Wednesday Jul 1 | WMDT-TV Salisbury
WMDT--Some Comcast Customers Lose Power
Some Comcast customers lost service Tuesday afternoon. Officials say a concrete mixing truck hit a utility pole in Townsend, Delaware, cutting a Comcast fiber line.
NCCo civic league faces council's ire
The Civic League for New Castle County, Delaware's oldest and largest civic organization, is getting some heat from New Castle County Council over an article in its current newsletter that some elected leaders are lambasting as false and irresponsible.
Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash Near Townsend
New Castle County Paramedics say it happened Friday at 4pm. They found the 55-year old victim in a ditch, thrown from his bike on the 800 block of Vandyke Greenspring Road.
Townsend looks for parade marchers for Saturday
Townsend leaders are looking for bands, clubs and others to march in their small-town parade.
Hens hatch a festive Dela-bration
The Dela-bration Mug Night drew 1,700 to a large tent on The Green. YoUDee leads the charge as the Blue Hen 5K race gets under way.
Townsend sets April 18 as day for its veterans
Townsend leaders have drawn a red, white and blue circle around the date April 18.
Laid-off seek jobs as substitute teachers
After she was laid off in October, construction inspector Lear Lockwood had mounting bills and few job prospects in her field.
Townsend election winners to be sworn in Tuesday
Winners of Townsend's record-setting election last weekend will take office at a special meeting next week.
A Townsend Man Is Charged With Impersonating A Fire Official.
A 19 year Townsend man has been charged with impersonating a fire official. Shawn Evans of Townsend told Smyrna Opera House officials Saturday night that he was a firefighter and that he needed to inspect the building's fire suppression system.
Man Surrenders in Connection with Townsend Shooting
State Police say a Middletown man has turned himself in to face charges he shot someone in Townsend last Monday.
About a year ago, a motorist drove off Del. 1 near Christiana, careened down a 50-foot embankment and took out a section of boardwalk that ran under the highway and hugged the Christina River.
Police Investigate Shooting in Townsend
State Police are investigating a shooting in the community of Townsend Village-Two in New Castle County.
Small town gives veterans big thanks
Douglas Harris, who served in the Navy from 1951 to 1954, said he never saw such a "great, beautiful" appreciation of veterans.
Townsend will honor its veterans at a luncheon
Townsend plans to thank veterans in a big but small-town way. All veterans in the 19734 ZIP code are invited to a luncheon and recognition ceremony April 18, where each will be awarded a certificate of appreciation.
Umbrella civic organization invites all local residents to join
Local residents met March 30 to form an organization to represent the Middletown-Odessa-Townsend area at the county and state level, and they're looking for concerned citizens to join.
Fire north of Smyrna ruled arson
A fire at a vacant house north of Smyrna March 18 was intentionally set, the State Fire Marshal's Office has ruled.
Appoquinimink's schools are filled with music
"What's the silent beat called?" Music Teacher Susan Osborn asked a class of 23 third-grade students, all with fingers strategically placed on their recorders as they stared at the "rest" on their sheet music.
A touch of spring sends folks outdoors
With highs in the mid-70s throughout the state, Delawareans flocked outside Saturday to forget the snow and freezing temperatures that covered the region just days ago.
Townsend man killed in pickup crash
A 51-year-old Townsend man was killed Friday when the pickup truck he was driving struck a tree, state police said.