Appoquinimink’s referendum passes with record voter turnout.
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The 24/25 DSO season includes symphonies from Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Dvorak and Brahms, and will conclude as DSO’s Music Director Laureate David Amado returns to the podium for a special spring program, including a piece from Toru Takemitsu.
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Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services provides its latest quarterly update on the state’s opioid crisis response.
This Week on "The Green"
Last fall, the Biden Administration announced substantial federal grants to create a series of “hydrogen hubs.”One hub funded is the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub, or MACH2. It’s receiving up to $750 million to bring together governments and business interests in Delaware, Southeast Pennsylvania, and South Jersey to create a hub with the promise of creating jobs while combating climate change.The U.S. Department of Energy and MACH2 officials are currently holding listening sessions to discuss plans for this hub and get public feedback. And contributor Jon Hurdle reports on the arguments for and against MACH2 heard in these sessions.
NPR National and World Headlines
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Author Dennis Lehane's vivid recollections of growing up in Boston during the busing desegregation crisis in the mid-1970s inspired his 2023 novel "Small Mercies."
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The playoffs have already had several close games and plenty of upset victories as teams battle to reach the Stanley Cup final.
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Container ships use heavy fuel oil called bunker fuel. They’re more efficient than trains, trucks and planes. But bunker fuel is highly polluting, and container ships produce about 3% of the world’s emissions.
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The results could provide important insight into how November’s general election might unfold in the swing state.
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The Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to ban employers from using noncompete clauses to prevent employees from going to work for rival companies.
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A new independent review has found Israel provided no evidence for its claim that staff in a United Nations aid agency called UNRWA have ties to terrorist groups.
Student Spotlight
- Master Gardeners help people develop a green thumb
- Dover area Girl Scouts celebrate another successful year
- Tween Thursday draws kids to Dover Library
- Polar Plunge draws a crowd to help Special Olympic Delaware
- Libraries host canine friends to promote reading
- Dover area events usher in the holiday season
- Students seek connections at Governor's Career Expo