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The Calidore String Quartet, the University of Delaware’s Distinguished String Quartet in Residence, presents a program of contemporary chamber music on November 9 in Newark. All three of the composers represented on the program - Caroline Shaw, Mark-Anthony Turnage, and Samuel Adams - have connections to the quartet that...

Delaware-founded fintech has added nine employees and says its new Iron Hill Corporate Center office can support continued expansion NEWARK, Del. — Delaware-founded financial technology company GradBridge has opened a new headquarters in Newark, establishing a base for a planned expansion that could add nearly 50 full-time jobs over the next five years. The company officially opened its 9,321-square-foot office ... Read More

Seven bond ordinances would finance water mains, pumps, sewer work and a PFAS pilot; one also permits up to $20 million in temporary financing By George Rotsch, Delaware LIVE WILMINGTON, Del. — Wilmington City Council is scheduled to consider seven bond ordinances Thursday night authorizing up to $95.2 million in permanent borrowing, much of it for water and sewer infrastructure ... Read More

Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (1-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (1-0) BOTTOM LINE: Delaware takes on Wisconsin after Chuck Bailey III scored 22 points in Delaware's 105-44 win against the Notre Dame-Maryland Gators. Wisconsin went 24-11 overall with a 15-2 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Badgers averaged 83.0 points...

ELKTON – An 81-year-old man suffered numerous injuries Wednesday inside an Elkton-area home during a protracted robbery in which one of the two suspects allegedly tied him to a chair, stripped him naked, poured hot syrup on his body, beat him, held a knife to his throat, threatened to kill him and stole his money, jewelry and other valuables, according to Cecil County District Court records. One of the suspects – Austin Michael Maniscalco, 27 – drew on the elderly man’s bare chest to show “where

You might think Toys“R”Us is only a distant memory after the popular children's toy retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2018 and closed or sold all 735 locations across the country. Just in time for the holiday season, Toys“R”Us is opening 120 new standalone shops across the country, including...

New Castle County residents are about to receive their delayed property tax bills. (EDITOR'S NOTE: The original headline and opening paragraph of this story incorrectly read the information was released at 3 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, noting that is just after election day. The information was first populated on October 30, 5 days before election day. The system automatically updated at 3:03 a.m. on Wednesday.)

Newark and University of Delaware community members came together Tuesday evening to pray for the victims of Saturday's mass shooting on Main Street and begin to process their feelings about the traumatic night. The prayer service took place at Newark United Methodist Church, just a couple blocks away from where a gunman opened fire into a crowd three days earlier, injuring seven people and sending hundreds of panicked Halloween revelers running for safety. Joined by clergy members from several

Food Bank Launches Thanksgiving Food Drive as Families Face Rising Costs NEWARK AND MILFORD, Del. – With Thanksgiving approaching and household budgets stretched by the cost of everyday necessities, the Food Bank of Delaware is asking Delawareans to help neighbors put a holiday meal on the table. The organization’s annual Thanksgiving Food Drive invites individuals, businesses, schools, and community groups ... Read More

ELKTON – Law enforcement officers are handling a barricade situation in an Elkton-area neighborhood after they responded to a dispatch regarding a purported assault victim who was naked and bloody in the street, according to the Cecil County Sheriff’s Office. CCSO deputies and other first responders rushed to Chestnut Drive, northeast of Elkton, at approximately 8:30 a.m. Wednesday after receiving that dispatch, police said. An ambulance crew drove the injured man to an area hospital for medica