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The daughter of a fighter pilot, Trish Hogenmiller Vernon spent her early years moving from place to place before finally setting down roots in Rehoboth Beach as a young college grad. For nearly half a century, she called the beach region her home – a place where she raised her son and helped build the region’s top newspaper. On Oct. 30, at age 71, Trish died in the home she […]

, , , , , , Sharon Denny has won Best in Show in the 19th annual Friends of Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge Nature Photography Contest. Denny's winning entry of a spectacular snowy egret in flight was captured near her home in Rehoboth Beach, but she almost didn't take the photo. Her neighbor had urged her to take pictures of a flock of birds at the nearby pond, but […]

Matt Amerling, town clerk for South Bethany, received the 2023 Clerk of the Year Award presented Oct. 19 by the Delaware League of Local Governments. South Bethany Town Manager Maureen Hartman nominated him. Amerling has been employed by the Town of South Bethany since March 2021. Tracy Torbert, Delaware Municipal Clerks Association Nominating Committee chair, said, “DMCA is proud to announce that Matthew Amerling from the Town of South Bethany […]

, , , , , , , , , , , The spookiest time of year has arrived!  The staff at Mid-Atlantic Family Practice near Lewes were so taken with The Happy Flagger (aka Akin Corbitt; see full story at capegazette.com/article/happy-flagger-ray-sunshine/266110) they decided to pay tribute to him with their Halloween costumes. “Our patients have been frustrated with the construction for the last several months but Akin has made it […]

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , The Lewes Historical Society hosted its annual family-friendly pumpkin carving event Oct. 29 at its Shipcarpenter Street complex. All of the pumpkins will be used to decorate Zwaanendael Park on Halloween night when trick-or-treaters will be given candy thanks to Lewes in Bloom volunteers and assorted witches and goblins. Following the […]

, , , , , , , , , , , Historic Milton’s spooktacular Wicked Weekend event was held Oct. 28 in Milton Memorial Park. The annual event was hosted by the Nitan Soni Group and the Milton Chamber of Commerce. It featured a number of family-friendly activities such as a fantasy trail and haunted walk, pumpkin painting, train rides, food trucks and sorcery and stories from Children’s Beach House.  […]

, , , While concerns were raised about viewshed and possible landfall locations for power lines, the biggest concern voiced at an Oct. 27 public meeting about US Wind’s proposed wind farm off Maryland’s coast was about the meeting itself. US Wind is proposing to install up to 121 turbines in three phases, up to four offshore substation platforms, one meteorological tower and up to four offshore export cable corridors […]

, , , , , , , Perfect weather led to record crowds attending the Oct. 27-29 Children’s Fantasy Trail at the Seaside Nature Center in Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes. Dozens of volunteers carved pumpkins to mark the trail through the woods, as well portraying roles of non-scary characters from “The Wizard of Oz,” “Frozen,” “Beauty and the Beast” and many more as youngsters went trick-or-treating in costume. […]