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Laurel Town Council receives development, grants, project updates
Laurel Town Manager Jamie Smith delivered her monthly report to the Mayor and Council [...]
Pioneering cancer care: TidalHealth offers state-of-the-art treatment
If you’re coping with a cancer diagnosis, you may feel overwhelmed, but one thing is [...]
Woodbridge girls’ basketball team nets week one win over McKean
By Bernard W. Carr With a victory in their first game of the [...]
HEALTH
Food likes
By Dr. Anthony Policastro Food likes and dislikes vary by individual. There was an old commercial that went: “Everybody doesn’t like some things, but nobody doesn’t like Sara Lee.” It is not likely that the commercial was 100 percent true. Individual food likes and dislikes are a combination of many factors. Some of that is genetic. Our genetic makeup helps determine how we perceive flavors. For some people, bitter flavoring is stronger than for others. People have genetically different senses of smell. That is an important part of food tasting. Evolution has provided genes that prefer sweet and salty. That is likely because toxic substances killed off the people with genes who would eat them regardless of taste. A big part of what [...]
CHURCH
Candlelight communion service at Todds Chapel
Todds Chapel UMC, located at 102 Todds Chapel Road in Greenwood, will hold a candlelight communion service on Christmas Eve at 4 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Blue Christmas service
A Blue Christmas service will take place at Asbury United Methodist Church, located at 26146 Asbury Rd., Seaford on Sunday, Dec. 21, at 2 p.m. for those struggling with a loss of a loved one, experiencing health issues, or any other losses during the holiday time. Grief is the price we pay because we love and share lives with others. Losses are difficult any day, but more difficult for many during the festive holidays. For [...]
BULLETIN BOARD
Wreaths of Remembrance
The Laurel Women’s Civic Club is sponsoring “Wreaths of Remembrance” at Oddfellows Cemetery on Saturday, [...]
Delaware Mobile Food Bank
On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the Delaware Mobile Food Bank will be in the parking lot [...]
Literacy Night
Woodbridge Middle School will present Literacy Night: “Reading around the World” on Jan. 29 from [...]
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OBITS
Annie W. Wolter
Annie W. Wolter passed away peacefully on Nov. 25, 2025, at the home of her daughter and in the care of her loved ones. She was born on May 3, 1934, and was the daughter [...]
Denise Joyce Culver Speicher
Denise Joyce Culver Speicher passed away at her home in Laurel on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, surrounded by her family. She was born on March 22, 1952, to the late Pet Elias Culver and Blanche [...]
Julia Francine “Fran” Walbert, 76
It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Julia Francine “Fran” Walbert, a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, who departed this life peacefully at her home on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. Born [...]
Charles C. Scott III, 62
Charles C. Scott III of Seaford passed away peacefully at home on Dec. 2, 2025, with his wife by his side. Charles was born on December 13, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pa. to Charles and Helen [...]