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Traveler Series
Soaking up the sun in St. Lucia with the Gazette
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Cape Gazette readers Lori Richardson and Frannie Slabonik of Milton took the Gazette on a 10-day...
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Milton looks like Mayberry
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The residents of Milton often refer to their town as Mayberry, a nod to the simpler, slower setting...
Weather Picture
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Mark Thompson captured this stunning image of the Delaware Breakwater East End Lighthouse April 28...
People in Sports
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Outside scoop, inside corner - Joseph Goulet, 37, won the Seashore Classic Half Marathon May 4 in 1...
Editorial Cartoon
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Community Photo Showcase
Poised to Take Flight
2 days ago
Shalini Sehgal sent this image made after a recent rainstorm. A great blue heron is poised for...
Around Town with Pam
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Pam Bounds
3 days ago
Last week, Jeff opened a package of printer ink and found that it had dried up and wouldn't perform...
Traveler Series
Making memories in Hawaii with the Gazette
4 days ago
Cape Gazette readers Alan and Jen Pongratz recently had a wonderful time visiting Hawaii. Here they...
Outdoors
The problems with the Marine Recreational Information Program
Eric Burnley
4 days ago
The Marine Recreational Information Program is the basis of all regulations made by federal and...
Thoughts from the Sidelines
Tried and failed
Sumner Spence
5 days ago
On Tuesday, Tyrese Maxey scored 46 points in the Sixers’ overtime victory over the New York Knicks...
Behind the Business
Kevin Short has learned to just do it
Jeffrey Fried
5 days ago
Kevin Short grew up in Georgetown playing guitar and piano. He also sang. Kevin describes himself...
Choppin' Wood
I didn’t know skimboarding with a winch was a thing
Chris Flood
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I don’t live close enough to the beach to be there every day, but I’m down there pretty often...
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Editorials
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Farmers markets' benefits plentiful
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This week’s spell of warm weather arrived just in time for the opening of the Cape Region’s many...
Editorials
More emergency vet services needed
1 week ago
We recently reported that Rehoboth Beach Animal Hospital is offering urgent care for pets during...
Editorials
Rehoboth needs to explain hire
2 weeks ago
The City of Rehoboth Beach will be welcoming its third city manager in two years this spring, and...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Hospitals need state oversight
John Doerfler
2 days ago
Dr. David Tam's commentary stated "Beebe Healthcare is projected to lose more than $60 million in...
Letters to the Editor
Rehoboth city manager’s tenure already tarnished
James Johnson
2 days ago
Incoming Rehoboth Beach C ity M anager Taylour Tedder's tenure is tarnished before it even starts...
Letters to the Editor
Littering a real problem in Delaware, entire country
Peg Young
2 days ago
Recently, I was chatting with a friend of mine regarding a topic I really care about! I asked her...
Letters to the Editor
DelDOT should leave Plantations alone
Carol Conroy
2 days ago
When I read your article on DelDOT’s plan to run four lanes and bikeway past the communities on...
Letters to the Editor
Emergency veterinarian services desperately needed
Kim McKee
6 days ago
I was glad to see the editorial regarding the need for emergency veterinary care in the April 26...
Letters to the Editor
Another successful year for Community Resource Center
Beth Cohen
6 days ago
The Community Resource Center is now in its 13th year of helping the homeless and hungry, babies...
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Why did ospreys have to rebuild nest?
Linda Nye
6 days ago
I read with interest Chris Flood’s column regarding the Rehoboth Beach firehouse osprey nest: “...
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Commentary/Politics
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Dr. Tam: My stroke was a lesson of timely care and treatment
Dr. David A. Tam
13 hours ago
On March 8, I suffered a stroke. I woke up that Friday morning and felt tired. But I’m always tired...
Commentary
State workers unite to support HB 350
Tony Pezzuto, Jeff Taschner, Michael Beggato and Brian Clarke
1 day ago
For the last decade, experts from Delaware and around the country have sounded the alarm that...
Commentary
HB 350 is not what the doctor ordered
Brian Frazee
1 day ago
House Bill 350 is moving its way through the Delaware General Assembly to put paid political...
Commentary
HB 350 will hurt Sussex just as much as Beebe
Dr. David Tam
5 days ago
When I came to Sussex County to be the president and CEO of Beebe Healthcare, it was to serve and...
Commentary
Chancery Court opinion dealt blow to school segregation in 1950
Ronald K.L. Collins
1 week ago
Anniversaries invite reflection. Hence, the upcoming 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board on May 17...
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Increased access to lifesaving meds needed
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2 weeks ago
Obesity is one of America’s most pressing health epidemics, yet it has been consistently overlooked...
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Kings Highway plan: Not perfect but best plan yet devised
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2 weeks ago
DelDOT’s plan for Kings Highway has unleashed a vibrant exchange of views on the pages of the Cape...
Commentary
Volunteering is good for the soul
Connie Benko
3 weeks ago
Thousands of Delawareans engage in formal or informal volunteer activities every day, providing...
Commentary
Current healthcare costs unsustainable
Rep. Valerie M. Longhurst
3 weeks ago
Healthcare in Delaware is expensive; there’s no getting around it. In a 2024 study, Delaware ranked...
Commentary
New strategies needed to improve schools
Sen. Brian Pettyjohn and Rep. Lyndon Yearick
4 weeks ago
Delaware’s public education system is in dire need of reform and new approaches. According to the...
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Milton
490,000.00
Welcome to this craftsman style home in the sought after community of Heritage Creek located in the...
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3 WARREN ROAD~LEWES BEACH
Lewes
2,395,000.00
3 Warren Road, Lewes, DE 19958 ~ Introducing BAYSIDE BLISS, where the allure of coastal living...
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240,000.00
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104 N BAY SHORE DRIVE~LOT 112~BROADKILL BEACH~MILTON
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425,000.00
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1,500,000.00
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20145 Doddtown Road Harbeson DE 19951
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1,425,000.00
20145 Doddtown Road Harbeson DE 19951 - So much SPACE to spread out in Harbeson! 20145 Doddtown...
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24 Cinder Way Unit #37, Georgetown, DE | Exciting...
Georgetown
349,900.00
This is an exciting opportunity to live in an established and active community in Georgetown...
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UNDER CONTRACT- 19391 Mersey Drive REHOBOTH BEACH,...
Rehoboth Beach
1,150,000.00
Wouldn’t you love to say you "bought the model home?" Well now you can! This former model is just...
Barrows and Associates, Monument Sotheby’s International Realty
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Iconic Dolle’s sign gets a freshening up
Chris Flood
14 hours ago
After spending 60 years perched on the corner of Rehoboth Avenue and the Boardwalk, the iconic...