Dover AFB goes big, opens new hangar built for mammoth cargo planes

DOVER — The 436th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base is home to the C-5M Super Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. So, it is only fitting that the base is now the …

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WILMINGTON — Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester was joined by a group of state and national community advocates on Saturday to discuss the country’s Black maternal health crisis and …

WILMINGTON — The owner of Lincoln’s Pine Haven manufactured housing community must pay over $800,000 in penalties and rebates related to excessive rent increases and violations of …
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Just about anywhere you go in Sussex County, there is housing development. And nowhere is it more evident than in Millsboro, one of the fastest growing municipalities in Delaware. …
MILFORD – The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Milford welcomed DJ’s Alliance to the Milford family on Saturday with a ribbon cutting at the Milford Police Department. DJ’s …
WILMINGTON — After she experienced a mental health crisis, Devin Johnson Carroll decided to leave her 17-year health care career to prioritize her own wellness. Now, the remedies she …

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Delaware Broadband Office to provide updates to the Milton, Harbeson community

MILTON — The Milton Chamber of Commerce will host a public briefing by Roddy Flynn, the executive director of the Delaware Broadband Office, at 5 p.m. April 23 at the Milton Public Library. …

DOVER — The Excellence in Education Fund is now accepting grant applications for the 2024 cycle, aimed at supporting programs that promote workforce development and drive economic growth within …
The Rowland family moved to Delaware from Philadelphia a decade ago, hoping to find a more relaxing, slower pace of life. Kohren Rowland and her husband, Arthur Rowland, as well as their four children, found the environment they had been longing for in Smyrna. And she was ready to share that love by giving back.
DOVER – Oxford House, a program the provides housing for addicts in the stages of recovery after rehab, will be using a home located on 10 Merion Road, in the Foxhall neighborhood, as a new …

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Caesar Rodney freshman Brooke Roberts looks to pass with Grace Smeltzer trying to block. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Photo gallery: Caesar Rodney vs. Smyrna girls' lacrosse

SMYRNA — Caesar Rodney High netted six unanswered second-quarter goals to take control in a 17-7 win over Smyrna in Henlopen …
Jyare Davis, who finished with a team-high 18 points on Saturday, drives to the basket against Towson. DELAWARE ATHLETICS PHOTO/MIKEY REEVES.

Former Blue Hen Davis headed for Syracuse

NEWARK — Jyare Davis has decided he’s going to go from being a Blue Hen to an Orangeman. The former Delaware basketball …
From a distance, you cannot see the drivers behind these trotters heading toward the halfway point of the fourth race Wednesday at Harrington Raceway.

Harrington Raceway harness racing entries/results

Harrington Raceway Results Monday, April 15, 2024 1st - HGWO6PMLT Pace $14,500 4-Admiral Hanover (Ja Porter) 20.40 9.20 …
Isabella DiMondi (left) of Caesar Rodney celebrates with her teammates after she scored a goal late in the first half against Smyrna. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Downstate Delaware high school scores

BASEBALL Sussex Academy 2, Seaford 1 Nandua, Va. 7 , Laurel 5 Polytech 17, McKean 0 BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL Cape Henlopen 3 , Conrad 1 …
Sussex Academy junior midfielder Shelby Manlove was a first-team All-State selection a year ago. SUBMITTED PHOTO

Athlete of the Week: Shelby Manlove, Sussex Academy lacrosse

GEORGETOWN — Sussex Academy girls’ lacrosse player Shelby Manlove was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. The …

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Middletown breweries unite for noble cause

DOVER — The Biggs Museum of American Art will present the exhibition, “Award Winners XXIV,” marking the 24th consecutive year of hosting this exhibition in partnership with the …
Delaware’s Indian population and state lawmakers will gather to mark Vaisakhi, an annual harvest day, on Sunday in New Castle.

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Kent County
WILMINGTON — U.S. Senator Tom Carper, D-Del., a 23-year veteran of the Navy and the last Vietnam veteran serving in the Senate, announces his office is accepting applications from students …
Bob Hartley, CEO and president of the June Jam charity music festival, died in his sleep Sunday.
DOVER — The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is partnering with local and state law enforcement agencies across Delaware to conduct a high visibility enforcement during April for National …

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New Castle County
CLAYTON — The Clayton Fire Company honored Daquan Taylor as the March Member of the Month. The honoree does not have to attend the most fires, functions or obtain the most points, it is …
A 54-year-old Smyrna man died when struck by a train in Newark Thursday, Delaware State Police said.
WILMINGTON – Prosecutors have secured multiple felony convictions, including Delaware’s first-ever conviction for Deprivation of Civil Rights, against a Delaware State Trooper for the assault of two juveniles, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday.

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Sussex County
REHOBOTH BEACH — It’s no secret that Rehoboth Beach has had some challenges filling the position of city manager, however the lengths the town went to in the contract for its newest hire, …
LEWES — The National Kidney Foundation serving Maryland and Delaware will hold its 15th annual Southern Delaware Kidney Walk April 28 at Cape Henlopen State Park. Check-in begins at 10 …
LEWES — After about an hour of taking their lumps from a concerned audience, the Cape Henlopen Board of Education voted unanimously to proceed with another funding referendum, scheduled for May …

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