The second round of the girls state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight second round games all tip off at 7 pm. Here is a look of the eight games, No. 24 Smyrna (14-7) at No. 8 Appoquinimink (12-8) The Eagles were the only team to pull off an upset in the first round as they rallied …
The Dover Senators found themselves in a tight game at home Thursday night in the DIAA 2nd round of the boys basketball state tournament. Lake Forest responded to a Dover 8-0 run to start the night, tying the 2nd seeded Senators at 20-20 at the end of quarter number one. The 15th seeded Spartans had the lead at 31-29 with …
A new bill headed to the General Assembly would immediately provide next of kin of Delaware National Guard, fire or police department members with an American or state flag. Senate Bill 221 would give the flag to the first immediate living family member or partner of a service individual who dies after serving in the Delaware National Guard, a police …
One might find it hard to believe that laundry, driver’s ed and athletic travel and equipment are considered “instructional costs” in Delaware public schools, but they are. Instruction is one of nine categories of funding for the First State’s public schools. It makes up 55.28% of the spending for the 23-24 school year, totaling $1,584,970,346, according to the Delaware State …
Maiss Hussein, a senior at Paul M. Hodgson Vocational Technical High School, is once again Delaware’s Poetry Out Loud winner. She went back-to-back, winning this year’s competition at the Smyrna Opera House Thursday night with her rendition of “’Hope’ is the thing with feathers” by Emily Dickinson. The poem reads: “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in …
The month of March at the Milford Public Library is filled with fun events, some designed to get your body moving and others to move your mind. The month begins with free line dancing with Lisa. “This is a great way to have fun and exercise at the same time,” Carolyn Tabor, Program Coordinator at the library, said. The free …
A decision has not been made on whether to allow a homeless village and will not be made until there is a solid operational plan that does not include taxpayer dollars, Milford’s mayor said this week. Operating money, and creating a task force to look at the issue, was one of several comments about a proposed village of tiny houses …
The second round of the boys state basketball tournament kicks off tonight. The eight second round games all tip off at 7 pm as the 2024 State tournament continues. Here is a look of the eight games, No. 9 Howard (14-7). at No. 8 William Penn (16-4) The Wildcats advanced with a 61-46 win over McKean on Tuesday night. …
Delaware’s legislators will get their first official look next week at a recently released funding report that suggests changes to how the state funds its schools and says it should pump $500 million to $1 billion more into education. Many of the legislators attended the December announcement of the report by the American Institutes for Research. On Thursday, March 7, …
Downtown Milford Inc. recently changed its popular Third Thursday events to First Friday, partly because Friday kicks off the weekend and most adults are aren’t working Saturday and children are out of school. , Third Thursdays began as a way to encourage more people to visit, shop and dine downtown. “Although we found that Third Thursday was a great way for …
