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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
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.
LEWES - Sussex Central High’s Malachi Stratton began his quest for a third-straight state title with a quarterfinal pin as the DIAA individual state tournament got started on Friday night at …

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Business
GEORGETOWN — Keystone Distributors, which since at least 2021 has operated the pop-up firework shops that appear in the Tanger Outlets, 36461 Seaside Outlet Drive in Rehoboth Beach, and …
HARBESON — There are things one might expect when driving the roads of Sussex County. Construction is likely. Traffic might be a definite, depending on where you are. But it’s not common …

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Smyrna
In our first video podcast we are talking about a scary subject – ghosts and the paranormal in the First State. Throughout October 2023, the Daily State News featured a few stories that …

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Scenes From Bay to Bay

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Neighbors

Lewes library to host Transgender Day of Visibility Sunday

Resources and connections relating to the trans experience will be offered during a Transgender Day of Visibility at the Lewes Public Library from 5-7 p.m. Sunday.
To Your Health 2024

Counselor Gibbons shares when it’s time to seek therapy

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 …
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 …

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Things to Do

Long Neck AMVETS to host Vibe Night on Saturday

LONG NECK — This Saturday at AMVETS Post 22 in Long Neck, 32369 Long Neck Road, join Vibe Night beginning at 8 p.m. and running …
SODELO music director James Allen Anderson conducts the orchestra on stage at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington during a Nov. 29 concert.

Southern Delaware Orchestra seeks to expand after Saturday performance

In a little more than two years, what was just an idea by Steve Greifer has shifted into an arrangement bigger than he could have …
Rony Baltazar, vice chair of the Delaware Hispanic Commission, and Delaware Congresswoman Lisa Blunt-Rochester at the 2023 Spring into Summer Small Business Expo.

Small-business expo set for April 21 in Lewes

LEWES – Spring into Summer Small Business Expo will be held from 1-6 p.m. April 21 at Cape Henlopen High School. The event will …

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Schools
LEWES — The Cape Henlopen Board of Education is scheduled to begin the public portion of its next meeting at 6 p.m. at Love Creek Elementary School, 19488 John J. Williams Highway on Thursday. …
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 …
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 …

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Opinion
School board elections are grassroots democracy at its best. In Delaware, you don’t even need to be registered to vote to cast your ballot; every adult resident is eligible to vote in their local school district.
Our organization, the Delaware Coalition for Open Government, took years to come to this point, appearing both in person and virtually. We have been patiently waiting for the opportunity to be heard and to discuss the inspector general bill, Senate Bill 21.
The World Intellectual Property Organization has declared Friday as World Intellectual Property Day, an occasion for all of us to take a moment to recognize the important role that IP rights (patents, trademarks, industrial designs, copyright, etc.) play in encouraging innovation and creativity.
Dear Valued Readers, Thank you for your ongoing support of the Daily State News. We appreciate your loyal readership through the years to stay informed on issues that matter most in your …

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