In 2023, Dee Davis and her husband went to the Milford Senior Center on Memorial Day to attend the annual Memorial Day service they had attended for many years before. According to Davis, they were shocked to see the doors locked and no cars in the parking lots. āWe were shocked that there was no program,ā Davis said. āI donāt …
War memorial near bridge to be renovated, expanded
The war memorial monument next to the approach to the Delaware Memorial Bridge near New Castle is getting a nearly $5 million update and renovation. The work will add the names of servicemen and women from New Jersey and Delaware who died serving the United States in all wars and conflicts from World War II to the present. The massive …
Wilmington glass artisan specializes in cremation art
Glass artist Greg Losco was giving a demonstration in Lewes when he met a woman wearing a keepsake pendant holding her motherās cremated ashes in a vial with a cork. He had heard of a better way to memorialize loved ones: encasing the ashes in the glass. He tried the technique in front of her, and thus was born his …
All around Delaware, ways to commemorate 9/11 attacks
Color guard at a Newark 9/11 ceremony (City of Newark) Multiple upcoming events are giving Delawareans a chance to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Here are some highlights, in chronological order. The Wilmington VA Medical Center in Elsmere will host a virtual remembrance ceremony, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8. The event will include …