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DelDOT Unveils Plans For Georgetown Overpass, Public Asked To Weigh In

March 1, 2018 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”DelDOT” align=”aligncenter” width=”1024″][/media-credit] Georgetown – The Delaware Department of Transportation has unveiled plans for an overpass project on the Route 113 and 404 intersection in Georgetown. At a public workshop held at the …

Life / Newark / Government

Group Wants To Build Massive Assisted Living Facility On Barksdale Road In Newark

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”City of Newark” align=”aligncenter” width=”1000″][/media-credit] Newark – A Seattle-based investment firm is eyeing the former Newark Charter School location, on Barksdale Road, for their new project. Columbia Pacific Advisors is seeking to …

Government / Dover / Life

New Leadership At The Department Of Corrections

February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 - by Staff Writer

Dover – Corrections Commissioner Perry Phelps announced yesterday he has selected a new Warden IV to serve at the Sussex Correctional Institution (SCI) in Georgetown and new Deputy Chief of the Bureau …

Politics / Government

Gene Truono Announces He’s Running For Delaware’s U.S. Senate Seat

February 20, 2018 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”Submitted” align=”aligncenter” width=”823″][/media-credit] Wilmington – Republican Candidate Gene Truono is pleased to publicly announce that he is running for the U.S. Senate. In November 2017, Gene Truono officially filed …

Government / Life / Blades

Officials: Blades Drinking Water Contaminated, Gov. Orders National Guard Into Action

February 10, 2018February 10, 2018 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”Delaware National Guard” align=”aligncenter” width=”800″][/media-credit] Blades – The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) began providing bottled water Friday …

Government / Wilmington / Public Safety

Chief Tracy Announces Big Changes At Wilmington PD

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 - by Staff Writer

Wilmington – Big changes are coming to the Wilmington Police Department. As part of his reorganization plan, Wilmington Police Chief (WPD), Robert Tracy, today announced several changes to the department’s leadership structure. …

Government / Wilmington / Life

Wilmington Neighborhood Conservancy Land Bank Launches First Partnership Project

January 29, 2018 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”Wilmington’s Mayors Office” align=”aligncenter” width=”1024″][/media-credit] Wilmington – January 29, 2018 – Long vacant buildings at 50 & 52 East 22nd Street were demolished to make way for affordable …

Government / Education

Proposed Bill Would Allow Board of Education To Remove School Board Members

December 15, 2017 - by Staff Writer

SPONSOR: Rep. Baumbach HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY HOUSE BILL AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATED TO LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE. …

Government / Life

Drone Company Based At DRBA Airport Awarded $50M Contract

December 7, 2017 - by Staff Writer

[media-credit name=”DRBA” align=”alignnone” width=”1000″][/media-credit] Millville, NJ – Pentagon Performance Inc. (PPI), a South Jersey based Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) manufacturing company, has received Notice of Consideration for Award of a …

Government

Drivers Ponied Up Over $3,000,000 In Tolls Over The Thanksgiving Holiday

November 29, 2017 - by Staff Writer

The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announced that during the five-day Thanksgiving holiday travel period 1,200,235 vehicle trips were totaled at the I-95 Newark Plaza and at the SR 1 …