🌱 How a Dover-backed bill could expose secret data center deals
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In today's newsletter:
- How a Dover-backed bill could expose secret data center deals
- Meet the 108-year-old educator still inspiring neighbors across Dover
- Dover teen jailed after alleged knife threats in nearby Smyrna neighborhood
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Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
1. Delaware bill aims to ban behind-the-scenes data center deals (wboc.com) — Lawmakers meeting in Dover are pushing a bill that would bar Delaware agencies, counties, and cities from using nondisclosure agreements to hide details of very large data center projects from the public. The proposal targets energy‑intensive facilities and is meant to boost transparency so nearby communities, including Dover residents, can better understand and respond to potential impacts. 
2. Susan Young Browne, DSU's oldest living graduate celebrates 108th birthday (afro.com) — Dover residents recently honored 108‑year‑old Susan Young Browne, believed to be the city’s oldest living resident, with a packed celebration at Whatcoat United Methodist Church. A 1945 Delaware State graduate and longtime Dover educator, she taught through segregation and integration, remained active in her church, and still impresses neighbors with her independence and sharp mind.
3. Dover teen charged after allegedly threatening Smyrna residents with knife (shorenewsnetwork.com) — An 18-year-old from Dover has been arrested weeks after police say he threatened Smyrna residents with a pocketknife during a neighborhood dispute, then fled before troopers arrived. Investigators later took him into custody in Dover, and he now faces multiple felony aggravated menacing charges and remains jailed on a secured bond.
4. Delaware Chancery Court Issues New Civility Guidelines as It Adapts to Modern Legal Environment (delawarelive.com) — Dover-based Delaware Court of Chancery has rolled out new civility guidelines for attorneys, aiming to curb hostile emails, discovery fights, and other “chippy” behavior in modern corporate litigation. The rules spell out examples of unacceptable conduct and potential sanctions, reinforcing Delaware’s reputation as a premier, business-friendly legal venue that many companies rely on for major disputes.
5. Delaware leaders unveil healthcare bills aimed at lowering costs, expanding charity care (wboc.com) — State leaders gathered in Dover to roll out two major healthcare bills aimed at expanding hospital charity care and blocking for‑profit takeovers of Delaware health systems for two years. The proposals would standardize free‑care eligibility statewide and push insurers and providers toward value‑based payment models, with officials arguing these changes are needed to slow rising medical costs for Delaware families.
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Fresh eggs for sale 4$ a dozen self service.
3 Holly Cove Ln., Dover, DE. Old mill acres 2 development. Off of State Street. (Nextdoor Dover) - Does anyone in fox pointe estates know what yhey are building on school lane near the mailboxes and maintenance bldg?..
there is a huge lot cleared with metal poles all over the perimeter of the construction..to large to be a mobile home. (Nextdoor Fox Pointe)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital posted a job opening for Housekeeper- days (40 hour) in Dover. Apply here.
- Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Receiver Stocker Days in Dover. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dover here.
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