TSD Review Mar 14

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – March 14, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include 9 appointed to New Castle County Arts Commission Matt Hall’s Toilet Table: ‘You didn’t know you needed’ it Ulysses American Gastropub closed, killed by work from home Neal drops gender-affirming care bill; will introduce new one Caesar Rodney HS: 5X state culinary competition winners Dover stays the course to win state championship Banks carries Ursuline …

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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, …

The Port of Wilmington, in 2011. (Diiscool photo from Wikimedia.org)

Port of Wilmington gets $50M from feds for container yard

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Government, Headlines

The federal government has awarded $50 million to construct a container yard at the Port of Wilmington. It’s the latest investment announcement for the port, which has gone through multiple operators in the last decade. The container yard will feature all-electric operations, a truck gate complex, terminal buildings, a 100,000-square-foot warehouse and inspection platform. The port was built by Wilmington …