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Solid Smyrna baseball team sets high goals
Last season, Ryan Seymour was named to the All-State first team, the first time a Smyrna player accomplished that feat since 2002. (Delaware State News file photo) SMYRNA — Mike Henderson has been the...
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Delaware teachers’ union wants standardized test nixed
DOVER — Representatives of Delaware’s teachers’ union have unanimously voted to support the effort to eliminate the state’s standardized test. The test, known as the Smarter Balanced Assessment, has...
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Two arrested in Dover hotel room robbery
Darren Tolson, left, and Marquis Harris were arrested after a reported armed robbery at the Dover Inn on Sunday morning, according to authorities. (Submitted photos/Dover Police Department) DOVER — Two...
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Delaware farmland preservation mandate fails
The goal of the Delaware Farmland Preservation Program is to keep working farms intact instead of having the land developed as commercial or housing lots. (Delaware State News file photo/Andrew West)...
View ArticleAuctions set for low-digit surf fishing tags in Del.
DOVER — DNREC’s Division of Parks & Recreation will feature two auctions for low-digit surf fishing tags in March and April. The first auction will be online, beginning March 29 and closing at 7...
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Bass, perch and crabs catching on
Robbie Payton, of Milton, shows off his first large mouth bass. He released his catch after the photo. (Submitted photo) Fishing is heating up for many anglers all over Delmarva — from striped bass...
View ArticleRoundup: Wolverines fall short in slugfest vs. Gulls 22-13
In a game that featured a combined 35 runs scored on 44 total hits, Wesley College came up short, falling, 22-13, to Salisbury in a Capital Athletic Conference baseball contest on Wednesday afternoon....
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Blue-Gold Notebook: Marquette-bound Anderson eyes Saturday’s finale
DOVER — The moment was somewhat surreal for Altia Anderson. Woodbridge star Altia Anderson will play at Marquette next season. (Delaware State News file photo) Her Division I basketball scholarship...
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New nonsurgical weight-loss option available
NEWARK — For those looking to get a jump-start on losing weight and returning to their old selves, there’s a new option — the non-surgical ReShape bariatric procedure now offered at Christiana...
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Congressional gridlock is holding us country back
The United States Constitution charges our president with nominating Supreme Court Justices, with the advice and consent of the U.S. Senate. The president and every single senator swore an oath to...
View ArticleKent Levy Court to seek ways to reduce health insurance costs
DOVER — Concerns over rising health care costs have put the Kent County budget process on hold until Levy Court obtains more information on how to reduce those costs moving forward. Currently in the...
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Coons: Senators should meet with High Court nominee
DOVER — U.S. Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said Wednesday he looks forward to examining the record of President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee and hopes Republicans will hold a confirmation hearing. Sen....
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Delaware House panel OKs pro-union bill
Dale Kerns of Newark, left, and James Vanderslice of Dover were among the hundreds of contractors that protested outside Legistalive Hall Wednesday against HB 283. (Delaware State News/Dave Chambers)...
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Children’s Theater serves up ‘Alice in Wonderland’
In The Children’s Theater production of “Alice in Wonderland,” Alice, played by Amanda Finney, right, 16, of Camden, attends a tea party with, from right, The March Hare, played by Carol Woolverton,...
View ArticleMarkell signs DuPont tax incentives bill
DOVER — Gov. Jack Markell has signed a bill offering millions of dollars in tax incentives to DuPont after its planned merger with Dow Chemical. The Democratic governor signed the bill Thursday...
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Dover fugitive with gun runs past school kids
DOVER — An allegedly gun wielding 18-year-old Dover fugitive was arrested Wednesday afternoon after running past a school bus letting off students as police pursued, authorities said. Kevon M....
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Senate majority leader seeking re-election
DOVER — Majority Leader Sen. David McBride, D-Wilmington Manor, announced Thursday he will run for another term. He has represented the 13th Senatorial District since 1980 and has served as majority...
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Court fines can now be paid at all Delaware DMV offices
DOVER — The Administrative Office of the Courts’ Office of State Court Collections Enforcement has expanded the number of locations and the payment options of its network of self-payment kiosks...
View ArticleJFC OKs $28.3M plan for bank settlement funds but Republicans press the issue
DOVER — The Joint Finance Committee voted Thursday to allocate $28.3 million in bank settlement money for a variety of initiatives mostly related to housing, but questions remain. The committee, by a...
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Donations make waves at Modern Maturity Center
18dsn MMC ribbon cutting 0650 Linda Grohe, Joe Raymond of Raymond Book & Associates and Modern Maturity Center board chairman Allan Angel help cut the ribbon Thursday. (Submitted) 18dsn MMC ribbon...
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