Food Bank of Delaware to host spring senior health fair

MILFORD – The Food Bank of Delaware is ready to spring into action. On April 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. the Food Bank of Delaware Milford branch will hold their spring senior health fair. …

The Milford School District is amid a strategic development plan, including the rebuild of a school that has been shuttered since 2013.
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 …
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 …
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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.
MILFORD — Second Street Players present the madcap comedy, “You Can’t Take It With You” starting Friday. Alice Sycamore, who works in an office on Wall Street, is the …
With growth comes some growing pains, and right now, downtown Milford business owners are feeling them. Due to ongoing road construction, travel has been hampered through one of the busiest retail districts in the city.
MILFORD – The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford welcomed DJ’s Alliance to the Milford family on Saturday with a ribbon cutting at the Milford Police Department. DJ’s …
Sports
Delaware ends spring football with everybody happy

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 …
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 …
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses.
There is just something about mini golf that makes everyone relax, smile, bond and feel like a winner. Pair those positive feelings with sunshine, ice cream, door prizes, networking, music and more …
Neighbors
Mrs. Delaware America 2024 Tetra Shockley discusses identity, inspiration

DOVER – There are many ways to describe Tetra Shockley. She’s a family lawyer and part owner at Benton & Shockley. She’s an adjunct professor at Wilmington University. And now, …

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.
Bob Hartley, CEO and president of the June Jam charity music festival, died in his sleep Sunday.
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.
Schools
DOVER — An attempt to allow the last remaining group of Delawareans barred from utilizing the Student Excellence Equals Degree (SEED) Program for higher education was nixed during …
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 …
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 …
Things To Do
Pumpkin Run rallies support for Millsboro Fire Co. in May

Roads across Delmarva will serve as a staging ground for a unique fundraiser supporting the Millsboro Fire Co. next month. The 23rd annual Pumpkin Run, hosted by the North East Rally Club, will be held May 17-19.

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.
For Volunteer Brewing Company co-owner Kevin Schatz, the choice was clear: Participating in the third annual Brewing for a Better Community fundraiser is a must.
The sights and sounds of the Civil War will come to life via reenactment Saturday on the grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society.
Opinion
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?
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.
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