Salesianum football BJ Alleyne runs the ball against Smyrna photo courtesy of Donnell Henriquez

Salesianum advances to DIAA football semifinal

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

WILMINGTON ā€“ B.J. Alleyne was not going to let something like the Smyrna defense stop him. The Salesianum senior running back, who had already scored four times against the Eagles in their DIAA Class 3A football quarterfinal, lined up in the shotgun on fourth and goal from the 2 with seven seconds showing on the clock. Alleyne took the snap …

Mount Pleasant football quarterback Cameron Wright threw four touchdown passes against Newark Photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Mount holds on in high scoring affair over Newark

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

PENNY HILL ā€“ Cameron Wright threw four touchdown passes, and the Mount Pleasant defense came up with some big stops they needed, as the Green Knights defeated Newark, 40-38, in one of the more entertaining high school football games of the weekend. The Green Knights overcame another extraordinary performance by Newark quarterback Makeevis Rogers, who ran for four scores and …

Dover football quarterback Nahseem Cosme runs the ball against Salesianum photo courtesy of Mike Lang

Dover celebrates first win over Salesianum in 35 years

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

During the year 1988, MLB legend Cal Ripken Jr. played in his 1000th consecutive game, Microsoft sold its one-millionth mouse, and McDonaldā€™s opened its ten-thousandth restaurant. That year the Dover Senators won the Division-1 state championship in overtime, 20-13 against Salesianum. Last night a large homecoming crowd celebrated Dover’s first win over the Sals since that title game thirty five …

Saint Marks quarterback James Campbell warms up before a game photo by Nick Halliday

St. Mark’s Spartans hold Red Lions scoreless

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

The Spartans defense rebounded in a big win over Red Lion after giving up 30 points to Archmere last week. Each time the Lions threatened, the Spartans stood their ground. They clogged up holes, forced a fumble, sacked the quarterback and prevented the Lions from picking up any big plays during the game. The Spartans were able to keep the …

Vikings quarterback Cole Andrews comes face to face with Darnell Stokes of Indian River photo courtesy of Mike Lang

Indians hold on after Vikings comeback

Jason WinchellHeadlines, Sports

Indian River and St. Elizabeth played three close games over the past two seasons, and the Vikings won all three, including last year in a Class 1A quarterfinal. On Friday night at Abessinio Stadium, the teams were neck and neck once again, but this time, the Indians came out on top, taking a 20-14 decision. The Indians, ranked second in …

The year's biggest data breach involves software called MOVEit. M&T Bank is one of the companies affected. (Towfiqu photo from Unsplash)

M&T among 1,000 places hit so far in huge data breach

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

The biggest security breach of the year has affected 60 million people so far, including customers of Delawareā€™s biggest bank, M&T Bank. The hack dates back to the end of May, TechCrunch said, with experts saying that the hackers knew about the vulnerability in the MOVEit software as far back as 2021. Cl0p, a ransomware group linked to Russia, claimed …

Purses stolen from restaurants in the North Wilmington area has disturbed people hearing about them on next-door.com. (Mathias Reding photo from Pexels)

Disturbing crimes: Ransacked and stolen purses

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Two recent social media posts about purses being stolen or ransacked offer timely warnings to avoid becoming victims of crime. Both posts on nextdoor.com were secondhand, but they resonated with dozens of people who made comments. ā€œWARNING,ā€ Sarah Brase-Davis began her post, noting that her aunt had her credit and debit cards stolen after shopping at the Costco in Christiana. …

Media literacy standards were presented to the State Board of Education Thursday.

Media literacy standards discussed in State Board

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Delawareā€™s State Board of Education is in the process of drafting standards that align with a new state law requiring schools to teach media literacy.Ā  At its monthly meeting Thursday night, Alyssa Moore, education associate for digital learning at the Department of Education, presented proposed standards to the board. The legislation, known as the ā€œDigital Citizenship Education Act,” requires the …

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Deldot seeks bids to build electric charging stations

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

The Delaware Department of Transportation is now accepting bids for the construction, operation and maintenance of electric vehicle charging stations along Route 13, Route 113, Route 1 and Interstate 95. The new direct-current charging stations must be located within one mile of these roads with no more than 50 miles between each location, theĀ Deldot press release said. The stateā€™s primary …

The state has until August to release its 5-year plan to expand broadband. (Pixabay)

State details plans for broadband expansion in county hearingsĀ 

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Kent County farm owner Jane Warren is anxious to have internet service at her home, but thereā€™s no way to do that now. ā€œWe cannot function because everything is done online,ā€ she said during a Delaware Department of Technology and Information public hearing Wednesday night about state efforts to expand broadband access. The department has until August to develop a …