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Wild Cape

Salt marsh ecosystem engineer supports keystone species 

Alice Mohrman
1 day
I arrived early for my first shorebird survey. Parking along the salt marsh, time seems suspended,…
Outdoors

A trip on the Angler for black sea bass

Eric Burnley
1 day
I am sure most of you know how close we came to not having a black sea bass season in federal…
Traveler Series

The Gazette goes royal at Edinburgh Castle 

1 day
This past December, Janet and Guy Pietrovito took the Gazette along for their visit to Edinburgh…
Golf

Sallies and a little artificial rain on the Cape golf parade

Fritz Schranck
1 day
Beating the Salesianum School golf team is a tall order, even if it’s a home match at Rehoboth…
Thoughts from the Sidelines

Phillies bounce back following managerial change

Sumner Spence
2 days
Since Don Mattingly has taken over the Phillies, they have won 8 of 10 games, and they were briefly…
Cape Flavors

Make Mom feel special no matter when or how you celebrate

Denise Clemons
2 days
Sunday is Mother’s Day, and millions of people across the country have made plans to celebrate that…
Behind the Business

Dave Davis leads start-up business to success

Jeffrey Fried
2 days
Dave Davis grew up in a working-class family in Baltimore. With multiple siblings in his family,…
Commentary

Delaware needs permitting reform to meet growing energy demand

Mike Riemann
2 days
Delaware has an energy challenge that is becoming harder to ignore. Our state ranks last in the…
Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week May 8

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MK Barnhart MK Barnhart is a sophomore playing attack for the Denison University women's lacrosse…
People in Sports

Ten Cape athletes sign letters of intent May 6 

Dave Frederick
2 days
Spring signing day - Ten Cape athletes signed letters of intent May 6. Each athlete has photos…
Running

DQ Dash raises funds for Lewes fireworks

Tim Bamforth
2 days
The eighth annual DQ Dash 5K is slated for Sunday, May 17, beginning and ending at the Lewes Beach…
Editorials

Pedestrian safety must be priority in Dewey

2 days
Pedestrian safety in Dewey Beach is not a new concern, but recent events show it clearly remains an…
Letters to the Editor

Work needs to be done to protect children

3 days
Thank you, Patricia Daily Lewis, for your commentary in the May 5 edition of the Cape Gazette. It…
Letters to the Editor

Businesses have no choice but to pass on credit card fees

George Rosenberg
3 days
I read two polls in Cape Gazette publications today: 1. 67% of responders eat out several times a…
Traveler Series

A Cape Gazette adventure under St. John’s Sun 

4 days
Susan and Bruce Kamich of Millsboro recently enjoyed some relaxing time at the Westin in warm,…
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs

Bob Dole visits Dewey Beach 30 years ago

5 days
Bob Dole visited Dewey Beach in May 1996 during his presidential campaign against President Bill…
Commentary

When the law’s timeline does not match the reality of abuse

Patricia Dailey Lewis, Esq.
5 days
In 93% of child sexual abuse cases, the child knows the person who harmed them. The predator …
Letters to the Editor

Milton food pantry asks public to support Postal Service drive

Donna Murawski
5 days
Holiday food drives, although very generous, are over. The food gathered from those drives has…
Letters to the Editor

Stamp Out Hunger set May 9

John R. Workman
5 days
May 9 is the 34th  annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, hosted by your local post offices…
People in Sports

Like Tambourine Man, all athletes eventually fade into their own parade 

Dave Frederick
5 days
Primetime Cape cousins - Ella Rishko and Mikey Frederick are first cousins. They were the male and…
Editorial Cartoon

Clicks tricks

Jim Paterson
5 days
Letters to the Editor

SB 23 is not the right direction for Lewes

Deirdre Hearn Taylor
6 days
I love Lewes and have lived on Lewes Beach since 1988. I mounted a campaign five years ago for…
Community Photo Showcase

Pup Patrol

6 days
Two curious fox pups popped up from their den to check out Dominic Prestipino as he snapped this…
Weather Picture

Fiery orange blooms

1 week
Fiery orange blooms of an azalea burst against a vivid blue backdrop in Rehoboth Beach, as warmer…
Weather Picture

Full steam ahead

1 week
A steam-powered boat sails down the Broadkill River in Milton in early April.
Traveler Series

The Cape Gazette celebrates Delaware Day in paradise 

1 week
While the Cape Region was cold and wintry, Adele Rugg attended the Annual Delaware Day Celebration…
Golf

Cape golf team keeps winning

Fritz Schranck
1 week
The Cape Henlopen High golf team continued its winning ways with a 150-162 April 23 win…
Choppin' Wood

Minos Conaway project’s earth berm caught my attention

Chris Flood
1 week
Since I’m not supposed to drive more than 50 mph through the construction zone of the Minos Conaway…
Outdoors

Black sea bass season expected to open May 1

Eric Burnley
1 week
The folks at NOAA have posted in the National Register the new regulations for black sea bass and…
Cape Flavors

It takes a hero to eat this overstuffed sandwich

Denise Clemons
1 week
We have all likely heard the origin story about the familiar handheld food called a sandwich. In…
Commentary

Nothing exists in isolation

Katya Geyer
1 week
Editor’s note: Sussex Academy senior Katya Geyer was recently named the winner of the RENEW…
Thoughts from the Sidelines

Phillies make desperation move

Sumner Spence
1 week
On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Phillies decided to fire Rob Thomson as their manager after four-plus…
Athletes of the Week

Athletes of the Week May 1

1 week
Will DiPaolo This Cape senior pole vaulter lifted off into rarified air April 16 at the Under…
People in Sports

Travels with Fredman: 44 years as a people in sports columnist 

Dave Frederick
1 week
Travels with Fredman - Forty-four years ago, with the sound of typewriter keys pounding out copy as…
Running

Cape track wins Henlopen North Championship meet

Tim Bamforth
1 week
The Cape boys’ and girls’ track teams won the newly created Henlopen Conference Northern Division…
Editorials

Nassau Bridge crossover should be closed

1 week
The Delaware Department of Transportation recently completed a number of changes to median…
Editorial Cartoon

Dewey swim standards

Jim Paterson
1 week
Letters to the Editor

An Earth Day elegy

Patti Drago
1 week
From the road, Sussex still looks familiar. Green enough. Open enough. Comforting enough to…
Letters to the Editor

Senate Bill 23 is deeply flawed

Michael Ackerman
1 week
The following letter was sent to Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, with a copy provided to the Cape…
Letters to the Editor

NARFE advocates for Delaware’s federal employees

Ken Sosne
1 week
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, a nonprofit, nonpartisan group that…
Traveler Series

The Gazette, two travelers and a sleeping volcano 

1 week
While touring Iceland, Gazette readers Bob and Lorraine Nearpass signed up for the Inside the…
Delaware Cape Region History in Photographs

Rehoboth auction draws crowd 30 years ago

1 week
Online auctions are commonplace in 2026, but that wasn’t the case in 1996. However, that’s how the…
Weather Picture

A rosy outlook

1 week
Diane Yanaitis saw this pretty rosy maple moth while walking in Milton.
People in Sports

Arden MacPhee turns the world on with her smile

Dave Frederick
1 week
Posterizing Planet Earth - Arden MacPhee, 13, is a community kid who beat the odds and childhood…
Letters to the Editor

The troubling path of SB 272

Jennifer Cohan
1 week
Last week’s Senate Labor Committee hearing on Senate Bill 272 should have been a moment for…
Editorial Cartoon

Everywhere a sign...

Jim Paterson
1 week
Letters to the Editor

Land-use reforms won’t solve traffic problems

David Stein
1 week
Sussex County is taking a thoughtful step by reviewing land-use reforms recommended by its working…
Letters to the Editor

Support for Meyer’s inspector general choice

Tom Howard 
1 week
Gov. Matt Meyer’s nomination of Rob Storch as the state’s first inspector general is an excellent…
Commentary

Rehoboth excess spending is remarkable

John Bramer
1 week
I wrote a few weeks ago when the Cape Gazette reported concerns some were having regarding the…
Letters to the Editor

Lewes should consider parking garage

John Amann
1 week
Before moving to Lewes we lived in Frederick, Md. When we moved there in the mid-1990s, Frederick…
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