The springtime carnival at St. Helena’s Church, a tradition in North Wilmington that dates back at least to the 1960s, has been canceled. The parish council made the decision “with great reluctance and sorrow,” said Monsignor Stanley Russell, who has served the Bellefonte Catholic church since 1994. The carnival was damaged by unfounded reports of trouble one night in 2022, …
Another St. Anthony’s Festival, another debate on parking
St. Anthony’s Italian Festival has been drawing the crowds to Wilmington since the 1970s, and it’s likely that there have been parking issues all along. “St. Anthony’s has gone too far for this Festival,” Christine Ciccone began her post on nextdoor.com. “Starting tomorrow we are not able to park on 8th & N. Scott St. for 2 weeks due …
St. Anthony’s, Greek festivals to go for to-go food
The Greek Festival-to-Go is June 2-5 at Holy Trinity. St. Anthony’s Italian Festival: Takeout Edition is June 8-11 at St. Anthony of Padua.