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‘I know I’m going to be fine’
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Bernadette Louiser, a 45-year-old mother of three, discovered she had early signs of potential breast cancer during a screening in the Bayhealth...
Lewes neighbors cruise the Mediterranean with the Cape Gazette
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A group of Lewes neighbors embarked on an incredible journey through the Mediterranean, visiting 10...
Scent dog competition held at Holly Lake Campsites
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Dogs are well known for their keen sense of smell. With that in mind, dozens of dogs participated...
Lighthouse sunset cruise registration open for June 6, Sept. 6
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The Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse Foundation has two sunset cruises scheduled for summer 2025. ...
Is it normal brain aging or cognitive decline?
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Younger people often assume we seniors and retired persons have a lot of time on our hands, but...
Free info session on weight loss set April 23 in Lewes
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Shore View Personalized Medical Care will present part two of its informational series on weight...
Family Promise to host community brunch May 10
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Family Promise of Southern Delaware will host Putting Down Roots, Preparing for the Future, an...
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Traveler Series
Lewes neighbors cruise the Mediterranean with the Cape Gazette
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A group of Lewes neighbors embarked on an incredible journey through the Mediterranean, visiting 10...
The Art of Aging
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Younger people often assume we seniors and retired persons have a lot of time on our hands, but...
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The Gazette visits Rocking Horse Dude Ranch in upstate New York
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A spirited group of Cape Gazette readers from Lewes Senior Activity Center recently enjoyed a bus...
Around Town with Pam
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I started a painting that I've done a few times in the past, the semi-long-ago past. It's laborious...
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The Cape Gazette discovers Sedona’s spiritual and scenic charms
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Recently, John and Susan Ament of Milford embarked on a seven-day trip to picturesque Sedona,...
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The Gazette enjoys a little southern charm in South Carolina
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Denis Chandler and Sebastian Di Mauro have returned from a wonderful trip to South Carolina. One of...
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Cape Life Stories
Cleanup set April 26 for Fowler Beach Road at refuge
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Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge has been celebrating Earth Week April 19-26, with a number of...
Kentucky Derby watch party to benefit riding center May 3
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Southern Delaware Therapeutic Riding will host its annual Kentucky Derby watch party from 4:30 to 7...
Ham operator to appear at radio electronics expo April 26
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The Delmarva Amateur Radio and Electronics Expo is set for 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, April 26, at...
VegWinterFest a success
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VegRehoboth organizers extend thanks to everyone who took part in the 4th Annual VegWinterFest at...
Human trafficking awareness symposium set May 4 in Lewes
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The GFWC Zwaanendael Women’s Club of Lewes, in collaboration with the Delaware Anti-Trafficking...
Romantic comedy ‘Kalamazoo’ staged reading set April 27
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The Lewes Public Library Spoken Word Society will welcome Cape May Stage’s Roy Steinberg and...
Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary seeks Flags for Heroes sponsors
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The Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary Club is seeking sponsors its Flags for Heroes displays at five...
Lord Baltimore Lions Club inducts new members
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Lord Baltimore Lions Club welcomed three new members to its ranks at the March 7 meeting. Lions...
Sussex Preservation Coalition to host inaugural Green Gala May 14
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The Sussex Preservation Coalition will host its first major fundraising event to help protect local...
American Discovery Trail director walks Delaware section
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Joined by three other hikers, American Discovery Trail Society Executive Director Eric Howard...
Harbor of Refuge Lighthouse is program topic April 21
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The Overfalls Foundation will host Red Moulinier from the Delaware River and Bay Lighthouse...
Seeds ‘n’ Reads family events set at Rehoboth library
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The Rehoboth Beach Public Library invites kids and families to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day at...
Beach reads book sale at Lewes library set April 25-26
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Kicking off the summer rush to the seaside, the Friends of the Lewes Public Library will host a...
Local author Ed Moran to sign new books April 19
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Local author Ed Moran will sign copies of his latest novel, “The Octopus’s Garden,” from 11 a.m. to...
Historic Rehoboth mural talk set at senior center April 25
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A mural at Cape Henlopen Senior Center depicts the north side of Rehoboth Avenue as it appeared...
Pathways to Success holds annual Partner With Pathways
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Pathways to Success recently held its Partner With Pathways breakfast at the CHEER Center in...
Tom and Delores Gue celebrating 50th anniversary
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Tom and Delores Gue celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 5. They were married April 5,...
Brittingham family continues memorial day of service
5 days ago
To honor the memory of Ann Brittingham on what would have been her 78th birthday, family members...
Korean War veteran from Milford honored at national event
5 days ago
Charles Garrod, a Korean War veteran who served from July 1952 to November 1953, was one of two...
Lewes in Bloom sets tulip dig April 26
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Lewes in Bloom announced its annual tulip dig will start at 8 a.m. sharp, Saturday, April 26, rain...
YMCA welcomes special visitor for Autism Awareness Month
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The YMCA of Delaware partnered with Autism Delaware during April for its statewide Autism Awareness...
The Gazette visits Rocking Horse Dude Ranch in upstate New York
6 days ago
A spirited group of Cape Gazette readers from Lewes Senior Activity Center recently enjoyed a bus...
Southern Delaware Orchestra spring concerts set April 26-27
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The Southern Delaware Orchestra will present Sounds of Spring: A Musical River Journey Through...
State park friends group raises funds with wine, cheese and beer tasting
1 week ago
The Friends of Cape Henlopen State Park nonprofit group held its annual Wine, Beer and Cheese...
Young artists’ work on display outside Lewes library
1 week ago
Young artists creating public art – that was the goal of a new project sponsored by Lewes’ Art in...
I've been around here a long time
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I started a painting that I've done a few times in the past, the semi-long-ago past. It's laborious...
Hope View Haven nonprofit sets April 26 fundraiser
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Hope View Haven, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Ellendale, is hosting Gallop Into Giving, a family-...
Gals That Give hosts dinner for youth sports foundation
1 week ago
Gals That Give, a nonprofit organization that brings Delaware women together to get involved with...
Skate the Cape hosts a gnarly 10th event
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The Skate the Cape event returned March 28-30 to Fort Miles in Cape Henlopen State Park for two...
Lewes DAR Maull House to host tours and bake sale April 19
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The Col. David Hall Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host...
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Faith and Spirituality
Holy Week services set at All Saints’ and St. George's
1 week ago
The Episcopal Parish of All Saints' Church & St. George's Chapel announced its schedule of...
First Baptist Church to celebrate 70 years in Lewes April 6
2 weeks ago
First Baptist Church will host its 70th anniversary celebration at 10:15 a.m., Sunday, April 6, at ...
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Health
Millsboro community walk to support Read Aloud May 31
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As part of the Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community and to support children’s literacy, Read Aloud...
Delaware breast cancer update slated May 14
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The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition will host the 27th Annual Breast Cancer Update from 8 a.m. to...
Beebe implements doll therapy for memory loss patients
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Patients who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other memory loss conditions...
Senior health fair set at Food Bank Milford facility April 27
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The Food Bank of Delaware will hold a spring health fair for seniors ages 60 and above from 10 a.m...
Bayhealth celebrates match day
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Bayhealth celebrated Match Day March 21, welcoming a new class of physicians to join its graduate...
Sussex Family YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day April 26
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The Sussex Family YMCA will host its annual Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,...
Prescription drug take-back event set April 26 in Lewes
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The Delaware River & Bay Authority Police Department will help area citizens remove potentially...
Local business distributes care packages for dialysis patients
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To mark National Kidney Month in March, HomeWell Care Services Delaware partnered with the National...
Innovative program supports Beebe clinicians’ continuing education
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Beebe Healthcare is the first health system in Delaware to partner with ThriveAP, a nationally...
Beebe to host advance healthcare directive workshops April 16-17
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The Beebe Healthcare Palliative Care team will present free workshops on advance healthcare...
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School Life
Cape High FFA students excel at state convention
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Cape Henlopen High School FFA students participated in a variety of leadership workshops at the FFA...
Fred Thomas Middle School teams race in Junior Solar Sprint
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Two teams of students from Frederick D. Thomas Middle School visited Delaware State University to...
Sussex Academy honor society students teach elementary science class
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Members of the Sussex Academy Science National Honor Society traveled to the elementary campus...
Cap and gown fund donation presented to Cape High
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The Milton Community Foundation recently presented a $3,300 donation to Cape Henlopen High School. ...
Rehoboth fifth-graders showcase engineering projects
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Rehoboth Elementary families, classmates and staff recently gathered in the cafeteria to admire...
Sussex Academy inducts Computer Science Honor Society members
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Sussex Academy inducted eight founding members of the newly formed Computer Science Honor Society...
Sussex Academy students visit Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Sussex Academy eighth-graders visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D....
Sussex Academy students earn top honors in county science fair
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After the judging was concluded, all three Sussex Academy students who entered the Sussex County...
Legacy Academy scores medals in first Science Olympiad
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Legacy Academy of Georgetown participated for the first time in Delaware’s Division B (middle...
Mariner volunteer named Delaware Mentor of the Month
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The Cape Henlopen School District announced Mariner Middle School volunteer Teresa Shockley was...
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Demolition begins on Rehoboth Boardwalk structures
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The look of the Rehoboth Boardwalk is forever changing, as demolition has begun on a section of...