After Kate Maxwell’s firefighter fiancé died in the 2016 Canby Park fire, she crawled into a tunnel of grief and substance abuse. Nine months later, when she got sober with the help of her parents, she was overwhelmed with the amount of love and support she had been shown during that time. Her best friend, Meg Hurst, and others came …
Kalmar Nyckel center unveils painting of ship’s last battle
The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation newest exhibit focuses on Delaware’s tall ship in the 1652 battle in which it sank. The exhibit includes a newly commissioned oil painting by well-respected Baltimore artist Patrick O’Brien that is hung at head level on a second-floor wall in the Copeland Maritime Center, along with information about the battle between the Dutch and the English. …
Rescue dog on its way to be named official state animal
The Delaware General Assembly did not go to the dogs Wednesday. The dogs came to them. Four lucky pooches who were up for adoption or had been adopted from shelters sat through part of a Senate hearing and then part of a Senate Session as Senate Bill 37, which would make the rescue dog the official state animal, passed in …
Senate bill will define 911 dispatchers as first responders
A bill that defines 911 dispatchers as first responders drew no opposition Wednesday in the Senate Corrections and Public Safety Committee. The remarkably short Senate Bill 36, sponsored by Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos, D-Elsmere, was also the first bill to be heard in the new committee. It is expected to pass, but the results won’t be known until the vote is posted …
Pete du Pont records archive opens at Hagley Library
A collection of Pete du Pont’s papers is now open to the public at Hagley Museum and Library. It includes decades 0f the former Delaware governor’s public writing, as well as photos, scrapbooks, recordings and correspondence with family members. Among the material in the archive are items related to du Pont’s 1988 campaign to be the Republican nominee for president …
Prosecutors Secure Conviction in 2021 Murder Case
A King of Prussia man has been convicted for the 2021 stalking and murder of Nicole Crawford. On March 16, Justin Chaffier, 36, was found guilty of Murder 1st Degree in addition to a felony Stalking charge. The conviction followed an investigation in which it was confirmed through multiple Ring camera videos, phone records, and DNA testing that […] The post Prosecutors Secure …
Revenues fall slightly as state noses into post-COVID economy
Delaware may have passed the peak of a rise in post-covid revenues, the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council heard Monday. Financial experts call that peak an “inflection point,” akin to that moment when roller-coaster riders feel a brief lift in their tummies before the coaster takes a plunge. That doesn’t mean the state’s finances will plunge. Only that they …
Gaming, social media can help set up kids for gambling issues
With the advent of March Madness and the NCAA’s national basketball tournament comes an avalanche of flashy ads for websites encouraging people to bet on games. But if you think that’s the first time a child is exposed to the evils of a modern world bent on addicting youth to gambling, think again, says John Schmidt, the prevention services coordinator …
Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams With Youth-Only Day Set for April 1
Delaware’s 2023 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 1, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers a half-hour before sunrise the next day, Sunday, April 2, DNREC announced today. The post Upstate Trout Season to Open in New Castle County Streams With Youth-Only …
Bioscience leaders prime legislators on growth of sector
The First State’s growing biosciences industry has its roots in the 1992 creation of the Delaware Technology Park, state life sciences and technology advocates told a Senate committee today. Today, that sector of the economy is responsible for 11,000 jobs with $2 billion in gross domestic product, said Mike Fleming, president of DelawareBio, which advocates for and offers support to …