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Teen shot during unsanctioned car meet at Newark-area industrial park
A 17-year-old boy is recovering after being shot during an unsanctioned car meet in an industrial park near Newark. The incident happened just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Tyler Way in the Delaware Industrial Park, located off South Chapel Street between Scottfield and Interstate 95. According to Delaware State Police, the teen was part of a large crowd that had gathered for the car meet. At some point during the...
DUI stop leads to drug charges near Newark
A DUI stop on Interstate 95 near Newark led to the driver being arrested on drug charges. The incident happened shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday on I-95 in the area of Christiana Road, according to Delaware State Police. A trooper saw an SUV traveling over 85 mph — 20 mph over the speed limit — failing to maintain its lane, following other vehicles too closely and committing over traffic violations. ...
SPORTS BUZZ: A highly anticipated new sport kicks off at Newark Charter School
On Monday morning, all the hope and hype came to fruition when head coach Jody Russell walked onto the field at Robert W. Gore Stadium, blew his whistle, and Newark Charter School’s first ever official tackle football practice began. Russell is no stranger to opening a season as a head coach. He served in that position for 15 years at the Tatnall School and five at his alma mater, Newark High. But he admitted this one, his 21st, had a different feel to it. ...
Delaware school boards increasingly see controversy
“You’re out of order” was one of the most popular phrases of the night at Tuesday’s Christina School District’s Board of Education meeting. The sentiment was directed toward board members and attendees alike. Although the nearly four-and-a-half-hour meeting was certainly shorter than last month’s nearly eight-hour-long meeting, tension between the board and community members was felt immediately. Within the first 35 minutes of the meeting, Board President Donald Patton explained...
Blood drive set for Saturday will benefit sickle cell patients
The Blood Bank of Delmarva, in partnership with Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc, will host a blood drive in memory of Dr. Charles R. Drew, a pioneering African-American surgeon and researcher known as the “Father of the Blood Bank”. The event is set for Saturday, Aug. 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the Boys and Girls Club, 109 Glasgow Drive. Dr. Drew, who died in 1950, is credited...
Resident Ensemble Players names new producing artistic director
Steve Tague has been named the producing artistic director of the Resident Ensemble Players, the professional theater company in residence at the University of Delaware. Tague has served as the interim producing artistic director and chair of the department of theater and dance at UD for nearly two years. “I’ve spent a great deal of time in the last two years getting to know the REP’s audience,” Tague said. “It’s...
Newark NAACP offering free rides to the polls
The Newark chapter of the NAACP is offering local residents a free ride to vote in the upcoming primary and general elections. The primary is set for Sept. 10, and the general election will be held Nov. 5. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. both days. Anyone who needs assistance getting to a polling site is encouraged to submit his or her name, address, phone number and polling site location to newarkdenaacp@gmail.com. Residents can also call the Rev. Blaine Hackett at 302-530-7422 or sign up online at roll-to-polls-registration-temp-32684.cheddarup.com. Those interested should sign up by Aug. 27 for a ride to the primary and Oct. 22 for the general election.
Suspended superintendent hires attorney, sends demand letter to Christina board
A lawyer representing suspended superintendent Dan Shelton sent the Christina school board a letter Thursday, demanding members “immediately cease and desist” from violating Shelton's rights. The letter from prominent attorney Thomas Neuberger names the board as a whole as well as the four members who voted to suspend Shelton – Donald Patton, Alethea Smith-Tucker, Y.F. Lou and Naveed Baqir. “Be assured that I will not sit idly by and let...
Christina School District's lawyer lambasts the board's 'wholesale disregard of the law'
The fallout from Tuesday's chaotic Christina school board meeting continued Wednesday, when the district's own lawyer penned a blistering memo saying he is “gravely concerned” about the board's inability to follow the law. “Recent board actions discussed previously demonstrate wholesale disregard of the law. Last night, they continued,” attorney James H. McMackin III wrote in an email sent to board members and later obtained by the Newark Post. McMackin highlighted...
Emails show Delaware lieutenant governor's staff engaged in campaign matters during business hours
Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long's office staff was in regular communication last year with her husband and other people involved in her campaign for Delaware governor and worked during office hours to help facilitate the use of campaign funds, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. The emails, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, show that Hall-Long enlisted her office staff, working with her husband, to help with matters bearing little if any relevance to her role as lieutenant governor. They include renewing...
Christina board hires interim superintendent with no discussion or explanation
With no discussion or explanation, the Christina school board on Tuesday narrowly voted to hire Robert Andrzejewski as interim superintendent. Andrzejewski is a retired Red Clay Consolidated School District superintendent who previously served as interim leader of Christina in 2016. The vote to install Andrzejewski came as Christina Superintendent Dan Shelton remains on indefinite administrative leave, and the district's lawyer has warned that there is no justification for firing him...
Man, 68, beaten unconscious in Marrows Road parking lot
A man is facing an assault charge after allegedly beating another man unconscious in a Newark parking lot, police said. The incident happened just after 3:15 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the 1300 block of Marrows Road, according to Lt. Andrew Rubin, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department. The incident began when the victim was involved in a minor car crash in the parking lot. After the...
ATF investigating after fire causes $1 million in damage to Newark apartment building
State and federal officials are investigating the cause of a fire that ripped through a Newark apartment building Tuesday afternoon, causing heavy damage and displacing numerous residents. The three-alarm fire began at approximately 2:45 p.m. in Building 18 of Southgate Gardens on Marvin Drive, across the street from Delaware Stadium. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the top of the three-story building. The fire was under control by...
ATF investigating after fire causes $1 million in damage to Newark apartment building
State and federal officials are investigating the cause of a fire that ripped through a Newark apartment building Tuesday afternoon, causing heavy damage and displacing numerous residents. The three-alarm fire began at approximately 2:45 p.m. in Building 18 of Southgate Gardens on Marvin Drive, across the street from Delaware Stadium. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke pouring from the top of the three-story building. The fire was under control by...
Coming soon to Newark's Main Street: Hot chicken, barbecue, gourmet doughnuts, Chinese dumplings and more
Over the past few months, Newark’s downtown has seen the departure of several businesses, including Hamilton’s on Main, Stone Balloon Ale House, 2SPizza and Walgreens. Combined with several others that closed during, and even before, the pandemic, the closures have left numerous vacancies on Main Street, including some of downtown’s more prominent storefronts. However, several of those vacancies will be filled in the coming weeks and months. ...
Volunteer recycles old Newark Police uniforms into teddy bears to comfort kids
Newark Police officers have long carried stuffed animals and other toys in their cars as a way to provide comfort to kids they encounter during difficult situations. A new program, however, takes that effort to the next level. The police department partnered with Newark resident Robin Broomall, who is sewing custom teddy bears using old Newark Police Department uniforms. ...
Woman dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle crash in Bear
A woman from Bear has died from injuries she suffered in a motorcycle crash, police reported. The crash happened at approximately 5 p.m. Aug. 6 on Pulaski Highway in front of Fox Run Shopping Center. The 45-year-old woman was riding her motorcycle east on Pulaski Highway when the driver of a Nissan Altima turned into her path while trying to turn left from westbound Pulaski Highway into the shopping center,...
'We're going to come back stronger than ever': Historic Newark church damaged by speeding car
As he walked through the bricks, cinder blocks and other debris that now covers the floor of St. John AM Church's sanctuary, the Rev. Blaine Hackett vowed that the congregation will rebuild stronger than ever. “This church has been here going on 176 years,” Hackett said. “It was here long before I got here, and it will be here long after I'm gone.” The historic church at the corner of...
SPORTS BUZZ: Hodgson breaks football record on first day of preseason
Records get broken all the time. However, it usually doesn’t happen before the season even starts. This past Monday, second-year Hodgson head coach Dave Collins walked out onto the practice field and sensed he had something special going on. And he was right, as more players than ever before on the first day were spaced out across the school’s new auxiliary field waiting for their leader to blow his whistle and get the 2024 preseason training camp underway. ...
Storm brings heavy rain and flooding to Newark; tornado touches down in Marshallton
Storms associated with Tropical Storm Debby brought heavy rain and flash flooding to the Newark area and spawned a tornado that caused damage in Marshallton on Thursday evening. After intermittent rain throughout Tuesday night, Wednesday and Thursday, the heaviest rain arrived around 5 p.m. when a narrow band of strong storms moved south to north through Bear and Newark. According to the National Weather Service, between 3 and 7 inches...
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