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Three Delaware sites officially added to Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Peter OsborneGovernment, Education, Headlines

WILMINGTON – The Howard High School of Technology, the Claymont Community Center, and the Hockessin Colored School #107 have been officially added to the Brown v Board of Education National Historical Park to provide a more complete telling of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark 1954 decision outlawing segregation in public schools. The Martin Luther King Jr. Day announcement by outgoing …

Josiah Marvel Cup -- Tom Carper

Josiah Marvel Cup winner Tom Carper is obvious choice after 50 years of public service

Peter OsborneHeadlines, Business, Government

WILMINGTON — Former U.S. Senator — not to mention former state treasurer, Congressman, and governor — Thomas R. Carper has received the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce’s highest honor: the Josiah Marvel Cup. The honor is named in memory of the Honorable Josiah Marvel, who reorganized and served as the first president of the Delaware State Chamber in 1913. As …

Bryon Short

Bryon Short to drive constituent engagement as Sarah McBride’s state director

Peter OsborneGovernment & Politics, Headlines

WILMINGTON — Delaware Contractors Association Executive Vice President Bryon Short will serve as Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride’s state director starting Jan. 3. “I’m going back to where I started my career, Short said in a brief interview Thursday. “My first grown-up position was working for then-Congressman [Tom] Carper. When folks run into the federal bureaucratic wall, it’s our job to make …

The new ferry will cut down on emissions and be more environmentally friendly. (Photo from Visit Delaware)

$20M grant to buy eco-friendly ferry for Cape May-Lewes run

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture

A $20 million grant will help Delaware pay for a new eco-friendly ship to add to its Cape May-Lewes Ferry fleet. Money from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the Delaware River and Bay Authority to replace a more than 40-year-old diesel engine ferry that serves passengers who travel between Lewes, Delaware and Cape May, New Jersey with a diesel-hybrid …

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Delaware primary voting: eyes on governor, mayor races

Jarek RutzGovernment

  Michael Rodriguez of Newark thought Delaware’s two leading gubernatorial candidates – Matt Meyer and Bethany Hall-Long – led campaigns that were too distasteful to vote for.  So the 34-year-old voted for environmentalist Colin O’Mara in Tuesday’s primary elections at North Star Elementary School in Hockessin.  “I’m a Democrat, but I absolutely respect bipartisanship,” he said. “I think that’s the …

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Del. primary is Tuesday, with early voting until Sunday

Ken MammarellaHeadlines, Government

Delaware’s primary is Tuesday, Sept. 10, featuring dozens of races pitting Republicans against Republicans and Democrats against Democrats. Some people have already voted via absentee ballots and in early voting. RELATED: Elections error changed registration for 750 Delaware voters  The marquee vote is the Democratic primary for governor, which features two well-known figures – New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer …

University of Delaware broke ground on its $150 million SABRE Center Monday morning.

UD breaks ground on $150M SABRE bio-pharma center

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Education

The University of Delaware hopes that on the other side of the COVID-19 pandemic, a brand new $150 million building will lead to the next monumental biopharmaceutical innovation. “It was a near miracle that a global pandemic was unleashed on the world, shut down the global economy, took millions of lives, and yet the bio-industry identified, developed and delivered a …