Permanent COVID-19 Testing Locations

Date Posted: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Please see the flyers below to view the new Permanent COVID-19 Testing Sites.   Learn more here.   ENGLISH-New Castle County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites ENGLISH-Kent County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites ENGLISH -Sussex County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites Hatian Creole-Kent County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites Hatian Creole -New Castle County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites Hatian Creole-Sussex County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites SPANISH-New Castle County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites SPANISH-Kent County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites SPANISH-Sussex County_Permanent_Covid_Testing_sites



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Governor Carney Announces Updates to Statewide Testing Sites

Date Posted: Tuesday, September 15th, 2020

Delaware Governor John Carney Governor Carney Announces Updates to Statewide Testing Sites Protect your loved ones: know your status, get tested today WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney, the Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH), and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) on Friday announced updates to the State of Delaware’s testing strategy, expanding access to free COVID-19 statewide and providing consistent options for Delawareans to get tested. The State of Delaware will shift COVID-19 testing from mobile to fixed sites beginning Monday, September 14, 2020. The transition to more permanent, fixed testing sites will expand testing opportunities and provide more testing locations across the state. Testing sites will be located in several areas throughout Delaware, and include eight (8) drive-through Walgreens locations (five of them newly added), five (5) State Service Center sites; and six (6) Public Health clinics. Testing services will be offered five to seven days per […]



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Delaware COVID-19 Testing- Week of September 7, 2020

Date Posted: Tuesday, September 8th, 2020

Please see the flyers below to find COVID-19 Testing available in Delaware for the week of September 7, 2020.  Register in advance here. 



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LABOR DAY HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE

Date Posted: Friday, September 4th, 2020

Town Hall will be closed for business on Monday, September 7, 2020 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Trash and recycling pick-up will be delayed until Tuesday, September 8th, 2020.



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Notice to Bidders- The Following is Up for Bid- Townsend Tennis & Pickleball Court Project

Date Posted: Friday, September 4th, 2020

02. Notice to Bidders- September 2020 Notice to Bidders Townsend Tennis & Pickleball Court Project Town of Townsend The Town of Townsend will receive sealed bids online for the Townsend Tennis & Pickleball Court Project. Online bids are to be received via PennBid™ on October 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST at which time they will be opened and read aloud at the offices of the Town Engineer, Remington & Vernick Engineers, located at 262 Chapman Road, Suite 105, Newark, DE 19702. All documents and solicitation details are available at no cost at PennBid™- www.PennBid.net. For assistance with using or accessing PennBid™, please call (610) 693-4769 between the hours of 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM (EST). A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the Town of Townsend, negotiable U.S. Government Bonds (at par value), or a satisfactory Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceptable […]



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Delaware COVID-19 Testing- Week of August 31, 2020

Date Posted: Monday, August 31st, 2020

Please see the flyers below to find COVID-19 Testing available in Delaware for the week of August 31, 2020.  Register in advance here.   



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New Castle County COVID-19 Testing- Week of August 24, 2020

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

Please see the flyers below to find COVID-19 Testing available in New Castle County for the week of August 24, 2020.   Register in advance here. 



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New Castle County COVID-19 Testing- Monday, August 24, 2020

Date Posted: Sunday, August 23rd, 2020

Please see the flyer below to find COVID-19 Testing available in New Castle County for Monday, August 24, 2020.   Register in advance here. 



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Townsend Playground Equipment Remains Closed & Park Pavilion Rentals Canceled through 10/15/2020

Date Posted: Thursday, August 20th, 2020

With an abundance of caution for our residents and visitors, Town Council has decided, at the 8/19/2020 Town Council meeting, that the Townsend playground equipment will remain closed at the current time, until this can be revisited at the first Town Council Meeting in October.   In addition, Town Council has suspended Park Pavilion Rentals through October 15, 2020 to aid in the fight against the spread of the Coronavirus.



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Joshua Mertz Appointed to Vacant Council Seat

Date Posted: Thursday, August 20th, 2020

Townsend Mayor and Council appoint resident Joshua Mertz to the vacant Council seat, previously filled by Councilman Anthony Franco, at the August 5, 2020 Town Council Meeting: Joshua Mertz was appointed to council in August of 2020. The term which he was appointed to fill ends in May 2021. Joshua cites a desire to build and foster good community as one of the main reasons he has joined the council. Joshua embraces service to the community as a core value, which he would like to model for his family. Joshua previously served as the Townsend Village 2 Maintenance Corporation’s President from 2018-2019. Joshua works in research and development, where he develops new materials for purifying drinking water. Prior to working in the water industry, Joshua worked in the nuclear waste treatment industry in both Washington (Richland) and Tennessee (Oak Ridge).  Joshua grew up in Connecticut and earned a bachelor of science […]



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