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Honoring Newark's fallen: Staff Sergeant Harold D. Kirk (1913–1944)
Harold D. Kirk was born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 18, 1913. He was the son of John Little Kirk and Emma Disert Kirk. Nicknamed Mike, he had three older brothers, an older sister, and a younger sister. His family moved to Delaware sometime between 1915 and 1918. By 1930, the family had moved to the Foxden Farm north of downtown Newark. Kirk worked as a farmhand and later as a florist after his family opened a new business, Kirk’s Flowers, around 1934, in the...
Linkey sworn in as Perryville mayor
PERRYVILLE — A week after winning the town election, Commissioner Michelle Linkey has become not only the Town of Perryville’s new mayor, but also the first female mayor in the history of Perryville. Linkey thanked the full house in Perryville Town Hall for their support and took her seat. “Madam mayor, the gavel is yours,” said Commissioner Bob Taylor as the meeting officially began under her leadership. ...
'We were the guinea pigs': Delaware dual-language high school to graduate first seniors
The moment celebrates students, as well as growth for the first dual-language charter school in Delaware. Jorey Ayala is used to being the guinea pig. His parents immigrated to Delaware, setting out on a plan for his schooling while still speaking mostly Spanish between them. By the time their son was in second grade, however, they'd learn of a budding, public elementary school near Newark. It was small, basically in a converted warehouse. And it promised to be the first dual-language charter school in Delaware.
BizBeat: Flowers By Lisa opens, Port House Creamery kicks off summer, Loving Touch Animal Clinic opens Tuesday
Happening this week in and around Cecil County: Flowers By Lisa is now open in the Northside Plaza on North Bridge Street in Elkton. For Lisa Crouse, owner of the florist and gift shop, this is a full circle moment. “When I graduated from Cecil Vo-Tech (now Cecil County School of Technology) in 1996, I...
New Castle County's fire departments are struggling. The solution? It may take some time
Kenn Dunn, deputy chief administrator of New Castle County's government, knew last April that at least two of the county's 21 fire companies were struggling. In his briefing to the County's Fire Association during a meeting last April, Dunn relayed that two companies had privately expressed concerns that they were "in trouble" and...
Water safe to drink again after main break led to boil water advisory in Newport
The boil water advisory for some Veolia Water customers in Newport has been lifted, the company said Wednesday. The advisory, issued Tuesday, came after a main break on North Mary Street. The break led to a loss of positive water pressure, which may have allowed contaminants to enter through back-flow.
Fewer than 500 votes fail Cape Henlopen schools' second-chance referendum request
Cape Henlopen School District took its second try at a referendum this year. The system asked for 39.1 cents per $100 of assessed value — having trimmed from 54.9 cents per $100 in a previous request rejected in March — as voters returned to the polls Tuesday night. This encompassed both a debt service and operating expense referendum.
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