Multi-use trails to connect Newport with Wilmington and Georgetown with Lewes received $44 million in federal funding today. The Newport River Trail will get $23 million to construct a 2-mile path between Newport and the Jack A. Markell Trail on the Wilmington Riverfront. The Newport River Trail is part of New Castle County’s Connecting Communities initiative and will be a …
Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced a plan to invest nearly $22 million to expand its lab-based manufacturing site in Newport. The site employs 110 today, according to the Delaware Prosperity Partnership, and Agilent expects the number of jobs to increase by 20% over the next 10 years. The company has received a $693,000 grant from the Delaware Strategic Fund, contingent …
A bill that would increase the number of handicapped parking spaces, update guidelines for them and increase fines for illegally parking in them is headed to the House floor. The House Health & Human Development on Wednesday OK’d House Bill 175, sponsored by Rep. Deshanna Neal, D-Elsmere, is designed to force sites to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. …
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A new transportation plan for Newport might revive a way of traveling from a century ago and also anticipates how people are increasingly shopping online. The Wilmington Area Planning Council is hosting a public workshop on the plan 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, in the Old Newport Town Hall, 15, N. Augustine St. Work on the plan began in 2021 …
New Castle County’s just-mailed tax bills come with an explanatory letter titled “Local service function tax rates have changed.” People who live in unincorporated parts of the county – and that’s most residents – and businesses in these unincorporated areas “will not see any change to their property tax rate,” the letter says. But it’s a different story for residents …
Among the projects finalized by DelDOT is a complete reconstruction of the I-95/141 interchange consisting of eight interchange ramps and four bridges. The Delaware Department of Transportation has announced that it has completed its improvements to Route 141 between Newport and New Castle. A press release from the agency called the completion of the projects an “early holiday gift.” The …
In another project, starting Thursday and running through April 14, 4 intersections on Route 40/Pulaski Highway in Bear will get upgraded signals.
