AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Delaware City Delaware. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/delaware-city-de 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/delaware-city-de https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:48:20 -0500 On Thursday, President Biden ordered flags at all U.S. government buildings and facilities to be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 16, 2022 in https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-carney-orders-lowering-of-flags-31366833-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-carney-orders-lowering-of-flags-31366833-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Dover, DE -- On May 24th, days after strong advocacy by SAM and its allies, Governor John Carney (D) issued a veto on House Bill 371, a bill that https://www.americantowns.com/news/marijuana-legalization-vetoed-by-delawares-governor-carney-31375921-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/marijuana-legalization-vetoed-by-delawares-governor-carney-31375921-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on May 24, 2022, by a gunman at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, https://www.americantowns.com/news/flag-lowering-for-the-victims-at-robb-elementary-school-in-uvalde-texas-31375936-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flag-lowering-for-the-victims-at-robb-elementary-school-in-uvalde-texas-31375936-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Delaware Democratic Party Chair Reacts to Kathy McGuiness’ Conviction   New Castle, DE - Delaware Democratic Party Chair Betsy Maron https://www.americantowns.com/news/delaware-democratic-party-chair-reacts-to-kathy-mcguiness-conviction-31400903-wilmington-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/delaware-democratic-party-chair-reacts-to-kathy-mcguiness-conviction-31400903-wilmington-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 As a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence perpetrated on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, President Biden https://www.americantowns.com/news/flag-lowering-for-the-victims-of-the-tragedy-in-highland-park-il-31401365-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/flag-lowering-for-the-victims-of-the-tragedy-in-highland-park-il-31401365-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WILMINGTON, DEL. (July 15, 2022) – The Delaware Division of the Arts is investing nearly $3 million in more than 110 arts and community https://www.americantowns.com/news/delaware-division-of-the-arts-announces-first-round-of-grants-in-support-of-arts-projects-for-fiscal-year-2023-31419396-wilmington-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/delaware-division-of-the-arts-announces-first-round-of-grants-in-support-of-arts-projects-for-fiscal-year-2023-31419396-wilmington-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 MILFORD, Del. (July 21, 2022) – The Delaware Division of Small Business recognized 10 small businesses Thursday as winners of the fifth round of https://www.americantowns.com/news/division-of-small-business-awards-edge-grants-to-10-delaware-companies-31419402-milford-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/division-of-small-business-awards-edge-grants-to-10-delaware-companies-31419402-milford-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Two Delawareans sue the General Assembly and the Governor for unlawful changes to election law in advance of the November Election A Republican https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-delawareans-sue-the-general-assembly-and-the-governor-for-unlawful-changes-to-election-law-in-advance-of-the-november-election-31413855-delaware-city-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/two-delawareans-sue-the-general-assembly-and-the-governor-for-unlawful-changes-to-election-law-in-advance-of-the-november-election-31413855-delaware-city-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Chairman of the Senate Appropriations https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-coons-speaks-at-foreign-relations-hearing-about-global-food-crisis-we-have-a-bitter-cocktail-coming-together-of-conflict-and-covid-and-climate-31414411-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-coons-speaks-at-foreign-relations-hearing-about-global-food-crisis-we-have-a-bitter-cocktail-coming-together-of-conflict-and-covid-and-climate-31414411-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the group of bipartisan senators who worked to negotiate improvements to the Electoral https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-coons-on-electoral-count-act-reform-proposal-31414414-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senator-coons-on-electoral-count-act-reform-proposal-31414414-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) released the following statement today after Greg Williams was confirmed to https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-carper-and-coons-on-confirmation-of-greg-williams-for-district-court-for-delaware-31414415-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-carper-and-coons-on-confirmation-of-greg-williams-for-district-court-for-delaware-31414415-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Sen. Coons: Williams “brings his heart, his values, his intellect and his skill to his service each and every day” July 20, 2022 https://www.americantowns.com/news/from-senate-floor-senator-coons-calls-on-colleagues-to-swiftly-confirm-greg-williams-to-district-court-seat-in-delaware-31414418-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/from-senate-floor-senator-coons-calls-on-colleagues-to-swiftly-confirm-greg-williams-to-district-court-seat-in-delaware-31414418-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) today joined Executive Director of the Challenge Program Andrew https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-carper-coons-announce-new-funding-for-challenge-program-furnitures-shop-expansion-to-support-youth-employment-31414420-wilmington-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-carper-coons-announce-new-funding-for-challenge-program-furnitures-shop-expansion-to-support-youth-employment-31414420-wilmington-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), co-chairs of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus, released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-coons-blunt-celebrate-house-passage-of-legislation-to-protect-victims-of-child-abuse-in-ndaa-31414423-dover-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/senators-coons-blunt-celebrate-house-passage-of-legislation-to-protect-victims-of-child-abuse-in-ndaa-31414423-dover-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) issued the following statement after Michael Barr, Dean of the University of https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-coons-statement-on-confirmation-of-michael-barr-to-fed-board-31414432-wilmington-de.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-coons-statement-on-confirmation-of-michael-barr-to-fed-board-31414432-wilmington-de.html Government and Politics Fri, 19 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500