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Fay Jacobs’ e-book proceeds to benefit COVID relief
4 years ago
Rehoboth Beach author and humorist Fay Jacobs has released a short e-book on Amazon.com. “Tales...
Friday Night Lights celebrate 2020 graduates
4 years ago
High schools in Delaware participated in Friday Night Lights, a Delaware Interscholastic Athletic...
Creating in coronavirus confinement
Deny Howeth
4 years ago
Stringy lines of brown and splashy blobs of burgundy embellished psychedelically with bright colors...
A big idea about small weddings
Nick Roth
4 years ago
Bigger is not always better. That’s how a team of event industry entrepreneurs feels about 21st...
Milford photographer John Mollura spotlights...
4 years ago
Milford-based John Mollura is a professional photographer who specializes in creative portraits...
Bayhealth holding weekly meditation moment during...
4 years ago
Bayhealth will hold a moment of meditation or prayer for healthcare heroes, patients and the...
Sussex Family YMCA offers food distribution programs
4 years ago
The Sussex Family YMCA has partnered with the Food Bank of Delaware to offer two food distribution...
Curbside food box distribution set in Millsboro...
4 years ago
American Legion Post 28 is working hand in hand with Sussex County Bible Church to help the...
Charles Bounds of Rehoboth feels blessed to survive...
Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
A Rehoboth Beach man considers himself blessed for surviving an intense case of COVID-19. Charles...
Sign says thanks to Rehoboth post office personnel
4 years ago
The employees at the Rehoboth Beach Post Office arrived the morning of April 20 to find a sign on...
COVID-19 sparks family to sew masks for those on...
4 years ago
Every day, sewing machines can be heard zipping through fabric in multiple family households...
Delaware Electric Co-op to decrease rates
Ryan Mavity
4 years ago
Delaware Electric Cooperative plans a rate decrease expected to be approved by the company’s board...
Delaware Tech class of 2020 to walk in spring 2021
Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
Delaware Technical Community College class of 2020 is invited to walk with the class of 2021 next...
Nonprofit feeds Indian River School District families
Ellen Driscoll
4 years ago
A local nonprofit has teamed up with Indian River School District to ensure families are receiving...
The Cape Henlopen Food Basket open to serve
4 years ago
The Cape Henlopen Food Basket has remained open through the current health crisis to ensure that...
Stream films at home via Movies at Midway
4 years ago
Butter up the popcorn and hunker down with a film from Movies at Midway, all without leaving your...
Week 6: With COVID-19 restrictions, people still...
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Numerous trails - such as Lewes-to-Georgetown, Junction-and-Breakwater and Gordon’s Pond – and Cape...
Updated with WiFi locations, emergency childcare locations
Where to find help in Sussex County
4 years ago
Many organizations and individuals are providing much needed support right now. The Cape Gazette...
Keeping fit in a pandemic
Deny Howeth
4 years ago
Being forced to stay home during this pandemic is likely causing anxiety, whether over a changed...
Consortium student Vincent Forsyth not taking a break
Ron MacArthur
4 years ago
Not being in school for more than a month has not kept a Sussex Consortium student from using the...
Sussex Tech donates thermometers to CHEER Inc.
4 years ago
CHEER Inc., the nonprofit senior services agency in Sussex County, was having difficulty obtaining...
Sussex Strong donates to #CrushCorona to thank Beebe...
4 years ago
The Sussex County Association of Realtors’ Sussex Strong board of directors voted unanimously on...
Mrs. Easter Bunny greets Milton drivers
4 years ago
Mrs. Easter Bunny, aka Margaret Tobin of Milton, spent hours greeting folks in downtown Milton near...
Rehoboth Beach Film Society offers virtual cinema
4 years ago
Rehoboth Beach Film Society is inviting moviegoers to enjoy its Cinema Art Theater from the comfort...
RoboThink Sussex offers online coding classes
Nick Roth
4 years ago
RoboThink Sussex owner Aliaksandra Hare opened her business in January, offering what she thought...
Girl Scout Troop 1150 donates cookies to postal and...
5 years ago
Girl Scouts across the country are bringing some comfort to frontline workers with cookie donations...
Cape Henlopen Elks serves Beebe support staff
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
Cape Henlopen Elks Lodge 2540 delivered lunch to the support staff at Beebe Healthcare in Lewes...
SoDel Concepts to give ALL April 18 proceeds to...
5 years ago
SoDel Concepts restaurants will raise funds Saturday, April 18, for the Beebe Healthcare COVID-19...
Girls team up to help healthcare workers
Nick Roth
5 years ago
For Mylee Wilkie and Brynn String, spring is usually dedicated to playing soccer. But with school...
Musicians take to virtual stage
Ryan Mavity
5 years ago
With crowd restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 preventing people from going out and seeing...
Milton Community Foundation launches effort to...
5 years ago
When the Milton Community Foundation was founded in 2005, one of its stated purposes was to receive...
Baby opossums rescued
5 years ago
Kindness Matters Rescue participated in a special rescue March 31 with the help of Toni Oddo from...
CHEER starts grocery shopping program
Ron MacArthur
5 years ago
In an effort to help keep its clients out of stores where they risk exposure to COVID-19, CHEER has...
Father, son paint messages of hope, humor
Ellen Driscoll
5 years ago
With stay-at-home restrictions in place, artist Dan Kimmel started looking for something creative...
Dewey Virtual Run/Walk/Crawl to benefit restaurant...
5 years ago
The COVID-19 virus has effectively closed down Dewey Beach right at the start of the season, and as...
Take care to not get swept up in fear and anxiety
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
For some people, the lockdown can trigger depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma. “With a global...
Lewes Public Library increases virtual offerings
5 years ago
Delawareans may be staying home, but they can still enjoy everything the Lewes Public Library has...
Gallery One Garden Glories exhibit available to view...
5 years ago
A new show called Garden Glories, featuring works by Gallery One artists, is available to view...
DNREC provides virtual environmental and educational...
5 years ago
As events and programs are canceled or postponed during Gov. Carney’s emergency declaration for the...
Weis in Lewes helps Cape District feed kids
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
Lewes Weis Markets brought 100 bags of food for families to H.O. Brittingham Elementary School for...
Sawgrass community collects gift cards for Beebe...
5 years ago
Sawgrass community members cooperated to collect donations of food gift cards for medical and...
Is it too late?
5 years ago
Keeping it light in the times of coronavirus. On Bay Vista Road near Bald Eagle Road, a skeleton...
Little Free Library pantry movement comes to Cape...
5 years ago
A small community project is taking place during the COVID-19 lockdown. “Everyone is at home...
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First responders honor Beebe workers
5 years ago
With loud horns and whistles, nearly 50 vehicles filled with first responders, including...
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SWAT catering serves in Milton
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
On a mission, Jennifer and Welton Evans spent April 5 in the municipal parking lot in Milton...
Delmarva Christian students hold virtual spirit week
Ellen Driscoll
5 years ago
Delmarva Christian students are refusing to let school closure dampen their spirits. Students...
Yoga goes online to fight stress of pandemic
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
Keeping a schedule is important to sanity in a work-at-home world. Going into the third week of the...
Uplifting messages appear along popular path
Deny Howeth
5 years ago
Someone armed with chalk took a walk on the trail around Villages of Five Points and left happy and...
Ocean City Film Fest to stream free starting April 10
5 years ago
In response to stay-at-home orders, Maryland’s Ocean City Film Festival and the Art League of Ocean...
Highmark commits $200K to Delaware COVID-19 Initiative
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Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware has announced a $200,000 BluePrints for the Community...
Joseph and Debbie Schell donate $25K to Beebe COVID...
5 years ago
The Beebe Medical Foundation received a $25,000 gift from Joseph and Debbie Schell for Beebe...
Milton family paints signs of hope
Ron MacArthur
5 years ago
Feeling down about the current COVID-19 crisis, Meesh Rhodes of Milton decided to do something...
Milton food pantry to offer emergency boxes
Ryan Mavity
5 years ago
Milton Community Food Pantry will hold an emergency food box giveaway from 10 a.m. to noon, Tuesday...
Community rallies to support Beebe COVID-19 Relief Fund
Amanda Neal
5 years ago
Beebe Medical Foundation brought its COVID-19 Relief Fund online March 20. The purpose of the fund...
Cape families get in the spirit - virtually
Ellen Driscoll
5 years ago
Schools may be closed, but school pride and spirit remain in the Cape district, where the first...
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Izzy Zigman’s stones bring joy to neighbors
Nick Roth
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Local medical marijuana supply stable despite pandemic
Chris Flood
5 years ago
Many medical marijuana users have conditions that put them at high risk for COVID-19. Because of...
Flowers explode with color, battle gray skies
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The Lewes Tulip Festival might have been canceled, but the tulips and other spring flowers continue...
Connecting Sussex during this time of separation
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The Community Coherence Project was created by Dr. Krista Griffin as a way to share 20 to 30...
Rehoboth Beach Museum offers 'In Their Own Words'
5 years ago
The Rehoboth Beach Museum is temporarily closed, but is offering a video series paying homage to...
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