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What you should know about school cellphone bans in Delaware as schools start
More young scholars can expect to sheathe their screens this school year. In other words, use of personal smartphones for many students will now be impermissible during instructional portions of their day. And really, that should sound familiar. Most districts and schools throughout the state already have similar mentions within student handbooks and...
Back to school, new lottery game, dog adoptions
Happy Monday! Today is the first day of school for a half dozen districts across The First State. Several others will begin throughout the week, and the remaining ones head back Sept. 4. Expect more traffic on the roads. Click here to learn about the do's and don'ts of driving near school buses according to state law. As you get on the roads, be safe. Our poll on the most annoying driving habits is closing out soon....
Football Game Preview: Great Valley Leaves Home
Great Valley is 9-1 against Sun Valley since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Great Valley Patriots are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they take on the Sun Valley Vanguards at 7:00 p.m. Great Valley will be strutting in after a win while Sun Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Proposed Newtown Square Warehouse Raises Resident Concern
Boiron is seeking approval for a 77,000 square-foot warehouse off Wes Chester Pike in Newtown Square. Six acres of prairie land in Newtown Square off West Chester Pike next to the Delaware County Veterans Memorial could become a 77,000 square-foot logistics warehouse, writes Chris O’Connell for Fox 29. That...
Pennsylvania snack food company sold, closing facility
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Stuffed Puffs, a Pennsylvania-based snack food company, will close its Bethlehem facility after being purchased by a manufacturer in Texas. According to the Department of Labor & Industry, Stuffed Puffs, LLC, which is located at 3910 Stuffed Puffs Place in Bethlehem, recently submitted a WARN notice ahead of its upcoming […]
Blue Öyster Cult comes to Allentown Fair as The Reaper creeps closer
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — In 1976, in its six-times-platinum biggest hit, rock band Blue Öyster Cult advised listeners "(Don't Fear) The Reaper." Nearly 50 years later, Blue Öyster Cult still is performing, and this year even released "Ghost Stories," its first album of new material in four years and only second in 23 years.
Rutgers men's soccer falls to Delaware in second-half defensive collapse
The Rutgers men’s soccer team hosted Delaware on Monday night, looking to make it two straight wins to begin the season for the first time since 2019. The Scarlet Knights (1-1, 0-0) led 1-0 at halftime but conceded 4 goals in the second half to lose 4-1 to the Blue Hens (2-0, 0-0).
Stenner named CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week
RICHMOND, Va. – University of Delaware men's soccer forward Marius Stenner has been named CAA Co-Offensive Player of the Week after his performance against Howard, the league announced Monday. Stenner shares this title alongside Campbell sophomore Filipe Matos. The freshman from Denmark debuted with two goals and one assist...
UD student victim in social media extortion
The University of Delaware announces there was a stalking incident on its East Campus. This particular incident - reported this weekend - was extortion via social media, and the University of Delaware Police Department is actively investigating. UD Police also offered available resources to the victim. Colleges and universities are...
Cecil County Council Enacts Key Resolutions for Community Projects
ELKTON, MD — The Cecil County Council, during its legislative session on August 20, 2024, enacted significant resolutions aimed at enhancing county services and infrastructure. Resolution 36-2024 confirmed the reappointment of Bay Area Inspection Agency and American Inspection Agency, Inc. as the designated electrical inspection agencies for the county. Their term is set to expire on July 31, 2025, ensuring continuity in electrical safety standards.
Tickets to Longwood unveiling, Christmas display now on sale
The holidays may be a time for feasting, but in 2024 Longwood Gardens is going to be offering a feast for the eyes., It will unveil the massive Longwood Reimagining that’s been underway since 2021 on Nov. 22, and A Longwood Christmas will open the same day. Tickets are on sale now for both, and the Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, attraction ... Read More
Initial ramp closure in place ahead of I-295 widening
The first of three ramp closures associated with the widening of northbound I-295 went into effect Monday night, August 26, 2024. The ramp from Route 141 southbound out of Newport to I-295 northbound and Airport Road is now closed for the next six months, and is not scheduled to reopen until February, 2025.
Mayoral primary matchup, community helps freshman theft victim, Blue Hens primer
Good morning, Small Wonder. If you love polls, and like to vote often, you’ll want to check out our polls on cutest dogs, best high school linebacker, best high school defensive back, and bad Delaware drivers. Our latest round of the bad driver poll goes up on Delaware Online this morning. Love to play...
8 arrested in undercover Pennsylvania drug bust, "Operation Rat Pack"
MEDIA, Pa. (CBS) -- Eight people were arrested in a massive drug trafficking operation where over $60,000 in cash, six cars and hundreds of grams of cocaine and marijuana were seized, the Delaware County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.The undercover investigation, dubbed Operation Rat Pack, was led by the Delaware County Narcotics Task Force (NTF), Delaware State Police and FBI among other law enforcement agencies, according to a news release from the DA's Office. The following people were arrested in the undercover investigation: Baruti Mills, 46, of Upland; Leo Davis, 47, of Chester; Gregory Young, 52, of Marcus Hook; Gregory Council,...
Ceremony to commemorate lives lost to overdose Aug. 27
To commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day and the thousands of lives lost in Delaware to the opioid epidemic, Attack Addiction will host a public event at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 27, on The Circle in Georgetown. International Overdose Awareness Day is the largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those...
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