Dover News

MAN HELD IN ROBBERY: Detectives arrested a 32-year-old New Castle man Thursday in connection with a cigarette store robbery last week. John R. Flamer was charged with first-degree robbery in the Feb. 2 incident at First State Discount Cigarettes in the 200 block of New Castle Ave., Master Cpl. Jeffrey Hale of Delaware State Police said. A New Castle City police officer recognized Flamer from a police bulletin released to area police agencies about the crime. Detectives went to Flamer's home and found evidence linking him to the robbery, police said. He is being held in the Young Correctional Institution in lieu of $30,000 secured bail. HOLDUP SUSPECT SOUGHT: Seaford police are investigating an armed robbery Thursday night at a local fast-food eatery. The holdup occurred about 9 p.m. at the Taco Bell on Sussex Highway, said Lt. Richard Jamison. The robber walked into the restaurant brandishing a black handgun and demanding money. An employee turned over an undisclosed sum of cash, and the robber fled. Officers assisted with K-9 teams from Dover and Delmar police departments could not find him. The robber is described as between 18 and 26 years old, about 6 feet tall and about 200 pounds. He had facial hair on his chin and was dressed in black pants and gloves, a blue cap and a mask. Police are asking anyone with information to call 629-6648 or Delaware Crime Stoppers at (800) TIP-3333.

Fish like herring, perch and striped bass don't do as well when land uses shift from rural and forested streams to those found in suburbs and cities, which puts at risk things like a multibillion-dollar fishery in Maryland and Virginia.

The Rev. Dianne Loufman, who last served as interim pastor of St. Marks Lutheran Church in Conshohocken, Pa., will be installed as the new pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church at 4 p.m. on Sunday. Officiating will be Bishop Herz-Lane from the Maryland Delaware Synod, along with the Rev. David Mueller, who has served as interim at St. Stephen's. Loufman holds a master of divinity degree from Luther Theological Seminary. She first served as pastor at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church in Jersey City, N.J., from 1987 to 1996. Her new church is located at 13th and Broom streets in Wilmington. An energy-saving workshop, which had to be rescheduled because of snow, will be held Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Limestone Presbyterian Church, 3201 Limestone Road, in Wilmington. The cost is $10 and includes a light lunch. Registration: Info@deipl.org, 581-9007, or PO Box 911, Dover, DE 19903. Visit www.limestonepresbyterian.org A choral evensong will be held Sunday at 4 p.m. at Immanuel Church on the Green, 100 Harmony St., in New Castle. Under the direction of Jack Warren Burnam, The Immanuel Mixed Choir will perform music in the English cathedral tradition. Following the service there will be a short program of chamber music for flute, viola and harpsichord, presented by Musick on the Green. An informal reception will follow. The event is free. Wilmington's Cathedral of St. Peter's will throw a fundraiser called 'Mardi Gras with Ol Blue Eyes' on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. Singing will be Sean Reilly as Frank Sinatra. Tickets for the event, at the Knights of Columbus Hall at Lancaster and Scott streets in Wilmington, are $50. Call Jean Manning 654-5920. The workings of Delaware's civil union law will be explained on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. at an event sponsored by Unitarian Universalists of Central Delaware. The congregation meets at 340 N. Queen St., in Dover. Call 233-7754. On Sunday, Scott Ward celebrates 20 years as music director at First Unitarian Church in Sharpley. In 1996, the congregation gave him the title of honorary minister of music. Ward studied church music and classical voice at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, N.J. Ward will be honored during a 10:30 a.m. service entitled 'When in Our Music.' A party will follow in the parish hall.

Award winning psalmist, Eunice Wright, is providing her fans with a free copy of her latest single, " Hello God " via her website www.eunicewright.com . " Hello God " is the first single for Wright's sophomore release, Worth it All .

The observance of Black History Month in Delaware officially began with an eventA last weekA at the First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and GalleriesA at the Delaware Public Archives in Dover.

It's Mardi Gras time, so laissez les bon temps rouler. There already have been a variety of events, but The Daily News has a list of standout events you don't want to miss.

Dover police have charged a Milford man with last Saturday's shooting of a city man.

As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil War, Greenwood Public Library is hosting a free, public program Monday about how Delaware fared at the time.

DOVER - The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control is accepting applications for the second offering of Universal Recycling Grant and Low Interest Loans.

DOVER, De. - On the edge of bankruptcy, the U.S. Postal Service's has announced a $3.3 billion loss during the first quarter of fiscal year 2012.

DOVER, Del. - An explosion outside the Dover Mall has authorities on high alert.

A 26-year-old Dover man was arrested late Tuesday when police found him carrying a handgun in his jacket, police said today. Corey Carter, of the 400 block of E. Water St., was charged with possession of a firearm during a felony, possession with intent to deliver marijuana, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, and possession of drug paraphernalia, Dover police spokesman Capt. Tim Stump said. Carter was stopped about 11 p.m. by an officer while walking on Walker Road near Pear Street who found him in possession of a .25 caliber handgun in his jacket, police said, and a further search uncovered 52 grams of marijuana. Carter was committed to the Vaughn Correctional Center in lieu of $41,000 secured bail.

A 26-year-old Dover man was arrested late Tuesday when police found him carrying a handgun in his jacket, police said today.

Dover police say Jeffrey Brunson, 30, of Milford, shot a 31-year-old male while standing on front of a residence Saturday just before 5 a.m. in the The victim was transported to Bayhealth-Kent General Hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his lower back.

Young Americans are spending less time in front of the television, but are still watching their favorite shows.

Forbes Magazine names quarterback Michael Vick as the most disliked athlete in America.

DOVER, Del.- With a vote of 3 to 2, the Capital School District Board approved a 5 percent increase for administrative employee salaries.

Shekinah Ravizee, of Chesapeake, Va., tucked an unusual package into her belongings when she returned to Delaware State University in Dover after Christmas break: Three prom dresses. The 21-year-old senior majoring in music education brought them back for the Fairy Godsisters Mission, a group collecting dresses to give to high school girls who otherwise couldn't afford to go to their high school prom. Ravizee, daughter of a single parent, understands the cause intimately. With the family on a tight budget, she wasn't going to her junior and senior proms until her best friend found a shop selling dresses for about $50. 'I know what it's like to be financially unstable and at some point be told, well, you may not be able to go to the prom,' she says. When her fellow DSU Approaching Storm band member, Quira (pronounced Keera) Parker -- a flag girl -- asked her to donate dresses back, Ravizee -- who plays the piccolo -- was happy to oblige and talked her sister, Achaia, into donating her dress, too. Ravizee plans to be at the group's March 4 event at the Christiana Hilton in Newark that invites all high school women -- who do not have to provide any kind of financial information -- to buy a prom dress for $10. The price covers the cost of setting up the show. Parker, a freshman from Wilmington majoring in elementary education, helped found the Fairy Godsisters as an auxiliary to the Fairy Godmothers, a charity her mother, CoKo, belongs to, by recruiting people and asking them to donate their dresses. 'Basically, prom is a big deal,' Quira says. 'It kind of makes or breaks your high school career. I went to mine, and I would like other high school seniors to experience it as well.' She wore an aquamarine gown, and had her hair and nails done for the event. 'It's like your life is branching out and you're growing up,' she says. 'It's an elegant formal. You get to sit and eat and they have nice meals for you, and the music is good. You get your picture taken. You feel like a princess for the whole day.' Now, 17 DSU students participate in the Fairy Godsisters, including Parker's roommate, Monet LeMon, 18, of Newark, who is majoring in art management. Her own prom dress was 'a deal' she got for $35 at J.C. Penney, she says. The more the girls talked at DSU, the more involved they became, LeMon says. And, the more they did, the more fun it was. 'I feel like I'm a hero to these girls because they will be part of a night to remember because of what we did,' LeMon says.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware's state insurance office collected more than $100 million in premium taxes last year and expects to collect a similar total in the upcoming fiscal year.

Dover City Councilman Sean Lynn says the city needs to take swifter action against delinquent taxpayers.