Caesar Rodney School District promotes three new administrators as two retire

The Caesar Rodney School District has promoted three administrators, including two moving up to replace recently retired administrators. Caesar Rodney Director of Human Resources David Perrington has been promoted, among others, to assistant superintendent to replace. Dr. Lou Ann Carlson. She retired Wednesday.

Former Camden Town Manager James Plumley arrested for fraud

Former Camden Town Manager James O. Plumley III and Smyrna contractor Mark A. Moore were arrested Thursday for fraudulently charging the town of Camden for repairs that never took place, the Camden Police Department said.

Local Walton family has long history in Delaware National Guard

Caesar Rodney High School junior Brandon Walton’s family has a long history of serving in the U.S. Army’s Delaware National Guard. On Wednesday, the Camden resident officially became the fourth generation of his family to serve in the National Guard.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Attorney General visit Dover Air Force Base

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Assistant Director Holly Petraeus held a town hall meeting at Dover Air Force Base Friday to advise airmen of the consumer fraud that lurks for them.

Lake Forest High celebrates opening of Food Bank within school halls

Lake Forest High School students and staff celebrated the grand opening of its new school-based food pantry that aims to help students through a collaboration with the Food Bank of Delaware.

Realizing the American Dream: DSHA helps residents attain home ownership

When Dover resident Sirena Young, 25, moved into public housing with her two young daughters back in 2006 she knew she did not want to stay there forever. So, as soon as Young turned 18, she enrolled in the Delaware State Housing Authority’s Moving to Work program as a tool to realize her dream of home ownership.

Tea for Two coming to downtown Dover’s historic district

Retired businesswoman Paula Kinsey has a love for teatime as part of America’s English heritage and as part of high society. Tea time is common occurrence where she spent most of her life in Culpeper, Va.

Wyoming Police Chief Willey is the logical choice to lead small town force

The Wyoming Town Council knew it had the right man for the job already under its employment when it came to naming its new police chief. Police Chief Martin Willey has been with the Wyoming Police Department for more than six years, rising from the rank of corporal to lieutenant/officer in charge.

Call to action, songs and dance part of tribute to Dr. King at Delaware State University

People can decide to make their mark in the world the same way that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King with his legacy of civil rights  long after his death or President John F. Kennedy did with America’s space program before his death. That was one of the messages keynote speaker Dr. Josetta McCullough, a Delaware State University alumna, gave at Del State’s celebration of the 27th anniversary of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday Monday.

Polytech High School community mourns death of student Tegan Deanna Penney

Students and staff at Polytech High School have spent the last two days mourning the death of senior Tegan Deanna Penney of Dover on Wednesday.

Kent County Levy Court sends wetlands waiver for Nobles Pond back for review

Kent County Levy Court has instructed the Regional Planning Commission to reconsider a wetlands restriction for the proposed Noble’s Pond expansion as well as engineering site work the commission believes is needed for an area known to have a lot of water in the ground.

Bayhealth promises state-of-the-art trauma and cancer care at expanded Kent General

Bayhealth Medical Center officials are near the end of their $147 million expansion that will improve care for trauma, emergency and cancer patients at Kent General Hospital in Dover.

Fordham Brewing increased jobs by 20 percent in 2011

U.S. Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) visited Fordham Brewing Co. in Dover to sample the ware and to see just how the local brewery makes beer and root beer.

Capital construction costs form the bulk of school tax increases for Capital, Caesar Rodney

Major capital construction projects within the neighboring Capital and Caesar Rodney school districts comprised most of the tax increases property owners saw in greater Dover this school year.

Magnolia man arrested for soliciting underage sex

A 49-year-old Magnolia man was arrested Wednesday after he showed up to meet the underage girl he thought he’d been chatting with online, but who had actually been an undercover detective with the Delaware Child Predator Task Force all along.

Caesar Rodney School District budget includes raises for teachers and administrators

The Caesar Rodney School District Board of Education approved a final 2012 fiscal year budget that is essentially flat at $83.57 million in expenditures despite administrator and teacher salaries.

The Arc of Delaware dances provide a place for persons with disabilities to have fun

Where do young people with mental or physical disabilities go to have fun on a Friday night, the same as everybody else?The answer lies with the Cheswold Fire Fall, where 200 to 300 people come each once each month for the Friday night dances held by The Arc of Delaware

Delaware State University part of new White House initiative for green energy

Delaware State University’s commitment to be an institutional leader in environmental stewardship moved to a new level as it became the first state entity in President Obama’s Better Buildings challenge announced Friday.

Dover man resurrects Emmanuel's Religious Gift Store on W. Loockerman Street

Steven Pate bought Emmanuel’s Religious Gift Store from his parents and moved it from South Governor's Avenue around the corner to West Loockerman Street.

Assaults, domestic disputes just part of a night’s work for Dover Police

About a dozen police officers report for roll call at 7 p.m. Monday at the Dover Police Department for the overnight shift that will last until 7 a.m. Tuesday.

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