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        • Police: Middletown woman found with nearly 450 bags of heroin May. 17, 2013
          A 37-year-old Middletown woman is facing drug charges after police allegedly found her with 445 bags of heroin during a traffic stop last week.
          This photo provided by the Middletown Police Department shows the individual bags of heroin officers recovered during a May 9 traffic stop.
        • Townsend to hold community-wide yard sale Saturday May. 16, 2013
          Townsend will hold its annual community yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.
        • New Castle County finance officer from Middletown honored for award-winning report May. 16, 2013
          New Castle County senior financial officer Michael M. Mackiewicz, of Middletown, was honored today (Thursday) with the “Award of Financial Reporting Achievement” by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
        • Md. man seriously injured when car struck by truck, bus on Route 1 May. 16, 2013
          A 22-year-old Maryland man is in serious condition following a multiple-vehicle crash on Del. Route 1, north of Odessa, early Thursday morning.
          Delaware State Police
        • Newark man killed in single-vehicle crash near Odessa May. 15, 2013
          A 53-year-old Newark man died Wednesday after his SUV struck a tree northeast of Odessa.
          Delaware State Police
        • NCCo councilman hands out grants to local organizations May. 15, 2013
          New Castle County Councilman Bill Powers spent May 9 distributing grant funding to a trio of organizations in the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend area.
          Cavalier Marching Band drum major Katie Sharpe, a senior at Middletown High, accepts a $2,500 grant check from New Castle County Councilman Bill Powers on behalf of the Middletown High School Band Boosters during the band’s spring concert on May 9.
        • Middletown man charged with dumping in wildlife area May. 10, 2013
          A 20-year-old Middletown man and a 24-year-old Wilmington woman are each facing criminal charges after allegedly throwing trash out of a car in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Wildlife Area.
          Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife Management
        • Before giving up on fitness goals, see if you’ve made these mistakes May. 10, 2013
          It’s been my experience that people who have trouble achieving their goals make one of the following critical mistakes.
          Frank Shelton
        • Former employee charged with burglarizing Middletown Hardee's May. 9, 2013
          A 21-year-old Pennsylvania man is accused of breaking into the Hardee's in Middletown and stealing money from a safe soon after losing his job in December.
          Kevin Tilghman, a 21-year-old resident of Collingdale, Pa., is accused of burglarizing Hardee
        • MPD: Maryland man found with heroin during traffic stop May. 9, 2013
          A 25-year-old Maryland man is facing criminal charges after allegedly being found in possession of heroin during a traffic stop in Middletown on Saturday.
          James Cleary, a 25-year-old Chestertown, Md., resident, was arrested on drug possession and other charges following a May 4 traffic stop.
        • New Castle County capital construction spending nearly flat for 2014 May. 7, 2013
          New Castle County government's proposed capital construction budget would decrease spending by almost 2 percent for the 2014 fiscal year to about $35.6 million compared to FY2013, but the capital budget would more than double to $78.8 million for the 2015 fiscal year.
          New Castle County government
        • Citizens asked to support Early Childhood Advocacy Day May 8 in Dover May. 3, 2013
          The Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children, member organization of early childhood professionals, announces the annual Early Childhood Advocacy Day will take place at Legislative Hall in Dover, from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8.
        • THOUGHTS ON THE RUN - Boston Marathon: Yes, it's personal May. 1, 2013
          The news these past weeks has been full of the events, the stories, and the people involved in the bombings that took place on April 15, 2013. It was the 117th running of the Boston Marathon, which is now linked to events that are not of its own choosing.
          Andrew Shearer
        • DNREC seeks nominations for 2013 Young Environmentalist Awards Apr. 30, 2013
          Do you know a Delaware student who is working to make a difference for the environment?
        • New Castle County proposes hiring for libraries, parks Apr. 30, 2013
          The New Castle County Department of Community Services' proposal to fill 11 vacancies for the 2014 fiscal year in a budget that would increase spending 5.76 percent to $17.77 million generated a lot of discussion at its budget presentation to the New Castle County Council Finance Committee Monday afternoon in the City/County Building.
        • Del. City Refinery receives permit to restart cooling tower Apr. 29, 2013
          DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara approved a permit last week that will allow the Delaware City Refining Company to restart a closed-loop cooling water tower.
          The Delaware City Refinery is seen in this photo.
        • Green energy company shows its green thumb near Odessa Apr. 29, 2013
          Employees of Viridian Energy volunteered to help protect animal and native plants at the 430-acre Hugh R. Sharp Family Tract near Odessa last week.
          Volunteers from Viridian Energy help clear invasive species from Sharp Farm near Odessa on April 21.
        • St. Andrew’s named U.S. Green Ribbon School Apr. 28, 2013
          St. Andrew’s School is one of 64 schools in the nation named a national 2013 Green Ribbon School by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan last week.
          Students at St. Andrew’s School celebrate reaching the summit of Old Rag Mountain near Sperryville, Va. on the day the U.S. Green Ribbon School awards were announced.
        • Middletown man killed in Sunday morning motorcycle crash Apr. 28, 2013
          A 29-year-old Middletown man died after his motorcycle struck a utility pole near the Maryland line early Sunday morning.
          Delaware State Police
        • New Castle County Police deal with increased cost of bullets; eye new police cruisers Apr. 27, 2013
          The New Castle County Department of Public Safety Police Division has been dealing with rising bullet costs and has also been anticipating which vehicle would replace the iconic Ford Crown Victoria as the department's police interceptor, among other budgetary items.
        • DNREC TrashStoppers prove effective in catching perpetrators of illegal dumping Apr. 26, 2013
          DNREC's TrashStoppers program to stop illegal trash dumping in Delaware has thrived on violators convicting themselves by breaking the law on camera and costing themselves thousands of dollars in fines.
        • Townsend senior allegedly tried to steal DNREC lightning rod Apr. 26, 2013
          A 70-year-old Townsend man is accused of trying to steal a lightning rod off of a barn at the Cedar Swamp Wildlife Area.
          Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife Management
        • Townsend woman named valedictorian at Moore College of Art & Design Apr. 25, 2013
          Townsend resident Samantha Hurst recently was named valedictorian for the Class of 2013 at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.
          Samantha Hurst of Townsend recently was named valedictorian of the Class of 2013 at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.
        • Fitness by Michael Shaw: Starting a new life Apr. 25, 2013
          When does life really begin? When we're 25, 30, 40, 50? The correct answer is “whenever we're ready to begin it.”
          Michael Shaw
        • New Castle County CAO David Grimaldi listed as victim in Wilmington fight Apr. 24, 2013
          The official Wilmington Police Department report on New Castle County Chief Administrative Officer David Grimaldi's altercation with Carl Arcaro April 13 in a Little Italy restaurant listed Grimaldi as the victim and Arcaro as the instigator.
          New Castle County Chief Administrative Officer David Grimaldi, depicted in an earlier appearance before NCC0 Council, was determined by Wilmington Police to be the victim in a fight that occurred in Little Italy.
        • Development proposals for Route 40, Hockessin approved by New Castle County Council Apr. 23, 2013
          New Castle County Council unanimously approved the proposal for a deed restriction amendment on the Rockwood Apartments off Del. Route 40 to allow for aesthetically pleasing peaked roof structures and the rezoning of the Walker Farm in Hockessin to allow for development of 47 townhomes and single family homes.
        • Smyrna man charged with leaving scene of Middletown crash Apr. 23, 2013
          A 31-year-old Smyrna-area man is behind bars after allegedly leaving the scene of a single-vehicle crash in Middletown last week.
          This map shows the approximate location of a single-vehicle crash on Industrial Drive in Middletown on April 14. The driver, 31-year-old Smyrna resident John C. Knotts, allegedly fled the scene and was arrested at Kent General Hospital in Dover.
        • Police: Three teens broke into, trashed vacant house in Middletown Apr. 23, 2013
          Three teenagers are facing criminal charges after allegedly breaking into and vandalizing at Middletown home on Sunday.
          Probyn Morris (left) and Corey Blanchfield, both 18-year-old Middletown residents, are facing criminal charges after allegedly breaking into and vandalizing a vacant home on April 21.
        • Biden, legislators propose more gun control Apr. 22, 2013
          Delaware Health and Social Services Secretary Rita Landgraf, Attorney General Beau Biden and lawmakers unveiled legislation focused on making Delaware families and communities safer by ensuring that firearms were kept out of the hands of dangerous individuals and those who were barred by law from owning or possessing guns during a...
        • Middletown Police to hold drug take-back event Saturday Apr. 22, 2013
          The Middletown Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency will be partnering this weekend to collect expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs.
        • DNREC seeking nominations for Wetland Warrior Awards Apr. 21, 2013
          Nominations are currently being accepted for the Wetland Warrior Awards, which honor the exemplary efforts of Delaware residents, organizations or businesses to protect state wetlands.
          Middletown resident Clif Bakhsh is seen accepting his 2012 Wetland Warrior award. Pictured are (from left) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Shawn Garvin, DNREC Secretary Collin O’Mara, Bakhsh and Gov. Jack Markell.
        • Townsend to host forum for sexual abuse support groups Wednesday Apr. 21, 2013
          Several support groups for sexual abuse victims will discuss the services they offer during a forum at Townsend town council's meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
        • Police: Speeder found with 1,100 bags of heroin near Middletown Apr. 20, 2013
          A Milford man stopped for speeding near Middletown on Friday was found with more than 1,100 bags of heroin, according to police.
          Andre Waters, a 24-year-old Milford resident, is facing heroin trafficking charges after an April 19 traffic stop near Middletown.
        • Driver on phone leads to major coke bust near St. Georges Apr. 20, 2013
          A man stopped on De. Route 1 last week for talking on his cell phone while driving turned out to be carrying more than 250 grams of cocaine, according to police.
          Orishafemi Swint, a 36-year-old Philadelphia man, is facing cocaine trafficking charges after an April 11 traffic stop.
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