Hockessin News

Twelve-year-old Claire Schroeder belted out a crowd-wowing "Star-Spangled Banner" to start Saturday's Hockessin-Greenville Rotary Club Fourth of July Parade.

As weather forecasters predicted a sunny Fourth of July weekend, preparations continued Thursday for celebrations statewide.

Joe LaRosch has created a one-of-a-kind tribute to those who fought in World War II.

A high-profile graffiti tagger was arrested Thursday for scrawling his signature vandalism on objects ranging from bridges to highway barriers across New Castle County, police said.

The vehicle was taken from the front of a residence on Garrett Road in Hockessin on May 22nd.

Mr. and Mrs. Chalmers Keller, formerly of Towson, now of Fenwick Island, Del., and Mr.

Jack Spoehr turned to an ancient Chinese art to pick what he thinks will be the perfect present for his grandchildren, Emma, Jack, Luke, Eric and Pat.

From crab cakes and cheesesteaks to prime rib and clam bakes, little Delaware is packed with great places to eat and terrific places to shop.

All around them on this sodden speck of land, far from the furies of war, their comrades would just keep dying, ravaged by dysentery, by smallpox, by scurvy.

The fungus that has killed hundreds of thousands of bats -- known as white-nose syndrome -- could potentially wreak havoc on not only the mammals but on an ecological system that depends on them.

Presenting the award to Jerry Kauffman are David Small, DNREC acting secretary, Dr.

Support is nearly nonexistent in the Legislature for cutting state workers' pay by 8 percent, as proposed by Gov.

There were plenty of long looks and hard stares from the crowd that strolled across the University of Delaware campus Saturday.

Constant news of layoffs, pay cuts, and stock declines has all of us tightening our belts: A recent Money poll found that in light of the financial crisis, 89% of us are changing the way we manage our finances, and 88% plan to be more frugal.

Nanette Hill, a paraprofessional at Elbert-Palmer Elementary School in the Southbridge section of Wilmington, watched as dozens of pupils from the school who live in or near its low-income neighborhood walked through the door of the overnight lodge at Ashland Nature Center in Hockessin.

Wood thrushes are so common at Ashland Nature Center -- where they are often heard singing in harmony -- that they never attracted much attention.

A 44-year-old man has died of injuries suffered in a single-vehicle crash at Millcreek Road near Stella Drive.

A 44-year-old Hockessin man was killed Monday afternoon after he lost control of his vehicle, which struck a tree and rolled down a 50-foot embankment.

They literally came from far and wide to share their dances, songs and music Sunday with a capacity crowd at the University of Delaware.

Six-year-old Cheyenne Tanner of Hockessin stared at the paper in her hand with an expression that seemed serious, considering her face was painted like a monkey.