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DelTech culinary program: Teaching knife skills and life skills
Patrick Vinton, a second year student in Delaware Technical Community College’s culinary program, adds olive oil to a pesto spinning in a food processor for the the international cuisine class’s...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: H.L. Mencken was right!
Recently in downtown Dover, I saw a yard sign – doubtless in front of the home of a voter for Donald Trump – that said, “Now drain the swamp.” I have sad news for this person – “it ain’t going to...
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COMMENTARY: Come together, America (It’s not that serious)
“In God We Trust.” So it says on our monetary legal tender as a representation of the foundational belief of one country under God, with liberty and justice for all. So why, in the wake of the election...
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Cowboy Up Saloon to play host to Delaware State Arm Wrestling Championships
DOVER – Matt Dougherty got bit by the arm wrestling bug when he was in his elementary school’s cafeteria as a fourth-grader, taking on all challengers. That thrill of arm-to-arm combat never left Mr....
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Dover gets in Christmas mood at Capital Holiday Celebration
Delaware State News photos/Marc Clery DOVER — The month of December blew into the city of Dover and the Capital Holiday Celebration turned Loockerman Street into its own little version of the North...
View ArticleRoundup: Brown’s shot with :04 left lifts Hen women past Robert Morris
Senior Erika Brown came through in the clutch as the guard put up a floater in the middle of the lane with four seconds remaining to give the University of Delaware women’s basketball team a 67-65...
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Young receivers play key role as Smyrna seeks title repeat
Smyrna sophomore wide receiver Emon Roberts, shown catching a touchdown pass against Salesianum this season, is the Eagles’ leading wide receiver with seven touchdowns and 676 yards. His 39 receptions...
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BEST BETS: The Reminders put faith in music at Schwartz
The Reminders, from left, John W. Thompson, Ed Shockley, and Kevin Short will bring their Christmas show to the Schwartz Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. (Submitted photo/Marc Clery)...
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Cornerstone’s ‘Welcome to Castlewood’ explores true meaning of Christmas
A barber, played by Everette de Morier, left, attends to Augie Bishop, played by Vic Jeffries, in the Cornerstone Church’s production of “Welcome to Castlewood.” Mr. de Morier co-wrote the musical,...
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Woodbridge seeks first D-II crown vs. familiar foe Friends
Woodbridge quarterback Troy Haynes scrambles during last week’s Division II semifinal vs. Caravel. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) NEWARK — For two teams located on opposite sides on the state,...
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Smyrna eyes 2nd straight D-I title in matchup vs. Middletown
Smyrna’s Leddie Brown rushes against William Penn in last week’s Division l semifinal game. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) NEWARK — To realize again how far Smyrna High’s football program has come in...
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Caroling in Camden
Students from W.B. Simpson Elementary School sing Christmas carols during Caroling In Camden at Camden Town Hall on Friday. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) Students from W.B. Simpson Elementary School...
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Fly on in! Massey Aerodrome to host ‘open hangar’ event for 16th consecutive...
Last year, the Massey Aerodrome’s open hangar and fly-in event drew in a record high of 175 planes. This was in part due to the ideal weather. (Submitted photo) DOVER — Since 2001, the Massey...
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Struggling to live a normal life: Clayton family deals with toddler’s medical...
Jeanie and Bruce Johnstone and son, Landyn at their Smyrna home. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) CLAYTON — He toddles and climbs around the living room nonstop for several minutes, then makes a run at...
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Corbett hits five threes as Blue Hens top Hornets 64-49
The Blue Hens’ Chivarsky Corbett hit five three-pointers against DelState on Friday. (Delaware sports information/Mark Campbell) NEWARK — Keith Walker was watching Chivarsky Corbett shoot threes before...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Be wary of the tyranny of the one, the few, the many
In full disclosure, I voted for neither major party candidates; in fact, I wrote in my candidate for president. Thankfully, we have a system that allows us to avoid voting for a bloviating narcissist...
View ArticleRoundup: Rider girls pull away for 69-40 victory over rival Dover
Caesar Rodney High pulled away over the final three quarters in posting a season-opening 69-40 victory over Dover in Henlopen North girls’ basketball on Friday night. The Senators led 12-11 after the...
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Riders edge rival Senators in boys’ hoop opener
Photos Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh CAMDEN — There was no such thing as easing into the boys’ basketball season for Caesar Rodney High and Dover High. The two crosstown rivals opened...
View ArticlePennsylvania man killed in accident in Felton
FELTON — A Pennsylvania man, who was attempting to fix a trailer, was killed in an accident early Saturday morning along a Felton road. Delaware State Police said Christopher Thompson, 32, of...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Denigrating others due to physical characteristics absurd
“We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal … .” This was the stated belief of our founders, despite many being slave owners. Even today, that statement is far from being...
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