Delaware Tech Terry Campus celebrates 443 graduates

DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …

Middletown musician rock ‘n’ roll royalty

MIDDLETOWN — He thought it was a prank call at first when the notification came. Eventually Richard Di Blassio realized he and his Bob Miller and the Flashback Band mates were actually …

LEWES — In the last week, there have been 83 suspected overdoses from a yet-to-be-confirmed drug mixture in Sussex County, with concentrations of cases in the …
DOVER — A 31-year-old Dover man was arrested on April 23 for several felony charges stemming from a misconduct by a Correctional Officer investigation, Delaware State Police said on Wednesday. …
SMYRNA — The Delaware Department of Transportation announces the closure of East Commerce Street between S. Dupont Blvd and Monrovia Avenue starting on Tuesday, April …
The MOT Rotary Club utilized a $5,000 grant last fall to improve vision in Africa, then added another $1,200 of its own funds to the same cause.
Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Having conversations about mental health is the focus of a weeklong series of gatherings being hosted by a local sorority chapter in New Castle County. The Alpha Alpha Tau Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has organized the initiative.
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DOVER — The best birthday present that Alex Bowman could get this weekend would be a second Miles the Monster trophy for winning Sunday’s Wurth 400 Cup Series race at Dover Motor …
DOVER — There’s a “King” who wears a cowboy hat in place of a crown, along with trademark wraparound sunglasses. His scepter is the steering wheel of his No. 43 race car, …
Dr. Eugenia Caternor operates a pair of Smyrna businesses that could treat one patient in two different ways — as a visit to the Kairos Embrace Behavioral Health Clinic can be a trip to Transformations Center for Weight Loss, too.
DOVER — The affinity that Martin Truex Jr. has for Dover Motor Speedway is obvious. It is the NASCAR track where he recorded the first Cup Series victory of his career in the spring of …
Sports
WilmU's Downstaters thrilled to be going back to softball Series

NEW CASTLE — Lexi Moore knew things weren’t looking great at the time. Coming off the program’s first NCAA Division II World Series appearance, Wilmington University’s …

DOVER — The way Jaheim Cole remembers it, Dover High’s track & field team was practicing in the gym that day. Cole, who stands no taller than 5-foot-7, jumped up and grabbed the …
CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out a 3-2 win over Polytech in Henlopen North baseball on …
DOVER — Four Henlopen Conference teams — two in each division — have made the fields for the DIAA girls’ soccer state tournaments. In Division I, Polytech High is seeded …
Business
LONG NECK — If you’ve got a corporate, nonprofit or personal event, you’ve got a canvas for friends and collaborators Kyra Elmer and Julie Sammons to help make that event shine. …
DOVER — Sue Harris and the Rev. Dr. G. Derrick Hodge are attending to the needs of the Dover homeless, while also assisting other individuals in need of life services. The two are …
LEWES — To address the challenges of and provide clarity on a key retirement tool — annuities — InFocus Financial Advisors is hosting a class titled "Understanding Annuities" on May …
DOVER — Flowers or jewelry? Maybe a good book? Wine? Reporters from the Daily State News offer five ideas to stimulate your Mother’s Day gift giving. (Hint, hint: It’s …
Neighbors
Diocese of Wilmington announces Eucharistic Congress: 'The Eucharist: Source and Summit' this fall

The Diocese of Wilmington has announced an upcoming major spiritual event — the Eucharistic Congress — scheduled for October 5, 2024, at the Roland E. Powell Convention Center in Ocean …

Centennial birthday celebrations are somewhat rare but always very special. Even more so when the fellow turning 100 is a highly decorated World War II hero, whose accolades include France’s highest honor.
Plans are in the works for an exhibit at the Georgetown Historical Society that will showcase athletes who made it to the big time, as well as teams that won state or world championships.
DOVER — James “Tom” Anderson has never been one to seek out the spotlight. Perhaps it is just a throwback to his time in World War II spent as a member of the undercover 23rd …
Schools
CAMDEN — Kent County has become somewhat of a bookstore desert over the past several years. The Camden-Wyoming Lions Club is hoping to fill that void — at least for nine days — …
DOVER — A woman who entered the Dover Middle School campus with a gun Wednesday was arrested, Dover Police said. According to school officials and police, a staff member let in the woman …
DOVER – Delaware State University’s class of 2024 suited up in their caps and gowns to take to the stage Friday morning in the university’s 2023 undergraduate commencement ceremony. …
LEWES — Ever since the previous referendum failed in March, Cape Henlopen Schools Superintendent Bob Fulton has been touring the county, as he did before the previous vote, but spent time …
Things To Do
Photo gallery: Dover Days Festival presses on through wet weather

DOVER – The weather might have been less than ideal, but that did not stop many visitors who attended the 91 st annual Dover Days Festival from taking a journey back to the city’s …

REHOBOTH BEACH — Earlier this week the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would reschedule cannabis, differentiating it from substances like heroin and grouping it with drugs that have …
DOVER — Air shows are not only a great way for the public to spend a day watching daring pilots pull off acrobatic maneuvers. They also are fulfilling experiences for airmen stationed at Dover …
MILFORD -- The Milford Museum will continue its American History Series with a program titled “To Bus or Not to Bus: The 1977 School Desegregation of New Castle County, Delaware” at the …
Opinion
I respect the opinion of Dover City Councilman Brian E. Lewis about needing solutions for Dover’s recent shootings (“Solutions needed after rash of shootings in Dover”). But I think we need to think outside the box and come up with solutions that are needed to end the gun violence not only in Dover but in our country.
I strongly agree with Dan Shortridge’s encouraging a photo history of Delaware (“We need a Delaware Photographers’ Project”).
We are all aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the federal government was offering states during the pandemic. Many of those states, including Delaware, used the money to increase unemployment benefits, far exceeding any amounts paid in the past, and to continue those payments far longer.
The capital city is once again hosting thousands of race fans over the weekend, with various events culminating with the Würth 400. Dover Motor Speedway’s first major event was back in 1969, won by the legendary Richard Petty. In its five-and-a-half decades, how has the track changed? Is NASCAR more or less popular than when it began? Do you welcome the crowds during these weekends or are you happy to see the fans leave?
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