Delaware Electric Cooperative gets new president & CEO

A new report from Delaware’s Early Learning Advisory Committee offers a roadmap for Delaware to reach its Early Childhood Education goals – strengthening support and access to early learning and bolstering its workforce. Committee Chair Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long says there are four priorities – aligning governance, increasing...

JP Morgan Chase announces renovations at its Wilmington and Newark locations while breaking ground on a new parking garage in Wilmington. JP Morgan Chase announced a massive modernization effort at both its Wilmington and Newark Corporate Centers. This is the company’s second largest real estate and active renovation investment in...

DNREC is funding new electric vehicle fast charging stations in all three counties. DNREC awarded grants to 14 locations to install the new stations. The state is not running them. They will be operated by private businesses - with 13 locations at hotels, restaurants, convenience stores and traditional gas stations - with the City of Milford handling the 14th.

The Delaware Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to respond to the 2022 Agriculture Census. Less than 25% of Delaware’s producers have responded to the Ag Census thus far, which USDA Statistician Shareefah Williams says could jeopardize farm policy and decision-making about disaster relief, community planning, technology development, and more.

Residents began moving into Georgetown’s new pallet shelter village Monday, setting in motion an experiment in transitional housing for people experiencing homelessness in Sussex County. The village was originally intended to open last fall, but a series of logistical challenges pushed the move-in date to January. A majority of...

Gov. John Carney signed a proclamation Friday declaring January 2023 as Mentoring Month in Delaware. Carney said coming out of the pandemic he’s making mentorship a priority for Delaware’s young people. Joined by education and mentoring stakeholders for the signing, Carney said children across the state are in...

Delaware’s COVID-19 call center launched on March 4, 2020- 7 days before the state’s first presumptive positive case of COVID was announced, and 8 days before Gov. John Carney declared a state of emergency. The need for the COVID-19 call center was realized when the Division of Public...

Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing will remain in its longtime shelter space west of downtown Dover until the spring after initially planning to downsize at the end of this month. The capital’s largest homeless shelter provider searched unsuccessfully for a new home for its 34-bed men’s shelter for years, periodically...

Dover’s City Council held a special meeting last week to hear public input on their proposed loitering ordinance. Dover’s current loitering ordinance only applies to parks, and the state’s loitering ordinance – which police can enforce city-wide – creates a criminal record for anyone who receives a citation. City Council President Roy Sudler argues by creating a city-wide ordinance that imposes a fine, the council is giving police the option to enforce loitering rules without involving the criminal justice system.