NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway

Life Management of Maryland to cut ribbon to new office, tell about success of pilot program in Somerset County schools

SALISBURY — Life Management of Maryland, LLC (LLM) has announced its newest milestone in community engagement as it joins the ranks of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce. In …

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Because Seaford code prohibits raising chickens, officials are debating a request from The Cross Christian Academy to foster the animals at the school.

Nadia Zychal was sworn in Monday to the Ward 2 Milford City Council seat left vacant by the election of Todd Culotta as mayor.
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Cape Henlopen schools, referendum
LEWES — Any Cape Henlopen School District resident who is also a U.S. citizen aged at least 18 years by the May 21 polling date can choose to vote at Cape Henlopen High School, Mariner Middle …
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages the public to resist the urge to “rescue” wildlife, particularly deer fawns, they might …
five points, roundabout
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16. The intersection includes a …
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Your event is their blank Canvas

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. …

Seeds of Need
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 …
Sports
Smyrna High grads Sara Miller (left) and Lexi Moore are two of the eight seniors on Wilmington’s softball roster. WILMiNGTON UNIVERSITY PHOTO

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 …
Sophomore Jaheim Cole, who also plays football for Dover, won the Division I triple jump state title last spring. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Dover's Cole has jumped right into new track events for him

DOVER — The way Jaheim Cole remembers it, Dover High’s track & field team was practicing in the gym that day. Cole, who …
Polytech catcher William Harvey goes to the mound to settle down pitcher Ryan Zimmerman after he walked a batter with the bases loaded to give CR a run to make it 2-2 in the sixth inning.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney rallies to edge Polytech in baseball

CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out …
Desiree Zapata of Smyrna tries to pass to a teammate between Polytech’s Natalie Velazquez (left) and Zoe Lasher.  SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Four Henlopen teams are in DIAA girls' soccer state tournaments

DOVER — Four Henlopen Conference teams — two in each division — have made the fields for the DIAA girls’ soccer state …
The Delaware State baseball team poses with the Route One Rivalry trophy after beating Delaware, 15-5, on Tuesday. DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY PHOTO.

College notes: Delaware State tops Delaware in baseball; Wilm. makes softball Series again

DOVER — The Delaware State baseball team gave J.P. Blandin a nice going-away present on Tuesday. In Blandin’s last home game …
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 …
Kent County
LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …
Two vehicles and an occupied house were damaged in a shooting incident on Sunday, Dover Police spokesman Master Cpl. Ryan Schmid said.
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation confirmed the Five Points traffic circle just north of Rehoboth Beach will fully open 10 days earlier than the previously announced Memorial …
New Castle County
WILMINGTON — Delaware River & Bay Authority announce American Airlines, in partnership with The Landline Company, will be launching a new service connecting the Wilmington Airport to …
WILMINGTON — Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in the NAMIWalks May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of this year’s goal. Fundraising …
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 …
Sussex County
GEORGETOWN — After stating the office above his pole barn was in violation of code and “he didn’t care” during the May 8 Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission, District …
LEWES — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delaware ranks eighth in the nation in Lymes disease cases, which caused the state to form an oversight board, which is …
MILTON — Engine 910, better known as the Milton Clipper Express, has gotten a glow up and returns to Milton Memorial Park on Chandler Street on Saturday, May 18. Expected to begin at 11 …
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