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Cape Life Briefs Winter 2019-20

14 hours ago
Learn about Earned Income Tax Credit Jan. 31 in Georgetown First State Community Action Agency, in...

Preservation Delaware to offer programs, conference

Sage Kelley
15 hours ago
Since 1993, Preservation Delaware Inc. has worked to maintain Delaware’s architectural and...

Milton Lions Club welcomes speaker

1 day ago
Milton Lions Club guest speaker for its January Meeting was Lion Daniel Elkins. Lion Elkins is a...

Lunch with a Purpose benefits Children’s Beach House 

1 day ago
The January Lunch with a Purpose event was held Jan. 8 at the Hyatt Place in Dewey Beach. Over 275...

Trivia: Juliet ‘I Melt With You’ was which band’s...

2 days ago
RULES Submit the correct answer through the form by 9 a.m. next Monday and be entered in a drawing...

Great Futures Gala supports Oak Orchard Boys & Girls...

3 days ago
The Great Futures Fund has announced that ticket sales are open for this year’s Great Futures Gala...

County councilman John Rieley speaks to federal...

3 days ago
Sussex County District 5 Councilman John Rieley recently told local National Active and Retired...

Milton Farmers Market donates to community food pantry

3 days ago
The Milton Farmers Market donated $1,250 to the Milton Community Food Pantry in December, sending...

Nature lovers to flock to Delmarva for birding Jan....

4 days ago
The 2020 Winter Delmarva Birding Weekend invites nature enthusiasts to Delmarva from Friday to...

VIA provides holiday gifts for neediest citizens

4 days ago
The Village Improvement Association’s fourth annual holiday gift-giving project proved wonderfully...

Friends of Milton library raffle super colossal...

4 days ago
The drawing for the Friends of the Milton Library Super Colossal Stocking was held Dec. 21. Shown...

Rotary, Peninsula partner for feast at Boys & Girls...

4 days ago
Wanting to give back to the community that warmly welcomed him, Chef Robert Daugherty, director of...

Hypnotherapist to offer classes starting Jan. 19 in...

4 days ago
Local hypnotherapist Debora Sartain of Hypnoinc is offering group classes at HeartWish Healing...

Sewing day for Quilts of Valor block drive set Feb. 1

6 days ago
The Quilts of Valor Foundation, a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to cover service...

Let the Healing Begin yoga series starts Jan. 20

1 week ago
Turning Point Yoga & Meditation will offer a beginner yoga series called Let the Healing Begin...

Community preparedness workshop special needs...

1 week ago
Disasters can strike suddenly, anytime and anywhere, and first responders may not be able to get to...

Overfalls Foundation kicks off speaker series Jan. 17

1 week ago
The Overfalls Foundation has announced its first speaker program for 2020, to be held at 7 p.m.,...

Delaware top youth volunteer nominations due March 1

1 week ago
Nominations for the Governor’s Youth Volunteer Service Awards, which recognize the contributions of...

MOMS Club to host preschool and activity fair Feb. 8

1 week ago
The MOMS Club of Coastal Delaware will host its 10th Annual Preschool and Activity Fair from 10 a.m...

Winter sports info session set Jan. 27 at Rehoboth...

Mary Jo Tarallo
1 week ago
Area residents who want to learn about outdoor winter sports are invited to an All About Skiing and...
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Faith & Spirituality

Trio Casals to play at St. Peter’s in Lewes Jan. 26

9 hours ago
Trio Casals will return to Lewes in concert for the fourth consecutive year at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan...

Faith Briefs Winter 2019-20

13 hours ago
UUSD to host Survey Sez game night Jan. 24 Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will host a...

IMC-Lewes to host Tibetan sound healing workshop Feb. 8

3 days ago
Insight Meditation Community Lewes will host a Tibetan sound healing workshop with Sue Greer from 1...

The Rev. John Greig installed at Lutheran Church of...

Deny Howeth
3 days ago
The Lutheran Church of Our Savior held a special installation of the Rev. John Greig Jan. 12,...

St. Jude to host author Kevin Wells Jan. 21

1 week ago
St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Lewes will host a presentation by author Kevin Wells at 1 p...

Columbiettes donate toys to Ronald McDonald House 

1 week ago
The Bishop James C. Burke Columbiettes from the Millsboro, Milton, Lewes, Rehoboth and Georgetown...

St. George’s Chapel wraps up 300th birthday celebration

1 week ago
The culmination of a year dedicated to the tercentenary celebration of St. George’s Chapel, founded...

Local women seek support for Texas church asylum...

2 weeks ago
Feeling a desire to offer humanitarian assistance to thousands of men, women and children asylum...

Seaside Jewish Community to break ground on...

3 weeks ago
Seaside Jewish Community will hold a groundbreaking ceremony and reception at 11:30 a.m., Sunday,...

UUSD to show voting rights film Jan. 3

3 weeks ago
The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will present a free public film screening of “...

New Covenant Church holds Shadow Ministry service

Steven Billups
3 weeks ago
New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lewes held a Shadow Ministry and Stick Ministry, performed by...
New Covenant Shadow

Unity to hold annual Burning Bowl ceremony Dec. 29

4 weeks ago
Unity Spiritual Center, a spiritual community, will bridge the old year with the new during its...

Christmas Briefs 2019

4 weeks ago
UUSD to host Christmas Eve service Dec. 24 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware meets...

Knights of Columbus hosts Christmas dinner 

1 month ago
About 100 people gathered at Irish Eyes Pub and Restaurant in Lewes Dec. 9 when members of the...

A run on sweets at the Bethel Cookie Walk

Deny Howeth
1 month ago
The Mary Martha Circle of Bethel United Methodist Church held its annual cookie walk Dec. 7. The...

UD’s lifelong learning program partners with Lewes...

1 month ago
The University of Delaware’s popular Osher Lifelong Learning Institute educational program for...

Wilmington Children’s Chorus to sing at All Saints’...

1 month ago
The Wilmington Children’s Chorus will perform at 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 14, at All Saints’ Church in...

All Saints’ Episcopal Church Rehoboth beautifies...

1 month ago
All Saints’ Episcopal Church has recently undergone a beautification project at its ocean block...

Food donations for Community Resource Center due Dec...

1 month ago
The St. Peter’s Episcopal Church mission and outreach committee invites everyone to participate in...

IMC-Lewes to host Tibetan sound healing workshop Dec...

1 month ago
Insight Meditation Community Lewes will host a Tibetan sound healing workshop with Sue Greer from 1...
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Garden & Farm

EPA, Delaware to bolster efforts for clean water,...

11 hours ago
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Delaware Department of Agriculture have signed a...

Delaware farmers markets continue to grow in popularity

21 hours ago
Gov. John Carney and the Delaware Department of Agriculture recently announced Delaware farmers...

Deanna’s donates to Lewes in Bloom

1 day ago
Deanna’s on Second Street in Lewes has donated funds for the restoration of the garden near the...

Lewes Farmers Market names 2020 scholarship recipients

2 days ago
For 13 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Delaware Botanic Gardens open with free admission...

1 week ago
Delaware Botanic Gardens, 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro, will be open to the public with free...

Navigating garden catalogs to plan for the season ahead

Melinda Myers
2 weeks ago
As garden catalogs are piling up and online versions fill your inbox, your thoughts may turn to the...

Register by Jan. 10 for produce recall ready workshop

3 weeks ago
About 1 in 6 Americans gets sick every year from foodborne illnesses. Under the Food Safety...

Give your Christmas tree a second life in the landscape

Melinda Myers
3 weeks ago
Once your holiday celebrations have passed and the decorations go back into storage, it is time to...

Agriculturists attend cover crop workshop

3 weeks ago
The Sussex Conservation District and the Delaware Soil Health Partnership held a free cover crop...

Garden & Farm Briefs Winter 2019-20

4 weeks ago
Lewes in Bloom list of plants available online On the Lewes in Bloom website, there is a list of...

Sussex Conservation District holds Cooperators Dinner

1 month ago
The Sussex Conservation District held its biennial Cooperators Dinner Dec. 4 at the Bridgeville...

Native azalea collection arrives at Delaware Botanic...

1 month ago
The Delaware Botanic Gardens received 65 native azaleas Nov. 25, donated by Ernest Koone of Lazy K...

Delaware Farm Bureau honors Barbara Sapp of Milton 

1 month ago
More than 400 farmers and friends of agriculture gathered Dec. 7 at Del Tech’s Terry Campus in...

Conservation district holds stormwater pond...

1 month ago
The Sussex Conservation District recently held two free stormwater pond maintenance workshops at...

Delaware farm families honored for 100 years of...

1 month ago
The Delaware Department of Agriculture recently honored five Delaware farm families for their...

Experts find citrus and marine diseases caused by...

1 month ago
Farming experts Dr. Don Huber and Frank Dean have released a farmer educational video that covers...

Delaware Farm Bureau holds 75th annual meeting

1 month ago
The Delaware Farm Bureau convened its annual meeting Dec. 3 at Modern Maturity in Dover with 64...

Delaware Botanic Gardens gates closed for season

1 month ago
The Delaware Botanic Gardens ended its first public open season Nov. 30, closing the garden gates...

Milton recognizes women’s club and pollinator...

1 month ago
At a recent Milton Town Council meeting, Mayor Paul Kanakos and council members issued Resolution...

Selecting and caring for your Christmas tree

Melinda Myers
1 month ago
The holiday tree is the center of many family celebrations. Ornaments collected over the years...
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Health

Dewey Lions foundation pledges $50K to Beebe

7 hours ago
The Dewey Beach Lions Club Foundation has made a five-year pledge for $50,000 to the Women’s &...

Beebe nurse Jill Petrone awarded VIA Nursing...

9 hours ago
Jill Petrone, BSN, RN, CCRN, TNCC, is the 2019 recipient of the Village Improvement Association...

Beebe general and bariatric surgery relocates to...

12 hours ago
Beebe Medical Group has announced the relocation of its general surgery and bariatric surgery group...

VIA to host adult caregiving panel Feb. 20

1 day ago
The Village Improvement Association will sponsor a panel on adult caregiving from 9 to 11:30 a.m.,...

Highmark grants $1.1M to combat opioid crisis in...

2 days ago
Highmark Delaware announced the recipients of more than $1.1 million in grants to fight opioid use...

Comprehensive Breast Center to host open house Jan. 23

2 days ago
The Comprehensive Breast Center recently announced the opening of its new office. M. Lisa Attebery...

LIFE conference set Jan. 29 for Delawareans with...

2 days ago
More than 500 people are expected to attend the 2020 LIFE Conference, the largest annual cross-...

Gift of Life leads in lifesaving organ transplants

5 days ago
For the 12th consecutive year, Gift of Life Donor Program coordinated the most lifesaving organs...

Beebe expands partnership with Jefferson...

1 week ago
Since 2016, Beebe Healthcare has been a member of the Thomas Jefferson Neuroscience Network...

Cancer survivorship conference registration due Jan. 20

1 week ago
For the eighth year in a row, Beebe Healthcare’s Oncology Services and the Sussex County...

New Year’s resolution? Get the most out of your gym...

Adam Jones
1 week ago
Selecting a fitness facility can be an intimidating endeavor, and joining the wrong gym can be a...

Health Briefs Winter 2019-20

1 week ago
Bereavement group to start Jan. 15 in Lewes Compassionate Care Hospice will offer a six-week...

Hospice equals hope for parents of medically complex...

1 week ago
Hospice can seem like a frightening word to a family with a medically complex child. But not for...

Lewes pain doctor welcomes new patients

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Dr. Haresh Sampathkumar didn't go to medical school thinking he would become a pain doctor, but his...

Nanticoke, Peninsula merger complete

Melissa Steele
2 weeks ago
As Nanticoke Health Services officially joined Peninsula Regional Health System Jan. 2, executives...

First State Chevrolet donates to breast cancer...

2 weeks ago
First State Chevrolet presented a check to the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition Dec. 13 in the...

Free yoga pain clinic set Jan. 11

2 weeks ago
Turning Point Yoga & Meditation, located in the Olive Branch on Route 1 in Milton, will host a...

Bayhealth presents $14K to Delaware Breast Cancer...

2 weeks ago
For the 14th consecutive year, Bayhealth held its annual Go Pink! campaign to raise money and...

Ear acupuncture can help manage pain, anxiety and...

Uday Jani
3 weeks ago
For the growing numbers of Americans who seek help dealing with anxiety, depression and sleep...

Quit smoking; don’t switch to e-cigarettes

3 weeks ago
Along with hitting the gym more often and starting a diet, quitting smoking tops many new year’s...
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Saltwater Portraits

Saltwater Portrait

Warren Golde: Living in the garden

Nick Roth
1 day ago
Warren Golde has always enjoyed getting a little dirty. Well before leading Lewes to international...

Heather Purdy ready to take on 2020

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Fifteen years ago, Heather Purdy's life was turned upside down. At 23, she was left a quadriplegic...

Melissa Joseph celebrates 25 years in business

Ryan Mavity
2 weeks ago
The expression “When one door closes, another one opens,” perfectly sums up the journey Melissa...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Griffin Kammerer: exploring the world, connecting...

Ellen Driscoll
3 weeks ago
In his wallet, Griffin Kammerer keeps a folded square of paper autographed in swirls of blue and...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Holly Lane: From dancing queen to singing machine

Chris Flood
4 weeks ago
Sitting in her Rehoboth home, on stools for her custom-made bar, with jazz singer Becky Wilson...

Lynn Adams Kokjohn: a family history of service

Ellen Driscoll
1 month ago
The first woman president of Rehoboth Beach Country Club is set to oversee a $10 million renovation...

Atlantic rower seeks commemoration for Harriet Tubman

Nick Roth
1 month ago
After rowing north through the Delmarva Peninsula nearing the end of a 5,000-mile journey by boat...

The Rock Island Line connection

Ron MacArthur
1 month ago
Dennis Davison says trains, and in particular the Rock Island Line, are in his blood. Not only did...

Charles Brandt book behind 'The Irishman'

Melissa Steele
1 month ago
Charles Brandt's voice is hoarse from a cold, but he could also be losing it with all the...

F3 First State forms bonds through fitness

Ryan Mavity
2 months ago
Downtown Lewes is a quiet place at 5:15 in the morning. On a brisk November day, the only signs of...

Married 70 years, WWII vet, wife ‘become one’

Chris Flood
2 months ago
It was an interview less than a week before Veterans Day, but even if the day had been six months...

Strohm Edwards’ love of fish leads to coaching career

Ron MacArthur
2 months ago
It started with a love of fish. As a youngster growing up in Laurel, Strohm Edwards was persuaded...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Women's right to vote turns 100

Melissa Steele
2 months ago
The times when women did not have the right to vote may seem like distant history for some, but a...
Saltwater Portrait

Sea Witch celebrity: This is my last festival

Chris Flood
3 months ago
It’s been two years since Sally the Sea Witch saw herself front and center on page 84 of the Friday...
Saltwater Portrait

Mark Harris: A man of many hats

Nick Roth
3 months ago
Mark Harris is a priest, artist, poet, activist and cancer survivor, and he says every single one...
SALTWATER PORTRAIT

Ashleigh Hudson: Driven by love of family, fishing,...

Ellen Driscoll
3 months ago
Visitors to Town Hall in Dewey Beach are lucky to be greeted by the smiling and eager-to-help face...
Saltwater Portrait

Chief William Daisey: Living a blessed life

Ryan Mavity
3 months ago
For William Daisey, the title “Chief” is not just some honorarium or nickname. He is a former...

Barbara Rynkowski: Lewes woman moves to her own beat

Melissa Steele
3 months ago
Barbara Rynkowski has a stunning smile, charming personality and a quick step – three...

Cathy Tydings and Liz McCubbin: Life in miniature

Ron MacArthur
4 months ago
Lifelong friends Cathy Tydings and Liz McCubbin live a good portion of their lives in miniature...

Charles Short: Maintenance man at Cape May-Lewes Ferry

Nick Roth
4 months ago
Charles Short may look young, but for the last two decades he’s been working hard to ensure the...
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School Life

Education Briefs Winter 2019-20

11 hours ago
Coons announces service academy nominees U.S. Sen. Chris Coons has announced his U.S. service...

Assistant Principal Kyle Bentley earns statewide...

Ellen Driscoll
1 day ago
The success of his students is the driving force for Cape High Assistant Principal Kyle Bentley,...

Midway Lions host Snow Bowl for Sussex Consortium

3 days ago
The Midway Lions Club hosted the annual Snow Bowl for Sussex Consortium students at Milford Bowling...

Poultry industry scholarship applications due April 3

3 days ago
Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. has opened the application period for its 2020 college scholarship...

Fire prevention poster and essay contest winners...

4 days ago
The Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association hosted its annual awards program Jan. 5 for the...

Millsboro Middle School named state winner in STEM...

4 days ago
Selected from thousands of entries nationwide, Millsboro Middle School in has been named a Delaware...

Kate the Chemist thrills spectators at The Jefferson...

Deny Howeth
5 days ago
The Jefferson School hosted two sold-out shows featuring Kate the Chemist Jan. 11. Kate Biberdorf...

Carper announces service academy nominations

5 days ago
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper recently announced the names of his service academy nominees for the Class of...

CHEF Winter Jam fundraiser on deck Feb. 7

6 days ago
The annual Winter Jam fundraiser to benefit the Cape Henlopen Educational Foundation is scheduled...

Lord Baltimore Lions warn students about dangers of...

6 days ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club has been working with the Indian River School District, Selbyville...

Area students selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program

6 days ago
The United States Senate Youth Program announced that high school students Evan Qian Cheng of...

STEMporium to offer Odyssey of the Mind practice Jan...

6 days ago
The Great STEMporium will hold a Spectacular Spontaneous Festival on Sunday, Jan. 19, for teams...

STEMporium teams enter international robotics...

1 week ago
Three coding club teams from The Great STEMporium are set to compete in the Wonder League Robotics...

Groves Adult High School students work hard toward...

1 week ago
The dedicated adult learners at James H. Groves Adult High School have been hard at their studies...

Sussex Tech students named state champions for...

1 week ago
Two Sussex Technical High School business, finance and marketing students have been named Delaware’...

Sussex Consortium partners with Lewes Public Library

1 week ago
Each year the Sussex Consortium adds more community partners to its vocational program to give...

Dr. Tony Allen becomes 12th president of Delaware State

Ryan Mavity
1 week ago
When the calendar flipped to 2020, Delaware State University welcomed a new leader, as 49-year-old...

Indian River High alumni to meet at Salted Vines Jan...

2 weeks ago
Indian River High School graduates of all ages are invited to a casual winter get-together...

Apply by Feb. 21 for VIA teacher scholarships

2 weeks ago
The Village Improvement Association of Rehoboth Beach is accepting applications for two Lowe II...

H.O. Brittingham Elementary students take walk into...

Ellen Driscoll
2 weeks ago
A group of H.O. Brittingham Elementary students took a walk into greatness Dec. 19, thanks to a...
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Announcements

Vincent-Hass engagement announced

3 weeks ago
Brandon Hass decided to make the Christmas tree near the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk the location for...

Repass-Millner engagement announced

1 month ago
Dave and Jody Repass of Lewes are proud to announce the engagement of their daughter Alex to Dallas...

Freeman-Kemeys engagement announced

2 months ago
Peggy and Bruce Chandler of Lewes are proud to announce the engagement of her son Beau Kemeys to...

Gregory and JoAnn Economos celebrate 40th...

5 months ago
Little did Gregory Economos know that the girl he admired riding her bicycle to the beach from his...

Kay and Michael Burkhart of Rehoboth celebrate...

5 months ago
Some enchanted evening in October 1968, a young biochemist and a young Marine officer saw each...

George and Joanie Nicholls celebrate 60th anniversary

6 months ago
George and Joanie Nicholls of Millsboro are celebrating 60 years of marriage. They first met when...

Julian Jerome Del Re birth announced

6 months ago
Proud parents U.S. Army Major Amanda Del Re (née Bellistri) and Mike Del Re welcomed their second...

Scott-Elgin engagement announced

7 months ago
Ralph Scott III and Ida Mae Scott of Seaford are pleased to announce the engagement of their...

Hanlin-DiIanni engagement announced

9 months ago
Claude and Susan DiIanni of Millsboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their son, David,...

Anna Ritthaler celebrates 102nd birthday

10 months ago
Anna Ritthaler recently celebrated her 102nd birthday. Family, friends and staff held a party for...

Price-Beard wedding announced

10 months ago
Pamela S. Price and M. Craig Beard were married Nov. 17, 2018, at St. Stephen’s United Methodist...

Cramer-Bolander engagement announced

10 months ago
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Cramer of Bethany Beach are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter...

Bowens announce birth of son

11 months ago
Bridgett and Tyheim Bowen announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy Tymeir Bowen, born at 3:04...

Katie Meates weds Ben Steffes

11 months ago
Katie Meates, daughter of Henry and Tanyua Wilkens of Milton, and Ben Steffes, son of Larry and...

Jacki Warren engaged to Dustin Schell

1 year ago
Wayne and Mary Lou Warren of Lewes are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Jacki...

Clara Getman celebrates 100th birthday

1 year ago
Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe resident Clara Getman, left, celebrated her 100th birthday with...

Scott-Davis engagement announced

1 year ago
Mr. Ralph Lee Scott III and Mrs. Ida Mae Scott of Seaford announce the engagement of their daughter...

Anne Smawley of Rehoboth celebrates 92nd birthday

1 year ago
Anne W. Smawley, a resident of Brandywine Living at Seaside Pointe in Rehoboth Beach, celebrated...

Mintzer-Cannon engagement announced

1 year ago
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tyrrell of Lewes, Mr. John Mintzer of Tucson, Ariz., Mr. Frank D. Cannon Jr. (Dan...

Cannuli-Hearn engagement announced

1 year ago
Captain and Mrs. Jack Hearn of Lewes are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Michael...
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