This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Is that thing registered? Delaware rolls out DMV-on-wheels Tour New Castle’s historic Buena Vista mansion, grounds Wilm. city offices closed on Good Friday, no trash collection Business Middletown residents fight to stop warehouse construction Bill to cut premium cigar tax in half sails through committee Food & Dining Middletown store illustrates continued popularity of …
Contentious right-to-know school bill likely to fail in committee
A bill that would require schools to publish information about what’s being taught and what materials are being used sparked a lively debate in committee. Photo by Unsplash. For a hot second, it looked like a bill that would require schools to tell the public exactly what materials are being used for teaching, among other things, was going …
To-go alcohol, certified nursing assistant bills fly through House
A bill to permanently allow the sale of to-go alcoholic beverages by restaurants and another to allow the secretary of health to change nursing assistant certification requirements both passed in the state House by wide margins Thursday. The to-go alcohol bill was amended to change the kind and quantity of alcohol allowed to be sold. House Bill 280, sponsored by …
Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – August 26, 2021
Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. [pdf-embedder url=”https://townsquaredelaware.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/TSD-Aug-26-2021-1.pdf” title=”TSD Aug 26-2021″] This Week’s Top Headlines Include: Community Pie, anyone? Playhouse’s long intermission ends with ‘Waitress’ Wilmington film screening bases ticket cost on race, gender …
Rep. David Bentz announces he won’t run for re-election
Rep. David Bentz Rep. David Bentz, D-Christiana, announced Tuesday that he won’t run for re-election in 2022. “For the past six years, I’ve had the privilege and honor to serve the residents of the 18th District in the House of Representatives,” he said in a press release issued by the House Democratic Caucus. “Starting out as a legislative aide …