Piggies back for lip service: Fair kissing contest funds 4-H scholarships

HARRINGTON — Eighteen eager individuals were onstage at the Delaware State Fair on Thursday, hoping to rub noses with an aptly named, 3-month-old piglet, Pucker Up. The Delaware 4-H …

Kristen Giordano has dedicated herself to recognizing military members who have died while serving. So, she and family members are leading the Woody Williams Foundation’s initiative to raise funds for a local Gold Star Families Memorial Monument, organizing the Aug. 11 Pfc. Joseph “Dimps” Marquez Memorial 5K, named for her son.
LEWES — Ever since she was tagged in Juno Beach Fla., in April as she laid eggs, Marie, a 300-pound female loggerhead sea turtle has made her way steadily northward since before coming to a …
FRANKFORD — Bay Venture Outfitters celebrated the grand opening of its new location on the Assawoman Canal, at 38365 Muddy Neck Road in Frankford, with a ribbon cutting on July 12 with the …
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Millsboro
LEWES — The  Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control  will host a community workshop at the Cape Henlopen State Park Officer’s Club, 14628 Officers …
A 14-year-old Millsboro male was arrested for murder Tuesday following a homicide occurring last month in Ellendale, Delaware State Police said.
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control confirmed West Nile Virus was detected in Delaware for the first time this year on Friday, July 26, 2024. …
Though its discussion of a proposed subdivision was far-ranging Wednesday, the Sussex County Planning & Zoning Commission decided to reopen the record on the Northstar development to get input from the Cape Henlopen School District.
Georgetown
DOVER — Content aggregator HostingAdvice released a study on Wednesday of 3,000 Delaware sports fans’ intended Olympic diet and landed on the figure of about 25 hours during the two-week …
REHOBOTH BEACH — The Margaret H. Rollins School Class of 2024 have all passed the national examination for licensure as a registered nurse, Beebe Healthcare announced on Monday. Passing …
DOVER — Everyone who goes to the Delaware State Fair has a reason, whether it be for recreation, to compete in the contests or to sample the singular foods offered there, but according to the …
HARRINGTON — The Delaware State Fair continued yesterday, July 23, and is scheduled to keep on going through Saturday, July 27 at the fairgrounds in Harrington.  The warm temperatures …
Sports
Keeping Yarns on the field is important for Delaware football team

NEWARK — Marcus Yarns certainly could have taken off. Indeed, with Delaware ineligible for the NCAA Division I FCS football playoffs in this, Yarns’ last season of eligibility, most …

HARRINGTON – Art Stafford drove Sweet Angel Boy to a win in 1:53.2 in the Governor’s Cup race Thursday night at the Delaware State Fair. Gov. John Carney, joined by Lt. Gov. Bethany …
DOVER — MOT had to battle the rain and New Jersey all afternoon and evening on Thursday. But in the end, the Middletown-area all-stars prevailed, downing South Vineland, N.J., 2-0, to …
DOVER — Shane Thrift can tell you everything about the last real play he made on a football field. And why not? There were 108,000 people in the stands at Penn State at the time. “Dante …
Business
BRIDGEVILLE -- In the First State, the summer is peak time for locally grown produce favorites and grains. However, the recent drought has impacted farmers getting food from the fields to the tables. …
REHOBOTH BEACH — Delaware Professional Organizers, experts in decluttering and space organization, was welcomed into the Rehoboth Beach/Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce last week with a ribbon …
Nashville, Tennessee-style chicken restaurant Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken & Wings is opening in Dover's Capital Station later this year, according to R&R Commercial Realty.
DOVER — The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce will host its premier networking event, the Sunset Business Mixer July 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Biggs Museum of American Art in downtown Dover …
Neighbors
Third time’s the charm for Harrington teen at Delaware State Fair

HARRINGTON – Mason Hay knows what it takes to be a champion. The Harrington teen won his third consecutive Grand Overall Showman title on Tuesday evening at the Delaware State Fair’s …

DOVER — Nursing and helping bring comfort to others is seemingly in Tina Randolph’s bloodline. All she needs to do is to look back to her great-grandmother, the Rev. Dr. Margaret L. …
CAMBRIDGE – Members of the Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians Inc. hosted a celebration Wednesday for the formal unveiling of a new roadside historical marker honoring the Choptank Indian …
HARRINGTON – The biggest night of the year for any market animal showman at the Delaware State Fair took place on Tuesday evening. The Livestock Extravaganza is the night where the grand …
Schools
WASHINGTON — Caesar Rodney High School’s culinary team, after capturing the national championship title at the 2024 National ProStart Invitational in April, took a tour of one of the most …
WILMINGTON — United Way of Delaware (UWDE), through UWDE’s program Stand By Me (SBM) NexGen, is helping Delaware’s high school graduates who are preparing to start college to …
The Cape Henlopen School District board of education will address an update to a certificate of necessity regarding Cape Henlopen High School on Thursday.
WILMINGTON — The Delaware Community Foundation has awarded 151 scholarships to 191 students for the 2023-2024 school year. The scholarships totaled a record $652,000.  “We …
Things To Do
Election year brings campaigns to Delaware State Fair

HARRINGTON —2024 is an election year, and not only is the American presidency up for grabs, but also plenty offices close to home . That make s the Delaware State Fair, which attracts visitors …

DOVER — The Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce hosts the 2024 Lifeguard Award Celebration on Tues., Aug. 13 from 6-8:30 p.m., during which each patrol nominates a Lifeguard of the …
DOVER—Earlier this month, Dover Mayor Robin R. Christiansen was given a $5,000 raise in a last-minute decision before passing the yearly budget. On Tuesday, however, he requested that that …
MIDDLETOWN — The Ladybug Micro Music Fest will be held Sept. 21 from 3-8 p.m. Held in conjunction with Middletown Main Street, Inc., the event will be held at Town Hall, 19 W. Green …
Opinion
The substance abuse and mental health problem we are facing will continue to grow until we find an aggressive, comprehensive solution that has proven success and long-term benefits for this community.
Delaware’s government has made decisions in successive legislative sessions with regard to energy that impact the poorest of our citizens most negatively. Those families in our state that struggle with the costs of basic necessities, such as food and housing, are now going to face additional costs for electricity and transportation.
On behalf of the members of the Delaware Association for Home & Community Care and the tens of thousands of medically complex children and adults who rely on home care services, thank you to the Delaware legislature for supporting home care in the 2025 budget.
The cost of health care is out of control. In the current fiscal year, the state of Delaware is spending nearly $2 billion on Medicaid and insurance plans for state employees and retirees — a $200 million increase over fiscal year 2024. Gov. John Carney has repeatedly called the growth of health care expenditures “unsustainable,” and he’s right.
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