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Martin always has a date with Delaware history
DOVER — Happy Delaware Day. It’s actually Wednesday. But this editor is excited about its significance and the timely start of a new daily feature. “Today in Delaware History” — compiled by former...
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Woodbridge earns Division II championship over Wilmington Friends
NEWARK — All year the Woodbridge High defense was difficult to score on. Minutes away from the first state title in program history, the Blue Raiders weren’t about to change that. Two defensive stands...
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Death row legality case to be heard Wednesday
DOVER — The Delaware Supreme Court will hear a case Wednesday that could decide the fate of the 13 men currently on the state’s death row. In August, the court threw out the death penalty, ruling a...
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Jobs, school improvement among issues awaiting Carney
WILMINGTON — Democratic Delaware Gov.-elect John Carney says job creation, school improvement and a balanced budget will be among his top priorities when he takes office in January. Carney discussed...
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Recycling changes under way
Paul Harvey, a newspaper carrier, throws old newspapers into a recycle bin at the Kent County Recycling Center in Cheswold, where work is taking place to expand the center’s recycling options. The...
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Here comes Santa Claus!
DOVER — Walking out in front, Mayor Robin Christiansen led the Downtown Dover Partnership’s “Home for the Holidays” Parade on Saturday. But by round of applause, it was Santa that everyone had come to...
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Eagles soar to second straight Division I crown
NEWARK — It wasn’t time to panic yet. But Middletown High was still hanging around, cutting Smyrna’s lead to just six points in the third quarter and leaving the DIAA District I football state title...
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Smyrna’s dual running backs pack a punch
Smyrna’s William Knight rushes against Middletown’s Jalen Whitehead in the fourth quarter during the Division l State Finals at University of Delaware Stadium on Saturday. Delaware State News/Marc...
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BeBe Winans bringing inspiration to Delaware State University ball
Six-time Grammy-winning gospel and R&B artist BeBe Winans will be a part of Saturday night’s Delaware State University President’s Scholarship Ball at Dover Downs’ Rollins Center. He will perform...
View ArticleRoundup: Hornet men can’t keep up with SMU
In what is becoming a reoccurring theme for the Delaware State men’s basketball team, the Hornets played a competitive first half with SMU on Sunday only to let the game get away from them. DelState...
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‘Every kid deserves something under the tree’: Kent County Toys for Tots...
Last year’s toy collection (pictured), stored at the Bay Court Plaza in Dover went toward helping 1,200 local families. This year’s stockpile (about only a quarter of the above) is at least 1,000...
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Dover officials want firearms off the streets
Two loaded handguns — a .38 Colt revolver and 9mm Glock — were found by Dover Police during a traffic stop on Dec. 5, 2015 in the area of South Bay Road and Lafferty Lane. There have been 96 gun...
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COMMENTARY: The long-term effects of vaping are still unknown
What is Vaping? Vaping can be defined as the act of inhaling vapor from e-liquid through a personal vaporizer. When users draw on the device, a battery within heats the liquid, which is then atomized...
View ArticleGrants will fund job training programs for students
WILMINGTON — Gov. Jack Markell announced on Monday $450,000 in grants to support job training programs for high school students. The grants, coming from public and private sources, will be used to add...
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Updates on latest Kent County trials
Darryl M. Garner DOVER — A 23-year-old Camden man is facing at least nine years in prison after manslaughter and rape guilty pleas in two cases against him on Monday morning. Darryl M. Garner will be...
View ArticleMore information released on fatal accident in Felton
FELTON — A 47-year-old Harrington Police officer was driving home from work when his vehicle fatally struck a man standing in the roadway early Saturday morning, authorities said. Officer Carl J. Klotz...
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Roundup: Hens’ Enabosi CAA women’s hoop Player of Week
Nicole Enabosi Delaware’s Nicole Enabosi was named the Colonial Athletic Association Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday. The sophomore forward averaged a double-double of 16.5 points and...
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Carper hasn’t decided if he will run for re-election in 2018
Thomas R. Carper DOVER — U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, who has held elected office in Delaware continuously for 40 years, has not yet decided whether he will seek a fourth term in the Senate. A spokeswoman...
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First State Animal Center loses a big furry ambassador
Bill Moser and Ace, his Great Pyrenees, had become a regular fixture at SPCA fundraising events throughout Delaware over the past seven years. (Submitted photo) DOVER — Bill Moser and his big white...
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DelDOT spending $500 million on Kent projects
DelDOT estimates about 19,000 vehicles will travel the West Dover Connector — recently named the POW-MIA Parkway — daily when it opens next summer. The 3.2-mile road will connect West Dover to Camden....
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