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  1. Candidates share working-class values

    16 hrs ago | News Journal

    ... is making his second run for the office. The district they want to represent stretches from Old New Castle to near Newport and from the Delaware River to the Christina. It includes communities such as Wilmington Manor, Chelsea Estates, Duross ...

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    Related Topix: New Castle, DE, US News, Wilmington Manor, DE

  2. Garbage catches on fire in two trucks

    Tuesday Oct 7 | News Journal

    ... keep the truck from catching fire, police said. Firefighters from Minquadale Fire Company, Minquas Fire Company of Newport, Wilmington Manor Fire Company and the Delaware Air Guard responded and extinguished the flames, and a clean-up crew gathered ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, Environmental, Waste Management, Waste Management, Wilmington Manor, DE

  3. Trash Truck Fire Shuts Down I-495 In DelawareRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | WCAU-TV

    ... Interstate 95 following a fire on the roadway, police said. A trash truck was traveling northbound on I-495 near Newport, Del. around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the driver noticed smoke coming from the back of the truck, police said. Link: Real-Time ...

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  4. DELAWARE: Fire closes I-495 North

    Tuesday Oct 7 | The Daily Times

    ... fire board. Crews were alerted to the fire at about 6:30 a.m. today, an official said. Volunteer firefighters from Newport and Wilmington Manor are on the scene dealing with the fire, an official said.

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    Related Topix: New Castle, DE, New Castle County, DE

  5. Trash Truck Fire Shuts Down I-495 In Delaware

    Tuesday Oct 7 | NBC Channel 10

    ... Interstate 95 following a fire on the roadway, police said. A trash truck was traveling northbound on I-495 near Newport, Del. around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the driver noticed smoke coming from the back of the truck, police said. Link: Real-Time ...

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  6. DELAWARE: Fire closes I-495 NorthRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | Delaware Coast Press

    ... fire board. Crews were alerted to the fire at about 6:30 a.m. today, an official said. Volunteer firefighters from Newport and Wilmington Manor are on the scene dealing with the fire, an official said. In your voice Read reactions to this story ...

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    Related Topix: New Castle, DE, New Castle County, DE, Wilmington Manor, DE

  7. House minority leader facing two newcomersRead the original story

    Tuesday Oct 7 | News Journal

    ... to begin full-day kindergarten in the Red Clay Consolidated School District, keeping Emily P. Bissell Hospital on Newport Gap Pike open and enabling senior citizens to stay eligible for a 50 percent tax credit against regular school property taxes. ...

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    Related Topix: University of Delaware

  8. Supporting their furry friendsRead the original story

    Monday Oct 6 | News Journal

    ... Sergio and Massimo. A different dog named Harley sat at the feet of his foster mother, Diana DeBenedictis of the Newport area, at an information tent for the "A Buddy for Life" rescue network. Harley belonged to a Vietnam veteran who has been ...

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    Related Topix: Non-Profit, Wilmington, DE, Kent County, DE, Bear, DE, Townsend, DE

  9. Audit: Newport clerk's theft totals $123,855Read the original story

    Thursday Oct 2 | News Journal

    A state auditor's investigation into the theft of town money by a Newport employee determined that $123,855 was stolen over a four-year period.

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  10. Man arrested at recycling yard

    Tuesday Sep 23 | News Journal

    A 49-year-old Newport man was arrested Sunday morning after he allegedly broke into a Wilmington recycling yard and scuffled with two security guards.

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    Related Topix: Wilmington, DE

  11. Historic Hockessin tavern lives to entertain guests once again

    Monday Sep 22 | News Journal

    ... mainly served a flow of Pennsylvania farmers driving Conestoga wagons of grain to market or shipping at Christiana, Newport and Wilmington. As more was learned about the 1700s inn, preservation gained support, even in DelDOT. Rep. Joseph E. Miro was ...

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    Related Topix: New Castle County, DE, Hockessin, DE, Wilmington, DE

  12. Risky ride: Deaths in Delaware rise

    Thursday Sep 18 | News Journal

    ... to last year, with six each year. Nationally, such accidents increased in half the states during the same period. Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione, commander of the New Castle County Checkpoint Strikeforce, said separate stats for ...

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    Related Topix: Glasgow, DE, Bear, DE, New Castle County, DE, Delaware, Wilmington, DE

  13. Clear weather brings out big crowd

    Thursday Sep 18 | News Journal

    ... cookies), paczki (jelly-filled doughnuts) and homemade bread called babka. Michael and Treena Sydnor of Newport brought their three children -- 16-year-old Michael II, 15-year-old Daniel and 11-year-old Danielle -- to the festival as a surprise for ...

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    Related Topix: Bellefonte, DE

  14. DELAWARE: Despite report, 'deceased' woman full of life

    Sunday Sep 14 | The Daily Times

    NEWPORT, Del. - Irma Barr-Heibeck is alive - she's just having a hard time convincing people.

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  15. Del. police plan trip to WWII memorial

    Sep 4, 2008 | News Journal

    ... for the Sept. 23 excursion, but more buses will be chartered if needed to take veterans on this special trip, said Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione. "We'll use whatever resources possible to see that our vets make it to see the World War II ...

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    Related Topix: Delaware, New Castle, DE

  16. Police ID hit and run victimRead the original story

    Jul 8, 2008 | 6 ABC

    NEWPORT, Del. - July 6, 2008 -- Delaware State Police hope someone saw something that will lead them to the hit and run driver.

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    Related Topix: Wilmington, DE

  17. DELAWARE: DelDOT to add more traffic cameras

    Aug 27, 2008 | Delaware Coast Press

    ... later this year at Route 141 and Faulkand Road, west of Elsmere; and I-95, just north of the I-495 split south of Newport. DelDOT staff at the Transportation Management Center monitor approximately 100 cameras 24 hours per day, seven days per week ...

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    Related Topix: Wilmington, DE, New Castle County, DE, Elsmere, DE

  18. Brosius is going out a championRead the original story

    Aug 17, 2008 | DelcoTimes

    ... Tarryn Megee tripled with two runners on during a nine-run second inning. Burns, who played at St. Mark's High in Newport, Del., and Wesley and Wilmington colleges and has 11/2 years remaining in a commitment to the Air National Guard that has taken ...

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  19. 876 vehicles stopped at Newark checkpoint

    Aug 16, 2008 | News Journal

    ... morning in Newark. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., police stopped 876 vehicles and detained 50 people for investigation, said Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione, who heads the New Castle County Checkpoint Strikeforce. The multi-agency task force set up ...

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    Related Topix: Newark, DE, New Castle County, DE

  20. Summer camp getting kids ready for schoolRead the original story

    Aug 6, 2008 | News Journal

    ... week -- the same ones riding the buses and trains -- are taking part in the four-day Youth Ambassadors Academy near Newport, where they meet in the mornings to learn everything from setting goals to lessons about teenage pregnancy. "When resources ...

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