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DRPI landfill opposition continues after bill dies, comment period closes

Legislation that would have prevented a Minquadale-area landfill from expanding failed to pass the General Assembly last month, but some are still speaking out against the proposed expansion.

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First State begins looking at sugary drink tax

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Peninsula Regional Health System to aquire Nanticoke hospital

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DNREC’s Coastal Zone regulations appear to please no one

Are DNREC’s new plans to regulate the Coastal Zone too restrictive to attract new business to 14 industrial sites, or are they too lax to protect the environment there?

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Enlighten Me: Back-to-school shopping trends

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New book offers guide to 'Big Trees of Delaware'

Odyssey Charter School placed on probation

By • Jul 18, 2019
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Odyssey Charter School is now on probation and must comply with multiple conditions to keep its charter.


Delaware State Fair launches its centennial event

By • Jul 18, 2019
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The 100th annual Delaware State Fair kicked off Thursday. For its centennial year the fair has a few new attractions.


Use of school safety app expanding in First State

By • Jul 18, 2019
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Delaware’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security has contracted  a Massachusetts company - Rave Mobile Safety - to bring its safety app to First State schools.

 


ILC Dover recalls its role in moon landing

By Rachel Sawicki • Jul 18, 2019
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The First State company that helped put the first man on the moon is joining the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. 

 

Day work litter cleanup program to expand state-wide

By • Jul 18, 2019
Sophia Schmidt, Delaware Public Media

A program that gives Delawareans the chance to “work a day” and earn wages in a public works job is expanding statewide. 

 


Legal age to buy tobacco in Delaware is now 21

By • Jul 17, 2019
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It’s now illegal for people under the age of 21 to buy tobacco products in the First State.


Gov. Carney signs bill requiring a healthy drink in kids meals

By • Jul 17, 2019
Sarah Mueller

Restaurants throughout the state will start offering kids healthier beverages.


$900,000 Delaware City refinery settlement includes permit changes

By • Jul 17, 2019
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The Delaware City Refining Company will pay DNREC administrative penalties totaling $950,000 to resolve a litany of air quality violations spanning from the refinery’s restart in 2010 up to last October.

 


Town of Dagsboro hires new police chief

By • Jul 17, 2019
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The town of Dagsboro is getting a new police chief.

 


Negro Baseball League history comes to life in New Castle this weekend

By • Jul 17, 2019
Ron Whittington as Wm "Judy" Johnson (Submitted Photo)

A living-history interpreter from the Delaware Humanities Forum Speakers’ Bureau is reprising his role as a Hall-of Fame baseball player Saturday.

 


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