Delaware
Lt. Govenor announces educational awards for Black students
Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long announced STAR-Delaware Merit, an essay-based award program, to help support Black students. | PHOTO COURTESY OF LT. GOVERNOR OFFICE
WILMINGTON — Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long announced a new educational awards program to support Delaware students from minority communities on April 10.
STAR-Delaware Merit is a statewide essay-based merit awards initiative coordinated by Lt. Governor Hall-Long’s Office and participating public school districts.
A study by the Black Education Research Collective (BERC) at Columbia University’s Teachers College, takes a look how the pandemic affected the education of Black students, citing the importance of schools responding to the social, emotional, and academic needs of Black students.
STAR-Delaware Merit seeks to directly engage sixth to eighth graders from minority communities through creative writing around their higher education aspirations. As part of the program, qualifying students can submit essays to share their educational dreams, including what classes they are taking to help achieve those dreams. Students are eligible for $100 – $150 awards. The initiative is funded solely through private dollars by the STAR Scholarship Foundation and philanthropist Paul Peck, which has supported student aspirations in other states like Montgomery County, Maryland.
“Schools lay the foundation for the success of our children, and it is paramount to support our students in their quest to follow their dreams. That’s the beauty of this new initiative: We are encouraging our kids to envision their future and how they can achieve it by putting pen to paper,” Lt. Governor Hall-Long said in a press release. “I am so thankful for Paul Peck, the STAR Scholarship Foundation, and the Delaware school district leaders who will be piloting this initiative for their students. I look forward to seeing our kids’ dreams take flight with the support of mentors and an inclusive school environment.”
Participating public school districts will share information with their school communities and vet applications. Here are the inaugural participating school districts in the soft launch:
- Red Clay School District
- Christina School District
- Colonial School District
- Capital School District
- Caesar Rodney School District
- Laurel School District
School districts with any questions should reach out to the Lt. Governor’s Office here.
Friday, February 13, 2026 2:45AM
CLAYMONT, Del. (WPVI) — A large funeral procession made its way down Philadelphia Pike in Claymont, Delaware, on Thursday.
Family, friends and neighbors gathered to honor the life and legacy of New Castle County Police Detective Chris Skrobot.
The 33-year-old died last week after a courageous battle with blood cancer.
Skrobot was also a volunteer firefighter.
He was married with two children.
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Tennessee is recruiting toward its 2027 football signing class.
Four-star offensive tackle Layton Von Brandt scheduled a visit to Tennessee on March 28. He will also visit Virginia Tech, Auburn, Florida, Notre Dame and Penn State.
The 6-foot-6, 270-pound prospect is from Appoquinimink High School in Middletown, Delaware. 247Sports ranks him as the No. 5 offensive tackle in the class and No. 1 player in Delaware.
Tennessee offered Von Brandt on Feb. 21, 2025 and he will visit the Vols for the first time on March 28.
Von Brandt previously committed to Penn State on Nov. 9, 2024. He decommitted from the Nittany Lions on Oct. 12, 2025 when Penn State announced it was parting ways with head coach James Franklin.
Syracuse was the first school to offer him a scholarship on Feb. 21, 2024. Other schools to offer him scholarships include Charlotte, Rutgers, West Virginia, Boston College, Indiana, Delaware, Akron, Georgia, Virginia, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio State, Florida State and Stanford.
Tennessee has five commitments in its 2027 football recruiting class: linebacker JP Peace, cornerback Kamauri Whitfield, offensive tackle Princeton Uwaifo, defensive lineman Kadin Fife and quarterback Derrick Baker.
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Two people were taken to the hospital after a shooting in Delaware County on Wednesday evening, according to officials.
Police were called to the 100 block of Harvey Avenue in the Linwood section of Lower Chichester Township for a reported shooting on Feb. 11, officials said.
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Two people were taken to the nearby hospital in unknown conditions, officials explained.
The Lower Chichester Police Department is investigating.
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