Delaware Roundup -- Dewey Beach Patrol

Delaware Roundup: News briefs from another quiet holiday week

Staff WriterBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items toĀ [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT The Delaware Division of the Arts, in partnership with Mariposa Arts and the Office of Veterans Services, introduced CreatiVeteransā€”a transformative, free eight-week art program designed exclusively for Delaware …

Delaware Roundup -- Tree Recycling

Delaware Roundup: News briefs from a quiet holiday week

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items toĀ [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. REMINDER FROM LAST WEEK: DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticultureā€™s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and …

Delaware Roundup -- Tree Recycling

Delaware Roundup: Don’t miss these news briefs from Dec. 16-20

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Headlines

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items toĀ [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. DNREC is again sponsoring the Delaware Center for Horticultureā€™s TreeCycle event that aims to make beneficial reuse of holiday trees by turning them into wood chips and mulch while also keeping …

Delaware Roundup -- Crab pots

Delaware Roundup: Don’t miss these news briefs from Dec. 9-13

Peter OsborneBusiness, Delaware Nonprofits, Education, Government, Government & Politics, Headlines, Sports

The Delaware Roundup is published every weekend. Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items toĀ [email protected]. If possible, please forward submissions within the email or in a Word document. LEADING OFF Delaware Sea Grant has been selected to be one of 11 groups nationwide to participate in a national cleanup of discarded fishing gear. This is an effort to clean …

News Briefs -- First State Ballet Romeo and Juliet

News Briefs from the Week of Oct. 18: 37 things you might have missed

Peter OsborneHeadlines, News Briefs

Send submissions for News Briefs and Calendar items — and there are lots of categories with more to come– to [email protected] BUSINESS Court of Chancery published updated Guidelines for Persons Litigating in the Court of Chancery. Last updated in August 2021, the Guidelines identify best practices for moving cases forward to completion in the Court of Chancery. The Guidelines discuss …

Claymont master plan

Plan promotes rail service, bicycling, walking, EV charging

Ken MammarellaHeadlines, Government

Railroad passengers, bicyclists, pedestrians and charging stations for electric vehicles are all important parts of the Wilmington Area Planning Councilā€™s $2.8 billion 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Plan. Yes, there are also some projects that clearly are for gas-powered motor vehicles, but alternative means of transportation are increasingly being prioritized. IN THE NEWS: NBN Sports Academy opens new facility in Hockessin The …

It's pothole season. Watch out for this rough section of Grubb Road. Ken Mammarella photo

Potholes arenā€™t that big a deal in Del., but they cost a lot

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Delawareans use Google a lot less than the rest of America to find out about potholes, and new number crunching has concluded that means potholes are less of a problem in the First State. ā€œPothole data from each state isnā€™t available, but online searches for pothole-related terms can shed some light on where drivers are most frequently victimized by them,ā€ …

train

Commuter rail link between Newark and Perryville advances

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

The long-desired commuter rail service between Newark and Perryville, Maryland, is inching forward. A new agreement between the Delaware Transit Corp. and the Maryland Transit Administration calls for studying the expansion of MARC train service 20 miles to Newark and hence into the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority system into Philadelphia and points beyond. “The recently announced agreement by the MTA …

HB 81 would permit school districts to deny bussing charter students.

Bill lets districts say no to busing some charter students

Jarek RutzEducation, Headlines

A bill giving school districts power to tell charter schools to transport students living within the district passed through the House Education Committee Wednesday. House Bill 81, sponsored by Rep. Kim Williams, D-Marshallton, the chair of the committee, could force charters to privately contract their own buses to bring students within a district to the schools. Rep. Rich Collins, R-Millsboro, …

Downtown Newport is the subject of a new transportation plan. (Famartin photo from Wikimedia)

Plan for Newport considers train station, Boxwood Road

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

A new transportation plan for Newport might revive a way of traveling from a century ago and also anticipates how people are increasingly shopping online. The Wilmington Area Planning Council is hosting a public workshop on the plan 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Old Newport Town Hall, 15, N. Augustine St. Work on the plan began in 2021 …