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Delaware Grocery Initiative awards $250,000 in grants to battle food insecurity

Delaware Grocery Initiative awards $250,000 in grants to battle food insecurity

Nearly two dozen nonprofits and businesses receive grants from the Delaware Grocery Initiative. Also known as First State Food System Grants, the program gives financial support to entities at every stage of the food chain, from production to...

ChristianaCare and CHOP partner to expand pediatric care in Delaware and beyond

ChristianaCare and CHOP partner to expand pediatric care in Delaware and beyond

ChristianaCare and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) announced a new strategic affiliation on Tuesday that aims to expand access to specialized pediatric care across Delaware and neighboring communities. The collaboration, set to begin in...

Surgeons Should Take Lead in Integrating OR Sustainability, Cost

Surgeons Should Take Lead in Integrating OR Sustainability, Cost

Hsu R, Trieu E, Schneyer R, et al. Navigating Operating Room Resource Shortages: Cost, Sustainability, and Environmental Stewardship. J Am Coll of Surg. 2025; in press. In this perspective, the authors examined how persistent supply chain...

The Best Hidden Spot to See Wildlife in Every State

The Best Hidden Spot to See Wildlife in Every State

It doesn't take a safari or a remote jungle trek to witness wild animals in their natural settings. Across the U.S., lesser-known parks, refuges, and natural spaces offer prime views of native species without the crowds. You can watch elk graze at...

Who’s that critter? UF/IFAS wildlife series spotlights the Florida manatee

Who’s that critter? UF/IFAS wildlife series spotlights the Florida manatee

Boasting more than 80 distinct ecosystems, Florida is a biodiversity hot spot. More than 4,000 animal species, in fact, are native to the Sunshine State. Maia McGuire Through the UF/IFAS “Florida Critter of the Month” series, we’re highlighting...

This week at the Delaware beaches: What to know and do

This week at the Delaware beaches: What to know and do

Welcome to the second week in July at the Delaware beaches. The Fourth of July holiday brought with it a recreational water advisory, the relaxation of certain surf-fishing policies and at least one celebrity. Summertime is in full swing, but the...

In Our View: Ignoring climate change won’t alter situation

In Our View: Ignoring climate change won’t alter situation

Amid debates about immigration enforcement, tax bills and general chaos in Washington, D.C., the Trump administration has managed to distract Americans from a pressing concern. As The Seattle Times reported this week: “Yes, this is summer and it’s...

Sustainable Development Program Awards 2025 Departmental Honors

Sustainable Development Program Awards 2025 Departmental Honors

Each year, the Climate School Office of Undergraduate Programs celebrates graduating students with the Departmental Honors Award for their outstanding academic achievement in the Sustainable Development program. This year, four students were...

Delawares' Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau launch initiative encouraging farmers in crisis to seek help

Delawares' Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau launch initiative encouraging farmers in crisis to seek help

The Delaware Department of Agriculture and the Delaware Farm Bureau partnered to distribute stickers promoting the suicide crisis hotline at 988 to farmers in the First State. The stickers are part of the organizations’ initiative to destigmatize...

Delaware North Deploys Amazon Just Walk Out Technology at London Stadium 

Delaware North Deploys Amazon Just Walk Out Technology at London Stadium 

Delaware North has launched a bar powered by Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology at the London Stadium in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford. Installed outside Bar Tap on Level 0 of the multipurpose venue, the checkout-less technology reduce...

Delaware eases surf fishing reservation rules at most state beaches

Delaware eases surf fishing reservation rules at most state beaches

Anglers will no longer need reservations to surf fish at most of Delaware’s drive-on beaches starting Saturday, July 12, under a major change announced by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC). The new policy...

Environmental – Public nuisance – Odors

Environmental – Public nuisance – Odors

Where a public nuisance claim has been brought alleging the emission of noxious odors from a sewage treatment facility, a motion to dismiss that claim should be denied because the plaintiffs adequately allege a harm to a public right and a special...

Is this Delaware summer hotter than normal? Here's what we found out

Is this Delaware summer hotter than normal? Here's what we found out

Does it feel a little hotter than normal this summer? That's because it has been hotter, but not by that much. "As of right now, the average mean temperature is a degree warmer for the time period for June and eight days into July," said Joe...

Delaware residents impacted by pollution hope new legislation holds industries accountable

Delaware residents impacted by pollution hope new legislation holds industries accountable

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us...

ChristianaCare and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Agree to Join Forces, Expand Access to World-Class Pediatric Care in Delaware

ChristianaCare and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Agree to Join Forces, Expand Access to World-Class Pediatric Care in Delaware

WILMINGTON, Del., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ChristianaCare and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) today announce a new strategic affiliation to expand access to world-class pediatric care in Delaware and surrounding communities. The...

Delaware: 13 Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Open August 1st

Delaware: 13 Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries Open August 1st

Georgetown, Del. – Best Buds is one of 13 dispensaries offering recreational marijuana products that will open Aug. 1. Joshua Sanderlin, Delaware’s marijuana commissioner, said, “For recreational use, beginning on Aug. 1, anyone over the age of 21...

Your ultimate summer guide to kayaking in Delaware

Your ultimate summer guide to kayaking in Delaware

Delaware is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and filled with various lakes and rivers. There's so much that you can do in the water, and kayaking is one of those activities. Never kayaked but want to try it out? Well this article is for you. Below...

Federal lands larger than Delaware move closer to coming up for sale to coal mining companies

Federal lands larger than Delaware move closer to coming up for sale to coal mining companies

Federal officials on Monday took a first step toward reopening vast areas of public lands in two Western states to new coal sales as part of President Donald Trump’s push to expand U.S. fossil fuel production. The Interior Department proposal...

Community calendar for Delaware County for July 8, 2025

Community calendar for Delaware County for July 8, 2025

Note: Email only to editor@delcotimes.com by Monday at noon. All notices will appear online. Print is based on a space-available basis. Arthritis Foundation Walk with Ease Program: by the Delaware County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) and...

Unique dialect of Delaware Bay seaside sparrow song could serve as an ‘indicator’ for climate change

Unique dialect of Delaware Bay seaside sparrow song could serve as an ‘indicator’ for climate change

Hough is interested in the sparrow’s dialect, or what he refers to as an accent. “Just like we have different accents on different words, so do they. And so, just like we say ‘wooder’ in Philly, they sound the same here,” he said. “They learn song...

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