Milford plans to refine its comprehensive plan and continue to build the park at the center of this monthās controversial eminent domain case, the city manager said Friday.Ā Mark Whitfield said he’s neither shocked nor surprised by the decision this week to terminate the eminent domain action on Annette Billingsā land.Ā āI’m here to facilitate what they ask me to …
After wading through the process of school choice, Erin Exelby found herself woken up in the middle of the night worrying what would happen if her children were waitlisted from their top selections. School districts sent parents and children emails about a month ago saying whether they were accepted, denied or waitlisted for their preferred schools. Waitlisting essentially means that …
A few dozen parents of students, educators and concerned community members shared their frustrations with education in Delaware and hopes for the future during a town hall Wednesday night.Ā The few students in the crowd received applause and praise from the crowd for caring enough to be involved in changing the status quo of a system still funded by an …
The girls basketball season ends onĀ Wednesday and the brackets for the state tournament will come out on Friday morning. The seedings come out Friday and their is a lot of intrigue this year as there are many teams on the bubble.Ā Iām looking forward to see where teams will be when they come out on Friday morning. …
Ā The Boys basketball season endsĀ on Wednesday and the brackets for the state tournament will come out on Friday morning. The seedings come out Friday and their is a lot of intrigue this year as there are many teams on the bubble.Ā Iām looking forward to see where teams will be when they come out on Friday …
(Middletown)Ā There is a saying when a team starts out a game and canāt miss a shot, āthey were in range when they stepped off the bus!ā Thatās how locked in the St. Elizabeth Vikings basketball team was when they raced out to a 22-12 first quarter lead, and extended the advantage to 45-22 at halftime. The Vikings connected on …
Team mascots, diving dogs, bumper cars and a giant rubber duck will add to the merriment atĀ the Dover Speedwayās Fan Zone April 26-28. Best part: Itās all free as the speedway hosts aĀ NASCAR tripleheader weekend. āItās not only the action on the track that makes a Dover NASCAR weekend a one-of-a-kind experience, but also all the entertainment outside …
Editor’s note: This report has been updated to reflect that Medicaid is not overseen by Public Health The Delaware Division of Public Health wants a 2025 budget of $167.4 million, but about $3.5 million of that is not in the governorās recommended budget. That puzzled the chair of the state Joint Finance Committee, which writes the state budget. Itās in …
A 20-year-old college student from Wilmington who pushed for Black history to be included in the Delaware school curriculum has received an award named for a Civil Rights leader.Ā Tariah Hyland, a junior at Howard University in Washington, D.C., was given the 2023 John Lewis Youth Leadership Award by Delaware Secretary of State Jeff Bullock.Ā The award honors the accomplishments …
Editor’s Note: Tom Maloney died Sunday after a devastating fall at his home at the age of 100. Funeral arrangements are pending. It’s not hard to tell from this 2021 article what a character he was. Tom Maloney and his commanding officer were the first off their landing craft at Utah Beach during the 1944 D-Day invasion of Normandy. They …
