Newark Charter field hockey celebrates after scoring a goal to advance to the DIAA Division II state championship photo courtesy of Newark Charter Instagram

Delmar, Newark Charter advance in state field hockey tourney

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

The Division 2 DIAA Tournament Semifinals did not disappoint after a great night of field hockey the night before in the Division 1 Semifinals where Smyrna and Cape Henlopen advanced to Saturdayā€™s Finals. Jodi Hollamon and her Delmar Wildcats will play for what could be their eighth championship and Newark Charter under head coach Stacey Spiker is in the finals …

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Delaware to offer statewide lung cancer screening Saturday

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Culture

Delaware on Saturday, Nov. 12, will become the first to offer statewide lung cancer screening, using five facilities up and down the state. The day was chosen deliberately to remove barriers for people who can’t make it Monday through Friday because they work, or have to rely on someone who does. It also coincides with the American Cancer Society’s National …

Parents have shared some positives and some preferred changes, as well as what they look for as they navigate through the process of school choice.

Hereā€™s what parents dealing with school choice say it’s like

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

As Mia McIntyre navigates her first rodeo of school choice for her daughter, sheā€™s found it fairly easy, but with some surprisingly stressful points in Delawareā€™s process. Xavia Davis finds the process burdensome and said she was treated rudely by district employees who seemed entitled to know why she wanted to choice her children away from the district. Nicole Kowal, …

Delaware Becomes the First State to Hold Statewide Lung Cancer Screening Event

Staff WriterHeadlines

TheĀ American Cancer Society (ACS) has partnered with hospitals and imaging facilities across Delaware to present National Lung Cancer Screening Day (NLCSD) as a statewide event. On Saturday, November 11, representatives from the Bureau of Cancer Prevention and Control within the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) will be on-site at several imaging facilities.Ā Delaware is the [ā€¦] Staff WriterThis post was …

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Mexican restaurants, Avondale closure, Thanksgiving in/out

Pam GeorgeCulture, Headlines

  Delaware canā€™t get enough of Mexican restaurants, or so it seems. Along with the new spots listed below, more are reportedly on the way. And First State families are also eager to reduce Thanksgiving stress. The number of places offering to-go and in-restaurant dining keeps growing, and weā€™ve added some to the list. New Mexican restaurant rundown Roja & …

A long line of people seeking low-digit tags at the Georgetown DMV. (Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles)

Only in the First State: Our obsession with low-digit tags

Ken MammarellaCulture, Government, Headlines

This week is prime time for one of Delawareā€™s odder rituals: a hunt for low-digit tags. The Delaware Department of Motor Vehicles every year runs an online lottery and in-person release of low-digit tags for motor vehicles. This yearā€™s online lottery drew 17,408 entries and is already closed, but the last two in-person events are Thursday. If youā€™re interested, you …

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Janvier jewelry store’s stunning mural wows customers

Betsy PriceBusiness, Headlines

Joseph Janvier Jewelers doesn’t go out of its way to call attention to itself — from the outside. The Elsmere business is housed in a nondescript brick building on Kirkwood Highway. Customers walk from a modest parking lot to the front door and press a bell to be admitted. They step in, and their mouths drop open. “Wow” is usually …

Cape Henlopen field hockey celebrates after scoring a goal against Milford photo courtesy of Nick Halliday

Smyrna and Cape Henlopen advanceĀ 

Shannon TimmonsHeadlines, Sports

  The re-match is set as Smyrna and Cape Henlopen advance to the DIAA Tournament Finals.These two faced off in 2021 and 2022 in the finals with Cape winning in 2021 and Smyrna winning in 2022. In the regular season game, the advantage went to Smyrna 2-1. I want to extend congratulations to both Milford and Charter School of Wilmington …

DSU's grant from NASA is for three years of services.

DSU lands NASA grant to help find life resources on moon

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

Delaware State University instructors has been awarded a $899,000 grant from NASA to contribute its engineering and optics services to the future moon Lunar Land Rover Mission. DSUā€™s Mohammed Amir Khan, professor and director of the Engineer Physics Program, and Yuri Markushin, associate professor, will be leading the three-year project.Ā  Khan and Markushin will design and develop infrared sensing and …

Ronald Suber, 32, will spend life in prison after being convicted of murdering Anna Hurst.

Dover man sentenced to life for violent murder

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Police & Fire

A 32-year-old man from Dover has been sentenced to life plus 70 years in prison for Murder 1st Degree, Attempted Murder 1st Degree, two counts of Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, Tampering with a Witness, and Conspiracy 2nd Degree. Ronald Suber was given the sentence in the Kent County Superior Court following an investigation into …