Important Numbers and Emergency Contact Information
Our regular office hours are Mon. thru Fri 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For General Information call the City Office at (302) 322-9801
FOIA
FOIA Form
The City of New Castle’s FOIA Coordinator is: William J. Barthel, City Administrator.
To submit a Freedom of Information Form (FOIA), please download Online Form or PDF Form, then mail or drop off at the City Administration Building, 220 Delaware Street , New Castle , DE 19720 attn. William J. Barthel, City Administrator or you can scan and email to: bbarthel@newcastlecity.delaware.gov
After Hours Emergency Contact Information
If you need police, fire or emergency medical services; Call 911.
For non-emergency calls for police service call 302- 573-2800 – this number is a non-emergency New Castle County number, staffed 24 hours around the clock by call takers. They will dispatch City and/or County Police.
Water or Electric issue
If you have a water or electric issue in the City call Municipal Services at 302-323-2330, and leave a message, you will be contacted.
Mayor
Michael J. Quaranta
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Email
City Council President
Michael M. Platt
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Email
Council Member
Joseph F. Day, III
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
Council Member
Valarie W. Leary
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Email
Council Member
Russell P. Smith
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
Council Member
Suzanne M. Souder
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
City Administrator
William J. Barthel
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9812
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
Finance Coordinator
Kathleen M. Walls
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9804
Email
City Administration
Kim Burgmuller
Secretary
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
Police Department
Chief of Police
Richard McCabe
1 Municipal Blvd.
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9800
Fax: (302) 322-9825
Municipal Services Commission (MSC)
Utilities
Scott Blomquist
Secretary
General Manager
216 Chestnut Street
PO Box 208
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 323-2330
Email
Trustees of the New Castle Common
Peter J. Toner, President
P O Box 453
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-2809
Email
City Solicitor
Daniel Losco, Esq.
For information contact:
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Auditing Firm
Whisman, Giordano & Associates, LLC
City Engineer
David J. Athey, P.E.
AECOM Corporation
For information contact:
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Good Will Fire Co.
David Majewski Jr.
Fire Chief
401 South Street
P O Box 56
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 328-2211
Public Works Supervisor
Ric Delgado
900 Wilmington Road
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9808
Fax: (302) 323-2144
Email
Road Maintenance
Report a pothole
900 Wilmington Road
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9808
Building Official & Fire Marshall
Jeffrey A. Bergstrom
900 Wilmington Road
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9813
Fax: (302) 323-2144
Email
Code Enforcement Officer
Furio Casale
900 Wilmington Road
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 221-6507
Fax: (302) 323-2144
Email
Building Fees & Permits
Marika Levine
220 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 322-9801
Fax: (302) 322-9814
Email
Justice of the Peace Court 11
2 Penns Way #100A
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 323-4450
New Castle Public Library
Ph: (302) 328-1995
Department of Elections
820 French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Ph: (302) 577-3464
U.S. Post Office – New Castle City Branches
501 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 328-2392
New Castle County Office of Vital Statistics
University Plaza-Chopin Building
258 Chapman Road
Newark, DE 19702
Copies of Birth Certificates, Marriage Licenses, Death Certificates, etc.
Ph: (302) 283-7130
Office Hours 8:00 AM – 4:15 PM
Monday through Friday except Holidays
Historic Courthouse Museum
211 Delaware Street
New Castle, DE 19720
Ph: (302) 323-4453
Fax: (302) 323-5319
New Castle Weekly Newspaper
Ph: (302) 328-6005
