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Saturday, 31 August 2013
(WDEL) Amy Cherry reports ~ Port of Wilmington gets $10M from fedsThe cash-strapped Port of Wilmington gets a federal grant to put towards some much-needed repairs. $10 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation will go towards rehabbing a wharf that dates back to 1923. The wharf serves two critical general cargo berths at the port and will cost more than $13 million. The Diamond State Port Corporation will fund the remaining cost of the project not covered by the grant. The widening of cargo berths is key to the state's agreement...
Join the Civic League for New Castle County in welcoming Delaware's Public Advocate, David Bonar, as guest speaker at our next monthly meeting!The CLNCC will meet September 17th at 7PM at the Cranston Heights Fire Company on the Kirkwood Highway, Prices Corner (next to Sears) in the Chiefs' 2nd Floor Meeting Room. Access to the meeting room is at the back of the Fire House, away from Kirkwood Hwy.http://www.civicleagueforncc.org/ Delaware...
Update: another must-read - U.S. Geological Survey reports ~ Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids Likely Harmed Threatened Kentucky Fish Species Click to watch ~ Delaware Sea Level Rise Awareness Week: Introductory Video Sierra Club News from Stephanie Herron ~ August was a busy month in the Delaware Chapter and September is already packed with important events! Check out our August newsletter for a recap and As always, email Stephanie.herron@sierraclub.org...
Commissioner Stewart Announces the Appointment of the Workers’ Compensation Ratepayer Advocate for the State of Delaware Dover, DE -- Insurance Commissioner Karen Weldin Stewart announces the retention of Fred Townsend, Esquire as “ratepayer advocate” for the upcoming workers’ compensation rate filing. Pursuant to recently passed legislation Mr. Townsend shall represent the interests of Delaware workers compensation rate-payers during the Insurance Commissioner’s consideration of the rate filing. A member of the Delaware Bar since...
Kim Burdick sent this along ~ From: HaleByrnesHouse@aol.comSent: 8/31/2013 12:04:05 P.M.Subj: IMPORTANT Special Request for assistance finding a vehicle in working condition Hello, All: Many of you are aware that one of our Hale Byrnes House Board members has a seriously ill three year old grand daughter. The poor little sweet thing has to go back into the hospital and her mother's car has completely died. The family lives way out in the country and we need to find a 4-wheel...
(NewsWorks) Shirly Min reports ~ Uproar over proposed data center in Newark“Initially we received a lot of pushback from city officials that they were not going to have a public meeting until final plans had been submitted to the city. And clearly, if final plans are submitted where is there opportunity for the public, or neighbors, to have a voice in shaping those plans,” asked Amy Roe, an activist with the Sierra Club here in Delaware. Roe...
(image - 2012 Cooch’s Battlefield Ceremony)The Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs shared this Pencader Heritage Area Association events notice ~ Saturday, Sept 7 10:00 to 10:30 AM 6th Annual Battlefield Memorial Flyer PHAA Video CollectionPlus later that Saturday, don't miss Lafayette's Birthday Celebration at the Hale-Byrnes House, Saturday, September 7, 2013 at 11:00am in Stanton. ...
Calling All Communities!!! CVS – Whiteman’s Garage Information Session CVS Focus Group Presentation at 7:30PM is on the agenda of the monthly GHADA Meeting Monday, September 16th, 7:00 PM Hockessin Memorial Hall Sponsored by Greater White Clay Area Civic League and Greater Hockessin Area Development AssociationCouncilwoman Janet Kilpatrick sent this along ~ The information session is being held to discuss the proposed CVS on the Whiteman’s Garage property located at 604 Corner Ketch Rd, Newark, DE 19711. The big fuss is that...
Friday, 30 August 2013
I got one of those creepy phone calls (or rather 5 calls) from someone telling me that he knew I was getting popup warning messages from Microsoft about problems in my system and that he could help. I smelled a rat. This person was in a noisy roomful of people and had a very thick Asian-Indian accent - both indicators that he worked in a call center two oceans away from my house. I got a bit rude with him - - - how disconcerting to be telephoned by a stranger who claims to have access to my private internet account and wants to sign me up...
Public Comment Sought for Two Billion Dollars in Proposed Transportation Improvements Draft amendments to WILMAPCO's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) have been released for public comment. The TIP is a four-year listing of transportation priorities and projects for New Castle County, Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland based on available funding. The TIP is amended each year for New Castle County and for the State of Delaware based...
Update from the DE Green Party on yesterday's strike and rally! From the Daily Kos ~ Fast food workers strike in 60 citiesThousands of fast food workers went on strike Thursday in 60 cities. Stand with them and send them a message of support here: http://bit.ly/143pRfJ Thanks to the Economic Policy Institute for the image.Plus, Media Matters for America writes ~ Fox's Payne Distorts Argument Against Minimum Wage Increase Discussing...
(Amy Roe's "corrected" City Hall announcement)TDC has met with many of our local politicians who tell me that the company will have lots of 'good' answers for us next Tuesday (7PM - George Wilson Center, 303 New London Road) in response to questions about water, noise and air pollution. I am not holding my breath.(Newark Post) Josh Shannon reports ~ City sets meeting on power plant proposal The Data Centers, LLC, based in Pennsylvania, has...
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