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Delaware County Community College and Penn State Brandywine have strengthened their educational partnership through a new transfer agreement. The signing ceremony took place last week during National Transfer Student Week, organized by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students to recognize transfer students and the faculty, staff, and advisers who support them.

PENNS GROVE – The Puerto Rican Action Committee of Southern New Jersey has named Joceline Ortiz as its permanent chief executive officer recently, becoming the first Latina to lead the organization fulltime. Ortiz had been serving as interim CEO since April 13 and before that she worked as the...

THE Melting Pot is shutting down two locations within about one month, forcing customers to look elsewhere for their fondue fix. It comes as several top restaurant chains continue to conduct widespread closures across the country due to lease expirations or bankruptcies. On October 25, a Melting Pot in Maple...

What are journalists missing from the state of Delaware? What would you most like WHYY News to cover? Let us know. The FBI is investigating a Delaware politician’s job offer this summer to a then-potential opposing candidate who secretly recorded the meeting and later won the Democratic primary after WHYY News exposed what he said “could be considered a bribe.”

A 67-year-old South Jersey woman was killed when a Jeep driver ran a stop sign and slammed into her car at a Salem County intersection, authorities said. Denise J. Weaver, of Glendora, was driving a Nissan south on Parvin Mill Road in Pittsgrove Township around 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, New Jersey Sta…

Newmark report shows stronger leasing, business expansion, and renewed investor confidence, signaling a potential turning point after years of uncertainty. WILMINGTON — After six difficult years for Delaware’s office market, commercial real estate professionals are seeing something they have been waiting for: measurable signs of recovery. A new report from commercial real estate firm Newmark shows the Wilmington area’s office ... Read More

Trinity Community Church Invites Families to Enjoy Candy, Games, Hayrides, a Corn Maze, and More on Halloween HOCKESSIN, Del. – Families looking for a fun and affordable way to celebrate Halloween can head to Trinity Community Church in Hockessin on Saturday, October 31, for Family Fest 2026, a free community event filled with seasonal activities, sweet treats, and entertainment for ... Read More

Both projects remain under county review, and September emails identify an unresolved groundwater cleanup question at the car wash site. HOCKESSIN, Del. — No new plans have been posted in more than a year for a proposed McDonald’s near Limestone and Paper Mill roads, while a proposed car wash at Yorklyn Road and Lancaster Pike has new filings this year. ... Read More

From creepy creatures and funeral mysteries to toxic minerals and cocktails, Saturday’s Museum of the Macabre offers a Halloween experience with an unusual twist. WILMINGTON, Del. — Halloween isn’t just for kids, and the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science plans to prove it Saturday night with an adults-only celebration exploring the strange, spooky and sometimes unsettling side of science. ... Read More

50-year-old Carl Lawrence from Kentwood, Michigan, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on Oct. 20. for his role in a scheme that obtained millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funds. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Delaware, Lawrence conspired with Wilmington tax preparer Jady...