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Delaware man wins $300,000 in lottery scratch-off game
A 68-year-old Clayton man won the first $300,000 top prize playing the Mega Bucks Blowout scratch-off game in the Delaware Lottery. The man, who chose to remain anonymous, bought the ticket at the Goose Creek store in Felton and claimed his prize from state lottery headquarters July 12, said Helene Keeley, director of...
State Police Announce Dates for Fall Citizens Police Academy in Kent County
The 2024 Fall Delaware State Police Citizens Police Academy will start on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The academy will consist of nine two-hour sessions on Thursday nights, with the final session on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Most classes will take place at Delaware State Police Troop 3, located at 3759 South State Street, Camden, Delaware.
Arts Playlist: ‘Circle of Truth’ at the Biggs Museum of American Art
The question ‘What is truth?’ is no longer simply a philosophical debate; it’s an increasingly daily ask in a polarized society that consistently grapples with questions about the nature of truth. In that spirit, the Biggs Museum of American Art is rolling out the new exhibition ‘Circle...
MOT Intermediate wins Eastern Region title
(Dover, DE) The MOT Little League began play in the 1950’s, and until this year has never had a team advance to a world series. In a matter of days, the proud program has two teams headed to a world series. The girl’s senior division softball all-stars won the Eastern Regional in New England and will stay in Delaware playing ... Read More
2 M-O-T Little League squads advance to World Series
A big summer is unfolding for players in M-O-T Little League after their Senior Softball and Intermediate Baseball teams advanced to their respective World Series. M-O-T's Intermediate (50/70) team completed a perfect 4-0 run through their East Regional in Dover with a 2-0 victory over a team from South Vineland, New Jersey.
District 3 major all-stars defeat Naamans 10-0
The Lewes Major League All-Stars began their journey for a state title with a 10-0 mercy-rule victory over Naamans in four innings July 24 in Middletown. Dodging rain drops, the Lewes bats were hot and pitcher Finn Gannon had ice in his veins. Gannon had the Naamans team off balance all game, scattering just three hits while striking out two. He also helped himself at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
Brady: The reality of unrealistic, expensive energy mandates
Delaware's government has made decisions in successive legislative sessions with regard to energy that impact the poorest of our citizens most negatively. Those families in our state that struggle with the costs of basic necessities, such as food and housing, are now going to face additional costs for electricity and transportation.
Audit finds Hall-Long's campaign finances 'incomplete, inaccurate, misleading'
A forensic audit finding Delaware gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long's campaign finance reporting to be incomplete, inconsistent, inaccurate and misleading has prompted state attorneys to seek reform to Delaware’s election laws. The state Department of Elections in January hired Pennsylvania-based Forensic Litigation Consultants LLC’s Jeffrey Lampinski to audit Hall-Long's campaign finances as...
Ramone and Hilovsky: It's time to reimagine health care in Delaware
The cost of health care is out of control. In the current fiscal year, the state of Delaware is spending nearly $2 billion on Medicaid and insurance plans for state employees and retirees -- a $200 million increase over fiscal year 2024. Gov. John Carney has repeatedly called the growth of health care expenditures "unsustainable," and he's right.
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