A proposed policy to prohibit Milford School District students from taking audio and video recordings in school buildings turned out to be redundant and was tabled at the school board meeting Monday night. Tabling the policy means the board took no action and it won’t be revisited unless a board member asks for it to be. The idea of addressing …
Raises seem likely to be on the way for all Delaware educators, from teachers to bus drivers to custodians and everything in between. The state Public Education Compensation Committee will submit its recommendations to Gov. John Carney’s office by Nov. 15. Whatever salary recommendations he includes – the committee’s or another version – in his proposed budget for fiscal year …
A Delmar man will spend the rest of his life in prison for the murder of Cpl. Keith Heacook in April 2021, Delaware’s Attorney General office announced Monday. Randon Wilkerson, 32 has been convicted of 16 charges, including two counts of Murder 1st Degree and 11 other felonies. On the morning of April 25, 2021, 22-year Delmar Police Department veteran …
Three members of the Wilmington City Council – including the president – on Monday protested Mayor Mike Purzycki’s decision to no longer require city residency for current and newly hired employees. “We have the power to make sure that the residents get to make that decision and that we don’t go from a five-year residency commitment to none,” said District …
Two Delaware chapters and five individuals of the Future Farmers of America brought home national awards from Springfield, Massachusetts. They were winners at The Big E, an annual event that begins on the second Friday after Labor Day. Delaware FFA members competed in 16 career and leadership development events as well as the Agriscience Fair. Jennae Overton from Middletown FFA …
A Delaware counselor has been chosen as one of five finalists from around the country for an award honoring the best school counselor in America. Kristin Nye from Anna P. Mote Elementary School in the Red Clay Consolidated School District will represent the First State for the American School Counselor Association School Counselor of the Year Award. “To get this …
Lovers of lagers, aficionados of ales and pundits of pilsners will have five hours to explore dozens of beers Saturday. From noon to 5 p.m., the Figure 8 Barn in Bellevue State Park (2360 Lower Lot Road in Wilmington) will host the second and final Delaware Beer Fest this year. The event will feature more than 100 selections from over …
A “Ring of Fire” – not Johnny Cash’s smash hit, but a once in an every-few-years solar eclipse — will reach peak visibility in Delaware on Saturday at about 1:20 p.m. Solar eclipses occur when the moon passes between the earth and the sun, causing the moon to cast a shadow on the earth. This happens when there is a …
A school principal being sued for circulating a meme showing the breast of a former student formally asked in court Tuesday for the suit to be dismissed. Principal Bradley Layfield is among those sued by Aniya Harmon, 18,who graduated from Indian River’s Sussex Central High School in May. Her lawsuit against Layfield, the school, district and Assistant Principal Matthew Jones …
With Delaware schools moving to include more Black history in their curriculums, a new Delaware group wants to do the same for Asian American history. Make Us Visible DE is the latest branch of Make Us Visible, a group established in 2021 that wants to highlight Asian American contributions, experiences and history into K-12 classrooms. “This isn’t about some cultural …
