Cape Life

La Red COVID-19 vaccination events continue June 12

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La Red Health Center is offering several community COVID-19 vaccination events throughout June. The...

University of Delaware Lewes campus offers guided tours

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This summer, the University of Delaware College of Earth, Ocean and Environment and Delaware Sea...

Locals participate in National Gun Violence...

Chris Flood
11 hours ago
In recognition of National Gun Violence Awareness Day and Wear Orange Weekend, about 80 people...

AmeriCorps Delaware volunteer honored for...

21 hours ago
Michael D. Smith, AmeriCorps CEO, presented the President’s Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement...

Revamped Milton Farmers Market opens for business

Chris Flood
21 hours ago
After a brief delay, the Milton Farmers Market opened for the season June 2. The market is open 3:...

Celebrating retirement in Jamaica with the Cape Gazette

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In May, Patrick Mitchell and Sharron Brittingham of Milton traveled to Jamaica for some fun in the...

Community Briefs 6/7/23

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Bingo night to benefit Milton Community Foundation June 8 The Milton Community Foundation will host...

Fort Miles volunteers honor D-Day heroes

Ron MacArthur
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During the Battle of Normandy in 1944, which began with the June 6 D-Day invasion along the coast...

Rehoboth Beach recognizes June as LBGTQ+ Pride Month

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In recognition of LBGTQ+ Pride Month, Rehoboth Beach Mayor Stan Mills and his fellow commissioners...

Rescues named top dog in Delaware

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Humane Animal Partners hosted Gov. John Carney May 30 as he applied his signature to Senate Bill 37...

Italian-American Heritage Club supports Cape...

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The Italian-American Heritage Club of Sussex County recently presented the Cape Henlopen Food...

Local author to sign memoir at Browseabout Books...

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Local author R. Kevin Mallinson, PhD, will be signing copies of his recent book, "Alarm in the...

All Saints’ Memorial Day mass honors fallen U.S....

Beth Feigley
3 days ago
All Saints’ Church in Rehoboth Beach held a Memorial Day service May 29. The true meaning of...

Low-cost cat spay/neuter TNR available

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For a limited time, Just Us Cat and Kitten Rescue and the Dewey Beach Feral Cat Society are...

Butterfly mosaic artworks installed in two Lewes parks

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Four new mosaic works of art have recently been added to Lewes parks. Designed individually by...

Children’s Learning Garden summer programs start...

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Lewes in Bloom Children’s Learning Garden summer activities will begin with a story hour session...

Browseabout Books announces June author events

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Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach announced its upcoming author signings in June. Author and...

Gals That Give donates $4,500 to Children’s Beach House

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Gals That Give, a social organization founded to raise funds for nonprofit organizations, recently...

Lewes bikes to work to promote the practice

Aaron R. Mushrush
4 days ago
To bike or not to bike, that is the question. In Lewes, the choice is increasingly becoming the...

Arnell Creek neighbors collect donations for Food...

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The community of Arnell Creek in Rehoboth Beach recently donated 129 pounds of nonperishable food...

Repairmen — we need as many as we can get!

Pam Bounds
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I just read (in the Cape Gazette) a list of recent apprenticeship training graduates from Sussex...

Friends of Cape Henlopen donates to lighthouse...

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The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park recently presented a check for $500 to the Delaware River...

Author Emily Henry to discuss ‘Happy Place’ June 8

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Bestselling author Emily Henry will join a live, online conversation about her new book “Happy...

Carl M. Freeman Foundation awards FACES grants

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The Carl M. Freeman Foundation recently announced grant awards for 15 Sussex County nonprofit...

Reading the Cape Gazette at Sebring International...

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Don and Barbara Coburn spent St. Patrick’s Day at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring,...

‘Joy of Oysters’ author to appear at Lewes library...

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The Lewes Public Library’s Cooks & Books program will welcome expert food writer Nils Bernstein...

World Wide Knit in Public Day event set June 10

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The Sea Purls Chapter of the Knitting Guild of America invites everyone to participate in World...

38th RD GOP members write letters opposing EV mandate

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The 38th District Republican Club PAC met May 22 to write letters to Delaware Gov. John Carney and...

Lunch with a Purpose supports Ronald McDonald House

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To raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House of Delaware, 200 supporters gathered May 10 for the...

Author Marie Bostwick to sign books at Browseabout...

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Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach will host author Marie Bostwick from 2 to 4 p.m., Monday, June...

Life is grand when you have music & the Cape Gazette

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At the end of February, Robb "The Uke Guy" Mapou of Rehoboth Beach traveled to O’ahu, the third...

Community Briefs 5/31/23

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Hampton Inn Rehoboth finishes $3.6M property upgrade Hampton Inn Rehoboth Beach has completed a $3...

Tales of America’s Gilded Age program set June 28

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The Rehoboth Beach Public Library will present “How the Other Half...,” a story hour for grownups,...

Lewes-Georgetown Trail temporary bypass section...

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Effective Monday, June 5, a short section of the Lewes-Georgetown Trail on the northwest side of...

Fund for Women awards $250,000 in grants

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At its recent grant awards dinner, the Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation...

‘Meet Me at the Lake’ author Carley Fortune to...

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Browseabout Books will host author Carley Fortune from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 10, as she...

American Legion Henlopen Post 5 hosts Memorial Day...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Rain may have pushed it inside, but American Legion Henlopen Post 5 hosted its annual Memorial Day...

Hardin sees a sustainable energy future

Melissa Steele
1 week ago
Dave Hardin loves electricity. He is an encyclopedia of electric and power grid information. From...

Milton VFW holds annual Memorial Day ceremony

Ryan Mavity
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Milton VFW Post 6984 held its annual Memorial Day service May 29 to remember those who have died...

Lewes High School Class of 1958 holds reunion

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The Lewes Class of 1958 recently held its 65th reunion at Lewes Diner. Members attended from...

GWOR hosts inaugural Memorial Day wreath-laying...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
The Gay Women of Rehoboth honored women who have served and given their lives for the country with...

Classic vehicles cruise into Milton CHEER June 7

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The ‘50s atmosphere will be abundant when hot rods and other classic cars roll in from 5 to 7 p.m...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol opens 102nd season with bell...

Chris Flood
1 week ago
Rehoboth Beach Patrol started its 102nd season protecting the city’s beachgoers with the third...

Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament set June 3 in Milton

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The Andy & Opie Fishing Tournament will be held Saturday, June 3, at Milton Memorial Park, 113...

American Legion Post 28 remembers the fallen

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 week ago
American Legion Post 28 in Oak Orchard honored those who died for the country during a Memorial Day...

American Veterans Post 2 marks Memorial Day

Ellen Driscoll
1 week ago
David C. Dolby Sussex American Veterans Post 2 observed Memorial Day May 29 by recognizing...

Post 17 sponsors Memorial Day parade in Lewes

Ron MacArthur
1 week ago
American Legion Post 17 in Lewes hosted a Memorial Day parade May 29. The event started on Kings...

DAR hosts wreath-laying ceremony

Ron MacArthur
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The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Col. David Hall Chapter gathered...

Loopin’ bike ride benefits Lewes library during June

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The Lewes Public Library's annual Loopin’ for the Library fundraiser returns for its seventh year...

Author Elise Seyfried to host book launch reception...

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Author and longtime Cape Gazette blogger Elise Seyfried will hold a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m...

Offshore Wind and the Viewshed discussion set May 30

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POWER Delaware and the Delaware Nature Society will host a symposium on Offshore Wind and the...

Georgetown hosts Sussex Memorial Day ceremony

Ron MacArthur
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The Georgtown Kiwanis Club and Korean War Veterans Association sponsored the annual Sussex County...

New novel ‘Ella’s War’ centers on WWII Lewes

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“Ella’s War,” a historical fiction novel set in Lewes during World War II, is now available from...

VIA donates gas cards to What is Your Voice

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Village Improvement Association members recently made a surprise visit to the Zwaanandael Women’s...

Public gets chance to operate surgical robot

Ron MacArthur
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The public had a rare opportunity May 18 to experience robotic-assisted surgery firsthand by...

Marisa de los Santos’ book launch for ‘Watch Us...

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Bestselling author Marisa de los Santos will debut her new book “Watch Us Shine” at 5 p.m., Tuesday...

Showers limit activities at Lewes Maritime Day

Ron MacArthur
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Rain showers put a damper on Lewes Maritime Day festivities in Canalfront Park, but it wasn’t a...

GFWC Delaware members hold state convention

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The General Federation of Women’s Clubs Delaware held its 126th annual convention May 16-18 at the...

Friends don’t let friends cruise alone

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Recently, 34 neighbors from Lewes Crossing spent the week on Holland America sailing the high seas...

American Legion Post 5 to host Memorial Day events...

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Each year on Memorial Day, people throughout the United States gather together to remember and...