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Golf
Cape Region represented in Mid-Atlantic amateur tournaments
Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Cape Region golfers are traveling to other locales to test their games as the summer golf season...
Outdoors
Everything one needs to know about flounder fishing
Eric Burnley
8 months ago
There is no doubt that flounder is the top species for most bottom fishermen. Sure, we go after...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
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Sumner Spence
8 months ago
JJ Spaun is one of the most unlikely U.S. Open champions in the past past 30 years. He had only won...
Cape Flavors
Mushrooms come into the spotlight for summer entertaining
Denise Clemons
8 months ago
I made a stop at the mushroom tent during last week’s Historic Lewes Farmers Market, collecting a...
The Art of Aging
Getting comfortable with health technology isn’t really scary
Jim Paterson
8 months ago
If you ask for help while using a parking app, setting up your TV or scheduling a doctor’s...
Athletes of the Week
Athletes of the Week June 20
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Zane Coulbourne This Cape grad will fasten his chinstrap one more time as a high school football...
People in Sports
Savannah Bananas run trophy to Lewes Beach for a bay swim
Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Savannah Bananas - I made a joke about the podium being purchased from the Laurel Flea Market...
Running
A trio of races highlights busy running weekend
Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
Three races in three days in three towns made up last weekend’s Seashore Striders Triple Crown Race...
Editorial Cartoon
Weather, or not
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Editorials
Milton deserves proper representation
8 months ago
It’s easy to sit on the outside and criticize politicians for their actions, but sometimes that...
Weather Picture
Magic hour
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Jay Sumner said she never gets tired of sunrises and sunsets. This photograph was made just behind...
Traveler Series
A football adventure in England’s Sussex County with the Cape Gazette
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Fritz Schranck, the esteemed golf columnist for the Cape Gazette, enjoys traveling with his...
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
East End Light replaced Cape Henlopen Beacon
8 months ago
A wooden tower stood on the east end of the inner breakwater in Lewes prior to the construction of...
Commentary
State Dems don’t trust local communities
Bryan Shupe
8 months ago
House and Senate Democrats have made one thing clear: they don’t trust local communities to govern...
Commentary
Delaware needs offshore wind energy
Peggy Schultz
8 months ago
In December, Sussex County Council faced a momentous decision: approve a permit that would allow...
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Dave Frederick
8 months ago
Vanilla Fudge - A slippery-when-wet Rehoboth Boardwalk with Sunday morning drizzle welcomed 353...
Editorial Cartoon
Youth truth
Jim Paterson
8 months ago
Community Photo Showcase
Busy Bee
8 months ago
A bumblebee collects nectar from a mint perennial in Walter Mazur’s backyard , showcasing nature’s...
Weather Picture
Misty watercolor memories
8 months ago
Fog rolled into Rehoboth Beach in the afternoon of June 13, but it didn’t keep people away from the...
Traveler Series
The Gazette enjoys Thanksgiving in the Dominican Republic
8 months ago
Barbara Woods and Harris Marx spent a week in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, celebrating...
Golf
Cape Region golfer profile: Diane Herndon
Fritz Schranck
8 months ago
Thousands of golf fans are filling the grounds of Oakmont Country Club near Pittsburgh, Pa., to...
Outdoors
Plenty of places to fish from the beach in Delaware
Eric Burnley
8 months ago
We have covered most of the areas that are fished from a boat. Now, we will look at the places...
Around Town with Pam
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Pam Bounds
8 months ago
St. Peter's Art Show began the summer of 1966, when I had just graduated from Milton High School...
Choppin' Wood
UD researchers conducting fish consumption survey of bays
Chris Flood
8 months ago
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Thoughts from the Sidelines
U.S. Open week
Sumner Spence
8 months ago
This Sunday is Father’s Day, the traditional weekend for the men's U.S. Open golf tournament. This...
Cape Flavors
Broccoli rabe provides plenty of flavor and nutrition
Denise Clemons
8 months ago
Last week, I went looking for an interesting vegetable to add to the menu and found a beautiful...
Athletes of the Week
Athletes of the Week June 13
8 months ago
Cardin Benjamin
This recent Cape grad played his final high school soccer game June 11,...
People in Sports
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Dave Frederick
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Mostly cloudy - I cover the sports of field hockey and girls’ lacrosse, both competitions governed...
Running
Bodie Frederick, Stephen Hart win Bill Degnan scholarships
Tim Bamforth
8 months ago
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Commentary
Milton Theatre’s impact continues to grow
Annette Babich
8 months ago
If you’ve had a chance to visit downtown Milton in recent years, you know there’s a lot going on...
Editorials
State intervention is slippery slope
8 months ago
Recent activity in the General Assembly raises questions about the future balance of power between...
Editorial Cartoon
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Traveler Series
Cape Gazette readers explore Norway’s wonders
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Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs
Strickland Lighthouse stood on inner breakwater
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Most people are aware of the red East End Lighthouse on the inner breakwater near the Point in Cape...
Weather Picture
Tranquil waters
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The Lewes-Rehoboth Canal is one of the most beautiful landscapes in Lewes, especially on a warm...
Commentary
It’s time to ban citizen’s arrests in Delaware
Rep. Mara Gorman and Sen. Marie Pinkney
9 months ago
In 2020, the world watched in horror as Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was chased down and...
Editorial Cartoon
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Saltwater Portraits
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Growing up in Indiana, far from the sea, Jim O’Donnell never thought he would become a naval...
Community Photo Showcase
Hay Season Rolls In
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Weather Picture
Penthouse view
9 months ago
With nesting season here, osprey are once again occupying the nest near Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes.
Weather Picture
Feathers foist fins
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A great blue heron sails over Wagamons Pond in Milton with its prize catch, a seafood dinner.
Traveler Series
Cape Gazette readers cowgirl up at Rocking Horse Ranch Resort
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This past September, a few cowgirls and the Cape Gazette made their way to Highland, N.Y., for a...
Golf
Cape Region golfers earn recognition
9 months ago
Several Cape Region high school golfers earned recognition for their 2025 season performances. All-...
Outdoors
Summer fishing has arrived
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9 months ago
We have suffered through a very cold and windy spring with small-craft advisories more days than...
Wild Cape
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I spy a flash of neon orange peaking between the faintest pink of the Common Milkweed (Asclepias...
Athletes of the Week
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Jaxon Clampitt
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Thoughts from the Sidelines
It’s championship week
Sumner Spence
9 months ago
There are a bunch of championship events being played this week, including the NBA Finals between...
Cape Flavors
Celebrate the arrival of local peas
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During the final weeks of May, we celebrated the appearance of local peas, both at the Historic...
People in Sports
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