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Animal Partners to host free vaccine clinic for Sussex pets
An animal welfare group will host two free wellness and vaccine clinics for Sussex County pet owners, the first Thursday, June 27, at the Bridgeville Goodwill. Humane Animal Partners, which has adoption centers in Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington and Stanton/Christiana, is sponsoring the clinics because it can be difficult for people in Sussex County to find accessible, affordable veterinary care. The ... Read More
Delaware LIVE wins 4 awards in national contest
Delaware LIVE reporters won four awards, including a first place, in the 2024 National Federation of Press Women Professional Communications Contest. The national contest pits first-place state winners against each other, in this case winners of the the 2024 Delaware Press Association 2024 Professional Communications Contest. Editor Betsy Price won first place in specialty articles/hobby for “They spend weeks lighting ... Read More
Fireworks and so forth to celebrate Independence Day in Del.
Most Delaware places known for Fourth of July fireworks and other Independence Day activities have announced their plans. Organizers consistently ask for people to arrive early and leave late, and the Delaware Department of Transportation warns that many events close roads, too. In other words, traffic could be bad. Organizers also often ask for contributions to support the celebrations. Go ... Read More
Wilmington task force finds fines, fees are ‘high pain, low gain’
Water fees have risen the most of any city of Wilmington fees, and the city is increasing its use of the water/sewer fund to pay for general city expenses, according to a city task force report. The report said, among other findings, that using fines and fees is a low-reward system. The 16-page report, conducted by Wilmington’s Fines and Fees ... Read More
Blue team breaks records in 68th DFRC All Star game
The 68th DFRC Blue-Gold All Star Football Game took place Friday night at the University at the University of Delaware. The Game showcases Hand-in-Hand Buddies children and young adults with intellectual disabilities and Delaware’s finest high school student leaders who participate as football players, cheerleaders, band members, and school ambassadors. Forty-eight schools across the state will be represented ... Read More
NBN Sports Academy opens new facility in Hockessin
NBN Sports Academy has opened its new facility in Hockessin. NBN purchased the old Hockessin Indoor Tennis Facility and turned it into a basketball and Volleyball training facility with 3 high school courts with shot clocks. The basketball courts can then be converted into 5 volleyball courts. The facility also includes a cafe, classrooms, and training and physical therapy area. ... Read More
State moves to bolster sports tourism with $11.3 million in grants
An indoor track, a Frederica sports site, a pickleball complex and a tournament site have been awarded $11.3 million from a state fund devoted to boosting sports tourism. Established last year, the Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund’s allocations are announced by the Delaware Tourism Office, providing grants in support of sports facilities like arenas, courts, fields, aquatics facilities, track and ... Read More
Delmarva Corrugated Packaging shows off $90M high-tech plant
Delmarva Corrugated Packaging recently showed off its $90 million high-tech manufacturing facility in Dover that makes state-of-the-art packaging and has created jobs for 160 people. During its “open the box” event, it also announced a new solar panel project and a partnership with Autism Delaware. The 465,000-square-foot, rail-served facility is located on a 37.4-acre site at 1601 POW/MIA Parkway and ... Read More
Breast cancer young survivor wants to help others cope
Stephanie Cumella was only 32, with two young children, when she was diagnosed with a deadly form of breast cancer. The disease threw her world into chaos as she tried to cope with treatment, work, family life and more. It would also lead her into a career change, working with young breast cancer survivors who, like her, were diagnosed in ... Read More
Assisted suicide bill dies in Senate
A controversial bill that would give terminally ill people the right to end their lives failed to pass the Delaware Senate Thursday. House Bill 140, sponsored by Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, would have permitted a terminally ill adult resident of Delaware to request and self-administer medication to end the individual’s life in a humane and dignified manner. The medication is ... Read More
Budget blows through Senate; bit slower in the House
The 2025 Delaware state budget quickly passed the Senate Thursday afternoon and the House in the evening. The $6.1 billion budget, outlined in Senate Bill 325, goes into effect July 1, and likely will be signed into law next week by Gov. John Carney before the session ends. Quick budget approval hasn’t always been the case in the General Assembly. ... Read More
State may get official cocktail: The Orange Crush
Delaware residents soon will be able to say “cheers” or “bottoms up” with the First State’s official cocktail. House Bill 444, sponsored by Rep. Pete Schwartzkopf, D-Rehoboth Beach, designates the Orange Crush as the state cocktail, passed the state House Thursday night. The point of declaring a state cocktail is to increase tourism, Schwartzkopf said before asking for a vote. ... Read More
Affordable housing group seeks school tax exemptions
The Delaware legislature pushed through a bill that would exempt an affordable housing organization from paying certain taxes. Senate Bill 78, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Elizabeth “Tizzy” Lockman, D-Wilmington, exempts people from paying school property taxes on real estate owned by Todmorden Foundation and used for the purposes of affordable housing. That organization is a non-profit that provides affordable ... Read More
New Holy Cross to become only Catholic high in Kent County
Kent County is getting a Catholic high school. Holy Cross High will open in fall 2025. It is the only Catholic secondary education institution since Dover’s St. Thomas More Academy closed in 2020 because of the pandemic and low enrollment. Supporters include many involved in the old Holy Cross High School that closed down in the 80s, including alumni and ... Read More
TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – June 20, 2024
This Week’s Top Stories Include Brandywine Hundred Library at last reopens $3 million pilot program to find, train people for STEM jobs Hamilton’s on Main closes in Newark; moving to Smyrna State budget, one-time spending bills filed in Senate WLC launches anticipated website, new trademarked logo Minnesota Vikings, Sallies star host football camp at Titus Click on the image below ... Read More
State budget, one-time spending bills filed in Senate
The state’s $6.1 billion budget and a $168 million budget of one-time expenditures will cover raises for state employees, rises in healthcare costs for employees, state retirees and Medicaid recipients, an increase for some direct support professionals and help for low-income families who need childcare to work. The Senate is expected to vote on the bills Thursday. “The spending plan ... Read More
ACLU protests Wilm council ordinance limiting protests
This article has been updated, with new comments from additional sources and new information. The ACLU of Delaware urging the Wilmington City Council to vote ‘no’ on an ordinance it claims would curtail free speech resulted in the ordinance being held. Proposed Ordinance 24-036, sponsored by Councilperson Nathan Field, would make it unlawful for a “noise disturbance” that is focused ... Read More
WLC launches anticipated website, new trademarked logo
The Wilmington Learning Collaborative has a new look. “Much like when you meet a stranger for the first time, you don’t have associations with their face, and as you start experiencing that person, you gain those associations over time, so the WLC has just launched its new face,” said John Himics, president of First Ascent Design. The collaborative’s governing board ... Read More
Speed cameras to be added to I95, Route 896 interchange
On July 8, the state will start using speed cameras around the I-95/Route 896 construction zone in Newark, and they’ll stay there until the project has ended. Drivers will have 21 days — dubbed a warning period — to get used to the cameras’ presence, according to the Delaware Department of Transportation. Then registered vehicle owners will receive a base ... Read More
Hamilton’s on Main closes in Newark; moving to Smyrna
Two years after relocating to Newark to open Hamilton’s on Main, owners Anthony and Jeremiah Brooks have left Main Street. The restaurant’s last day was Sunday, Jume 16. The couple put blood, sweat and tears into renovating the First Bank of Newark, built in 1850, which had fallen into disrepair after two pubs’ beer-soaked tenures. When the partners were done, ... Read More
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