Per the CDC, vaccination remains the best protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization and death and reduces the chance of suffering from Long COVID.  Anyone who has yet to receive any type of COVID-19 vaccination and those whose last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine was over two months ago may receive the updated doses when they become available in the coming days. Staff …
DNREC funds Delcastle program to build EV charging stations
Delcastle Technical High School on Thursday unveiled its three student-made electric vehicle charging stations, part of an effort to make its students marketable in todayâs economy. âOur role is not only filling our current workforce needs, but also forecasting the future needs of our workforce throughout Delaware and the region,â said Yvette Santiago, board president of New Castle County Vocational …
Barclays fills EastSide teachers’ Amazon classroom wish lists
Christmas came a couple months early for the teachers of Wilmingtonâs EastSide Charter School Thursday. School Chief Executive Officer Aaron Bass, the schoolâs eagle mascot and volunteers from Barclays popped into rooms rolling a speaker blasting âItâs the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,â as they dropped off gifts to 45 different classrooms. Teachers often make Amazon wish lists each …
The Corner Scoop – Week 1 Top 10
The field hockey season heats up after a week of action, while we all hope the temperatures cool off this week. We saw several games pushed back due to the extreme heat this week and no doubt that took a toll on the teams who played on back to back days. With one week of games in the book, itâs …
Restaurant highlights: Grotto’s game fare, spirited dinners
Itâs football season, and that means Grotto Pizza has kicked off its âGame Dayâ menu, available at all the Rehoboth Beach-based chainâs sports bars. Selections include loaded nachos (add chili or chicken for an extra charge), Buffalo chicken dip with tortilla chips, a jumbo soft pretzel with honey mustard and an all-beef hotdog. (Chili and cheese are available.) During games, the bar …
DSU, Agilent salute partnership to diversify STEM industry
Destinee Thomas, a third-year PhD candidate at Delaware State University, said a recent scholarship partnership between the college and Agilent has given her a chance to live out her dreams. In September 2022, DSU celebrated its collaboration with Agilent, a global company headquartered in California that provides instruments, software, services and more for laboratories. RELATED: DSU double: New ag building, …
DelShakes director David Stradley to leave at end of 2023
David Stradley, who helped Delaware Shakespeare evolve from a one-trick pony to a multifaceted year-round organization with multiple programs, will leave at the end of 2023. The 21-year-old arts organization will start a search for two new leaders — a managing director and an artistic director — to replace Stradley, who led Delaware’s only professional Shakespeare organization as producing artistic …
Salesianum stresses value of activities with annual club fair
About 500 freshmen and sophomores at the Salesianum School filled every nook and cranny of the parking lot Wednesday in the schoolâs yearly club fair. The all-boys school in Wilmington requires all ninth and tenth graders to participate in the fair, and most pick at least one to participate in during the school year. âThe clubs get you to …
On the Pitch: Week 1 rankings
The high school boys soccer season kicked off last Wednesday and, boy, did we have some heavyweight battles and some close matches. That means changes in both division’s Top 10s this week. Our rankings includes at look at what teams did last week and who they are playing this week. Bonus for soccer lovers: Saturday night the topped ranked teams …
Three Human Cases of West Nile Virus Identified in New Castle County, Marking Delawareâs First WNV Cases of Year
The Delaware Public Health Laboratory (DPHL) has identified this yearâs first human cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in three men 50 years of age and older, all of whom reside in New Castle County. All three individuals who contracted WNV were hospitalized due to infection from the mosquito-borne illness. At this time, it appears that each WNV victim [âŠ] Staff WriterThis post was …