Delaware
Food Bank of Delaware cuts ribbon on new Milford facility
The Food Bank of Delaware officially cut the ribbon on its new 70,000-square-foot, $34 million facility in Milford Jan. 15.
The opening of the building was the conclusion of a three-year process for the Food Bank, which also has a facility in Newark. The new facility, located across from Greater Milford Boys & Girls Club, is almost triple the size of the Food Bank’s old facility.
Among the new features are increased warehouse and cold storage space, a food pantry, a volunteer room for workers to pack and sort donations, classroom and meeting space, garden space to grow fresh foods and an on-site café that will also serve as a culinary training program.
Food Bank President and CEO Cathy Kanefsky said, “This facility represents more than just a building. It embodies our collective commitment of service to others with respect and dignity. This building symbolizes hope for so many. The project has been years in the making, and there are so many who unite with us to make this vision a reality.”
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper attended the ribbon cutting. “This is a day to celebrate,” he said. “This is a glorious, glorious day.”
Among the many donors to the project, Delaware’s congressional delegation allocated $7 million for the project through the American Rescue Plan Act.
“There are a number of reasons we want to make sure people have food to eat,” Carper said. “We have a moral responsibility to do that. We have a spiritual responsibility to do that.”
Upon opening the new facility, Kanefsky broke the news that Perdue Farms was delivering the first donation: more than 83,000 pounds of chicken, encompassing two truckloads.
“Think about all the lives we will change,” Kanefsky said. “We don’t just provide food; we provide hope for a better tomorrow. This building is a testament to that vision. It will allow us to not only distribute food, but also help our neighbors to find long-term economic stability through job skills training, financial coaching and more.”
Police in Wilmington, Delaware, shot and killed a 19-year-old man Wednesday night.
The incident happened in a residential area near 24th and Jessup streets just after 11 p.m., Wilmington police said in a news release. The person who was shot has not been publicly identified.
Officers were monitoring a large crowd gathered outside when they saw a man exit a home with a handgun and point it toward the crowd, police say.
When officers approached the man, he ran away and a foot pursuit began, police say.
At some point in the chase, an officer fired their weapon and hit the 19-year-old. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he later died.
Police say they recovered a loaded gun from the man and that the officer was not injured.
Video filmed at the scene shows a crowd of residents gathered outside after the shooting.
Police are asking anyone with more information to come forward. The shooting is under investigation by the Delaware Department of Justice and Wilmington police.
Delaware Supreme Court Justice Karen L. Valihura announced Wednesday that she will lead a new corporate law institute at the Wilmington University Farnan School of Law.
She will step down from the bench of Delaware’s highest court in late July, after choosing not to seek reappointment at the end of her 12-year term. She revealed her plans for the next phase of her legal career in a special session of the court in Wilmington.
As well as joining the Wilmington University law school faculty, Valihura will be the founding director of the school’s new Corporate Law, Governance and Practice Institute. …
Wilmington Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Tuesday night in Wilmington’s Hilltop neighborhood.
According to police, the shooting occurred at approximately 8:33 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 5th Street.
On their arrival at the scene, police say they located the 16-year-old with at least one gunshot wound and transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
This incident remains under investigation.
Police did not share whether there have been any arrests in connection with the shooting or a possible motive.
Wilmington Police encourage anyone with information about this incident, contact Detective Justin Wilkers at (302) 576-3634. Information can also be sent to Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1-800-TIP-3333, or Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Wilmington Police Department (WPD) Victim Service Unit and Youth Response Unit are available to provide information and support to victims, children, and families affected by this incident.
The Victim Service Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3622, and the Youth Response Unit can be reached at (302) 576-3183.
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