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Del. Gov. John Carney signs new climate change laws
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Delaware is one step closer to building offshore wind as several climate bills became law earlier this month.
The Delaware Energy Solutions Act of 2024 creates a framework for Delaware to request and approve offshore wind projects. The federal government, under the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, designates offshore wind sites and oversees auctions. While projects moved forward in neighboring New Jersey and Maryland, Delaware had been the only coastal state along the Eastern seaboard without a process to approve offshore wind projects.
This month, the federal government approved US Wind’s Maryland Offshore Wind Project off the Delmarva coast, which it said will generate enough electricity to power 718,000 homes.
The project would run power export cables under Delaware-regulated wetlands, state waters and the Indian River Bay. The application has drawn considerable opposition, with some saying it could hurt tourism and harm native wildlife.
Bill sponsor state Sen. Stephanie Hansen said she understands those fears but believes the turbines will actually draw people to the area.
“I think they’re afraid of it because they’re worried about what it’s going to look like,” she said. “What we could do is take a look at how it’s been received in other areas that actually do have offshore wind turbines. It actually increases tourism.”
Hansen said embracing wind energy is important for the First State because it’s the lowest-lying state in the United States, so other renewable sources like hydroelectric and nuclear aren’t good alternatives.
“Climate change is no joke,” she said. “It’s big, it’s overwhelming at times, but we have now as a state picked up our laboring oar and we are rowing in the right direction.”
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Delaware high school football scoreboard for Week 4
Delaware high school football: Video from Woodbridge win over Howard
Woodbridge and Howard combined for 15 fumbles, with three being returned for touchdowns in the Blue Raiders’ 21-20 victory on Friday night.
Twenty-one games are set for Week 4 of Delaware high school football.
Please follow the games with the live scoreboard below, then come back for our roundups of the games.
Also, look for photos and videos of your favorite players by following @DEGameDay on Instagram.
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Delaware’s newest Chick-fil-A has set an opening date
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Yes, Delaware, you’re getting another Chick-fil-A.
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the newest location of the cultishly popular fried chicken spot will open at 4008 N. Dupont Highway, just south of Wilmington near Minquadale.
The opening date underscores Chick-Fil-A’s ever-increasing speed at plunking down new locations. It was just four months ago that construction fencing first came up on North Dupont Highway, in front of a self-storage facility.
The new location will be 5,400 square feet, according to plans submitted with the county, with two drive-thru lanes – a feature that’s become commonplace at fast food restaurants across the country to accommodate advance orders from phone apps and delivery websites. Chick-fil-A’s dedicated phone-app lane is called Mobile Thru.
A nearby Chick-fil-A location at Governor’s Square in Bear has also submitted plans with the county to demolish and rebuild with a double-drive thru.
Even before opening, the location has been busy.
The North Dupont Chick-fil-A has been busy delivering 50 Chick-fil-A sandwiches a day to nearby businesses, after a Facebook contest designed to test out potential delivery sites.
The first winner was apparently the staff of Wilmington Airport, who called it their “clucky day” in an Instagram post last week, while posing for a picture alongside North Dupont franchisee Angelo Santos.
When it opens, the North Dupont location will be Delaware’s 16th location and also the closest Chick-fil-A to the city limits of Wilmington, which remains Chickless.
The new restaurant will bring 130 new jobs, according to a company press release, and plans to participate in a Chick-fil-A Shared Table program donating surplus food to shelters, food banks, soup kitchens and other nonprofits.
North Dupont’s franchisee, Angelo Santos, grew up in the Delaware County town of Ridley and held down his first job at Chick-fil-A at the age of 16.
A decade later, he wrote, he’s a franchise owner in Delaware.
“I am most looking forward to being a beacon of hope in the New Castle community,” Santos wrote in a statement. “I want to bring real change by providing career opportunities and leadership growth to my team members.”
In celebration of the North Dupont opening, parent Chick-fil-A, Inc. has donated $25,000 to nonprofit Feeding America, which partners with the Food Bank of Delaware. The restaurant will also award a prize of free Chick-fil-A entrees for a year to 100 “local heroes” making an impact in the New Castle area.
Chick-Fil-A will open on Oct. 3 at 4008 N. Dupont Highway. Hours are 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday. Drive-thru open until 10 p.m. Details at chick-fil-a.com.
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Hackers target Delaware public library system, investigation underway
Since last week, Delaware residents haven’t been able to use computers or the Internet at any of the state’s public libraries due to a cyber attack.
Signs are plastered on doors at different libraries warning people not to log into the Wi-Fi and sharing that all PCs are out of order.
State library officials told NBC10 that a ransomware attack has taken all public library internet options off the table.
“It’s almost always some sort of phishing email or some sort of social engineering is what we call it when you trick a user into doing something,” said Matt Barnett, CEO of cyber security firm Sevn-X.
Barnett, who is not involved in the Delaware investigation, adds that he thinks the hackers are probably in Russia or Eastern Europe and that they weren’t likely trying to mess with Delaware libraries because they had some vendetta.
Barnett adds that he believes the hackers just put out phishing emails all over the world waiting for a hit, and they got one in Delaware, hoping the state will pay up.
“When it comes to ransomware, it’s all about low-hanging fruit for these attackers. They’ll go after anybody and everybody they can,” Barnett said.
NBC10 asked state officials if any personal information was taken during this attack but did not get any response.
Currently, visitors can still check out books and use other library services.
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