Laurel
LIBRARY RECEIVES DONATION - On Jan. 29, members of 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware (100WWCSD) presented a $17,175 donation to the Friends of Laurel Library to support community services that would not otherwise be funded by the state library system. The library plans to use this donation for a baby supply station. Now numbering close to 200 women, 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware invites new women who care to join, attend the quarterly luncheon meetings, learn more about the work being done by area non-profits and be a part of supporting their work. For more information and to join, or to find out how to start your own 100 Who Care giving circle, go to 100 Women Who Care Southern Delaware on Facebook, visit 100whocarealliance.org or email 100womencaresd@gmail.com. Pictured from left: Jeri Berc, Christine Fox, Gail Gormley, Alice Casey, Pat Maloney, Nancy Gentile, Marie Mayor and Carolyn Kelly for 100 Women Who Care; Gail Bruce, library director; Wenona Phillips, library assistant director; Howard Backus, library board president; and Carlos Oliveras, mayor, Laurel.
Concerns spur Laurel review of police cooperation with federal agencies
By Tony E. Windsor Concerns raised by the Haitian Coalition of Delaware and La Esperanza over the Laurel Police Department’s sharing of information about Haitian residents with federal authorities have intensified local scrutiny of how the town of Laurel oversees cooperation between its police department and federal agencies. Emails obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request by [...]
Projects in town of Laurel include infrastructure, commercial and residential
By Tony E Windsor During the most recent Laurel Mayor and Council meeting, held Jan. 20, Town Manager Jamie Smith presented a management report outlining development activity along [...]
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration held in Seaford
Messages shared by pastors, but the kids stole the show By Mike McClure The theme of this year’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, which took place [...]
Delmar Council kicks off the year’s first meeting
By Ali Nicole The first meeting of the Delmar Council (Del.) took place Jan. 5, opening with Mayor Tom Bauer leading with a moment of silence for State [...]
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Bruce Wayne Venables
Following a long illness, Bruce Wayne Venables passed away peacefully at Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, on Jan. 30, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Bruce was born on March 10, 1945, in Salisbury, the [...]
Kathleen Anne Harrington-LaRue
Kathleen Anne Harrington-LaRue was born on June 21, 1952, in D.C., and passed away on Jan. 17, 2026, at her home in Laurel, surrounded by family. She was a wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. [...]
James A. Ritchie
A memorial service for James A. Ritchie of Laurel will be held on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Laurel American Legion, Post 19. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you [...]
James Walter “Jim” Samans, 83
James Walter “Jim” Samans of Milton passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, at the Hospice Center in Milford after a long battle with heart and lung illness. Born on Feb. 24, 1942, in [...]