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homecoming- Delmar football captains J.W. Warner, Parker Lucas (king), and Garrett Wright crown queen Daeja Milton as the homecoming queen during last week’s ceremony. Photo by Mike McClure
Governor Carney Updates COVID-19 Order, Eliminates Capacity Restrictions Effective May 21
School bus restrictions updated; Masks still required indoors; Delawareans should follow CDC mask guidance outdoors; [...]
Governor Carney, DPH Announce Major Changes to COVID-19 Restrictions
Effective May 21, most capacity restrictions lifted; Delawareans should follow CDC mask guidance outdoors; larger events [...]
Laurel Police Chief Wright touts the department’s work in three-year study
Laurel’s police chief told the town’s Mayor and Council that even though the national media and the pandemic have not been a help, the officers in his department “rise to the occasion every single time.” The comments came as part of a presentation he delivered during the Monday, April 19, council meeting giving [...]
Laurel council addresses a second request for a street speed reduction
Laurel Town Council has taken action to address concerns about traffic safety that was brought up by one of its members back in January. During the Monday, April [...]
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visits Laurel Elementary School
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona kicked off his “Help is Here” school reopening tour with a visit to Laurel Elementary School last Wednesday in Laurel. After touring [...]
Hearn retires as educator, athletic director after 30 years with Delmar School District
As Delmar athletic director and driver’s education teacher David Hearn sifted through 30 years of accumulated mementos in his office, he remembered many of his current and past [...]
OBITS
Jonathan Henry Trader, 79
Jonathan Henry Trader of Laurel passed away on May 4, peacefully at his home, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 9, 1942 in Gowanda, N.Y., a son of the late Reverend Charles [...]
Marjorie “Marge” Pitmon Smith DuBois, 74
Marjorie (Marge) Pitmon Smith DuBois, from Delmar, Del., passed away Wednesday, May 5, 2021 with her family by her side. Marge was the daughter of the late Evelyn Robb and the late Ralph Pitmon and [...]
Kenneth Shahan, 97
Kenneth Shahan passed away on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford. He was born on Nov. 9, 1923 in Magnolia, the son of Dewey and Anna Shahan. After serving in [...]
Corporal Keith Andrew Heacook
Corporal Keith Andrew Heacook, badge number 913-10, answered his final call of duty on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. Born on Dec. 7, 1966 in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, he was the youngest of seven children. [...]