NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway
NASCAR’s Chastain has fruitful partnership with Delaware Office of Highway Safety
NASCAR’s ‘King’: Richard Petty remains a man of the people
NASCAR notes: Zilisch gets first ARCA win at Dover; Jones takes Xfinity pole

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Biopharmaceutical company Incyte expanding into Wilmington

WILMINGTON — Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company Incyte is expanding into downtown Wilmington, marking a significant step in the state’s involvement in the bioscience sector. …

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DOVER —– Former Dover City Council president Bill Hare’s scrutiny of a city employee’s work and time out of the office led to discussion of a censure. Lauren Eisenbraun, …

PRINCESS ANNE — A 42-year-old man with a lengthy criminal record was indicted by the grand jury May 17 for the murder of De’Quan Fields, 27, who was reported missing on Jan. 12, 2023. …
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MEMORIAL DAY
SMYRNA — The Smyrna Clayton Memorial Day Parade and Memorial Ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday.
MEMORIAL DAY
MIDDLETOWN ­­­– The annual Memorial Day Parade, sponsored by the Stone Square Lodge #22, will be held on Monday at 10 a.m.
HOUSING
DOVER — The state of Delaware was awarded $49.8 million in federal funding to support affordable housing in the state, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced last week.

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Your event is their blank Canvas

LONG NECK — If you’ve got a corporate, nonprofit or personal event, you’ve got a canvas for friends and collaborators Kyra Elmer and Julie Sammons to help make that event shine. …

Seeds of Need
DOVER — Sue Harris and the Rev. Dr. G. Derrick Hodge are attending to the needs of the Dover homeless, while also assisting other individuals in need of life services. The two are …
LEWES — To address the challenges of and provide clarity on a key retirement tool — annuities — InFocus Financial Advisors is hosting a class titled "Understanding Annuities" on May …
DOVER — Flowers or jewelry? Maybe a good book? Wine? Reporters from the Daily State News offer five ideas to stimulate your Mother’s Day gift giving. (Hint, hint: It’s …

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Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing's Speed Away ($8.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 Free-for-All Trot on Wednesday at Harrington Raceway. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO.

Speed Away earns second win at Harrington Raceway

HARRINGTON - Breakaway Racing and Yorwollohan Racing's Speed Away ($8.20, Corey Callahan) was a 1:54.2 winner in the $22,500 …
McKenzie Downs of the Riders battles Odessa’s Gianna Maina for the ball in first half of Wednesday’s DIAA state tournament game. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

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GIRLS’ SOCCER Division I state tournament Caesar Rodney 2, Odessa 0 Middletown 7, Delcastle 0 Division II state tournament …
Caesar Rodney pitcher Steven Donigan working against Polytech on Thursday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Caesar Rodney baseball team hopes start leads to a better ending for season

CAMDEN — Caesar Rodney High’s baseball team knew it had to start with the regular season. If the Riders were ever going to …
Polytech pitcher Mare Everton shares a happy moment with teammate Brianna Benton before the start of the sixth inning with Concord on Tuesday. SPECIAL TO THE DAILY STATE NEWS/GARY EMEIGH

Roundup: Polytech among five Henlopen teams to advance in softball tourney

Mara Everton threw a two-hitter with 16 strikeouts and only one walk as No. 11 Polytech High blanked No. 22 Concord, 6-0, in the …
Michael Casalino Jr. and Dylan Davis' Majorca N ($5, Corey Callahan) was a 1:52.1 winner in the $22,500 Free-for-All Tuesday for pacing mares at Harrington Raceway. HARRINGTON RACEWAY PHOTO

Majorca N earns victory at Harrington Raceway

HARRINGTON - Michael Casalino Jr. and Dylan Davis' Majorca N ($5, Corey Callahan) was a 1:52.1 winner in the $22,500 Free-for-All on …

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Things to Do

Lions Club brings book sales back to Kent County

REHOBOTH BEACH — Earlier this week the Drug Enforcement Agency announced it would reschedule cannabis, differentiating it from substances like heroin and grouping it with drugs that have …
DOVER — Air shows are not only a great way for the public to spend a day watching daring pilots pull off acrobatic maneuvers. They also are fulfilling experiences for airmen stationed at Dover …

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Kent County
DOVER — Agricultural resources are available to teachers and classrooms through the Educating through Specialty Crop Crates program, the Delaware Farm Bureaus said.
LEWES — The Delaware Department of Transportation announced that the Route 9 intersection at Plantation Road/Beaver Dam Road is now open as of Thursday, May 16. The intersection includes a …
LEWES — Sussex County Habitat for Humanity and the Harry K Foundation have been named the beneficiaries of the ninth annual Southern Delaware Wine Food and Music Festival at Schellville, 36470 …

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New Castle County
WILMINGTON — Delaware River & Bay Authority announce American Airlines, in partnership with The Landline Company, will be launching a new service connecting the Wilmington Airport to …
Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in NAMIWalks on May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware’s 2024 goal.
DOVER — Delaware Technical Community College’s Charles L. Terry Jr. Campus celebrated its 56th commencement ceremony in front of an overflow crowd underneath a tent on campus on Monday …

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Sussex County
DOVER — The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control encourages the public to resist the urge to “rescue” wildlife, particularly deer fawns, they might …
LEWES — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Delaware ranks eighth in the nation in Lymes disease cases, which caused the state to form an oversight board, which is …
MILTON — Engine 910, better known as the Milton Clipper Express, has gotten a glow up and returns to Milton Memorial Park on Chandler Street on Saturday, May 18. Expected to begin at 11 …

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