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Delaware City Council incumbents re-elected

Voters re-elected all four Delaware City Council members seeking re-election Tuesday. The closest race was between incumbent Joe DiGenova and challenger Robert Hoffman, a former councilman.

Nov 9 2011 | Posted in Current News,Local News | Read More »

Four Delaware City unions agree to less take-home pay

Delaware City Council has struck a deal that will result in lower paychecks for 72 city employees for the next three years, a move that would have been unheard before the economy soured.

Oct 25 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Delaware council, BV school candidates share views

While some difference of opinion emerged, a public forum for Delaware city council candidates this week was largely an amiable affair. Squaring off were councilwoman Lisa Keller and challenger Jim Roberts for the city’s Second Ward seat, councilman Joe DiGenova and challenger Robert Hoffman for the city’s Third Ward seat, and councilman Andrew Brush and challenger Larry Garrett for the Fourth Ward. First Ward Councilman Chris Jones is running uncontested.

Oct 20 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Ghost Walk draws crowd, scares up funds for Delaware’s Arts Castle

A ghost in one Griswold Street home in Delaware likes to steal scissors. The spirits that haunted the former Sunny Vee Nursing Home on Lincoln Street had a proclivity for turning water faucets on and off. One house, this one on Griswold Street, too, is haunted by the ghost of an old woman who, in life, could never be warm enough. When the owners would leave (although the paranormal activity has died down dramatically as of late), they would frequently return to find the thermostat set at a blistering 95 degrees.

Oct 16 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Delaware City Council incumbents to face 3 challengers

Three of four Delaware City Council incumbents seeking re-election Nov. 8 will face opponents.

Oct 9 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

Delaware’s growing hunger problem gets leaders’ attention

Assembling three-day supplies of food for hungry Delaware County residents was an eye-opening experience for the two council members, who volunteered at the local food pantry Wednesday morning.

Sep 28 2011 | Posted in Current News,Local News | Read More »

Delaware city water plant cost higher than expected

The cost of Delaware City’s multi-million-dollar water treatment plant is higher than previously estimated, and now city officials are considering reducing the plant’s proposed new capacity. City Public Utilities Director Brad Stanton said the current estimate of the total construction cost is a little more than $26 million. The previous estimated total project cost was about $25 million.

Sep 9 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

YMCA to manage city’s recreation programs

Beginning this January, the YMCA will manage the recreation division within Delaware City’s Parks and Recreation Department. City council supported the YMCA partnership by a vote of 4–2 Monday evening, about one year after the idea was originally proposed.

Aug 22 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »