The Congressional committee that pushed for a ban or sale of the social media platform TikTok is now scrutinizing a Chinese pharmaceutical company that happens to be developing a major taxpayer-supported manufacturing campus in Middletown. In January, the committeeâs leadership introduced legislation that would prohibit the company called WuXi AppTec â as well as certain other Chinese-owned firms â from receiving federal …
On a partly cloudy, 82 degree night in Gainesville, Florida, Payton Dixon, a two-time State Champion softball pitcher from Smyrna, DE earned the biggest win of her collegiate career. The Bulls put up a 7-4 win over the 9th ranked Florida Gators who are 37-4 this season. This is the first time the Bulls have defeated the Gators since …
Ahoy, tulip lovers. Now is the time to steer your ship toward Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, where Longwood Gardens‘ waves of tulips are heading into their peak bloom for spring 2024. Seeing their 90 varieties of tulips — single blooms, double blooms and fringed — along the 600-foot Flower Garden Walk is a favorite spring outing for many. The walk features more …
As cities and states across the county have been taking measures in recent years like banning plastic bags and styrofoam to help prevent waste and sustain the environment, Delaware has a new bill to consider that would further that effort. Senate Bill 263, sponsored by Sen. Trey Paradee, D-Dover, would prohibit the sale of beverages packaged in rings or other …
No. 2 Cape Henlopen Vikings hosted the No. 3 Caravel Buccaneers for a top five baseball matchup. Cape used a big fifth inning to after trailing for the first four to hold off the Buccaneers. Caravel jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. After Aiden Alston reached on an error John Bujnowski …
As you walk into “Jamie Wyeth: Unsettled” at the Brandywine Museum of Art, you are greeted by an experience designed to let you know immediately that this is not a typical Wyeth exhibit. An automaton, a hidden music box spreading sinister tinkling tones and a taxidermied doglike critter on a vintage flotation device stand across from a projection portraying the …
Rockwood Park and Museum, for the first time in its five-decade history as a New Castle County park, is developing a strategic plan. âThis plan is helping the museum to visualize a new mission to be of service to a wider variety of our neighbors,â said Ryan Grover, whoâs been directing Rockwood for just over two years. When interviewing for …
NOTE: This story has been updated to reflect correct taxes on assessed homes. The vice president of Appoquinimink School Districtâs Board of Education warned the community that disaster will ensue if the district’s second attempt at a referendum fails this month. âWe have to cut 91 positions. That’s about 5% of our staff,â said Vice President Richard Forsten, who …
The boys’ lacrosse season heats up this week as everyone is now done with spring breaks and the season hits its stride with a lot of big games this week. The No. 3 Archmere Auks are coming into their big game with No. 1 Sallies on Wednesday night with a 1-3 record but donât let that fool you. Their …
The weather doesn’t look good again this week as the girls soccer resumes play for the final 4 week sprint to the state tournament.. This week we have a Division 2 semifinal rematch as No. Saint Marks travels to Friends on Tuesday. These teams split the two matches last season as Friends won 3-0 at Saint Markâs on May …
