Fraizer’s Restaurant in downtown Dover reopened Thursday as 9 East Taphouse after the eatery came under new ownership. That's just one of many news bits in the central Delaware business world recently. more

A Patriot Day Ceremony to remember 9/11 was held at Middletown High Monday. more

The hub around the nearly complete Middletown Family YMCA is bustling. There’s Silver Lake Elementary School, renovated in 2022, which sits next to five baseball and softball fields. The school is found in Silver Lake Park, near its paths and playground. And Appoquinimink Community Library opened last year, joining several neighborhoods within walking distance. more

Appoquinimink School District Schools opened in the Middletown, Odessa, Townsend and Bear  Tuesday. more

The Delaware State Police have identified Kristopher Battles, 24, of Bear, as the man who died in a fatal collision in Middletown Tuesday. more

MIDDLETOWN —They were Black women with technology backgrounds who asked for and received $100,000 for their small business. more

A 24-year-old Bear man was killed Tuesday after the motorcycle he was operating struck a vehicle in Middletown. more

MIDDLETOWN  —  An extended road closure on Del. 1 southbound due to a crash late Tuesday morning has ended, the Delaware Department of Transportation said at 6:10 p.m. more

First State Brewing Co., Middletown, has been voted the Best New Brewery in the U.S., as part of USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. more