Sean Chambers teams with Savoy Brown for Smyrna blues show

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.

Middletown musician rock ‘n’ roll royalty

MIDDLETOWN — He thought it was a prank call at first when the notification came. Eventually Richard Di Blassio realized he and his Bob Miller and the Flashback Band mates were actually …

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 …
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.
A 20-year-old Clayton man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Felton on Sunday, authorities said.
The Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce Spring Luncheon was held Wednesday at Middletown Memorial Hall.
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.
He’s a church-going father of three, a husband and a former truck driver who decided to take a huge chance for his family. When Charles Ringgold opened Himalayan Salt Of The Earth Cave in Middletown in February, from his perspective, he was a first-time business owner who just happened to be Black.
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Local News
A 54-year-old Smyrna man died when struck by a train in Newark Thursday, Delaware State Police said.
Two first two stagings of “Compassion Street — The Musical,” which showcases the effects of homelessness, have been moved.
DOVER — Clayton Fire Company members honed their search and rescue search and ventilation skills at a structural firefighting class on March 18.
Students with diabetes have unique challenges when it comes to enduring a long school day — and there are currently more than 300 students living with Type 1 diabetes enrolled in the Delaware …
Sports
Photo gallery: Polytech vs. Smyrna baseball

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 …
DOVER — The NCAA Transfer Portal continues to be a revolving door for the state’s men’s basketball programs. On Monday, Delaware State’s Deywilk Tavarez was reported to …
BOYS’ LACROSSE Sussex Academy 9 , Delmar 8 Milford 12, Dover 5 Polytech 14, Sussex Tech 5 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Cape Henlopen 3, Smyrna 0 Caesar Rodney 3, Dover 0 GIRLS’ …
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 …
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 …
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses.
Neighbors
Craft and vendor show is Saturday in Milford

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 – 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 …
Bob Hartley, CEO and president of the June Jam charity music festival, died in his sleep Sunday.
The sights and sounds of the Civil War will come to life via reenactment Saturday on the grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society.
Schools
The Milford School District is amid a strategic development plan, including the rebuild of a school that has been shuttered since 2013.
Cpl. Demetrius Stevenson says his 12th year as Dover High School’s school resource officer has been the most trying of his career.
Voters will decide whether an Appoquinimink School District referendum passes the grade Tuesday.
LEWES — While admitting the new proposal is different, but maybe not exactly what the schools are looking for, Mr. Bob Fulton, superintendent of schools, launched the effort to promote the …
Things To Do
'You Can’t Take It With You' comes to Milford stage

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 …

DOVER — The Biggs Museum of American Art will present the exhibition, “Award Winners XXIV,” marking the 24th consecutive year of hosting this exhibition in partnership with the …
Delaware’s Indian population and state lawmakers will gather to mark Vaisakhi, an annual harvest day, on Sunday in New Castle.
DOVER — Free entertainment is planned in Dover Motor Speedway’s Fan Zone throughout the upcoming April 26-28 NASCAR tripleheader weekend. The Fan Zone opens at noon April 26 and 9 …
Opinion
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.
Less than a week after her husband’s assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, Jackie Kennedy granted an interview with esteemed political writer Theodore White for Life magazine, one of the leading national publications of its day.
Society has a complicated relationship with adolescents. We want to protect them as children and yet launch them into adulthood. Adolescents face risks from testing out independence, navigating peer relationships, developing an identity and making mistakes in these processes.
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