Delaware candidates want their campaign signs to stand out. (Ken Mammarella photo)

What gov, lt gov candidates want to say in campaign signs

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

  Campaign signs are all about name recognition. Even when they’re placed to catch the attention of drivers waiting at red lights or stop signs, there’s not much time to absorb more than a few words. True, bigger signs may have a photo or more words. IN THE NEWS: Ursuline plans adjacent performing arts, community space DelawareLive reached out to …

Ruth Briggs King

Ruth Briggs King launches campaign for lieutenant governor

Betsy PriceGovernment, Headlines

Ruth Briggs King, a former state legislator from Georgetown, formally announced Friday she is running for lieutenant governor. If elected, she said, she will continue to work as a public servant, just as she did in the House of Representatives. “I realized that I was elected by Republicans, Democrats and Independents,” she said. “This is a campaign for the people, …

DelawareLIVE Weekly Review – July 9, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Review Includes: Kitchen table issues expected to be focus of 2024 election New worry: ‘Crime tourists’ who target expensive homes for thefts Wilmington police to hand out wheel locks for Kias, Hyundais Milton’s Zava adds dinner; alfresco beach dining heats up Delaware still working on 32,000 tax refunds, new system 10 First Staters win national awards in tech …

Matt Meyer, Dr. Lauren Cooksey wedding

Delaware wedding: Matt Meyer, Lauren Cooksey marry in Rehoboth

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

New Castle Council’s highest ranking elected official married his girlfriend of two years Sunday night on the Rehoboth Bay waterfront. County Executive Matt Meyer and Dr. Lauren Cooksey said I do in an intimate ceremony before 90 guests at Rehoboth Beach Country Club. It is his first marriage and her second. Their romance and wedding seemed to largely fly below …