Goodbye, Rodney dorms. Hello, Hillside Park’s play areas, fishing, trail

Daniel Larlham Jr.Government, Headlines

  Newark’s new HIllside Park include recreation and storm management areas. Newark’s 37th park opened this month, replacing a portion of the property where the University of Delaware’s Rodney Dorms once stood.  The seven-acre Hillside Park includes a playground, natural play area, fishing pier and paved walking trail.  “We wanted something that was going to be unique,” said Newark parks …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review – November 21, 2021

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

Hover over the image below and a gray bar pops up at the bottom—scroll through the pdf, use direction arrows, zoom in or out, download the PDF, or view in full-screen mode. This Week’s Top Headlines Include: HEADLINES Judge issues gag order over McGuiness case Darius Brown off another committee after incident at press event Utility workers’ vaccine meeting unleashes …

Bench of stone books honors devoted Hockessin library volunteer

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

The Hockessin Library’s new bench, made of books carved from limestone, took inspiration from the building’s cantilevered entrance. A new limestone bench mimicking stacks of books at Hockessin Library was created as a memorial to a longtime volunteer and board member. The bench honors Barbara A. Roberts Miller, who died in March 2018 after a short illness.  The titles of …