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DuPont powder mills explosions are program topic Jan. 10
3 days ago
The Milford Museum American History Series will host “Disaster Along the Brandywine: Explosions at the DuPont Powder Mills” presented by Dick...
Holiday items collected for young adults aged out of foster care
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A holiday gift collection for youth aging out of foster care was organized by Independent Living...
Decluttering brings great results, but don’t tackle the job alone
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As holiday music rings out and good tidings fill the air, one thought enters your mind and spills...
Milton Elementary celebrates 6-7 Day
3 days ago
The hallways of Milton Elementary School were flooded with the numbers six and seven Dec. 15....
Local Jewish community celebrates end of Hanukkah
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Members of the local Jewish community gathered at the Rehoboth Beach Bandstand Dec. 21, to...
Meteorologist visit kicks off weather unit at Lewes Elementary
21 hours ago
Third-graders at Lewes Elementary School began their weather unit with a special visit from WMDT...
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One weather season ends and another begins, but the need for preparation is constant, no matter the...
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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
Bill Shull
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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
Elks deliver handmade blankets and scarves to Stockley Center
4 hours ago
Members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 community outreach committee recently delivered 35...
Lunch With a Purpose supports Food Bank of Delaware
9 hours ago
Lunch with a Purpose supported the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford during its Dec. 3 luncheon at...
Community golf cart parade celebrates the season
13 hours ago
The Woodfield Preserve community near Milton held its second annual golf cart parade Dec. 14. The...
The Gazette tours Rome with Lewes church group
17 hours ago
This past summer, four members of the First Baptist Church of Lewes spent a week serving at an...
Children’s Beach House gala sponsors donate $25,000
19 hours ago
As presenting sponsors for the upcoming Children’s Beach House gala fundraiser, Jack Lingo Realtor...
Rehoboth Sunrise Rotary welcomes Meals on Wheels director
1 day ago
Chris Strong, the director of Meals on Wheels Lewes-Rehoboth, addressed Rehoboth Beach Sunrise...
Beachcombers Corvette Club presents $3,100 to Food Bank
1 day ago
The Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware recently presented a $3,100 donation to the...
Cape Henlopen Elks support Code Purple shelters
1 day ago
During the recent bitterly cold temperatures and snow, members of Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540...
Cape Henlopen Elks honor departed members
3 days ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 holds its memorial ritual...
The Cape Gazette takes a bow at the Sydney Opera House
3 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
3 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
3 days 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
4 days 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
6 days ago
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
6 days ago
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
6 days ago
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
6 days 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
6 days ago
Delmarva Leathernecks Foundation members visited Brandywine Living, a senior living community near...
Wreaths Across America event in Rehoboth continues to grow
6 days ago
Rehoboth Beach Main Street hosted the fifth annual Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 13 at...
Generous benefactor supports AAUW scholarship program
1 week ago
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...
Lewes railroad group to ring in new year Jan. 1
1 week ago
Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will join the Lewes 250 celebration by ringing in...
Lingo honors Rollins family with $100K gift to beach house
1 week ago
Children’s Beach House officials are proud to announce a generous $100,000 gift from Bryce Lingo,...
Milton Garden Club hosts Holly Festival
1 week ago
The Milton Garden Club hosted its annual Holly Festival in downtown Milton Dec. 13, giving visitors...
Harry K Christmas Gala helps fight childhood hunger
1 week ago
Thirteen was a lucky number for the Harry K Foundation as the nonprofit held its 13th annual...
Cape Henlopen Elks deliver academic supplies to Mariner Middle
1 week ago
Representatives from Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 recently visited Mariner Middle School in Milton...
VIA delivers holiday gifts for Cape High students in need
1 week ago
The Village Improvement Association continued its eight-year tradition of providing holiday gifts...
FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer
1 week ago
The Fraternal Order of Police, Sussex County Lodge 2, held its eighth annual Share Your Christmas...
Milton Holiday House Tour blends history, decor
1 week ago
Milton was buzzing with festivities Dec. 13 including the annual Holiday House Tour presented by...
Lewes senior athletes and the Gazette shine at the 2025 National Senior Games
1 week ago
The 2025 National Senior Games were held in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring 25 sporting events ranging...
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Faith and Spirituality
Epworth preschoolers perform Christmas program
2 days ago
The sanctuary at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach was alive with holiday songs Dec...
Good Ole Boy Foundation brings living nativity to The Circle
5 days 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
1 week 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
2 weeks ago
All Saints’ Parish Thrift Shop has installed a sign announcing its new home in Harbeson in front of...
Lewes Presbyterian Church hosts living nativity
2 weeks ago
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
3 weeks ago
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
3 weeks ago
Groome Church will welcome the Choralis Chamber Choir performing songs of the season under the...
Advent piano concert set Dec. 6 at Lutheran church in Rehoboth
3 weeks ago
The Lutheran Church of Our Savior will host an Advent piano concert at 3 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6, at...
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Health
Breast cancer coalition receives $1,000 donation
4 days 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
4 days ago
Atracare recently welcomed Christina Minissale, CRNP, to its growing pediatric team. Minissale...
Beebe Healthcare breaks ground in Millsboro
5 days ago
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
2 weeks ago
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
2 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
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 third-graders learn from TV meteorologist
3 days ago
Third-grade students at Milton Elementary School recently welcomed WRDE Coast TV meteorologist Bob...
Sussex Academy welcomes Lt. Gov. Kyle Evans Gay
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Sussex Academy students and staff welcomed Lt. Gov. Kyle Evans Gay Dec. 1 for a campus tour and...
Cape educational foundation highlights grant activities
5 days ago
Students and staff shared their personal stories of how grants received from the Cape Henlopen...
Little Vikings families dive into fun
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The Little Vikings’ youngest learners recently made a splash as students in the 2-year-old program...
Beacon Middle More Life students explore future opportunities
5 days ago
Students from Beacon Middle School’s More Life mentoring group spent an inspiring day exploring...
Rehoboth Elementary students visit Historic Odessa
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Third-grade students from Rehoboth Elementary School recently traveled to New Castle County to...
Cape students deliver holiday meals to essential workers
6 days ago
Students and staff from the Cape Henlopen High School Kind Voices Club came together Thanksgiving...
Little Vikings decorate holiday placemats for Meals on Wheels
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Little Vikings preschoolers and educators collaborated with SoDel Concepts and Meals on Wheels...
Mariner Math League celebrates repeat win among middle schools
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Mariner Middle School Math League is celebrating its second consecutive victory in a fall...
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