SMYRNA -Voters spoke Tuesday, reelecting Robert Johnson as Smyrna’s mayor, and choosing two town council members as well.
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By Craig Anderson
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4/25/23
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The Milford Police Department will be getting up to $500,000 to replace its aging radio systems ahead of the department’s move to the new facility. The City Council authorized the purchase of at least three of four radio consoles requested by the chief at a meeting Monday. The funding will come from contingency money set aside for the police station construction project.
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By Matt McDonald
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4/25/23
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NEW CASTLE—Lawmakers announced several mental health care initiatives Monday with the introduction of the 2023 Delaware Behavioral Health Package.
The package contains six bills, which …
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Delaware State News
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4/25/23
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CAMBRIDGE – City Manager Tom Carroll released the draft 2023-2024 Budget and Capital Improvement program Friday. Highlights of the proposed budget include:
More than $7 million of sanitary …
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Dorchester Banner
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4/25/23
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A bipartisan effort to establish an inspector general in state government is being reintroduced in Delaware’s General Assembly.
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/25/23
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President Joe Biden announced his intent to run for reelection in 2024 on Tuesday, citing a need to defend democracy and protect Americans’ personal freedoms.
The announcement came exactly …
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/25/23
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DOVER — Delaware State University is set to receive more than $1.6 million in federal grants for several projects, the university and the state’s congressional delegation announced …
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/24/23
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DOVER — The State Employee Benefits Committee officially extended state retirees’ Medicfill Supplement health plan coverage through June 30, 2024 Monday.
The committee also voted to …
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/24/23
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SMYRNA -A statue honoring late Smyrna Mayor George C. Wright Jr. was unveiled at a ceremony Saturday morning.
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By Craig Anderson
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4/24/23
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PRINCESS ANNE — Increased costs associated with the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future have Somerset County Public Schools requesting the County Commissioners provide level funding for …
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4/24/23
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PRINCESS ANNE — If you want to speak at a Princess Anne Town Commissioners’ meeting the board has approved a new policy to keep them more efficient and orderly.
One of the new …
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4/24/23
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PRINCESS ANNE — The decision by the Crisfield Board of Zoning Appeals that denied the new owner of the former Pines Motel from reopening will be challenged in Circuit Court on Aug. 4.
In his …
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4/24/23
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BALTIMORE — Somerset County officials raised concerns to the Maryland Public Service Commission about a 4-megawatt solar farm proposed east of Princess Anne which is continuing through the …
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4/24/23
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REHOBOTH BEACH — Parking, traffic, and congestion in Rehoboth Beach are frequent topics of conversation. And now they’re going to be the focus of a comprehensive study being undertaken by …
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4/24/23
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DOVER — With permit-to-purchase legislation set for committee consideration Wednesday, its opponents and supporters are speaking out.
Following the enactment of a widespread firearm safety …
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/23/23
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DOVER — At Wednesday’s Joint Legislative Council meeting, Speaker of the House Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, spearheaded discussion on the structure of the General Assembly.
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/23/23
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WYOMING — Caesar Rodney School District’s effort to pass a referendum to fund future operating expenses and growth failed on Saturday.
The voting initiative consisted of three …
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Delaware State News
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4/22/23
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CRISFIELD — The Corbin Studio & Gallery, home base for the Crisfield Arts & Entertainment District, has for four years been carving out its identity and place in the community arts …
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4/22/23
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DOVER—Marijuana legalization and regulation is coming to Delaware.
Ahead of the April 22 deadline for House Bill 1, legislation that legalizes personal use quantities of marijuana, Gov. John …
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By Joseph Edelen
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4/21/23
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Going to pick up your child from school with your gun in your handbag or going to the bar for a drink with your handgun in your concealed holster — these are both things that will likely be prohibited this October, even with a concealed carry permit, after the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation tightening gun laws, despite heavy pushback from Republican lawmakers.
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By Jennifer Gable, Capital News Service
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4/21/23
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