veterans housing

Veterans housing project imperiled as developers spar in court

Karl BakerCulture, Headlines

In the fall of 2022, David Mosley, the affable but embattled CEO of the Delaware Center for Homeless Veterans, told the New Castle County Council that his plan to build 60 apartments for struggling military Veterans and their families was just a first step in a coming wave of housing construction for vulnerable people. Mosley’s comments followed the council’s unanimous …

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Year after tire pile helped topple port operator, solution nears

Karl BakerBusiness, Headlines

The massive tire piles at the Port of Wilmington’s Edgemoor property that last year stoked fears among neighbors of mosquito infestations and rubber fires may finally be getting removed in the coming month, port officials said during a public meeting Friday. Yet, why tires still remain and how many have been removed to date is not entirely clear. That is, …

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Problems detailed in 3 short-staffed Delaware post offices

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

Last Oct. 25, the Lancaster Avenue post office had 68,493 delayed letters, magazines and packages, a new federal inspector general’s report found. And not one was logged as delayed, as it should have been. That stat is just one part of a numbing inspection of three post offices in New Castle County and three in Philadelphia. The tone is dry, …