Nick Halliday
AG indicts Wilm. ex-cop who slammed man’s head into wall
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Division of Civil Rights and Public Trust has indicted a former Wilmington police officer after internet posts showing the officer using excessive force went viral on social media. The division opened an investigation into Samuel Waters, 27, after discovering footage of a Sept. 21, 2021 incident during which he repeatedly forced a man’s head against …
Water quality testing firm to invest $3.3M in Newark production space
A water quality testing supply company will invest $3.3 million to expand its operations into Newark after receiving $1.25 million in grants from the state. The LaMotte Company, based in Chestertown, Maryland, will occupy a 79,000 square foot office space and production facility in the Pencader Corporate Center. The facility will lead to the immediate creation of 50 jobs. The …
Blue Gold All-Star Basketball games, rosters announced
Congratulations to all the players and coaches listed below who have been selected for the Annual Blue-Gold All Star Basketball Games to be played at Dover High School on March 19, 2022 at Dover High School. The girls game will tip off at noon and the boys game will follow around 2 pm. Tickets for the event will be $10.00 …
Carney lifts school mask mandate while trial to end it is underway
LEFT: JANICE LORRAH. RIGHT: GOV. JOHN CARNEY A Hockessin mother suing to stop the state’s school mask mandate got most of what she wanted in the middle of trial Monday when the governor’s attorney informed the court that the mandate would be lifted on March 1 at 6 p.m. Janice Lorrah appeared in the Delaware Court of Chancery at the …
Newark woman pleads guilty to illegally taking COVID-19 money
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 …
School mask mandate to be lifted Tuesday; courts on Wednesday
Gov. John Carney on Tuesday will lift his emergency order about schools and masks. Gov. John Carney will end his school mask mandate Tuesday at 6 p.m. To be specific: Masking will not be required in kindergarten-twelfth grade schools, on school buses, or in child care facilities after that time. Carney’s lawyers in a Chancery Court hearing about masking requirements …
AAUW seeks donations for 54th and last of its used-book sales
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 celebrates return to Wilmington in Capital 1 building
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 …
Diocese of Wilmington to hold first-ever ‘Reconciliation Monday’
The Diocese of Wilmington on April 11 will hold its inaugural diocesan-wide ‘Reconciliation Monday.’ The event is designed to make it more convenient for Catholics to receive the sacrament at the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week in anticipation of the celebration of Easter. Catholics from throughout the Diocese are invited to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation …