Cape Life

Readers from all over the country enjoy traveling...

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Heather & Bill Alleman of Lewes love the Cape Gazette! In fact, they love it so much that they...

Progressive Democrats raise $20K for local homeless...

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The Progressive Democrats of Sussex County presented more than $20,000 on Martin Luther King Jr...

Women’s Club of Milton Free the Girls drive runs...

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The Women’s Club of Milton Environmental Committee is collecting new and gently used bras for Free...

Milton Lions donate to community food pantry

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Milton Lions Club recently made a monetary donation to the Milton Food Pantry along with...

‘How to Rig an Election’ online book discussion...

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The Lewes Public Library will host a live, online discussion of Nic Cheeseman and Brian Klaas’s...

Food Bank of Delaware starts search for president...

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The Food Bank of Delaware board of directors has formally opened its search for a new president and...

Dogfish Head Poetry Prize winner announced

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For her manuscript, “Birds of New Jersey,” Susan Rothbard of Fairfield, N.J., has been named the...

Rehoboth homeowners donate to Community Resource Center

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The Rehoboth Beach Homeowners’ Association recently presented a $500 donation to the Community...

Girl Scouts receive Longwood grant

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Girl Scouts of the Chesapeake Bay thank and recognize the Longwood Foundation trustees for naming...

Coalition seeks personal hygiene items and cleaning...

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A volunteer coalition is seeking donations of personal hygiene, sanitation and household cleaning...

Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association turns 100

Chris Flood
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The Delaware Volunteer Firefighters Association turns 100 years old in 2021. To celebrate, the...

Green Drinks to discuss reforestation policy Jan. 25

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Rehoboth Beach Green Drinks will meet virtually from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 25. Keys to...

Community Briefs 1/20/21

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Unitarian Universalists to meet Jan. 24 The Unitarian Universalists of Southern Delaware will hold...

Delmarva during the 1918 pandemic is Feb. 4 program...

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Rehoboth Beach Museum will host We’ve Been There Before: Delmarva During the 1918 Pandemic, a...

‘Candace’s Playful Puppy’ children’s book event set...

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Browseabout Books and Lewes Public Library will host a virtual event with bestselling author...

Author Sadeqa Johnson to discuss new novel ‘Yellow...

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The Lewes Public Library and Browseabout Books will welcome author Sadeqa Johnson for a live,...

Shipbuilding once flourished as a major Milton industry

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This postcard from 1908 shows the riverfront in downtown Milton complete with at least two twin-...

Dogfish Inn to host Delmarva birding weekend Jan. 29-31

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Delmarva Birding Weekends is partnering with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and its harbor-front hotel...

Volunteers needed to help prepare tax returns 

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Preparing personal income tax returns can be trying even in the best of times. The ongoing pandemic...

Scam artists on the phone

Lisa Graff
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One of my local readers recently shared an alarming story with me. Her 85-year-old mother (I’ll...

DCF focus grant applications due Feb. 12

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Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for the Delaware Community Foundation’s 2021 Focus Grants...

Local Toys for Tots campaign concludes with thanks

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Nassau-DE, the local campaign organization for the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation, has concluded...

Home redecorating is different these days

Nancy Katz
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There are a lot of ways to redecorate your house, and it might be especially appropriate now, with...

Beta Sigma Phi chapter honors longtime member Gretta...

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The Xi Sigma chapter of Beta Sigma Phl honored Gretta Wolter at its Dec. 8 meeting held at St. Jude...

Beta Sigma Phi chapter honors Barbara Henriksen of...

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Each year, the members of Xi Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Lewes, vote for the member they feel...

Corvette fetes 50th anniversary for Milton couple

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On New Year’s Eve, Pam and Gary Glinka of Milton were thrilled to take possession of their new 2021...

Alpha Kappa Alpha chapter celebrates first year of...

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Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Alpha Alpha Mu Omega Chapter is celebrating the first anniversary...

Clothing Our Kids thanks Schell Family Foundation...

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Clothing Our Kids organizers are extremely grateful for the generosity of the Schell Family...

Vaccines administered to healthcare workers at...

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Walgreens representatives administered COVID-19 vaccines Jan. 11 for healthcare team members at The...

Lives and the Law expert discussion series to start...

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The Lewes Public Library will present a new online discussion series, Lives and the Law, hosted by...

Troop 95 camps at Killens Pond State Park in December

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Local Scout Troop 95 went camping Dec. 18-20 at Killens Pond State Park. Following Friday night...

Milton Community Food Pantry distribution set Jan. 18

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The Milton Community Food Pantry will be distributing food from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, Jan. 18...

Jan. 15 meeting to focus on coastal resilience and...

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The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays invites the public to learn about volunteer-driven fish...

National Day of Service events continue Jan. 16, 18

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The Presidential Inaugural Committee encourages everyone to sign up to volunteer for National Day...

Community Briefs 1/13/21

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CHEER offers new yearly memberships The annual CHEER membership year now runs Jan. 1 to Dec. 31,...

Brandywine Valley SPCA drive-thru pet food pantry...

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The Brandywine Valley SPCA will hold its next drive-thru pet food pantry to help families in need...

Zwaanendael Museum seeks plastic recyclables through...

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The Zwaanendael Museum in Lewes is seeking donations of plastic bottles and bags that will be used...

‘Champ and Major: First Dogs’ author event set Jan. 19

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To celebrate the “indoguration” of Major Biden and the official launch of Joy McCullough’s children...

A different brand of presidential inauguration...

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Delaware and most other states in the nation joined in the festive parade on Jan. 21, 1957, when...

Fund for Women grant applications due Jan. 31

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Beginning Friday, Jan. 1, the Fund for Women at the Delaware Community Foundation will begin...

VIA donates to Delaware Hospice Katybug Pediatric...

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Thanks to VIA, warm snuggles in hand-knitted blankets and hats will comfort children in the...

Don’t get between a dog and a digging site!

Nancy Katz
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One thing I have learned about dogs is that they love to dig a good, deep, wide hole. If they see a...

Governor’s Outstanding Volunteers Awards set Jan. 18

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Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Awards will be presented to 21 individuals, seven groups and two...

Citizens Café to address climate change challenges...

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The challenges of climate change in coastal Delaware, as well as solutions and tools to better...

Harrington author publishes memoir

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Dorrance Publishing Company Inc. recently announced the release of “Try Walking in My Shoes as a...

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Jan. 9

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Citizens are encouraged to show support for their local police organizations on National Law...

Troop 95 camps and bikes at Cape Henlopen State Park

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During Troop 95’s November camping weekend, 12 scouts and four leaders enjoyed biking in Cape...

Lewes Senior Activity Center membership drive underway

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Lewes Senior Activity Center memberships for 2021 are up for renewal as of the first of the year...

Delaware's 1862 election account revived

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Local publisher Bald Cypress Books announced the release of a new edition of “Military Interference...

Lewes mayors come together 3,600 miles apart

Nick Roth
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Two Lewes mayors came together from either side of the Atlantic Ocean for a recent chat about the...

Rehoboth Beach Patrol Alumni to plan centennial...

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The Rehoboth Beach Patrol Alumni Group is making plans to celebrate its 100th anniversary this...

Lewes Lights concludes with luminary display

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Residents of Shipcarpenter Square in Lewes lined the community’s courtyard with hundreds of candle-...

Community Briefs 1/6/21

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KSI receives grant from Sussex County Council Kent-Sussex Industries recently received a human...

Online meditation classes to start Jan. 14

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Rehoboth Beach Yoga will offer two online meditation courses via Zoom starting Thursday, Jan. 14...

Aerial view of Rehoboth Beach showing rebuilt Dolle...

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Last week’s historic photo showed damage from the March 1962 nor’easter that flattened the Dolle’s...

Beebe Healthcare welcomes first baby of 2021

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Beebe Healthcare announced the first baby of 2021 born in the First Town in the First State. Maria...

State seeks child advocate volunteers; training...

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The Office of the Child Advocate – Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Delaware is...

‘In Case You Get Hit by a Bus’ virtual book...

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Authors Abby Schneiderman, Adam Seifer and Gene Newman will discuss their new book, “In Case You...

Local polar bears take New Year’s plunge at Cape...

Dan Cook
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A little rain didn’t deter the nearly 40 people taking a dip in the 46-degree Atlantic Ocean at...

Sussex Habitat completes 150th home in time for...

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Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently completed work on its 150th house, just in time for the...