Local News in Elsmere, Delaware
Hispanic-owned shops face lean times (Delaware Coast Press)
GEORGETOWN -- Some of Tania Roblero's customers would buy 20 or more phone cards every time they shopped at the Georgetown Mini Market to stay in touch with relatives at home in Central America.DELAWARE: Markell shows support for slavery apology (The Daily Times) DOVER -- Gov. Jack Markell on Tuesday embraced a call for the Delaware General Assembly to apologize for the state's role in slavery.
Dear winter, Please leave. (The News Journal) Prospect of yet another storm has Delawareans yearning for spring
Markell shows support for slavery apology (The News Journal) Governor Jack Markell on Tuesday embraced a call for the Delaware General Assembly to apologize for the state's role in slavery, but in Legislative Hall, a majority of lawmakers interviewed were reluctant to take a stand.
Suspected shoe bandit led life of mystery (New Orleans Times-Picayune) To his neighbors, Walter "Butch" Rubincan is a quiet man who takes excellent care of his ranch home while working at Christiana Hospital and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.Newark, Delaware Police Department via APPart of the evidence collected after the...
Police Blotter (The Newark Post) Police have arrested a man in connection with a reported incident of road rage involving a car and the driver of a recovery (tow) truck. Last week, Nicholas J. Hood, 25, was arrested by Newark Police.
DELAWARE: Snowy roads snarl trip back to schools (The Daily Times) Sharon Collins had one reaction Tuesday morning after the school bus she was driving got stuck on an icy Wilmington street.
Snowy roads snarl trip back to school (The News Journal) Several school districts reported delays as students returned to class for the first time since record snowstorms blew into Delaware February 5.
'Sausage club' founder hand-crafts most offerings at new cured meats deli (The News Journal) Billy Rawstrom thought that Maiale, the Italian word for pig or hog, would be the perfect name for his shop at 2800 Lancaster Ave. where he makes artisanal fresh and cured sausages.
Snow heaps more misery on businesses (The News Journal) During a week in which nearly everyone lost money, The Ski Bum was a happy exception.