“My Dear Douglass” documentary to air in November

Terry RogersCulture

Parts of the documentary “My Dear Douglass” were filmed at Causey Mansion. The Johnson Victrola Museum, located at 375 South New Street in Dover, recently filmed a documentary entitled “My Dear Douglass,” the story of one of the little known founders of the Victor Talking Machine Company, Leon Forrest Douglass. The documentary will air virtually through Zoom and on Facebook …

DBCC to host Aunt Mary Pat’s “Talk of the Township”

Terry RogersCulture

Aunt Mary Pat will entertain on October 7 at The Queen in Wilmington On October 7, Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition will hold a benefit from 7 to 8 PM at The Queen in Wilmington, presenting Aunt Mary Pat and her “Talk of the Town” show. The show is a live comedy act filled with laughter and fun. “The show is …

Monster Mile Walk for a Cause planned for October

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

Team Lady Di prepares for a previous Monster Mile Walk for a Cause On Saturday, October 16, Dover’s Monster Mile will be filled with teams as they walk to raise money for the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition. Registration for the walk begins at 7:30 AM and the walk starts at 8:30 AM. “The Monster Mile is so much fun,” Diane …

Milford woman helps Funland staffing shortage by returning to teen job

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

Veronica Evans and her son, Will, begin work at Funland     With many area businesses struggling to find staff this summer, Funland has been no exception, posting often on social media that they were hiring. Several alumni staff commented that they would love to return there to work, so Funland called their bluff, according to Veronica Evans, who worked …

State warns people not to forage in Sussex because of deadly hemlock

Terry RogersHealth

The stem of the poisonous hemlock plant, with purple spots     The Delaware Department of Agriculture has warned Sussex County residents that two species of poison hemlock have been discovered there. The spotted water hemlock, cicuta maculate, and another form of hemlock, conicum maculatum, were found in area wetlands. “Both hemlocks bloom from June through late August,” the Delaware …

Milford cleans up after pair of F1 tornadoes came through Thursday

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Ryan Moore shot this photo of the storm headed his way.     The Milford area continues to clean up after what the National Weather Service late Friday confirmed as a pair of F1 tornadoes Thursday spawned by a fast-moving thunderstorm. Video and photos taken by those in the area of east of Milford showed what appeared to be a …

State ‘Kiss your landlord goodbye’ program helps Milford woman buy house

Terry RogersGovernment

  Darlene Simmons owned her own home prior to her husband’s death in 2016. Circumstances required her to sell that home and begin renting, something she knew she didn’t want to do for long. “I made an appointment with Delaware State Housing Authority to talk to them about what they had available, but I cancelled the first one,” Simmons said. …