Milford Middle School to preserve name

The Milford School District is amid a strategic development plan, including the rebuild of a school that has been shuttered since 2013.

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 …
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 …
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.
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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 …
With growth comes some growing pains, and right now, downtown Milford business owners are feeling them. Due to ongoing road construction, travel has been hampered through one of the busiest retail districts in the city.
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 …
Throughout Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May Bayhealth is offering free skin screenings in Dover and Milford for community members aged 18 or older. Registration is open. Dates and …
Sports
‘A true miracle’: Dover’s Buttillo returns to lacrosse field after accident

DOVER — Vinny Buttillo doesn’t remember a three-week span of his life last autumn. All things considered, that probably isn’t a bad thing. Because while the Dover High …

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 …
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 …
The land of a former drive-in theater, a place that made memories for decades in Felton, may now become home to six warehouses.
There is just something about mini golf that makes everyone relax, smile, bond and feel like a winner. Pair those positive feelings with sunshine, ice cream, door prizes, networking, music and more …
Neighbors
Delaware's June Jam CEO, founder Hartley dead at 68

Bob Hartley, CEO and president of the June Jam charity music festival, died in his sleep Sunday.

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.
The sights and sounds of the Civil War will come to life via reenactment Saturday on the grounds of the Georgetown Historical Society.
Gregg and Wanda Salem do not live in poverty, and neither do others who reside in Peninsula Lakes in Long Neck. But they do everything possible to aid those who do.
Schools
DOVER — House lawmakers are consolidating their efforts in a bipartisan attempt to increase access to school meals for low-income students in the First State. In April 2023, Rep. Rae …
FREDERICA — The Frederica Spring Creek Lions Club presented a TREX bench April 16 to Lake Forest North Elementary School. The club earned the bench by collecting, recycling and reporting …
MILLVILLE — The 38th District Republican Club will hold a How to Save Education in Delaware Forum at 6 p.m. April 22 at Millville Town Hall, 36404 Club House Road. The guest speaker is Ron …
Cpl. Demetrius Stevenson says his 12th year as Dover High School’s school resource officer has been the most trying of his career.
Things To Do
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.

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.
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.
Opinion
We’ve been reporting on housing data in the First State and whether there are enough affordable residences for citizens of every financial status. What are your thoughts? Are there too many new developments going up? How can the number of lower-cost rentals be increased? Are the prices to buy single-family homes getting too high?
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.
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