On a blustery cold snowy Saturday afternoon the No. 1 St. Elizabeth’s Vikings hosted the No. 3 Dover Senators in a top 5 boys basketball matchup that was just that. After a lot of games were canceled on Friday due to the largest snowfall we have seen in a couple years the two schools made a time change and …
The Food Bank of Delaware new 71,000-square-foot Milford Branch was officially opened with a ribbon cutting by the employee who had worked there the longest. Delaware dignitaries looked on as Frank Coverdale cut the ribbon as dignitaries watched during a brisk Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The ceremony capped a nearly three-year project to build a new facility to enhance …
The Delaware Department of Education released a new tool to establish an evaluation and assessment system to determine whether a school facility is in good repair. The facility assessment tool will help school districts review and assess conditions in a standardized way. Structured like a rubric, the assessments will help identify areas in need of attention, so school facilities are …
A resolution for a vote of no confidence in Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki led to some strong words from the public and city council Thursday night, but it didn’t past. The discussion in Thursday night’s Wilmington City Council meeting was in response to public comments Purzycki made describing the council’s new law to keep city jobs open to only city …
With beach replenishment expected to be needed more often and rising costs of providing it, DNREC is developing recommendations for local governments to help pay for it. Right now the cost is paid by the state and federal government. “Nothing we’re doing with this study is going to affect current projects or future planned projects,” said Jesse Hayden, environmental program …
About 80,000 Delaware children are eligible to receive $120 extra in federal food benefits this summer to replace free lunches at school. Students who will get the benefit must come from families who are already qualified for the benefits, or meet income guidelines and qualify before summer. The state’s cost for the program will be about $1.5 million to administer, …
A bill to raise death benefits from $200,000 to $375,000 for families of first responders who die in the line of duty passed its first committee hearing this week. Senate Bill 202 would bring Delaware’s benefits closer to the federal payout for public safety officers of $437,503. If passed into law, SB 202 would be retroactive to July 1, 2023, …
The annual State of the State Address from Delaware Governor John Carney has been postponed. Thursday’s 2 p.m. meeting is cancelled due to Carney being sick. A statement from the Governor’s Office says that Carney “has a fever and mild symptoms, but is in good spirits.” The address will be rescheduled at a later date, to be determined. 2023 Address: …
Extracurriculars ruled the day in Wednesday’s House Education Committee meeting. House Bill 244, sponsored by Rep. Mike Smith, R-Pike Creek, would provide funding for every public high school in the state to have a full-time athletic trainer. The funding would be phased over the next three fiscal years. Both the state and local districts would allocate money for the athletic …
A bill that would adjust the pension calculations for Delaware’s police officers and firefighters faced opposition from those very groups in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee meeting. House Bill 266, sponsored by Rep. Cyndie Romer, D-Newark, would add wages earned as a result of required additional work hours to the definition of “compensation” for purposes of calculating pensions in the county …
