Delaware
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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A 30-year-old man has been indicted in the killing of his grandmother, Delaware State Police said.
The grandmother, 72-year-old Elizabeth Fritchey, lived for 12 days after Dempsey Fritchey assaulted her inside the Hyatt House Lewes / Rehoboth Beach hotel on Jan. 29, police said. This is the first time police have publicly acknowledged the woman’s death.
Dempsey Fritchey was indicted by a Sussex County grand jury on April 13 on a charge of first-degree murder, police said. He remains in the Delaware Department of Correction’s custody.
What happened
The Fritcheys were staying at the Lewes-area hotel, located at 17254 Five Points Square, Jan. 29 when police said he began assaulting his grandmother – striking her with his hands and feet.
He then went to the lobby about 5:45 p.m. and told hotel staff that he’d killed his grandmother, police said.
Arriving officers found Dempsey Fritchey near the hotel lobby. He “told troopers that he may have killed his grandmother.”
Troopers went to the Fritcheys’ room, where police said they found the grandmother. She was unconscious and had injuries to her face and head.
Troopers provided her with medical aid until EMS arrived. She was then taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries.
She died on Feb. 10 from the injuries she received during the assault, police said.
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After brief respite from increasing gas prices, the trend has reversed − and gas prices rose nearly 30 cents in a single week in Delaware.
Delaware’s 29-cent increase week over week is even greater than the national increase, AAA said. The national average was 27 cents higher on April 30 than April 23.
Gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years, since late July 2022, AAA said.
Here’s this week’s gas price breakdown as we head into the weekend.
DE, PA, NJ, MD national gas price averages
- National average: $4.30 on April 30. This is 27 cents higher than last week and $1.12 higher than a year ago.
- Delaware average: $4.16 on April 30. This is 29 cents higher than last week and $1.17 higher than one year ago.
- Pennsylvania average: $4.11 on April 30. This is 22 cents higher than last week and 97 cents higher than a year ago.
- Southern New Jersey average: $4.25 on April 30. This is 38 cents higher than last week and $1.28 higher than a year ago.
- Maryland average: $4.21 on April 30. This is 23 cents higher and $1.12 higher than a year ago.
Why are gas prices so high?
Once again, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is playing an outsized role in the increase, AAA said.
But with summer on the horizon, gas is also more in demand.
“As motorists grapple with pain at the pump due to rising crude oil prices, increased seasonal demand and the switchover to more expensive summer blended gasoline are seasonal factors pushing gas prices higher this time of year,” said Jana Tidwell, AAA spokesperson.
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Given its historical importance, It is fitting the First Sate — Delaware — will play an integral role in celebrating America’s 250th birthday.
Delaware 250, the organization overseeing Delaware’s celebration of America’s semiquincentennial, and the federal America250 organization set up a series of celebratory events in and around Delaware for the rest of 2026.f
Whether you’re a history buff or want to check out the Fourth of July fireworks show, there’s no shortage of America250 events in the First State to out. Here are a few.
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Delaware 250 arranged over 50 America250 celebrations which range from storytelling to colonial cocktail classes.
Here are a few can’t-miss America250 events to check out in Delaware:
- Dover During the Revolution: 10:30 a.m. Saturday May 2; Delaware Public Archives, Dover
- Fireside chat with A Founding Mother authors Stephanie Dray, Laura Kamoie, 5 p.m. Saturday May 3; Lewes Public Library, Lewes
- In Common Cause: Delaware’s Homefront in the Revolutionary War, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6; Georgetown Public Library, Georgetown
- Separation Day 2026 Celebration: 6 p.m. Friday, June 12; New Castle battery Park, New Castle
Delaware will host several fireworks displays to celebrate America’s 250th birthday:
- Dover Days Fireworks 93rd Anniversary: 5 p.m. Friday, May 1; The Green, Dover
- USA 250th Anniversary fireworks show: at dusk on Saturday, May 30; Legislative Mall, Dover
- Fourth of July fireworks: 6 p.m. Saturday, July 4; University of Delaware Athletic Complex, Newark
Freedom 250 events in, around Delaware
Delawareans are within a one-tank trip distance of enjoying several Freedom 250 Semiquincentennial events in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Freedom 250 suggests 16 ways you can celebrate America’s 250th birthday, and here are a few of the best ones:
- Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee Of Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving: 8 a.m. Sunday, May 17; National Mall, Washington, DC
- Salute To America 250 Celebration and Fireworks: at dusk on Saturday, July 4; National Mall, Washington, DC
- IndyCar Washington D.C. Street Race: 10 a.m. Sunday, August 23; Washington, DC
Is ‘America250’ and ‘Freedom 250’ the same thing?
America250 is the national, nonpartisan effort to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
Congress created the Semiquincentennial Commission in 2016 to plan the celebrations, and the America250 organization is now working with states, museums, local groups and nonprofits on a slate of events meant to help Americans reflect on the nation’s past, celebrate its present and plan for the future.
Freedom 250 is a White House-led initiative to spark interest and create officially sanctioned events related to America’s Semisesquicentennial celebration.
Damon C. Williams is a Philadelphia-based journalist reporting on trending, breaking and service-related topics across the Mid-Atlantic region for the USA Today Network.
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