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Delaware and portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey named Hydrogen Hub

The United States Department of Energy selected the Mid-Atlantic Clean Hydrogen Hub for award negotiations of up to $750 million in funding from the Hydrogen Hubs program - a network of hydrogen producers, consumers, and local infrastructure. The territory includes Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and south Jersey.  All projects will be constructed with project labor agreements, and all clean hydrogen production will come...

My take: Sticker shock and a new high school

More than a few of us experienced sticker shock on learning that a new Hodgson Vocational Technical High School building will come with a $200 million-plus price tag. A year or so ago, the estimate was more like $130 million. Inflation, supply chain and other factors boosted that estimate and make the new school buildings an...

Boys and Girls Club mobile studio is ‘jammin’

The Boys and Girls Club of Delaware rolled out the Maverick remote music studio on Thursday. The studio, a tricked out former school bus, is aimed at reaching members of more than 40 clubs statewide and includes a podcast area. The studio builds on a successful program at the Greater Newark club in Bear that caters to teens’ interests, and is...

Climate policy critic says DNREC should seek federal air quality exemption from recent wildfire pollution

A critic of Delaware climate policies says the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control should seek a clean air exemption as the state deals with wildfire smoke and particles."An extended period of hazardous air pollution caused by wildfire smoke from Canada jeopardizes Delaware’s status as being “in attainment” with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Being in...

3 indicted for operating massage businesses linked to human trafficking

Three individuals have been indicted for operating massage businesses tied to human trafficking, prostitution, tax evasion and unemployment benefit fraud. On February 27, a New Castle County grand jury charged Xui Li Kong, 57, Jing Zhang, 40, and Hua Li, 59, with one count each of Criminal Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Criminal Racketeering, Human Trafficking, Promoting Prostitution...

Dining: Chancery Market, La Tolteca, Cheddar’s, Kid Shelleen’s

A new 10,000-square-foot garden plaza at The Chancery Market Food Hall & Bar at 1313 N. Market St will welcome customers in May. Designed by the Delaware Center for Horticulture, this outdoor space will feature lawns, new landscaping, decorative hardscaping, and seating for 150. In addition to al fresco dining, an indoor/outdoor bar, a fireplace, and a large-screen TV, the...

ChristianaCare-GoHealth moves to new Glasgow location

ChristianaCare-GoHealth Urgent Care relocated and reopened its Glasgow center to a location on Pulaski Highway at Biddle Avenue, across the street from Smoke's Smokehouse barbecue stand. The new center at 2675 Pulaski Highway is a mile northwest of its previous Glasgow Medical Center location. The center serves the Glasgow area 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., seven days a...

Grocery Outlet opening store in Elkton

A West Coast grocery chain plans to open its first Maryland store in Elkton, MD. Grocery Outlet will open the store at the Village of Elkton Shopping Center on Nov. 17. The company, based in the San Francisco Bay area city of Emoryville, uses an different business model in the supermarket industry with store locations are owned by individual operators. The company...

Eastern Shore water testing equipment company gets OK for nearly $1.2 million in state grants for Glasgow expansipon

 LaMotte Company, a  producer of water-quality testing instrumentation and reagents headquartered in Chestertown,  MD, has chosen Glasgow as an expansion site.  The Delaware  Council on Development Finance recommended a state grant package totaling nearly $1.2 million for the company. The company plans to invest $3.3 million to build out lab space at its new location in Pencader Corporate Center. The 79,000-square-foot...

Lines get shorter after early voting surge in Delaware

Despite the heavy volume of mail-in ballots, lines were long today as Delawareans cast their ballots for president, governor, and numerous other local posts. Website and social media photos from throughout the state showed long lines, with waiting times of an hour reported. Parking lots were filled and lines were long at two polling places a mile apart in the...

Small Business Chamber cancels FunFest

The Delaware Small Business Chamber canceled its 9th Annual FunFest, slated for Sept. 12, with the organizer citing delays in gaining state approval.  The director of the state’s Division of Small Business said the door remains open to approving that event and others. The FunFest at Glasgow Park features a car show and the Championship Scrapple Recipe Cookoff. “The organizers, co-presented by  New...

Insurance commissioner: Call the your carrier first and avoid scammers

State Insurance Commissioner Trinidad Navarro is advising property owners to call their insurance company immediately while avoiding "storm chaser" repair companies. Navarro recently toured the Amberwood community in the Glasgow area. The community suffered wind damage from Tropical Storm Isaias.  “I understand the eagerness of every resident to clean up and make repairs, but I can’t emphasize enough the importance of...

Updated: Hospitals begin phased in return to elective procedures as losses mount

Delaware's hospitals are moving toward elective surgeries and other procedures as Delaware approaches its Phase 1 opening plan on June 1. The news comes as Delaware Healthcare Association President Wayne Smith noted that the hospital's all hands on deck response to the coronavirus crisis led to big losses. In a release from the Delaware House Republican Caucus, Smith, a  former GOP...

Christiana and other fire companies plead for 911 callers to disclose whether patient has COVID-19

Two members of the largest volunteer fire company test positive; protective gear still in short supply The state’s largest volunteer fire company reported that two of its first responders have tested positive for coronavirus. This comes as fire companies continue to ask 911 callers to disclose whether the patient to be transported has the virus. In a social media post, Christiana Fire...

Plans submitted for Bear Lidl store

A Maryland engineering firm working for German grocer Lidl,  has  submitted plans  and rendering for a new grocery store in Bear to the New Castle County land use department. The company plans to build a 29,136 square foot grocery store at the site. Plans also call for a 7,300 square foot specialty store on the site of the former Countryside Garden...
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