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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
SMYRNA — Patrick Watts couldn’t have had a better spot to watch the biggest match in Smyrna High’s volleyball history. He was a ballboy standing right behind the service line …
MIDDLETOWN — He earned $10,000 in prize money at the PBA Delaware Classic and reaped a lifetime full of memories too.
MIDDLETOWN  —  The 2024 PBA Delaware Classic concluded Sunday at Mid-County Lanes & Entertainment on Sunday.
Business
To Your Health 2024
When it comes to mental health therapy, “We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go in destigmatizing it,” says Tamara Gibbons. Gibbons is a Licensed Associate …
The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Kairos Embrace Behavioral Health March 23 at 1000 Smyrna Clayton Blvd, Unit 5 in Smyrna. Chamber members and friends …
Smyrna
Sheldon Hudson has resigned as Smyrna’s town manager, he confirmed on Wednesday.
There was time allotted to discuss budget issues on Smyrna Town Council’s agenda Monday. But not for long.
CLAYTON — The Clayton Fire Company honored members at its March meeting with their years of service awards and total alarms attended. The company also honored the top 10 fire responders in …
Smyrna Town Council members are set to make budgeting decisions for the current year at Monday’s bimonthly meeting.
Neighbors
Seeds of Need

Getting by a daily concern for Dover mom, kids

DOVER — Shamikia Ewell spends her work days tending to children at a day care facility. She’s devoted to caring for her own kids too, and that’s a struggle when making $12 per …

Smyrna Center for Diversity spreads helping hands

Rental assistance for a family who lost a loved one in a vehicle crash. Clothing and more for another without supplies after a residential fire. Three scholarships for college-bound Smyrna High School seniors, totaling $1,600. The Smyrna Center for Diversity is focused on helping all sorts of people in all sorts of ways.
Member Exclusive

Delaware dogs to represent the state on Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl

HOCKESSIN— Dogs from around the country are about to become su-PAW-stars as they play for the ‘Lombarky’ trophy. Puppy Bowl XX will take place tomorrow at 2pm on Animal Planet. …
Things to Do
Chestertown Tea Party Festival.

The Chestertown Tea Party Festival: a Memorial Weekend tradition

The Chestertown Tea Party Festival welcomes all this Memorial Day Weekend in celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the ‘Chester Town …
Maggii Sarfaty painting from a past Paint the Town event in Chestertown, Md.

Chestertown: Let’s Paint The Town!

Chestertown is one of the various Eastern Shore towns that hosts a plein air event each year, putting all of Kent County, Md., on …
New Groove Alpacas in Middletown, Del.

Fuzzy times at New Groove Alpacas in Middletown

Some vestiges remain of the farmland that is now a neighborhood. Amidst all the houses, an older red barn overlooks a thawing …
Schools
The Delaware Department of Education has named four Delaware teachers as state finalists for the 2024 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, the highest recognition …
Appoquinimink School District staff are proud of their product and want to keep it that way. So, the stakes are high next month for a two-pronged referendum asking for capital and operational expenses for the rapidly growing district.
SMYRNA — The I Love Smyrna School District Day event drew  a crowd to Smyrna High on Saturday.
Opinion
I would like to praise Beth Chajes’ excellent Opinion, “Drivers of climate change differ over time,” compared to Dr. David R. Legates’ contrived, misinformed and misleading Opinion, “Which came first, CO2 or air temperature?”
The Daily State News is continuing its Seeds of Need series about poverty in the First State. We’re reporting on how the General Assembly has taken steps to eradicate poverty, with bills addressing paid family leave and purchase of care. Also, we’re sharing a Wyoming woman’s struggles with increasing grocery and household bills, and how she’s trying to make ends meet. What are your ideas on how government can aid our poverty-stricken citizens?
Cindy Dillon shared an Opinion on March 20, in which she called for Maryland to enact the Beverage Container Recycling Refund and Litter Reduction Program.
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