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DUI patrols increase for Super Bowl, St. Patrick’s Day

Ken MammarellaGovernment, Headlines

High-visibility DUI patrols are being increased throughout Delaware, starting with the long Super Bowl weekend and running through the St. Patrick’s Day weekend. That’s Feb. 9 through March 19. In 2022, there were 1,175 crashes, 103 serious injuries and 4,655 arrests involving impaired driving in Delaware. From Feb. 10-14 (last year’s Super Bowl weekend), there were 72 impaired driving arrests. …

St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Wilmington this Saturday

Charlie MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki served as Grand Marshal of the 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The Irish Culture Club of Delaware’s popular St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Hooley will return to Downtown Wilmington on Saturday, March 12. The event was canceled in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic.  “The Irish have a long, proud history in Wilmington dating back …