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Revelation Craft Brewing hosts Firkin Fest
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Revelation Craft Brewing Company in Georgetown hosted the brewery’s semiannual Firkin Fest event, at which brewers from around Maryland and Delaware...
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Lewes during the Revolution - Part 2
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Editor’s note: This article is the second in a four-part series of excerpts from an upcoming...
Wartime portrayed at Fort Miles
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Delaware Defense Day launched successfully April 25 at Fort Miles in Lewes. Interpreters from...
Lewes Elementary fourth-graders solve ‘Case of the Missing Candy’
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Fourth-grade students at Lewes Elementary School recently put their detective skills to the test as...
Chocolate Crawl benefits foundation to end childhood hunger
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The Harry K Foundation hosted its fourth annual Chocolate Crawl April 25 in Rehoboth Beach. About...
Plant sale, pollinator festival set May 9 at Epworth UMC
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Epworth UM Church will hold a plant sale and pollinator festival from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Saturday,...
Bridge at the Beach returns to Rehoboth
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Nearly 1,000 bridge players from up and down the Eastern Seaboard competed in the fifth annual...
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The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise
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While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration...
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The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano
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While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the...
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A Cape Gazette quest for the Holy Grail
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Cape Gazette reader Jakub, along with his fellow travelers Sabine and Rick, explored a 13th‑century...
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As I lie in bed, I can't move or he’ll hear me. I am afraid to make any sound. I listen for the...
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Connecting sister cities with the Gazette
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Peggy and Michael O’Malley traveled to Hoorn, Holland, to visit Lewes’ sister city and see the...
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A Cape Gazette moment to remember
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In November, Alice Henderson visited Minneapolis to see her son, Nathaniel, and his fiancée, Gracie...
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Cape Life Stories
Doodles in Dewey celebrates two decades of Cape Region fun
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Doodles and their owners converged on Dewey Beach and Rehoboth Beach for the two-decade-old Doodles...
St. John the Apostle youth support Home of the Brave
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Vacation Bible School students from St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Milford continue to...
League of Women Voters to host cybersecurity specialist
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Award-winning cybersecurity expert, attorney and author Diane Janosek will present “My Lying Eyes:...
Rehoboth writer publishes new novel
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Local author Richard Smith has released “WhiteGrass,” a fast‑paced novel that explores the...
City helps Rehoboth in Bloom with sidewalk planters
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In advance of a fresh round of late spring plantings, Rehoboth in Bloom volunteers and a few of the...
The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise
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While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration...
County council candidates to address 14th RD Democrats
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The next meeting of the 14th Representative District Democratic Committee will feature Sussex...
Pajamas and paws for a great cause
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Humane Animal Partners hosted a Shelter Slumber Pawty April 18-19, giving volunteers, donors, staff...
Children’s Beach House completes historic fundraising challenge with $4M goal
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Children’s Beach House officials are proud to announce the completion of a three-year, $2 million...
Free hearing seminar and screenings set May 6 at Lewes library
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Drs. Savhanna Paul and Marianna McHugh from HearingLife Hearing Center in Lewes will present “Your...
Ride to the Tide in rain or shine
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Special Olympics Delaware hosted Ride to the Tide April 26, bringing together motorcyclists to...
The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano
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While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the...
Local scout completes conservation project at James Farm Ecological Preserve
4 days ago
Life Scout Matthew Hanna of Troop 1, chartered to St. Peter’s Church in Lewes, recently completed a...
Bike drive accepting donations May 2 at Bayhealth Milton
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Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware and sponsor Bayhealth will host a bike drive from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.,...
Lunch group event to benefit Harry K Foundation May 6
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Lunch With a Purpose Coastal Delaware members gathered April 1 to support the Laurel Public Library...
Author Alka Joshi to discuss new historical novel May 5
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The Lewes Public Library, History Book Festival and Browseabout Books will welcome international...
Second ‘Spoonie’ benefit set May 4 at Nicola Pizza
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Family and friends of Stephen “Spoonie” Sponaugle will hold a celebration of his life and benefit...
Rehoboth Beach Police holds annual awards banquet
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The Rehoboth Beach Police Department held its annual awards banquet April 10 at Salero in the...
Author talk to explore WWII Japanese internment April 29
6 days ago
The Lewes Public Library, Seaside Jewish Community, History Book Festival and Browseabout books...
Milton Community Food Pantry ‘plates’ it forward
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Milton Community Food Pantry held a fundraiser April 18, featuring four chefs serving up a four-...
YMCA announces new summer day camp at Lewes Elementary
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The YMCA of Delaware recently announced the launch of YMCA Camp Lewes, a new summer day camp...
Freeman Arts Pavilion adds more shows to 2026 season
1 week ago
Freeman Arts Pavilion, a program of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, has announced four additional...
Elks share love of reading with local kindergarteners
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To celebrate literacy and encourage a love of reading among young students, Cape Henlopen Elks...
Lewes Lions perform vision screening at local child care facility
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The Lewes Lions Club held a vision screening Feb. 6 for the youngsters at Beach Babies Child Care...
Children’s Beach House golf classic events set May 17-18
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The Children’s Beach House charity golf classic will kick off with a tap-in cocktail reception from...
Concert for the Kids raises funds to support young artists
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The fourth annual Paul Kares Concert for the Kids held in Dewey Beach was a smash hit April 6....
Local artist featured in Eastern Shore gallery thru May 29
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Long Neck artist Jack Knight announced an exhibit of his work will be on display through Friday,...
Cape seniors gear up to vote
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Cape Henlopen High School seniors learned about current voting technology and the importance of...
Nanticoke Heritage Day celebration set May 2
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The Nanticoke Indian Tribe’s annual Heritage Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, May...
A Cape Gazette quest for the Holy Grail
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Faith and Spirituality
Music and prayer highlighted in Good Friday presentation
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Groome Church in Lewes presented The Seven Last Words of Christ, an orchestral work by Joseph Haydn...
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Health
KSI welcomes Warner as nurse health and safety administrator
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Kent-Sussex Industries Inc. recently added Registered Nurse Arin Warner as its nurse health and...
Milton VFW presents $1,500 donation to Beebe oncology services
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The Broadkiln VFW Post 6984 in Milton recently donated $1,500 to support Beebe oncology services....
Bayhealth leaders share vision to expand access in Sussex County
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Bayhealth leaders recently connected with community and regional stakeholders to share updates on...
Local doctor to present info on scalar energy May 3 in Lewes
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Doug Leonard, DO, of Find Your Health LLC will present a lecture titled “What is Scalar Energy” at...
Sheila Bravo appointed as chief philanthropy officer of Beebe Medical Foundation
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Beebe Healthcare recently announced that Sheila Bravo will join the organization as senior vice...
Lewes to host annual Dementia Caregiver Symposium May 12
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The Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Chapter invites dementia caregivers from Sussex County and...
Sussex Family YMCA hosts Healthy Kids Day
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The YMCA of Delaware hosted its annual Healthy Kids Day April 18 at the Sussex Family YMCA in...
Food Bank to host health fair for seniors April 28 in Milford
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The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a spring Senior Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Tuesday,...
Broadwalk to support breast cancer awareness May 2
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The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition will host its annual Broadwalk on the Boardwalk, with...
Beebe auxiliary gives $50K toward new wheelchairs for patients
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Beebe Healthcare Auxiliary is doing its part to ensure that patients with mobility limitations and...
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School Life
Mispillion Art League student exhibit continues thru May 9
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The Mispillion Art League annual student art show opened with an April 24 reception, bringing...
Worcester Prep students support youth development program
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To show support for First Tee Delaware, Worcester Preparatory School recently held a red, white and...
Rehoboth second-graders write sports-themed stories
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Rehoboth Elementary School second-grade students recently wrapped up an engaging sports fiction...
Kindness is Power Club inspires positive student mindset
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At Rehoboth Elementary School, a powerful message is taking root among students: Kindness matters,...
Mariner language arts students create museum relic projects
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Sixth-grade students at Mariner Middle School transformed their study of mythology and ancient...
Six Cape district educators earn National Board Certification
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Cape Henlopen School District announced several members of its teaching staff have successfully...
Tipton named Cape’s Behavioral Health Professional of the Year
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Terri Tipton was recently named as the 2027 Behavioral Health Professional of the Year for the Cape...
Sussex Academy inducts Computer Science Honor Society members
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Sussex Academy inducted six new members of its Computer Science Honor Society in an intimate...
Pathways to Success celebrates 20 years
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Pathways to Success marked a milestone April 18 with a 20th anniversary celebration in Rehoboth. ...
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Rehoboth Elementary staff and Rehoboth Beach city officials held their annual Arbor Day celebration...
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