TSD Review Sept 28

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – September 28, 2023

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This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Awwwwwww: Baby lemur born at Brandywine Zoo Junior League’s Whale of a Sale is back, big time Delaware trooper charged with assaulting, injuring two teens Ban of anime club, manga draws ire from Magnolia Middle parents On the Pitch: Week 3 boys soccer top 10 rankings Click on the image below to view the PDF …

The collaborative will use the 2023-2024 school year as a planning year.

Learning Collaborative establishes timeline of planning year

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative seems to have more focus and direction, with a timeline and five-phase approach to its 2023-2024 planning year unveiled this week. The collaborative’s Tuesday night meeting was the first led by its newly hired executive director, Laura Burgos. RELATED: WLC gets another planning year after Brandywine vote The collaborative is a state agency created in November …

TSD Review June 8

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – June 8, 2023

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Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Updated Wilmington towing contract leads to some skepticism Delaware Juneteenth celebrations run throughout month Business Central Delaware Chamber seeks changes in paid leave regs Is Primark heading to Concord Mall? Here’s the truth Clean hydrogen company wins Reinventing DE contest Government Senator opposes mental health …

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has established its bylaws.

Leaning Collab bylaws outline procedures, stagger board terms

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has finalized its bylaws, a foundational document in the group’s operations on which the governing council has worked with an attorney for months.  Bylaws are established to set rules, regulations and policies for an organization to help it regulate itself. In part, the bylaws act as a higher authority that all members of the collaborative – …

Dr. Edward Ryans, left, and Dr. Laura Burgos, are the two WLC executive director finalists.

Learning Collab picks 2 finalists for executive director

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has narrowed the search for an executive director to two finalists after months of appealing for applications and then sifting through more than 100 candidates. Dr. Laura Burgos and Dr. Edward Ryans are the finalists for the job, said council member Alethea Smith-Tucker during the Thursday night meeting of the collaborative’s governing council meeting.  The Wilmington …

TSD Review May 11

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – May 11, 2023

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Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Delaware wedding: Matt Meyer, Lauren Cooksey marry in Rehoboth State letter carriers to collect food at mailboxes Saturday Angelique Kidjo among Clifford Brown Jazz Fest performers Longwood brings back Illuminated Fountain Shows this summer New Castle police: ‘Senior assasination game’ alarming Business Jane Brady joins …

TSD Review March 16

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Mar. 16, 2023

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Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Business Bioscience leaders prime legislators on growth of sector Tenant right to lawyers bill held for changes by committee Food & Dining Do you fondue? There’s a new Milford restaurant for you Jimmie Allen, Frozen Farmer partner for new ice cream flavor Government Bill would set …

The Wilmington Learning Collaborative hopes to get more candidates for its executive director position. (Unsplash)

Learning Collab extends director application indefinitely

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

With only seven applicants for executive director, the Wilmington Learning Collaborative council voted Thursday to extend the application deadline indefinitely. It was to have ended by March 23, with the post being filled by June 1.  The council also discussed whether to alert the current applicants that the deadline was being extended, whether to post the job ad in Ed …

TSD Review March 2

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Mar. 2, 2023

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Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community ‘Book of Mormon’ for $25? Playhouse offers ticket lottery New history trail documents Iron Hill’s free Black families Raise those glasses! Wilmington Beer Week returns Plan for Newport considers train station, Boxwood Road Mt. Cuba: Sedges should be welcome addition to gardens Business Food Bank …

TSD Review Feb 16

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – Feb. 16, 2023

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Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Slow down on Harvey Road in the Ardens, plan urges Great relationships = great learners, veteran educator says Chancery Market to open courtyard; new movie theater moves in Business State Chamber: Proposed family leave rules ‘very unclear’ Brandywine Town Center redevelopment tweaked Delaware gives big …