It isn’t often you get to meet someone living in your backyard who has also lived through both World Wars.
Fern Hadley, who celebrated her 101st birthday Dec. 28, is also the oldest resident at Regal Healthcare Center in Hockessin.
Residents from more than 15 different neighborhoods filled Hockessin Memorial Hall Wednesday night to learn about a block watch program being organized and to learn about ways to report crimes in their communities.
The Bill Burris State Farm Office in Hockessin hosted a Grand Opening Ceremony on Wednesday. The office is located at 7217 Lancaster Pike, Suite B in Hockessin.
New Castle County Councilwoman Janet Kilpatrick (R-Hockessin) and Sen. Liane Sorenson (R-Yorklyn) are hosting a Feb. 1 meeting to discuss the formation of a community watch group for the Corner Ketch area of Hockessin.
Nineteen Sanford students and alumni have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. Students take AP Exams in May of each year, after completing college–level courses at Sanford School.
Sanford School conducted its seventh school-wide Community Service Day Monday, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities for the day included a school-wide assembly, community-service work, and teachings about King's focus on tolerance, non-violence and service. More than 800 people, including students, faculty, staff members and administrators, participated in community service projects, both on and off campus.
Four years ago, Sunrise Senior Living planned to build an Assisted Living and Retirement Community on the corner of Limestone Road and Paper Mill Road in Hockessin. But with the economic downturn, Sunrise backed out of the project in 2009 andgave its entire development package, including all drawings and engineering work, to the property owners, the Naudain and Malloy families. Now, the families have entered into an agreement with Vantage Point, a retirement living community planner headquartered in Chester County, Pa.
This week, Synergy Medical Group announced the public phase of its campaign to attract doctors, specialists and healthcare providers as tenants and tenant-owners of the Synergy Medical Center.
A water main break Monday afternoon In Hockessin lead to the evacuation of homes and a piece of a sidewalk collapsing.
The African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware (AAEFD) and two former Delaware judges today launched a campaign to raise approximately $210,000 by March 31 to save the historic Hockessin Colored School #107.
The Hockessin Community Center owes Petrucon Construction about $213,000 on a two-year-old construction debt. Petrucon was hired to renovate the center but stopped in July 2009 when the money ran out.
New Castle County Councilman Tim Sheldon (D-Pike Creek), along with New Castle County Police Senior Cpl. Mike Sneed and Sgt. Patrick Malone held a community meeting at Linden Hill Elementary on Thursday, Dec. 15 to inform Pike Creek and Hockessin residents about the rise in residential burglaries and what residents can do to prevent them from occurring.
Every Sunday a group of girls, ranging in age from 9 to 17, gather at the Chinese American Community Center in Hockessin as members of the Folk Dance Troupe for practice.
They eat, they socialize, and of course, they dance. And this year, they have been practicing for their biggest stage ever – the troupe is heading to London to perform in the 2012 London New Year's Day Parade.
The BTL Foundation offered over 110 Turkeys along with baskets of other Thanksgiving staples to needy families at the Rose Hill Community Center in New Castle last month.
The senior class of Sanford School is honoring the spirit of holiday giving this year by leading a holiday food drive, with help from members of the Hockessin Business Association.
The legal wrangling over the possible development of Pike Creek Golf Course reached a milepost when Delaware Superior Court Judge John A. Parkins Jr. ruled last week that Pike Creek Recreational Services LLC couldn’t develop 288 homes on the bulk of the land.
The BTL Foundation is pleased to announce it will once again be offering a limited number of free Turkey Baskets this Thanksgiving to needy families of four or more.
If you recently lost someone close to you, then the thought of celebrating the holidays without them could make you wish you could just fast-forward to the new year.
