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TOP HONOR- Governor John Carney, left, and DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin give Charli Evans of Laurel a big thumbs-up as DNREC’s Elementary School Young Environmentalist of the Year at the Delaware State Fair. Photo courtesy of DNREC
Governor Carney Announces Delaware Schools May Open in Hybrid Scenario
Data on COVID-19 community spread in Delaware indicates mix of remote and in-person instruction [...]
School Board Election Results
The following are the unofficial results of the Laurel and Woodbridge School Board elections [...]
Governor Carney Formally Extends State of Emergency
WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Monday formally extended the State of Emergency declaration [...]
Towns clean up following assault by tropical storm
While tornadoes struck in Mardela Springs and Kent/New Castle County ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias last Tuesday, local towns spent last week restoring power and removing fallen trees caused by the storm. In Delmar, some fallen trees, including one that struck a transformer on East East Street in Delmar, Md., caused power outages, according to Town Manager Sara Bynum-King. A downed tree also temporarily blocked Seventh Street, near the intersection of Seventh and E. Grove Street. Repairs- Work is done to the electrical lines on East East Street in Delmar, Md. after a fallen tree hit a transformer, causing power outages in town. Photo by Mike McClure [...]
Laurel supports enhancement of Laurel Library ‘Share, Inspire, Do’ community project
Laurel town officials are endorsing a project that they feel will help [...]
Laurel Council delays return to Town Hall chambers for meetings
Laurel officials were hoping to return to town hall council chambers for [...]
Parsons represents North Laurel as Laurel School District Teacher of the Year
This year’s Laurel School District Teacher of the Year, Lindsay Parsons, is [...]
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James G. Hassett, 83
James G. Hassett of Bridgeville passed away surrounded by his family on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 at his residence in Bridgeville. He was born on Jan. 18, 1937 in Federalsburg, son of the late Calvin [...]
Rosemary C. “Dusty” Betts, 91
Rosemary C. “Dusty” Betts of Seaford passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Dusty will be remembered as a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, an outstanding community leader, and a devout Catholic. But, by far, she [...]
David Collins Hastings, 56
David Collins Hastings of Seaford passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 4. David was born in Seaford on July 27, 1964, the son of the late Vernon Edward “Nip” Hastings and Fannie Collins Hastings. He [...]
Florence W. James, 93
Florence W. James of Bridgeville passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020. Her husband John Edwin James died in 2013. She is survived by three sons: Jeffrey James, Scott James (Candi), and Chris James; two [...]