TOP: LOUIS L. REDDING SCHOOL IN 1952. BOTTOM: AN ARCHITECTâS RENDERING OF LOUIS L. REDDING MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 2026. Voters in Appoqunimink School District have overwhelmingly voted in favor of a referendum to renovate and expand the historic Louis L. Redding Middle School in Middletown. Unofficial results released Tuesday night showed that the measure passed by a vote of 2,992 …
Phase two of I-95 rehabilitation to bring new traffic patterns, closures
Photo by Chris Boswell, Getty Images. As the I-95 Restore the Corridor project in Wilmington transitions to its second phase, DelDOT officials have announced upcoming changes to traffic patterns. Phase two construction will require closures of I-95 Southbound in Wilmington throughout the month of December, including: Monday, December 13 through Thursday, December 16, 2021: Overnight Closures (9 PM to 5 …
Red Clay to consider transgender policy during Wednesday meeting
Photo by Carol Thacker, Getty Images Signature. Red Clay Consolidated School District will consider policy changes relating to its transgender and gender-diverse students during a board meeting Wednesday. The board meeting is open to the public and will take place at Richardson Park Elementary School, located at 16 Idella Avenue in Wilmington. The meeting will also be streamed online. The …
New Catholic bishop to visit four Delaware parishes at Christmas
Bishop William E. Koenig Bishop William E. Koenig of The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington will tour the state for his first Christmas as Bishop. This will be the new Bishopâs first Christmas as shepherd of the more than 240,000 Catholics who live in Delaware and on Marylandâs Eastern Shore. On Christmas Eve, Koenig will preside at the 4 p.m. Christmas …
SPCA brings 75 cats, dogs back from tornado-stricken Kentucky
The Brandywine Valley SPCA team moved 75 dogs and cats to Delaware from Kentucky Monday night. A Brandywine Valley SPCA emergency response team has brought 75 adoptable cats and dogs back from the Kentucky Humane Society in the wake of a deadly tornado outbreak across six states. Relocating the animals will allow the Louisville shelter to have more space to …
Dem. leadership stops short of inviting public to in-person hearings
House and Senate committee hearings will be held in “hybrid format” in 2022. When the General Assembly reconvenes in January, it will begin to hold all of its committee hearings in a hybrid fashion, with legislators attending in-person and members of the public having the opportunity to watch and provide comments online. But in a press release announcing the move, …
Mail-in ballots, paid leave, police reform top 2022 legislative agenda
State legislators will be back in session in a little more than a month. Photo by Aimintang/Getty Images Signature In five weeks, Delawareâs 151st General Assembly will kick off its 2022 legislative session with many Democratic legislators looking to advance progressive causes that have previously struggled to gain traction. Democrats control both chambers of the General Assembly by wide margins. …
Delaware Dems want you to pay $46 to flex your Joe Biden knowledge
Strapped for cash? Delaware Democratic Party asking supporters to pay $46 to spend an hour and a half with them on Zoom. Everybody in Delaware seems to have a Joe Biden story. After all, voters in Delaware have had 52 years to get to know the current U.S. president. You might have even seen him strolling down the boardwalk in …
Wilmington term limit resolution could allow officials to spend 36 years on council
Wilmington Councilwoman ShanĂ© Darby, D-District 2. UPDATE: Councilwoman ShanĂ© Darby has informed Delaware LIVE/Town Square LIVE that she will not be in attendance at Thursday’s City Council meeting. The resolutions will now be heard during the Jan. 6, 2022 meeting. Wilmingtonâs city council will vote on two contentious resolutions next month, both sponsored by ShanĂ© Darby. The first resolution asks …
Despite charges, McGuiness ranks second nationally on transparency reports
State Auditor Kathy McGuiness Auditor Kathy McGuinessâs office currently ranks second nationally in the number of reports shared publicly on the federal governmentâs Oversight.gov website. The site contains publicly accessible reports, investigations and recommendations from state and local inspection offices and is managed by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency. Shiji Thomas, spokesperson for the National …