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‘Eddie & the Cruisers’ Band in Atlantic City & Somers Point, NJ
When you watch the great ‘Eddie & the Cruisers’ movies and see Michael Pare and the movie band perform … what you’re really listening to is John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band. You have the opportunity tonight and tomorrow (July 3-4 2024) to see this...
Oxford having a red, white and blue First Friday
OXFORD, Pa. — Town officials are taking advantage of what — for many — is a long holiday weekend — to celebrate Independence Day for a little while longer. Sounds of Summer will start at 5:15 Friday with a kids bicycle parade starting at Locust and Third Streets and ending at Broad. Kids are encourage to wear red, white and blue and to decorate their bicycle, tricycle or other pedal powered vehicle. At the end of the parade route are food trucks, vendors, activities and music. Oxford Mainstreet is bringing three bands to the stage: Gunpowder Lane plays from 6 until 6:45 p.m. followed by Don McAvoy and the Great Whatever from 7 until 7:45 and then, the finale will be Nick Lombardi from 8 until 8:45.
New Castle arrest investigated, major school projects, Fourth of July prep
Good morning, Small Wonder. Tomorrow is the Fourth of July: Will there be fireworks in Delaware or a washout. Here are some additional resources to help you plan for a great holiday, and you’ll find additional stories on Delaware Online today: ...
Bridge Tolls From New Jersey to PA Could Go Up 20%
When you think of how expensive everything else has gotten, it's somewhat amazing that the four bridges drivers use to cross from New Jersey to Pennsylvania haven't increased in price in 13 years. That may be about to change. DRPA Considers a 20% Toll Hike on Bridges Crossing the Delaware.
Biden has always been a liar
Framed on a wall in my office is a copy of my first opinion column, published by the Dallas Morning News on Oct. 11, 1987. Until then, I had been a wire service reporter and editor in Washington, D.C., and, before that, a sportswriter in Boston, but had never written opinion. When given the chance […]
Another Dry Month on Delmarva
June was another dry month for the Delmarva peninsula, the third month in a row where Salisbury and Georgetown recorded rainfall deficits. The dry weather was mainly the result of a persistent pattern of dominant high pressure, coupled with several bouts of unseasonably dry air from Canada. This also comes with the fact that rainfall is typically inconsistent in the summer due to the uneven nature of how thunderstorms develop. Take the examples below, where Salisbury received a majority of its monthly rain during a persistent thunderstorm event on the 26th. A similar scenario played out in Georgetown on the 14th of the month when more than half of the monthly rainfall occurred.
Fire causes $1M in damage to commercial building near Elkton
ELKTON — An investigation is continuing after a blaze broke out in a section of a commercial building housing several businesses near Elkton on Tuesday, causing an estimated $1 million in damage, according to the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal. The owner of Iberia Holdings — one of the establishments that occupies the building at 555 Blue Ball Rd., north of Elkton, called 911 at 11:55 a.m. Tuesday after discovering the fire at that business, which is a used auto parts distributor, fire...
Answering the call for social workers
The COVID-19 pandemic upended everyday life as families within Delaware and across the nation grappled with school closures, struggled with rising rates of unemployment, and navigated new physical and mental health challenges. While the most acute challenges of the pandemic are now behind us, many communities are still contending with its economic, social and mental health effects.
There are fireworks shows galore throughout Delaware this week
There will be plenty of fireworks shows up and down the state on July 4th. Fireworks at First State Heritage Park cap a day of festivities in Dover. The fireworks start at 9:15 over Legislative Mall. Meanwhile, in Smyrna fireworks start across from the high school at dusk. Hockessin hosts...
CCIU earns grant to continue program that helps students in Avon Grove and Oxford
The Chester County Intermediate Unit (CCIU) has been awarded continued funding of $407,680 in grants from the federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program. This competitive funding will allow CCIU to sustain its comprehensive before- and after-school community learning centers at Avon Grove Middle School, Oxford Middle School, Avon Grove High School, and Oxford Area High School.
West Grove man charged in death of 21-month-old child
The Chester County District Attorney’s Office and the Chester County Detectives announced the arrest of Enrique Lopez Gomez on June 25 for charges related to the death of a 21-month-old child. Gomez, a 20-year-old from West Grove, was arrested overnight last Thursday and has been charged with murder of...
Pennsylvania Proud Boys member sentenced to prison for role in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man and member of the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys organization, was sentenced to prison Tuesday for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Brian Healion, 33, of Upper Darby has been sentenced to 100 days in prison, 36 months...
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