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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
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
DOVER — Kendall Gray never expected to spend the better part of a decade playing basketball internationally. But after stops in Germany, Poland, the Dominican Republic and Rwanda — …
LITTLE LEAGUE
GEORGETOWN — Milford bounced back to beat Western Sussex twice on Thursday night and win the state title in Junior League softball. The District I champions 12-8 and then 14-5 in Little …
LITTLE LEAGUE
MILFORD — Camden-Wyoming downed Newark American, 13-1, in the Major League softball state tournament on Wednesday night. The victory moves the District I champions within one victory of …
Business
Business
When Warren Rosenfeld opened his Jewish Delicatessen on Mt. Herman Road in November, he envisioned being in business there for the foreseeable future. “The first month was off the charts. People were incredibly nice, thanking us over and over for opening in Salisbury,” Rosenfeld said. “
Member Exclusive
PRINCESS ANNE — The field crops are planted and growing as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Simplot Grower Solutions and Atlantic Tractor partner for Ag Showcase 2025. The free annual …
Smyrna
DOVER — The Spazmatics and Mike Hines and the Look, two musical favorites who have rocked regional and national venues for decades, will perform free concerts at Dover Motor Speedway during the …
BEST BETS MAY 2-8 MEMORIAL DAY HONORING HEROES Carry The Load, a monthlong event honoring military veterans, first responders and their families, will take place today at Smyrna’s VFW Post …
Recent hate crime allegations in Sussex County have spurred some intense feedback.
DOVER — Local and state dignitaries gathered outside the Student Success Center on Delaware Technical Community College’s Terry Campus to celebrate its ribbon cutting Wednesday. But …
Neighbors
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'African Americans in the Armed Forces' a Best Documentary film

BERLIN — “Warriors Beyond the Battlefield: African Americans in the Armed Forces” was awarded Best Documentary in June 2025 at the Black Filmmakers Festival in Toronto, Canada. …

Somerset County Fair will be inducting a new Queen, Junior Miss, Little Miss and Little Mr.

PRINCESS ANNE — The Somerset County Fair is not until the third full week of July but the call is out for contestants to compete to be Fair Queen for 2025 and a member of her court. In …

Somerset County Historical Society to hold annual meeting social

PRINCESS ANNE — The annual meeting of the Somerset County Historical Society is 6 p.m. Friday, June 13 at Teackle Mansion and includes food and drink along with special exhibits for $40 per …
Things to Do
These free events will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday throughout Dover.

Dover Hope Zone to offer free summer events every Wednesday

Dover Hope Zone will have a series of free ‘Hope Streets’ summer events every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m., …
The summer markets will be from 4 to 9 p.m. every Thursday.

Rail Haus to offer summer markets every Thursday night

Rail Haus Beer Garden will have summer night markets every Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. The market features local vendors, offering …
A young visitor to the Delaware State Fair gets a look at a funnel cake at last year’s event at the Harrington Fairgrounds. PHOTO COURTESY OF DELAWARE STATE FAIR

Delaware State Fair set to sizzle in Harrington

THEATER A CHILDREN’S CLASSIC RE-IMAGINED Milford’s Second Street Players will perform “The Secret Garden” on July 11-12 (shows …
Schools
Earle Dempsey, the president of the Lake Forest School District Board of Education, announced his resignation July 10, effective July 31.
SELBYVILLE - The Indian River School District is filling several vacancies on its Citizens Budget Oversight Committee, which provides additional transparency and ensures that stakeholders have input …
GEORGETOWN - Sussex Technical High School is employing eight students for the summer assist with preparing the building and facilities for the upcoming school year, the school district announced in a …
Opinion
The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has published California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulations — a milestone in adopting the controversial zero-emissions ...
Editor’s note: It’s Women’s History Month, and to mark International Women’s Day, Peter Bothum asked University of Delaware professors “for their thoughts on the hurdles …
A night or two ago, it was announced that Delaware state troopers were starting an initiative to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities resulting from those accidents. It was mentioned they were …
OPINION
Let’s help Delawareans we’ve never met plant trees we will never see. This is hard to do when all the major decisions about the overdose crisis in Delaware are made by the Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission, which holds its meetings in New Castle.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Late last month, a state lawmaker in southern New Jersey proposed a bill to change the name of the Delaware Bay to the Bay of New Jersey. While Delaware officials have yet to comment on the idea, it comes about six months after President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. What are your thoughts on new monikers for geographic places? Will this cause confusion in the history books or is it a necessary move?
OPINION
In April 2017, President Donald Trump implemented the “America First” executive order, designed to encourage oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean.
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