Good morning, Dover.

Delaware offers a packed weekend as Bridgeville hosts the Apple-Scrapple Festival with food and rides on Friday and Saturday, Wilmington runs its International Film Festival through Sunday, and Dover sees DSU's homecoming game at 1 p.m. & the Amish Country Bike Tour starting at 7 a.m.

Kent County’s largest emergency shelter, People’s Community Center on South Bradford Street, may end its overnight operations this winter because of a zoning dispute with city officials, leaving questions on where up to 50 men will sleep as temperatures drop.

John Dickinson Plantation is opening a new visitor center today at 10 a.m. off Route 1.

The center features historical exhibits, a multipurpose room, and a screened pavilion (hosting Revolutionary Trades Day activities) for all ages.

The Cape May-Lewes Ferry in Lewes, Del. will add a $7 fuel surcharge for cars on each crossing due to rising diesel prices, with the fee in effect through Dec.

31 — it does not apply to walk-on passengers and may adjust as fuel costs change.

City and county officials closed local parks early on Friday (Oct.

9) and will close them today (Oct. 10) at 3 p.m. to curb unsanctioned large parties that have led to vandalism and excess trash; the move aims to prevent longer shutdowns for repairs.

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware and 43 states have asked a federal court in Hartford to preliminarily approve a $400 million settlement with Sandoz Inc. and Fougera Pharmaceuticals Inc. alleging the companies conspired to raise generic drug prices from May 2009 to Dec. 2019.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown joined a coalition of 45 states, including Delaware, to seek court approval of three settlements with Ascend, Mayne, and Citron Pharma.

Ascend and Mayne will pay $400k + $650k while Citron’s deal has no money, ahead of a trial set for February 2027 in Hartford.

Six projects have been accepted into Delaware's JobsFirst Permitting Accelerator to speed up affordable housing and renewable energy permitting.

The projects include a $53.5 million mixed-use redevelopment in downtown Dover, a mixed-use project in Sussex, and three community solar facilities in New Castle, representing roughly $165 million in private investment.