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Fourth Street Preserve donation honors memory of Ted...

1 year ago
To honor the memory of Ted Becker, former Lewes mayor, DeLea Founders Insurance Trust Group Self...

CRC Safe Harbor Day Shelter marks seven years of...

1 year ago
The Community Resource Center’s Safe Harbor Day Shelter is marking its seventh year of operations...

Sussex Academy student runs donation drive for veterans

1 year ago
After coordinating a holiday collection drive for veterans, Sussex Academy sophomore Jack Thomas...

People’s March held in Rehoboth Beach

Chris Flood
1 year ago
Calling for inclusivity, equality and empowerment, about 100 people participated Jan. 20 in the...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Nick Roth
1 year ago
When Jennifer Justice Williams showed contractors an old, run-down cinder block garage and shared...

Cape Community Fund marks 10 years of stepping up to...

1 year ago
For generations, neighbor helping neighbor has been a defining characteristic of rural Sussex...

Delaware’s new first lady hosts brunch in Dewey Beach

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
Dr. Lauren Meyer, the new first lady of Delaware, hosted a brunch event featuring community leaders...

Girl Scout Cookie Dessert Wars kick off Feb. 7

1 year ago
Sussex County Girl Scout Service Unit 14 is partnering with area restaurants for Girl Scout Cookie...

VanScivers celebrate 40 years of marriage

1 year ago
Paula and James VanSciver of Lewes celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary Jan. 26. Family and...

Searching for silverback gorillas in Rwanda with the...

1 year ago
Last September, Kim Hyde, Pat Haupt, Janet Thoden and Barb Fischetti, all residents of Bay Crossing...

Jon Buzby took a plunge decades ago and never...

Aaron R. Mushrush
1 year ago
After helping Special Olympics Delaware expand its footprint in the Diamond State for 35 years,...

Lewes Fire Department holds awards banquet

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The Lewes Fire Department held its annual awards banquet Jan. 25 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention...

Delaware life sentences summit set Feb. 1 in Georgetown

1 year ago
Dying to Get Out: Death by Incarceration, a State of Delaware Life Sentences Summit, will be held...

Clothing Our Kids receives grant, donations from scouts

Bill Shull
1 year ago
2025 has been good to Clothing Our Kids, and it’s only January. The Millsboro-based non-profit has...

RD 20 Democrats elect new officers

1 year ago
The Delaware 20th Representative District’s Democratic Committee elected new leadership at its Jan...

Cannonball Gala to support historic renovations...

1 year ago
Historic Lewes has secured two major grants totaling $120,000 to support the restoration of the...

Sussex Habitat dedicates two new homes in Seaford

1 year ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity recently held a ceremony to dedicate two new homes in Seaford...

Surfgimp Foundation hosts Winter Beach Bash

Ted Pfirrmann
1 year ago
The Surfgimp Foundation held its sixth annual Winter Beach Bash Jan. 18, at the Rusty Rudder in...

A summertime cruise in Alaska with the Gazette

1 year ago
During the summer of last year, these great friends of Lewes enjoyed a lovely cruise in Juneau,...

Milton food pantry receives $5,000 from Knights of...

1 year ago
Members of the Knights of Columbus Msgr. Francis J. Desmond Council 13348 of Lewes recently...

Lunch group supports Slaughter Neck Community Action

1 year ago
Lunch with a Purpose Coastal Delaware gathered Jan. 8 at Atlantic Sands in Rehoboth Beach...

Resource center receives $16,600 donation

1 year ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware recently gathered to present an award of $16,645 to...

Rescue dogs run free at Lewes Unleashed park

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A dog named Alvin was the first canine from Humane Animal Partners to run free at Lewes Unleashed...

Lewes Red Hat Society celebrates holidays in December

1 year ago
The Red Hat Society Evening Primroses Chapter celebrated the holidays with a winter wonderland...

Elks host children’s Christmas party

1 year ago
The Polar Express train chugged into the station Dec. 15 at Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 in Lewes...

Campbell earns Eagle Scout

Dan Cook
1 year ago
Boy Scout Troop 1 of Lewes honored its latest Eagle Scout, Ian Campbell in a ceremony Jan. 18. Ian...

Reading the Cape Gazette on the Big Island

1 year ago
After the snow and brutal temperatures in the Cape Region lately, there is no doubt that Cape...

Elks bring holiday cheer to Stockley Center

1 year ago
Several Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 members recently visited the Stockley Center to deliver...

Sisterhood Book Club attends Cann Duo piano concert

1 year ago
Members of the Sisterhood Book Club recently had the pleasure of attending a performance by the...

Remembering MLK’s legacy at Conley’s Church service

Bill Shull
1 year ago
The Rev. Janice Herman walked down the aisle of Conley’s United Methodist Church carrying large...

Daisy Scouts donate to Clothing Our Kids

Bill Shull
1 year ago
A warehouse full of clothes isn’t a typical place to hold a pizza party. But, the Clothing Our Kids...

Troop 95 Scouts explore historic Baltimore sites

1 year ago
Boy Scout Troop 95 members from Georgetown spent a December weekend camping at the United States...

Carol Friend has always had a side hustle in the water

Chris Flood
1 year ago
With the recent snow and the subsequent freezing temperatures, it’s been a rough few weeks for...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at banquet

Dan Cook
1 year ago
The 37th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Weekend held its kick-off banquet at the...

Seipp-Fickley Duo to perform in Lewes Jan. 24

1 year ago
The St. Cecilia Music Guild will present the Seipp-Fickley Duo performing at 7 p.m., Friday, Jan...

Sussex Habitat hosts service honoring President Carter 

1 year ago
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity held a memorial service Jan. 9 at its ReStore on Route 9 near...

Historic Rehoboth diorama talks kick off Jan. 27

1 year ago
The Rehoboth Beach Museum will begin its Golden Age of Rehoboth Beach Diorama Talk series at 10 a.m...

Beloved doctors of the past

Pam Bounds
1 year ago
I like to be warm, funny, fuzzy and nostalgic in my writings, but I was planning to write my next...

Winter clothing drive supports Shepherd’s Office

1 year ago
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs, Women’s Club of Indian River partnered with members of the...

All Saints’ and St. George’s ECW donates to Project...

1 year ago
The Episcopal Church Women group of of All Saints’ Church and St. George’s Chapel recently welcomed...

A Scottish sojourn with the Gazette

1 year ago
In August, James and Bonita Bloom took the Gazette along when they visited Scotland. The castle in...

Overfalls speaker to discuss plans for exhibit...

1 year ago
The Overfalls Foundation will host lifetime member Mike Safina as guest speaker at 3 p.m., Thursday...

‘Speaking Yiddish to Chickens’ author talk set Jan. 23

1 year ago
The Lewes Public Library and Seaside Jewish Community will welcome author Seth Stern for an online...

Dignity Backpack Project seeks donations and volunteers

1 year ago
In Sussex County, when incarcerated men and women leave prison and return to society, they exit...

Zwaanendael Women’s Club food drive kicks off Jan. 29

1 year ago
The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club is sponsoring a winter food drive to benefit the Epworth Food...

Alice amazes all

Gina Gruwell
1 year ago
Ten-year-old Alice Baich of Rehoboth Beach has done so much for her community over the last two...

Sussex County Master Gardeners workshops start Jan. 28

1 year ago
The Sussex County Master Gardeners will offer winter and spring workshops via Zoom and in person at...

Free seminars set for senior adults, families

1 year ago
Noted experts from three local organizations will present seminars titled, Starting the...

Summer vacation takes Cape Gazette readers to the...

1 year ago
Cape Gazette readers Wayne Sokasits and Bernadette and Anastacio Turull of Rehoboth Beach visited...

Movies at Midway, Blood Bank of Delmarva to host...

1 year ago
The Blood Bank of Delmarva will partner with the Movies at Midway for a blood drive from 10 a.m. to...

Lewes Beach: What could have been

Nick Roth
1 year ago
The area now known as Savannah Beach in Lewes was once home to popular restaurants, but in the mid...

Preserving history: World War II steel fire control...

Terrance McGovern
1 year ago
The metal observation tower at Big Stone Beach was one of five constructed in Delaware during World...

Elks lodge honors departed members

1 year ago
Every year on the first Sunday in December, Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge holds its memorial ritual and...

Historic Lewes Farmers Market awards producer...

1 year ago
For 18 years, the Historic Lewes Farmers Market has awarded scholarships to small-scale Delmarva...

Lord Baltimore Lions Club supports hunger relief...

1 year ago
The Lord Baltimore Lions Club is midway through its 78th year of service to the local community...

Sons of American Revolution group honors Delaware...

1 year ago
The Delaware Sons of the American Revolution recently recognized Delaware State Police Officer...

Visiting India with the Cape Gazette

1 year ago
Last summer, the Cape Gazette accompanied avid reader Lucia Ellis on an incredible journey to India...

Greater Lewes Foundation welcomes new charitable funds

1 year ago
Four new funds joined the Greater Lewes Foundation in December, increasing the total number of...

100 Women Who Care group supports women’s recovery home

1 year ago
Members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware gathered Nov. 11 to present an award of $16,600 to...

League of Women Voters to meet Jan. 25

1 year ago
The Sussex County League of Women Voters will host its semiannual membership meeting from 10 a.m...