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COMMENTARY: Raising taxes in Dover is a necessity
I will be voting for a tax increase. In past years, I voted against the city’s proposed budget. My comments at the time pointed to a looming correction that needed to take place: our infrastructure was...
View ArticleShelton, Lambert, Underwood headline Big Barrel
DOVER — Blake Shelton and Lynyrd Skynyrd will headline the two stages of the Big Barrel Country Music Festival Friday when the three-day, inaugural event kicks off. Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Carrie...
View ArticleTraffic pattern set for Big Barrel festival
DOVER — Now that the Firefly Music Festival is over, Dover turns its attention to this weekend’s Big Barrel Country Music Festival at the Woodlands of Dover International Speedway. Delaware Department...
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Local Roundup: Ex-Smyrna, DSU star Henry new Seaford football coach
Dwayne Henry Former Smyrna High and Delaware State football standout Dwayne Henry has been named the new football coach at Seaford High. Henry has coached at both Sussex Tech and Smyrna as well as at...
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Joint Finance Committee OKs Delaware taking a bigger share of realty transfer...
DOVER — Legislators placed the state’s county governments on lookout by voting to alter the realty transfer tax, effective July 1, 2016. They also proposed a 5-percent cut to some state-funded programs...
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Wells Fargo foundation awards $750,000 grant for Dover restoration plan
Steering Member Committee members and government officials including Gov. Jack Markell and Mayor Robin Christiansen accepted a check for $750,000 to implement the Restoring Central Dover Plan, a...
View ArticleDover council settles on 19.9 percent property tax hike
DOVER— City council members agreed Monday to enact a 19.9 percent property tax increase. The motion passed 6-3. “It has been a significant challenge for staff and the council members,” City Manager...
View ArticleAvian flu no threat to Delaware poultry yet
DOVER — Even though no avian influenza has been reported in Delmarva or even on the East Coast, Delaware is taking no chances. Since December 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed...
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Bakers feeling pinch of ‘sky-high’ prices on eggs
DOVER — Fluctuating gasoline prices often grab headlines but the sharp increase in the price of eggs has some consumers — and bakers — squawking. A dozen large eggs more than doubled in price in a...
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Next year’s Firefly, pre-sale dates announced
The Killers close out the Firefly Music Festival Sunday night. (Submitted photo by Torey Mundkowsky) DOVER – As the music has just died down from last weekend’s Firefly Music Festival comes word of...
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School test opt-out bill OK’d by House
DOVER — A bill allowing parents to opt their children out of the statewide standardized test passed the Delaware House of Representatives by a large margin Tuesday — after it had failed just half an...
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African American Festival set for Saturday in Dover
DOVER— In its 25th year the “Positively Dover” African American Festival hopes to continue to bring everyone together for a good time. The festival is set for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on...
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Auditor says ‘perfect storm’ led to fiscal mismanagement at Dover charter school
DOVER — State Auditor R. Thomas Wagner Jr. released a report Tuesday on the Academy of Dover highlighting fiscal mismanagement that went undetected for years. According to the report, which is posted...
View ArticleRoundup: Two share Del. Amateur lead
The top of the Delaware Amateur Championship leaderboard got a little more crowded on Tuesday. First-round leader Greg Wolfe is still in first place. But the 43-year-old from Cavaliers now shares the...
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Polytech’s McKay tops All-State girls’ lacrosse team
Alison McKay doesn’t necessarily look like the biggest, most intimidating lacrosse player when she takes the field. “She’s just an unassuming kid,” is the way Polytech Lynn Richardson puts it. “She...
View ArticleSOCIAL COMMENTARY: Dover tax increase
Here’s a selection of opinions and reactions readers have shared at delawarestatenews.net and facebook.com/delawarestatenews: Readers reacted to Tuesday’s story and commentary by Dover City Council...
View ArticleLETTER TO THE EDITOR: Dover made ‘brave choice’ with tax vote
My wife and I, separately and together, attended the five Dover City Council meetings that produced the budget presented for its first reading on Monday, June 8. The budget provides for additional...
View ArticleDelaware Senate rejects amendment expanding bail denial
DOVER — The state Senate dealt a resounding defeat Tuesday to a proposed constitutional amendment allowing bail to be denied for defendants charged with non-capital crimes. The measure, which needed a...
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Update: 911 service restored in Delaware
DOVER — Delaware cell phones users should be able to make 911 calls without problems again. About 1 p.m. Wednesday, Kimberly H. Chandler, a spokeswoman for the Delaware Dept. of Safety and Homeland...
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High school notebook: Ex-DSU assistant Thomas joins Dover staff
Dante Jones has known Curtis Thomas for about 20 years. Former DSU player and assistant coach Curtis Thomas will keep Dover running the spread offense and using the same terminology as he takes over...
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