Former Rider QB Kemp catches on as Wesley wideout
Though former Caesar Rodney quarterback Alex Kemp is new to the wide receiver position, Wesley’s coaches think they might have found something in the Riders product. (Delaware State News file photo)...
View ArticleNothing sane about Iran peace agreement
Return to Sanity? I think not. There’s seldom a time when I’m left speechless, but the recent editorial from Daniel Pritchett [“Iran agreement is a return to sanity,” Opinion, Aug. 19] almost achieved...
View ArticleLougheed brings Elvis act to Dover’s Green
Bob Lougheed, of Millsboro, has been doing a popular Elvis Presley tribute show since 2010. He takes his act to Dover’s free Concert on the Green Series Thursday night at 7. (Submitted photo) Mom would...
View ArticleBronx Wanderers span musical generations
Vinny Adinolfi, center, and his sons Nicky, left, and Vinny III, better known as The Bronx Wanderers, perform two area shows next week — Thursday at Dover’s Schwartz Center for the Arts and Sept. 4 at...
View ArticleDelaware lawmakers eye budget vote procedures
NEW CASTLE — Democratic leaders of the legislature’s budget-writing committee don’t seem interested in changing voting requirements for passage of the state’s annual spending plan. But a task force...
View ArticleHarrington man admits to false testimony during Leipsic murder trial
DOVER — A Harrington man pleaded guilty last month to providing false testimony during a 2014 trial regarding the murder of a Leipsic man a year earlier. Phillip M. Wright On Thursday, the Delaware...
View ArticleSuspended doctor has troubled history
DOVER — A doctor who recently had his license suspended had been put on probation 10 months before and was previously investigated for allegedly exposing patients to unnecessary dangers....
View ArticlePlan for Dover’s flooding in the works
Delaware Public Archives information resource specialist Margaret Dunham of Dover points to a map of Dover from Beers Atlas — an atlas of Delaware from 1868 — that shows the corner of State and Water...
View ArticlePunkin Chunkin gets green flag to go at Dover International Speedway
DOVER –– After a 2014 hiatus, Punkin Chunkin is back in 2015 for its 28th year of hurling pumpkins. The event has been held in Sussex County each year, but this year’s Chunk is making a location...
View ArticleSenators hope hard work yields hockey playoff return
The Dover field hockey team returns several All-Henlopen Conference players, including junior Kristen Adkins, the Senators’ leading returning scorer. (Delaware State News file photo) DOVER — Denise...
View ArticleCarper announces support for Iran nuclear deal
DOVER — Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., has announced he supports President Obama’s Iran nuclear agreement. The deal would impose limits on Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon in exchange for a...
View ArticleSmyrna church traces its lineage to Francis Asbury
SMYRNA — The Rev. Dale Brown reckons he’s blessed to be the pastor of church that he calls unique. “This is a church you work your life for to have the opportunity to be pastor,” he said Thursday. In...
View ArticleTwo shooting incidents investigated in Milford
MILFORD — Milford Police Department is investigating two shootings early Friday morning that are believed to be connected, spokesman Detective Dwight Young said. According to authorities, the first...
View ArticleRenewed life for steeple at historic Smyrna church
SMYRNA — Rising high above the Smyrna skyline, the steeple on Asbury United Methodist Church is hard to miss, especially lately. The scaffolding now encasing the eight-story landmark, the highest...
View ArticleLETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Numbers on voting fraud just don’t add up
Once again, the cry is out that liberal voting laws will result in massive amounts of voter fraud and the non-citizens of this county will rule the day in our election process. It is kind of funny when...
View ArticleDover Police probe officer-related shooting
Yellow police tape marks an area, and the scene of the officer-involved shooting, near a day care center in Dover Friday. (Delaware State News/Craig Anderson) DOVER — A 21-year-old man was shot in the...
View ArticleCherry set to lead young Blue Hen receiver group
Of Delaware’s top six receivers, Diante Cherry is the only one who’s caught a college pass. (UD sports information/Mark Campbell) NEWARK — When he was younger, it was all about the games for Diante...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: My reasons for embracing an out-of-the-box homeschool education
After 15 years of homeschooling, I still find it difficult to wrap up the “whys” in the 30-second sound bite people are often looking for. My reasons are so many and so evolving that no...
View ArticleDelaware food banks see growing need for assistance
Food Bank of Delaware Milford Branch warehouse associate and driver Tom Parsons, of Lincoln, uses a forklift Friday to stock the shelves in the warehouse. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers) DOVER —...
View ArticleDover man bags duck calling titles
DOVER — The way Allan Stanley tells it, he migrated to Delaware for his job and girlfriend and stayed for the ducks and geese. Since arriving here in 1982, the native southern Virginian has maintained...
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