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Saturday marks the return of an annual festival celebrating all things peach. The Wyoming Peach Festival, which expects up to 12,000 visitors, will take place along Railroad Avenue, from Southern Boulevard to Front Street, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

A 36-year-old motorcyclist killed Saturday in a crash north of Frederica has been identified by Delaware State Police as Jerome Crump. The crash occurred about 2:40 p.m. Saturday as Crump, of the Felton area, was driving a Kawasaki ZR1 motorcycle southbound on Bay Road, police said. ...

After an extensive nationwide search, Beebe Healthcare introduced Ryan Kennedy, CPA, as its new chief financial officer, effective July 29. Kennedy is an experienced healthcare executive with more than a decade of leadership in finance. He spent the last 10 years in a CFO role at Holy Name Health System, a 361-bed acute-care facility that includes many outpatient offices and physician practices in northern New Jersey.

MILFORD - July is Disability Pride Month. The Milford branch of the Food Bank of Delaware wanted to honor those students who are enrolled in the Kitchen School at the Food Bank, a program for ...

Is your favorite New Castle County restaurant or food establishment among the places with the most health and food safety guideline violations in the past 30 days, as of July 29? See the chart below to find out. At the top of the chart is Quick Food Deli in Wilmington; it had...

SELBYVILLE, Del. – “It makes you smile to see animals running around, having a great time.”. Like most dog owners, Ferne Cooper loves giving her dog, Cosmo, the chance to run free without a leash and play with other canines. The obvious destination is a dog park. But...

ROXANA, DE — The Senior League World Series softball tournament has arrived in Sussex County, bringing top players from around the globe to Southern Delaware. The tournament features players from across The United States, but also from 4 international countries. The event kicks off Monday Night in Roxana, promising not only thrilling games but also significant local economic impact.

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP (Cumberland) — A married couple was found dead over the weekend in what Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said appeared to be a murder-suicide. On Saturday around 7:44 p.m., State Police from the Bridgeton Barracks responded to a property on Roadstown Road in Hopewell Township. Troopers found...

UPDATED – 2:30pm – The final Conditional Use No. 2515 on behalf of Renewable Redevelopment, LLC is for an electrical substation and utility lines to be locate off Iron Branch Road in the area of the Indian River Power Plant. Caesar Rodney Institute this afternoon said, “Offshore wind developer US Wind has been quietly, and under the name of one of its subsidiary companies (Renewable Redevelopment, LLC), going through the process of trying to obtain a conditional use to build a massive electric substation. Four large cables from US Wind’s offshore wind project will come ashore under Sussex County beaches, wetlands, and inland bays from its proposed offshore wind turbine project. Sussex County Council is set to consider the application at its 1:00 pm July 30 meeting. US Wind needs federal and state approval to build the turbines. This conditional use is the only opportunity for Sussex County to weigh in. A conditional use must promote the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and welfare of the present and future inhabitants of Sussex County, and the conditional use must be for the general convenience and welfare of the inhabitants of Sussex County.”

BRIDGEVILLE, DE - Delaware State Police are investigating a shooting that occurred in Sussex County on Sunday. On Sunday, July 28th, at approximately 4:45pm, DSP say troopers responded to the reports of shots fired on the 21000 block of Mill Park Drive in Bridgeville. When officials arrived at the scene,...

Delaware Governor John Carney says a multi-pronged approach is the best way he sees to curb crime in Wilmington. Carney is running for mayor of the city against former city treasurer Velda Jones Potter. He took part in a WDEL ElectionWatch Candidate Forum today. Carney backs a crime-fighting initiative known...

In a presentation largely similar to last summer’s discussion, Cape Henlopen School District leaders outlined the need to expand the high school and purchase land to meet growing enrollment needs. At the July 25 school board meeting, Director of Operations Jason Hale detailed two proposed certificates of need the...

Developers of the proposed Scarlet Oaks project, a planned 163-unit residential neighborhood to be located on Harbeson Road across from Mariner Middle School, have unveiled its master plan as part of town review of the project. The master plan serves as a broad view of what the development will look...

LEWES -- At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Cape Henlopen School Board heard the staff proposal for its next Certificate of Necessity, or funding request to the state, which could result ...

A 21-year old student with disabilities that require a wheelchair has secured a career in hospital work, and she’s giving all the credit to a unique vocational program at Cape Henlopen School District’s Sussex Consortium. “I’m so grateful because I feel like this program has given me so many opportunities, and if I wasn’t in this program, I don’t think ... Read More

The latest Business Incubator & Collaborative Workspace in Middletown in the area is the biggest yet.

Jessop's Tavern in Old New Castle is one of 50 small U.S. restaurants that will receive a $50,000 grant from a historic preservation organization to upgrade, bolster, and grow its business. The money given to the colonial American tavern, which has roots tracing back 350 years, comes from a four-year-old program from American Express...

Flag Football will make its Olympics debut in Los Angeles in 2028, but some organizers are hoping it could become a varsity sport in Delaware before then. Delaware Military Academy and Padua are planning to debut Girls Flag Football club sport programs this fall, hoping they can be on the ground floor of the first new DIAA girls, non-unified sport since Lacrosse was made official in 1998.

Muralist Christian Kanienberg, who is responsible for large public art installations all over Delaware and the surrounding area, prefers to let his work speak for itself. “I tend to work really quickly so I enjoy getting in there, getting it done and getting out before really being seen doing it,” Kanienberg said. “I kind of like being the little elf that delivers when nobody's watching.” This week, the “little elf”...

This stunning custom-built South Rehoboth home is just 1 block to the beach & located in one of Rehoboth’s most desirable neighborhoods. Expertly sited on King Charles between New Castle & Stockley St., this bright and airy home offers the ultimate in relaxed elegance with multiple outdoor living spaces that include a screened porch and 3 separate decks for entertaining or spending a lazy day reading a book and relaxing while smelling the salt air and listening to the ocean waves crashing against the shore. The home's location is ideal, with easy access to the beaches in-town Rehoboth, downtown shops and restaurants, Gordons Pond State Park, the Delaware Bay beaches, and charming Historic Lewes. The extensive bike trail system also provides a great way to explore the local area. With 5 spacious bedrooms and 4 modern baths, this home allows enough room for the entire family or a large group of friends to be gathered at one time. On the 1st level you will find a modern kitchen with large dining area, additional counter seating, family room with gas fireplace, sunroom, 1st floor bedroom with attached full bath, large mahogany deck, a screened porch, separate laundry room with side entrance and an additional living area in the front of the home which offers direct access to the screened porch. An outdoor shower adds to the convenience of coming home from the beach, rinsing off and relaxing. This beach home offers multiple interior and exterior open spaces conducive to entertaining a large family or friends, or small intimate dinner parties. Additional amenities include a 2nd floor office/flex room, plantation shutters throughout, under-counter kitchen lighting, quartz countertops, gas fireplace, random plank pine flooring, multi-zone heating & cooling, large, floored attic space, security system, irrigation, outdoor landscape lighting package and a fully fenced yard. This 3350 sq. ft. home cannot be duplicated based upon current building specifications in-town Rehoboth. Sold furnished and ready to go for the 2024 season. Call for a private viewing today.