When the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal opened in 1829, the port in Philadelphia — and Wilmington — became much more important for the shipping community because the canal connected the Chesapeake Bay ...

Cape Henlopen School District plans to submit another request to build an addition to the high school, this time shedding a pool and other facilities the public argued were not critical to providing a ...

Wrangling 60-plus children and teaching them how to produce a stage show in just four days seems like a daunting task, but for Bella Myers, Milton Theatre’s education director, it's a task she eagerly ...

The City of Lewes has launched a beach recycling pilot program aimed at making it easier to throw away plastic and glass. City maintenance workers Alison Kirk, Chris Chaney and Alex Willow installed ...

In a three-person race for two seats on the board of commissioners, Susan Stewart and Chris Galanty emerged victorious in Rehoboth Beach’s 2025 municipal election. It was one of the more lopsided ...

Milton, was officially sworn in to serve District 20 before an Aug. 12 special session at Legislative Hall. Berry thanked her family and supporters for helping her win the Aug. 5 special election for ...

Nearly 50 high school players took part in Camp Mont at Cape Henlopen High School’s Bermuda fields Aug. 4-8. The camp allowed players in grades 9 to 12 prepare for the upcoming 2025 season with ...

Beebe Healthcare announced the addition of four new clinicians from diverse specialty areas who share the organization’s commitment to providing the best in medicine for those who live in, work in, ...

A local legislator is branching out his financial literacy initiative to the national level. Rep. Jeff Hilovsky, R-Long Neck, sponsor of a financial literacy bill now law in Delaware that requires ...

I photograph running races. The T-shirts flowing past my camera are a tidal wave of messages, many of them promoting races, recognizing causes, or repping a college or professional sports team. And ...

The following letter is in response to “Lewes Beach residential streets aren’t for the public” by Mark Lyman, a letter that appeared in the Aug. 8 edition. Parking, without a doubt, has been an ...

I have no problem with the state stepping in to overrule Sussex County government. I don't have much confidence that the rate of overbuilding is going to change with the present county government. The ...