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Traveler Series

A Cape Gazette adventure under St. John’s Sun 

10 hours
Susan and Bruce Kamich of Millsboro recently enjoyed some relaxing time at the Westin in warm,…
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs

Bob Dole visits Dewey Beach 30 years ago

1 day
Bob Dole visited Dewey Beach in May 1996 during his presidential campaign against President Bill…
Letters to the Editor

Milton food pantry asks public to support Postal Service drive

Donna Murawski
1 day
Holiday food drives, although very generous, are over. The food gathered from those drives has…
Commentary

When the law’s timeline does not match the reality of abuse

Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.
1 day
In 93% of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who harmed them. The predator …
Letters to the Editor

Stamp Out Hunger set May 9

John R. Workman
1 day
May 9 is the 34th  annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, hosted by your local post offices…
People in Sports

Like Tambourine Man, all athletes eventually fade into their own parade 

Dave Frederick
1 day
Primetime Cape cousins - Ella Rishko and Mikey Frederick are first cousins. They were the male and…
Editorial Cartoon

Clicks tricks

Jim Paterson
1 day
Letters to the Editor

SB 23 is not the right direction for Lewes

Deirdre Hearn Taylor
2 days
I love Lewes and have lived on Lewes Beach since 1988. I mounted a campaign five years ago for…
Community Photo Showcase

Pup Patrol

2 days
Two curious fox pups popped up from their den to check out Dominic Prestipino as he snapped this…
Weather Picture

Fiery orange blooms

3 days
Fiery orange blooms of an azalea burst against a vivid blue backdrop in Rehoboth Beach, as warmer…
Weather Picture

Full steam ahead

4 days
A steam-powered boat sails down the Broadkill River in Milton in early April.
Traveler Series

The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise 

4 days
While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration…
Golf

Cape golf team keeps winning

Fritz Schranck
4 days
The Cape Henlopen High golf team continued its winning ways with a 150-162 April 23 win…
Choppin' Wood

Minos Conaway project’s earth berm caught my attention

Chris Flood
5 days
Since I’m not supposed to drive more than 50 mph through the construction zone of the Minos Conaway…
Cape Flavors

It takes a hero to eat this overstuffed sandwich

Denise Clemons
5 days
We have all likely heard the origin story about the familiar handheld food called a sandwich. In…
Outdoors

Black sea bass season expected to open May 1

Eric Burnley
5 days
The folks at NOAA have posted in the National Register the new regulations for black sea bass and…
Commentary

Nothing exists in isolation

Katya Geyer
5 days
Editor’s note: Sussex Academy senior Katya Geyer was recently named the winner of the RENEW…
Thoughts from the Sidelines

Phillies make desperation move

Sumner Spence
5 days
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies decided to fire Rob Thomson as their manager after four-plus…
Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week May 1

5 days
Will DiPaolo This Cape senior pole vaulter lifted off into rarified air April 16 at the Under…
People in Sports

Travels with Fredman: 44 years as a people in sports columnist 

Dave Frederick
5 days
Travels with Fredman - Forty-four years ago, with the sound of typewriter keys pounding out copy as…
Running

Cape track wins Henlopen North Championship meet

Tim Bamforth
5 days
The Cape boys’ and girls’ track teams won the newly created Henlopen Conference Northern Division…
Editorial Cartoon

Dewey swim standards

Jim Paterson
5 days
Editorials

Nassau Bridge crossover should be closed

5 days
The Delaware Department of Transportation recently completed a number of changes to median…
Letters to the Editor

An Earth Day elegy

Patti Drago
6 days
From the road, Sussex still looks familiar. Green enough. Open enough. Comforting enough to…
Letters to the Editor

Senate Bill 23 is deeply flawed

Michael Ackerman
6 days
The following letter was sent to Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, with a copy provided to the Cape…
Letters to the Editor

NARFE advocates for Delaware’s federal employees

Ken Sosne
6 days
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that…
Traveler Series

The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano 

1 week
While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the…
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs

Rehoboth auction draws crowd 30 years ago

1 week
Online auctions are commonplace in 2026, but that wasn’t the case in 1996. However, that’s how the…
Weather Picture

A rosy outlook

1 week
Diane Yanaitis saw this pretty rosy maple moth while walking in Milton.
People in Sports

Arden MacPhee turns the world on with her smile

Dave Frederick
1 week
Posterizing Planet Earth - Arden MacPhee, 13, is a community kid who beat the odds and childhood…
Letters to the Editor

The troubling path of SB 272

Jennifer Cohan
1 week
Last week’s Senate Labor Committee hearing on Senate Bill 272 should have been a moment for…
Editorial Cartoon

Everywhere a sign...

Jim Paterson
1 week
Letters to the Editor

Land-use reforms won’t solve traffic problems

David Stein
1 week
Sussex County is taking a thoughtful step by reviewing land-use reforms recommended by its working…
Letters to the Editor

Support for Meyer’s inspector general choice

Tom Howard 
1 week
Gov. Matt Meyer’s nomination of Rob Storch as the state’s first inspector general is an excellent…
Commentary

Rehoboth excess spending is remarkable

John Bramer
1 week
I wrote a few weeks ago when the Cape Gazette reported concerns some were having regarding the…
Letters to the Editor

Lewes should consider parking garage

John Amann
1 week
Before moving to Lewes we lived in Frederick, Md. When we moved there in the mid-1990s, Frederick…
Community Photo Showcase

Hummingbird in Hover

1 week
A hummingbird hovers midair to sip nectar from a blooming bush at The Peninsula, captured by…
Weather Picture

Goldfinch takes center stage

1 week
It’s that time when the bird populations put on their finest colors. Few in our area are as bright…
Traveler Series

A Cape Gazette quest for the Holy Grail 

1 week
Cape Gazette reader Jakub, along with his fellow travelers Sabine and Rick, explored a 13th‑century…
Golf

Mixed results from Cape golf tri-meet

Fritz Schranck
1 week
The April 16 tri-meet among the Sussex Central, Sussex Academy and Cape Henlopen golf teams had…
Outdoors

NOAA fails to implement new sea bass, flounder regs

Eric Burnley
1 week
Those of us who were anxiously waiting for Friday, May 1, and the opening of black sea bass season…
Thoughts from the Sidelines

Good first day of the draft for the Eagles

Sumner Spence
1 week
The Eagles traded with the Cowboys to move up to the 20th pick and selected wide receiver Makai…
Working It Out

As dawn breaks, my day begins with frantic plea for help

Kevin T. Conlon
1 week
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…
Cape Flavors

April strawberries dazzle with color and flavor

Denise Clemons
1 week
When I sat down to write this week’s column, I looked back at my files to see what I had previously…
Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week April 24

1 week
Isabel Betts A Milford senior attacker who scored 53 goals as a junior has been ringing the bell…
People in Sports

Fans get eerily quiet when outcome is no longer in doubt 

Dave Frederick
1 week
Quiet storm - It was a blustery afternoon at Beacon Middle School April 21, for a boys’…
Running

Rodriguez wins Oy Vey 5K; Beacon wins packed meet

Tim Bamforth
1 week
Seashore Striders runner Martin Rodriguez of New Castle/Selbyville captured the overall title at…
Editorials

Inspector general nom a step forward

1 week
For years, Delaware citizens have called for the creation of an Office of Inspector General. In…
Editorial Cartoon

Title IX Turmoil

Jim Paterson
1 week
Commentary

Beebe volunteers give from the heart

Ashley Foster
1 week
In a community-based, nonprofit healthcare system like Beebe, our greatest strength has always been…
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