Delaware
Today in Delaware County history, Sept. 13
100 Years Ago, 1924: The Rev. and Mrs. C. Lee Gaul have returned from a five weeks’ Alaskan tour. Dr. Gaul will occupy his pulpit at the Trinity M.E. Church, Eighth and Butler streets, tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Gaul traveled through the Canadian Rockies reaching as their most northerly point, Lake Bennett, by way of the White Pass and the Yukon.
75 Years Ago, 1949: The Chester Times will provide complete coverage on today’s primary election results, including the outcome of local contests and the wet-dry fights. A corps of workers will canvass every election district in the county and city to obtain the results which will be published Wednesday. The public is asked to refrain from calling the Chester Times, 3-6161, until after 10 p.m. In the proceeding hour the staff will be occupied with receiving and tabulating the votes. No conclusive results will be available for at least an hour after the polls close at 9 p.m.
50 Years Ago, 1974: The new $22 million Chester High School appears to be getting generally good marks from students, teachers and administrators who are this week putting the Ninth and Barclay streets facility to its first test. This isn’t to say the new facility got straight A’s. It didn’t. Several teachers tempered their praise with criticism. Others wanted to take a harder look before grading the structure. But generally the academic community which uses the new school likes it.
25 Years Ago, 1999: The Haverford Authority is scheduled to meet at 8 tomorrow night to resume discussion of proposals for development of the Haverford State Hospital property. Last month, township commissioners announced the authority’s plans to seek grants to fund demolition and asbestos removal. The Haverford Township Civic Council created the Haverford State Hospital Committee in the hopes of helping the authority prepare grant applications, form regional partnerships and develop a plan to conserve the 239-acre site. Plans for the site include a skating complex for the Philadelphia Flyers, a YMCA and swimming pool, senior housing, offices and municipal facilities and a new Blue Route interchange. Most call for preserving open space.
10 Years Ago, 2014: A traffic stop in Chester Heights led to the arrest of two Wilmington men in a Sept. 3 carjacking in Delaware. Trooper Tyrone Bradley was on patrol at 9:51 p.m. when he pulled over a vehicle for traffic violations. An NCIC query revealed the vehicle had been stolen during a carjacking in Delaware on Sept. 3. The vehicle was towed back to state police station in Middletown.
— COLIN AINSWORTH
Delaware
2 men hospitalized following shooting in Wilmington, Delaware
Sunday, April 5, 2026 1:55PM
WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) — Authorities in Wilmington, Delaware are investigating a shooting that sent two people to the hospital.
It happened just before 6 p.m. Saturday on the 2300 block of Lamotte Street.
Police say a 25-year-old man was shot repeatedly, and a 20-year-old man was shot in the head.
Both victims are hospitalized.
No word on their conditions.
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2 injured, including 1 teen, in Wilmington shooting, both in critical condition
WILMINGTON, DE. – Two males were hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting Saturday evening in the area of East 24th and Lamotte Streets, the Wilmington Police Department reported.
What we know:
Officers responding to the scene around 6:15 p.m. found a 16‑year‑old male with gunshot wounds and transported him to a local hospital. A 25‑year‑old male was also located at the scene and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
What we don’t know:
The Wilmington Police Department said the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.
What you can do:
Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Michael Chambers at (302) 576‑3645.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Delaware Crime Stoppers at 1‑800‑TIP‑3333 or online at Delawarecrimestoppers.com.
The Source: Information from the Wilmington Police Department.
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Southern Delaware Tourism names 2026 photo contest winners
Southern Delaware Tourism recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Southern Delaware Photography Contest.
Contest organizers are grateful to professional photographers Pam Aquilani and Tony Pratt, who served as judges again this year.
The grand prize winner was Mark Stelmack of Frankford for “Egrets at Assawoman Wildlife Area, Frankford.”
For her shot of a kayaker on Trap Pond in Laurel, Beth Baker of Greenwood won the Southern Delaware Freestyle category.
Julie Evans’ image of a pup playing on Fenwick Island beach topped the Southern Delaware Dog Days category.
For his “Scene from the Senior League Softball World Series” image, Joe Maciey of Dagsboro won the Southern Delaware Events category.
“This contest was established to celebrate Southern Delaware and to keep our destination top of mind for visitors and potential visitors year-round,” said Scott Thomas, SDT executive director. “We received entries from all over the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. The entries clearly demonstrate the variety and richness of experiences available in Sussex County, and the incredible enjoyment people get from visiting and living here.”
“Each year, the Southern Delaware Tourism photo contest sees more entrants, which makes it both more competitive and more difficult for the judges to narrow down the choices to one winner in each category and a grand prize winner,” said Aqualini.
“There were many great contenders for each of the categories, so judging was, while enjoyable to review all the great photos, hard to choose only one,” said Pratt.
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