News
As COVID-19 has racked the country, food insecurity has become a difficult side effect nationwide. And Delaware is no exception. According to Feeding America’s 2020 study on the impact …
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Sports
CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High baseball player Anthony Hatch was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. The senior pitched a one-hitter with only one walk and eight …
CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High had waited five years to win another DIAA team state title in girls’ tennis. So when the Riders finally clinched the championship last May, it was the …
GEORGETOWN — Sussex Tech High used a four-run fifth inning to break open a scoreless game before downing Sussex Central, 7-0, in Henlopen North baseball on Thursday evening. The victory …
Business
DEVELOPMENT
First, in May 2017, it was the DE Turf Sports Complex that joined the longtime restaurant Meding’s Seafood along Del. 1 in Frederica. That was followed by an 86-room SpringHill Suites location in August 2023, the first part of the commercial site dubbed Asbury Square.
MILFORD – The Food Bank of Delaware wants to provide education in the food industry to people no matter the circumstances. The Kitchen School was developed through a partnership with the …
Smyrna
SMYRNA — A Carry the Load crew of nine traversed through Kent County and local residents joined them on the journey.
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 …
DOVER — A 31-year-old Dover man was arrested on April 23 for several felony charges stemming from a misconduct by a Correctional Officer investigation, Delaware State Police said on Wednesday. …
Two incumbents lost reelection bids for Smyrna Town Council positions Tuesday, while another was defeated in Clayton.
Neighbors

Adkins Arboretum receives grant to fund Nature for All golf cart

RIDGELY – Adkins Arboretum recently received funding from the Rural Maryland Council to purchase an energy-efficient six-passenger golf cart and the equipment to secure and maintain it. The …

Diocese of Wilmington to hold Eucharistic Congress

WILMINGTON, Delaware — The Diocese of Wilmington has announced an upcoming major spiritual event, the Eucharistic Congress, scheduled for Oct. 5, at the Ocean City Convention Center. This …

‘Celebrate Caring’ nominations open to honor nurses in Delaware, Pennsylvania, N.J.

National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and Independence Blue Cross wants to recognize those in the profession in Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey with the sixth annual “Celebrate Caring” awards program.
Things to Do
A fireworks finale Friday night lit up Legislative Hall.

Photo gallery: Fireworks, music kick off Dover Days weekend

DOVER -- Opening night of Dover Days weekend featured the Milford Community Band and fireworks. Philip Steinhoff conducted the …

Milford Elks Lodge Springtime Dinner Dance

MILFORD -- As the April Showers bring in May flowers, the Milford Elks lodge is ready to celebrate with the Springtime Dinner Dance. …
The mural was created by Graffiti artist Derrick Noel, also known as MysterEase.

Cannabis march Saturday marks 11th year in Rehoboth Beach

REHOBOTH BEACH — Earlier this week the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would reschedule cannabis, differentiating it from …
Schools
PRINCESS ANNE — The University of Maryland Eastern Shore late last month hosted a discussion on PFAS with representatives from federal and state agencies, researchers and Maine stakeholders. …
PRINCESS ANNE — Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus of Maryland, will be the guest speaker for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s 137th Spring …
LEWES — Cape Henlopen schools contacted parents this afternoon to warn internet and landline service to Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes Elementary School, the district office adjacent to the …
Opinion
I respect the opinion of Dover City Councilman Brian E. Lewis about needing solutions for Dover’s recent shootings (“Solutions needed after rash of shootings in Dover”). But I think we need to think outside the box and come up with solutions that are needed to end the gun violence not only in Dover but in our country.
I strongly agree with Dan Shortridge’s encouraging a photo history of Delaware (“We need a Delaware Photographers’ Project”).
We are all aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the federal government was offering states during the pandemic. Many of those states, including Delaware, used the money to increase unemployment benefits, far exceeding any amounts paid in the past, and to continue those payments far longer.
OPINION
I have an easy answer to the question Stan Sipple posed (“Would restricting sale of ammo decrease gun violence?”). No. Restricting the sale of ammunition would not result in the decrease of violent crime committed with firearms.
Opinion
I continue to question the Cape Henlopen School District’s need for funds when it has spent money on two athletic fields behind the two new schools on Savannah Road and continues to spend money on those fields. As I walked by today, I noticed the district is now adding bleachers to those fields. I’ve never read what the total cost is for those two fields.
Opinion
Student success should come from celebrating achievement, not punishing children’s behavior. Restorative practices in schools have emerged as a transformative approach to building strong schools and communities, and keeping kids out of the juvenile justice system.
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