Rep. Gerald L. Brady Calls are mounting for embattled State Rep. Gerald Brady’s immediate resignation after the lawmaker was caught last month using a racist slur to refer to women of Asian descent. The Delaware Chinese American Association and Chinese American Community Center called on Brady to step down Monday in an email sent to Gov. John Carney and …
Delaware will require all school teachers, students and staff to wear masks indoors, even for sports. Gov. John Carney said Tuesday that masks must be worn in all public, private and parochial schools, as well as childcare homes and centers for those over the age of 2.. Carney also said state employees and visitors to state facilities must …
Delaware is getting some new jobs, thanks to a state program that helps prepare lab space like this on at Sepax. Two global technology corporations have chosen Delaware as the location for their planned expansions after benefitting from a state grant aimed at providing ready-to-go lab space. Sepax Technologies Inc., a global chromatography company poised for significant growth over …
Peach picking is one of many activities that Fifer Orchards offers on its farm. Delaware is known for two things this time of year: beaches and peaches. It’s prime peach-picking time, but before you head out to the orchards there’s some things you should know about Delaware’s peach industry. Delaware’s peach industry began in the 1820s with a Delaware …
All federal unemployment pay boosts related to COVID-19 end the first week in September. Photo by Yury Kim/Pexels All pandemic-related unemployment programs provided under the American Rescue Plan Act will expire on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. With near-universal staffing shortages, some say ending these programs will finally give people the incentive they need to return to work. Programs …
The Delaware Agriculture Museum in Dover showcases the state’s biggest industry. The Delaware Agricultural Museum and Village in Dover is set to undergo major improvements after receiving a $1.6 million grant from the state’s bond bill. The museum plans to use the grant to complete much-needed infrastructural improvements, including electrical and energy-efficient lighting upgrades to the museum’s main building, …
Nemours Children’s Health System, which operates A.I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, has become the third healthcare network in Delaware to require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees. The healthcare network announced in a press release Friday that all employees must receive the first dose of a two-dose Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine …
Wilmington is launching a new online ticket appeal system. Photo by Andras Vas/Unsplash After years of complaints from citizens and advocacy groups, the City of Wilmington has launched a new online system to appeal traffic and parking tickets. AAA-Mid Atlantic, which has been advocating for reforms to Wilmington’s handling of parking and traffic tickets since 2016, praised the move. …
This Milford Wawa sign asks all customers to wear mask inside the store. Photo by Bryan Shupe Wawa has updated its mask policy to require all employees to wear masks in their stores regardless of vaccination status. The use of masks in the popular convenience stores remains optional for customers, although new signs posted on entryways ask customers, vaccinated …
DNREC head Shawn Garvin, second from right, talks about Lewes’ living shoreline. Photo by Charlie Megginson Imagine you just purchased a waterfront property and you’re worried about the effect of erosion on your shoreline. What do you do? Install bulkheads, perhaps? Maybe riprap or stone revetments? It turns out there’s a better method – one that naturally protects shorelines …
