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New Smyrna police headquarters open for business
SMYRNA — A police officer’s life is challenging enough these days. Add seven-and-half unsettled months of moving operations into a new headquarters, plus some construction delays before that. That’s...
View ArticleDelaware Democrats get fired up at Sussex County Jamboree
Click to view slideshow. LEWES — Delaware Democrats were in a celebratory mood Sunday at the annual Sussex County Democratic Jamboree. But as they celebrated the winners of Tuesday’s primaries, they...
View ArticlePeace Week event to run through this weekend across Delaware
DOVER –– Founded in 2014, the Movement for a Culture of Peace has held annual marches promoting peace at a local level, but this year, the organization is hosting Peace Week –– a week packed full of...
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‘Stand Down’ event offers a hand-up for veterans
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Larence Kirby, who spoke last week at Dover Air Force Base’s Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Retreat Ceremony, said this Friday’s event provides a big help in matching...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor: Whatever the name, West Dover Connector a mistake
Just because I moved away from the problems generated by the West Dover Connector doesn’t mean I forgot about the road or the injury it has done to the neighborhood of Rodney Village. Inasmuch as that...
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Survey says Carper among most popular senators in country
The survey by Morning Consult says 66 percent of Delaware respondents approve of the job Sen. Tom Carper, seen here at a Dover event earlier this year, is doing. (Delaware State News file) DOVER —...
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Panel lowers official state revenue forecast
NEW CASTLE — The panel that issues Delaware’s official financial forecast said Monday that the state has $43.5 million less revenue for the current fiscal year than the amount on which lawmakers based...
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Election data offers clues that tell story of primary
Bryan Townsend, seen here campaigning in Dover during primary voting, topped all the 18 Delawareans running in the primary for statewide offices in spending per vote received. (Delaware State News/Marc...
View ArticleHens turn focus to CAA schedule
NEWARK — Three games into the season, Delaware is exactly where everybody thought it would be. The Blue Hens are 2-1, with wins over Delaware State and Lafayette and a loss to Wake Forest on Saturday....
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Dover family to appear on ‘Family Feud’
From left, members of the Jackson family, of Dover, Sarah Starkey Jody Skocypec, Meaghan Ellwanger, Jami Jackson and Pam Jackson will appear on the syndicated game show “Family Feud” in October....
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Smyrna police make heroin arrests
SMYRNA — On Tuesday, authorities announced the recent seizures of over 600 bags of heroin in separate cases on consecutive days that brought five arrests. On Sept. 9, Smyrna Police made two arrests...
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Carney favors less power for Department of Education
DOVER — Gubernatorial candidate John Carney unveiled an expanded education plan Tuesday that focuses on giving more support to teachers, more power to individual schools and more resources to...
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Casinos to plead for legislative relief again
DOVER — Delaware’s casinos are set to make the same recommendations for legislative relief for the third year in a row. At a meeting of the Video Lottery Advisory Council Tuesday, casino executives...
View ArticlePartnership stressed at Kent County Economic Summit
Click to view slideshow. Photos: Delaware State News/Marc Clery DOVER — The theme of the eighth annual Kent County Economic Summit at Delaware Technical Community College Terry Campus on Tuesday was...
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Hornet Notebook: Coming off bye, DSU faces big challenge at Missouri
DSU football coach Kenny Carter DOVER — A bye week didn’t necessarily mean a week of rest for the Delaware State football team. Coach Kenny Carter said the Hornets were going to go at it hard for two...
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Roundup: Maddalena’s goal lifts Panthers by Bucs 1-0
Emily Wagner of Wesley advances the ball ahead of Neumann’s Jessica Harrell in the first half of the match Tuesday night in Dover. (Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh) Marco Maddalena’s...
View ArticleSlideshow: Smyrna High School Unified Flag Football
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View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Protesting players ‘disgracing the NFL’
The following letter was sent to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Sept. 10: I am writing today to inform you that I called Direct TV this morning to cancel my “Sunday Ticket.” I cannot and will not...
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State receives money from Pepco-Exelon merger
DOVER — The Delaware Public Service Commission has approved benefits from the merger of Pepco Holdings Inc. and the Exelon Corporation. Pepco owns Delmarva Power, which will remain a separate company...
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Governor’s Volunteer Service Award event Oct. 19
Jack Markell NEW CASTLE –– Thirty individuals and groups will be honored with the 2016 Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Service Award on Oct. 19 at Dover Downs Hotel. The people and organizations...
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