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
SMYRNA — Patrick Watts couldn’t have had a better spot to watch the biggest match in Smyrna High’s volleyball history.
He was a ballboy standing right behind the service line …
MIDDLETOWN — He earned $10,000 in prize money at the PBA Delaware Classic and reaped a lifetime full of memories too.
MIDDLETOWN — The 2024 PBA Delaware Classic concluded Sunday at Mid-County Lanes & Entertainment on Sunday.
Business
Dr. Eugenia Caternor operates a pair of Smyrna businesses that could treat one patient in two different ways — as a visit to the Kairos Embrace Behavioral Health Clinic can be a trip to Transformations Center for Weight Loss, too.
The Delaware Municipal Electric Corp. will soon pay $177 million to assure enough energy for customers, but the financial impact will vary among communities.
Smyrna
SMYRNA — An 87-year-old Smyrna man suffered a minor laceration on his arm after his vehicle crashed into a Bayhealth building Tuesday, authorities said.
Five candidates are vying for two spots on Smyrna Town Council in an election April 30.
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.
A 20-year-old Clayton man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Felton on Sunday, authorities said.
Scenes From Bay to Bay
Andrews Lake
Yesterday at 11:59 AM
Marlin and Mahi Thompson took this photo at Andrews Lake in Frederica on April 7.
Rainbow
3 days ago
Valerie Hankins of Houston took this photo off Bowman Road in Milford on April 4.
Dover in bloom
Friday, April 26
Gary Knox of Dover took this photo of State Street in Dover in bloom on April 16.
Pickering Beach
Wednesday, April 24
Brad Richardson of Dover took photo at Pickering Beach at March 19.
Turkey talk
Friday, April 19
Patricia Sterling of Wyoming took this photo of a meeting of turkeys at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge on March 16.
Neighbors
To Your Health 2024
Counselor Gibbons shares when it’s time to seek therapy
When it comes to mental health therapy, “We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go in destigmatizing it,” says Tamara Gibbons.
Gibbons is a Licensed Associate …
Seeds of Need
Getting by a daily concern for Dover mom, kids
DOVER — Shamikia Ewell spends her work days tending to children at a day care facility.
She’s devoted to caring for her own kids too, and that’s a struggle when making $12 per …
Smyrna Center for Diversity spreads helping hands
Rental assistance for a family who lost a loved one in a vehicle crash.
Clothing and more for another without supplies after a residential fire.
Three scholarships for college-bound Smyrna High School seniors, totaling $1,600.
The Smyrna Center for Diversity is focused on helping all sorts of people in all sorts of ways.
Things to Do
MayFest in Odessa event Saturday to benefit Corbit-Calloway Memorial Library
ODESSA — The 11th annual MayFest in Odessa event will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Middletown breweries unite for noble cause
For Volunteer Brewing Company co-owner Kevin Schatz, the choice was clear: Participating in the third annual Brewing for a Better …
The Chestertown Tea Party Festival: a Memorial Weekend tradition
The Chestertown Tea Party Festival welcomes all this Memorial Day Weekend in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the ‘Chester Town …
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Schools
Residents in the Appoquinimink School District approved two referendum items designed to support capital and operating expenses Tuesday.
Voters will decide whether an Appoquinimink School District referendum passes the grade Tuesday.
The Delaware Department of Education has named four Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest recognition …
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.
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