IRSD curbside meal service moved to Dec. 22
Delaware News Desk
Curbside meal service in the Indian River School District is being moved to Dec. 22, from 10:45 a.m. to noon at all locations.
There will be no service Dec. 23 or Dec. 30 due to the holidays.
Meals are free of charge and available to all children 18 and younger. Service will take place at Georgetown Elementary School, 301-A W. Market St., front entrance; Howard T. Ennis School, 20346 Ennis St., Georgetown, cafeteria entrance by indoor swimming pool; Indian River High School, 29772 Armory Road, Dagsboro, bus parking lot; Long Neck Elementary School, 26064 School Lane, Millsboro, bus parking lot; Lord Baltimore Elementary School, 120 Atlantic Ave., Ocean View, parent drop-off/pick-up line; Millsboro Middle School, 302 E. State St., Millsboro, bus parking lot; North Georgetown Elementary School, 664 N. Bedford St., bus parking lot; and Selbyville Middle School, 80 Bethany Road, bus parking lot.
Sussex County Master Gardeners become ‘Foster Gardeners’
Delaware News Desk
A public garden in Sussex County has been called one of 10 “Hidden Gems of Delaware” by an online tourist guide.
The Demonstration Garden, in existence for two decades, was created and is maintained by the Sussex County Master Gardeners on County Seat Highway, Route 9, west of Georgetown, located behind the county University of Delaware Cooperative Extension office.
This year, COVID-19 closed the Demonstration Garden to the public and to the master gardeners. The virus also put a lot of people out of work and greatly increased the need for donated food.
Coons’ bipartisan bill to promote sustainable chemistry to become law
Delaware News Desk
The fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act that passed the Senate on Dec. 11 includes the bipartisan Sustainable Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2019, led by Sen. Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and cosponsored by Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota; and Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia.
The bill will support American manufacturing and American jobs while also protecting human health and the environment by helping to realize the full innovation and market potential of sustainable chemistry technologies.
“The chemical sector is an integral part of Delaware’s economy, and I am proud that this legislation will support green chemistry innovation, create new companies and jobs and promote sustainable use of resources,” said Coons. “By creating a cohesive national vision for sustainable chemistry research and development, improving training of chemis
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announces Friend of the Bays Award winners
Delaware News Desk
The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays announced this year’s recipients of the Friend of the Bays Awards, an honor given to individuals, volunteers and businesses for their support, partnership and volunteering excellence.
The center awarded Delmarva Power, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Regional Fish & Wildlife Manager Rob Gano and volunteer Jodi McLaughlin as the 2020 awardees.
Delmarva Power is a unit of Exelon Corp. that provides energy service to about 532,000 electric customers in Delaware and Maryland, and about 136,000 natural gas customers in northern Delaware. The company, represented by Senior Public Affairs Manager Jim Smith, earned this year’s Friend of the Bays Business Award for supporting local environmental efforts, especially the preservation and restoration of the Inland Bays.
AARP honors Carolyn Corrigan with highest state volunteer award
Delaware News Desk
AARP Delaware announced that Carolyn Corrigan, of Dagsboro, was selected to receive the 2020 Andrus Award for Community Service, the association’s most prestigious state volunteer award.
Corrigan is being honored for her outstanding volunteerism and commitment to the community. The AARP State Andrus Award for Community Service is an annual awards program developed to honor individuals whose service is a unique and valuable contribution to society. The award is named for AARP founder, Ethel Percy Andrus, whose motto “to serve, not to be served” continues to shape AARP’s work to help older Americans age with dignity and purpose.