WILMINGTON — Two New Castle County–produced documentaries exploring Delaware’s legacy of racial justice have captured top honors, including a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award. On Saturday, September 20, the team earned its second win in four years at the 2025 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards. The documentary “Restless Ground: The Untold Story of Mt. Olive” won in the Diversity/Equity/Inclusion Long-Form category, which “honors excellence in content …
The Delaware Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of a box tree moth (Cydalima perspectalis) in New Castle County during inspections of traps set along the New Castle County-Kent County border. The box tree moth is a federally regulated pest that primarily targets boxwood species (Buxus spp.), a popular evergreen shrub used in landscaping. Left unchecked, it can cause …
WILMINGTON – The Delaware Department of Labor’s Office of Construction Enforcement, alongside community and industry partners, will mark National Construction Week from September 15–19, with multiple events aimed at highlighting career opportunities, safety, and education in the construction industry. Topics will include prevailing wage, contractor rules, worker misclassification, and workplace safety. Additional events are scheduled throughout the week: Tuesday, September …
New Castle County Executive Marcus Henry said his administration will continue cooperating fully with auditors and legislators as they examine the controversial property reassessment process. “New Castle County residents have made clear they want a thorough review of the reassessment process, and our office has supported that effort from the moment the original request was made by two County Council …
New Castle County Police have arrested two Wilmington men in connection with a series of vehicle break-ins that took place from May through July across multiple communities. According to police, the crimes were reported in Christiana Farms Townhomes and Coopers Place in Newark, Mermaid Run Condos in Wilmington, and Forest Glen in Bear. Patrol officers and detectives from the Criminal …
The City of Wilmington has extended the property tax payment deadline to Sept. 30, 2025. Officials said the change will give taxpayers more time to adjust to new assessment information and payment amounts under the reassessment process. RELATED STORY: New Castle County proposes payment plan to ease tax reassessment burden “Customer may experience longer wait times when contacting 311, said …
In the latest development in New Castle County’s ongoing property tax reassessment debates, County Council on Tuesday considered Ordinance 25-099, which would authorize installment payment plans for eligible residential taxpayers facing increased bills and allow the Chief Financial Officer to waive penalties for those who comply. The ordinance, sponsored by Councilman George Smiley, proposes amending Chapter 14 of the New …
WILMINGTON — The City of Wilmington will host its Small Business Vendor Expo on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Rodney Square. The free, family-friendly event will spotlight the city’s vibrant small business community, featuring a variety of local vendors offering handmade goods, crafts, jewelry, apparel, wellness products, and more. Attendees will have the opportunity …
Concerns about New Castle County’s property reassessment continue to spark public outrage, as residents took to public comments at the most recent Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday. The meeting followed a series of discussions at recent county and city meetings, as officials across Wilmington and New Castle County attempt to manage the fallout from the first full property reassessment in …
The New Castle County Division of Police is mourning the loss of Tonka, a retired Mounted Patrol horse who served the community with distinction for more than a decade. Tonka, a Percheron born on April 10, 1997, began his life pulling plows before joining the New Castle County Police Mounted Patrol Unit in 2004. Standing at 17.2 hands tall and …
WILMINGTON — The Wilmington Black Storytelling Residency (WBSR) is returning for its fourth year, bringing together 15 Black storytellers from across the country to uplift, reclaim, and preserve narratives of the African Diaspora through performance and community engagement. Titled “Voices of the Unbroken: Telling Our Truths, Shaping Our Future,” the 2025 residency will culminate in a free public performance …
WILMINGTON — A 94-year-old New Castle County resident is recovering after a fall left him stranded on his front porch overnight—an incident that may have ended differently without the county’s Senior Roll Call Lifeline program. According to New Castle County Police, the man, who lives on North Star Road, did not answer his routine Senior Roll Call check-in call on …
