A gathering of community elders Wednesday night at the Delaware Historical Society will launch five nights of Kwanzaa celebrations. The Elders Forum at the Mitchell Center for African American Heritage at 504 N. Market St. in Wilmington will feature a conversation about cultural traditions, Kwanzaa through the years, and how to maintain community. Light refreshments will be provided at the 4:30 …
This Weekâs Review Includes: DelDOT to study restoring passenger rail service downstate Salesianum to host 1st community Christmas lunch Monday ChristianaCare to pay $7.6M to settle Medicaid false claims charges Dover Police 2023 recruitment video nationally recognized School discipline data shared during Milford board meeting Courtside View â Week 2 girls basketball top 10 rankings Click on the image below …
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Friday that ChristianaCare Health System will pay $7,666,379 to Delaware’s Medicaid program to settle federal and Delaware false claim allegations. The case, which was initiated by a whistleblower, alleges that ChristianaCare provided free or below-market value support services to non-employee doctors, who then referred patients to the health system. These referrals in turn led …
A Sussex County retired nurse will run for the Delaware House of Representatives District 37 seat vacated last week by the General Assembly’s only Republican woman. Valerie Jones Giltner, who will run as a Republican, said she plans to continue the work of former Rep. Ruth Briggs King, who resigned because she was moving into a new house that was …
With almost 15% of First Staters expected to travel this weekend, hereâs what to know about Thanksgiving travel, weather and more. Travel AAA Mid-Atlantic, a regional travel agency, expects nearly 150,000 Delawareans to be traveling for theThanksgiving weekend, the third highest travel volume for the holiday since 2001. 91% of First State travelers, or 36,000 people, will be reaching their …
SEPTA commuter train service to the new Claymont Transportation Center starts Dec. 4, increasing the communityâs attractiveness to businesses and residents and reducing hassles for commuting into â and just visiting â Philadelphia The new station is a centerpiece of redevelopment of 425 acres on Philadelphia Pike, just south of the Pennsylvania line, that for decades was a steel mill. …
Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki announced today that he will not seek re-election to a third term in 2024. In a letter to âthe people of Wilmington,â he gives his age as a big reason for the decision. âMy difficulty in committing to another term that would begin 15 months from now is in continuing to undertake such a demanding job …
On the heels of Delaware tallying a record 165 lives lost on its roads in 2022, the state Office of Highway Safety will host three public forums to look for ideas that help educate drivers, reduce crashes and prevent traffic deaths. The office believes there are multiple factors for the increase in traffic fatalities, the highest since 1988, said Communications …
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 …
Working and retired police dogs will have extra care and services paid for by the state now that two Republican bills have been signed into law. Both received wide bipartisan support, passing the General Assembly unanimously. One bill signed Thursday by Gov. John Carney allows working police dogs to be transported by paramedics and other emergency medical service providers. …
