Caravel Football Josh Roy ran for over 300 yards in their win over Hodgson. Photo by Nick Halliday

Josh Roy ‘carries’ Caravel to victory in season opener

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

(Bear, DE)    Junior running back Josh Roy rushed for over 300 yards and scored 3 touchdowns to help Caravel win its season opening football game Thursday night. After the game Roy was asked about his performance but instead, he talked about his teammates. “The first half was bad, but my o-line, and teammates picked me up and stuck with …

Delmar vs Cape Henlopen field hockey. Photo by Ben Fulton

The Corner Scoop: 2024 field hockey pre-season rankings

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

Welcome back to “The Corner Scoop”, a weekly edition covering high school field hockey in Delaware. The high school season opens up on Tuesday September 3, 2024 so we will rank the top 10 teams in Division 1 and Division 2, along with their matchups for the week. There is plenty of talent across the state but some teams will …

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Elections error changed registration for 750 Delaware voters

Karl BakerGovernment, Headlines

This story was originally published on Spotlight Delaware.  The Delaware Department of Elections said Wednesday that state officials placed 750 voters who had registered in the past year through an automatic voter registration system into the wrong political party. The error has caused a surge of criticism since last week when early voting began, particularly in Wilmington. On Tuesday, a government …

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Week 0 Premier PT Player of Week: Salesianum’s McBride

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The first ever Premier Physical Therapy player of the Week is Salesianum’s quarterback Brady McBride. This year we decided we wanted to come up with a way to showcase a player of the week for each week of high school sports. Premier (PT) Physical Therapy had the same idea and wanted to join us in showcasing those players as they …

Newark Charter football MAxwell Wiest 3 celebrates with his teammates after a touchdown. Photo by Nick Halliday

Newark Charter Patriots make history in big win

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

  The Newark Charter Patriots made history last night as they took their new football field for the first time in school history. The Patriots added a new football stadium, the Robert W. Gore and football program to their school this school year and they did it with a big party as well as a big win.  The festivities started …

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Del Tech, Highmark unveil new healthcare center in Dover

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

The $3.4 million project of an 8,700-square-foot healthcare facility that’s four years in the making celebrated its opening Tuesday. Delaware Technical Community College and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware cut the ribbon to the new Healthcare Center of Excellence in Dover. The center is inside the Terry Campus that is visible from U.S. 13, and it now displays the …

The virtual American Idol auditions are Monday, Sept. 9 for Delaware. (Photo courtesy of American Idol)

American Idol hosts virtual Delaware auditions Sept. 9

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

The show that bloomed the careers of superstar musicians like Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson, Carrie Underwood, Adam Lambert and many more is coming to the First State.  On Monday, Sept. 9, Delawareans can audition for American Idol.  The auditions are virtual through Zoom and part of American Idol’s “Idol Across America” initiative.  Hopefuls can sign up to audition face-to-face in …

The Americans and the Holocaust traveling museum will be on display in Delaware from Jan. 11 to Feb. 22, 2025. (Photo from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Mobile Holocaust museum comes to Delaware Jan. 2025

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A mobile museum dedicated to teaching the history and horrors of the Holocaust is coming to Delaware.  Americans and the Holocaust, a traveling museum exhibition from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and the American Library Association, is making its way to the Hirons Library of Goldey-Beacom College in Wilmington.  It will be on display from Jan. 11 to Feb. 22, …

Julieta Zavala’s exhibition, “Mercado Kitsch México” will be on display from Sept. 6 to Sept. 7. (Photo from the Delaware Division of the Arts)

Julieta Zavala’s Mercado Kitsch México exhibit starts Friday

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

The Delaware Division of the Arts will have a new exhibit Friday that will highlight kitsch art in Mexico City. The organization’s mezzanine gallery will present 2024 Emerging Artist Fellow Julieta Zavala’s exhibition, “Mercado Kitsch México” from Sept. 6 to Sept. 27. It will include vibrant and eclecticart inspired by the rich visual and cultural heritage of kitsch art, a …

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EastSide students met with crowd of cheers for 1st day

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

One of the songs blasting on the speakers to bring the energy to EastSide Charter School’s students as they embark on their first day of school Tuesday was “I Can” by musical legend Nas. Widely-considered one of the best lyricists of all time, Nas wrote the chorus: “I know I can (I know I can), Be what I wanna be …