Monument commemorating Delaware’s role in Brown vs. Board unveiled at Legislative Hall
DOVER — On Thursday’s eve of the 70 th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown vs. Board of Education, a monument commemorating Delaware’s role in …
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Previous Dover City Council president could be censured for ethics complaint
A resolution released by Dover City Council after a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that former Council President William Hare …
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Delaware Senate sends lifeguard bill to governor's desk
DOVER — Lifeguards could no longer be required at pools serving residential and apartment communities under a bill that received unanimous …
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AMC Museum in Dover taxis for air show
DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air …
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DOVER — Changes to Loockerman Street, the main artery that runs through the city’s downtown, are coming soon. As soon as the summer of 2025, bulldozers and backhoes will tear up the …
Local News
Free Bikes 4 Kidz Delaware is looking for individuals who might have a gently used bike taking up space in their garage or shed.
Free Bikes 4 Kidz and founding and premier sponsor Bayhealth are …
sussex county, planning and zoning
GEORGETOWN — After stating the office above his pole barn was in violation of code and “he didn’t care” during the May 8 Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission, District …
Transportation
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 …
Health
WILMINGTON — Nearly 400 people, including 38 teams, took part in the NAMIWalks May 4 at Bellevue State Park in Wilmington, raising $71,634 or 72% of this year’s goal.
Fundraising …
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 …
clipper express, milton
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 …
haiku, dnrec
DOVER — Submit haiku entries on the theme “What I love about the ocean” to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control before June 4 for a chance to have …
HARRINGTON -- Things are getting a little sweeter in Harrington.
Dairy Queen offically opened its doors to the public on May 16 serving their signature Blizzard, burgers …
GOVERNMENT
A resolution released by Dover City Council after a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that former Council President William Hare may be censured for an ethics complaint reported Oct. 3, 2023.
DOVER — The Dover Air Force Base is gearing up for its First State Airshow on Saturday and Sunday, and its year-round attraction, the Air Mobility Command Museum, is getting in on the fun.
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GOVERNMENT
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DOVER - A proposal to create a new, statewide Department of Veterans' Affairs received glaring support in committee on Wednesday.
House Bill 399, sponsored by …
GOVERNMENT
DOVER — Lifeguards could no longer be required at pools serving residential and apartment communities under a bill that received unanimous passage in the Senate on Wednesday.
House Bill …
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Opinion
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Martin: Let’s ‘come together as team’ to combat homelessness
With high inflation, many people are not able to keep pace with their monthly rental payments and other bills because of their low-wage incomes …
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West: News flash set off intense coverage in 1954
Memories of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education remind us of our role in writing the first drafts of history.
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Biery and Tate: Why we should repeal death penalty in Delaware
We fully endorse the passage of House bills 70 and 301, two pieces of legislation currently under consideration in Delaware. HB 70 seeks to …
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Business
Sussex County passes ordinance regulating marijuana retail
A somber mood prevailed over County Council chambers Tuesday, as its members enacted an ordinance governing cannabis establishments.
Ribbon Cutting
DOVER — Christ Church, a worship space since 1734 at South State and Water streets, may have a rich history, but its members are also thinking ahead.
With the help of the Central Delaware …
BUSINESS
The Greater Millsboro Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Coffee Connect on July 9 at The Journey: A Wesleyan Church, 255 Wilson Highway.
Business
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.
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Sports
Caesar Rodney rallies to edge Polytech in baseball
CAMDEN — Anthony Hatch drove in Colby Rall with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning as Caesar Rodney High pulled out …
Four Henlopen teams are in DIAA girls' soccer state tournaments
DOVER — Four Henlopen Conference teams — two in each division — have made the fields for the DIAA girls’ soccer state …
College notes: Delaware State tops Delaware in baseball; Wilm. makes softball Series again
DOVER — The Delaware State baseball team gave J.P. Blandin a nice going-away present on Tuesday.
In Blandin’s last home game …
Cape Henlopen, Indian River advance in boys' volleyball; Sussex Academy wins in girls' lacrosse
Third-seeded Cape Henlopen High posted a 3-1 victory over No. 14 Mount Pleasant in the opening round of the DIAA boys’ volleyball …
Harrington Raceway results
Harrington Raceway Results
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
1st - NW2PMLT Trot $8,000
3-Royal Mistake (An Morgan) 5.00 …
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DOVER — Actor and comedian Mike Epps will perform at The Rollins Center at Bally’s Dover Casino Resort Aug. 23 at 9 p.m. Tickets range from $75-$175 and are on sale Friday at 10 a.m. …
Having conversations about mental health is the focus of a weeklong series of gatherings being hosted by a local sorority chapter in New Castle County.
The Alpha Alpha Tau Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has organized the initiative.
Kent County
DOVER – The Dover City Council’s May 13 annual meeting featured several large agenda items. It saw not only the election of a new council president in David Anderson, but Mayor Robin R. …
Delawareans throughout the state elected school board members from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Fentanyl, an animal tranquilizer, a benzodiazepine and the common drug-cutting substances caffeine and quinine are among the ingredients blamed for almost 250 drug overdoses and 11 suspected deaths in Kent and Sussex counties since April 26.
New Castle County
Voters in seven Delaware districts will go to the polls Tuesday for school board elections.
The districts with more than one candidate for seats includes Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay …
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 …
The Delaware River & Bay Authority's War Memorial Monument at the Veterans Memorial Park, New Castle, will undergo an extensive renovation, beginning around June 1.
Sussex County
MILLSBORO – Two unopposed candidates for two district council seats equates to the cancellation of a municipal election this year in the Town of Millsboro.
The Wednesday, May 15 filing …
While it may be surprising to area motorists who experience frequent traffic challenges, the Delaware Department of Transportation says the widening of east-west corridors is not warranted.
LAUREL – The Laurel School District Board of Education announced Tuesday that Superintendent Dr. Shawn Larrimore has been relieved of duties indefinitely following his arrest on DUI and other …