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VIA provides holiday gifts for neediest citizens

14 hours ago
The Village Improvement Association’s fourth annual holiday gift-giving project proved wonderfully...

Friends of Milton library raffle super colossal...

15 hours ago
The drawing for the Friends of the Milton Library Super Colossal Stocking was held Dec. 21. Shown...

Rotary, Peninsula partner for feast at Boys & Girls...

20 hours ago
Wanting to give back to the community that warmly welcomed him, Chef Robert Daugherty, director of...

Hypnotherapist to offer classes starting Jan. 19 in...

23 hours ago
Local hypnotherapist Debora Sartain of Hypnoinc is offering group classes at HeartWish Healing...

Sewing day for Quilts of Valor block drive set Feb. 1

2 days ago
The Quilts of Valor Foundation, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to cover service...

Let the Healing Begin yoga series starts Jan. 20

3 days ago
Turning Point Yoga & Meditation will offer a beginner yoga series called Let the Healing Begin...

Community preparedness workshop special needs...

3 days ago
Disasters can strike suddenly, anytime and anywhere, and first responders may not be able to get to...

Cape Life Briefs Winter 2019-20

3 days ago
Genealogical society to meet Jan. 18 The Sussex County Genealogical Society will present a live...

Trivia: What nationality was the sculptor Brancusi?

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

Overfalls Foundation kicks off speaker series Jan. 17

6 days ago
The Overfalls Foundation has announced its first speaker program for 2020, to be held at 7 p.m.,...

Delaware top youth volunteer nominations due March 1

6 days ago
Nominations for the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards, which recognize the contributions of...

MOMS Club to host preschool and activity fair Feb. 8

1 week ago
The MOMS Club of Coastal Delaware will host its10th Annual Preschool and Activity Fair from 10 a.m...

Winter sports info session set Jan. 27 at Rehoboth...

Mary Jo Tarallo
1 week ago
Area residents who want to learn about outdoor winter sports are invited to an All About Skiing and...

Seaside Jewish Community breaks ground on expansion

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Hundreds of Seaside Jewish Community members celebrated a $1.25 million expansion with a ceremonial...

Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Suffrage: The...

1 week ago
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Organization, Sussex County Inc. invites the public to...

Nature lovers to flock to Delmarva for birding Jan....

1 week ago
The 2020 Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend invites nature enthusiasts to Delmarva from Friday to...

Museum program to feature African American resorts...

1 week ago
The Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes will host a program titled Black Footprints on White Sands:...

Lewes Loves Books events continue Jan. 12, 14, 15

1 week ago
The Lewes Loves Books initiative is gaining momentum as new partners, resources and readers join...

Harrington Raceway and Casino gathers items for food...

1 week ago
Approximately 14,000 canned goods were donated to the Food Bank of Delaware as a result of...

Bayhealth celebrates first babies of new year

1 week ago
It was a busy New Year’s Day at Bayhealth, where two bundles of joy arrived just as 2020 got...
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Faith & Spirituality

Faith Briefs Winter 2019-20

3 days ago
Groome UMC to host Ed Shockley and Stone Shakers in concert Jan. 18 The Anchor Coffee House at...

St. Jude to host author Kevin Wells Jan. 21

6 days ago
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Lewes will host a presentation by author Kevin Wells at 1 p...

Columbiettes donate toys to Ronald McDonald House 

6 days ago
The Bishop James C. Burke Columbiettes from the Millsboro, Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth and Georgetown...

St. George’s Chapel wraps up 300th birthday celebration

6 days ago
The culmination of a year dedicated to the tercentenary celebration of St. George’s Chapel, founded...

Local women seek support for Texas church asylum...

1 week ago
Feeling a desire to offer humanitarian assistance to thousands of men, women and children asylum...

Seaside Jewish Community to break ground on...

2 weeks ago
Seaside Jewish Community will hold a groundbreaking ceremony and reception at 11:30 a.m., Sunday,...

UUSD to show voting rights film Jan. 3

2 weeks ago
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will present a free public film screening of “...

New Covenant Church holds Shadow Ministry service

Steven Billups
2 weeks ago
New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lewes held a Shadow Ministry and Stick Ministry, performed by...
New Covenant Shadow

Unity to hold annual Burning Bowl ceremony Dec. 29

3 weeks ago
Unity Spiritual Center, a spiritual community, will bridge the old year with the new during its...

Christmas Briefs 2019

3 weeks ago
UUSD to host Christmas Eve service Dec. 24 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware meets...

Knights of Columbus hosts Christmas dinner 

1 month ago
About 100 people gathered at Irish Eyes Pub and Restaurant in Lewes Dec. 9 when members of the...

A run on sweets at the Bethel Cookie Walk

Deny Howeth
1 month ago
The Mary Martha Circle of Bethel United Methodist Church held its annual cookie walk Dec. 7. The...

UD’s lifelong learning program partners with Lewes...

1 month ago
The University of Delaware’s popular Osher Lifelong Learning Institute educational program for...

Wilmington Children’s Chorus to sing at All Saints’...

1 month ago
The Wilmington Children’s Chorus will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, at All Saints’ Church in...

All Saints’ Episcopal Church Rehoboth beautifies...

1 month ago
All Saints’ Episcopal Church has recently undergone a beautification project at its ocean block...

Food donations for Community Resource Center due Dec...

1 month ago
The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church mission and outreach committee invites everyone to participate in...

IMC-Lewes to host Tibetan sound healing workshop Dec...

1 month ago
Insight Meditation Community Lewes will host a Tibetan sound healing workshop with Sue Greer from 1...

St. Peter’s Lewes to host cookie walk Dec. 14

1 month ago
Fans of scrumptious holiday goodies are eagerly anticipating the St. Peter’s Cookie Walk at 8:30 a...

Worldwide candle lighting service to remember...

1 month ago
The annual Worldwide Candle Lighting Service of the Lighthouse Chapter of The Compassionate Friends...

Annual Fall Festival Musicale presented at UUSD

1 month ago
Piano students of Carole Neal, Meldene Gruber, and Eric Neumann presented the third annual Fall...
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Garden & Farm

Delaware Botanic Gardens open with free admission...

5 days ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens, 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro, will be open to the public with free...

Navigating garden catalogs to plan for the season ahead

Melinda Myers
2 weeks ago
As garden catalogs are piling up and online versions fill your inbox, your thoughts may turn to the...

Register by Jan. 10 for produce recall ready workshop

2 weeks ago
About 1 in 6 Americans gets sick every year from foodborne illnesses. Under the Food Safety...

Give your Christmas tree a second life in the landscape

Melinda Myers
2 weeks ago
Once your holiday celebrations have passed and the decorations go back into storage, it is time to...

Agriculturists attend cover crop workshop

3 weeks ago
The Sussex Conservation District and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership held a free cover crop...

Garden & Farm Briefs Winter 2019-20

3 weeks ago
Soil health workshop to be held Jan. 15 Sussex Conservation District will host a soil health...

Sussex Conservation District holds Cooperators Dinner

3 weeks ago
The Sussex Conservation District held its biennial Cooperators Dinner Dec. 4 at the Bridgeville...

Native azalea collection arrives at Delaware Botanic...

4 weeks ago
The Delaware Botanic Gardens received 65 native azaleas Nov. 25, donated by Ernest Koone of Lazy K...

Delaware Farm Bureau honors Barbara Sapp of Milton 

4 weeks ago
More than 400 farmers and friends of agriculture gathered Dec. 7 at Del Tech’s Terry Campus in...

Conservation district holds stormwater pond...

4 weeks ago
The Sussex Conservation District recently held two free stormwater pond maintenance workshops at...

Delaware farm families honored for 100 years of...

1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture recently honored five Delaware farm families for their...

Experts find citrus and marine diseases caused by...

1 month ago
Farming experts Dr. Don Huber and Frank Dean have released a farmer educational video that covers...

Delaware Farm Bureau holds 75th annual meeting

1 month ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau convened its annual meeting Dec. 3 at Modern Maturity in Dover with 64...

Delaware Botanic Gardens gates closed for season

1 month ago
The Delaware Botanic Gardens ended its first public open season Nov. 30, closing the garden gates...

Milton recognizes women’s club and pollinator...

1 month ago
At a recent Milton Town Council meeting, Mayor Paul Kanakos and council members issued Resolution...

Selecting and caring for your Christmas tree

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
The holiday tree is the center of many family celebrations. Ornaments collected over the years...

Sussex Gardeners decorate Zwaanendael Museum for Dec...

1 month ago
The Zwaanendael Museum at 102 Kings Highway in Lewes is decorated for the holidays based on the...

Brighten spirits and indoor décor with a colorful...

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Add some unique beauty to your indoor décor or give the gift of low-maintenance splendor with the...

Race benefits scholarship for Delaware Tech ag students

1 month ago
The annual Taste of Sposato Wine 5K event, hosted by Sposato Family Vineyards at the Sposato...

Holiday gifts for gardeners

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
Holidays are a wonderful time to gather with friends and family, share a special meal and exchange...
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Health

Gift of Life leads in lifesaving organ transplants

23 hours ago
For the 12th consecutive year, Gift of Life Donor Program coordinated the most lifesaving organs...

Beebe expands partnership with Jefferson...

3 days ago
Since 2016, Beebe Healthcare has been a member of the Thomas Jefferson Neuroscience Network...

Cancer survivorship conference registration due Jan. 20

3 days ago
For the eighth year in a row, Beebe Healthcare’s Oncology Services and the Sussex County...

New Year’s resolution? Get the most out of your gym...

Adam Jones
3 days ago
Selecting a fitness facility can be an intimidating endeavor, and joining the wrong gym can be a...

Health Briefs Winter 2019-20

5 days ago
Bereavement group to start Jan. 15 in Lewes Compassionate Care Hospice will offer a six-week...

Hospice equals hope for parents of medically complex...

6 days ago
Hospice can seem like a frightening word to a family with a medically complex child. But not for...

Lewes pain doctor welcomes new patients

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Dr. Haresh Sampathkumar didn't go to medical school thinking he would become a pain doctor, but his...

Nanticoke, Peninsula merger complete

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
As Nanticoke Health Services officially joined Peninsula Regional Health System Jan. 2, executives...

First State Chevrolet donates to breast cancer...

1 week ago
First State Chevrolet presented a check to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Dec. 13 in the...

Free yoga pain clinic set Jan. 11

1 week ago
Turning Point Yoga & Meditation, located in the Olive Branch on Route 1 in Milton, will host a...

Bayhealth presents $14K to Delaware Breast Cancer...

1 week ago
For the 14th consecutive year, Bayhealth held its annual Go Pink! campaign to raise money and...

Ear acupuncture can help manage pain, anxiety and...

Uday Jani
2 weeks ago
For the growing numbers of Americans who seek help dealing with anxiety, depression and sleep...

Quit smoking; don’t switch to e-cigarettes

2 weeks ago
Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many new year’s...

Bayhealth Foundation hosts event at Coastal Club...

2 weeks ago
The Bayhealth Foundation recently hosted an information session at Coastal Club near Lewes where...

Dewey Goes Pink donates to Delaware Breast Cancer...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Dewey Goes Pink organizers donated $166,000 in proceeds from the October event to the Delaware...

Beebe Healthcare team donates to RJ’s Christmas Tree...

3 weeks ago
For the second year, Beebe Women's and Children's Services partnered with RJ Scott, a first-grader...

Buzz Off 3D presents check to Tunnell Cancer Center

Steven Billups
3 weeks ago
Organizers of the Buzz Off 3D event held Dec. 1 at the Crooked Hammock Brewery recently presented a...
Buzz Off 3d Check presentation

Delaware Hospice holds Annual Festival Of Trees

Steven Billups
3 weeks ago
Delaware Hospice in Milford held its annual Festival of Trees Dec. 13. The Festival of Trees is the...
Hospice Festival of Trees 2019

New doctor joins Maplewood Dental Associates

Sage Kelley
3 weeks ago
Maplewood Dental Associates has welcomed a new dentist to the team. Dr. Katelyn Vincent started...

Managing the merriment while coping with cancer

Srujitha Murukutla
3 weeks ago
The holidays bring celebration, tradition, and joy, but also obligation and expectation. This...
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Saltwater Portraits

Heather Purdy ready to take on 2020

Melissa Steele
4 days 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
1 week ago
The expression “When one door closes, another one opens,” perfectly sums up the journey Melissa...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Griffin Kammerer: exploring the world, connecting...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
In his wallet, Griffin Kammerer keeps a folded square of paper autographed in swirls of blue and...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Holly Lane: From dancing queen to singing machine

Chris Flood
3 weeks 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month ago
Downtown Lewes is a quiet place at 5:15 in the morning. On a brisk November day, the only signs of...

Married 70 years, WWII vet, wife ‘become one’

Chris Flood
2 months ago
It was an interview less than a week before Veterans Day, but even if the day had been six months...

Strohm Edwards’ love of fish leads to coaching career

Ron MacArthur
2 months ago
It started with a love of fish. As a youngster growing up in Laurel, Strohm Edwards was persuaded...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Women's right to vote turns 100

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
The times when women did not have the right to vote may seem like distant history for some, but a...
Saltwater Portrait

Sea Witch celebrity: This is my last festival

Chris Flood
2 months ago
It’s been two years since Sally the Sea Witch saw herself front and center on page 84 of the Friday...
Saltwater Portrait

Mark Harris: A man of many hats

Nick Roth
3 months ago
Mark Harris is a priest, artist, poet, activist and cancer survivor, and he says every single one...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Ashleigh Hudson: Driven by love of family, fishing,...

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Visitors to Town Hall in Dewey Beach are lucky to be greeted by the smiling and eager-to-help face...
Saltwater Portrait

Chief William Daisey: Living a blessed life

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
For William Daisey, the title “Chief” is not just some honorarium or nickname. He is a former...

Barbara Rynkowski: Lewes woman moves to her own beat

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Barbara Rynkowski has a stunning smile, charming personality and a quick step – three...

Cathy Tydings and Liz McCubbin: Life in miniature

Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Lifelong friends Cathy Tydings and Liz McCubbin live a good portion of their lives in miniature...

Charles Short: Maintenance man at Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Nick Roth
4 months ago
Charles Short may look young, but for the last two decades he’s been working hard to ensure the...

John Collier: On retiring and still raising hell

Ryan Mavity
4 months ago
He may be ready to step aside as Milton’s project coordinator, but John Collier is not done, in his...
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School Life

Fire prevention poster and essay contest winners...

17 hours ago
The Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association hosted its annual awards program Jan. 5 for the...

Millsboro Middle School named state winner in STEM...

17 hours ago
Selected from thousands of entries nationwide, Millsboro Middle School in has been named a Delaware...

Kate the Chemist thrills spectators at The Jefferson...

Deny Howeth
1 day ago
The Jefferson School hosted two sold-out shows featuring Kate the Chemist Jan. 11. Kate Biberdorf...

Carper announces service academy nominations

1 day ago
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper recently announced the names of his service academy nominees for the Class of...

CHEF Winter Jam fundraiser on deck Feb. 7

2 days ago
The annual Winter Jam fundraiser to benefit the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation is scheduled...

Lord Baltimore Lions warn students about dangers of...

2 days ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club has been working with the Indian River School District, Selbyville...

Area students selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program

2 days ago
The United States Senate Youth Program announced that high school students Evan Qian Cheng of...

STEMporium to offer Odyssey of the Mind practice Jan...

2 days ago
The Great STEMporium will hold a Spectacular Spontaneous Festival on Sunday, Jan. 19, for teams...

Education Briefs Winter 2019-20

3 days ago
Coons announces service academy nominees U.S. Sen. Chris Coons has announced his U.S. service...

STEMporium teams enter international robotics...

3 days ago
Three coding club teams from The Great STEMporium are set to compete in the Wonder League Robotics...

Groves Adult High School students work hard toward...

3 days ago
The dedicated adult learners at James H. Groves Adult High School have been hard at their studies...

Sussex Tech students named state champions for...

6 days ago
Two Sussex Technical High School business, finance and marketing students have been named Delaware’...

Sussex Consortium partners with Lewes Public Library

1 week ago
Each year the Sussex Consortium adds more community partners to its vocational program to give...

Dr. Tony Allen becomes 12th president of Delaware State

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
When the calendar flipped to 2020, Delaware State University welcomed a new leader, as 49-year-old...

Indian River High alumni to meet at Salted Vines Jan...

1 week ago
Indian River High School graduates of all ages are invited to a casual winter get-together...

Apply by Feb. 21 for VIA teacher scholarships

1 week ago
The Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach is accepting applications for two Lowe II...

H.O. Brittingham Elementary students take walk into...

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
A group of H.O. Brittingham Elementary students took a walk into greatness Dec. 19, thanks to a...

Bethel Christian School classes re-enact Christmas...

1 week ago
Bethel Christian School kindergarten and preschool students presented Christmas story programs for...

Mariner Middle students collect food for homeless...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
Holly Sugrue’s Mariner Middle students collected more than 1,600 canned goods, boxes of stuffing,...

Kate the Chemist to reveal new science Jan. 11 at...

2 weeks ago
Dr. Kate Biberdorf, hailed as “the next Bill Nye,” will present two shows Saturday, Jan. 11, at The...
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Announcements

Vincent-Hass engagement announced

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

Repass-Millner engagement announced

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

Freeman-Kemeys engagement announced

2 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...

4 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...

5 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

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

Julian Jerome Del Re birth announced

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

Scott-Elgin engagement announced

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

Hanlin-DiIanni engagement announced

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

Anna Ritthaler celebrates 102nd birthday

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

Price-Beard wedding announced

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

Cramer-Bolander engagement announced

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

Bowens announce birth of son

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

Katie Meates weds Ben Steffes

11 months 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...

Anne Smawley of Rehoboth celebrates 92nd birthday

1 year ago
Anne W. Smawley, a resident of Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe in Rehoboth Beach, celebrated...

Mintzer-Cannon engagement announced

1 year ago
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tyrrell of Lewes, Mr. John Mintzer of Tucson, Ariz., Mr. Frank D. Cannon Jr. (Dan...

Cannuli-Hearn engagement announced

1 year ago
Captain and Mrs. Jack Hearn of Lewes are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Michael...
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