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The Blue Rocks mascot, Rocky, during a Blue Rocks home game. Photo Credit: Dave Reeder The Wilmington Blue Rocks finished the first half of the South Atlantic League season with a 31-34 record and a third place finish in the standings. The MLB All-Star break is fast approaching, signifying the unofficial halfway mark of the baseball season, but for the Blue Rocks the first half of their season is already complete.

A proposed school would be part of the Chesterton Academy network, which emphasizes classical education, Catholic identity, character formation and a curriculum rooted in history, literature, logic, philosophy, theology and the arts. The proposed school would emphasize classical education, Catholic identity, character formation, and a curriculum rooted in history, literature, logic, philosophy, theology, and the arts. By George D.

Delaware’s current hot spell is uncomfortable and potentially dangerous, but history shows extreme summer heat is not new — and today’s conditions remain well below the state’s all-time record. Delawareans know summer heat can be brutal. High humidity, stagnant air and temperatures climbing into the 90s can make even ordinary errands feel exhausting. For seniors, outdoor workers, children and people with health conditions, a stretch of extreme heat is not something to shrug off.

This image was generated using AI Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast national team) lost to Norway, 2-1, in the round of 32, while Team USA defeated Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2-0, to advance on to the round of 16 in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. A little over three weeks into the FIFA World Cup, Delaware is saying goodbye to its adopted team. The Ivory Coast national team made Wilmington their home during their participation in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the first World Cup held in the United States since 1994.

Photo: Image created using AI; photo of Monique Cardwell is courtesy of Delaware Prosperity Partnerships. Economic development leader will take over Sept. 14 after national search By George D.

Photo:  The family and community leaders are pressing for public transparency, while city officials say the shooting remains under active investigation by Wilmington police and the Delaware Department of Justice. Photo created with AI on 7/2.

DOVER — Delaware lawmakers ended the final year of the 153rd General Assembly the way June sessions often end: bleary-eyed, divided and racing the clock, pushing through billions of dollars in spending and a stack of politically charged bills before sunrise while leaving some of the year’s most consequential fights unresolved.

Fireworks are the easy part. This Fourth of July weekend, Delawareans can celebrate America’s 250th birthday by visiting the places that help explain why the First State matters. From a tall ship tied to Delaware’s earliest European settlement to Old Swedes Church, du Pont industrial history, Revolutionary-era stories and one of America’s great country estates, this weekend offers a ready-made history tour through New Castle County and the Brandywine Valley.

Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 120, sponsored by Sen. Spiros Mantzavinos, D-Elsmere, and Rep. William Bush, D-Dover, would require individual, group, state employee and public assistance insurance plans, including Medicaid-related coverage, to cover biomarker testing.

That may be the Delaware Way, but for voters, taxpayers and business owners, the better question is whether it should. By George D.