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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.
DSP Investigating Shots Fired at a Lincoln Home
Delaware State Police were called to a home on Cedar Creek Road in Lincoln just after 10:30 Thursday night for a report of shots fired. Police learned that an unknown suspect fired several shots that struck an occupied home. Three adults were in the home at the time of the shooting – there were no injuries.
Nighttime Road Work Announced in Milford
MILFORD, DE - Delaware Department of Transportation announced nighttime road work staring July 28th through July 29th. DelDOT says there will be nighttime mobile striping operations on Route 1 Northbound/Southbound starting at the Kent County line and ending at Sharps Road. The work is expected to be from Sunday, July...
An Unsurpassed Soldiery: The Delaware Regiment During the American Revolution
The Milford Museum American History Series continues with a program titled “An Unsurpassed Soldiery: The Delaware Regiment During the American Revolution” presented by Charles “Chuck” Fithian on Saturday, August 10, 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Public Library in Milford, Delaware. During the American Revolution, the Delaware Regiment established a remarkable record for military discipline, efficiency, and dependability on the battlefield. The regiment’s characteristics and ... Read More
Milton budget features another property tax increase
Milton Town Council heard the first presentation of the fiscal year 2025 budget July 18, and while the town is running a $13,000 surplus, plans once again call for an increase in property taxes. Town Manager Kristy Rogers told council the recommended 3.3% increase – from $0.324 per $100 of...
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...
Milton downs Lewes in 8-10 Pat Knight game
In a strong showing for both teams, the Milton 8-10 Pat Knight all-stars downed their Lewes rivals 6-5 July 25 in Georgetown. Lewes got on the board in the bottom of the first inning when Max Bradshaw slammed a single. But Milton took the lead in the top of the second when they scored three. They added another run in the third.
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
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.
Artesian presents plans for Chandler Street facility
Artesian Wastewater Company has shed a bit more light on its plans for transferring Milton’s wastewater treatment plant on Front Street to Artesian’s Sussex Regional Recharge Facility on Gravel Hill Road. Both Dave Spacht, Artesian’s chief financial officer, and engineer Dave Kostanski anticipate construction to ramp up after...
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.
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.
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