Good morning, Wilmington.

Good Morning Delaware live features Sen. Nicole Poore on Jobs for Delaware Graduates, breast cancer screening tips from the Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition, Halloween drinks from Birdie’s Links & Drinks, and local sports and weather; the JDG fundraiser takes place Thursday, Oct.

29 (funds support Delaware students).

The Delaware Office of Highway Safety is urging drivers and families to take extra precautions as children will trick-or-treat over Halloween weekend, recommending reflective costumes, crosswalk use, and reduced speeds in neighborhoods and school zones.

The Delaware Natural Resources Police will begin collecting Toys for Tots donations on Nov.

1 at locations across all three counties, and the gifts will be distributed to children statewide through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program (local drop-off sites will be announced).

Smyrna couple Sonya Cobb and Justin Capps run The Ossuary, a free home museum of genuine human skeletons that will host an open house on Saturday, Oct.

31 from 5 p.m. to midnight at 30 Dilworthtown Drive; visits are also available by appointment.

School property tax rates are rising across New Castle County after districts had to reset and split rates by Oct. (not July), which prevented the timing change from producing new revenue; districts say rising special-education costs and previously approved referendums drove additional increases.

Lulu M. Ross Elementary suffered heavy damage in a three-alarm fire on Sunday, Oct.

25, and students will have no classes through Friday, Oct. 30 while investigators assess the building; nearby Mispillion Elementary closed Monday after fiber-optic damage and will serve as the Nov. 3 polling site for District 36-01.

Foresters at Redden State Forest are using selective harvesting to improve tree diversity, wildlife habitat, and sustainable timber production as Sussex County continues to grow.

Their long-term plans rely on detailed forest inventories to guide decisions that will shape the woods for decades and keep them as working woodland for residents and visitors.

University of Delaware researchers led by Yushan Yan demonstrated a battery-style direct air capture system that uses about 50% less energy than conventional methods and ran more than 5,000 hours at a pilot site in Israel, and the UD-licensed technology is moving toward commercial use in industry.

Delaware's Department of Insurance is offering free one-on-one Medicare counseling during Open Enrollment through Dec.

7, with phone and virtual appointments and in-person sessions by appointment at offices in Wilmington (503 Carr Rd), Dover (1351 W. North St), and Georgetown (28 The Circle); call (1-800-336-9500, 302-674-7364) to schedule.

The Delaware Opioid Settlement Commission announced on Monday, Oct.

26 that it awarded more than $12 million to 42 statewide organizations to fund prevention, treatment, harm reduction and recovery programs, with awards ranging from micro grants (up to $10,000) to general grants of $30,000 or more.

The University of Delaware beat Missouri State 61-38 on Tuesday, Oct.

20 at Delaware Stadium in Newark, and the Blue Hens will play at Western Kentucky today. Delaware State lost 31-12 to North Carolina Central on Friday, Oct. 23 in Dover, and Good Morning Delaware recapped scores from 12 high school programs statewide.

Vote now in Delaware Online's Week 7 High School Athlete of the Week (presented by Delaware Orthopaedic Specialists); voting is free and the winner will be announced Friday, Oct.

30. Nominees include Henry Bird, Palmer Jenney, Grayson Collins, Parker Lewicki, and Cameron Smithson.