By Bernard W. Carr
CHEER, Inc. hosted its annual Trap Pond Fall Festival for senior adults on Friday, Sept. 4, at the Trap Pond State Park in Laurel. CHEER is an acronym for congregate and homebound elderly eating regularly. The agency is celebrating 55 years of service promoting […]
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Health
By Dr. Anthony Policastro
In 2013, I wrote the following article suggesting that Congress needed to take action […]
By Anthony Policastro
We have known for many years that genetics is the biggest influences on longevity. Most […]
Church
All kids, ages four through sixth grade, are invited to attend Youth4Truth at Atlanta Road Alliance Church, located at […]
St. Stephens Church will hold a drive thru beef and dumpling dinner on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 12:30-4 p.m. […]
Bulletin Board
The Seaford Volunteer Fire Department will hold an open house on Saturday, Nov. 14, to celebrate 125 years of […]
The Senior Prom Event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 3-6 p.m. at the Bridgeville Banquet Center, […]
There will be a spaghetti dinner at the Nanticoke Senior Center from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. […]
The Delmar Fire Dept. Auxiliary will be having its semi-annual Beef and Dumpling Drive-through dinner on Oct. 3 from […]
Please join the artists of the Nanticoke River Arts Council as they celebrate the opening of our Autumn Art […]
The Laurel Ruritan Chicken BBQ will take place on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or […]
The Senior Prom Event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 from 3-6 p.m. at the Bridgeville Banquet Center, […]
The Bi-State Ruritan Oyster Fritter Fundraiser, cooked by the King Boys, will take place on Aug. 29 at Melson […]
Obits
Dorleen Betts Messick passed away on Aug. 31, 2026, at home in Bridgeville. Dorleen was born on April 30, 1955, in Milford and grew up in Georgetown, where she graduated from Sussex Central High School in 1973. She graduated from [...]
Lina M. Horne of Bridgeville passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026. A Celebration of Life will take place on Sept. 12. The viewing will be from 10 a.m. to noon; the service will be at noon at Saint John’s [...]
Patricia A. Mitchell of Seaford passed away peacefully on Sept. 4, 2026, with her family by her side. She was born in Bridgeville on July 9, 1944, the daughter of the late Ernest and Rosella Short. Patricia had many hobbies such [...]
Sherron E. Waller of Seaford passed away on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, at Lofland Park Center, where the staff had become like family to her. Sherron was born on April 17, 1940, in East Orange, New Jersey, to the late [...]
Barbara Wootten passed away on Aug. 17, 2026, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Barbara’s life was a beautiful witness to what it means to live with purpose. She was a mother who nurtured, a grandmother who cherished, [...]
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Teresa Mae Harris Wheatley Cooper, born on Sept. 17, 1967, in Baltimore, Md., a daughter of the late Everett James Harris, Sr. and Margaret Ann Henderson Harris. Teresa departed [...]
