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Criminal Justice – Law Enforcement Option (LEO) Program Holds Graduation Ceremony

Betsy PriceEducation, Police & Fire, RSS

The Delaware Tech criminal justice – law enforcement option (LEO) program held a graduation ceremony on April 26, 2023, to celebrate students who completed the program’s 13-credit law enforcement practicum. Students acknowledged at the ceremony, which took place in the Del-One Conference Center on the College’s Terry Campus in Dover, were Alberto Gamino-Lopez, Collin Montgomery,… Betsy PriceBetsy Price is a …

marijuana

Marijuana legal in Delaware Sunday; Carney won’t sign, veto

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Government

Gov. John Carney said Friday that even though he disagrees with legalizing marijuana and creating a regulated and taxed industry, he will allow the two bills that do that to become law without his signature. “I want to be clear that my views on this issue have not changed,” he said in a Friday afternoon press release. “I understand there …

outdoor

10 new or improved spots in Delaware for outdoor dining

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Even before COVID-19, Delaware diners upped the demand for outdoor dining options, and alfresco spaces have become essential to many restaurant designs. Not surprisingly, space affects the size and style of the seating. Here are 10 to consider.   Quoin Rooftop The Quoin Hotel & Restaurant in downtown Wilmington covers a lot of bases.  The renovated Romanesque brownstone sports a …

Delaware Theatre Company

‘Man of La Mancha’s’ Don Quixote: Stuck in the middle with you

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

As Delaware Theatre Co.’s musical “Man of La Mancha” opens, the writer Miguel de Cervantes is being escorted into a dungeon during the Spanish Inquisition. Above, light shines through a trapdoor. Below, it’s clear there are worse depths to this jail. Cervantes’ fellow prisoners set upon him, stealing his possessions, including a manuscript, which they threaten to destroy. Instead, Cervantes, …

marijuana

Will Carney let marijuana bills become law without signing?

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

The state representative who has been pushing the legalization of marijuana for years sent out a press release Friday that broadly hints Gov. John Carney will allow that to happen without signing two bills that hit his desk this week. Both House Bill 1 and House Bill 2 passed the General Assembly in March. HB 1 would legalize the possession …

Supreme court

Sitting judge, government lawyer nominated for Supreme Court

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

A Delaware Superior Court judge and a Wilmington lawyer who specializes in working with municipalities and governments have been nominated by Gov. John Carney to fill seats on the Delaware Supreme Court. Judge Abigail LeGrow and N. Christopher Griffiths will require confirmation by the Delaware Senate before taking the seat held by Justice Tamika R. Montgomery-Reeves, who was appointed to …

Longwood tulips

Longwood’s 200,000 tulips, other bulbs near full bloom

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

Longwood Gardens’ tulips will be blooming at their peak this week and next. The Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, attraction’s famous Flower Walk and Idea Garden feature 200,000 bulbs and more than 80 varieties of tulips—including single blooms, double blooms, and fringed. Roger Davis, the gardens’ outdoor landscape manager, has an idea about why visiting the flower walk is an annual pilgrimage …

Kathy McGuiness appeal

McGuiness appeal: Rights violations started before trial

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness has filed an appeal in Delaware Supreme Court, claiming she did not get a fair trial when she was convicted of two misdemeanors related to hiring her daughter  because her rights were violated before trial. The redacted – public only version of the appeal says that Delaware Department of Justice prosecutors ignored their obligations under Brady …

Delaware Theatre Company 2023-24 season

DTC new season: Something old, something new, lots in between

Betsy PriceCharity, Headlines

A classic farce, a look at the first Black-owned pro basketball team, a prequel to ‘Peter Pan,’ a celebration of a country music queen and a world premiere by a favorite Philly playwright will make up the Delaware Theater Co.’s 2023-24 season. The plays include: “Noises Off!” by Michael Frayn, Sept. 20-Oct. 8. The Tony Award-winning play is a backstage …

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Carney to end public health emergency order in May

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

  Playing follow the leader, Gov. John Carney announced Tuesday he will end the State of Delaware’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order on May 11. That will coincide with the plans of President Joe Biden, who announced months ago that he would end the national public health emergency May 11. “Consistent with the ending of the federal public health emergency, and …