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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City Braces for Weekend Weather.
Date Posted: Friday, October 2nd, 201510/02/2015 While the latest forecast models show Hurricane Joaquin shifting away from shore, City officials are still keeping a close eye on the storm. The River Towns Ride & Festival scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled and rescheduled for Saturday, October 31st. City workers have prepared vehicles, cleaned storm drains throughout the area, and are on alert in case the weather intensifies over the weekend. Any updated weather information will be posted on the City website throughout the weekend. Some numbers to keep on hand. * For police, fire or emergency medical services; Call 911. * For non-emergency police issues call 573-2800 – this number is a non-emergency New Castle County number, staffed around the clock by call takers. They will dispatch City and/or County Police. * For a water or electric issue call MSC at 302-323-2330, leave a message, you will be contacted. * If you have a city […]
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City of New Castle Public Works Department Collection Schedule
Date Posted: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015City of New Castle Public Works Department collection schedule for the week of 9/7/2015 There will be NO trash pickup on Mon., Sept.7th. Monday’s trash will be collected on Tues., Sept. 8th. Tuesday’s trash will be collected on Wed., Sept. 9th. Wednesday’s yard waste pickup will be Thurs., Sept. 10th. There will be a City-Wide recycle pickup on Fri., Sept. 11th.
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Forgotten Cats Free Spay & Neuter Program for Outdoor and Feral Cats
Date Posted: Thursday, August 20th, 2015Free Services for cats in New Castle Forgotten Cats, a nonprofit cat rescue organization, is offering FREE Spay/Neuter services for outdoor cats and pets. The program includes humane trapping of outdoor cats, transportation, spay/neuter and vaccination services provided by a licensed Veterinarian, and transportation back to their original location. This program is designed to reduce cat overpopulation by eliminating the birth of homeless kittens. It will keep cats healthy and reduce nuisance issues caused by unaltered cats. Visit the Forgotten Cats website Contact Forgotten Cats if you know feral or pet cats that need to be spayed/neutered Forward this flyer on to others to spread the word
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