LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Summing up of the presidential election
Well, well, well! The nation woke up on Nov. 9 to find the pundits, pollsters, and media had it all wrong! What a surprise! Meanwhile, the smug confidence of the Blue State coastal elites in the...
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Contempt of court ruling extends man’s prison sentence
DOVER — A witness called during a 2011 bank robbery trial last month received six months added to his prison sentence after a contempt of court ruling on Thursday morning. William Sells was ordered...
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Federal defense bill has $83 million for Dover base
During a late November tour, Senior Airman Akeem Beazer, 436th Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, explains to Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., what maintenance task he is performing on top...
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Proposal would require high schools offer computer science
DOVER — Rep. Debra Heffernan announced Thursday she plans to pre-file legislation that would require all state high schools to offer computer science courses. Rep. Heffernan, a Bellefonte Democrat,...
View ArticleBlunt Rochester makes staff picks
DOVER — Rep.-elect Lisa Blunt Rochester announced two key staff appointments Thursday. Minh Ta will serve as chief of staff for the newly elected Democrat, while Sylvia Banks will be state director....
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DSU alumnus found guilty in vehicular assault case
DOVER — A 29-year-old Maryland man was judged guilty on all counts Thursday regarding a vehicle crash last year that caused several injuries during Delaware State University’s homecoming weekend....
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Dover speedway removing more seats
Workers take apart Dover International Speedway’s turn three bleachers. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) DOVER — Section by section, row by row and seat by seat, large chunks of the grandstands that...
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BEST BETS: Central Delaware Blues Society hitting a Soul Patch
Members of Tom Craig and the Soul Patch Band, from left, keyboard player Eric Johnson, tenor sax player Vince Gleason, bassist Rando Branning, drummer John O’Connell, lead singer and guitarist Tom...
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Delaware Ballet enchants with ‘The Nutcracker’
CAMDEN — On a Monday night in early December, your typical student might be finishing up homework or browsing their Netflix queue. But on this past Monday, more than 50 dancers were practicing their...
View ArticleRoundup: St. Thomas More boys open with victory
The St. Thomas More boys’ basketball team opened its season with an 87-39 victory over Brandywine High at home on Thursday night. Senior Eric Montanez was the Ravens’ leading scorer with 23 points....
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St. Thomas More boys win opener
MAGNOLIA – The St. Thomas More boys’ basketball team opened its season with an 87-39 victory over Brandywine in a nonconference game on Thursday evening. St. Thomas More went 17-6 and reached the DIAA...
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Delaware quietly disbands death row
DOVER — As Delaware’s Supreme Court weighs whether 12 men sentenced to death should be spared from execution, prison officials have quietly disbanded the state’s death row and moved its former...
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Out with the old …
Delaware State News/Marc Clery The building that was home to the Capitol Shopping Center at 1026-1056 S. DuPont Highway was demolished on Friday afternoon. The site was condemned by the city last year...
View ArticleRoundup: Brooks, Reid lead CR girls to 67-44 win over Vikings
Brionna Brooks netted 21 points and Alexis Reid had 19 as Caesar Rodney High downed Cape Henlopen, 67-44, in Henlopen Conference North girls’ basketball on Friday night. Brooks and Reid combined to...
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Golden Knights lead at Milford Invitational wrestling tourney
Photos Special to the Delaware State News/Gary Emeigh MILFORD — Sussex Central placed semifinalists in 11 of the 14 weight classes to head the field at the first day of the Milford Wrestling...
View ArticleLETTER THE EDITOR: The Electoral College is not fine with me
I would like to respond to Mr. Roof’s column of Nov. 29 [“The Electoral College is just fine, thank you], which was itself largely a response to my column on November 21 [“Electoral College prevents US...
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Woodbridge’s Styles named Co-Defensive Player of Year
Leah Styles helped anchor the Woodbridge defensive line to a historic season. The Blue Raiders recorded five shutouts and held opponents to 4.9 points per game in the regular season on their way to an...
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Smyrna QB Henderson earns Offensive Player of the Year honors
Smyrna’s quarterback Nolan Henderson during the Division l state finals against Middletown. (Delaware State News/Marc Clery) SMYRNA — Nolan Henderson will be remembered for a long time in Smyrna. As...
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Smyrna community toasts school’s second straight football title
Over the last two seasons, coach Mike Judy’s Smyrna Eagles are 24-1 with a pair of state titles. They made it two in a row with a 36-14 win over Middletown on Saturday. (Special to the Delaware State...
View ArticleAnime Society events draws dozens of enthusiasts
DOVER — They talked costumes and video gaming, Japanese animation, characters and comic books. The Delaware Anime Society gathered at the Dover Library on Saturday for a mini-convention that drew...
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