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DelawareLIVE Weekly Review ā€“ December 10, 2023

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Weekā€™s Review Includes: Report on school funding changes to be released Tuesday Animal shelters start to focus on helping pets stay at home Felton farm to offer stateā€™s first cut-it-yourself flowers next year New opt-in video call option lets 911 see emergency live Tyler August signs with back to back Cape Cod League Champions Click on the image below …

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Community composting facility starting in Brandywine Hundred

Ken MammarellaCulture, Headlines

Plastic Free Delaware, a group that formed a decade ago to get rid of environmentally unfriendly single-use bags, is now tackling something that forms a quarter of municipal waste: Food scraps. It is creating its first community composting facility in Talley Day Park, behind the Brandywine Hundred Library, and prominently located right across a parking area from the playground. The …

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Delaware Liveā€™s surprise teams from 2022-23 season

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Wilmington Friends Girls Soccer:Ā  The Quakers girls soccer team was a very young team this season and they showed that the future would be bright in Division 2 girls soccer.Ā  They started the season with a 9-0-1 record with a tie against a good DMA team.Ā  They suffered their first loss against Archmere only to beat Saint Markā€™s in their …

Incyte needs various government approvals to expand its campus along Augustine Cut-Off, just north of Wilmington. (Julie Zorach photo)

Neighbors to Incyte: Donā€™t expand in Alapocas

Ken MammarellaBusiness, Headlines

Neighbors opposing expansion by Incyte have raised the typical concerns about nearby development ā€“ increased traffic and decreased property values ā€“ if the biopharmaceutical company gets approval to expand its Alapocas campus. Uniting as Neighbors for Responsible Land Use, theyā€™re also concerned about the noise and dirt during construction, the trees that would die, the wildlife habitat that would be …

Wimington Friends quarterback Robby Tattersall Jr runs the ball during their victory over Saint Marks in the DIAA 2A Semi final photo by Nick Halliday 1

Friends rely on Tattersall for trip to finals

Glenn FrazerHeadlines, Sports

As I walked on the field before the game, I nearly slipped and fell several times. I knew then the rain-drenched conditions at the “graveyard” would play a pivotal role in the semifinal between Wilmington Friends and St. Mark’s. Any advantage the home team Spartans might have had with their “speedy” running backs was neutralized. T-J Martin carried the ball …

Wilmington Friends quarterback Rob Tattersall throws a pass photo courtesy of Wilmington Friends

No.1 Quakers send message in Battle of the UndefeatedĀ 

Nick AlessandriniHeadlines, Sports

It was an early kickoff on friday when the No.1 Wilmington Friends Quakers traveled down the road to Abessinio Stadium to take on fellow undefeated No.2 Howard with a 5:00 kickoff. A matchup that would determine who would be the #1 team heading into Week 7. Senior Quuarterback Robby Tattersall and the Quakers lived up to the #1 ranking they …

Friends walks off against SanfordĀ 

Nick HallidayHeadlines, Sports

Nathan Huxtable at bat against Sanford, photo by Nick Halliday Sanford scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning giving them their first lead of the game. Dylan Smallwood got things started leading off the inning with a single. Luke Filliben then reached on an error. After a strikeout by Tyler Goetz. Jack Lazarski reached on a fielder’s …

Wilmington Friends girls score two goals late to overtake Sanford

Joe SinglesHeadlines, Sports

Thiwara Phouthavongsa Sanford makes a save on a corner kick from Wilmington Friends photo by Joe Singles The Sanford girlsā€™ soccer team visited Wilmington Friends Tuesday afternoon for an Independent conference school match-up between two squads looking to improve on last season’s success. The first 10 minutes of the match, the Quaker midfielders controlled the pace of the game putting …

Delaware LIVE Weekly Review December 5, 2021

Sonja FreyDelaware Live, Weekly Review

This Weekā€™s Top Headlines Include: HEADLINES Move to create Delaware inspector general post gains momentum Lawsuits against Carney aim to ā€˜restore religious freedom forever in Delawareā€™ Convoy taking wreaths to Arlington will stop in Delaware CULTURE Delaware has a small connection to live broadcast of ā€˜Annieā€™ UDā€™s Resident Ensemble returns to live theater in February Rockwood open house launches month …

A school centered around service: Wilmington Friends feeds the hungry

Charlie MegginsonCulture, Education, Headlines

Photo courtesy of Emmanuel Dining Room. Each month, staff, students and faculty at Wilmington Friends School work together to provide hundreds of meals for Wilmingtonā€™s Emmanual Dining Room.Ā  Emmanuel Dining Room, a Ministry of Caring program which operates three locations in New Castle County, provides daily meals to the poor, homeless and unemployed. The nonprofit Ministry of Caring relies on …