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New Castle County approves 249-unit expansion at Whitehall under Smart Code design

Claudia EstradaGovernment, Headlines

New Castle County Council on May 13  approved the next phase of the Town of Whitehall master plan, advancing a 249-unit residential subdivision called The Landing at Whitehall in St. Georges Hundred. The project proposes 65 single-family detached homes, 34 single-family attached units, and 150 townhouses across 62.55 acres. It will be developed using the “hamlet and village” subdivision option permitted …

New Castle County Chamber of Commerce State of the County

Music in sewers unexpected topic at State of the County

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

The New Castle Chamber of Commerce‘s second annual State of the County included a number of revealing, and often unexpected, moments: The county plays classical music through its sewers to see how well the sound travels and uses that information to decide whether sewer work is needed, saving time, trouble and overall expense, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer told …

Vet Fest

Grand Funk’s Mark Farner to headline Vet Fest Saturday

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The former lead singer and guitarist for the rock band Grank Funk Railrod will perform at a Delaware event Saturday, Sept. 30, designed to raise money to help stop suicide among soldiers. Mark Farner will cap the event by taking the Vet Fest stage at 3 p.m. with Club Phred, a popular area band, at the Town of Whitehall near …