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Brandywine library patron meets favorite authors after winning essay contest

A Brandywine Hundred Library patron recently won the grand prize in a Mid-Atlantic region essay contest. The contest aims to inspire fifth and sixth graders to continue to read and write during summer vacation.
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Brandywine Zoo

Brew at the Zoo hopes to attract donors

UD researchers dissecting correlation between estrogen levels and heart disease

Olympic torches part of Odyssey Charter School's 10th anniversary celebration

By • Sep 27, 2016
Wiki Commons


Greek athletes visited Odyssey Charter School Saturday for an Olympic torch and cauldron lighting ceremony celebrating the school’s 10th anniversary.

 

The torch used, from the 2004 Olympic Games, will be displayed permanently at the school.

Wilmington Univ. names First State's first African American woman college president

By • Sep 27, 2016
Wilmington University

Wilmington University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved

Dr. LaVerne Harmon’s selection as the school’s next president.

Outside probe to dig into state diversity policies

By • Sep 27, 2016
Office of Gov. Markell

An independent consulting firm will soon critique how state government’s policies may have created an unhealthy work environment for minority employees.

State use of force policy should match federal policy, expert says

By • Sep 27, 2016
Delaware Public Media

Police use of force has been in the news recently locally and nationally - and under scrutiny - for several months now, following high-profile cases in Wilmington and more recently in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina.

Memorial service set for fallen Wilmington firefighters

By • Sep 27, 2016
Wilmington Fire Dept.

A joint memorial service will be held this weekend for two Wilmington firefighters who died battling a house fire in Canby Park early last Saturday.

Sentencing disparity between counties affecting African Americans

By • Sep 26, 2016
James Morrison

 


A new study finds that where you’re arrested and whether you’re detained pretrial changes your likelihood of a prison sentence. And both of these factors could be contributing to higher incarceration rates for African Americans in the First State.

Instead of dining out, local group dines in and raises money for international charities

By • Sep 26, 2016
Dining for Women

 

A local group that aims to play a role in eradicating poverty among women and girls in the developing world is celebrating its fifth anniversary.

Bumblebee facing endangered status already scarce in Delaware

By • Sep 26, 2016
Johanna James-Heinz / Courtesy of xerces.org

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is petitioning to add a type of bumblebee to the endangered species list — and the bee’s absence in Delaware may help justify this case.

Community mourns Wilmington firefighters' deaths as investigation continues

By • Sep 26, 2016
Wilmington Fire Dept.

The investigation into what caused the Saturday morning house fire that cost two Wilmington firefighters their lives continues.

Markell leads state delegation to Chile

By • Sep 26, 2016
Delaware Public Media

Gov. Jack Markell and other state officials are headed to Chile later this week to strengthen economic ties.

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