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21 Del. students take home honors in national skills contest
Twenty-one Vo-Tech high school students from Delaware placed in a national competition with more than 16,000 participants. Delaware had 68 high schoolers compete in the 2024 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference at Atlanta’s Georgia World Congress Center the last week of June. The winners were announced this week. Students participated in events involving construction trades, video broadcasting, graphic arts, ... Read More
Exhibit showcases photographer Frank Stewart’s life work
For the first time in nine years, the Brandywine River Museum of Art has a photography exhibit on display. “Frank Stewart’s Nexus: An American Photographer’s Journey, 1960s to the Present” runs through Sept. 22. He began shooting photos at 14 when he and his mother attended the 1963 Martin Luther King March on Washington, D.C. Now 75, Stewart said at ... Read More
Christina school board puts Superintendent Shelton on leave
Dan Shelton, voted Delaware’s Superintendent of the Year just two years ago, has been booted from Christina School District. In a meeting that started 40 minutes late Tuesday night, lasted about seven hours and wrapped up right before 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, the board argued the night away and finally voted, 4-3, to put Shelton on administrative leave. Legally, board ... Read More
Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame 2024 class to add 4
The Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame will add four new members this year: Raye Jones Avery, Julissa Coriano, Anna Marie Leo and Col. Melissa Zebley. The honorees are chosen by the The Office of Women’s Advancement and Advocacy and the Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Committee. This year, they received more than 50 nominations. Jones Avery said she’s devoted her ... Read More
7 schools share $2.16 million in grants for out-of-school learning
A charter school in Wilmington plans on using a new $320,000 grant to fund after-school and summer-school programs focusing on literacy, math, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Thomas Edison Charter School is one of seven community education centers receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars from the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant. Salome Thomas-EL, head of school, said he is ... Read More
Respiratory illness temporarily shuts 2 shelters’ doors to dogs
Faithful Friends Animal Society and Humane Animal Partners have temporarily stopped dog intakes and dog adoptions at their New Castle and Wilmington shelters while they treat a canine respiratory illness. “We’re taking these measures to limit the spread of the infection and help our dogs recover,” Faithful Friends announced on Facebook. “Symptoms are a cough, like a kennel cough, ... Read More
Respiratory illness temporarily shuts 2 shelters’ doors to dogs
Faithful Friends Animal Society and Humane Animal Partners have temporarily stopped dog intakes and dog adoptions at their New Castle and Wilmington shelters while they treat a canine respiratory illness. “We’re taking these measures to limit the spread of the infection and help our dogs recover,” Faithful Friends announced on Facebook. “Symptoms are a cough, like a kennel cough, ... Read More
Education group details school board agendas, legal rules
Delaware school boards operate under many rules, including having public meetings that have been advertised in advance to comply with state Freedom of Information requirements. That was one of the details that came up during a First State Educate webinar Monday night focused on how school board agendas work, the legal requirements of boards, the importance of communication and more. ... Read More
Milford family looks back on 10-year heart transplant odyssey
A Milford man diagnosed with a rare disease in 2014 said despair never took him over when he was waiting for a heart transplant. “There were ups and downs that the first year where everybody’s told there’s going to be bumps in the road,” said Todd French, “but we take it day at a time, and I work out with ... Read More
Del. 5th grader wins 2nd in national Lafayette essay contest
A Delaware youth who just finished the fourth grade just came in second place in a national writing competition about the Marquis de Lafayette. Through the process, she gained admiration for the selflessness and bravery of the subject of her essay. Caroline Grow, now a rising-fifth-grader at Wilmington’s St. Mary Magdalen School took home the silver in the 2024 Lafayette ... Read More
‘Lost Delaware’ explores what once was in the state
A new book offers striking stories about 71 Delaware landmarks that “now live solely in memory,” from the Greenbaum cannery (a Seaford operation that was sometimes described as the world’s biggest and was known for canning tomatoes, peas, peaches and pears) to the Cape Henlopen Light (a beacon that operated from 1767 to about 12:45 p.m. April 13, 1926, when ... Read More
TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – July 4, 2024
This Week’s Top Stories Include Study shows Delaware’s art stirs $210 million in economic activity Land Trust to preserve Wyeth family home in Chadds Ford Four Must-Try Restaurants at the Beach Del. Supreme court vacates lower court absentee ballot ruling Affordable housing discrimination bill debated, but passes 5 First State teens named national leaders Click on the image below to ... Read More
Four Must-Try Restaurants at the Beach
Although Memorial Day is the official kickoff to the summer beach season, the action heats up after July 4, and that’s particularly true in the coastal hospitality industry. If you haven’t dined at the beach in some time, you might be surprised at the options, from ethnic eateries to old-fashioned crab houses. For proof, witness a few of my diverse ... Read More
Big Bounce; world’s largest bounce house comes to Wilm. Friday
A big bounce – THE big bounce – is coming to the First State. The Big Bounce America, home to the World’s Largest Bounce House makes its way to Wilmington from Friday, July 5th through Sunday, July 7th. The newly expanded 24,000 square-foot World’s Largest Bounce House will be at Kirkwood Sports at 1220 River Road. “This is one of ... Read More
Dept. of Justice to monitor Christina SD Board for 1 year
The Delaware Department of Justice will monitor the meetings of Christina School District’s board of education for the next year. Every year, the General Assembly creates a grants-in-aid bill, which outlines the state’s investments in government agencies and nonprofits, like senior centers, veterans organizations and fire companies, for example. The bill appeared to be business-as-usual, but the penultimate section of ... Read More
At state fair: competitions, concerts, carnival, corn dogs
For 10 days at the end of July, the Harrington area booms with the Delaware State Fair. Attendance topped 308,000 in 2023, and it takes hundreds of volunteers and employees to entertain, feed and inform them. “It sure does” take a lot of hands, said Audrey Gary, who as superintendent of the flowers competitive department counts on eight assistant superintendent ... Read More
Abbott’s Grill is Now Open in Milton
It was a Sunday in summer, and diners cooled their heels at the bar for up to 30 minutes, waiting for a table. The standby status wouldn’t raise an eyebrow in Rehoboth or even Lewes. But the new Abbott’s Grill is on the outskirts of Milton, north of Lewes. Regardless, reservations were needed. The packed restaurant was a good sign, ... Read More
Study shows Delaware’s art stirs $210 million in economic activity
Walking through town and seeing murals, statues and other art isn’t just fun to look at — it also generates a substantial amount of economic and social growth. According to a release by the Delaware Division of the Arts, the First State’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $209.5 million in economic activity in 2022. The data comes from the Arts ... Read More
Ursuline picked for international grant for global cookbook project
A Wilmington Catholic school has been awarded an international grant after developing and releasing a book reflective of its dedication to global education. Ursuline Academy‘s Global Education Program was picked for the 2023-2024 Moulton Student Grant for Global Citizenship by the International Coalition of Girls’ Schools (ICGS). One golden goose of that program the Ursuline Global Cookbook, which features recipes ... Read More
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