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Milburn's Big Backyard is open for play
ELKTON — Get outside and play in the Big Backyard at Milburn Orchards every Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon, weather permitting. The Big Backyard is where kids of all ages can meet farm animals up close including the newest cuddly buddy, Archie. There’s also plenty of room to run, jump, explore and play. Admission is $4 for anyone 2 to 59. Milburn Orchards is located at 1495 Appleton Road in Elkton. The Farm Market is expected to re-open June 7.
Bowling alley, family entertainment center coming to The Grove at Newark
A bowling alley and entertainment center is coming to The Grove at Newark. Lefty's Alley & Eats will occupy approximately half of the former Kmart in the shopping center formerly known as College Square. The opening of Lefty's, slated for March 2025, will represent the return of bowling to Newark for the first time since Brunswick Blue Hen Lanes closed in 2014 to make way for the renovation of Newark...
Draped in Grace will distribute free clothes, linens, and more Friday and Saturday
PORT DEPOSIT — Pleasant View Baptist Church at 150 Downin Lane will be giving away clothing for every age — infant and up — Friday and Saturday, May 17 and 18. The event is called Draped in Grace. Shop for free Friday from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. or Saturday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. There will be racks and tables full of clothing — new and used — all in good condition and all free. There will also be a limited amount of towels and bedding items. For more information, contact the church at 443-206-5083. Entrance to Draped in Grace will be found at Door B to the rear of the church on Downin Lane in Port Deposit.
'MS is BS' fundraiser in Elkton generates $4K for the cause
ELKTON — Tracey Colbert was glum and withdrawn for quite a while after she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2015. But then, after thinking long and hard about her situation, she perked up and sparked into positive action. “Yeah, I retreated and was depressed at first. But then I was like, ‘I have MS and I want to work to find a cure for it’,” said Colbert, a 36-year-old North East resident. ...
Filling a dream: Couple takes a bite of success at family-run 410 Empanadas in Havre de Grace
Hot dogs. That’s what Gladys and John Springsteel were thinking about when the Aberdeen couple decided to go into the food truck business. In New Jersey, where they’re from, food trucks and carts selling hot dogs and a drink are popular and successful. “We know people that have opened up food trucks selling nothing but hot dogs and soda,” Gladys said. “They have been able to pay their ...
Beaverhead County Justice Court
Austin, Justin Wayne (Chesapeake City, Maryland) pleaded guilty to the offense of Stalking – 1st Offense; was fined $1,125; and was sentenced to Jail. Austin, Justin Wayne (Chesapeake City, Maryland) pleaded guilty to the offense of Assault; was sentenced to Jail.
Police investigating after Newark council meeting is disrupted by racial slurs
Police are investigating after a Newark City Council meeting was disrupted by online provocateurs yelling racial slurs. The incident happened Monday night, shortly after the meeting began. Newark allows members of the public to participate virtually through the Microsoft Teams online teleconferencing platform. Two of the virtual participants – it appeared to be a female...
Citing ‘burnout,’ doctors with ChristianaCare file papers to form system’s first labor union
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Doctors employed by Delaware’s dominant medical system, ChristianaCare, have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board to vote on forming a union, WHYY News has learned. Two-thirds of...
Perryville girls pull off region three-peat
NORTH EAST — When this year’s group of seniors for Perryville girls’ lacrosse where freshman, most spent time as members of the junior varsity squad. Being the only JV team in Cecil, the Panthers faced programs from across Harford County. The benefit of playing JV came with getting experience. The drawback was the JV team never won a game that year. As those freshman rose up the ranks over the next three years, the once JV players transformed Perryville’s varsity program into a perennial state...
Incumbent upset, narrow races: How Tuesday's school board elections shook out
Over 5,600 Delawareans turned out to vote in Tuesday's school board elections across the state, according to the unofficial results from the Delaware Department of Elections. Contested races were held in seven districts: Appoquinimink, Colonial, Red Clay Consolidated, Indian River, Delmar and Woodbridge. While other districts throughout the state did...
Perryville downs Rising Sun to win fourth consecutive regional title
PERRYVILLE — The speed and agility of Perryville’s high-powered attack was on full display during Monday’s 1A East Region Final. Perryville defeated Susquehanna divisional foe Rising Sun 17-8 to earn its fourth consecutive regional crown and another trip back to the state tournament. Perryville will face Southern-Anne Arundel in the state quarterfinals on Wednesday. Senior midfielders Rowan Gatch and Nick Howes led the way for the Perryville attack. Rowan Gatch...
Police Unity Tour rides for the fallen
GALENA — About 2100 participants, bicyclists, motorcycle police, emergency services and volunteers rolled down the street on a sunny Saturday, heading for Galena Volunteer Fire House. They began their trip at 8 a.m. mingling with the traffic down the road from the Dogwood Festival. These men and women are a part of the Police Unity Tour, a four-day bicycle ride from New Jersey to Washington, DC "to raise public awareness...
Mental health is focus of Middletown events
Having conversations about mental health is the focus of a weeklong series of gatherings being hosted by a local sorority chapter in New Castle County. The Alpha Alpha Tau Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority has organized the initiative.
Several carnivals across the Philadelphia region canceled due to unruly teenage behavior
Several area carnivals were interrupted or canceled after police responded to incidents of unruly teenage behavior, gun violence and assault. One teen was shot and killed at a law enforcement-organized carnival in Wilmington.
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