News
As COVID-19 has racked the country, food insecurity has become a difficult side effect nationwide.
And Delaware is no exception.
According to Feeding America’s 2020 study on the impact …
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Sports
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
SALISBURY, Md. — It wasn’t easy but Polytech High’s football team found a way to keep winning on Friday night.
Kenny Valcin’s eight-yard touchdown run with three minutes …
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Jajuan Sturgis caught a five-yard touchdown pass from Bradley Chavez with just three seconds remaining to lift Sussex Central High to a 37-33 win over Middletown in a dramatic Class 3A football …
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FELTON - Lake Forest High scored a pair of first-half touchdowns before holding off Caesar Rodney, 21-14, in football on Friday night.
The Spartans improved to 2-0 after beat the Riders for the …
Business
Business Insights
STARS OF DELAWARE
What’s the best place to get barbecue? Or brunch? Where is the best day trip, dentist, dance studio or dessert? These answers and more are found in the 2024 Stars of Delaware, hosted by Daily …
development
LEWES — Anchor’s Run, previously known as Insight at Lewes Run, is scheduled for a public hearing before the Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 11 on phases five and …
Business Insights
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SALISBURY — Eastern Shore business owners and managers are more optimistic of the economic future than they were six months ago.
These trends are among the findings of the latest Eastern …
Smyrna
Each year, the Daily State News celebrates its readers' poll, Stars of Delaware. A special part of that is the Person of the Year finalists who go above and beyond to make Delaware a better place. …
CAMDEN — Residents of Derbywood, adjacent to Derby Pond, feel like they have been trapped in an Alfred Hitchcock film for three years.
Looking out their windows, all they can see are …
DOVER — To increase the viability of Delaware’s agricultural industry by broadening lending opportunities across the agricultural sector, the Delaware Department of Agriculture, in …
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Look at the birdie
5 days ago
Jerry Hull took this photo of an immature ruby-throated hummingbird in his backyard in west Dover on Aug. 29.
Ready for fall
Sunday, September 1
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo at an Amish farm with their cornstalks ready for the fall on Wednesday.
Look at the birdie
Tuesday, August 27
Brett Williams, of Felton, took this photo of a belted kingfisher on July 18 in Felton.
Up in the air
Tuesday, August 20
Jerry Hull of Dover took a photo of this aircraft spraying crops over west Dover on July 21.
Bear in mind that Smokey is 80
Friday, August 9
DOVER — Smokey Bear is an American legend whose sight alone is enough to quickly remember the phrase, “Only you can prevent forest fires.” On Friday, the famous symbol of …
Neighbors
People
Late Milford veterinarian remembered
Dr. Christopher Coon will always be a legend in the local veterinary field.
The 57-year-old founder of Haven Lake Animal Hospital on Milford Harrington Highway in Milford passed away unexpectedly in July, leaving his family, friends and patients to recall his giving personality and willingness to improve situations.
ARTS
Create and appreciate: Mispillion Art League in Milford celebrates 20 years
The Mispillion Art League, a Milford facility that spurs creativity of all types, is reaching its 20th anniversary this year.
COMMUNITY
Ready for the next course: Food Bank of Delaware celebrates Kitchen School graduates
Nine students set their plates for a career in the culinary field, as they graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Kitchen School on Wednesday in Milford.
Things to Do
Rehoboth Beach City Manager Tedder to host RBDB chamber lunch
REHOBOTH BEACH — This month’s membership luncheon for the Rehoboth Beach Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce will feature …
Milford Conversation September meeting
MILFORD – The next Milford Conversation meeting will take place on September 12 at 8:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church on …
DEMA hosts Family Preparedness Day in Camden
DOVER — To welcome September as National Preparedness Month, more than 45 public safety agencies, nonprofits and utilities will …
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Schools
CAMDEN — The Delaware Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee and three county boards announce the 2024 scholarship awardees.
Various activities are …
A tour of the new Frederick D. Thomas Middle School on Tuesday wasn’t exactly quiet.
At Cape Henlopen School District’s third middle school, principal David Frederick said there were teachers and administrators in the building, as well as meetings of all kinds. But there were also cranes, workers and a sense of motion, as several hundred people worked to prepare the school for its grand opening.
In mid-July, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission held open the public record for the proposed 758-home Northstar development to hear input from the Cape Henlopen School District.
I respect the opinion of Dover City Councilman Brian E. Lewis about needing solutions for Dover’s recent shootings (“Solutions needed after rash of shootings in Dover”). But I think we need to think outside the box and come up with solutions that are needed to end the gun violence not only in Dover but in our country.
I strongly agree with Dan Shortridge’s encouraging a photo history of Delaware (“We need a Delaware Photographers’ Project”).
We are all aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the federal government was offering states during the pandemic. Many of those states, including Delaware, used the money to increase unemployment benefits, far exceeding any amounts paid in the past, and to continue those payments far longer.
OPINION
I think everyone should be allowed to vote in primaries regardless of party (“Question of the Week: Should all voters be eligible for primaries?”).
OPINION
Associated Builders and Contractors’ Delaware chapter is an organization that represents the construction industry — a lifeblood of Delaware’s economy and one that, for years, has driven economic growth in the state and nationally. The industry provides a direct pathway to personal prosperity and the ability to earn a high-quality living without the burden of excessive college debt.
OPINION
If you believe our children deserve a high-quality education and our public school educators deserve to be treated with dignity, state Sen. Kyle Evans Gay, D-Talleyville, is your best choice as Delaware’s next lieutenant governor.