A large crowd was on hand Tuesday night in Wilmington as Howard High School honored its undefeated 1973 state championship boys basketball team on the 50th anniversary of the lofty achievement. What better way to honor those players than to have the 3rd ranked 2023 Wildcats come from nine points down in the second half to pull out a 53-47 …
Five men have been arrested in Seaford and charged with three felonies each for dog fighting. In the process, 12 dogs were rescued, according to a press release from the state Office of Animal Welfare. The charges came after that office and Delaware State Police raided a residence in the 26000 block of Lonesome Road in Seaford Sunday at 2 …
William Penn High School will close the rest of the week to allow the Delaware State Police to investigate an incident Tuesday in which a gun was fired. Friday, Jan. 13th is a professional development day, so students were already scheduled to have the day off. Classes wonât be held virtually Wednesday or Thursday, and the Colonial School District has …
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative will hold its first public meeting Friday, and the board is expected to be filled with its final three positions â all student representatives â by February. The final parent representative to the collabâs governing council was named Tuesday night by the Christina School District. Shanette Graham, a parent of a student at Stubbs Early Education …
Delawareâs 152nd General Assembly officially began Tuesday, as Delawareâs 62 representatives and senators were sworn into office in what is the most diverse legislature yet. âWe’re finally looking like Delawareâs population,â said Rep. DeShanna Neal, D-Wilmington. The first nonbinary and first Buddhist to serve in Delawareâs legislature, they are starting their first year in office. âOne of the most amazing …
A right-to-repair bill filed in the Delaware General Assembly would require companies such as Apple and John Deere to provide manufacturer parts to fix their products outside of their own stores. House Bill 41, filed by Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown and Long Neck, would give individuals and small businesses access to technical parts needed to repair digital devices. That will …
Read Aloud Delaware, a Wilmington nonprofit dedicated to helping young children be ready to learn to read in school, unveiled a new logo Tuesday designed to illustrate its new strategic plan. The new logo is a more polished version of its longtime symbol, featuring an adult and a child looking at a book. It was designed to illustrate the nonprofit’s …
Robbie Jester is not one to sleep late. But on Monday, Jan. 9, he snoozed until 10:30 a.m. âI almost felt guilty,â the chef acknowledged. Almost. But just about anyone would forgive the owner of Pizzeria Mariana in Newark. After all, itâs not every weekend that you celebrate winning $100,000 on Netflix. Jester is the champion of âPressure Cooker,â a culinary competition that is a …
Stacey J. Mobley was given the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce‘s most prestigious award, the Josiah Marvel Cup, Monday during its annual dinner Monday night. Mobley, who was senior vice president, chief administrative officer, and general counsel of the DuPont Corp., was a champion of using technology-based materials and solutions to transform industries and life as well as being a …
Three bills that would raise real estate tax credits are on the docket for the Delaware House of Representatives Education Committee. With the state now projected to have a surplus of nearly $1 billion â the third year in a row for such extraordinary income â a Democrat and a Republic representative are moving to give older residents a bigger …
