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        • Sussex County duo busted with heroin near Odessa May. 20, 2013
          Two Sussex County men are facing drug charges after police reportedly found them carrying more than 700 bags of heroin during a traffic stop on Del. Route 1 near Odessa on Saturday.
          This photo provided by Delaware State Police shows some of the more than 700 bags of heroin troopers recovered May 18 during a traffic stop on Del. Route 1 near Odessa.
        • 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.
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            • Townsend to hold community-wide yard sale Saturday May. 16, 2013
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