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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 anchored by a hybrid freestanding emergency department....
Good Ole Boy Foundation brings living nativity to The Circle
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The candles were lit, the carols were sung and a large crowd celebrated the true meaning of...
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...
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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...
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...
Pediatric nurse practitioner joins Atracare clinical team
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Atracare recently welcomed Christina Minissale, CRNP, to its growing pediatric team. Minissale...
Rehoboth Elementary students visit Historic Odessa
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Third-grade students from Rehoboth Elementary School recently traveled to New Castle County to...
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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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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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Allen Chorman relaxes in the easy chair of his Overbrook Shores home. He’s almost as comfortable...
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Lewes sisters and the Gazette discover a Lewes abroad
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Sisters DeAnna Poling and Deb Hansen of Lewes visited Lewes in Sussex County, England, during a...
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Cape Life Stories
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...
Cape Henlopen Elks honor departed members
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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
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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
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Dean Jonee and Laurie McBrierty of Milton took the Cape Gazette to the other hemisphere in March...
Cape Henlopen Senior Center helps local charities
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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
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Pianist JJ Ohri of Lewes performed a holiday recital Dec. 19 at The Lodge at Historic Lewes,...
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...
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
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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
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Delmarva Leathernecks Foundation members visited Brandywine Living, a senior living community near...
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
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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
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Lewes Junction Railroad & Bridge Association will join the Lewes 250 celebration by ringing in...
Lingo honors Rollins family with $100K gift to beach house
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Children’s Beach House officials are proud to announce a generous $100,000 gift from Bryce Lingo,...
Milton Garden Club hosts Holly Festival
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The Milton Garden Club hosted its annual Holly Festival in downtown Milton Dec. 13, giving visitors...
Harry K Christmas Gala helps fight childhood hunger
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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
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Representatives from Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 recently visited Mariner Middle School in Milton...
VIA delivers holiday gifts for Cape High students in need
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The Village Improvement Association continued its eight-year tradition of providing holiday gifts...
FOP Lodge 2 spreads Christmas cheer
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The Fraternal Order of Police, Sussex County Lodge 2, held its eighth annual Share Your Christmas...
Milton Holiday House Tour blends history, decor
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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
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The 2025 National Senior Games were held in Des Moines, Iowa, featuring 25 sporting events ranging...
Cub Scout Pack 95 excels at chariot race events
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Cub Scout Pack 95 participated in the Cub Scouts Chariot Races Nov. 1, along with scouts from Pack...
Rehoboth fire company supports local children in need
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Through its Stuff-a-Truck program, the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Company collected holiday...
MLK event to benefit youth scholarship fund Jan. 16
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The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice will present Supporting Our Youth, Defending Our...
Sussex Supports Beebe Healthcare Campaign raises $60M
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Beebe Healthcare and the Beebe Medical Foundation have completed the Sussex Supports Beebe...
The story behind the crop duster photograph
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Kevin Fleming said people often ask him how he shot the photograph of Allen Chorman spraying...
Allen Chorman: Flying with confidence and common sense
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Allen Chorman relaxes in the easy chair of his Overbrook Shores home. He’s almost as comfortable...
RBHA hosts employee appreciation breakfast
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The Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association board of directors hosted the 22nd annual Rehoboth Beach...
Broadkill VFW hosts children’s Christmas party
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Broadkill VFW Post 6984 in Milton held its annual kids Christmas party Dec. 6, allowing kids to...
BASSE to host Donna Brazile for speaking engagement March 20
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Faith and Spirituality
Epworth preschoolers perform Christmas program
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The sanctuary at Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth Beach was alive with holiday songs Dec...
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...
Menorah lighting held in Dewey Beach
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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
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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
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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...
Advent piano concert set Dec. 6 at Lutheran church in Rehoboth
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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
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During the month of October, members of MAX Challenge of Lewes donated a total of $1,000 in support...
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
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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...
TidalHealth adopts Clear technology for MyChart verification
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TidalHealth is partnering with Clear, a secure identity company, to simplify the healthcare...
First State’s Tomko earns distinguished certification
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First State Health & Wellness Lewes Chiropractic practitioner Zach Tomko, DC, has obtained the...
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School Life
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...
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
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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
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Students from Beacon Middle School’s More Life mentoring group spent an inspiring day exploring...
Cape students deliver holiday meals to essential workers
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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...
Little Vikings pre-kindergarteners get hands-on with cranberries
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Little Vikings prekindergarteners in Julia Ewing’s class centered a day of learning around one of...
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