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Veterans Watchmaker Initiative ticking strongly in Odessa
ODESSA — Time keeps ticking and watches inevitably malfunction. Capitalizing on a significant need for watchmakers nationally, Sam Cannan envisions Delaware veterans filling the void after training in...
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Election day: Delawareans ready to head to the polls
DOVER — Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. today for 2016 election day. On the ballot are candidates for president, governor, House of Representatives, lieutenant governor, insurance commissioner...
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Longtime president will serve as Return Day parade’s grand marshal
GEORGETOWN — Rosalie Walls, president of Sussex County Return Day for 26 years, will serve as grand marshal of this year’s parade. “It’s a real honor,” she said. “I’m humbled that they think I’ve paid...
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Burying of the hatchet: Return Day’s post-election traditions unique to...
GEORGETOWN — It is a Sussex County tradition like no other. Nowhere else in the nation is there a post-election “healing” event and official burying of the political hatchet like Sussex County’s Return...
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Determined Blue Hens eye third straight win vs. Spiders
NEWARK — They had every reason to pack it in a couple weeks ago. Delaware’s football coach, Dave Brock, had been fired and the Blue Hens’ playoff dreams had vanished. Yet here Delaware’s players are,...
View ArticleRoundup: Indian River blanks Sussex Central 3-0 for Henlopen soccer title
Johan de jesus Cordoba netted a goal in each half as Indian River High blanked Sussex Central, 3-0, in the Henlopen Conference boys’ soccer championship game on Monday night. Mikie Mochiam added the...
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New players have key role as Panthers make hockey tourney again
CAMDEN — Sure, they had their doubts. Polytech High’s field hockey team had graduated so many good players that were the nucleus of the program the last few seasons. The Panthers just weren’t sure what...
View ArticleRoundup: No. 3 seed Delmar tops Lake 5-1 in field hockey tourney opener
Third-seeded Delmar High tallied four first-half goals in posting a 5-1 victory over No. 14 Lake Forest in the first round of the DIAA field hockey state tournament on Tuesday afternoon. The win puts...
View ArticleSlideshow: St. Mark’s 1, Milford 0, D-II soccer tournament
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View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Is West Dover Connector really a parkway?
I am so happy that it was decided the West Dover Connector’s new name will pay homage to this nation’s warriors, some who lost time and others who are lost to us. [“It’s official: West Dover Connector...
View ArticleBucs fall to St. Mark’s 1-0 in Division II soccer tourney opener
DOVER — The St. Mark’s boys’ soccer team scored early, leaving Milford plenty of time to find an equalizer. But despite having a handful of attacks toward the St. Mark’s goal, the Buccaneers couldn’t...
View ArticleBalance of Delaware senate shifts after Blevins loss
WILMINGTON — In a shocking upstate upset, Senate President Pro Tempore Patricia Blevins lost to Republican Anthony Delcollo in Tuesday’s election. The upset gives the GOP one more seat in the Senate,...
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Rochester makes Delaware history as congresswoman
Lisa Blunt Rochester, left, and Bethany Hall-Long celebrate wins for the Democratic Party Tuesday night in Wilmington. Photo by Doug Curran/Special to the Delaware State News WILMINGTON — Lisa Blunt...
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Incumbents Banta, Sweeney win Levy Court seats
Kent County Levy Court and row office candidates mustered at the State Trooper Association Tuesday night to watch election results roll in. The gathering turned out to be a victorious one for most of...
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Carney finally reaches goal of governor
John Carney makes remarks at a statewide Democratic Party election gathering at the Wilmington Doubletree Hotel on Tuesday. (Special to Delaware State News/Doug Curran) WILMINGTON — Eight years after...
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Donald Trump will become president
Donald Trump rallied voters at a campaign stop in Harrington, Delaware, in April. Photo by Doug Curran/Special to the Delaware State News NEW YORK CITY — Donald Trump will become the 45th president of...
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New trial set for counselor charged with sexual abuse
DOVER — The retrial of a 31-year-old woman charged with sexual abuse of a minor while serving as his drug and alcohol counselor in 2015 is scheduled for next month. Defendant Rebecca Q. Winters (also...
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Police: Arrests turn up guns, ammo and drugs in Dover
DOVER — State and city police allegedly located two handguns, ammunition and illegal drugs during separate investigations within three hours of each other on Nov. 3, according to court papers. The...
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Return Day tradition helps politicians put aside ill will
GEORGETOWN — In Sussex County today party leaders will symbolically do what President-elect Donald Trump and runner-up Hillary Clinton offered in speeches Wednesday. It’s time to bury the hatchet. For...
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Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge honors photo contest winners
MILTON — Ed Norman has won the “Best In Show” category for the second consecutive year in the Friends of Prime Hook U.S. Wildlife Refuge Nature Photography Contest. The annual contest showcases nature...
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