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Delaware is FCS/CAA outcast but 2024 football season still important for Blue Hens
The Coastal Athletic Association announces its preseason football coaches’ poll Wednesday morning. The University of Delaware will not be included. Ineligibility for the CAA title and NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs is the price Delaware must pay in 2024 because of its imminent 2025 climb to the Football Bowl Subdivision when it...
Waste Styrofoam Can Be Converted into Polymers for Electronics
University of Delaware and Argonne National Laboratory have come up with a chemical reaction that can convert Styrofoam into a high-value conducting polymer known as PEDOT:PSS. In a new paper published in JACS Au, the study demonstrates how upgraded plastic waste can be successfully incorporated into functional electronic devices, including silicon-based hybrid solar cells and organic electrochemical transistors.
Newark approves 80 apartments for former Burger King site
After four years and three separate design proposals, Lang Development Group has received approval to turn the former Burger King property in downtown Newark into a large apartment complex. City council on Monday approved Lang's plan to build two five-story apartment buildings at the 1.33-acre site, located at the corner of South Chapel Street and Delaware Avenue. The plan calls for a total of 80 apartments split between the two...
AirJoule, water harvesting company, picks Del. for main office and more
A global sustainability company focused on economical atmospheric water harvesting has picked a location for its main office and manufacturing center: Delaware, U.S.A. AirJoule LLC, which is a 50-50 joint venture between GE Vernova Inc. and Montana Technologies Corp., will lease a 30,000 square-foot site on Shea Way in the Newark area’s Delaware Industrial Park for its main office and ... Read More
Indoor pickleball courts coming to The Grove at Newark
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the country, and soon a new facility will offer Newarkers a place to play indoors. On Monday night, city council approved a special-use permit allowing The Picklr to open in the former Kmart building in The Grove at Newark. “We're really excited to be bringing a really cool, just different industry of sport and recreation to the Delaware tri-state area,” said James Maguire, a...
Delaware funeral home cremated wrong body, tried passing off another to family: lawsuit
A Wilmington funeral home is accused in a lawsuit of accidentally cremating a person and presenting that person's family with the body of another man for burial. Roland Johnson Sr. died in January at the age of 91. He was born in Wilmington where he built a three-decade career with the DuPont Co., rising from dishwasher to executive chef. ...
Delaware State Police Homicide Unit Continues Investigation of Susan Ledyard’s 2019 Homicide
The Delaware State Police Homicide Unit continues to investigate the 2019 murder of Susan Ledyard, 50, of Wilmington, Delaware. On July 23, 2019, at 7:39 a.m., Susan Ledyard’s body was recovered from the Brandywine River near Northeast Boulevard in Wilmington. She had visible injuries, and a post-mortem examination by the Division of Forensic Science determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and drowning. The manner of death was ruled a homicide. At the time of her death, Susan was 5’4″, weighed 130 pounds, had shoulder-length brown hair, and was wearing a purple tank top.
Delaware woman is turning vacant homes into affordable housing
Charly Bass-Davis was a laborer and restaurateur before taking on her latest ambition: becoming a housing developer. Now, she is on a mission to make the act of owning a home more affordable in her city.She started with the Jumpstart Wilmington program, which reinforces nine steps towards successful real estate development and also aids in the property acquisition process. Now, she is the CEO of her own company, Steel Development.Bass-Davis is also aided by local contractors and funds from the The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program.When all these moving parts come together, the goal is for people in a middle-to-low income bracket to be able to access these luxurious homes at an affordable price.RELATED: Philadelphia woman with dyslexia becomes inspiring author and professorTracy Johnson Rockmore founded 'Vessels of Hope' to help others with dyslexia 'Flip the Script' on their learning differences.
Avelo update: Will Lakeland expansion include Wilmington flights?
On Wednesday, the Lakeland, FL airport will be the site of an announcement of a major expansion. The Ishrion site (see below) reported that the Houston-based airline will announce its biggest expansion ever and make Lakeland one of its jet bases. The airline has not hinted at the destinations to be announced.
Police: Man claiming to be leader of the free world arrested in North East
NORTH EAST — An officer filed several criminal charges against a man claiming to be “president of the United States of America” after the suspect allegedly resisted arrest in North East during a prolonged incident, according to Cecil County District Court records. Court records allege that the accused, John Roy Hardiman, 31, of Elkton, also maintained that he was an undercover Maryland State Police trooper at one point while interacting with the arresting officer and that the officer had broken his spine — a claim...
Police trying to ID two suspects in theft at Elkton grocery mart
ELKTON — Two men allegedly stole an unspecified item or items at an Elkton grocery market and now investigators are asking the public to help them identify the suspects, according to the Elkton Police Department. EPD officials have posted photos of the two suspects on the agency’s Facebook page, after gleaning those images from a security camera at the purportedly victimized store — Grocery Mart on East Pulaski Highway (Route 40). The two men allegedly committed the theft at approximately 9 p.m. on Thursday (July 18), police reported. Police officials are asking anyone who knows or is familiar with either or both men to please call the lead investigator, Ofc. J. Farren of the Elkton Police Department, at 410-398-4200, ext. 7078, or email him at jfarren@elktonpd. org.
Coastal Delmarva towns plan for more extreme weather events
Coastal Delmarva homeowners are bracing for more extreme weather events like flooding, as towns map out plans to protect their communities.Why it matters: Waterfront Delmarva towns — popular destinations for DMV-area vacationers — are grappling with their future against record-breaking heat, heavier and more frequent downpours, and flooding.The big picture: Climate change is causing extreme precipitation events to be more intense and frequent in much of the U.S. — affecting infrastructure and local economies.This is because a warmer atmosphere can hold more water vapor, which provides added moisture and energy to storm systems.In addition, climate change is causing sea levels...
Riccio powers MOT into Eastern Regional championship
Delaware representative MOT Senior All-Stars faced the favorite in the tournament, the 4-0 Connecticut team In the Senior League Softball Eastern Regional semifinals with the winner advancing to the championship. MOT needed late inning heroics and Gracie Riccio provided that. MOT jumped out to an early lead in the bottom of the first inning when Lucy Ponden singled, scoring ... Read More
Cecil College athletes named to NJCAA All-Academic teams
NORTH EAST — Twelve students-athletes from Cecil College were named to the National Junior College Athletic Association’s All-Academic teams on Thursday afternoon. Volleyball’s Lily Landis and softball’s Delaney Stanley headlined the group with first team honors. Landis — a native of Elkton — played in 17 matches for the Seahawks last fall and led Cecil in digs with 223 at the libero spot. Landis earned an All-Region honorable mention nod in 2023. Stanley played in 14 games as a member of the Seahawks’ revitalized softball...
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