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A 69-year reunion: Lewes High, Class of ‘56
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Sixty-nine years after graduating from the former Lewes High School, several surviving members of the Class of 1956 recently met for a reunion at...
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NARFE members hear from Greater Lewes Foundation leader
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The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association Coastal Sussex Chapter 1690 recently...
Children’s author to sign books Sept. 27
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Local writer Lynda-Grace McDonald will sign copies of her new book from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday...
State arts grant to fund young musicians showcase series
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Lee Ann Walling, a former Delaware journalist who served as a top aide to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner and...
Overfalls to host canalfront happy hour Sept. 25
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The Overfalls Foundation will host its final happy hour of the season, supported by CAMP Rehoboth,...
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The Breezy Golf Tournament at the Peninsula Golf and Country Club raised more than $20,000 for...
Midway Presbyterian to host open house, rummage sale Sept. 27
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Midway Presbyterian Church, built in 1857, will host an open house and rummage sale from 10 a.m. to...
Singing Soldiers to perform Sept. 27 in Rehoboth Beach
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CBH afterschool programs kick off Sept. 22 at HOB and Milton
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Children's Beach House announced its afterschool programs at Milton Elementary and H.O. Brittingham...
Sussex Master Gardeners to host open house Sept. 20
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Lunch group supports Higher Ground Outreach Inc.
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Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered Sept. 3 at the Clubhouse at Baywood Greens...
Bayshore byway plan community events kick off Sept. 20
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History chat to spotlight WWII propaganda posters Sept. 21
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Historian Paul Sparrow will be joined by artist Fred Dylla for a Fireside Chat reflecting on the...
Attorney General Jennings to speak at town hall
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The Sussex County Democratic Committee will host Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings at a town...
Knights of Columbus pumpkin patch sales kick off Sept. 21
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The Knights of Columbus Msgr. Desmond Council 13348 will hold a pumpkin patch fundraiser from 10 a....
Naval historian and author to speak at Lewes museum Sept. 20
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Historic Lewes will host an author talk with Dr. Jayne Friend, a distinguished naval historian...
Michael Sprouse shouldn’t be alive
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Milton High School classmates celebrate 60th anniversary
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The Milton High School Class of ‘65 held their 60-year reunion Sept. 9, at Irish Eyes in Milton. ...
Lewes native serves with U.S. Navy patrol squadron
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Petty Officer 2nd Class Sydney Messick, a Lewes native and a 2022 graduate of Cape Henlopen High...
Barn dance to benefit therapeutic riding center Oct. 18
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Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding will move aside the hay bales for its ninth annual barn dance...
VIA to host night of magic and comedy Oct. 2
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The Village Improvement Association will host Randy Forster for an evening of magic, comedy and fun...
Local writers release poetry collaboration
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Writers Jack Mackey of Rehoboth Beach and Linda Blaskey of Lincoln announced the release of “Our...
Lewes DAR to host genealogical research expert Oct. 4
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The Col. David Hall Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a program on ...
AAUW national CEO to address local chapter Sept. 25
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Lord Baltimore Lions add five new members
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Faith and Spirituality
Conley’s UMC welcomes new music director
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Conley’s United Methodist Church recently announced the appointment of Jazmin Salaberrios as music...
St. Cecilia Guild to present Chivalrous Crickets concert Sept. 12
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The St. Cecilia Music Guild of St. Peter’s Church in Lewes will open its 2025-26 season with a...
St. George’s Chapel to add early service Sept. 7
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To accommodate growth in the parish and increasing attendance in the intimate space that was...
IMC-Lewes to host introduction to meditation workshop Sept. 6
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Insight Meditation Community of Lewes will offer an introduction to meditation workshop from 10 a.m...
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Health
Go Pink, Grow Hope T-shirts promote Bayhealth campaign
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For 20 years, the Bayhealth Cancer Institute has held its Go Pink! breast cancer awareness and...
Free yoga and meditation programs available Sept. 19-20
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Rehoboth Beach Yoga and Turning Point Yoga & Meditation will host two free programs Friday and...
AIDS Walk Delaware to raise funds for essential services Sept. 20
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AIDS Delaware and the Delaware HIV Consortium will host the 39th annual AIDS Walk Delaware starting...
PAWS for People WAG & Walkathon fundraiser kicks off Sept. 18
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Beebe welcomes orthopaedic surgeon to medical staff
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Cape music educators to present faculty recital Sept. 11
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Thanks for submitting your back to school photos!
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Local students graduate from universities
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