Town Square LIVE Weekly Review:
March 18, 2021
This Week’s Top Headlines Include:
Community
Falls begins leasing second building as first fills with residents
County, UD team up to track COVID in sewage; start hunt for variants
Tough, touching stories of human rights at Dickinson Plantation
Delaware actor to play paramedic on Wednesday’s episode of ‘Chicago Fire’
Government
Will minimum wage hike to $15 help banish poverty or destroy business?
Two-hour hearing on minimum wage ends without public vote being taken
Delaware’s surplus for 2022 set at $669 million; comes with warning to look ahead
Business
ChristianaCare plans to create pediatric center
Health
Vaccines available to those 50-plus, ages 16-64 with underlying conditions
What to do, expect when you go hunting for a COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware
Here’s where to be tested for COVID-19 week of March 15
Food & Dining
Vaccinations help give diners an appetite for eating out again
Popular ‘Spanish Night’ will continue at Harry’s Savoy Grill in takeout form
Education
Friends boasts first all-Black swimming team to make state medal podium
Appo proposes 8:15 start for middle, high students; 9:15 for younger ones
About 120 people attend Monday rally in Dover demanding schools open
Camden student wins Delaware spelling bee crown with the word ‘ogival’
Sports
Eight of First State’s finest take home college post-season honors in 2021
Njoku Leads Sanford boys to state championship
St. Elizabeth’s overcomes fourth quarter deficit to capture championship
Blue Coats tipped off in their first championship game Thursday
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