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Opening of Frederick D. Thomas Middle School...
Ellen Driscoll
9 months ago
At the Oct. 2 ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school named after his grandfather, Ray Thomas...
Work continues at Frederick D. Thomas Middle School
Ellen Driscoll
11 months ago
With the 2024-25 school year fast approaching, work continues at the new Frederick D. Thomas Middle...
Sports fields near completion at Frederick D. Thomas...
Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Work on athletic fields at Frederick D. Thomas Middle School in Lewes is mostly completed, with...
First assistant principal named for Frederick D....
Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Lewes Elementary teacher Meghan Catts is set to take on a new role as the first assistant principal...
Frederick D. Thomas Middle set for June 30 completion
Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Cape Henlopen School District officials are targeting a June 30 construction completion date for...
Cape sets middle school enrollment areas
Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
Middle school enrollment areas are set in the Cape district after a unanimous board vote Sept. 28...
Cape plans changes for middle school enrollment areas
Ellen Driscoll
1 year ago
With a year to go until Frederick D. Thomas Middle School opens to students in Lewes, Cape district...
Frederick D. Thomas Middle School taking shape
Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Much has changed at Frederick D. Thomas Middle since a late April update on the school under...
Work continues at Frederick D. Thomas Middle School
Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Work is well underway on the new Frederick D. Thomas Middle School, set to open to students in fall...
Frederick named principal at new Lewes school
Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
Longtime Cape educator Dave Frederick has been named the first principal at Frederick D. Thomas...
Lewes middle school to be named after Frederick D....
Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
The new middle school under construction in Lewes will be named after educator Frederick D. Thomas...
Ground work continues at former Shields Elementary
Ellen Driscoll
2 years ago
With selective demolition underway, the razing of Shields Elementary is set to begin in early...
Demolition at Shields Elementary set for August
Ellen Driscoll
3 years ago
Demolition of Shields Elementary School is set to begin in early to mid-August, said Cape Director...
Lewes approves site plan for new middle school
Nick Roth
4 years ago
The site plan for Cape Henlopen School District’s third middle school has been approved by Lewes...
Lewes council to consider middle school site plan...
Nick Roth
4 years ago
Cape Henlopen School District is planning to build a 600-student middle school on the existing site...
Cape district names architect for new Lewes middle...
Ellen Driscoll
5 years ago
The Cape school board voted unanimously May 28 to award ABHA Architects the architecture/...
Voters approve Cape referendum
Melissa Steele and Ellen Driscoll
7 years ago
A steady stream of voters approved Cape Henlopen School District's latest referendum March 20 by a...
State approves need for middle school, Cape High...
Melissa Steele
7 years ago
A new 600-student middle school has received state approval, paving the way for a referendum in the...
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1,075,000.00
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Lewes
1,340,000.00
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365,000.00
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New Castle
324,000.00
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Water advisory issued for Cape Henlopen State Park...
1 day ago
UPDATE: The advisory for the main beach at Cape Henlopen State.Park was lifted at 5:30 p.m., July...