Smyrna School District to hold referendum meetings

SMYRNA — The Smyrna School District will host town hall style meetings regarding its referendum set for a vote on June 6.

Appoquinimink administration building closed for maintenance

ODESSA — The Tony J. Marchio Administration Building will be temporarily closed for maintenance.

DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …
Lindsay Powell-Conley hosted some special guests Friday to show off her childhood home and the menu that comes with it. The host of “America’s Best Restaurants,” Theo Williams, along with videographer Michael Dick, visited the Elizabeth Esther Café in Smyrna for an upcoming episode of the online show.
SMYRNA — Pop-rock band Smash Mouth will headline this year’s 10th anniversary of Smyrna at Night. In the late ‘90s, Smash Mouth embarked on a relentless touring spree, …
MIDDLETOWN — A sparsely funded production doesn’t necessarily mean a low quality film will result.
A 19-year-old Middletown man has been arrested in connection with a shooting incident incident on April 17, authorities said.
The MOT Rotary Club utilized a $5,000 grant last fall to improve vision in Africa, then added another $1,200 of its own funds to the same cause.
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Some lighthearted Delaware electric workers energized four homes in Arizona’s Navajo Nation in late April. There was a lot of ground to cover on the reservation, but the municipal staffers were up to the task.
With spring in full bloom and strawberry season right around the corner, many Delawareans are starting to think about shopping for locally fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh food fanatics will …
LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
Two incumbents lost reelection bids for Smyrna Town Council positions Tuesday, while another was defeated in Clayton.
Sports
Dover baseball team is excited to be back in DIAA state tournament

DOVER — In Dover High’s indoor baseball practice room, the years of the Senators’ state tournament teams are listed on the wall. The players on this year’s squad were …

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High’s softball players know what their record says about them. At 9-9, the numbers say the Riders are neither good nor bad. But that doesn’t mean …
HARRINGTON - Andrew Glassmeyer's Sweet Angel Boy ($9.60, Corey Callahan) won his fifth-straight race on Monday at Harrington Raceway in the $22,500 Free-for-All Pace in 1:51.3. Trained …
REHOBOTH — Indian River High’s Sarah Lydic won the individual title with Caesar Rodney winning the team crown at the Henlopen Conference golf championships on Monday. Lydic, a …
Business
Having torn down an old residence and paying for a new one to be installed on their Dagsboro lot, William and Vicki Abel were surprised to find that their plan isn’t in line with Sussex County code, particularly after being issued a permit for the work by the county.
The Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission will once again look at accessory dwelling unit and perimeter buffer legislation during its regular meeting Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the Sussex County Administrative Office Building.
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce will meet with the community at its Sunset Business Mixer on May 29 at the newly renovated Hampton Inn Milford (100 Lighthouse Estates Drive).
After stating that the office above his pole barn is in violation of county code and “I don’t care,” Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission member Brian Butler invited inspectors to his property, only to be told he was mistaken.
Neighbors
Milford Museum to present program about Rosedale Beach

The Milford Museum is continuing its American History Series with a program about Rosedale Beach in Millsboro.

With road closures until August along Del. 24 as part of the construction near Angola Road, Conley’s Thrift Shop, 22150 Robinsonville Road, Millsboro, has developed alternate directions to the store.
Barratt’s Chapel in Frederica will present its Summer Worship Series at 7 p.m. each Thursday, beginning June 13.
HARRINGTON – For the second year in a row, the teacher of the year from W.T. Chipman Middle School has been awarded Lake Forest School District Teacher of the Year. Brent Carter has been …
Schools
The Indian River School District board of education approved the district’s summer schedule Monday.
Two nursing students in their senior years at the Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes have been awarded the 2024 Dr. Carl G. Pierce Jr. Scholarships.
Delaware Interfaith Power & Light has named the winners of its third annual RENEW 2024 Essay Contest.
The Margaret H. Rollins School of Nursing at Beebe Healthcare have announced the winners of the annual Louise Jarmon Hopkinson scholarship, based on academic performance.
Things To Do
Greenwood Day set Sept. 21

Greenwood Day is planned for Sept. 21, with a rain date of Sept. 22.

HARRINGTON -- The Harrington Fire Company will be hosting their Crab & Shrimp Feast on June 22 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.. The tickets include all you can eat crabs, shrimp, corn on the cob, hot …
A service commemorating Memorial Day is back for city residents and visitors to enjoy. The return of the ceremony stemmed from a couple’s disappointment last year. In 2023, Dee Davis and her husband went to the Milford Senior Center, expecting a Memorial Day event that they had attended many years before.
The Kent County Levy Court Department of Public Safety will honor survivors of cardiac arrests at a ceremony on Wednesday.   It begins at 6 p.m. in the Levy Court Chamber.   The …
Opinion
In 2008, the Delaware legislature passed a requirement that 25% of our electricity should come from wind and solar power by 2025. Legislators back then were wise enough to protect electric consumers with a 3% cost cap on their electric bills. A recent Delmarva Power residential bill revealed that the average premium cost was $10 per month or 6%, double the cost cap.
I was concerned to see the news of Donald Trump’s trial, where prominent elected Republican officials stood at the New York City courthouse March 14 to call the trial a scam, accuse the judge of corruption without evidence and state many other untrue and politically motivated charges.
Dover City Council’s meeting May 14 featured several large agenda items. It saw not only the election of a council president in David Anderson but Mayor Robin R. Christiansen’s State of the City address, as well.
Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus in Dover celebrated its 56th commencement in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus May 13.
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