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		<title>New Castle County finance officer from Middletown honored for award-winning report</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130516/NEWS/130519849?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:38</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Castle County senior financial officer Michael M. Mackiewicz, of Middletown, was honored today (Thursday) with the &#8220;Award of Financial Reporting Achievement&#8221; by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.]]></description>
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		<title>4th Annual State BBQ Competition fires up this weekend</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:27:42</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Miller, Arts & Entertainment
Twitter: @302Do</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 4th Annual State BBQ Competition will get underway Friday night for three days of meat-cooking and meat-eating good times. The winner of the event, sanctioned by the Kansas City BBQ Society, will go on to compete for top national honors in Tennessee.]]></description>
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		<title>Worth the trip: Zombie pub crawl in Wilmington</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130510/NEWS/130519996?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 10:42:26</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Miller, Arts & Entertainment
Twitter: @302Do</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It turns out that zombies like to see kids happy and healthy. They also like beer. And, believe it or not, one group has figured out a way to help zombies combine their interest in both with the Wilmington Zombie Walk.]]></description>
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		<title>DNREC releases 'Eco-Explorers' YouTube video</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130509/NEWS/130509757?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 9 May 2013 16:08:58</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has posted on its website a YouTube video that takes viewers out on the march with young &#8220;Eco-Explorers&#8221; at the Division of Fish and Wildlife&#8217;s Aquatic Resources Education Center along the edge of the Delaware Bay east of Smyrna.]]></description>
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		<title>New Castle County capital construction spending nearly flat for 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 20:12:21</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Antonio Prado
antonio.prado@doverpost.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>State protects trees from emerald ash borers</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130507/NEWS/130509838?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 7 May 2013 15:32:20</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delaware Department of Agriculture staff members are placing triangular purple traps in trees across Delaware in 54 locations, in all three counties, designed to detect whether a tree-killing insect has made its way into Delaware.]]></description>
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		<title>New Castle County, Wilmington Police departments receive overlapping jurisdiction</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509922?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 14:41:42</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Antonio Prado
antonio.prado@doverpost.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Castle County Police officers were sworn into the city of Wilmington's jurisdiction and Wilmington Police officers in turn were sworn into county jurisdiction during a ceremony held Friday morning in the City/County Building to bolster each agency's crime-fighting efforts.]]></description>
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		<title>Citizens asked to support Early Childhood Advocacy Day May 8 in Dover</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130503/NEWS/130509925?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 3 May 2013 11:40:18</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>AAA: Drive home sober on Cinco de Mayo</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130502/NEWS/130509944?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 6 May 2013 11:36:57</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter your heritage, Cinco de Mayo can be a fun celebration. But a fiesta could become a fiasco if you drink and drive, AAA Mid-Atlantic said.]]></description>
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		<title>Diallo, McColl to speak at DHC annual meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130502/CCH/130509963?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 10:54:20</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware HIV Consortium has announced the two guest speakers for the annual meeting on May 13.]]></description>
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		<title>Inaugural 5K Milk Run/Walk set for June 1</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130502/CCH/130509964?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 10:39:52</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Reports</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Inaugural 5K Milk Run/Walk will be held on June 1.]]></description>
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		<title>DNREC seeks nominations for 2013 Young Environmentalist Awards</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130439977?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:36:06</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know a Delaware student who is working to make a difference for the environment?]]></description>
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		<title>Raising money for cancer one motorcycle ride at a time</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130439983?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:18:22</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Miller, Arts & Entertainment
Twitter: @302Do</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Middletown resident Kari Heverin's Relay for Life team has a long way to go towards its $2,000 goal. She and her team have a plan, though: a day on the open road and local grub courtesy of a Smyrna restaurant.]]></description>
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		<title>MOT vocalists dominate 'Smyrna's Got Voice' competition</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130430/NEWS/130439984?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:40:07</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Miller, Arts and Entertainment
Twitter: @302Do</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The finale of "Smyrna's Got Voice-Kids Rock!" was Saturday night, with four MOT singing sensations making up the final seven contestants.]]></description>
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		<title>New Castle County proposes hiring for libraries, parks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:38:53</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Antonio Prado
antonio.prado@doverpost.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>State Police to hold run for Camp Barnes</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130429/NEWS/130429794?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:03:53</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware State Police will holds its 3rd annual 10K/5K/1 mile run to raise money for the Camp Barnes summer camp.]]></description>
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		<title>DelDOT declares May 'Bicycle Month'</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130429/NEWS/130429796?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:31:10</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff Report</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Delaware Department of Transportation has declared May to be Bicycle Month, and will sponsor a variety of events to raise public awareness about bicycling as an inexpensive and environmentally sensitive alternative to driving.]]></description>
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		<title>New Castle County Police deal with increased cost of bullets; eye new police cruisers</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130427/NEWS/130429818?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:39:45</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>By Antonio Prado
antonio.prado@doverpost.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday special: Two events featuring local residents</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130426/NEWS/130429836?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:12:15</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine Miller, Arts & Entertainment
Twitter: @302Do</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for something to do close to home this weekend? From fashion to music, there's plenty to do this Saturday.]]></description>
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		<title>DNREC TrashStoppers prove effective in catching perpetrators of illegal dumping</title>
		<link>http://www.middletowntranscript.com/article/20130426/NEWS/130429825?rssfeed=true</link> 
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:48:56</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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