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Sussex Technical High School is Ready for New School Year
GEORGETOWN, Del – Sussex Technical High School opened for all 9th graders on August 23rd, 2024 and will open to all students starting on August 27th, 2024. This school year, Sussex Tech introduced a new Career Technical Education program to the curriculum. Architectural Engineering Technologies has been added and Sussex Tech now offers 19 CTE programs.
Arts guild reaches out to Springboard Pallet Village
Milton Arts Guild volunteers have been sharing the joy and power of art with residents at the Springboard Collaborative Pallet Village in Georgetown, a transitional home for those experiencing homelessness. What started as a group of five residents in the first session has grown to a dozen or more participants....
Bethany Blues softball team captures women’s senior league title
The Rehoboth Women’s Senior Softball League wrapped up its season Aug. 20, and the Bethany Blues team remained undefeated to capture the 2024 championship. This was the third title in a row for the 45-and-over team, and its first year of being sponsored by Bethany Blues. Member Cathy Benson...
St. Jude prepares for major expansion project
The Extending Our Arms, Expanding Our Hearts campaign to nearly double the size of St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church is underway, with a goal of raising $6.2 million. In just the first five weeks of the campaign, parishioners have pledged $3.5 million. Father Brian Lewis points out that significant...
Milton turns the town teal for ovarian cancer awareness
As part of a national campaign to raise awareness about ovarian cancer, the Town of Milton is taking part in the annual Turn the Town Teal initiative. Volunteers from the Women’s Club of Milton turned out Aug. 14 to put up teal ribbons all over downtown as part of the campaign, which in Delaware is run by the Delaware Ovarian Cancer Foundation.
Heartbeat of Delmarva: Code Purple in Milford
Tom Chilton volunteers for Code Purple at Avenue United Methodist Church in Milford, helping the homeless there. People consider it to be the rock or the glue that holds it all together. Heartbeat of Delmarva is sponsored by How Sweet It Is.
DNA Links Upper Gwynedd Man to Theft of Trailer Full of Merch from Hilltown Walmart, Police Say
An Upper Gwynedd man is in custody at the Bucks County Correctional Facility after DNA testing allegedly linked him to the theft of a trailer filled with merchandise from the Hilltown Walmart. Timothy Morvin, 38, has been charged with two felony counts of theft by unlawful taking and one felony...
Chestertown man attending music festival charged with punching, biting EMTs
DOVER, Del. — A 26-year-old Chestertown man attending the Phish Mondegreen Festival here on Aug. 16 is accused of assaulting emergency medical personnel. Delaware State Police charged William Sky Urspruch with second-degree assault/injuring of an Emergency Medical Technician, which is a felony, and offensive touching of an EMT. He was released after posting $3,000 secured bond, police reported. According to a news release from the DSP, at about 10:30 p.m. troopers on duty at the music festival at The Woodlands in Dover were notified that an attendee, identified as Urspruch, was “under the influence” and “acting erratically.” While medical personnel were treating Urspruch, he allegedly punched one EMT and bit another. Urspruch was ultimately taken to an area hospital. The EMTs suffered minor injuries, according to the news release. After Urspruch was released from the hospital, he was taken to Troop 3 of the Delaware State Police in Camden, where he was charged, and then arraigned by Justice of the Peace Court 7. He was released after posting a $3,000 secured bond, according to the news release.
Delaware State arrives in the islands for Week 0 clash with Hawai’i
HONOLULU – Are you ready for some football?. Following multiple days of travel issues that included a “bus snafu” and delayed flights after re-booking, the Delaware State Hornets out of the FCS have arrived in the islands in time for the Week 0 season-opening contest against the Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors.
Troopers seek public's help finding would-be kidnapper
Delaware State Police are asking for your help tracking down a would-be kidnapper. A man they describe as white, with a thin build, 20 to 30 years old and 5-10 to 6 feet tall with blue or green eyes, dirty blonde hair and no mustache or beard approached a 12-year-old child on Spruce Court in Holly Hills Estates in Smyrna Saturday night, police said.
Delaware woman wins $150,000 in lottery scratch-off game
A Newark woman is a big winner after claiming a $150,000 prize after playing the Platinum Payout Bucks Blowout scratch-off game. The woman, who has chosen to remain anonymous, purchased the winning ticket at Boyd's Corner Liquors in Middletown, according to the Delaware Lottery. She claimed her prize July 31. ...
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