News
Thu Oct 29, 2009, 01:40 PM EDT
President Barack Obama made an overnight trip Oct. 29 to Dover Air Force Base to take part in a dignified transfer operation honoring 15 soldiers and three Drug Enforcement Agency agents. It was the first time a sitting president has attended the services marking the return of soldiers killed in Operation Enduring Freedom.
By Submission, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 05:05 PM EST
The remains of 13 people murdered by a gunman at Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. 5 will be brought to Dover for processing.
Fri Nov 06, 2009, 04:30 PM EST
Rose A. DiSalvo, 67, of Magnolia, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Wed Nov 04, 2009, 02:58 PM EST
Kent County Levy Court heard a proposal at its Nov. 3 meeting to accept grants for a community group and to administer the money to run nutrition and substance abuse programs for youth.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Wed Nov 04, 2009, 02:56 PM EST
The county’s department of community service had requested Levy Court approve installing eight no parking signs along the Brecknock driveway, and for Camden police to give warning tickets for 60 days. After the 60-day grace period, police would ticket vehicles left along the driveway to Brecknock.
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 03:23 PM EST
The state Division of Public Health has opened an influenza information line for concerned citizens.
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 02:19 PM EST
Gov. Jack Markell announced Nov. 2 that more than 1,000 vacant positions have been eliminated statewide, a move which will save the approximately $13.7 million this year. However, some state officials are saying it’s going to take a lot more than cutting vacancies to help Delaware balance the next budget.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 02:15 PM EST
Though Jenn Zambri-Dickerson grew up in Yankees territory ‑ she’s a central New Jersey native ‑ she has followed the Phillies since she and the rest of her T-ball team had the chance to catch some ground balls as part of the team’s pre-game activities in 1980.
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 02:07 PM EST
Federal stimulus spending is directly responsible for creating more than 1,000 jobs in Delaware so far, but state officials are not as confident about exactly how many more were created or retained as a side effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed by Congress in February.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 02:00 PM EST
One Dover resident has been following the World Series, hoping to see the team with the famous pinstripes hit one out of the park.
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 01:57 PM EST
Teams of computer security technicians met in Cheswold for the state's fifth annual Cyber Security Excersise, a day-long simulation that tested their readiness in the event of a digital breach
By Jeff Brown, News Editor
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 01:54 PM EST
Bonnie Perratto, senior vice president and chief nursing executive, at Bayhealth Medical Center took a few moments to tell us about her profession and why she chose to become a nurse.
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 01:51 PM EST
Fennell fields questions about recent civil rights victories in the Delaware General Assembly, misconceptions about the ACLU and why she chose to work for the organization
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 01:32 PM EST
At Hirsh Industries in Dover safety is a big priority, so much so the manufacturing company has gone more than a year and a half without a serious injury at its McKee Road factory.
Tue Nov 03, 2009, 09:50 AM EST
There will be a workshop to discuss the planned Frederica overpass project Nov. 10 at the Frederica Fire Hall.
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 01:42 PM EDT
Former Cheswold Chief of Police Robbin Vann has been awarded $244,001 by a Kent County Superior Court jury following resolution of his lawsuit against the town.
Fri Oct 30, 2009, 11:22 AM EDT
This project will begin Monday, Nov. 2, and end Friday, Nov. 27, weather permitting.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 05:14 PM EDT
East Dover Elementary School held its second vocabulary parade on Oct. 28. Kids and teachers from the preschool, kindergarten, first, second, third, and fourth grades displayed the meaning of different terms through their costumes.
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 01:41 PM EDT
Visit a local fire department to receive a smoke detector and replacement batteries from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Resident also should remember to replace their batteries in current smoke detectors.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 12:53 PM EDT
In a 5-1 vote with one abstention, Kent County Levy Court decided to spend $1.4 million to move the county library to a 10,000-square-foot space in Longacre Village shopping center along Route 13, south of Camden.
The move changed courses for the county, which had decided to prepare a purchase offer for a 12,000-square-foot building near Brecknock Park on Oct. 13.
By Elaine Hughes, Staff Writer
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 12:49 PM EDT
Despite some dissatisfaction with the plans, Kent County Levy Court commissioners approved in a 5-2 vote on Oct. 27 for a hot mix asphalt plant to be built near Farmington.
By Doug Denison, Staff Writer
Wed Oct 28, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT
State Treasurer Velda Jones-Potter will seek the Democratic nomination for the office in 2010. Dover Republican Sen. Colin Bonini also has announced his candidacy.