Tariah Hyland has been given the 2023 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award.

Wilmington’s Tariah Hyland wins John Lewis youth award for activism

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

A 20-year-old college student from Wilmington who pushed for Black history to be included in the Delaware school curriculum has received an award named for a Civil Rights leader.  Tariah Hyland, a junior at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was given the 2023 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award by Delaware Secretary of State Jeff Bullock.  The award honors the accomplishments …

Food Bank

Delaware Food Bank opens new Milford facility

Terry RogersCulture, Headlines

The Food Bank of Delaware new 71,000-square-foot Milford Branch was officially opened with a ribbon cutting by the employee who had worked there the longest. Delaware dignitaries looked on as Frank Coverdale cut the ribbon as dignitaries watched during a brisk Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The ceremony capped a nearly three-year project to build a new facility to enhance …

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Kitchen table issues expected to be focus of 2024 election

Sam HautHeadlines, Government

With three Democrats already announcing a run for statewide offices in 2024, politicians say they expect the election’s main issues to be familiar to most voters. “It’s the cost of things going up and kind of wages being stagnant,” said Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, R-Georgetown, minority leader in the Delaware State Senate. “More and more I’m hearing from people, especially our …

TSD Review Oct 27

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – October 27, 2022

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

Click on the image below to view the PDF This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Finally! Wegmans opens Delaware store Wednesday Wilmington PD to start weekly community walks Smaller pond, more eateries for Brandywine Town Center? Archmere’s cancer class inspiring hopeful medics Who’s running? Nov. 8 Delaware general election U.S. Marine Band plays free Wilmington concert Sunday Business Vaccine company …

Delaware Debates

Candidates spar over national issues in U.S. House debate

Charles MegginsonHeadlines, Government

Delaware voters had their first and possibly only chance Thursday to watch the state’s candidates for its lone-U.S. House seat face off head to head. Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Republican Lee Murphy answered questions on a variety of topics, ranging from abortion to beach replenishment. There were no surprises during the roughly one-hour debate, moderated by Ralph …

Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., shows a photo of the Division Street building that will be constructed to house the Center for Urban Revitalization and Entrepreneurship as well as NCALL.

DSU to use $1 million grant for urban revitalization center

Jarek RutzBusiness, Delaware Live, Education, Headlines

Delaware State University will use $1 million in federal funds to build an urban revitalization center. The money will come through a federal grant, announced Tuesday on campus by U.S. Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester. The Center for Urban Revitalization and Entrepreneurship will be located at 225 W. Division Street in downtown Dover, one block from the university’s Dover Campus. DSU …

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Public Health: Don’t make, use homemade baby formula

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

  The Delaware Division of Public Health on Tuesday warned parents worried about finding enough baby formula for their children to not make or use homemade formula and to never dilute the formula they may have. Parents across the country are dealing with a shortage of baby formula created by supply chain issues as well as a massive recall in …

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Child care providers, DSU to receive millions in COVID-19 relief funds

Charles MegginsonEducation, Government, Headlines

Flanked by Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, Gov. John Carney and Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, DSU President Tony Allen holds two beneficiaries of the governor’s initiative to strengthen early childhood education in Delaware – the 2021-22 Little Mr. and Miss DSU, Corey Bazemore and Alessandra Spence. Photo courtesy of Delaware State University.  With Delaware’s unemployment rate hovering around 5 percent, state …

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State to invest $110 million in expanding broadband ‘the last mile’

Charles MegginsonBusiness, Headlines

Sussex County legislators gather to look at broadband maps. Clockwise from top, Sen. Brian Pettyjohn, Rep. Jesse Vanderwende, Rep. Ruth Briggs King, Rep. Charlie Postles and Sen. Dave Wilson.   COVID-19 funds will pay for a $110 million Delaware investment aimed at guaranteeing high-speed broadband internet access for every home and business in the state.  The expansion project, announced Thursday …

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$1.9 million headed to Delaware to help people navigate Affordable Care

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Health

Westside Family Healthcare will hire 12 new navigators to help people in every county get health insurance. Photo by Jeff Gentry   Two Delaware organizations will get $1.9 million to help people access health insurance through the Affordable Care Act plans. Westside Family Healthcare, which for more than a decade has helped people wade through the pages of technical information …