Delaware schools are still struggling with the aftereffects of Covid-19 but are now armed with technology that had been years away prior to the pandemic.
That was the key message coming out of the second Pancakes & Progress breakfast event on the state of education in Delaware.
The panelists were:
Dr. Vilicia Cade– superintendent Capital School District
Dr. Cora Scott -...
Incyte entered into an agreement to acquire Villaris Therapeutics a start-up focused on the development of novel antibody therapeutics for the skin disease vitiligo.
The disease leads to the loss of skin pigment.
Incyte is based just outside Wilmington. Villaris is located in Cary, NC.
Its lead asset, auremolimab an anti-IL-15Rβ monoclonal antibody is expected to enter clinical development in 2023.
Under the...
Last week's column in this space on efforts by Lewes and Rehoboth to deal with pollution and noise from outdoor power equipment led one reader to question figures that were cited in this linked column.
The op-ed from an official in South Portland, Maine cited Environmental Protection Agency figures that looked suspicious when the reader did the math. The column from...
The remnants of Hurricane Ian are expected to hang around into Wednesday
The National Weather Service revised a forecast on Monday that calls for more rain and coastal flooding into mid-week.
In Delaware, coastal flooding will remain a problem with rainfall amounts higher than was initially forecast. Street flooding was reported in Coastal Sussex County
Minor to moderate coastal flooding is expected,...
ImmunoTek Plasma opened is 70th location late last month on Wilmington's east side.
The new center is the company's first location in Delaware. ImmunoTek operates centers in 13 other states.
ImmunoTek compensates plasma donors. Rates are not listed on the company's website. Nationwide, rates can range from $50 to $75 per visit. Payment is made via debit card.
Those eligible are between the...
An area around New Castle County Airport has been proposed as a Superfund site.
The East Basin Road Groundwater Site consists of groundwater plumes that affect 11 public wells owned by the Artesian and New Castle water utilities.
. The wells serve approximately 209,000 people and are located within the 5,000-acre asite. The site has been proposed for inclusion on the Environmental...
Ocean Aviation Flight Academy announced is expanding to Delaware.
Ocean Aviation is scheduled to open a new flight training facility at Delaware Coastal Airport near Georgetown on October 1.
“This has been a work in progress over the last five months,” said Michael Freed, Ocean Aviation founder and president. “The expansion allows us to better serve new and existing students in...
Corteva Agriscience is denying claims in an action filed by the Federal Trade Commission and 10 state attorneys general over marketing practices for its herbicides.
Corteva has administrative offices near Wilmington following a decision to move its headquarters to Indianapolis.
The company issued the following:
"Corteva believes there is no basis for the complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and...
Former Delaware State trooper Jamal Merrell, 32, of Newark, pled guilty in federal court Thursday after an FBI investigation linked him to items stolen from an international reshipping company.
Merrell pleaded guilty to Deprivation of Rights Under Color of Law and faces a maximum penalty of one year in prison when sentenced early next year.
“Every Trooper within the Delaware State...
The Glasgow-based Caesar Rodney Institute has widened its effort to halt or delay offshore wind projects by spearheading a legal challenge to a development off the coast of Virginia.
The American Coalition for Ocean Protection (ACOP) has partnered with the Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow and the Heartland Institute to retain legal representation in preparing public comments for the Coastal Virginia...
A listening session held by the Division of Child Support Services led to more than 1,000 non-custodial parents being notified that the suspension of their Delaware business and occupational licenses has been lifted.
The division learned from a group of parents that although they were now in compliance with their child support obligation, they had never received information on getting...
Company will retain Wilmington workforce
The Bancorp, Inc. has completed the charter conversion process for its bank unit with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The bank changed over from its Delaware charter and now operates as a national bank.
A regulatory filing states that the bank will maintain a branch office in the Wilmington area, while moving its headquarters...
The Delaware Department of Justice’s Investor Protection Unit has issued a Summary Order to Cease and Desist against 23 entities and individuals involved in an cryptocurrency schemes known as “pig butchering.
In what the Attorney General's office called a "twist on the typical romance scam, victims of pig butchering scams are groomed over time to make investments using cryptocurrency, only...
Joan Donald, 55, of Ocean View, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on federal wire fraud and tax evasion charges.
According to documents and statements made in open court, Donald worked as an administrative assistant and "quasi-bookkeeper "for Dovetail, Inc.,an interior design and construction business in Bethany Beach.
Donald took funds from Dovetail and its owner by paying herself...
Thanks in large part to the cost of keeping the coal-fired NRG Indian River Power plant open, the city of Milford is raising electric rates.
The rate hike will impact all electric customers and will result in a 6.2% increase in electric bills for the average household and small business accounts in Milford.
This power cost increase is largely due to...
An off-price regional clothing retailer is preparing to open a store in Elkton, MD
Label Shopper is advertising for jobs at a location that, according to Cecil Daily, (subscription) will open in a section of the former Peebles store in Big Elk Mall early next month.
A portion of the former department store is already occupied by Harbor Freight. Label Shopper, as...
RISE Delaware filed a lawsuit in Superior Court to stop the conversion of a portion of their insurance through a Medicare Advantage plan.
“The fact that retirees were neither aware of these changes to their benefits nor invited to participate in crafting this mandate is especially alarming when the facts support the reality that their Traditional Medicare plans will be...
A Dover man was sentenced to six months in federal prison for impersonating a federal officer.
According to court documents, David Perrera, 50, called a sheriff’s Office in Tennessee from Delaware pretending to be a member of the U.S. Marshals Service. Perrera used this false identity to obtain personal information about another person, including that person’s address and...
The cooling tower at the former B.L. England Power Station in Cape May County will come down in an implosion slated for Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
Delmarva Power sister company Atlantic City Electric several years ago sold the coal and fuel oil-powered generating plant to a non-utility operator.
Beasley's Point Development Group gave the go-ahead for asbestos removal and demolition work...
