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Beebe Healthcare adds four gastroenterology specialists
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The need for gastroenterology services is growing across Sussex County, and Beebe Healthcare is responding by continuously expanding its line of...
Community golf cart parade celebrates the season
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The Woodfield Preserve community near Milton held its second annual golf cart parade Dec. 14. The...
The Gazette tours Rome with Lewes church group
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This past summer, four members of the First Baptist Church of Lewes spent a week serving at an...
Meteorologist visit kicks off weather unit at Lewes Elementary
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Third-graders at Lewes Elementary School began their weather unit with a special visit from WMDT...
Beebe officer named to Easterseals board of directors
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Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore welcomes Loretta Ostroski of Lewes as the...
Milton Elementary continues strong support for families
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For more than a decade, Milton Elementary School has been a steady source of support for families...
Children’s Beach House gala sponsors donate $25,000
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As presenting sponsors for the upcoming Children’s Beach House gala fundraiser, Jack Lingo Realtor...
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Recent Columns
Traveler Series
The Gazette tours Rome with Lewes church group
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This past summer, four members of the First Baptist Church of Lewes spent a week serving at an...
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As holiday music rings out and good tidings fill the air, one thought enters your mind and spills...
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The Cape Gazette takes a bow at the Sydney Opera House
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Dean Jonee and Laurie McBrierty of Milton took the Cape Gazette to the other hemisphere in March...
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Greetings from Lewes: former postcard purveyor puts stamp on retirement
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Kevin Moore is as local as it gets. He was born at Beebe Hospital and grew up in the beach block of...
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The Cape Gazette flies high at Electrify Expo in Seattle
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The Cape Gazette traveled to Seattle, Wash., for the Electrify Expo, where the BlackFly electric...
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Lewes senior athletes and the Gazette shine at the 2025 National Senior...
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The 2025 National Senior Games were held in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring 25 sporting events ranging...
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Cape Life Stories
Delaware Master Naturalists to host open house Jan. 11
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The Delaware Master Naturalist Program will host an open house from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Sunday,...
Lewes Red Hat Society celebrates themed fall gatherings
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The Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter celebrated Halloween with their October Witches Ball...
Toy and winter clothing drive nets record number of donated items
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During the holiday season, CAMP Rehoboth partnered with the Rehoboth Beach Bears and the Kiwanis...
NARFE Coastal Sussex meeting RSVPS due Jan. 1
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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Chapter 1690 Coastal Sussex will...
PACE Pals give out care bags at Jusst Sooup holiday gathering
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Local men with dementia from the PACE Your Life program in Milford recently helped create care bags...
Sons of American Revolution chapter welcomes new member
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Mark Larimore of Folsom, Calif., was inducted as the newest member of the Caesar Rodney Chapter of...
Cape Henlopen Elks ring bells for Salvation Army campaign
2 days ago
Officers and volunteers from Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes helped raise funds for local...
Women's Club of Indian River presents holiday cards for local seniors
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The GFWC Women's Club of Indian River members recently delivered holiday cards to be distributed to...
Elks deliver handmade blankets and scarves to Stockley Center
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Members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 community outreach committee recently delivered 35...
Prepare in advance for winter weather conditions
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One weather season ends and another begins, but the need for preparation is constant, no matter the...
Lunch With a Purpose supports Food Bank of Delaware
3 days ago
Lunch with a Purpose supported the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford during its Dec. 3 luncheon at...
Rehoboth Sunrise Rotary welcomes Meals on Wheels director
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Chris Strong, the director of Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth, addressed Rehoboth Beach Sunrise...
Beachcombers Corvette Club presents $3,100 to Food Bank
4 days ago
The Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware recently presented a $3,100 donation to the...
Cape Henlopen Elks support Code Purple shelters
4 days ago
During the recent bitterly cold temperatures and snow, members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540...
Decluttering brings great results, but don’t tackle the job alone
4 days ago
As holiday music rings out and good tidings fill the air, one thought enters your mind and spills...
Holiday items collected for young adults aged out of foster care
5 days ago
A holiday gift collection for youth aging out of foster care was organized by Independent Living...
Cape Henlopen Elks honor departed members
6 days ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 holds its memorial ritual...
DuPont powder mills explosions are program topic Jan. 10
6 days ago
The Milford Museum American History Series will host “Disaster Along the Brandywine: Explosions at...
The Cape Gazette takes a bow at the Sydney Opera House
6 days ago
Dean Jonee and Laurie McBrierty of Milton took the Cape Gazette to the other hemisphere in March...
Cape Henlopen Senior Center helps local charities
6 days ago
For the second year in a row, the Cape Henlopen Senior Center celebrated the holiday season by...
Local pianist JJ Ohri shares holiday cheer with senior living residents
1 week ago
Pianist JJ Ohri of Lewes performed a holiday recital Dec. 19 at The Lodge at Historic Lewes,...
Greetings from Lewes: former postcard purveyor puts stamp on retirement
1 week ago
Kevin Moore is as local as it gets. He was born at Beebe Hospital and grew up in the beach block...
VegRehoboth events highlight food justice and climate issues
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VegRehoboth hosted a dynamic series of events Nov. 19 to 23 celebrating art, film and plant-based...
Santa arrives by boat to present Toys for Tots delivery
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Delaware Natural Resources Police officers gathered Dec. 12 at the Indian River Marina to help...
First State musician appears at Toys for Tots meet-and-greet
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Delaware musician Lafayette Bell, aka Sgt. Bell the Rapper, partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings in...
Campus & Coast: UD research and news in Sussex County
Chicken growers face challenges as winter settles in
1 week ago
The Delmarva Peninsula’s more than 1,200 chicken growers raise about 600 million chickens each year...
Delmarva Leathernecks present senior veterans with honor quilts
1 week ago
Delmarva Leathernecks Foundation members visited Brandywine Living, a senior living community near...
Wreaths Across America event in Rehoboth continues to grow
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Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted the fifth annual Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 13 at...
Generous benefactor supports AAUW scholarship program
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AAUW Coastal Georgetown recently announced it has received a $20,000 donation in support of its...
The Cape Gazette flies high at Electrify Expo in Seattle
1 week ago
The Cape Gazette traveled to Seattle, Wash., for the Electrify Expo, where the BlackFly electric...
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Faith and Spirituality
Epworth preschoolers perform Christmas program
5 days ago
The sanctuary at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach was alive with holiday songs Dec...
Local Jewish community celebrates end of Hanukkah
1 week ago
Members of the local Jewish community gathered at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand Dec. 21, to...
Good Ole Boy Foundation brings living nativity to The Circle
1 week ago
The candles were lit, the carols were sung and a large crowd celebrated the true meaning of...
Menorah lighting held in Dewey Beach
1 week ago
Despite the cold temps on Rehoboth Bay, members and friends of Chabad of Southern Delaware held a ...
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church sets Christmas services
1 week ago
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church invites everyone to join its Christmas services in the sanctuary at...
All Saints' and St. George's set Christmas services
2 weeks ago
The Episcopal Parish of All Saints' Church and St. George's Chapel will hold Christmas services at...
All Saints’ Parish Thrift Shop plans move to Harbeson
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All Saints’ Parish Thrift Shop has installed a sign announcing its new home in Harbeson in front of...
Lewes Presbyterian Church hosts living nativity
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Just a few blocks from Second Street, Lewes Presbyterian Church offered a different kind of event...
St. John church sets Dec. 13 cookie walk in Milton
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The Episcopal Church of St. John the Baptist will host its annual cookie walk sale from 9 a.m. to...
Groome Church to host Choralis Chamber Choir Dec. 12
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Groome Church will welcome the Choralis Chamber Choir performing songs of the season under the...
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Health
Breast cancer coalition receives $1,000 donation
1 week ago
During the month of October, members of MAX Challenge of Lewes donated a total of $1,000 in support...
Pediatric nurse practitioner joins Atracare clinical team
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Atracare recently welcomed Christina Minissale, CRNP, to its growing pediatric team. Minissale...
Beebe Healthcare breaks ground in Millsboro
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Beebe Healthcare has broken ground for its newest health campus in Millsboro, which will be...
Bayhealth identifies key priorities to improve community health
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Bayhealth has completed its latest Community Health Needs Assessment, a comprehensive process...
Congressional delegation celebrates Beebe’s mobile clinic
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Beebe Healthcare President and CEO Dr. David Tam said he wanted to name the healthcare provider’s...
Gift of free hearing aid nominations due Dec. 19
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This holiday season, Cape Hearing Center Drs. Justin Elder and Jean Davison are partnering with the...
Miracle Angels of Israel UMC raise $8,000 for Beebe Healthcare
3 weeks ago
The Miracle Angels of Israel United Methodist Church of Lewes, led by the Rev. Marjorie Belmont,...
Beebe adds clinicians to expand access to specialty care
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Beebe Healthcare continues to grow its medical staff with new physicians and physician assistants...
Dewey Goes Pink raises $380,000 for breast cancer coalition
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The Dewey Goes Pink 2025 race raised $380,276 for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Hosted by...
Beebe institute adds cardiology care clinicians
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Beebe Healthcare introduced two new cardiology care clinicians to its growing team of heart...
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School Life
UD’s Osher Lifelong Learning sets local open houses
3 hours ago
The University of Delaware’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute will hold open houses from 10 a.m....
Worcester Prep students support Children’s Beach House
1 day ago
To show support for Children’s Beach House, Worcester Preparatory School held a blue dress-down day...
Cape district honors Lewes Senior Activity Center
1 day ago
The Cape Henlopen School District recognized Lewes Senior Activity Center as its Sussex Consortium...
Sussex Academy student board awards grants to peers for service projects
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Student leaders at Sussex Academy recently awarded financial grants to support their peers working...
Cape JROTC drone team qualifies for world competition
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The Cape Henlopen High School Army JROTC program is celebrating an exciting milestone with the...
Worcester student initiative supports Beebe Medical Foundation
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In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Worcester Preparatory School held a...
Berberian study abroad scholarship applications due Jan. 6
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The Rambo Rozi Berberian Scholarship at the Delaware Community Foundation is accepting applications...
Sussex Academy’s Gonzalez feted at state awards dinner
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Sussex Academy Food Services Manager Iliana Gonzalez was recognized during the Delaware Department...
Milton Elementary celebrates 6-7 Day
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The hallways of Milton Elementary School were flooded with the numbers six and seven Dec. 15....
Milton Elementary third-graders learn from TV meteorologist
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Third-grade students at Milton Elementary School recently welcomed WRDE Coast TV meteorologist Bob...
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