Revised Trash Schedule
Date Posted: Friday, January 15th, 2016City Holiday Notice: Revised Trash Schedule. Regular Schedule Revised Schedule Monday, Jan. 18th Tuesday, Jan. 19th Tuesday, Jan. 19th Wednesday, Jan 20th No Yard Waste Pick up on Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Normal Recycle Collection on Thursday, Jan. 21st and Friday, Jan. 22nd
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Christmas Tree Recycling
Date Posted: Wednesday, December 16th, 2015Christmas Tree Recycling CURBSIDE COLLECTION Place your tree curbside. Public Works crews will collect trees as teams are available. DO NOT block sidewalk for pedestrian use DO NOT place the tree in street or alley ways DO NOT place tree in bags DO remove tree stands, nails, ornaments, garland, lights, etc.
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Press Release: Notification of Smoke Testing in Downtown Area
Date Posted: Friday, December 4th, 2015Notification of Smoke Testing On December 8th & 10th, 2015 workers for the City of New Castle will blow smoke into the sewer lines in the downtown area to locate breaks and defects in the sewer system. Homeowners do not need to be home and the inspectors will not need to enter your house. This Smoke is not toxic, will not stain cloths or furniture, has a slight odor, and will not create a fire. The tests will be conducted by AECOM a consulting engineering firm hired by the City. The inspectors will be wearing lime vests and will have photo identification cards. They will need to walk around the front and back of the property to look for signs of smoke coming from area drains. TEST HOURS: 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. December 8th & 10th If you would like additional information or have questions, click on the Notification […]
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Shop Small and Continue to Support Local Businesses
Date Posted: Monday, November 30th, 2015Since its founding in 2010 by American Express, Small Business Saturday has emerged as a major event for holiday shoppers who want to support their community. 2015’s Small Business Saturday was bigger than ever! Let’s all continue to shop locally. Why Shop Local The reason so many people are shopping locally is simple: it works. Studies have shown the benefits of spending with locally owned businesses instead of their chain-store competitors. Local shops typically invest back into the community by using local vendors, employing local people and keeping their profits close to home instead of shipping them to an out-of-town headquarters. It also results in revenue that supports the services and infrastructure in our own City. If you shop locally in New Castle instead of traveling elsewhere to spend your money, you are not just supporting our businesses, you are supporting New Castle. You Are Thanking Your Local Shops for […]
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Delaware Bayshore Byway
Date Posted: Tuesday, November 24th, 2015The Delaware Bayshore is widely recognized as an area of global ecological and historic significance. It is a Migratory Shorebird Site of Hemispheric Importance, a Wetland of International Significance and an Important Bird Area of Global Significance. Its expansive coastal marshes, sandy shoreline, forest, fields and agricultural lands provide habitat for more than 400 species of birds and other wildlife. The Nature Conservancy and the National Audubon Society recognize the region as globally significant wildlife habitat. The Nature Conservancy has called the Delaware Bayshore “One of the Earth’s most important stopovers for migratory birds.” The small towns along the Delaware Bayshore enjoy a deep and rich heritage, which evolved from the early colonial settlements and thriving maritime industries that thrived on the abundant natural resources of the area. The Delaware’s Bayshore Byway extends for 52 miles along State Route 9 from the City of New Castle in New Castle County, DE […]
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11/24/2015 – Press Conference – Preparing for ‘Small Business Saturday’
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 18th, 2015November 24th 10 a.m. – Noon (Old Courthouse Museum steps – rain or shine): Prepare for ‘Small Business Saturday’ and Local Shopping in New Castle: Debut of ‘Byway Bucks’ Shopping/Travel Incentives U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, U.S. Small Business Administration officials, State of Delaware representatives, and local leaders will conduct a press conference and small business walking tour. The event urges local holiday and year-round shopping, and marks the Old New Castle debut of ‘Byway Bucks’ Program. The ‘Byways Bucks’ is a coupon voucher program offering special dining, shopping and admissions deals along Del.’s ‘Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway.’ The event will be anchored by opening remarks on the steps of the newly-minted First State National Historic Park’s New Castle courthouse – site of the fugitive slave trials, the transcripts of which informed the layout of the ‘Tubman Byway’s’ route – and feature tours of some of the Colonial-era town’s most idyllic […]
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Pennsylvania Couple Donates Kevlar Vest to New Castle City K-9 Officer, Cooper
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 28th, 2015The New Castle City Police Department received a donation from a Pennsylvania couple to provide a Kevlar protective vest for the department’s K-9 Officer, Cooper. The couple, Bob and Theresa D’Orazio of Broomall, decided to make the donation after seeing New Castle Officer Paul Allston and his K-9 partner Cooper demonstrate the dog’s drug-detecting skills at a heroin awareness event recently in Exton, Pennsylvania. The names of the D’Orazio’s three children, ages 48, 28 and 10, will be sewn onto the vest, as they all lost their lives due to tragic events, said Senior Lt. Adam P. Brams, a department spokesman.
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Ten Ideas For Improving the Visitor Experience In The City of New Castle
Date Posted: Wednesday, October 14th, 2015Ten Ideas For Improving the Visitor Experience PowerPoint In The City of New Castle Russ Smith 10/10/15 Just by way of introduction, I want to say that I worked forty-two years in the National Park Service, most of them involved with visitor services. In fact, I was the Regional Chief of Interpretation for seventy-some parks of the Northeast Region for thirteen years. I also developed the interpretive planning system now used by the National Park Service. It is that experience which gives me the temerity and the desire to come before you to discuss visitor services in New Castle. The city’s greatest draw is history. With the creation of the new national park, New Castle is seen as a national resource. While visitation may have been primarily local and regional before, visitors will be coming in greater numbers from all over the country. What will their experience be? Will they feel secure? Will […]
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***INVITATION TO BID*** City of New Castle 2015 Curb Ramp Installation and Renovation Program will
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the City of New Castle 2015 Curb Ramp Installation and Renovation Program will be received by the City Administrator until 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the City Administration Building, 220 Delaware Street, New Castle, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the stated time will be returned unopened. The work involves the installation of new ramps and the renovation of existing ramps located in both brick and concrete sidewalks. Sloping for ramps and modification of adjacent areas for smooth transitions to ramps will be required as will detectable warning surfaces (truncated dome blocks). Related work includes maintenance of traffic and demolition and replacement of existing adjacent sidewalks, curbing, and roadway surfaces. Related incidental work includes mobilization / demobilization, saw cutting, surveying, and sediment and erosion control. Upon completion, all ramps installed or renovated shall be […]
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***INVITATION TO BID*** City of New Castle Battery Park Riverwalk Partial Reconstruction Project
Date Posted: Tuesday, October 13th, 2015INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for the City of New Castle Battery Park Riverwalk Partial Reconstruction Project will be received by the City Administrator until 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at the City Administration Building, 220 Delaware Street, New Castle, at which time they will be publicly opened and read. Bids received after the stated time will be returned unopened. Project involves rebuilding an approximately 350 foot long section of the existing walkway which is damaged. Work includes removal of a layer of the existing gravel walkway, proof-rolling and under-cutting as needed of remaining walkway which will form the new subbase, placement of new asphalt surface, restoration of adjacent grouted rip-rap and grassed areas, and related incidentals. The City intends to enter into a contract with the selected contractor within 72 hours of receipt of bids. Contractor must be prepared to begin work on Monday November 9, 2015, […]
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