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TSD Oct 28

Town Square LIVE Weekly Review – October 28, 2021

Sonja Frey October 28, 2021 Town Square Live, Weekly Review

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This Week’s Top Headlines Include:

COMMUNITY

Juneteenth joins Thanksgiving, MLK Day as official state holiday
Faithful Friends breaks ground on 18,000-square-foot facility
St. Mark’s to honor fallen student, Veterans with 20K challenge
Flood damage causes Alapocas Run walking bridge to close indefinitely
Highlands Halloween parade, party at art museum

BUSINESS

Restaurants hardest hit by supply chain issues, Delaware experts say
Med tech company will use $2.2 million in Delaware grants to expand
Salvation Army beam raising marks start of Riverfront East development

FOOD

Home Appetit joins Full Circle Food to deliver meals in New Castle County
DART sets Thanksgiving ‘Stuff the Bus’ for Nov. 8-13

GOVERNMENT

Our (other) guy in the White House talks Afghan resettlement
State Reps ask Carney to remove auditor, but it seems unlikely
Delaware Senate publishes final proposed redistricting maps
Facing criminal charges, Darius Brown to lead expungement workshops

EDUCATION

Governor appoints Bridgeville student to State Board of Education
Teens aging out of foster system to get free college tuition

HEALTH

Booster shots OK’d for all vaccine brands, and they can be mixed

SPORTS

Blue Coats ditch Caesar Rodney logo in favor of nondescript horse
3 games to raise money for Childhood Cancer fight
Caravel hands Quakers first loss of the season

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