What's New In New Castle County?
County Spotlights
County officially opens Lt. John Potter Paramedic Station
New Castle County cut the ribbon on the new paramedic station in Middletown on Wednesday morning. The new station will replace an existing substation off of North Broad Street in Middletown with a state-of-the-art facility and will help reduce response times in the Southern New Castle County region. The facility will be named after Lieutenant John Potter, the first paramedic in the state of Delaware. To see video from he event, CLICK HERE.
County Executive announces major land preservation deal
County Executive Matt Meyer noted the conservation of nearly 250 acres of critical farm and wildlife lands near the Port Penn area of Southern New Castle County. The now protected Warren and Gillespie tracts are critical pieces of land because of their proximity to sea level and sensitive habitats for native and migrating birds on the East Coast flyway. To read more about the land preservation agreement, CLICK HERE.
County hosting Iftar dinner Tuesday evening
New Castle County is hosting a virtual Iftar Dinner on Tuesday evening, May 11th at 7pm. The event will be broadcast live through New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer's official Facebook page and shared to the New Castle County Government Facebook page. We encourage you to join us as we all recognize the wealth of our diverse New Castle County community. To join in virtually, CLICK HERE.
Pop-up COVID-19 testing sites continue next week
New Castle County will continue offering regular pop-up testing sites across the county, in addition to regular testing sites operated by the State of Delaware. Any resident can get tested regardless of symptoms and tests are free, quick, easy and painless. Results are usually returned in 24-48 hours. To register for testing at one of the county's sites, CLICK HERE. For more information on the State of Delaware's testing sites, CLICK HERE.
Find The Most Current And Upcoming
Meetings & Events

Saturday, May 8th
County COVID-19 Testing at Westside Healthcare (Inside Walk-up)

Sunday, May 9th
County COVID-19 Testing at University of Delaware, Star Campus

Tuesday, May 11th
Virtual Iftar Dinner

Thursday, May 13th
County COVID-19 Testing at Wilmington University, Route 13 Campus

Testing start times vary by site, visit delaware.curativeinc.com for each site time.
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New Castle County In The News
New Castle County's Innovative Approach to Tackling COVID Through Wastewater Testing Garners National Attention (CBS3 Philly)

VIDEO | The doors are open at the new EMS Station 5 in Middletown (WDEL)

Land deal between New Castle County farms resolves multiple years-old lawsuits over sewage (Delaware Public Media)

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