolitan Community Church of Rehoboth will host a program titled Homosexuality and the Bible,...

Waves of Love Cabaret at Unitarian Universalists Feb...

1 month ago
Valerie McNickol and Dave Kemper, aka Jazz Seaduction, will present Waves of Love Cabaret at 7 p.m...

Shepherd’s Office resource center seeks support...

1 month ago
The Shepherd’s Office, a faith-based drop-in resource center for the homeless, hungry or lonely,...
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Garden & Farm

Farm Service Agency county services available by phone

16 hours ago
USDA’s Farm Service Agency county offices are open in Delaware by phone appointment only until...

Garden & Farm Briefs Winter 2019-20

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Local students earn Delaware FFA proficiency awards At the 90th Delaware State FFA Convention in...

Delaware agriculture critical to supplying food...

3 days ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture continues to provide services to the public and industry to...

USDA Rural Development now in remote operational status

3 days ago
U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary Bette Brand announced that USDA Rural...

Ag secretary states importance of maintaining food...

5 days ago
Maintaining the supply of food and fiber for citizens, especially during times of an emergency, is...

American Farmland Trust echoes call to include...

1 week ago
American Farmland Trust Policy Director Tim Fink extends thanks to organizations such as the...

Lewes in Bloom tulips bring color to the area

1 week ago
Lewes in Bloom tulip beds are starting to burst out with color. Each fall, the group digs up old...

Spring lawn equipment: Keep safety in mind with...

1 week ago
Spring is on its way and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor...

Specialty crop funding applications due April 14

1 week ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for this year’s Specialty Crop Block...

Farmers look to the future with new technology,...

Sage Kelley
1 week ago
Over 200 agronomists filled the halls of Delaware Technical Community College in Georgetown Feb. 26...

Shark Tank to feature Frozen Farmer’s Katey Evans...

1 week ago
ABC’s “Shark Tank” will feature The Frozen Farmer from Bridgeville at 8 p.m., Friday, March 27. The...

Home and garden tips: Are you backyard-ready for...

1 week ago
Your family yard is extension for your home – providing a respite from stress, offering an outside...

Compost bin and rain barrel orders due to DNREC May 31

1 week ago
Sussex County residents may preorder environmentally beneficial compost bins and rain barrels at...

Proposals due May 11 for on-farm conservation and...

1 week ago
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting proposals...

Delaware Botanic Gardens delays season opening to...

2 weeks ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens canceled its March 17 preview celebration and postponed the opening of the...

Latrell McGinnis takes home the green with Delaware...

2 weeks ago
W.B. Simpson Elementary School student Latrell McGinnis spent last spring tending to his cabbage in...

Organic Seed Growers Conference ushers in new decade

2 weeks ago
The 10th Organic Seed Growers Conference drew more than 400 participants Feb. 12-15, in Corvallis,...

Geranium fundraiser order deadline is April 1

2 weeks ago
As part of its mission to provide scholarships for promising young female students, the Coastal...

Farmers Gary Ockels and Brian Tull awarded for corn...

2 weeks ago
Milton farmer Gary Ockels earned a first-place state award in the 2019 National Corn Growers...

Horticulturist Holly Shimizu to speak March 15 at...

3 weeks ago
As someone who has made an outstanding national contribution to the science and the art of...
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Health

Aquacare Physical Therapy expands to Milford

8 hours ago
Aquacare Physical Therapy announced the opening of its newest location in Milford, at the old...

Lewes couple donates $50K to Beebe COVID-19 response

8 hours ago
Scott and Tracy Sipprelle have committed $50,000 to Beebe’s COVID-19 response efforts. The...

Beebe gives guidelines for making hand-sewn masks

1 day ago
Thanks to incredible community response and the help of Pam Smith, RN, at Beebe Healthcare, Beebe...

Insurance commissioner commends state of emergency...

1 day ago
In consultation with the Delaware Department of Insurance, Gov. John Carney issued a sixth...

Health Briefs Winter 2019-20

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Interventional cardiologist Dr. Mayuri Patel joins Clinic by the Sea Clinic by the Sea recently...

Beebe physicians confirm importance of social...

3 days ago
All health organizations, including the CDC and WHO, are recommending social distancing in the...

Virtual Walk for Autism to run through April

5 days ago
Due to the global spread of the coronavirus, this year’s Walk for Autism will become the become the...

The marvel of mindful eating

Ehtasham Qureshi
6 days ago
Starting when we are children, we learn that food tastes good. We start to explore different tastes...

YMCA opens its virtual doors to community for free

6 days ago
Though the YMCA of Delaware’s doors have closed temporarily, the Y is still here for its community...

Beebe to provide referral-based testing for COVID-19

1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare is now offering COVID-19 referral-based testing for the community. The car-based...

Beebe Healthcare updates visitor restrictions at all...

1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare is continuing to evaluate the rapidly changing information about COVID-19, and...

Beebe Healthcare suspends elective outpatient...

1 week ago
To continue the effort to stop the spread of COVID-19, Beebe Healthcare is suspending all non-...

Beebe Healthcare launches new website

1 week ago
Beebe Healthcare unveiled its newly redesigned website, created with the community in mind, March 5...

New CEO joins Beebe early to support COVID-19 response

2 weeks ago
Dr. David Tam assumed the role of president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare March 17. He was expected...

Beebe, Bayhealth implement visitor restrictions

2 weeks ago
With a priority of the health and safety of patients, visitors, medical staff, team members and...

Gala raises funds for breast cancer coalition

2 weeks ago
More than 400 attendees enjoyed Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Lights of Life fundraiser held Feb...

Breast cancer coalition presents official tributes...

2 weeks ago
Delaware Sen. Dave Wilson, D-Bridgeville, and Dave Skocik of PR Delaware were presented tributes...

Breast cancer survivors enjoy healthy cooking...

2 weeks ago
The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Survivors’ Social Program hosts a variety of fun and stress-...

Wellness programs at CAMP Rehoboth continue March 21

2 weeks ago
CAMP Rehoboth Community Center offers a variety of free wellness programs for support and...

Free lower back pain and sciatica workshop March 28

2 weeks ago
Aging in Place Specialists LLC will host a free workshop on lower back pain and sciatica from 10 to...
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Saltwater Portraits

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Tony Zigman: From Lewes to Lexington and back

Ryan Mavity
9 hours ago
Normally, Tony Zigman’s work is not this tricky. Zigman’s business is selling heavy construction...

John Duffy travels across Europe, East Coast in his...

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
“I want to ride my bicycle.” John Duffy is living out those words daily from the song Bicycle Race...
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Barbara Petterson: Lewes artist at home in original...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
It’s only fitting that an artist live in a former brush factory. Lewes painter, jeweler and...

Danielle Furst: Born to play the piano

Chris Flood
3 weeks ago
Of all the ways Danielle Furst’s dad Jeffrey taught her to make a living from the piano, writing...

Bill and Geni Stevenson: Living on the water is...

Ron MacArthur
4 weeks ago
Bill and Geni Stevenson of Lewes are enjoying the sun and fun in Key West, Fla. The couple is not...
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David Main: Rebuilding after devastating fire

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
A 3 a.m. phone call March 13, 2018, woke David Main from a deep sleep in his Virginia home,...
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T.J. Thomas: St. Peter’s minister of music

Nick Roth
1 month ago
For T.J. Thomas, it wasn’t necessarily love at first note. But as he grew older, his interests...
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Marjorie Duffy Biles: From colored schools to Carper...

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
Being one of the first African American students to step into Rehoboth High School was an eye-...

Counting birds with Sally O’Byrne

Chris Flood
1 month ago
Sally O’Byrne began birding with the Delaware Ornithological Society in 1993. During a recent...

Milton’s Mal Meehan reflects on a lifetime in the arts

Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
You may not know Mal Meehan, but if you’ve been around Milton, chances are you’ve seen his work...
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Warren Golde: Living in the garden

Nick Roth
2 months ago
Warren Golde has always enjoyed getting a little dirty. Well before leading Lewes to international...

Heather Purdy ready to take on 2020

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
Fifteen years ago, Heather Purdy's life was turned upside down. At 23, she was left a quadriplegic...

Melissa Joseph celebrates 25 years in business

Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
The expression “When one door closes, another one opens,” perfectly sums up the journey Melissa...
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Griffin Kammerer: exploring the world, connecting...

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
In his wallet, Griffin Kammerer keeps a folded square of paper autographed in swirls of blue and...
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Holly Lane: From dancing queen to singing machine

Chris Flood
3 months ago
Sitting in her Rehoboth home, on stools for her custom-made bar, with jazz singer Becky Wilson...

Lynn Adams Kokjohn: a family history of service

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
The first woman president of Rehoboth Beach Country Club is set to oversee a $10 million renovation...

Atlantic rower seeks commemoration for Harriet Tubman

Nick Roth
3 months ago
After rowing north through the Delmarva Peninsula nearing the end of a 5,000-mile journey by boat...

The Rock Island Line connection

Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Dennis Davison says trains, and in particular the Rock Island Line, are in his blood. Not only did...

Charles Brandt book behind 'The Irishman'

Melissa Steele
4 months ago
Charles Brandt's voice is hoarse from a cold, but he could also be losing it with all the...

F3 First State forms bonds through fitness

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
Downtown Lewes is a quiet place at 5:15 in the morning. On a brisk November day, the only signs of...
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School Life

Cape students Spread the Word for inclusion

4 hours ago
The first week of March was Spread the Word week in the Cape Henlopen School District, where...

Sussex Tech future educators net top state awards

1 day ago
Four Sussex Technical High School early care and education students won top awards at the recent...

Sussex Academy to open elementary school

1 day ago
Sussex Academy announced that on March 19, Delaware Secretary of Education Dr. Susan Bunting and...

Ryan Zachos wins Mariner Middle geography bee

2 days ago
The National Geographic Society named Ryan Zachos, a Mariner Middle eighth-grade student from...

Delmarva Christian Schools Milton Campus hosts...

3 days ago
Delmarva Christian Schools Milton Campus held its annual Science Carnival on March 5, providing...

Autism Delaware scholarship applications due April 30

4 days ago
Autism Delaware is now accepting applications for three scholarships for the 2020-21 school year:...

Sussex Tech students earn security officer,...

5 days ago
Nearly 60 criminal justice students at Sussex Technical High School recently completed professional...

Shields students celebrate Dr. Seuss Day

6 days ago
Students across the nation celebrated Dr. Seuss’s birthday and National Read Aloud Day March 2...

Education Briefs Winter 2019-20

6 days ago
Tess Garland Foraker named to president's list at Elon University Tess Garland Foraker has been...

Nonprofits, philanthropies coordinate fundraising

1 week ago
Four leading nonprofit and philanthropic entities have launched a coordinated initiative to...

Indian River cancels field trips, facility use...

1 week ago
Indian River School District has canceled all student field trips and the use of its school...

Sussex Tech donates medical supplies to hospitals

1 week ago
To help Delaware’s healthcare workers battle the coronavirus, Sussex Technical School District has...

Cape High senior’s Eagle Scout project helps students

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
When Cape High senior Wyatt Fruehauf needed a service project as a requirement to become an Eagle...

Sussex Tech to close JROTC Program

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
After 18 years, Sussex Tech will close its U.S. Army JROTC program at the end of this school year...

Mariner business students earn state honors

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Mariner Middle students claimed a host of awards in state competition Feb. 26, but will be unable...

Worcester Prep second-graders cut and donate teacher...

1 week ago
Worcester Preparatory School teachers encourage their students not just to complete learning...

Cape educators attend minority leadership conference

1 week ago
Members of the Ethnic Minority Affairs Committee from the Cape Henlopen School District attended...

Beacon’s Brianna Loper tops in state for Lions peace...

1 week ago
Each fall, Beacon Middle School art students participate in the annual Lions Club Peace Poster...

Cape district distributing 1,600 meals a day

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Cape district students will not go hungry during the COVID-19 state-mandated school closure. School...

Cape High freshman math league named best in county

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
Cape High’s ninth-grade math league team earned best in county honors and would have represented...
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Announcements

Annette Lewis celebrates 103rd birthday

1 day ago
Annette Lewis, a resident of Harbor Healthcare in Lewes, celebrated her 103rd birthday March 25...

McDonald-Allread engagement announced

1 month ago
Mr. and Mrs. Todd McDonald of Harbeson are happy to announce the engagement of their daughter...

Smith-Aguirre engagement announced

1 month ago
Proud parents Don and Virginia Smith of Milton are happy to announce the engagement of their...

Vincent-Hass engagement announced

3 months ago
Brandon Hass decided to make the Christmas tree near the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk the location for...

Repass-Millner engagement announced

4 months ago
Dave and Jody Repass of Lewes are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Alex to Dallas...

Freeman-Kemeys engagement announced

4 months ago
Peggy and Bruce Chandler of Lewes are proud to announce the engagement of her son Beau Kemeys to...

Gregory and JoAnn Economos celebrate 40th...

7 months ago
Little did Gregory Economos know that the girl he admired riding her bicycle to the beach from his...

Kay and Michael Burkhart of Rehoboth celebrate...

7 months ago
Some enchanted evening in October 1968, a young biochemist and a young Marine officer saw each...

George and Joanie Nicholls celebrate 60th anniversary

8 months ago
George and Joanie Nicholls of Millsboro are celebrating 60 years of marriage. They first met when...

Julian Jerome Del Re birth announced

8 months ago
Proud parents U.S. Army Major Amanda Del Re (née Bellistri) and Mike Del Re welcomed their second...

Scott-Elgin engagement announced

9 months ago
Ralph Scott III and Ida Mae Scott of Seaford are pleased to announce the engagement of their...

Hanlin-DiIanni engagement announced

11 months ago
Claude and Susan DiIanni of Millsboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, David,...

Anna Ritthaler celebrates 102nd birthday

1 year ago
Anna Ritthaler recently celebrated her 102nd birthday. Family, friends and staff held a party for...

Price-Beard wedding announced

1 year ago
Pamela S. Price and M. Craig Beard were married Nov. 17, 2018, at St. Stephen’s United Methodist...

Cramer-Bolander engagement announced

1 year ago
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cramer of Bethany Beach are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter...

Bowens announce birth of son

1 year ago
Bridgett and Tyheim Bowen announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy Tymeir Bowen, born at 3:04...

Katie Meates weds Ben Steffes

1 year ago
Katie Meates, daughter of Henry and Tanyua Wilkens of Milton, and Ben Steffes, son of Larry and...

Jacki Warren engaged to Dustin Schell

1 year ago
Wayne and Mary Lou Warren of Lewes are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacki...

Clara Getman celebrates 100th birthday

1 year ago
Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe resident Clara Getman, left, celebrated her 100th birthday with...

Scott-Davis engagement announced

1 year ago
Mr. Ralph Lee Scott III and Mrs. Ida Mae Scott of Seaford announce the engagement of their daughter...
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