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A 28-year-old Seaford man died after being struck by two vehicles in a hit-and-run crash Friday in Harbeson, Delaware State Police said.
Residents of The Greens at Wyoming are attempting to get control of their neighborhood after they say their concerns have been ignored by an out-of-state homeowners association.
GEORGETOWN - Artwork from Sussex Central High School International Baccalaureate students, on display this past week in the school library, can be viewed on the Indian River School District …
SALISBURY — TidalHealth Primary Care and TidalHealth Specialty Care announce Tina Stade and Chrystal Willey are Team Members of the Month for March 2024.
Ms. Stade, Cancer Services …
SEAFORD — TidalHealth Nanticoke honors the team members as 1st Quarter 2024 Team Members of the Quarter.
Beth Cairo of registration is TidalHealth Nanticoke’s 1st Quarter 2024 Team …
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Dover
DOVER — House lawmakers are consolidating their efforts in a bipartisan attempt to increase access to school meals for low-income students in the First State.
In April 2023, Rep. Rae …
DOVER — Dover Federal Credit Union accepted the Best in Kent County business award at the Delaware Small Business Chamber 2024 Annual Awards ceremony April 11 at the White Clay Creek Country …
CAPITOL REVIEW
DOVER — The General Assembly returned to the state capitol on Tuesday after a two-week spring recess, but missed no time getting back to work.
With just over two months left of this …
Smyrna
DOVER — This is the time of the year when Miles the Monster’s heart starts to beat a little louder and his pulse begins to race.
While the NASCAR Cup Series competes at Talladega …
Sean Chambers’ musical career has been a series of pinch-me moments.
After playing with blues and rock greats such as Hubert Sumlin, Kim Simmonds, Robert Cray, James Cotton, Pinetop Perkins and Pat Travers, Mr. Chambers sits back in amazement sometimes.
The Rowland family moved to Delaware from Philadelphia a decade ago, hoping to find a more relaxing, slower pace of life.
Kohren Rowland and her husband, Arthur Rowland, as well as their four children, found the environment they had been longing for in Smyrna. And she was ready to share that love by giving back.
Milford
The Milford School District is amid a strategic development plan, including the rebuild of a school that has been shuttered since 2013.
MILFORD – The ladybug will always hold a special place in Milford’s heart. To celebrate, the Bug and Bud festival will return to the city on April 27 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown …
Leap of Faith Events is ready to paint the town for shoppers Saturday, hosting a craft and vendor fair in Milford.
Along with Fur Baby Pet Resort, it will stage the event from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sports
NEWARK — Delaware’s football players knew this was their last drive of the day.
And when receiver Santino Correa caught the pass in the flat and spun away from a defender, his …
DOVER — Vinny Buttillo doesn’t remember a three-week span of his life last autumn.
All things considered, that probably isn’t a bad thing.
Because while the Dover High …
SMYRNA — Polytech scored six runs in the first inning before holding off Smyrna, 7-6, in Henlopen North baseball on Thursday afternoon.
The Eagles scored the game’s final six runs, …
BASEBALL Sussex Tech 3, Cape Henlopen 1 Sussex Central 12, Dover 4 Caesar Rodney 8 , Milford 0 Woodbridge 2, Sussex Academy 1
BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Providence Christian, Md. 3, Delmarva …
Business
GEORGETOWN — The Social Security Administration returned to Georgetown on April 15 after several years of operating in Lewes.
Social Security Administration has relocated to 17 …
Member Exclusive
PRINCESS ANNE — The Washington Hotel and Sugar Water Restaurant continue toward opening under new ownership May 15 as the Somerset County Board of License Commissioners showed is support …
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses.
Business Insights
FREDERICA — ILC Dover, a company that develops spacesuits and inflatable modules for the space industry, is set to be bought by the multinational business Ingersoll Rand.
Officials from …
Scenes from Bay to Bay
Turkey talk
5 hours ago
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of a meeting of turkeys at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on March 16.
Spring has sprung
Thursday, April 11
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo at the Governor’s Mansion in Dover on March 15.
Magnolia sky
Wednesday, April 10
Peter Blaine took this photo in front of his home in Champions’ Club at Jonathan’s Landing in Magnolia on March 28.
Tiptoe through the tulips in Downtown Dover
Friday, April 5
DOVER -- The colors of spring can be seen throughout Downtown Dover. The annual blooming tulips are all along Loockerman Street. Send us your favorite tulip or spring photos for use in …
Veterans memorial in Ocean View
Friday, April 5
Wendy West of Parsonsburg, Maryland took this photo of a veterans memorial at John West Park in Ocean View on March 17
Neighbors
Updates, fun facts and ways to support Dorchester County Public Library
CAMBRIDGE – Both the Cambridge and Hurlock branches of the Dorchester County Public Library were scheduled to be closed April 16 for a Professional Development Day. We are focusing on …
Community Players announce auditions for last show of season
Community Players of Salisbury’s last show of the 2023-2024 season will be the classic Cole Porter Musical “Kiss Me Kate” from June 21 to 23 at Wicomico High School Auditorium. …
Shore sorors take top state honor
“Zeta is a verb, as we are a community conscious, action-oriented sisterhood” – Iota Chi Zeta chapter
The Eastern Shore’s single chapter of historic, international …
Things to Do
‘Joy Through Art’ is Main Street Gallery’s spring show
CAMBRIDGE – Main Street Gallery is excited to be exhibiting the artwork of Joy Staniforth as its guest artist for the May/June …
Salisbury Zoo welcomes new deer
The Salisbury Zoo recently welcomed a second white-tailed deer, Rosie.
Kid-Friendly Silent Film Night at St. Peter’s
On May 3, at 7 p.m., St. Peter’s Episcopal Church will welcome world-renowned concert organist Peter Richard Conte in a kid-friendly …
More Things to Do
Schools
FREDERICA — The Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club presented a TREX bench April 16 to Lake Forest North Elementary School.
The club earned the bench by collecting, recycling and reporting …
MILLVILLE — The 38th District Republican Club will hold a How to Save Education in Delaware Forum at 6 p.m. April 22 at Millville Town Hall, 36404 Club House Road.
The guest speaker is Ron …
Wicomico Day School’s, Mary VanBuskirk and her 5th grade classroom visited Virginia’s Nationa...
Veteran benefits, including health care, are not just a nice perk for veterans. They are something earned through the service, and often sacrifice, of our armed forces, dedicated to defending our country.
We’ve been reporting on housing data in the First State and whether there are enough affordable residences for citizens of every financial status. What are your thoughts? Are there too many new developments going up? How can the number of lower-cost rentals be increased? Are the prices to buy single-family homes getting too high?
The members of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association are deeply concerned about the potential consequences of Maryland House Bill 1258 on local journalism.
I am Benjamin Rothstein, and you have probably seen my name pop up all over the Greater Dover Independent.
As one of your Dover City Council members and chair of the Safety Advisory and Transportation Committee, I felt compelled to publicly express both my sadness and anger over the recent level of gun violence, to include drive-by shootings, in our city.
Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with esteemed political writer Theodore White for Life magazine, one of the leading national publications of its day.