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Tommy Town opens to benefit Camp Hope
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Tommy Town in Harbeson opened its doors to the public for the first time April 27 in support of Camp Hope. This initiative aims to bring joy and...
Lots of broads enjoy great weather for Broadwalk in Rehoboth
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After a few cool days in the Cape Region, the weather turned warm and brought out the masses for...
Cape school board honors Mariner Middle educators
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Cape district leaders recognized Mariner Middle’s Mike Dmiterchik and Christina Mills with Going...
Paws for Cause a barking success
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The Sussex County Association of Realtors hosted Paws for Cause, the SCAOR spring affiliate event...
Many happy returns – if you do it right
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Last week, Jeff opened a package of printer ink and found that it had dried up and wouldn't perform...
WWII U-boat conflicts is May 12 author talk topic
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The Lewes Public Library discussion series Fireside Chats: Exploring the Roosevelt Legacy will host...
Pete the Cat to appear at Read Aloud family fun fest May 16
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Read Aloud Delaware will host a free family fun festival from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, May 16, at...
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Many happy returns – if you do it right
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Last week, Jeff opened a package of printer ink and found that it had dried up and wouldn't perform...
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Making memories in Hawaii with the Gazette
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Cape Gazette readers Alan and Jen Pongratz recently had a wonderful time visiting Hawaii. Here they...
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Cape Gazette goes to Great Britain
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Lewes neighbors Diane O’Marrah and Peggy Dwyer visited the spectacular countries of England, Wales...
Saltwater Portraits
Pete Harrigan: Words, music, service define varied life
Bill Shull
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Pete Harrigan traveled from Lewes to Buffalo, N.Y., to view the recent total eclipse firsthand. “It...
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Reading the Cape Gazette in the ancient city of Nimes while enjoying a...
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Andrea and Ralph Prettyman of Milford, along with their son Zach Prettyman of Wilmington, enjoyed a...
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Local readers traveled all the way to Sweden to take ownership of a new...
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Devoted Cape Gazette readers Sara Lynn and Thomas Brahms of Rehoboth Beach traveled to Gothenburg,...
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Cape Life Stories
Brown v. Board of Education expert discussion set May 17
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In celebration of the 70th anniversary of the seminal civil rights ruling in Brown v. Board of...
Lewes High School 1964 classmates hold 60th reunion
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The Lewes High School Class of 1964 held its 60th class reunion April 24 at the Lewes Diner and...
Triumph Pelvic Health to offer free consults for women May 13-14
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With a mission-driven approach focused on empowering women, fostering community education and...
Sussex Master Gardeners workshops start May 23
7 hours ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners will offer the following workshops in person at the Carvel...
Bicycle raffle to benefit Read Aloud Delaware May 24
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Spring is the best time of the year for Delawareans to get outdoors and enjoy the state’s backroads...
Senior center sets AYCE pancake breakfast May 16
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Cape Henlopen Senior Center will host an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8:30 to 10 a.m.,...
WWII vet celebrates 100th birthday
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This was George McCarthy’s special day. As if turning 100 wasn’t special enough, it was about to...
Overfalls lecture set May 9
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The Overfalls Foundation will host Stephen P. Tolbert, who will share his recollections of service...
Lewes supports national safe boating week
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Volunteers needed for native planting event May 11
1 day ago
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announced a collaborative effort with the Georgetown Public...
CRC to benefit from Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 11
1 day ago
Again this year, the Community Resource Center’s food rescue program will be among the recipients...
Mill Pond Garden to open for Mother’s Day visitors May 12
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Mill Pond Garden will open for Mother’s Day visitors from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Sunday, May 12, at...
U.S. Coast Guard station to welcome public for May 18 event
2 days ago
The United States Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 4...
Sussex libraries to host children’s book festival May 18
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Sussex County Libraries are uniting this spring to plant the seeds of literacy in children and...
Botanic gardens admission free with food donation May 12
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Delaware Botanic Gardens will offer free admission for adults who bring nonperishable donations for...
Author to discuss stories of ancient trees May 13
3 days ago
The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome author Anthony D. Fredericks for a...
Sussex Gardeners plant dogwood trees for Earth Day
3 days ago
In observance of Earth Day, Sussex Gardeners donated and planted three dogwood trees on the grounds...
Making memories in Hawaii with the Gazette
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Cape Gazette readers Alan and Jen Pongratz recently had a wonderful time visiting Hawaii. Here they...
Humane Animal Partners honors volunteers
3 days ago
Humane Animal Partners Rehoboth Beach honored its volunteers with a picnic at Cape Henlopen State...
National Train Day program set May 11 in Lewes
4 days ago
Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will celebrate National Train Day from 10 a.m. to...
American Legion Post 28 hosts inaugural Family Day
4 days ago
American Legion Post 28 hosted its inaugural Family Day event April 27 on the spacious grounds of...
May 7 science lecture to reveal discovery of new fireflies
4 days ago
The Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society lecture series will welcome wildlife ecologist Dr....
‘Confessions of a Third-Rate Goddess’ author to appear May 4
4 days ago
Browseabout Books will host author Kathy Biehl for a signing of her latest work, “Confessions of a...
14th RD Democrats to host O’Mara May 8
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Collin O’Mara, a Democratic candidate for Delaware governor, will be the guest speaker at the...
Fresh finds await shoppers at Delaware farmers markets and stands
4 days ago
As the weather warms up, farmers gear up for their busy season, and consumers eagerly anticipate...
Arbor Day puts focus on Lewes trees
5 days ago
It was just one tree, but a willow oak planted on Arbor Day was a symbol of Lewes’ desire to grow...
Dr. Anis Saliba’s legacy honored with award
5 days ago
The family of the late Dr. Anis Saliba was honored with a ceremony in recognition of his...
Kim Hoey Stevenson fundraiser set at Big Oyster May 21
5 days ago
Friends of Kim Hoey Stevenson for Delaware Senate will host a fundraiser and family fun night from...
Laura St. Martin: runner, dancer, mom, larper, retired doctor
5 days ago
Have you heard the one about a retired doctor, historian, mom, live-action role player and art...
Lewes Juneteenth event seeks vendors and volunteers
5 days ago
The City of Lewes is seeking participants for its annual Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration to be...
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Faith and Spirituality
Grace Church holds Blessing of the Bikers
5 days ago
As the weather turns warmer and sunnier, it is also the time of year when motorcyclists become a...
Columbaria dedication ceremony at Epworth Cemetery set May 5
6 days ago
The Rev. Vicki Gordy-Stith, pastor of Epworth United Methodist Church, will officiate at a...
St. George’s organ dedication and mini recital set May 5
1 week ago
St. George's Chapel will hold a blessing and rededication ceremony for its pipe organ along with a...
Groome Church concert to benefit Lewes in Bloom May 11
1 week ago
The Groome Church Performing Arts Series will present a concert to benefit, celebrate and thank...
Operation Christmas Child gift recipient speaks at local church
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For years, Lewes families have packed gifts for boys and girls around the world through the...
Delmarva Christian High School holds Spiritual Emphasis Day
1 week ago
Delmarva Christian High School recently marked another successful Spiritual Emphasis Day, an annual...
Miriam’s Table founder Susie Keefer sets book release May 5
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The public is invited to join Susie Keefer and her family along with her publisher, Ron Sauder from...
St. Peter’s youth to screen ‘Saving Inky’ documentary April 14
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The St. Peter's youth group and David Schofield will explore stewardship of the Earth at 9:15 a.m...
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Health
Beebe exec to chair 2024 Southern Delaware Heart Walk Nov. 3
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The American Heart Association announced the chair for the 2024 Southern Delaware Heart Walk will...
Food Bank of Delaware hosts senior health fair
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In an effort to promote healthy living and navigating retirement, the Food Bank of Delaware hosted...
Bayhealth golf event raises $80K for cancer institute
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The 39th Annual Bayhealth Foundation Dover Motor Speedway Golf Tournament raised $80,000 for the...
Bayhealth celebrates clinical pastoral education program graduates
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Bayhealth’s Chaplaincy Services recently celebrated the first graduating class of its clinical...
Kidney Walk brings hope and help
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The National Kidney Foundation of Maryland and Delaware held its annual Southern Delaware Kidney...
AMVETS auxiliary donates $4,000 to Beebe oncology services
1 day ago
AMVETS Post 2 Ladies Auxiliary recently donated $4,260 to Beebe Medical Foundation in support of...
RadNet cuts ribbon on mammography service at Milford Walmart
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In partnership with Walmart, RadNet’s Delaware Imaging Network celebrated a cutting-edge facility...
Dimitra Yoga beginners’ series to start May 7
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Dimitra Yoga will start a new four-week series of beginners’ classes at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 7,...
Chamber holds Milton and Harbeson health and wellness fair
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The Milton Chamber of Commerce presented the inaugural Milton and Harbeson Health and Wellness Fair...
Bayhealth attends Delaware State University health fair
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Bayhealth representatives attended Delaware State University’s recent health fair to inform...
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School Life
Worcester Prep students show support for autism awareness
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Worcester Preparatory School students were happy to show their support of Autism Awareness Day...
Racial justice alliance honors Love Creek Elementary students
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice recently honored Love Creek Elementary students...
Fred Best named Delaware Secondary Principal of the Year
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For the second straight year, Delaware’s Secondary Principal of the Year has hailed from Cape...
Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie feted
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Rehoboth Elementary’s Madelyn Fischinskie was recognized as the Sussex County fifth-grade poster...
HOB kindergartners present habitat research
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H.O. Brittingham Elementary School kindergarteners in Nina Wilkinson’s Casey Reynolds’ classes...
Optimist Club awards art contest winners
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The Optimist Club of Sussex County recognized young artists who participated in the club’s...
Rehoboth Beach celebrates Arbor Day
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The grounds of Rehoboth Elementary bloomed with new life April 19, as students and school and...
Beach Babies tapped to pilot educational initiative
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Beach Babies Child Care of Rehoboth was tapped to pilot a new educational initiative designed to...
Cape allied health students net gold in state competition
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Cape High students Lindsay D'Ambrogi, Kyli Doyan-Baridon, Lily Joyce and Emily McCullough netted a...
Cape High chefs take second place in state contest
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Cape High culinary students earned a second-place finish in state competition for an Asian-themed...
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