The Grand Opera House will celebrate its 150th birthday by re-enacting its original ribbon cutting. The Grand Opera House will celebrate its 15oth anniversary Wednesday with a recreation of its inaugural ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m. The building, with its facade made of cast iron, had been an anchor of Market Street, where it sits at 818 N. Market. …
State raises budget prediction to include more revenue, $823.8 million surplus
The state is on track to have a huge surplus. Photo by Brian K. Leonard. September 2021 Fueled by stronger than expected corporate and personal income tax, a state committee is now forecasting that Delaware will have an $823.8 million surplus in its 2023 budget. Michael Houghton, chairman of the Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council on Monday called …
Delaware confirms 4 cases of Omicron; 1,079 new COVID cases Friday
The Delaware Division of Public Health has found first four cases of the Omicron variant among Delaware residents, it announced Friday. The four cases involve two adults in their 30s, a teenager and a child under the age of 10, all residents of New Castle County. Two individuals were fully vaccinated and two were unvaccinated. None of the individuals had …
After food ran out in Sussex, Food Bank set another drive-thru Monday
The Food Bank will return to Crossroad Church Monday in Georgetown. Photo from November event by Kim Turner. The spirit of the season and a commitment to service are bringing the Food Bank of Delaware back to its Sussex distribution site a week after its last monthly distribution there. When the Dec. 13 drive-thru pantry in Georgetown unexpectedly ran …
Longwood wins best holiday lights in U.S. for 4th straight time
Longwood Gardens’ fern floor in the conservatory reflects the cool side of its Fire and Ice theme. Photo by Hank Davis It might be a no-duh moment for a lot of people in the Mid-Atlantic, but Longwood Gardens has just been named the country’s best holiday lights display in a botanical garden for the fourth year running. Its Longwood …
Mountaire employees vote by big margin to oust union
Mountaire employees have voted to decertify their union. Mountaire Farms employees in Selbyville have voted to remove the United Food and Commercial Workers union from their plant. The plant, which processes fresh chicken products, was the only Mountaire plant that had unions, which were in place when the plant was bought by Mountaire in 1977. It also has plants …
UD: All spring students must be vaccinated, boosted
All students, whether online or in class, must be vaccinated and have a booster before returning for spring semester, UD said Thursday. The University of Delaware will require all spring students to be vaccinated with a booster shot by Jan. 24 whether they are on campus, online or in a blended schedule. In an email announcement to students …
UD not as hard hit financially during fall semester as officials predicted
The Old College at the University of Delaware. University of Delaware President Dennis Assanis’s dire warnings of huge financial deficits in fall semester didn’t come true, he told UD’s Board of Trustees Tuesday. The school had expected an operating shortfall of up to $30 million. Assanis said it was actually closer to $9 million, a number that could be “completely …
Delaware Museum of Natural History to reopen May 13 with new focus
One area of the renovated Delaware Museum of Natural History will focus on the state itself. The Delaware Museum of Natural History will finish its metamorphosis next year and reopen May 13, the day of its 50th anniversary. The $9.8 million reinvention of the museum, founded by a du Pont with a huge shell, bird and egg collection, will end …
State launches number housebound can call to be vaccinated at home
Delaware has started a service that allow those who can’t travel to be vaccinated at home. The state of Delaware has created a toll-free phone number that residents who can’t travel because of disability, age or several illness can call to arrange for a COVID-19 vaccination or booster shot at home. The Department of Health and Social Services is partnering …