Category: Local News
Fire destroys townhouse community south of campus during Spring Break, displacing families
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Dave Wilson.A large fire broke out on March 27 after a Newark resident improperly discarded smoking materials on their back deck. The fire destroyed ...
Wetlands park brings hope to Wilmington community plagued by flooding
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Jack Beatson/THE REVIEW Residents hope that a man-made wetland park will not only help reduce flooding in Southbridge, but provide additional economic and health ...
Tax-exempt designation grants university $4.36 million tax break
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Courtesy of Paul Sableman Were it not owned by the university, campus property would generate $4.36 million in taxes for the city of Newark. ...
In high demand: A sister remembers her family’s experience with heroin
BY PATRICIA HARRINGTON STAFF REPORTER One morning in early August 2016, Becca Smith woke up to a hard knock on her front door. As she ...
Students gather for first LGBTQ+ Chat and Chew of 2017
BY JACOB BAUMGART Staff Reporter On Thursday evening, students met for the inaugural LGBTQ+ Chat and Chew. Rebekah Harless-Balmer, coordinator of the LGBT program, indicated ...
SPECIAL REPORT: Delayed construction of Lang Development Group apartments leaves students stranded in hotels
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Jacob Orledge/THE REVIEW The Mill Townhouses are unfinished as of September 16. No construction workers were to be found when The Review visited the ...
Engineers Without Borders organizes bike pop-up for local elementary school
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.jsCourtesy of Christopher KitsonJohn R. Downes Elementary School students using the bike pop-up that Engineers Without Borders helped organize. BY NATALIE WALTON MANAGING NEWS EDITOR ...
Newark businesses prepare for student-less summer
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Minji Kong/THE REVIEWBusinesses on Main St. get ready for slow summer business. BY Aly Brown Senior Reporter On any given day during the school ...
The economics of climate change: How taxes can reduce carbon emissions
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js WalterPro With emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases still on the rise, the United States stands to lose a lot if no ...
Q&A: Karyl Rattay, Delaware’s Director of Public Health
//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Emily Moore/THE REVIEW BY RAAJ SINGH STAFF REPORTER For Karyl Rattay there is no such thing as a typical work day. As the Director ...