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Ellery Farm, a proposed 354-lot single-family neighborhood near Smyrna, was granted conditional approval by the Kent County Regional Planning Commission on Sept. 11.
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9/17/25
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Photography gives Megan Morole of Middletown far more than the images themselves.
Disabled by “chronic migraines and a lot of diagnoses,” she says wielding a camera “is a way to do therapy for myself.”
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9/17/25
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Amid the popularity of tattoos both within prison walls and outside of them, some inmates in Smyrna can now learn how to apply ink and have a job skill upon their release.
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By Craig Anderson
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9/14/25
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Four area businesses were the stars of the Kent Economic Partnership’s fourth annual bus tour Sept. 9.
Nearly 50 dignitaries and businesspeople took part in the visits. The tour began in 2019 and has since taken place every other year.
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By Kaitlyn Cupelli
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9/10/25
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A Smyrna School District funding source was shuttered via a Town Council vote Aug. 18.
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By Craig Anderson
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9/9/25
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Arriving by bus, vehicle and feet, Louis L. Redding Middle School students began filling Appoquinimink School District’s newest building at 7:15 a.m. Sept. 2.
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By Craig Anderson
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9/2/25
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All things considered, Delaware’s housing industry did pretty well in July.
That’s according to Delaware Association of Realtors president Scott Farnan, who noted that many purchasers came from other states.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/30/25
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So far, World of Chaos’ sphere has included regional performances in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, plus in six states as far as Michigan.
And it’s booked for four more, including in Texas.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/29/25
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DOVER — Delaware has launched the Blue Envelope Program, a new statewide community initiative designed to help drivers with autism and other disabilities navigate interactions with law …
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8/26/25
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SMYRNA — There’s no telling exactly how tall the sunflower is.
It's maybe 13 to 14 feet high, but the Barber family doesn’t have a ladder to reach the top and measure it.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/26/25
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The new Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill in Smyrna has a hoped-for opening of early 2027 after ground was broken Aug. 21.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/25/25
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Bear author John Riddle’s 39th book is indeed a special one.
Why?
He wrote it with his grandsons, Alex and Gavin Podgorski.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/22/25
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MIDDLETOWN — A linchpin in her personal business model is “service above self.”
That’s the M.O.T. Rotary Club’s motto, and Michelle Gramlich lives it every day.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/20/25
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The 32nd annual Middletown Olde-Tyme Peach Festival on Aug. 16 kicked off with a well-attended parade.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/16/25
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Phung Luu says it with such certainty that there’s no reason to doubt him.
His business, Behavior and Training Solutions, “trains pretty much any animal, really,” he explained at Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Smyrna on Aug. 11. “Anything that’s living and breathing, we can train.”
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By Craig Anderson
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8/16/25
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SMYRNA — The Delaware AeroSpace Education Foundation is hosting a special family day celebrating “Planet Earth & Beyond!” on Aug. 16.
The family day will last from noon …
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8/13/25
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A July report by The Associated Press sounded an alarm about the availability of safe water for mobile homes nationwide.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/13/25
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Many vacations are over, and a new school year is nearing.
So, it must be time for the 32nd annual Middletown Olde-Tyme Peach Festival, too.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/12/25
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There’s a whole lot of something coming to a property that once housed a Papa John’s in the 1000 block of South Dupont Boulevard in Smyrna.
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By Craig Anderson
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8/8/25
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SMYRNA — In August 2023, a mystery revealed itself to a property owner in the under-construction Auburn Meadows.
Subsequently, the unidentified individual notified the Delaware Division of …
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8/8/25
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