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Hit-and-run hospitalizes Faithful Friends founder, kills dog

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The founder of Faithful Friends Animal Society is recovering from a hit-and-run accident that hospitalized her and killed her dog, Emma, which she was walking at the time of the accident. The incident occurred when Jane Pierantozzi was walking her dog Dec. 10 on South Clayton Street in Wilmington near the intersection of South Clayton and Maple Streets in Wilmington. …

Faithful Friends Animal Society unveiled its new headquarters Thursday.

Faithful Friends: 50% more pets saved in 4 years with new HQ

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Health

Faithful Friends Animal Society is hoping to have the capacity to save 25% more animals in the next two years with its new headquarters, its founder said after a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday. “When we started Faithful Friends [in 2000], publicly-funded shelters in Delaware had a 90 percent kill rate, and today, Delaware is one of just three no-kill states in …

Faithful Friends breaks ground on 18,000-square-foot facility

Betsy PriceHeadlines

Faithful Friends plans to move from its old shelter to its new in 2022.     Faithful Friends Animal Society used this week’s groundbreaking of its new 18,000-square-foot no-kill shelter to launch the community fundraising phase of its $10 million capital campaign. The new shelter will be named the Sharon Struthers Animal Adoption and Community Resource Center after a long-time …

DelawareLive Dec 31 year in review

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – December 31, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: Oaths of office open most diverse General Assembly ever EastSide breaks ground on $25 million community STEM hub Heated debate ends in vote to raise teacher pay over 4 years Judge refuses to block state’s assault rifle, magazine law First new Wilmington school in 50 years topped off with joy Jeep to stop sending gas-powered Wranglers …

Common

Rapper, actor Common to bring book tour to Wilmington

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The multi-hyphenate entertainer Common will bring his book tour to the Wilmington Public Library Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. He will talk about and sign his book, “And Then We Rise,” which details Common’s journey to wellness as a vital element of his success as a rapper, actor and now author. A testimony to the benefits of self-care, his book …

headstone scam

Police seek man charged headstone scam, seek other victims

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Government

A Pennsylvania man has been charged with two counts of felony theft for duping grieving people out of money they gave him to create a headstone for loved ones. New Castle County Police are seeking him — and any other victims who may have been scammed by him, because they suspect there are more than they know. Gregory Stefan, 54, …

“Pet retention” emphasizes how pets can stay in their homes, rather than being taken in by shelters. (Yerlin Matu photo from Unsplash) 

Animal shelters focus on helping people keep pets

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Humane Animal Partners, an animal shelter that has been serving Delaware for 150 years, is embracing a newish concept among shelters nationwide: pet retention. Instead of admitting every animal in need to the shelter, the nonprofit works with people to help them keep their animals in their homes. Sometimes, that involves resources, such as a food pantry, veterinarian care and …

New Castle County Hope Center

Hope Center plans to face budget questions with facts

Peter OsborneGovernment, Headlines

As homelessness increases in Delaware and COVID-related support dries up, the New Castle County Hope Center plans to roll out its new long-term sustainability strategy in January. It will include a companion dashboard demonstrating how big a dent in the problem the center has made over the past three years. New Castle County purchased the former Sheraton Hotel on Airport …

DelawareLive Aug 6

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – August 6, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: ‘Ready to go’ says Learning Collab’s 1st exec. director Faithful Friends: 50% more pets saved in 4 years with new HQ Del Art Museum: new residency bridges past and present Wilm U to add esports certificate to list of offerings Odessa Ducks stadium the newest in the state Click on the image below to view the …

reinvestment fund

Community reinvestment fund gets half of previous year

Sam HautGovernment, Headlines

The 2024 fiscal year community reinvestment fund allocates $45 million to 153 different organizations, a big drop from the $90 million allocated for 2023 fiscal year and the $70 million allocated in 2022. The fund is part of this year’s bond bill and comes from Senate Bill 160, sponsored by Sen. Jack Walsh, D-Stanton, which allocates $1,409,448,938 to address capital …