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As COVID-19 has racked the country, food insecurity has become a difficult side effect nationwide. And Delaware is no exception. According to Feeding America’s 2020 study on the impact …
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Sports
HARNESS RACING
HARRINGTON - Forrest Bartlett's Primo Maschio ($2.10, Trae Porter) improved to 8-for-8 in his young career with a 1:54.1 win in the $110,000 Delaware Standardbred Breeders Final for 2-year-old pacing …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
NEWARK — Jordan Stevens hadn’t really gotten a good look at Marcus Yarns before. His Maine football program hasn’t played Delaware since 2021 — before he was the Black …
Member Exclusive
WOODSIDE — JoAnn Kenton considers herself a person of faith. And that made perhaps the most difficult decision of her life that much tougher. “The biggest thing I wrestled with …
Business
BUSINESS
Try it and you’ll like it. So says Tynetta Douglas about the smoked ribs and brisket offered by S&T Southern Smokehouse BBQ’s food truck in Smyrna.
Employment
NEW CASTLE — Delaware Transit Corporation is hosting an Open House Hiring Event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 19 at DART’s Mid-County Facility, 2101 Mid-County Drive. Delaware Transit …
Smyrna
A lot of noise can accompany a breast cancer diagnosis. Physically, there are endless medical appointments and discussions. Mentally, there is endless deliberation: what should I do? What should I …
DOVER — A 78-year-old Clayton woman died in a vehicle collision Saturday, Dover Police spokesperson Master Cpl. Ryan Schmid said. Authorities said that at approximately 3:40 p.m., Dover …
Roxann Edwards has been through breast cancer twice, both times exhausting. But she uses her voice to inspire others. “I can’t help anybody if I haven’t gone through …
SMYRNA — A spaghetti dinner honoring veterans will be held Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, 118 W. Commerce Street.
Neighbors

Delaware's Person of the Year 2024

Each year, the Daily State News celebrates its readers' poll, Stars of Delaware. A special part of that is the Person of the Year finalists who go above and beyond to make Delaware a better place. …
STARS OF DELAWARE

Stars of Delaware honors best of business, community

What’s the best place to get barbecue? Or brunch? Where is the best daytrip, dentist, dance studio or dessert? These answers and more can be found among the 2024 Stars of Delaware, hosted by the Daily State News.
Thrive 55+

Join a Club!

A book club. A Lions Club. A church group. A tutoring program. When people feel a purpose and something to look forward to—life can be beautiful. And surrounding ourselves with other …
Things to Do
Middletown High School graduate Jovon Newman performs Oct. 12 at both Okt DOVER Fest and the Apple Scrapple Festival in Bridgeville.

Middletown’s Newman mixing music and military

With a spot on a streaming talent show, a pair of high-profile local gigs on the same day next week and a forthcoming EP, country …
Haley Jones, left, works the goodie table at the Kim Benton State Farm booth at the Millsboro Police Department's Trunk or Treat Halloween night.

Fall events coming to Clayton in October

Fall events will be held at three locations in Clayton next month, according to the organizations.
Dover resident Tom Welch portrayed Thomas Collins at Belmont Hall's inaugural Revolutionary War Day, Sept. 30, 2023.

Welch ready for Revolutionary War Day at Smyrna's Belmont Hall

SMYRNA — While time inevitably moves forward in the world, that’s not always the case for Tom Welch.
Schools
MIDDLETOWN — The 14th annual AHS Tournament of Bands Invitational is set for Saturday, the Appoquinimink School District said.
MIDDLETOWN - The third annual Community of Wellness Fair is set for Oct. 12, the host Appoquinimink School District said.
MIDDLETOWN — A college fair hosted will be held on Oct. 17 for students in grades 8 through 12, the Appoquinimink School District said.
Opinion
I respect the opinion of Dover City Councilman Brian E. Lewis about needing solutions for Dover’s recent shootings (“Solutions needed after rash of shootings in Dover”). But I think we need to think outside the box and come up with solutions that are needed to end the gun violence not only in Dover but in our country.
I strongly agree with Dan Shortridge’s encouraging a photo history of Delaware (“We need a Delaware Photographers’ Project”).
We are all aware of the ridiculous amounts of money that the federal government was offering states during the pandemic. Many of those states, including Delaware, used the money to increase unemployment benefits, far exceeding any amounts paid in the past, and to continue those payments far longer.
As the presidential election campaign heats up, media coverage suggests that Americans are hopelessly divided and headed for a difficult fall — perhaps also a tense January 2025. But that …
OPINION
A Smyrna School District referendum asking for capital funding passed June 6, 1,090-1,068. Residents approved a $4.16 million item for the local portion of the construction of an intermediate school across from Sunnyside Elementary School.
OPINION
Everyone is concerned about mental health today — from Generation Z to college administrators to local Rotarians.
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