The hotel-homeless shelter saga
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The New Castle County Council is moving toward a vote on buying the Sheraton South Hotel in the New Castle area for use...
It’s a no brainer – Masking up makes a difference
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Do masks work?
A growing body of evidence suggests the answer is resounding yes,
The Washington Post (subscription) took note last week of a report from...
Questions to ask before the county bids on a New Castle-area hotel
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It sounds like a good idea at first blush.
Thanks to federal CARES Act pandemic funds and a glut of hotel rooms, New Castle...
About those business daily websites
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Back the summer, this column took of a growing number of websites that package themselves as local, even though the content is generated...
Supermarket exec taking heat from Democrats
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The election season is upon us with supermarket and online media executive Chris Kenny taking heat from the State Democratic Party.
Kenny is CEO...
Coronavirus: There’s an app for that
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This morning I woke up and logged on to COVID Alert DE and reported no symptoms other than the effects of getting up early.
So...
Meyer fights back after PAC mailer alleges ties to Trump tactics
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The upcoming Democratic primary for New Castle County Executive is heating up.
Earlier, a New Jersey-based political action committee Building Stronger Communities sent out a...
Town and gown in the age of Covid
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Even though the Newark City Council holds its meetings through the ancient but less hackable GoToMeeting platform, you could still feel the tension...
School districts a relic of the past in the Zoom age?
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As the cliche goes, "the rubber met the road" this week as public school districts got the yellow (caution) light from the state...
Carney’s so-so rating in coronavirus poll
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Gov. John Carney gets a so-so grade when it came to his response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A poll from CovidStates.org. gave Carney a...
Phase 3 go-ahead comes down to testing at the beach
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Business and political leaders will be keeping a close watch on COVID-19 test results that will trickle in over the next few...
Attorney general drops charges, stops short of full investigation into Camden protest
Attorney General Kathy Jennings said protesters arrested in a June 9th incident in Camden will not be charged. In addition, no investigations will be launched...
Full speed ahead on testing
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As Delaware moves full speed ahead in testing for coronavirus, some are questioning the need for the saliva and swab procedures.
On Monday President...
No Delaware stores on J.C. Penney closing list
No Delaware stores are on a list of more than 150 J.C. Penney locations that are slated to close, according to a list from...
Analysis: Shelton named superintendent of a troubled Christina School District
Dan Shelton was approved Thursday at a Christina School District’s Board of Education meeting as the next superintendent of schools.
The appointment will take effect...
Hotel industry seeks changes to order that limits occupancy to business travelers
The Delaware Hotel and Lodging Association has written a letter to Gov. John Carney seeking changes to Phase 1 reopening restrictions that limit lodging...
Carney fires back at Kent, Sussex legislators demanding immediate business, rental reopening
Sussex and Kent County legislators have written a letter to Gov. John Carney demanding an immediate reopening of Delaware businesses and leisure activities.
The governor...
Analysis: Delaware initial jobless claims fall by nearly 1,700
Weekly initial unemployment claims in Delaware fell by nearly 1,700 from the previous seven-day period.
The Thursday report from the U.S. Department of Labor listed...
Updated: Coronavirus death toll rises to eight in Cecil County
The Cecil County Health Department Sunday announced 162 confirmed cases of COVID-19, and eight COVID-19-related deaths in Cecil County, up from seven on Saturday. More than half...
Sanders endorses Biden
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders formally endorsed former Vice President and Delaware U.S. Sen. Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president.
We must come together...
