Several activities and facilities will be closed or operate under reduced hours throughout January due to the COVID-19 omicron variant. (Pixabay/LifeOfPix) Citing a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, DNREC has announced that it will close or reduce hours for several public activities and facilities. While state parks, nature and wildlife areas continue to be …
Delaware broke its all-time record for new daily cases of COVID-19. One day later, it broke the record again. Photo by Sam Johnson/Pixabay. The day after Delaware broke its all-time record for new daily cases of COVID-19, the record was broken again. On Christmas Eve, 1,587 Delawareans tested positive for the virus. The previous state record was 1,393 on Dec. …
Delaware broke its all-time record for new daily cases of COVID-19. One day later, it broke the record again. Photo by Sam Johnson/Pixabay. The day after Delaware broke its all-time record for new daily cases of COVID-19, the record was broken again. On Christmas Eve, 1,587 Delawareans tested positive for the virus. The previous state record was 1,393 on Dec. …
Taking down your Christmas tree may not be on your mind just yet — but when the time comes, DNREC’s got your back. The agency is encouraging Delawareans to “regift their real Christmas trees to the environment” by recycling them at one of the many yard waste recycling facilities located throughout the state. Once donated, trees are processed into mulch …
Robert “Bob” Longo will help Townsend restart its own police department. After decades without a police force, the town of Townsend, Delaware will once again have its own officers patrolling its streets. The town council authorized a measure to reactivate Townsend’s police department at a recent council meeting. Even though the town is only in the preliminary stages of …
State mask regulations will remain in place at Delaware schools through Feb. 8. Faculty, staff, students and visitors in Delaware’s K-12 public and private schools will be required to wear masks inside school buildings until at least Feb. 8, 2022. Gov. John Carney announced Wednesday that he will extend the emergency mandate in order to keep children protected against …
Some interpreted a DOE regulation to mean masks would be permanently required in schools. Photo by Rodnae Productions on Pexels. A regulation that many interpreted to mean Delaware schools would indefinitely require mask-wearing is on hold — for now. A proposed amendment to Delaware Administrative Code 815 — the rule schools follow for health examinations and screenings — would have …
The Clayton Theatre is a fixture on Main Street in Dagsboro. Photo by Scott Fare. The Clayton Theatre, Delaware’s only remaining single-screen cinema, will host six free movie screenings this weekend. “Ron’s Gone Wrong” is at 3 and 7 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Nov. 5-7. The event is being sponsored by online streaming service Pluto TV, which will be giving out free …
Ruth Ann Minner, Delaware’s first female governor, died Thursday at age 86. Photo courtesy of the Office of the Governor. Former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner has died at age 86. The Milford Democrat was Delaware’s first female governor, serving 2001-09. She previously served as the state’s lieutenant governor from 1993 until 2001. Before that, she represented the Milford/Slaughter Beach …
The General Assembly will convene Monday, Nov. 1 to consider redistricting legislation that will define Delaware’s House and Senate districts for the next decade. Both the House and Senate have released their final proposed maps ahead of the special session. What is redistricting? Every 10 years, states must redraw their legislative districts based on the most recent federal Census …
