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Four Suspects Apprehended in Multi-Store Shoplifting Operation at Tanger Outlets

Staff WriterDelaware State Police, Police & Fire, RSS

Delaware State Police arrested 33-year-old Monica Parks, 58-year-old Samuel Jones, 24-year-old Ja’ni Lewis, and 36-year-old Calvin Schoolfield, all of Salisbury, Maryland, following a shoplifting investigation on Thursday afternoon. On October […]
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Four Suspects Apprehended in Multi-Store Shoplifting Operation at Tanger Outlets

Staff WriterDelaware State Trooper, Police & Fire, RSS

Delaware State Police arrested 33-year-old Monica Parks, 58-year-old Samuel Jones, 24-year-old Ja’ni Lewis, and 36-year-old Calvin Schoolfield, all of Salisbury, Maryland, following a shoplifting investigation on Thursday afternoon. On October […]
The post Four Suspects Apprehended in Multi-Store Shoplifting Operation at Tanger Outlets appeared first on Delaware State Police – State of Delaware.

Sahaana Rajagopalan is the first Delawarean to be picked for the Rising Leaders Initiative.

Wilm. Charter senior 1 of 10 in U.S. picked for leader program 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A senior from the Charter School of Wilmington is one of 10 students across the country selected to a new leadership program. Sahaana Rajagopalan is the lone Delawarean to be picked for the Rising Leaders Initiative, a one-year program that trains exemplary students in civic participation, education advocacy, leadership development and public speaking. This is just the second year of …

Fintech financial tech FinTech Innovation Hub

UD FinTech Hub welcomes new Discover Bank fund for Delaware

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

One company helps small start-up food companies find additional investment to fill unexpectedly huge orders from a place like Costco or Whole Foods. One company helps renovation companies get paid faster when they’re helping people get back into homes or businesses that have been damaged in some disaster. One company helps employers make sure more of their employees’ wages stay …

David Stradley Delaware Shakespeare

DelShakes director David Stradley to leave at end of 2023

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

David Stradley, who helped Delaware Shakespeare evolve from a one-trick pony to a multifaceted year-round organization with multiple programs, will leave at the end of 2023. The 21-year-old arts organization will start a search for two new leaders — a managing director and an artistic director — to replace Stradley, who led Delaware’s only professional Shakespeare organization as producing artistic …

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Fall benefits: Some restaurants lower prices after Labor Day

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

People have a tenancy to rush into fall, and when it comes to food, that’s not a bad thing, particularly if you like pumpkin, squashes, apples and heartier fare. Restaurants are revising menus, coastal eateries are reinstating specials, and special events are kicking into high gear throughout the state. The second season Coastal locals rejoice once Labor Day rolls around. …

Wilmington is working to make the city safe and accessible for those with disabilities.

Wilmington project to make city more accessible for disabled

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Government

Teams of engineers will be spending the next few weeks focused on Wilmington sidewalks, as part of a larger effort to make the city safe and accessible for people with disabilities. The goal is to be in complete compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was enacted in 1990 to ensure that people with disabilities are guaranteed access to …

Labor Day 2023 in Delaware

Your guide to Labor Day Weekend ‘23 in Delaware

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

Labor Day may be a federal holiday celebrating the economic and social achievements of American workers, it has come to symbolize the last days of summer.  Trips to the beach, cookouts, long weekends and lots of getting ready for school mark the first Monday in September. Sunlovers will find plenty to moon over, with the high Monday around 90. And …

Wilmington Friends School, the oldest existing school in Delaware, will celebrate its 275th anniversary starting Sept. 5

Wilmington Friends School to mark 275th anniversary

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

For Ellie Alexander Poorman, attending Wilmington Friends School means much more than just education – it means family, and generations of it. The historic school, founded in 1748,  is older than the country. Friends will start celebrating its 275th anniversary Sept. 5 when it opens its doors for the 2023-2024 school year.  Poorman, 88, sent all four of her children …