Delawareâs primary elections are underway, with polling stations open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The primary features candidates running against fellow party members to secure a nomination in Novemberâs general election. The dozens of races include both state senate and representative districts as well as city and county council seats. In total, there are nine Republicans and 77 Democrats on …
A Wilmington call center company that planned to focus on the medical industry while hiring part of its employees from special needs and disadvantaged communities has widened its focus and shifted its name. BlindSight Delaware Enterprise, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social business enterprise founded in 2021, received a $608,000 grant from the Delaware Strategic Fund last year to help it grow.. …
One of the songs blasting on the speakers to bring the energy to EastSide Charter Schoolâs students as they embark on their first day of school Tuesday was âI Canâ by musical legend Nas. Widely-considered one of the best lyricists of all time, Nas wrote the chorus: âI know I can (I know I can), Be what I wanna be …
Donuts are having a day in Delaware. Last week, Sleeping Bird Doughnuts opened at 4001 Concord Pike behind Luckyâs Coffee Shop in Brandywine Hundred. The newcomer is an offshoot of Sleeping Bird Coffee on Miller Road in Wilmington. The doughnut shop joins a bevy of businesses specializing in sweet indulgences. On nearby Marsh Road, the intriguing combo of Hill Donut Co. & Pancake House and 322 BBQ specializes …
The first new school in the city of Wilmington in five decades is opening Friday. The $84 million Bancroft School in the Christina School District will have a new name honoring a longtime Wilmington educator who was the principal of Bancroft School from 1975 to 2005 â Maurice Pritchett Sr. Pritchett died in April 2023. âWith the design and opening …
At its first regular meeting since its 7-hour one in July that ended in the nonrenewal of Superintendent Dan Sheltonâs contract, the Christina School District Board of Education was tumultuous once again. In Tuesday nightâs meeting, two state legislators — Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark and Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton, D-Newark, — and Secretary of Education Mark Holodick, condemned the board …
A University of Delaware research cruise that was initially supposed to take off in 2022 and was delayed several times due to inclement weather and problems with the ship finally was launched Sunday. âThere is plenty of excitement,â said Dr. Andrew Wozniak, a professor in the School of Marine Science and Policy who is one of the cruise leaders, Sunday. …
They called it a ground-breaking for the new Kingswood Community Center, but it was more of a joyous love-in. Love for the 83-year-old institution, love for those who founded and ran it, love for those who expanded its scope to serve residents from childbirth to senior citizens, love for those who acted on faith that they could transform the neighborhood …
A Delaware Supreme Court ruling says it sees “a possible constitutional violation” in COVID restrictions on church gatherings, but ruled the restrictions were within Gov. John Carney ‘s discretion and that he is immune from damages. “Although singling out Houses of Worship for heightened restrictions was a probable constitutional violation … we affirm the Superior Courtâs holding that at the …
This story has been updated to reflect that Meyer said an investigation is needed to see if any federal finance laws have been broken, not federal campaign laws. New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer on Monday called for a federal investigation of the finances of fellow gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long. He’s the latest to react to an independent …
