Dr. Matthew Bobrowsky and DSU observatory’s 14-inch Meade reflecting telescope. Delaware State University issued an unusual invitation this week. The Historically Black College and University would like the pleasure of your company Saturday, March 5, for a peek through its 14-inch Meade reflecting telescope. The 7:30 p.m. event will allow attendees to climb to the university’s Astronomical …
Ana Soto of Newark pleaded guilty to lying on applications for payroll protection loans. A Newark woman has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 payroll protection money and then illegally spending the $246,000. Ana Soto, 41, last week pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering. She faces a maximum penalty of …
The AAUW’s 54th and last used book sale to raise scholarship money for women will be April 2-3. Photo by Min An/Pexels The Wilmington branch of the American Association of University Women is ending its five-decade tradition of used book sales that raise scholarship money for women because of its dwindling membership and inability to find enough volunteers. …
DSU President Tony Allen talks to an overflow crowd at the formal opening of the school’s riverfront building. Dr. Patrice Gilliam-Johnson, dean of graduate and adult studies at Delaware State University, stood on the sixth floor of the school’s new riverfront building, pointing out the Wilmington train station next door. “When people get off the train, they’ll see Delaware …
The Delaware Supreme Court will begin considering the 50 suggestions in a new report on increasing diversity on state courts. The Delaware courts’ new report on improving diversity includes 50 action points that stretch from pre-college years through promoting diversity recruitment for judicial positions in a variety of ways. It never alludes to the Delaware Way or a good old …
Bardea chef Antimo DiMeo, left, and William & Merry chef Bill Hoffman are nominated for best chef in the Mid-Atlantic The James Beard Foundation announced the 2022 James Beard AwardĀ semifinalistsĀ today, and two Delaware chefs, Antimo DiMeo and Bill Hoffman, made the list for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic. DiMeo is executive chef and co-owner ofĀ Bardea Food + DrinkĀ in downtown Wilmington. …
A poultry farm where bird flu was found will have to kill the rest of its flock to try to prevent the spread of the illness. File photo by Artem Beliaikin/Pexels The Avian flu has been found in a Delaware poultry farm that was experiencing increased bird deaths. The state announced Tuesday that the Euroasian H5N1Ā avian influenza (HPAI) had …
The USDA says the bird flu has been found in eight ducks, one good and a hawk. A highly infectious bird flu that can rapidly kill domestic poultry including chicken, turkeys and ducks, has been found in eight wild ducks, a Canada good and a hawk. The discovery has triggered a warning to hunters, poultry owners and poultry producers …
The Selbyville Public Library will be able to construct a new building, thanks to American Rescue Plan money. Thanks to American Rescue Plan Act bucks, the Selbyville Public Library will be able to build a new library and move out of the stately home in which itās now housed. Selbyville is one of nine Delaware libraries up and down the …
This screen grab is from the Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware television ad. A $350,000 television ad campaign featuring Martin Luther King III, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Newark Pastor Pastor Blaine Hackett will call for a Black judge to be appointed to Delaware’s Chancery Court. The ad campaign, by Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware, will be part of …
