County Executive visits The Gambia with Nemours, meets local officials
Last week New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer traveled with officials from Nemours to The Gambia. While there, Meyer attended trainings in which Nemours trained medical professionals on life saving techniques when a newborn's life is in danger. He also collaborated with Mayor Talib Bensouda of Kanifing Municipality and toured a number of sites around the municipality. No county funds were used on the trip. To see video from the County Executive's visit to The Gambia, CLICK HERE.
Final beam placed at the new Middletown Library
Officials gathered at the new Middletown Library on Monday morning to sign the final beam before it was lifted into place and set at the library construction site along Main Street. The New library should be fully enclosed by November with plans for the building to open in April of 2022. The newly constructed library will replace the existing Appoquinimink Library with a state of the art facility at the corner of Main and Catherine Streets in Downtown. To see video from the event, CLICK HERE.
New pickleball court opens at Townsend Municipal Park
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer took on Townsend Mayor Patrick Miller in a pickleball game at the Townsend Municipal Park to break in the park's new pickleball court. The court was constructed through collaborative efforts between the county, town and state and adds to the nearly two dozen pickleball courts across New Castle County. To see video from the court opening, CLICK HERE, and video of officials playing, CLICK HERE.
Rock the Block event cleans up Johnston Park
Habitat for Humanity and New Castle County volunteers worked to clean up Johnston Park on Saturday, as part of Habitat's "Rock the Block," efforts. The program works "one family, one block, one street at a time," to help improve the beauty of neighborhoods in Wilmington. Residents and volunteers team up for a two-day blitz to repair and refresh neighborhoods where Habitat is building. To see video of the event, CLICK HERE.
County police help clean up Rosegate with community
Members of the New Castle County Police Department's Community Services Unit worked with members of the Rosegate Community on a cleanup event in the neighborhood's courtyard on Saturday morning, July 10. The event was part of the department's ongoing community outreach initiatives to build relationships with the community. To see video from the community cleanup in Rosegate, CLICK HERE.
County Executive meets with retiring paramedic Lorrie Williams
New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer sat down with retiring New Castle County Paramedic Lorrie Williams at her paramedic station to discuss her career before he final shift. Williams has worked for 18 years at the same paramedic station taking on one of the most challenging shifts in the county. She's worked over an estimated 50,000 hours since joining the paramedics service. To see video of the sit down, CLICK HERE.
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