Viewpoints

New administration should prioritize littering issue

Patty DAngelo and Billy Lemon
5 months ago
We want to thank Richard Treadwell for his letter to the editor in the Feb. 14 edition. We agree...

Don’t let Grove Park dock slip away

Michael Bednarek
5 months ago
I write to commend Dave and Michelle Green of Cape Water Tours for their tireless dedication to...

Music is a source of lifelong inspiration

Michael Resnick
5 months ago
Congratulations to the Cape Henlopen High School musicians on their successful concert tours and...

Most elected officials don’t do it for money

Rick Winston
5 months ago
Last Friday, I was stopped on Rehoboth Avenue by a local TV reporter to comment on Suzanne Goode’s...

Reassessment appeal response unacceptable

Charles Breyer
5 months ago
As everyone knows, all properties in Delaware are being reassessed. Initial assessments went out...

Black History Month program very moving

Vincent Griscavage
5 months ago
I was very fortunate to attend the Lewes African American Heritage Commission program “Integrating...

Issues continue to plague reassessment process

Christopher Yukins
5 months ago
New issues have arisen in the Sussex County property tax reassessment process. The reassessment...

There is plenty of space for beachcombers

Ann Marie Dinkel
5 months ago
In response to Chris Flood’s somewhat tongue-in-cheek remarks about the closure of the Point in...

Lewes makes poor choices for temporary art

Nikki Roberson 
5 months ago
In Friday’s paper, I saw the pictures for Lewes’ 2025 temporary installations. I wonder why we need...

Action needed to prevent multiple-DUI offenders

Steve Abdalla
5 months ago
The following letter was sent to Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Rep. Jeff Hilovsky with a...

Otis Smith created workplace for all

5 months ago
During the time of segregation, Otis Smith ensured people of all races had a place to work at his...

Pastel palette welcomes winter’s day

5 months ago
Sunrise was greeted by beachgoers over the weekend in Rehoboth in this photo sent by Sharon Monagle.

Investing in home care is vital

Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall
5 months ago
As a newly elected representative for Delaware, I have the honor of serving a district located in...

Interest rate

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

Unified basketball strengthens community

Shawna Steinmann
5 months ago
Unified basketball is more than just a game; it’s a powerful way to unite people. By uniting...

Delaware needs to generate its own energy

Carl Ewing
5 months ago
I am a 73- year- old retired male . My wife and I live on the shore of Indian River . Our home...

Adopt-A-Highway is a great program

Walt Lafontaine
5 months ago
As retired executive director of Camp Arrowhead, I want to comment on the Christine LaForgia letter...

Make sure to report sturgeon sightings to DNREC

Chris Flood
5 months ago
I haven’t been able to get out to The Point in Cape Henlopen State Park too much this winter, but I...

IR Inlet replenishment a vital part of DNREC’s...

Greg Patterson
5 months ago
If you’ve been over the Indian River Inlet bridge in the past few months, you’ve probably seen the...

Home run

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

Canal dock's future deserves more discussion 

5 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach canal dock, which opened in 2021 along the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal, has been met...

Take measures to reduce electric bill

Arthur E. Sowers
5 months ago
The Feb. 18 Gazette article, "Sparks fly at Senate hearing on Delmarva Power bills," by Kevin...

At least the sky looks warm

5 months ago
Proving February isn’t all bad, a brilliant sunset blazes over the Lewes-Rehoboth Canal.

Allen, Daisey families integrate Lewes schools

5 months ago
Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Delaware legislators passed a Jim Crow law that...

Winter walk in the woods

5 months ago
A little snow on the trails of the McCabe Nature Preserve outside Milton doesn’t stop those who...

Cape Water Tours offers to manage canal dock

Dave and Michelle Green
5 months ago
The following letter was sent to Rehoboth Beach officials and supporters of Cape Water Tours...

Rising temperatures and rising voices: how Del....

Sudipa Chowdhury
5 months ago
In the past two years, beginning as a high school freshman with a strong interest in nature, I have...

Wastewater warning

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

Rehoboth canal dock should stay

Steve Touw
5 months ago
Zero creativity from Rehoboth’s commissioners on the issue of the canal dock. The dock was built,...

Bounds’ column strikes sour note

Terry Plowman
5 months ago
I found Pam Bounds’ column in the Feb. 14 edition to be a poor example of the values a community...

Disappointment is part of the journey, but so is...

Rebekah Crager
5 months ago
Editor’s note: The following was received prior to the Cape Gazette’s revised guidelines for...

Treat yourself

5 months ago
Cape Henlopen State Park’s new bird feeder live camera caught this non-feathered visitor enjoying a...

Belltown has a unique history

Ron MacArthur
5 months ago
I’ve always been fascinated with how communities got their names. Every town has a story behind it...

Winter break

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

Code cleanup should be priority in Rehoboth

5 months ago
The Rehoboth Beach Planning Commission recently learned of a potential project to convert the...

Eight years is too long

David Shook 
5 months ago
The recent tragedy involving an 86-year-old driver striking and killing a pedestrian in a parking...

Shepherd’s Office is dedicated to community

Jim Martin
5 months ago
Every day, we stand on the front lines of despair, poverty, hunger, addiction, homelessness and...

Rehoboth Planning Commission chair addresses...

Michael L. Bryan
5 months ago
I write to correct any misunderstandings left by the article reporting the decision by Rehoboth...

It’s time to address the litter problem

Richard Treadwell
5 months ago
The following letter was sent to Rep. Bryan Shupe, R-Milford, with a copy provided to the Cape...

Rehoboth officials need to keep negotiating...

Jay Lagree
5 months ago
In 1983, Rehoboth Beach completed a new wastewater treatment plant designed to serve Henlopen Acres...

Hoping elected officials work together on wastewater...

Lisa Schlosser
5 months ago
As a resident of Sussex County and Rehoboth Beach, I am closely monitoring the proposed regional...

Take the time to do it right in Rehoboth

Jan Konesey
5 months ago
There seems to be a misconception about the request from Lewes and Sussex County to Rehoboth Beach...

Cape Region’s connection to Philadelphia Maritime...

5 months ago
In 1875, a group of prominent maritime and business leaders, recognizing the strategic importance...

Beebe glows green for Eagles’ Super Bowl win

5 months ago
Aglow in green, the Shaw Building at Beebe Healthcare’s Margaret H. Rollins Lewes Campus cheers for...

Energy decisions should prioritize people and...

Joseph Fulgham
5 months ago
This winter, many Delaware families have seen their electricity bills rise dramatically. While much...

Rain check

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

Where are the litter picker-uppers?

Christine LaForgia
5 months ago
All over Angola, particularly Angola Beach Road, Camp Arrowhead Road, south of Angola Road, every...

Tips to celebrate Valentine’s Day with someone with...

Jennifer Reeder, LCSW
5 months ago
Valentine’s Day can present unique challenges to relationships; loved ones living with dementia may...

Sussex saw moderate spike in air pollutants during...

Chris Flood
5 months ago
A couple weekends ago, I woke up to an air-quality alert on my phone. Curious, I went to the airnow...

Sussex road projects should be prioritized

5 months ago
At a Five Points Working Group meeting in April 2019, state transportation officials outlined...

Delaware doctoring

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

On immigration and other issues

Nick De Cerchio
5 months ago
Now is the time for all good Delaware, elected, public officials to come to the aid of their...

Rabbit’s Ferry was one of Delaware’s last one-room...

5 months ago
Rabbit’s Ferry School educated Native American and African American students of the Robinsonville...

Corporate law structure plays vital role in Delaware

Sen. Nicole Poore and Speaker Melissa Minor-Brown
5 months ago
For decades, Delaware has been the gold standard for corporate law in the United States, and the...

Dewey's dilemma

Jim Paterson
5 months ago

SRO programs deserve support

Dennis Eberly 
5 months ago
I am writing in response to the commentary appearing in the Jan. 28 edition of the Cape Gazette...

Why town-centered growth is the preferred option

Sheldon P. Hudson
5 months ago
Moratoriums on residential development are the talk of the town – or, should I say, the county –...

Sussex needs adequate public facilities ordinance

Jerry LaForgia
5 months ago
The adoption of an adequate public facilities ordinance is the only solution to this terrible...

Gazette editorial board applauded for new policies

Ray Whitney
5 months ago
I continue to appreciate the Cape Gazette. I look forward to its delivery each Tuesday and Friday,...

Sussex should deny subdivisions in Level 4 areas

Claire Brown
5 months ago
Perhaps a simple way to slow development here in Sussex County is for our county council to refuse/...