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07/30/2025

You know, life is a lot more exciting here than some folks believe - shhhh - don't tell anyone. But read all about it in this week's Weekly...

07/26/2025

You never know what you’re gonna see near the river in New Castle. This looks like it could be rescue operation training from the Delaware Air National Guard, but we are not sure. Does anyone know? 

07/24/2025

♦️CODE♦️ RED!♦️

Residents are encouraged to enroll in emergency alerts regarding traffic conditions, including road closures, inclement weather, missing persons, criminal activity, fires, utility outages, various threats to people, property, or the environment, and more.

Be sure to opt in for the communication method that will best reach you, or all of them- text 💬, email 📧, and/or phone call 📞.

Residents can register by visiting: https://accountportal.onsolve.net/NewCastleAlerts or text NewCastleAlerts to 24639

07/23/2025

Great night in Battery Park with the concert…

07/22/2025

We hope you're all enjoying this wonderful weather. Grab a nice cold drink and The Weekly and see what's going on :)

07/22/2025

Sycamore in the news!

07/15/2025

Good evening, Weekly readers! We've got some good news and some bad news this week, but whatever it is there's a lot of it - check it all out in this week's Weekly. Enjoy and have a great week!

07/14/2025

The driver of the Bobtail tractor involved in Friday’s accident at the Delaware Memorial Bridge has been identified as Zair Murzakov, 35, of Brooklyn, New York. The Bobtail Tractor is registered to XFR8 LLC of West Chester Township, Ohio.

07/14/2025

In response to questions property owners may have about their taxes, New Castle County has compiled detailed information to help better inform residents.

Tax amounts have been uploaded to the Parcel Search website following our first reassessment in over 40 years. The taxes currently listed online only list total amounts, but the tax bills sent in the mail will show a more detailed breakdown.

📬 Tax bills will be mailed the week of July 21 and also posted online.

🔎 Check your property’s details: https://www3.newcastlede.gov/parcel/search/

Want more information? Read our full press release: https://www.newcastlede.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2543

07/14/2025

🚨 Flash Flood Risk Today – Be Alert! 🚨

🚨 Flash Flood Risk Today – Be Alert! 🚨

The National Weather Service has placed much of our region under a Moderate Risk (Level 3/4) for excessive rainfall this afternoon through tonight. This includes areas from eastern Maryland through Delaware, Philadelphia, and into parts of New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania.

⛈️ What to expect:

Showers and scattered thunderstorms developing later today

Some storms could produce very heavy rainfall, with rates over 2 inches per hour

Localized rainfall totals could reach 3 to 5 inches

Flash flooding is likely in the red-shaded Moderate Risk area

⚠️ Flash flooding is extremely dangerous.

Never drive through flooded roads – “Turn Around, Don’t Drown!”

Stay updated on weather alerts

Be ready to move to higher ground if flooding begins

Stay safe and keep an eye on the skies and local updates today! 🌧️💦

07/12/2025

Delaware Memorial Bridge Accident Update 1:00 p.m. (Saturday, July 12) – Recovery personnel arrived on-site this morning at approximately 6:00 a.m. Water and tide conditions delayed the recovery effort, which actively began at approximately 9:00 a.m. Emergency recovery resources and personnel, including a crane and barge repositioned from the active construction site of the Bridge Ship Collision Protection project, coordinated efforts to successfully recover both the Bobtail tractor and a deceased male occupant from the Delaware River at approximately 11:10 a.m. Delaware State Police Marine dive unit and Holloway Terrace Fire Company were instrumental in this morning’s successful recovery operation. Emergency personnel used a Hurst tool to extricate the body from the cab and Delaware Medical Examiner has taken possession of the remains.

The investigation of this accident – including the identification of the victim, cause of the accident, ownership of the truck cab, and other accident-related details – is ongoing at this time.

07/11/2025

A tractor-trailer cab veered off the Delaware Memorial Bridge early this morning, plunging into the Delaware River in a harrowing crash that triggered a major emergency response and snarled commuter traffic throughout the region.

Authorities say the crash occurred around 3:40 a.m., when a bobtail truck—a tractor-trailer cab without an attached trailer—was traveling southbound into Delaware on I-295. According to preliminary reports, the vehicle suddenly crossed three lanes of traffic, smashed through the concrete barrier on the right side of the bridge, and disappeared into the river near the Delaware anchorage.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and officials have not yet confirmed how many people were inside the cab.

The incident launched a massive multi-agency search effort, including dive teams from Delaware and New Jersey, the U.S. Coast Guard, marine units, and local fire and rescue personnel. Search boats and helicopters were dispatched to comb the water near the crash site throughout the morning.

As of mid-day Friday, neither the driver nor the vehicle had been recovered, and authorities have not released any information about the cause of the crash.