Cape Life

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

1 month ago

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

Shipbuilding once flourished as a major Milton industry

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

Volunteers needed to help prepare tax returns

1 month ago

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

Scam artists on the phone

Lisa Graff

1 month ago

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

Local Toys for Tots campaign concludes with thanks

1 month ago

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

Home redecorating is different these days

Nancy Katz

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

Clothing Our Kids thanks Schell Family Foundation...

1 month ago

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

Vaccines administered to healthcare workers at...

1 month ago

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

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

Zwaanendael Museum seeks plastic recyclables until...

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

A different brand of presidential inauguration...

1 month ago

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

VIA donates to Delaware Hospice Katybug Pediatric...

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

Citizens Café to address climate change challenges...

1 month ago

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

Harrington author publishes memoir

1 month ago

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

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day is Jan. 9

1 month ago

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

Troop 95 camps and bikes at Cape Henlopen State Park

1 month ago

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

Lewes Senior Activity Center membership drive underway

1 month ago

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

Delaware's 1862 election account revived

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

Lewes Lights concludes with luminary display

1 month ago

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

Community Briefs 1/6/21

1 month ago

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

Online meditation classes to start Jan. 14

1 month ago

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

Aerial view of Rehoboth Beach showing rebuilt Dolle...

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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

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

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

1 month ago

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

What’s cooking in the new year?

Lisa Graff

1 month ago

What’s for dinner tonight? is the monotonous question these days, weeks and interminable months at...

VIA gives holiday gifts to youth and seniors

1 month ago

For the fifth year, the Village Improvement Association held its holiday gift-giving event, co-...

Good riddance to the old year – finally!

Nancy Katz

1 month ago

Now that the dog has eaten all the Christmas wrapping, the fire department eventually opened the...

Carole Kamrad named Lewes library volunteer of the year

1 month ago

The Lewes Public Library is extremely fortunate to have the support of nearly 400 volunteers from...

WWII vet and wife donate $10K for veterans trust fund

1 month ago

Dover resident William “Bill” Willis has never forgotten his fellow airmen of the Eighth Army Air...

Milford chamber donates $2,400 to People’s Place

1 month ago

The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford recently presented People’s Place with a $2,448 check,...

American Legion and Rotary honor fallen veterans...

1 month ago

American Legion Post 28 partnered with Wreaths Across America to place live greenery at the...

A toast to Traveler Series: Home Edition 2020

1 month ago

Happy New Year! Thanks for making the best of a bad situation, and giving us the opportunity to...

American Legion Auxiliary serve as Lewes’ elves

2 months ago

Normally during the December holidays, the American Legion Auxiliary of Post 17 is very busy with...

NCALL Loan Fund awarded $557K to support nonprofits

2 months ago

The NCALL Loan Fund was selected to receive a capital grant of $557,000 by the Community...

Children’s book purchases to benefit Milford...

2 months ago

Award-winning journalist Jennifer Antonik has published “The Music Man: Our Rootin’, Tootin’ Hero...

Recycle Christmas trees at yard waste sites

2 months ago

Delawareans who have celebrated their holidays can help the environment by recycling their...

Ocean View bodyguard earns national honors

Ellen Driscoll

2 months ago

When Adriano “Bubba” Almony isn’t working as bodyguard for celebrities such as YouTube kid trainer...

Jack Barclay to discuss burrowing owls Jan. 10

2 months ago

The Sussex Bird Club will offer a lecture on burrowing owls by Jack Barclay at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan...

Storm of March 1962 destroyed the Dolle’s structure...

2 months ago

The infamous northeast storm of March 1962, with its strong winds and exceptionally high tides,...

Author to discuss ‘Eagles of Heart Mountain’ Jan. 6...

2 months ago

Bradford Pearson, author of “The Eagles of Heart Mountain: A True Story of Football, Incarceration...

The Glade kids hold annual food drive

2 months ago

This year a crew of children from The Glade neighborhood in Rehoboth and young adults from downtown...

Post 2 AMVETS feed fellow veterans and families

Ron MacArthur

2 months ago

David Dolby Sussex County AMVETS Post 2 in Long Neck has been busy through the holiday season. For...