County Executive Chris Coons didn't mince words when it came to three county unions who have rejected a second consecutive year of salary rollbacks.
"Simply put, workers in those three union locals will be facing layoffs," he said during Tuesday's FY 2011 Budget Address.
The setting could have not been more appropriate for the Delaware Scholastic Hockey Association’s Flight B championship on Feb. 25. Delaware Military Academy faced defending champion Hodgson Vo-Tech, which had dashed the Seahawks’ hopes of winning their first title last year.
While New Castle County is forging ahead with efforts to repair an aging Brandywine Hundred sewer system, workers are also focused on more routine maintenance of the system as a whole.
The latest north vs. south debate over sewers was put to rest Tuesday night when officials unanimously approved a once controversial piece of legislation that allows properties adjacent to the county's existing sanitary sewer network to connect, as long as capacity is available.
The John Collette Educational Resource Center, located in the Enterprise Industrial Park in West Dover, was evacuated late this afternoon due to concerns of accumulated snow on the roof of the facility.
Stephanie Goodrich has a job, but deep down inside she knows she should be earning more. A concierge at a downtown hotel, she's ready to move on to bigger and better things -- she just hasn't known exactly how to get there.
More than $670,000 in federal stimulus funding is being used to combat homelessness in New Castle County.
Mike Protack, who twice ran for governor and once for U.S. Senate, has thrown his hat into the ring for the Third District New Castle County Council seat next November.
Democrats have dominated the landscape of New Castle County politics over the last two decades. Each of the last three county executives have been Democrats, and today, 11 of 13 council members hail from the party. Last Sunday, the Community News reported that the Republican Party is renewing its efforts to make inroads here starting with the 2010 elections. This week, we sat down with NCCo Democratic Party Chairman Erik Schramm about how his party plans to meet that GOP challenge.
New Castle County, in partnership with the Advanced Staffing Training Institute, will launch a collaborative series of workshops at local libraries designed to teach the unemployed, underemployed and the retired new skills to re-enter the workforce.
Beginning Nov. 1, drivers traveling through Elsmere can be pulled over for talking or texting on their hand-held cellular phones.
The number of volunteers committed to cleaning up graffiti seems to be proliferating as quickly as the vandalism itself.
New Castle County is turning introspective.
On Tuesday, County Executive Chris Coons unveiled plans to implement a detailed performance review system he hopes will help the government focus on its core functions and improve efficiency along the way.
Believed by officials to be the largest locally funded capital project in Delaware history, New Castle County is forging ahead with plans to rehabilitate the Brandywine Hundred sanitary sewer system.
Ten years after Delaware Futures was founded to help disadvantaged youth grow into productive members of society, the project celebrated its success at its first alumni luncheon, honoring three graduates – a teacher, a university coordinator and a future physician’s assistant.
New Castle County Police arrested six men Tuesday night during a prostitution sting at two Milltown apartment complexes.
An E-Waste recycling event is coming to Barley Mill Plaza this weekend. The Delaware Solid Waste Authority is working in conjunction with State Reps. Deborah Hudson and Nick Manolakos to hold a one-time free recycling event for used electronic equipment, including personal computers, cell phones, laptops, video toys, televisions, VCRs and more. This event is for all residents not for commercial use.
New Castle County Council approved two major changes to its land use regulations Tuesday, both of which faced opposition from critics saying they went too far.
For sports fans in the region, Nov. 1 is the stuff of dreams.
The Eagles take on the hated New York Giants at 1 p.m. in an NFC East showdown and the Fightin' Phils play Game 4 of the World Series at 8 p.m. In between? It's Brett Favre's return to Green Bay as the Minnesota Vikings take on the Packers.
What better way to spend the day than watching on a 16' x 19' foot screen and raising money for Aubrey Spicer, the three-year-old daughter of slain Georgetown Police Officer Chad Spicer.
New Castle County could tweak the way it reviews proposed development plans.
Officials backing an ordinance that council is expected to vote on Tuesday, say the changes will make the process more predictable for developers and more transparent for the public.
